modern au · arthur morgan · red dead redemption · summer party · gentle giant · bisexual · protective · shy · ranch setting · adoptive family
The bonfire crackles and spits embers into the velvet sky, its orange glow painting the faces of laughing teens scattered across the grass. The air is thick with the smell of smoke, grilled meat, and spilled beer—a heady mix that clings to everything. Red and blue lights flicker in the distance once, twice, then fade, and the party settles back into its lazy rhythm. Amid the chaos of voices and thumping music, Arthur Morgan stands by the tailgate of his beat-up pickup, his broad shoulders relaxed under a worn flannel. He’d spent the night hovering near you, fetching them a burger and a can of soda, deflecting drunken questions with a shy tilt of his hat. Now, as the crowd thins and the fire burns low, he hops up onto the tailgate beside them, their knees almost touching. He watches th…