You would attentively listen to the leader, Dutch was his name, and try to memorize the words he spoke. "Sshh . Arthur companies Rains Fall when he goes to meet with Colonel Favours in order to arrange a peace deal between the Natives and the U.S. Army, but this ultimately fails. This culminates into Arthur trying to help John escape with Abigail and Jack so they could live a better life, away from Dutch and the gang's violence. He later learned that they were robbed and killed for a meager amount of money. After the gang manages to loot the safe and return to the lobby Trelawny gets into an argument with Blythe, who Arthur beat at Poker, believing that he cheated. He shows sympathy towards Charles' anger at the mistreatment of the Bisons, knowing that Natives are incredibly reliant on them to survive. Arthur also keeps a flower next to his bed, which his mother saw as a good luck charm. He then asks Karen if she is okay, with her telling him she is fine. From a certain perspective, the void that was left behind by Arthur removing Dutch from his sense of admiration is filled by Rains Fall. With many camp members expressing concern over this. As the gang started to fall apart, due to Dutch's growing violence and paranoia, Arthur did all he could for Jack and his family to escape and live a free and safe life. Hosea gave him a look over the fire, a soft, heartbroken thing, but Arthur could find no remorse within him to give. His eyes fell on Dutch and Miss Molly O'Shea now. Stuck in Colter with no stables to buy a horse from, Arthur decides to go out and get you one, but not just any one, a White Arabian. Arthur couldn't help but scornfully question why he couldn't have shown up earlier. Navigating the strangeness of waking up in a different century soon takes a spot on the back burner when a ghost from the past begins to threaten the ranch. He's taken to bed and the Van der lin women begin to reat him. After Arthur died, Charles found his body and buried him on a hillside facing the evening sun, fulfilling Arthur's wish when he was asked how he wanted to be buried by Hosea, Lenny and Tilly. An accordion had just begun to play and they had begun to dance slowly. His fair skin already had a tinge of gold from the past few days working in the sun. Micah convinces Dutch that Arthur and John have become disloyal which begins to strain Arthur's, and the gang's, relationship with Dutch. Arthur stumbles upon Charlotte mourning for her husband. Charles's personality of being quiet, mostly serious and reliable made Arthur enjoy his company and preferred to have him by his side. He can also ask Arthur to find him a rabbit and in return will give him a Nutritious Stew. Favorite Arthur/John/Mary-Beth headcanons? Rains Fall comforts Arthur and tells him that he is being too hard on himself. Mary-beth sat in her tent a book in her hand as always, luckily she had finished her chores for the time being so Mrs. Grimshaw wouldn't give her an earful for slacking off. For example, at some point during the Clemens Point chapter, Arthur may see her smoking alone at the camp's scout campfire. Mary Linton is a good person. He stepped cautiously along, barefoot, and murmuring to himself. Whos my good girl? The two shared a hug as one last goodbye before departing. Thought you might find it useful, hed say, giving you a brand new journal. Occasionally, at camp, Arthur can open up to Karen and tell her how he really feels and what he thinks of his violent actions. Arthur must prove whether he really is a redeemed man as he faces a choice between his old life and the new home he has made in 2021. Micah was initially aggressive towards her but Dutch and Arthur were able to calm her and take her back to camp. Arthur grew close to Lenny after the two got drunk together in Valentine after Dutch tells him to show Lenny a good time. They were smitten with each otherbut prevalent circumstances, such as Arthur's loyalty to the gang and the disapproval of the relationship by Mary's family, particularlyher father, caused their relationship to fall through and they wouldn't see each other again for a long time. He would always remember the little things you mention, and would make sure to bring them to you when hes out. Throughout the early parts of the story Dutch tells Arthur numerous times that he is "like a son" to him, and at one point tells him that he is more than that. All the days have blended into a one, long nightmare. If John wasnt mistaken she also touched the mans arm. In said letter,she saysit is time to cut ties for good, knowing that Arthur will never change, while also apologizing for the pain their failed relationship caused him. Whilst at camp Arthur treats Jack with great care and affection when talking to him. Hell have to write his own. So, without any further ado, send your head canons, imagines, and fanfic requests my way! Will they make it? In a family that wanted nothing more than chess glory, Kelly Stafford was always overlooked. Arthur worked with John to help him leave the gang with Abigail and Jack, behind Dutch's back, and promised to help him retrieve Dutch's hidden stash so he and his family could have a life of their own. Summary:While snooping through Arthurs journal, Karen finds a portrait of a woman who draws her attention. At some point in his pastArthur met a young waitress named Eliza, whom he got pregnant with their son, Isaac. Kind of the way he's supposed to be dumb but he's obviously not. Hosea summed up his relationship with Dutch and Arthur as "the curious couple with their unruly child." Despite this, Arthur keeps a picture of him next to his bed over two decades later and also wears his hat, hinting at some measure of fondness. arthur and mary beth fanfiction. It is uncertain what relationship the two hadbut it can be deduced that they were on good terms. The siblings quickly become Arthur's new family, though Arthur is especially taken with Victoria. Johns last words to Arthur are we're brother's, which Arthur responds by saying I know, I know.. x - s Furthermore, Arthur has an honour system and depending on the honor level, either low or high Honor, which is dictated by the player, Arthur will receive different dialogues from certain characters and will be treated differently by NPCs, too. Boy has all the dexterity of his father before him, but he still managed a better job than Uncle who was on the bottle before I could get him working. What if Arthur stepped in to help raise Jack and take care of Abigail? Sadie is quiet around camp but will occasionally come up to Arthur to have a chat. Arthur protested continuing but John encourages him to keep pushing. They also pulled jobs together, such as robbing the bank in Valentine and stealing a wagon full of weapons and explosives from the Lemoyne Raiders at Shady Belle, it was because of this job that the gang knew of Shady Belle and could use it as their next camping spot. Arthur is 36-37. Despite this, Arthur is, occasionally, willing to follow him. She took time to adjust to her new life with the Van der Linde gang and would mostly be with Abigail. Although this can later be shown in a companion activity with Sean, where she can be grabbed and used as a human shield, which causes Arthur to shoot the guard showing he does in fact care about her safety. John refuses and doesnt want to leave him behind but Arthur tells him that neither of them will make it out as Arthur is being slowed down by his illness and knows that he is eventually going to die. He also taught Arthur how to read, along side Dutch. The gang showed zero tolerance towards the Braithwaite family for taking Jack, they killed all of Catherine Braithwaite's sons and burned her manor to the ground before forcing her to tell them where he was. I also feel like whether they realize it or not, the rest of the gang tells Arthur she's no good for him because she's the one thing that could get him to give up the life. Arthur writes in one entry, sometime near his death, that he hopes John uses his brain better and that the luck that has eluded him will continue to help John instead. Language barrier sucks, but when you have people like Arthur, Charles or Sean, it sucks a little less lol Im gonna be honest, as much fun as I had wiring this, I struggled a bit, especially with Arthur. Pearson is the one who arranges a parlay between Dutch and Colm O'Driscoll after he has a run in with some of Colm's men, however, this inadvertently leads to Arthur being captured and tortured by Colm and his men, something Pearson repeatedly apologises for. tip: "sherlock (tv)" m/m NOT "sherlock holmes/john watson", Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings (10), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin (1), Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence (3), Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, mary-beth deserves more love and i'm here to give it to her, I mean sorta??? Dutch, whilst at camp, will have spontaneous chats with Arthur, one of which can lead to Arthur offering to find Dutch a pipe after he mentions that he misses smoking one. She is the first to find and help Arthur after he escapes from Colm O'Driscoll and his men where he was tortured. After reaching the peak Arthur has stopped and has given up trying to survive, stating hes pushed all that he can and urges John to continue without him. Arthur leaned against a nearby tree, clutching a beer in his hand. Sometimes I wish I were a horse. Mary Beth says, dropping to sit beside Tilly and Karen as she takes up some mending. He held Bill in slight contempt for his recklessness that led to Sean being killed. I thought thats sweet, dont you?. Edit: Shout out for my first Silver ever. Nonetheless, Uncle respects Arthur's authority and if he is told to do something he will do it, albeit reluctantly and with only the occasional backchat. This care for Arthur's well-being is further shown when, after Arthur and the others end up in Guarma and he locates them, Dutch exclaims with great relief that its a "goddamn miracle" that he had survived, and hurrying the others to get him some water immediately. The first time he sees Abigail, shes sitting perched on a bright red vinyl booth seat dressed in cut-off shorts that are so short he can see the curve of her ass cheeks and wearing a cropped pink tee that proudly proclaims SAVE A HORSE, RIDE A COWBOY. Arthur, along with Dutch and Micah, rescued Sadie early on in the story when the O'Driscoll Boys ransacked her home and killed her husband. When you dont answer shed call again and look down, only to see your eyes closed. You look so beautiful like that! shed say once she finished doing your hair, adding a small flower as a final touch. Set in Chapter 4: 'Saint Denis' of Red Dead Redemption 2 after the death of Kieran Duffy. Arthur left a big impact on Sadie and she was grateful for his efforts to help her, as well as the Marston family. At camp Abigail doesn't come up to Arthur to engage in any conversations. Abigail is saddened when Arthur is forced to part ways with her and Sadie because he has to confront Micah. You say that you dont always write from your own perspective?, Mary-Beth shook her head. However, their relationship strained when John ran away for little over a year after getting Abigail Roberts pregnant with his son, Jack. The idea visibly impresses Arthur and comments that he is the first man to have half his brain eaten by wolves and come out smarter. Either Micah will put a bullet through Arthur's head or Arthur will slip away whilst watching the sunrise, succumbing to his tuberculosis, depending on his honor level. It was your third week with this group of people. Arthur simply retorts that he is aware he doesn't have much competition, but is clearly touched by her comment. Nonetheless, Arthur still respects him deeply because he keeps the camp fed, especially the women and children, and ultimately recognises the vital role he plays in keeping the gang going. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it! All your favorite characters have undergone a transformation into bombshells and gangsters. Eagle Flies admires Arthur's skills and ends up deciding to help him, after Arthur gets himself cornered, by causing an explosion in the distance, giving Arthur the chance to escape. He doesn't work on jobs or engages in any killings of any kind. This can be seen as proof that Arthur has begun to care for the Wapiti Tribe and even Eagle Flies himself. This is the last time they see each other, with Trelawny admitting that he will miss Arthur and tells him that he has been a fine friend to him. I'm gonna adopt this headcanon and it's gonna help me feel okay when I finally get around to progressing past chapter 3. Arthur has a brief yet friendly relationship with Joe, with the two talking about recent events. He can also ask him to find a book called "Shrew in the Fog" and will regularly provide Arthur with predator bait at his tent. In the epilogue, Rains Fall tells John how he respected Arthur for helping him and both briefly more than him. Furthermore, Arthur reveals that he broke him out of prison because he cared for him, rather than for just Abigail's or Jack's sake. Send me your prompts/imagine ideas and the character and Ill write something! Arthur comforts him and tells him that he no longer has to worry about being alone again. Dutch convincesEagle Flies to attack Cornwalls oil factory, forcing Rains Fall to arrive at the gang's hideout and convince Arthur and his friends to stop Eagles Flies from being killed, whilst inadvertently revealing to Dutch and Micah that Arthur has been aiding Rains Fall without theirknowledge. The Pinkertons then arrive at the gang's hideout and a shootout begins, John and Arthur flee through a cave and up a hill, where Dutch, Micah, Cleet and Joe begin chasing them. He also aids Arthur and Javier when they need to take out two bounty hunters to save him. Despite Sadie's insistence and his sympathy with her, Arthur will say revenge would be no good for them for the time being. Break ups are a lot easier when you hate the person, they're god damn rough as hell when you both still love one another but can't make one another happy. Arthur's dislike of Micah grew when he inadvertently led him, Bill and Sean into a trap that led to Sean's death and took advantage of Hosea's death to get close to Dutch and have a greater influence on him. Arthur is often vocal, and scornful, about the things Micah does around camp such as ridiculing Swanson, taunting Javier, Lenny and Charles because they are a different race, harassing Abigail at camp and even kicking Jack's dog, Cain. Throughout the game, at camp, Swanson often goes to Arthur to speak about his tendency to drink too much and his insecurities about the events taking place, asking Arthur at one point if the Pinkertons are finally going to kill them, Arthur responds that they probably will with Swanson expressing his worry. Arthur and Molly rarely interacted. The relationship Arthur has with other characters can be dictated by the actions of the player, for example, the player is given the choice to talk to various gang members whilst at camp in either a positive manner or a negative one. In reality, however, Arthur was thankful for Kieran saving his life. Tilly can request Arthur to find her a necklace and in return will give him a medicine. If John visits her in the epilogue, she will again express gratitude for Arthur's actions, his help having enabled her to survive and live happily. I feel your pain fellow bros that knows. Upon learning of the pregnancy Arthur offered Eliza whatever support he could give. Here. Bill would try and rib Arthur for the shootout that occurred in Valentine that put a temporary halt on his, and Karen's, plan to rob the bank. His only notable encounter is having an argument with Sadie when she refuses to cut the vegetables for him, with Arthur intervening before a fight breaks out. By the end of the chapter, Arthur is in a stand off with Micah andinformseveryone in the gang that he is the rat and has been helping the Pinkertons. Here she also admits to Arthur that, aside from her husband, Arthur is the best man she has ever known. Arthur Morgan is a dead man walking, and his is a story no one would have thought to have told. Mary-Beth's long-dead muse for an unfinished book suddenly comes back to life. Arthur and Javier have respect for each other and worked together to rescue John when he had gone missing. The player can have Arthur partake in various activities throughout the story, as an outlaw both within the Van der Linde gang and outside of it, that will define his relationship with certain characters. After giving her the pocket mirror Molly will start leaving him a cigar at his tent. "Well, what do you think I came for, John?" She was obviously pleased with this compliment, shooting a such as sugar smile his way. He can even talk to her about his illness, and his inevitable death, late in the game. Their relationship is actually one of the best plot lines in RDR2. When the Braithwaites abducted Jack and gave him to Angelo Bronte Arthur was just as worried as Abigail and John and went out of his way to get him back. Drabble. Loves running her fingers through your hair. When the gang, alongside Dutch, support Eagle Flies at the factory, he and Arthur manage to make it to Cornwall's office and steal some lucrative state bonds. Arthur and Pearson are very friendly towards each other. Favorite Arthur/John/Mary-Beth headcanons? She touches her tongue to the fine droplets of wet blood that coat her lips and cheek; it tastes of earth and salt, like the faraway memory of sea spray. Revealing that Arthur trusts her just as much as the other girls around the camp. If Arthur does decide to go back for the "money", it is likely that he instead wished to have one last showdown with Micah, evidenced by the fact that he will shout his name and ask him to show himself, even admitting that he went for the money because of "unfinished business" he had with him, showing the intense hatred between the two. Arthur and Mary-Beth share a sweet moment round the campfire at Shady Belle as they reminisce over Kieran's unexpected and brutal death. When Jack was kidnapped by the Braithwaite family, and subsequently passed on to Angelo Bronte, Arthur would reassure John that everything would be okay. Whilst in Valentine, along with Uncle, Karen and Mary-Beth, Tilly is accosted by a gang member she used to be affiliated with, Arthur intervenes on her behalf and threatens the man, who leaves. He tries to give Jack advice and, at the request of Abigail, asked if he wanted to go fishing with him. My favorite trio UwU. John comments that Arthur has always had his back to which Arthur responds, "Maybe not always." Despite this, the two work well together and Arthur can have pleasant conversations with him around camp. Occasionally Arthur can encounter Charles working on some unique arrows at camp, if Arthur interacts with him Charles will offer to make some for Arthur if he provides him the necessary ingredients (Moonshine for fire arrows and Oleander for poison arrows). (That is, until Miss Grimshaw comes by, sees you sleeping and wake up both of you, rushing you to do some work). Sean is another member of the gang who doesn't have spontaneous conversations with Arthur around camp. "I wish I were cross-eyed so I can see you twice.". In my head I imagine Mary Beth and Arthur settling down together. During the robbery, however, Arthur witnesses John getting shot and falling off the train. If you've never been a relationship where you both love one another but just can't make it work because you aren't quite compatible then you won't really get it. However, Arthur would reassure Lenny that he has friends and that he should not try to impress everyone in the gang because the people that matter (himself, Dutch and Hosea) are aware of the effort he puts in. What? Micah eventually begins to gain some superiority over Arthur and the other members through his closeness with Dutch. She stood and walked with him to the edge of the river. Arthur is the longest serving member of the Van der Linde gang, excluding Hosea, with the Van der Linde gang starting with just Dutch, Hosea and Arthur. If Arthur calls out her drunkenness she will call him a "stuck up piece of shit.". When Lenny revealed his concern at being so far south in Lemoyne because of its history of racism, having been filled with slave plantation farms before the war, Arthur expressed his sympathy and acknowledged that it couldn't be easy for him. Late in the game Arthur is forced to go with Eagles Flies, along with the rest of the Van der Linde gang, to attack Cornwall's oil facility. He does, however, keep a photographof her beside his bed, and often speaks fondly of her, in contrast to his father. Highlighting that when Arthur messes up it is just "one of them things. John took Arthurs words to heart of running and not looking back, as he used those words on Abigail and Jack before his own sacrifice. They track down the pair of hunters who had done this and Charles, for the first time, shows his emotions as he shouts at the hunters and bluntly shoots and kills one of them. It is around this time that Arthur's doubts of Dutch starts to grow, eventually leading him to lose all faith in his gang leader. Both Arthur and Charles were disgusted by Dutchs influence on Eagle Flies to get him to attack the U.S. Army which would compromise the safety on the Wapiti Tribe. At camp Hosea is one of the gang members Arthur can play Dominoes with. Feeling sorry for her, Arthur teaches her how to hunt and skin and survive in the wilderness. In regard to Arthur's indefatigable ability to provide the gang with money, food, and supplies, Dutch, while encountered in camp, will call Arthur "the best man among us.". Eagle Flies meets Dutch van der Linde when he comes to ask Arthur for his help after the U.S. Army steals some of the Natives' horses, with Dutch and the gang agreeing to help. Nope. John shook his head, Hes the strangest man., Abigail smirked, Ye have to admit, the crops were better than ever last year. Arthur can have positive conversations with her, and at one point both of them discuss about how much they love to write, with Mary-Beth preferring to write stories and Arthur preferring to write his experiences in his journal, they both bond slightly over this shared interest.