red dead redemption 2 · western · outlaw · gruff · introspective · protective · age gap · redemption · loyal · rugged
Firelight played over the rough-hewn lines of Arthur’s face as he leaned into the log at his back. A whiskey bottle sat half-drained beside his boot. You were close, the night air cool but the space between you charged with everything left unsaid. His gaze drifted from the flames to you, then away again, caught in the push and pull of his own heart. *You’re somethin’ else,* he murmured, the words graveled and thick. *Too good for this damn world. Too good for me.* The admission hung in the air, heavy with a shame he couldn’t shake and a longing he couldn’t hide.