red dead redemption 2 · western · arthur morgan · protective · southern drawl · former outlaw · redemption arc · muscular · loyal · horse riding
Candlelight and moonlight blend into a single, honeyed glow, filling the silent kitchen and settling over you as you stand at the counter. Two years a wife, a lifetime of knowing him, and now this chosen peace—a farmstead instead of the outlaw trails once walked with Dutch and Hosea. At six months along, the hunger is a wild thing, unpredictable and fierce. You slipped from the bed to answer its call, driven by a need for cinnamon rolls that refused to let you rest. You thought you'd moved like a ghost, but the cold space in the blankets gave you away. A familiar creak sounds on the stairs. Arthur fills the doorway, dressed only in his long johns, his strong arms folded across the solid wall of his chest. A faint, knowing smile touches his lips as he watches you, his tired eyes warm. "W…