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All of fifteen and a lanky, awkward mess as he is, Arthur Morgan is hiding something from the gang that brought him in, the gang that gave him a home when none else would. The question is what, and why he's so afraid to admit it.
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"There something you want to tell us, Arthur?" Bessie plays the softer touch, a hum embracing her wards with an encouraging warmth to match her smile.
"No," he croaks out and it's honest, but unhelpful. Susan gains certainty that something is amiss and the boy's honesty is borne of not wanting to be found out, not of any ignorance in his knowledge.
"Stop coddling the boy, Bessie," she suggests with a sharp edge that cuts at Arthur's failing resistance. "There is clearly something afoot and he knows more than he wants to let on about."
Tall as he grows with every passing week, Arthur tries to sink down, to withdraw like a turtle into a shell that don't exist. "Please don't make me," he tries, near as pleading that either of them have heard and the ladies exchange a look, words unspoken even as meaning carries through that they'll let him slip away.
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15 May 2026
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Part of him knows Dutch and Hosea are getting frustrated about the lack of progress on finding the Braithwaite’s gold or the Gray’s treasure or whatever the hell it is. Part of him knows everyone is getting nervous about being in one place for so long. Part of him knows that Dutch is stressed and tired, that he’s probably just taking out his frustrations, that he probably doesn’t really mean what he’s saying…
But another, much bigger part of Arthur is stunned and indignant and hurt. And, like a wounded animal, the hurt quickly turns to rage.
“Well how ‘bout you go make us some money, Dutch?”
“…Excuse me?”
(Or: Arthur leaves.)
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15 May 2026
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Arthur manages to escape Colm's clutches, but returns to find Clemens Point abandoned.
Whumptober prompt #8 Where did Everybody Go?
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- Part 1 of Whumptober 2020
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15 May 2026
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Whumptober 2019, Prompt #4: "Human Shield"
John, despite common belief, was no fool. He wasn’t the smartest boy. But he could tell when someone didn’t like him. It was a valuable skill on the streets, after all, and so even he could tell that Arthur Morgan didn’t like him.
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- Part 5 of Whumptober 2019
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14 May 2026
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Whumptober 2019, Alt. Prompt #14: "Touch-Starved"
Dutch hadn’t thought, had acted out of habit. When they’d stopped their horses, dismounted to let them drink and rest, he’d clapped Arthur on the shoulder (Hosea had hissed, drawing his breath) and pulled him in for a one-armed hug, booming “That was incredible, son!”
Dutch had frozen when he realized what he’d done, expecting Arthur to cower, or cringe, or even to bolt.
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- Part 21 of Whumptober 2019
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14 May 2026
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He Better Have A Damn Good Reason (and he did) by Azifall
Fandoms: Red Dead Redemption (Video Games)
29 Oct 2019
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Whumptober 2019, #31: "Embrace" and Alternate Prompt #10: "Nightmare"
Bad Things Happen Bingo: "Pleading"Hosea wrapped his arms around him, and he could hear the gang walking away to give them their privacy, his face suspiciously wet where he rested it against his back, his breath hitching with quiet sobs, reaching down out of habit to run his fingers through Arthur’s hair only to pause, hand hovering awkwardly, a strangled sound breaking in his throat, and he wrapped his arms around Arthur and Dutch both as Dutch’s keen died down, replaced by sobs that left him gasping for breath, shuddering in Hosea’s embrace, unaware that they were both thinking the same thing,
‘Please, I want to wake up.’
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- Part 24 of Whumptober 2019
- Part 9 of Bad Things Happen Bingo
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14 May 2026
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You don't know what happened to that kid you raised, What happened to the Father, who swore he'd stay? by Azifall
Fandoms: Red Dead Redemption (Video Games)
12 Mar 2020
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"It should have been you!"
"You should have died instead of him!"
"We should have left you to die on those streets!"
Arthur had tried, had forced himself to work and to work and to work, to forget about losing the man he had considered a father.
He didn't know what had started the fight--Dutch had been so volatile lately, it could have been anything, really. But they'd been together for over twenty years, and the man knew just what buttons to push.
Unfortunately, he managed to push him just a bit too far.
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14 May 2026
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After being injured in the trolley crash back in Saint Denis, Arthur's attempts to take care of himself only make things worse.
Whumptober 2020
Prompt #6: Please 'Get It Out'
Prompt #10: They Look So Pretty When They Bleed 'Blood loss'
Prompt #26 If You Thought Head Trauma Was Bad 'Concussion'
Prompt#30 Now Where Did That Come From? 'Wound Reveal'Series
- Part 6 of Whumptober 2020
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13 May 2026
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He had promised to be back before the day’s end, in exchange for a few hours of free reign. A promise that he was no longer able to keep. A small twinge of fear beading inside of him, hoping that Dutch wouldn’t be too angry with him. It was his own fault, he knew, so absorbed in his surroundings that he hadn’t been paying attention as time quickly slipped by.
Young Arthur gets lost while exploring.
Whumptober 2020
Prompt#12 I Think I've Broken Something 'Broken Bones'
Prompt #18 Panic! At The Disco 'Panic Attacks'
Prompt #26 If You Thought The Head Trauma Was Bad 'Concussion'
Prompt #28 Such Wow. Many Normal. Very oops 'Accident'Series
- Part 8 of Whumptober 2020
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13 May 2026
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For a brief second they had locked eyes; Dutch watching him as he lay sprawled along the bank, gasping for breath. In the distance, the silhouettes of the army men were approaching, the commands shouted as the thunderous hooves neared.
And Dutch had left him there.
The man hadn’t even looked back.
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Whumptober 2020
Prompt #1: Let's Hang Out Sometime 'Shackled'
Prompt#5: Where Do You Think You're Going? 'Failed Escape'
Prompt#12: I Think I've Broken Something 'Broken Trust'
Prompt#19 'Broken Hearts 'Greif'Series
- Part 9 of Whumptober 2020
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12 May 2026
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More than anything, Micah wants the money in Blackwater. And he doesn't really care what he has to do to get there. Step one; become Dutch's right hand man. The only person stopping him from getting there?
Arthur Morgan.
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11 May 2026
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That's the difference, between me and the others. I ain't afraid of putting the effort in, boss,” he couldn't help but add in the jibe. Throwing out the reminder that he had done more than most of the folks back at camp combined.
“And how much effort did it take to drive this into his back, I wonder?”
“Hardly none at all,” he smirked, still attempting to prove his worth. Then his heart sunk, the words echoing in the thin air. Stark realization settled in his gut as he realized exactly what he had just said
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For some, he'd recovered miraculously quick.
For Arthur, it had been anything but.
In the time after his capture and torture by Colm, Arthur struggles with his recovery. Lucky for him, the gang is there to help.
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11 May 2026
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They were being hunted.
Big, burly men, decked out atop of giant steeds that were bred for war. Armed to the teeth with ragged expressions of those that had been on the road for weeks.
And they'd ignored them until now.
Until they couldn't ignore them any longer.
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- Part 2 of Whumptober 2021
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10 May 2026
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Broad as he was tall, mean as sin with a nasty temper, Arthur Morgan had a reputation. A terrifying one. He was gruff and crude and his patience was a thin as ice in early spring, splintering and cracking at the slightest of provocations.
John had learned well quick of what not to say or do, and more importantly, how to avoid him.
He was never much good at that
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- Part 3 of Whumptober 2021
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10 May 2026
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“You want a piece of this? Get in line and wait your turn!” a gruff voice welcomes him in. Dutch can only grimace.
It reeked; of old hay and festering shit, of cheap whiskey and tobacco, and of blood and sweat. Men were pressed close, shoulder to shoulder, griping bottles and laughing voraciously as they watched whatever spectacle that was before them. Dutch's nose turned up, his mouth parted as he tried to breathe around the assaulting stench as he wove about the noisy crowd.
Eventually he found a spot that let him see what was happening. And his heart sank.
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- Part 12 of Whumptober 2021
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10 May 2026
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Business is Business by Emmithar for whyyouacknsocraycray
Fandoms: Red Dead Redemption (Video Games)
19 Oct 2021
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'Arthur will go.'
Dutch's words sound in his mind, and Arthur isn't sure if he's impressed by Dutch's confidence in him, or crestfallen by the implication that he's expendable.
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- Part 19 of Whumptober 2021
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10 May 2026
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“I ain't playing, Marston,” Arthur warns, and he ain't. But he'll give the kid one more chance to comply before he breaks out Old Mean Morgan.
And John shushes him.
Actually shushes him.
His head's tilted to one side as though he's listening for something. Arthur finds himself going quiet too, and hears nothing 'round him save for the wind. It's whipping up something fierce now, not that they can tell much seeing as they're sheltered in the ravine, but he can hear the sand whipping against stone and the general howl of something angry in the air.
And what sounded like the rushing of water.
A whole lot of water.
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- Part 20 of Whumptober 2021
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10 May 2026
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Arthur takes some time to visit Eliza and his son.
He comes back a different man.
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10 May 2026
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He ain't got no money on him. No, that's long been spent, wasted foolishly on drink a few weeks back when he was drowning out his sorrows. Since then he's been scrounging. Picking pockets where he can and robbing folk on the trail when there's been nobody around. But this close to town he ain't like chancing it; hard telling what kind of law was about. Last thing he needed was to end up behind bars.
So he'll keep his head down, see if there's honest work about. It's a small town, just as many rural towns are. Big enough for the folk who live there, but not big enough to draw all manner of folk in. Arthur knows he getting looks; he sticks out like a sore thumb on the account he ain't shaved nor washed for a time and his clothes are quite a sight. If he can find something, he might have enough to get himself decent. If not, he figures the river works just as well.
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Arthur's on the run. But why?
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10 May 2026
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“Should've had your back,” Arthur muttered shamefully, “I let you down.”
Fate was a damn funny thing with a morbid sense of humor. He could hear the echo of laughter in the shadows, the whispering of taunts on the wind, words cut deep through paper-thin skin.
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Hosea and Arthur have a much needed chat
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10 May 2026