Leopold Strauss initially regrets his choice to board the Grand Korrigan for a high-stakes poker tournament, but finds himself captivated by a mysterious woman with an interest in getting to know him. He eventually lowers his guard and opens up to her. Sparks fly, and the stranger gets him alone with her for a few hours before the poker tournament.

Arthur's fate seemed to be set in stone as he lays atop the mountain, accepting his fate willingly. But one miss Sadie Adler had a not so willing viewpoint. Will Arthur escape his past and survive his life threatening disease with the help of his southern heroine. Or will his demons overcome his very soul. Will Sadie overcome her traumatic past and kindle her love for Arthur?

*This follows the events of my other story, Widow's Second Chance (before the Epilogue) It's the end of 1899 and Arthur has settled into his new life with Charlotte, but somehow he anticipated the eventual hitch in his happily ever after. The form it takes is less expected as he soon discovers what happened to Miss Karen Jones...

From East To West: 5 seek their destiny. A lonely old warrior trying to save the western tribes from the same fate his suffered, an ex slave turned soldier seeking revenge , a bandida who sells guns to enemies of the state,a disgruntled gold miner & an ex confederate turned outlaw unwilling to accept the Union's victory. Will they find peace after the endless bloodshed?

Arthur is lonely, and a big man, he needs love. it is a lemon! so kids go away!

"A wilder delinquent you never did see." Arthur Morgan's life was never an easy one. After his mother died during his birth, his father turned to the bottle, his sadness morphing into rage, which he aimed at his young son. However, not all hope is lost. Our young delinquent may just find himself meeting two people that will change his life forever. Will it be for the better?

After her mother dies Catherine Ross is sent to live with her Uncle. She tries to make the best of it only to be let down. All too soon, the little girl is forced to grow up and she learns life isn't easy or fair. Abandonment and abuse sour her view on life. Can one person truly change everything? A forbidden best friend is all she has in this world. Can it survive Edgar Ross?

After the shootout at his family's farm, John Marston finds himself wondering a strange desolate plain. There, he reflects on his life and the choices he made that got him this far and if he really was all that different from the men he killed. However, once he runs into an old friend, his worries and fears are put to rest, letting the tired cowboy finally get some rest.

Arthur makes a visit to Willard's Rest and finds Charlotte sick. The only thing he can think to do for her is to bring her back to camp. Can Charlotte handle meeting the Van der Linde gang? And how will old Dutch react to his most trusted associate bringing a stranger in? Especially when she starts to disrupt his best laid plans...(During Chapter Four events)

The age of the Outlaw is coming to an end. However, a new sort of outlaw is only just beginning to take root in America. Calogero Magliano is one such member of this new breed. His story and his world are about to collide with the last of the Outlaw breed of old. Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang. Much can change, much will change, and perhaps not all destines are certain...

Caterina Davis tells us the story about how she was send back into time. This is the story about how she adjust to the life of an outlaw, and finds the man she loves. This is also the story of Arthur, who starts his journey from an outlaw to a man of honor.

"They'd lost Jenny, Mac was surely dead, no one saw Sean after he fell from his horse...Davey was likely going to go the same way as Jenny and his brother, and soon. Watching on as Bill and Javier pulled the litter with Davey on it from the wagon, Arthur couldn't help but wonder when the rest of them would go the same way as well."

Alternate RDR2 reality: What If Arthur never gets tuberculosis, kills Micah and Dutch escapes? Arthur/Sadie pairing. Takes place between Chapter 6 and the Epilogue.

She always filled the camp with laughter and music. But Samantha's past is anything but bright and happy. Born from a Gypsy mother and white father, Sam traveled the lands with her mother earning a meager living by preforming in various towns. That was all changed by one man, Colm O'Driscoll. Found by Dutch during a raid, and being raised alongside Arthur and John. Sam makes a life

Set during Chapter 3 of the game, Arthur has decided to take a break from the gang, noting the events in his journal. (Contains spoilers for the RDR2 story.) This is in Arthur's POV, a first person story.

Javier Escuella has been captured by John Marston on behalf of the US Government for his crimes. If only he could see the ones he's lost one last time he would count himself blessed. When he blinks and sees God Damn Arthur Morgan riding next to him on top of a snowy mountain again he's not sure if he's been blessed or cursed.

Set a few weeks after Beaver Hollow, Dutch Van Der Linde makes camp in a cave trying his best to keep a low profile. But when a storm decides to move in, he finds that there's much more than storms and Pinkerton's to worry about. Warnings: -Some language (yes I bleep it out deal with it, you got an imagination figure it out.) -Paranoia and PTSD (is it though?)

He walked slowly down the sidewalk of their town dressed in all black despite the heat of the day. His face shaded by the brim of his hat, the pale skin around his mouth the only part visible.

In a modern AU setting after the gang has disbanded, Arthur's & OC's first date, featuring deep insecurities, fears, and misunderstandings on both sides. Angst, Fluff, First date, First kiss, Mild Cursing, Self-worth, Self-esteem, & Body Image issues

Levi Harper, a young greenhorn living in the burgeoning town of Valentine- At least, he was until his parents suddenly perished from tuberculosis. Orphaned and alone, Harper bumps into a particular outlaw on his way to collect a debt from Thomas Downes; Harper knows of Downe's TB, and advises Arthur against it, inadvertently changing the course of the Van Der Linde gang's history.

It's 1899 and Arthur Morgan decides to leave his gang of outlaws for a bit to go on a hunting trip. He stops by the village of Strawberry and meets a caravan of wealthy ladies. The famed Rosalyn Bush is in town, and he starts planning a heist on his own but discovers Isabella Morningstar. His former girlfriend and famed bounty hunter "The Devil in Red." is protecting them. (lime)

Fleeing her abusive uncle, Natasha finds herself on the run, heading west into the lawless world of outlaws and gunslingers. Falling into the care of a notorious gang, she ends up at a forked road that will determine the course of her life. (Follows the early beginnings of the Van Der Linde Gang and beyond.)

You suddenly wake up in the year of 1899 in a world you once knew to be fiction. Now, you must make tough decisions to help the Van der Linde gang avoid a terrible fate. This world is nothing like the year 2020 and you need to learn how to make sacrifices.

OC struggles with severe body image issues & low self-worth and loves Arthur but is convinced he's too good for her. Arthur does his best to comfort her and set her straight. (Canon-divergent) Themes of loneliness v. friendship/compassion & hope v. hopelessness throughout. Not graphic or explicit, but covers mature themes, e.g. marriage, loving sex, & longing for family.

A Plague Infects The Land of the living With the only hope of returning it to its former glory is A Undead Gunslinger and A Cowardly Rancher