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He’d tried, in the end, he really had. And it had been hard; so damn hard. Would’ve been so much easier to crawl off into the woods like a dying dog and let himself be reclaimed by the wilderness. But, getting them folks out, sending them to safety, doing his best to protect them from the Pinkertons and Dutch’s lunacy and that rat...
For maybe the first time in his life, there was no doubt in his mind about what was right or wrong, good or evil. He just knew.
The sunlight warms his face, and he smiles.
But then he hears footsteps.
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Meanwhile, Charles Smith can’t stop looking back at the mountains to the south, and wondering what it means to be home.
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06 Feb 2026
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When Eliza is killed by robbers, Arthur Morgan decides to bring his son, Isaac, back to the gang. The addition of a child causes some adjustments for all gang members, but Arthur is left wondering whether or not he can balance the outlaw life and fatherhood.
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05 Feb 2026
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After a confrontation with Dutch, Arthur decides to leave the gang and run away with Mary. Away from the gang and Mr. Gillis, their relationship thrives.
But the past isn't ready to leave them alone, and years later, Arthur runs into the gang in Blackwater.
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30 Jan 2026
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His feelings however were mostly summed up in his head whenever he laid eyes on Charles as, big handsome strong kind caring, and then maybe a smattering of, dangerous killer ruthless criminal. But, none of those latter things were ever purported to be negative, just a simple fact of how they lived.
It wasn’t new at all to look at a man and feel like something was pulling him deep in the gut. Usually it was pretty, almost dainty men he’d catch out the corner of his eye while he was drinking in a saloon. Once or twice those looks had led into alleys and Arthur had, for the most part, never encountered any sort of violence in those encounters. Luckily. But they often felt...Off.
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Arthur, for once, would just like to be the one to be held.
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- Part 1 of Good News
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29 Jan 2026
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Charles has shared more than he is used to with Arthur and, in turn, Arthur has done the same. Charles knows Arthur loves Hosea and Dutch like his fathers, John like his brother. He knows Arthur has had his heart broken in the past, even if he doesn’t know by who. He knows he wears his hat like a suit of armour and tugs it down whenever he’s feeling vulnerable.
He knows his journal is his most prized possession.
So the first time Arthur leaves his journal in plain view of Charles, it stumps him a bit.
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6 times Charles gets a glimpse inside Arthur's journal, and 1 time he gets to read it all.
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29 Jan 2026