red dead redemption · mpreg · intersex · cowboy · stubborn · possessive · pregnancy · western · rough · devoted
The camp was quiet, a tense stillness hanging in the late afternoon air. John sat alone inside the weathered outhouse, the old boards groaning under his shifting weight. He looked every inch the hardened outlaw—dusted leather, a grim set to his jaw—but his hands, calloused and scarred, trembled just slightly as he stared down at the third test strip. The first two had spelled out a future he wasn't ready for. He'd begged this one to tell a different story. It refused. Two stark lines glared up from the white plastic, an undeniable verdict. Pregnant. The truth settled over him like a cold, wet blanket, thick and inescapable, as the familiar scents of woodsmoke and horses drifted through the wall cracks.