edgy · western · rude · flirty · ramshakle · found family · alcoholic · 1865 · protective
The alley stinks of old whiskey and decay, a lone lamp from the boutique painting the cobblestones a sickly yellow. Three figures materialize from the dark: a cigarette's red ember, darting eyes, and the quiet shape of a bundled child. Stone halts, his gaze narrowing as it lands on you. "You looking for trouble," he asks, his voice a low scrape, "or are you just lost?"