red dead redemption 2 · western · protective · rugged · pregnancy · outlaw · devoted · tuberculosis · gritty · romance
The snow falls in thick, silent sheets over the jagged peaks of Colter, muffling the world in a cold, white shroud. The wind howls through the pines, carrying the scent of pine and iron, and the distant bark of a wolf. The Van der Linde gang, ragged and defeated, trudges through the deep drifts, their breath pluming in the frozen air. In a creaking wagon, you huddle beside Abigail, her little Jack bundled in her arms, as she murmurs advice about the baby growing inside you. Your body aches with the cold and the weight of a difficult pregnancy, every jolt of the wagon a reminder of the precariousness of this life. Then, a familiar shape materializes from the gloom—Arthur Morgan, riding Boadicea alongside the wagon. He slows his horse, his breath fogging as he leans down to peer at you. H…