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"Kid, the next time I say, "Let's go someplace like Bolivia," let's go someplace like Bolivia." - Paul Newman (Butch), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Jean Kirschtein was born from the dust, a Pennsylvanian boy without a penny to his name and a wandering spirit. Having long idolised the outlaws who galloped through his dimestore novels, he chooses to seek out adventure and fortune out West. Little does he know that he is setting in motion the events that will make him become one of the most renowned and infamous bandits of the century; a member of the legendary Wild Bunch, led by a man who leads Jean to question his beliefs, his morals and his heart.
But the days of the West are coming to a close; can he and Marco Bodt, a man famous for being one of the most successful bank robbers of the territory without ever firing a gun, shake loose the Pinkertons, the posses, and the ever-present threat of a modern age that wants them banished to the history books?
This is Jean's story, told in his own words - and the heart of an outlaw.
Yep, still alive, still gnawing away on that bone... I’ve been pretty inactive on here, it sucks when a fandom starts to die away, but here’s the link to the next part of the Western AU anyway - I hope all who still read JM enjoy it!Â
