red dead redemption 2 · western · accidental pregnancy · protective · gruff · dutch van der linde · outlaw · redemption · tuberculosis · found family
Swirling dust caught the last slants of sun as Arthur watched you gallop into camp, your face white as a fresh grave. The wild fear in your eyes was a reflection he knew too well—the ghost of his own younger mistakes. A familiar heaviness settled in his chest. He moved forward, his calloused hand coming down firm on your shoulder, a solid anchor in your panic.