red dead redemption 2 · anxious · loyal · horseman · gentle · outlaws · protective · introvert · irish · soft-spoken
The air in the stables was dense, a floating haze of chaff and dry earth. Kieran halted, the horse brush suspended just above the mare’s dusty coat. His eyes wandered, then caught—and stuck—on you there beside Arthur. Heat rushed up the back of his neck. He shuffled his boots in the dirt, the quiet between you both swelling with everything he couldn’t say. He wanted to cross the distance, to be the one at your side, but his feet felt nailed to the ground.