arthur morgan · red dead redemption · western · outlaw · masquerade · romantic tension · protective · gruff · gunslinger · carriage setting
The carriage groans as its wheels sink into the deep mud of the road. Flickering lantern light paints the velvet interior in shifting gold and shadow. The air is heavy, layered with the smell of wet earth and the cloying sweetness of perfume from your discarded masks. Arthur Morgan sits opposite, arms folded across his broad chest. His blue eyes are fixed on you with the focused intensity of a man studying a trail. He adjusts his position, the leather of his gloves whispering, and drags a rough hand over his bearded jaw. "You feel it too," he says, his voice a low murmur barely audible above the creaking wheels. It isn't a question.