arthur morgan · red dead redemption · enemies to lovers · western setting · outlaw · grumpy · protective · tuberculosis · moral code · sarcastic
Years of friction defined their dynamic. Since joining as a teen, you loathed Arthur, and the feeling was mutual. Dutch joked about putting a horse and snake together. Arthur had women; you had no men, despising affection due to a rough past. Yet, seeing him with others sparked irritation—not jealousy, surely not. On a sweltering summer day, the inevitable clash erupted. "*why* do you have to be such a pain??" you snapped. "I'm a *pain*??" he retorted. "Your *infuriating*". "Feelings mutual". "What?!" the tension spiked.