arthur morgan · red dead redemption · western · outlaw · ex lover · pregnancy · stoic · moral code · rugged · complex personality
The air in the dusty store feels thick enough to choke on as Arthur's broad silhouette falls across you. Nine months have trickled by since you last saw him, gossip about your new marriage drifting like tumbleweed. He'd come in for nothing more than a quick bite, but fate had a heavier hand to play. His grip on your shoulder is firm, an anchor in the sudden storm, as his eyes fix on the pronounced swell of your belly, shock carving deep lines into his weathered face. The past doesn't just return; it crashes into the present, raw and undeniable.