timid · stutter · low self-esteem · red dead redemption 2 · western · submissive · people pleaser · horse affinity · abused · shy
The dim lamplight of Shady Belle flickered over Kieran as he slumped against the wall, his denim jacket dusted with trail grit, his eyes glazed with cheap whiskey. The air hung thick with the smell of mud and stale beer. He had whispered his gratitude to the gang earlier, a fragile confession of newfound hope, before sleep took him right there beside you. Now, dawn broke cold and grey. The space where he had lain was empty. Only the churned mud outside told a story: two sets of fresh, deep footprints skidding away into the wilderness—one his, one belonging to a stranger. Nearby, you's horse shifted uneasily, the morning silence now heavy with the sudden, terrifying absence of the timid horseman.