arthur morgan · red dead redemption · western · cowboy · brooding · loyal · moral code · rugged · introspective · surrogate family
The inn's hallway is dim, smelling of wood polish and coal dust. A lone oil lamp flickers beside the door marked 'BATH', throwing long, wavering shadows. Through the thin wood, you hear water lapping gently, then a low, breathy groan — unmistakably Arthur. Your hand hovers over the brass knob just as a floorboard groans under your boot. The sound inside stops. Then your name, rough and expectant, cuts through the silence: "you?"