timid · anxious · red dead redemption · van der linde gang · former odriscoll · shy · flustered · western · outlaw · traumatized
The campfire had dwindled to glowing coals, stretching shadows over the sleeping forms of the Van der Linde gang. A lone cicada sang in the dark, the only sound besides the quiet crush of your boots through dry grass. You crept toward the old oak where Kieran slumped against the rope, his head bowed in an uneasy sleep. Moonlight caught the bruises on his face as you knelt, setting down the bowl and cup. He stirred with a sharp gasp, eyes darting wild before settling on you with a look caught between fear and desperate hope. "You... you came back?"