Red Dead Redemption Big Bang

@amorgansgal was a delight to work with for the RDR Mini Bang! What a beautiful source story to work with. I tried my utmost to do the fic justice, because it really hit a chord with me. <3

That Fool Marston - Writing by @amorgansgal, screencaps by @sentanixiv  [Tumblr | AO3]

Summary: John finally reads Arthur’s journal, only to find out that the man wanted to marry Abigail. John struggles with feelings of jealousy and inadequacy, even though Arthur is long since dead and gone. It might take some stern words from Abigail for him to see sense.

Minibang 22 for @rdrbigbang!

Here's what I've cooked up for y'all:

Not Anymore

Silver and Gold

Summary:

Blackwater Ferry AU.

The money wasn't the only thing left behind in Blackwater. Arthur and Hosea were as well.

big bang collab with @starawayy​ !

It was a nightmare. It had to be.

There was no way to explain all this craziness. 

Leaving Charles. The train job. Van Horn. Those few agonising hours where he had though John had died right in front of him and his body thrown off the train. 

“Arthur, we have to move!” 

He wanted to wake up. It was just a dream. 

A bullet whizzed by his ear. 

“Arthur!”

Maybe not. 

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Arthur has never had a place to truly call home before. That was before he learned that home isn’t always the place, but the people there.

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There is an excerpt from @starawayy ‘s amazing fic, “Building A Home Is Easier With Three”! I was lucky enough to be paired with Staraway in the @rdrbigbang  and i was able to draw my interpretation (and an extra silly scribble) of their beautiful piece! Please head on over to their fic share the love! 

So excited to finally share this for the RDR mini bang!! <3

I was paired with the lovely and talented @let-love-run-red for this year's event! Her story Whiskey and Peaches, featuring Javier Escuella and her lovely OC Laura Garrison, explores a budding romance set on a newly inherited family ranch in a modern day AU. It was such a fun story to read and illustrate for, I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did!

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"I can pay you, how much do you need?" "A glass of whiskey and a few peaches from that tree." "You want to be paid in whiskey and peaches?" "Whiskey and peaches."

AN: mentions of alcohol abuse, past domestic violence, implied infidelity

This is my submission for the 2022 rdr mini bang! I worked with the amazing artist @daily-escuella and I am so excited for you all to read the story and see her art! @rdrbigbang

Prologue

Whiskey

2. Beauty

3. Tonight

4. Stay

5. Querida

6. Sofía

7. Ruin

8. Peaches

My art piece to go with @wickedscribbles ‘s @rdrbigbang story!!!

The bank robbery went to shit, just like Arthur knew it would and now the law is looking for him with his name on every news station. A drink in a grungy old bar miles in another town is just what he needs. Only, trouble comes knocking and, if he's honest with himself, something to take his frustrations out on is what he's been looking for.

READ HERE ON AO3!

For @trippin-over-my-fandoms 's lovely story❤

"Arrhur doesn’t care if his nose is bleeding- possibly broken- if his lip is split, if his knuckles will be bruised. He’s tired of giving a shit. He’s tired of only just surviving. There’s no real thinking that goes behind any of his hits. Just wild swings with no regard of consequence. 

He’s tired of running.

Punch.

He’s tired of trying.

Hit.

He’s tired of doing his best only to fall short.

Swing.

He’s tired of Dutch’s bullshit.

Every punch he throws, every kick he lands, every hit he takes, all of it is fueled by his anger. Making them that much harder, that much more cathartic. "

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The first piece of my fic for the RDR Mini Bang! It feels like I've been sitting on this for forever, and if you can believe it, this was actually the first thing I ever wrote for Charthur 🥰 I'm so excited I finally get to share it with you all. I collaborated with the lovely Benjie for the art on this fic, and I'm so happy with how it turned out! Please check them out at @reddeadandrollups for more of their work. @rdrbigbang

Summary: Arthur never imagined he’d get into the porn industry. But he also never dreamed of meeting a man like Charles, his soft-spoken coworker. Though what they’re doing together is strictly business, Arthur finds himself hoping for a deeper connection.

Pairing: Arthur Morgan x Charles Smith

Rating: Explicit

Tags: modern AU, high honor Arthur, porn star AU, coworkers to friends to lovers, crushes, Arthur is a hot mess, yearning, Neurodivergent Charles Smith, fluff, flirting

Word Count: 6.4K

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There are many viable careers out there for a man like Arthur Morgan. 

He’s always been strong, entertaining a few jobs in construction and labor over the years. His compassion runs deep. It’s what prompted him to take that job at the local animal shelter a few years back, though the pay was absolute shit. He’s polite to a fault, having the manners trained into him by not one but two adoptive fathers. Old women adore him, and folks his age seem to like him even more. Once they work out that he only looks like an asshole when he’s thinking about something, that is. And he’s often thinking, lost in it, getting distracted by whatever’s churning away in his mind. 

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Artwork courtesy of @reddeadandrollups, my collaborator for the RDR Mini Bang! Go on and check them out. 👌 @rdrbigbang Pairing: Arthur Morgan x Charles Smith

Rating: Explicit

Tags: first dates, feelings realization, Top/Dom Charles, Bottom/Sub Arthur, smut, teasing, banter, blowjobs, dirty talk, masturbation, anal fingering, anal sex

Word Count: 7.4K

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An hour into their dinner, Arthur is starting to think that this is a date. 

He'd met Charles outside the restaurant, with his hands in his pockets so the other man couldn't see them trembling. Charles is looking down at his phone when he walks up, but when he finally notices Arthur, his eyes go wide. He opens his mouth like he's trying to say something. Closes it. Opens it again. 

Neither of them say anything for a long second. Charles himself looks stunning in a form-fitting blazer and white shirt, his hair hanging loose around his shoulders. Like someone you see in a fashion magazine. Arthur still marvels at the knowledge that Charles likes him, opened up to him. All that mystery (well, most of it) melted away to reveal a truly passionate and caring man. 

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Artwork courtesy of @reddeadandrollups, my collaborator for the RDR Mini Bang! Go on and check them out. 👌 @rdrbigbang Pairing: Arthur Morgan x Charles Smith

Rating: Explicit

Tags: domestic fluff, getting together, Arthur’s low self-esteem, love confessions

Word Count: 2K

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It’s everything he thought of and all the things he didn’t. Their relationship falls into place like it was what had been missing the entire time, with no stressful discussion about what they were or how work was going to go. They had, of course, communicated about these things, but the conversation felt easy. Discussed over morning coffee-and-tea like it was as simple as the weather. Just like that, they’re Charles and Arthur in a way they’ve never been before, and no one at Big Sky can hide their delight. (Or their I-knew-its and I-told-you-so’s.) 

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Red Dead Redemption (Video Games) Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: John Marston/Arthur Morgan Characters: Arthur Morgan, John Marston, Dutch van der Linde, Abigail Roberts Marston, Sadie Adler, Susan Grimshaw, Micah Bell Additional Tags: knights AU, War, Violence, Arguing, Arthur has faith, knight arthur morgan, King Dutch Van Der Linde, mercenary john marston, road trip au turned midevil fantasy, RDR mini bang 2022 Summary:

It was easy to forget the reality one lived in, it was easy to forget the atrocities of men, driven by greed, when it was hidden from the eyes of the people.

It was easy, from inside the mighty walls, to believe that the land was at peace.

Here in the capital few would believe they were in the middle of a war that had been waged for more than five exceedingly long years.