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In the Midnight Hour - Chapter 28: Ready or Not

Moodboard by @justwandering-neverlost​

It was mornings as peaceful as the following one, that Arya desperately needed in her life. Being a Sunday, Gendry had her promise the night before that she would spend the morning with him, for once not worrying about her studies. It had irked her at first, but now she was glad he had insisted.

There would be no alarm sounding today. She woke up to the soft rhythmic stroke of Gendry’s fingers on her bare back, as she lie on her stomach on the bed. She didn’t open her eyes, relishing in the soothing sensation. Every few minutes, he would take his hand away from her skin briefly, as she could hear the flutter of pages before he would resume his caresses. It was so peaceful, the light morning breeze filtering through the open window, the birds chirping in the distance, the peace of being with him.

When she was with Gendry, Arya could let her walls down. She could just be, without worrying of being vulnerable, without worrying of what he would think of her, because he saw her for what she was. 

Chapters: 9/? Fandom: Red Dead Redemption (Video Games) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: John Marston/Arthur Morgan, Abigail Roberts/John Marston (mentioned) Characters: Arthur Morgan, John Marston, Dutch van der Linde, Hosea Matthews, Van der Linde Gang Additional Tags: Mutual Pining, Secret Relationship, John & Abigail do not stay together, Temporarily Unrequited Love, Dysfunctional Relationships, Getting Together, Internalized Homophobia, Period-Typical Homophobia, Fix-It of Sorts, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Explicit Sexual Content, Arthur Morgan Does Not Have Tuberculosis, Friends to Lovers, this story will have some sad moments and some hopeful ones too, Time Skips, Canon-Typical Gang Behavior, Canon-Typical Violence, Toxic Masculinity, Unconventional Relationship, mentions of Eliza & Isaac, References to Depression, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Eventual Happy Ending, Pre-Game to Epilogue, Character Study Summary:

[1895] The storm was a quick-moving one, and in its wake is a renewed stillness in the atmosphere. The faint rumblings of thunder can be heard in the distance, and their horses nicker outside amongst themselves as if in relief.

With the lantern blown out, Arthur's eyes adjust to the darkness. He stares up at the peak of the tent, willing himself to doze off and ignore the thoughts screaming to be heard inside his head. His fingers trace idle, swirling patterns along John's shoulder, over the chapped knuckles of the hand he's got clenched over Arthur's heart. At some point, John has dropped off to sleep, his breathing comin’ out in rough puffs through his mouth.

When Arthur finally finds his own calmness that is enough to usher in a shallow slumber, his last thoughts are upon a question, wondering just what kinda repentance he owes to get 'imself outta this kind of Hell. ___________________________________________

𝐭𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - wip intro

genres: ya contemporary, mystery

themes & tropes: high society, entitled teenagers, unhealthy relationships, blackmail, deadly ambition, high school politics, best friends to lovers, class structure and inequality, morality of privilege, mourning, mental health discussion, spoiled brats, where are your parents?

status: 9000 words so far, redrafting to first person + past tense

summary:

When twenty year old Marisol Logan is found murdered, stabbed and propped up on a bench in a particularily discreet corner of Central Park one early september morning, her sister, Phoebe, gets an abrupt crash course in greed, manipulation, and what people will do when they believe their actions will have no consequences. Aliya Morganson is dragged headfirst into the middle of the investigation by Phoebe and her own sister, Jane, and they find that when Marisol graduated it wasn't without some strings attached — a coercive deal was made in the aftermath of a crisis, leaving someone at a desperate disadvantage.

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Sarah jolts awake after a few precious minutes’ rest. She blinks, willing away the ghosts of the night before. Her head hurts. Her heart still hurts more.

Beside her, Kira sleeps, blankets rising in time with her breathing. Shame hits Sarah like a train. Tears sting her cheeks, and she brushes them away. She cries for herself and her family, yes, but for Beth too. 

Sarah has so much here. Someone to protect. Someone to pull her back from the ledge. Someone to welcome her home. This is what Beth never had.

No. It’s what Beth never let herself have. And that’s a mistake Sarah knows all too well, one she’s been making her entire life. One she made again last night. Now she’s seen where that path leads in the end, where it will always lead. She has seen the cliff’s edge.