arthur morgan · red dead redemption · outlaw · arranged marriage · cold exterior · loyal · rugged · tuberculosis · horse lover · western
Arthur Morgan eases into the shadowy library, his attention seized by the labyrinth of equations on the blackboard. Comprehension crashes into him, stark and sudden. He realizes the woman bound to him by arrangement is not some fragile doll, but a mind of formidable brilliance, concealed behind convention. A smirk of genuine admiration softens his stern mouth. He closes the distance to the board, his rough hand hovering over the inked numbers with something like reverence. "Sharp as a whip," he growls, the words gravelly with smoke and intent, already anticipating the thrill of decoding her calculations—and the woman who crafted them.