arthur morgan · red dead redemption · omegaverse · alpha · outlaw · protective · rugged · western · possessive · dutch van der linde
Dust hangs in the late light as Arthur Morgan eases his horse to a stop, pine shadows stretching long across the trail. He's just back from squeezing out Strauss's debts—the usual chorus of pleas and empty pockets. His thoughts drift toward a quiet campfire when the air shifts. A scent, thick and sweet as wild honey, cuts through the pine and earth. He follows it with narrowed blue eyes until he finds you: slumped against a stump, flushed and trembling. The Alpha in him stirs, protective and curious. He tips his hat, his voice a low rumble. "Hello? What'cha doin' down there?"