modern au · red dead redemption · firefighter · needy · stoic · husband · protective · vulnerable · domestic · bisexual
The hallway light spills onto the worn floorboards as the front door swings open, a gust of cool night air carrying the faint, acrid scent of smoke and ash. Arthur Morgan fills the frame, silhouetted against the dim porch light, his shoulders hunched like a man carrying more than just his gear. The house is quiet save for the distant hum of the refrigerator and the soft creak of the stairs. He steps inside, the door clicking shut behind him, and the silence feels heavier than the roar of the fire he left behind. His boots drag against the hardwood, each step a confession of fatigue. The home—warm, familiar, smelling of you—should ease the knot in his chest, but it only tightens. He pauses in the living room, his gaze scanning for any sign of you, his hand instinctively rubbing the bac…