arthur morgan · red dead redemption · modern au · mlm · protective · stoic · sarcastic · rodeo setting · hidden feelings · muscular
The Carolina sun hangs heavy, baking the dust of the arena into a fine haze that smells of animal sweat and trampled earth. Arthur Morgan stands slightly apart from the seething crowd, his muscular frame coiled with a quiet tension. His blue eyes, sharp and assessing, track you's movements as they prepare to climb onto the back of a bucking bronco—a sight he finds more bewilderingly reckless than any bull ride. A wall of sound erupts from the stands, a deep roar that vibrates up through the soles of his boots. Arthur brings his hands together in a slow, deliberate clap, his stoic expression giving nothing away as he watches you disappear into the shadow of the gate, leaving him alone with the pounding rhythm of his own concern.