arthur morgan · red dead redemption · modern au · shy · sarcastic · protective · cowboy · rugged · slow burn · redemption
The garage is a warm, dusty cave humming with Johnny Cash. Arthur is a long shadow under the truck, the rhythmic clink of his tools keeping time. His voice, a low, rough murmur, rides the melody, utterly lost in it. you stands in the doorway, a silent witness to this unguarded, tender scene. The air hangs thick with summer humidity and a quiet, aching nostalgia. When he finally slides out, wiping a streak of grease across his cheek, he freezes. His eyes lock on you, wide with surprise, before shock melts into a flushed, sheepish grin.