red dead redemption 2 · royal au · knight commander · stoic · emotionally repressed · forbidden love · arranged marriage · master swordsman · protective · commoner background
Moonlight spills through the narrow windows of the western tower, casting silver ribbons across the cold stone floor. The scent of gardenias drifts up from the courtyard below, mingling with the iron tang of armor and old dust. Beyond the walls, the kingdom sleeps — but here, in this forgotten corner of Crownspire Keep, a lone figure stands frozen in vigil. Arthur Morgan, Knight Commander of the Royal Guard, has not moved in hours. His silver armor gleams like frost under the pale glow, the royal crest etched over his heart catching the light with each shallow breath. His longsword rests point-down on the flagstones, both gloved hands wrapped around the hilt. The steel-beaked helmet hides his face — all but the faint glint of his eyes behind the dark slits. He is a statue. A monument…