Gifts for helvel
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There's real trouble in paradise when John demands Arthur treat him with the same sort of kindness he shows to horses; Arthur don't see it that way. Written as a surprise Christmas present for the fabulous Helvel.
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Arthur’s returning the brush to his saddlebags, hung over the side of the stable beside her tack, when he hears the derisive huff of air from John. “Got a problem, Marston?” he calls out, lashing down the last buckle before he glances that way.
“You ever hear yourself?” is his commentary, arms crossed over the stall door as he looks in. “Talkin’ all sweet like that to horses? Folk’ll think you’re sweet on them.”
Arthur turns to face him, brow arched up at the scoffed words. “The hell you goin’ on about?”
John’s scowling, a hand jerked towards Bo’ in irritation. “Callin’ her darlin’?” he mutters. “You treat that horse better‘n you treat me.”
Series
- Part 1 of Enlightenment
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Desperate Measures by Kichi (sentanixiv) for helvel
Fandoms: Red Dead Redemption (Video Games)
05 Dec 2020
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Two days and more on the run from the law's left John exhausted and in desperate need of coffee. Set shortly before the Blackwater heist.
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“The hell’s wrong with you?” Arthur growled, holding fast to the reins and reaching for the bridle as Old Boy tossed his head, unsettled by the sudden shift. He calmed the horse some, murmuring to it as his eyes are bright and angry, watching John.
“Nothing,” he tossed back defensively and maybe the sound of the word tripped up on his tongue some and didn’t come out quite sensible-like. John got himself closer to upright, held his head straight and mostly proud, and reached to untie his bedroll. Then he stopped, realizing that if Javier was gone, they’d be expected to head out again and that meant no sleep, just more fucking riding. “Shit,” he muttered as he leaned his head against the saddle, ready to claim that for a pillow if he could just sleep a few hours. He’d stand there to do it, swear to god, just let him.
Series
- Part 1 of Chasing The Fix