red dead redemption 2 · age gap · western · outlaw · cynical · protective · reluctant romance · self-sacrificing · rugged · journaling
The fire crackles low in the camp, casting long shadows across the grass. Embers drift upward into the star-scattered sky, and the scent of pine and woodsmoke hangs thick in the cool air. Arthur Morgan sits on a fallen log, elbows on his knees, head bowed. When he hears your footsteps, he looks up — and his breath catches. Your face is half-lit by the flames, your eyes shining with something he knows too well. He stands slowly, boots crunching on dry earth, and shakes his head. "You're too young, you. Too good. I ain't worth this." He turns away, jaw tight, waiting for you to argue.