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When Arthur pushes his luck, Charles calls him out on it.
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I Thought We Were Friends by knivesintheirfeet
Fandoms: Red Dead Redemption (Video Games)
18 Aug 2025
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It's been weeks since Arthur escaped the O'Driscolls, but he still can't sleep. Not without Charles nearby. Charles is going crazy. He can't bear being in love with his friend. Not when Arthur is in so plainly in love with this Mary woman. The confession could ruin their friendship. Or maybe not...
“You’re leaving?”
Takes a moment for Charles to look up from fiddling needlessly with Taima’s reins. To face Arthur. And speak. “Yeah.”
“You can’t.”
“Arthur.” He says it with a sigh. “You knew I was gonna leave eventually.”
“But I—” I need you, he almost says. “I thought you was taking me with you.”
Charles looks at him so fondly. “I can’t—"
“Was you gonna say goodbye at least?” Arthur knows he sounds more wounded than angry. And he supposes he is. -
Not Just Hope, But Faith Unwavering by knivesintheirfeet
Fandoms: Red Dead Redemption (Video Games)
08 Dec 2023
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Charles didn’t mean to spend a year with the Van der Linde gang. He didn’t mean to fall in love with his best friend either.
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Charles didn’t know they were running without a destination, just forward, onward, upward, through sheets of snow to certain death. Didn’t know Dutch’s plans weren’t plans at all, just daydreams. Charles ain’t gonna die for Dutch Van der Linde. He sure as shit ain’t gonna die for Micah Bell. He might, however, risk a limb for a certain sandy-haired cowboy with a handsome smile and a sharp tongue...
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Like I've Loved You All My Life by knivesintheirfeet
Fandoms: Red Dead Redemption (Video Games)
01 Feb 2024
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Arthur tells Charles he's dying. Charles proves him wrong. HEA.
Somewhere between Explicit and Mature as always.
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“I’m not saying you ain’t sick. But that doesn’t mean you’re contagious and it certainly doesn’t mean you’re dying. If there was something to catch, I would have caught it by now.”
“Charles—”
“You’re not dying, Arthur. You’re not.” He says each word short and slow, and absolutely certain. “You- are- not.” Speaks them into Arthur’s eyes. Into the universe. Like he can will them into being. And who’s to say he can’t? A woman in his mother’s tribe could make it rain.
“Okay,” Arthur says, smiling. “Okay.”
“You’ll get a second opinion?”
“Yes.” A brush of Arthur’s lips on Charles’ knuckles and the meeting of eyes. “Yes, I will. For you, I will.” -
You a Fool For Me, Arthur Morgan? by knivesintheirfeet
Fandoms: Red Dead Redemption (Video Games)
04 Sep 2023
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A furious Charles urges Arthur to kill the bison poacher. Arthur does. He'd do anything for Charles, all the man would have to do is ask. They ride together, drink together, stumble into Saints Hotel together... You know. How the mission should have gone.
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"You seemed reluctant to shoot him. Didn’t think you were gonna do it.”
“Neither did I?”
“Then why did you?”
“Because you asked me to.”
Charles hums a faint laugh. “And you’d just do whatever I ask?”
Whatever Charles asks? Absolutely. He’d hardly thought twice. Christ, Arthur’s pathetic. He’s gonna make an idiot of himself over and over. For love.
Arthur swallows. “Pretty much, yeah.”
“Why?”
“Don’t be a fool, Charles.”