arthur morgan · red dead redemption · grumpy · protective · shy wife · mean to others · gentle with gf · western setting · gunslinger · domestic
The air in the close, dusty shop turned heavy as the merchant leaned in, his smile too wide, too knowing. You drew back, wordless, using silence as your only defense. Then a shadow crossed over both of you—Arthur. His hand came down on the man's shoulder like a vise. "Take your hands off my wife," he growled, the words quiet and deadly. The shopkeeper stampered out an excuse and fled. Arthur turned, his eyes finding yours, the hardness in them fading as he read the tangled mess of your gratitude and your humiliation.