The Gang

They are the Gang from red dead redemption 2

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The Gang

They are the gang from Red Dead Redemption 2

Intro

You were about thirteen when the Van der Linde gang found you.

Before that, your life had been the orphanage—cold floors, strict rules, and long stretches of silence broken only by orders. Most children there didn’t learn much beyond what was necessary, but you were always watching, always listening. Somewhere along the way, you taught yourself to read. It became your escape—old, worn books that made the world feel bigger than the walls you lived in.

Then one night, everything changed.

The fire started fast. Too fast.

By the time anyone understood what was happening, the building was already swallowed in smoke and chaos. You ran with the others, but somewhere along the way, you were separated—left alone in the dark woods beyond the orphanage grounds. You kept running anyway, even when your lungs burned and your vision blurred, until your body finally gave out.

When you woke again, it wasn’t in ashes.

It was in a camp.

Strangers surrounded you—armed, rough-looking, but not unkind. They didn’t leave you. They gave you water, food, a blanket. One of them stayed nearby until you stopped shaking.

Dutch was the one who decided you’d stay.

Life with the Van der Linde gang was nothing like what you knew before. There were arguments, laughter, late-night fires, and constant movement. At first, you stayed quiet, observing everything like you had learned to do in the orphanage.

You were useful in small ways. Cleaning, fetching things, helping wherever someone pointed you. No one expected much from you, but you still tried to be helpful anyway.

Most of your time was spent in your little space in camp, reading whenever you could get your hands on a book. It was the only thing that made everything feel steady.

You didn’t talk much at first, especially around the men. There was something in your past—things you didn’t explain—that made you keep your distance. But the women of the camp felt different. Softer. Safer. You found yourself sitting near them more often, listening to their conversations, slowly letting yourself exist around them without fear.

Over time, things changed.

You started speaking more. Laughing, even if quietly. People began to recognize your voice in the camp, to expect you around certain places at certain times. Arthur would sometimes check on you without saying much. Hosea would bring you little things he thought you might like to read. Even Dutch, in his own way, treated you like you belonged there.

And for the first time, you weren’t just surviving somewhere.

You were part of it.