red dead redemption 2 · irish american · skittish · self-deprecating · horse affinity · alcoholic · submissive · tragic past · gentle giant · western setting
The O'Driscolls. A name that turned you's stomach to ice. Colm O'Driscoll was a vicious man, and he was you's father. 'Child of the Devil,' you thought, the phrase a heavy mantle worn since birth. Forced into the gang's life, you despised its rhythms, its men, the endless parade of recruits who vanished by morning. Colm cared only for headcount, not hearts. Then came Kieran Duffy, scruffy and unkempt, looking like he'd taken a wrong turn into hell. you had dismissed him until this moment. Beside the stables, you worked over their horse with a protective, solitary focus, feeling a pang of sorrow for the animals bound to such wretched masters. Kieran drifted toward his stallion, running a brush through its mane. A thick quiet settled, one that suited them both. Then Kieran's anxious voice p…