Bloody Paradise

A Red Dead Redemption Fanfic

Arthur Morgan has spent twenty years spilling blood for Dutch van der Linde’s promised paradise, yet it always remains out of reach.

When he receives a letter from Mary, and Dutch’s promises grow bloodier, he begins to wonder whether the future he’s spent years fighting for is worth dying for, or whether he might finally choose one worth living for.

Pencil sketch of a woman aiming a rifle, captioned That’s my girl

Long ago, Mary asked Arthur to leave the only family he knew for her, though she couldn’t bring herself to share his life. Now they have another chance to take their lives into their own hands, knowing no one will save them but themselves. Together, they begin to understand that love isn’t a debt, loyalty isn’t obedience, and freedom might be nothing more than the right to choose where—and with whom—you belong.

But leaving the Van der Linde gang is one thing.

Escaping is another.