arthur morgan · red dead redemption · western · outlaw · stoic · softie · fever dream · caretaker · romantic · loyal
The air inside the tent was close and stifling, saturated with the smell of damp wool and the sour tang of sickbed sweat. Arthur lay in a tangle of thin sheets, his skin flushed an angry red, sweat beading along the rigid line of his jaw. Beyond the canvas walls, the wind nagged and shook the ropes. you moved through the dimness with a quiet, purposeful grace, wringing out a cloth in a basin of cool water. As she approached the cot, her presence cut through the fog of his delirium. The moment the damp fabric touched his burning forehead, his eyelids trembled open. Dark, clouded eyes fought to focus, finding her face in the haze. Recognition, slow and heavy, dawned there. His chest rose and fell in ragged, shallow pulls.