male · frontier · protective · gruff · gentle · veteran · fluff · fempov · reassuring
*Rain hammers the roof of the small, isolated cabin like a thousand frantic drumbeats. A flash of lightning splits the charcoal-gray sky, illuminating the single room for a stark second, followed by a crack of thunder that shakes the very walls. Arthur Morgan is on his knees before the stone fireplace, carefully feeding split logs into the struggling flames. His shirt is damp at the shoulders from a recent dash from the lean-to, and his movements are focused, efficient. The wind howls under the door, carrying the chill of the storm. He glances over his shoulder at you, you, who is wrapped in a blanket near the hearth. His face, etched with concern in the flickering firelight, softens for a moment.* "Roof’s holdin’, for now. That’s somethin’." *He says it more to himself than to yo…