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“Wuts that horse’s name again?” John asked, stumbling over his boots. “Ain’t heard you say it.”
“Ain’t gonna name ‘er.” Arthur replied, shrugging. “Gonna sell that ol’ monster once I’d broken ‘er all properlike.”Arthur and Charles go hunting together, and together they find elk, pain, and each other.
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07 Sep 2026
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Inside Matthews & Sons, Charles had to take a moment to orient himself. To the right, shelves of tools and the curled forms of tractor and lawnmower belts. To the left, household cleaning supplies and small necessities like pencils, thumbtacks, and cup hooks. Just next to the store’s center aisle was the register. It was situated atop a massive U-shaped counter with a glass display case full of dusty old pocket knives and knickknacks. Bird houses and weather vanes were hanging from the ceiling beams behind the counter. Some of them appeared to be handmade. The shelf nearest the register was filled with canned goods that had near-identical printed brown labels from some place called ‘Susan’s Kitchen’. A soft thumping noise drew Charles’ gaze back down, to where a dark gray dog with black spotting was lying on a buffalo-plaid printed bed. He had his brown eyes trained on Charles and his tail was smacking a steady rhythm against the floor.
Modern/90s AU: The Matthews-Van der Linde family own and operate the feed store in Valentine, Montana. Title from Bruce Springsteen's "Promised Land".
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- Part 1 of Dogs on Main Street
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29 Jun 2026
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This Time Things Will Be Different by AndiTheMagnificent
Fandoms: Red Dead Redemption (Video Games)
14 Aug 2026
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A strange, violent plague has swept the country. Charles and John team up to find a cure and save as many as they can. Fortunately for them, they find some unexpected help from an old friend.
Undead Nightmare! Now with 100% More Charles and Arthur!
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27 Jun 2026
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If he was being honest with himself, which he usually tried to be, than he was perhaps treating this feller with a bit more kindness than usual because he was attractive. Charles wasn't stupid enough to act on it. It was just as he'd thought earlier — they were strangers, they knew nothing of each other, and the world was a dangerous place. But he also wasn't one to turn away from a nice view just because it was tempting. Especially when said view was only temporary. It was best to enjoy these things while he still could. He could handle the temptation just fine, even if this feller was handsome and good to his horses and had a charming drawl that twanged against Charles' heartstrings.
A retelling of the events of RDR2 from Charles Smith's point-of-view. Heavy on the soft cowboys and introspection. Currently in Clemens Point.
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- Part 1 of Identity Beyond the Grave
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10 May 2026
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It was almost nine years ago, and John Marston had found acceptance in Arthur being gone, despite what he initially believed as him having accepted it already. But it didn’t stop him from thinking about the man who saved him and his family; it likely never would. It didn’t stop him from feeling a gnaw ache in his heart, sore enough for him to lightly tug onto it through his vest. For a time when John wanted no involvement in any conversation surrounding Arthur, that he was gone and that there was nothing more to it - perhaps he was more so trying to convince someone else of that notion rather than his wife and son.
Or: John goes to visit Arthur's grave as usual, only to see a familiar face standing before his grave. The two reconnect and have a heart-to-heart over their mutual loss.
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09 Apr 2026