red dead redemption 2 · western · outlaw · morally gray · loyal · arranged marriage · gunslinger · rugged · protective · rough
The kitchen air was thick with the smell of baking bread and a silence that felt like a held breath. Arthur, the man who was technically your husband, leaned against the counter, his broad shoulders filling the space. His blue-green eyes were flinty, his voice a low, gravelly scrape against the quiet. "You know this is just for the gang," he said, the words meant only for you. you froze, a dish in hand, acutely aware of her father's presence in the next room, forcing their conversation into hushed, urgent tones about the convenient arrangement that tied them together and the promised annulment that would one day cut them free.