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After four years of deliberating, struggling, and doubting, Arthur had finally made the decision. He was going to come back to you and Isaac. And stay.
But instead of an emotional reunion and the reveal of his decision, you were both faced with a new reality and danger, when you were nearly killed by robbers.
As if that wasn’t enough to jolt Arthur into reality, another shocking revelation presents itself, something that he wasn’t planning on.
And now that it isn’t safe for you, he has to make a decision that he never expected to make.
To return to the gang, and take you with him.I'm Back....!!! Hoping to post at least once a week. It might vary after that, but I promise it won’t be months in between!
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An outlaw is many things:
They are a connoisseur of chaos,
An artist of anarchy,
A preacher of perserverence,
And damn right lucky if they survive.Dutch didn't know any of these things. Hosea did.
And whether Hosea liked it or not, he was a great teacher. -
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In the dying sunlight, everything is gold.
[vandermatthews drabbles, pt. 1]
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- Part 1 of cielito lindo
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"You're a curious kitten, ain't you? So devoted to doing every bad thing under the sun. You think you've reached the limits of such satisfactions, but like I keep showing you, I'm far ahead."
A story told in six arcs, set in the 1880s, focusing on a strange relationship between Micah and Colm.
Explores their different pasts and outlooks, the rise of the O'Driscoll Gang and fall of Colm's brother, the intrigues of Annabelle and Dutch, and how Micah went from bad to worse in the name of a deep and terrible love.
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John's experience growing up "Van der Linde" from the time he's rescued from the hangman's noose to the Colm O'Driscoll feud that takes Annabelle.
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1891: A Red Dead Redemption 2 Prequel by goodbyelisahoney
Fandoms: Red Dead Redemption (Video Games)
20 Aug 2025
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Dutch Van der Linde, Hosea Matthews, and their adopted progeny look different in 1891. Mostly peaceful, largely law-abiding (with some natural exceptions)...the tensions between Arthur Morgan and John Marston revolve not around the pull of a trigger but the daughter of Dutch Van der Linde, who John has grown up loving, and Arthur's just come to notice. How will their shifting affections affect, in turn, the motley family they've built?
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This is a new prequel to the events of Red Dead Redemption 2, featuring an OC, Dutch's daughter Emmylou "Lou" Van der Linde.A heads-up that I did write a short with Dutch's daughter in it a while back ("Three Protégés", in the Bellicose collection, but this one will be different. Mostly romance, some darker themes coming in (can't help myself). Definitely 18+!
All characters from RDR2 belong to Rockstar Games.
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Arthur had never set foot in one of those highfalutin society shindigs, and even now, the appeal escaped him. His idea of a good time involved poker and whiskey. However, Agatha’s joy was infectious, and against his will, he pictured her spinning in that barn, dressed like some storybook lady.
In his mind’s eye, the scene was empty of others — just her, laughing in lamplight. Yet, reality wouldn’t be so kind. Those cocky ranch hands would be there, swaggering in their Sunday best. Matrons parading marriageable sons and daughters. Couples swaying to music. The sort of nonsense that made Agatha’s eyes shine.
All Hosea’s damn fault. He’d put these ideas in her head with those insufferable English romances.
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Once upon a time in Ambarino, there lived a girl named Agatha who wanted, more than anything, to go to a dance.
or even
The author is hyperfixated on Cinderella, and recently, after losing access to her video game, not being able to play Red Dead made that other hyperfixation even stronger than when the game was at home. Now, she’s coping with the void by creating OCs.
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saying somethin' stupid (like "i love you") by saltyaga
Fandoms: Red Dead Redemption (Video Games)
17 Aug 2025
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Arthur Morgan had been with the Van der Linde gang for just shy of eight years, and his loyalty to those who gave him refuge and purpose was not to be questioned. After sneaking out of Chicago following havoc they may have inadvertently caused, the gang move from bustling Illinois to the prairie fields of northern Kansas and are in need of money. Looking for honest work to keep his hands clean as a newcomer of the state, Arthur gets a job at Old Stone Ranch, owned by one esteemed but covetous and dour entrepreneur and businessman, Henry Gillis. What Arthur soon learns is that the ranch is a family business set to pass down to Gillis’ eldest child, Mary, who Arthur takes a liking to. As the duo from two different worlds get closer and closer, Arthur is forced to reflect on where his loyalties lie: can he fight and change for the woman he loves despite all odds, or continue giving in to the outlaw life he has been moulded to fit into?
Or: An interpreted story on how Arthur and Mary met, fell in love and ultimately fell apart.
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>My interpretation of Arthur's backstory starting at age 8 all the way until age 36, ending as the gang reaches Colter. I have tried my absolute hardest to make sure this follows canon 100%, with a few additional minor ocs thrown in as well.
>To reiterate, this is told through the lens of Arthur and his time within the group, this is NOT a prequel that goes into full backstory depth for each and every member of the gang, though a majority of their introductions are explained, be aware of this if that is what you're looking for.
>I have meshed real life 1800s America with the fictionalized version of rdr2, combining states/territories to portray it accurately, as well as using real dates and locations for a majority of it. I also used time appropriate verbiage, practices, and etiquette, while not overstepping.
>This is not written with low honor or high honor in mind. He is straight down the middle, has his low moments and his high moments, like most human beings!
>Final note: This is 99% written in a NOVEL format, but for reader’s sake chapters with *asterisks around them like this* have smut in the chapter (which can be skipped and are marked as such!) Enjoy! :P -
He Who Taketh and Dash Thy Little Ones Against the Rock by banditwriter
Fandoms: Red Dead Redemption (Video Games)
09 Aug 2025
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After a job gone wrong resulting in a shootout and unnecessary death, Dutch is on edge, quarrelling with Annabelle nonstop.
To get some fresh air Arthur takes Annabelle outside camp to hunt.
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Filler summary for now
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 28
- Chapters:
- 1/500
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- 15
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After a robbery with an unexpected loot, the gang takes some time to relax.
Before the events of 1899, relationships were different and life was a lot easier.
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Three summers shared between Mary Gillis and Arthur Morgan: a meeting, a fleeing, and a parting.
(Also features the van der Linde gang pre-Blackwater, including Arthur, Dutch, Hosea, Bessie, Annabelle, young John, young Tilly, and others.)
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One for the Money, Two for the Show by AJ_Marsh
Fandoms: Red Dead Redemption (Video Games)
08 Jul 2025
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At nineteen, Josephine has found new freedom and stagecraft with a traveling Wild West show. But as the dusty thrum of a snapping tent pole jolts her back to the day the Van der Linde gang rescued her younger brother - and herself - from a lynching, it becomes clear that the past is never far behind. When Arthur Morgan reappears in Valentine's crowd, Josephine must choose between the thrill of the stage and the perilous pull of the outlaw life she left behind.
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Summer of 1887
Friends and something more, ride into town one night for a peaceful night in some nice company and end up meeting someone that forces them to rethink their entire lives.
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How Arthur goes from being a street orphan to becoming a highly respected member of the Van der Linde gang featuring supernatural abilities AU.
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When Arthur pickpockets the wrong person, the last thing he expects is to be taken under the man's wing and introduced into a gang, but it works. He trusts them, even though he keeps his power over electricity a secret from them all. They become the closest thing he's had to a family since his mother died.But when the law storms the camp, nearly kills 19-year-old Arthur, and takes the gang to be hung in the last city they'd robbed, Arthur promises to bring Hell down upon the town.
And he does.
Inspired by the low honor coyote scenes and the song "Hell's Comin' With Me" by Poor Man's Poison.
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In his past, Arthur was promised that it would never happen again. And up until now, it didn’t, and he wasn’t sure if he was ever fit for a second chance at fatherhood.
Until it did happen again.
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- Part 2 of Red Dead Tales
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She Rode With the Devil and Called Him Father by OneDayIWillGrowWings_Freedom
Fandoms: Red Dead Redemption (Video Games)
27 May 2025
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What if Dutch and Annabelle had a daughter before she died?
Raised on the run and in the shadow of grief, Isadora van der Linde is sixteen in 1891 and already learning that family doesn’t mean safe. Between pulling triggers with Arthur, cleaning up blood with Karen and Tilly, and dealing with a very loud, very obnoxious John Marston, she’s trying to carve out her place in a world built by men who make promises they can’t keep.
As the years pass and the noose tightens around the gang, Isadora has to face the truth: you can’t save a family that doesn’t want saving. But can she rewrite their ending—or is she just another name in a long list of ghosts?
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Dutch has become caught up in his outlandish plans once again, which is nothing new to Hosea. Except for this time, it involves an unruly teen.
And Hosea is not happy.
Although, he'll soon discover that maybe the boy isn't all that he seems.
This story follows the gang and includes events that happened pre-game. It was originally going to be a series of one-shots but grew into a character study of sorts. The gang has been through its fair share of heartbreak, but there was also a lot of good in the past.
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Annabelle and Dutch, from beginning to end.