Best Arthur Morgan Redemption Arc Fanfics
The best redemption arc fanfiction featuring Arthur Morgan (RDR) on AO3, curated by popularity. There is something deeply hopeful about watching a person claw their way back from their worst self, especially when the narrative refuses to make it easy.
Top Arthur Morgan Redemption Arc Fic Recs
2 redemption arc fics featuring Arthur Morgan, followed by other top-rated stories.
Standoff
Redemption Arcby Saber_Wing · Charthur
Dutch caught Hosea's shoulder as he turned away. "Come on now, Old Girl, you're not–" The pet name was what did it. Hosea ripped his arm from his shoulder, pulling his revolver and shoving it into his chest. "I. Wasn't. Askin'." Dutch and Micah return to Clemens Point without Arthur. Hosea do
Red Dead Reloaded
Redemption Arcby corvidaewritesshite · Morston
"Arthur had been looking for a fight. With the moon shining and the past few weeks causing a rash to come out on his left side, he’d be lying if he was to say he wasn’t just waiting to knock a few heads together to relieve the tension."Red Dead Reloaded is a retelling of Red Dead Redemption 2 with a
Out of the Dark
by sky_daybreak · Charthur
Arthur knows he's dying, can feel the unstoppable pull of it, feels the spirit appear behind him to take him along. And yet, he finds he does not want to die. There is so much that went wrong, so much he regrets and he wishes, with all his being, he could change it. Could at least ensure those that
Call to Motion
by mangochi · Charthur
“Hey.”Charles looks up, squinting against the sun, and focuses on the figure looming above him. It’s a bright day on the mountain, and all this damned snow is doing nobody any favors. “Arthur,” he says. “Good morning.”“Huh? Yeah, mornin’.” Arthur tilts his head, scratches at his jaw, and tucks his c
And In The Morning I Loved You Too
by pipdepop · Charthur
Since this... thing between them started, on a surreal, star-soaked night just outside of Blackwater, Charles has learned two things.One: Arthur Morgan sleeps like the dead.Two: the rest of the gang seem to view Arthur’s tent as communal property, and will happily barge in at any time of day or nigh
Your Words Are All I Breathe
by pipdepop · Charthur
Micah catches Arthur and Charles cuddling, and scurries off to tell Dutch. He does not get the reaction he was expecting. Hosea thinks the whole thing is highly amusing.
Blind Fortunes
by Gingersnap741 · Charthur
“Hello there! Ah, I see you’re new around these parts. I’m old around these parts. Blind Man Cassidy is my name. If you’d like your fortune told, I just ask for a bit of gold.” He holds out a tin coffee can smothered in rust, full of empty, whistling desert air. Heat broils up around them and makes
Only Lost The Night
by KBstories · Charthur
"Arthur should've realized, then and there, that a gesture of kindness is like pulling a trigger – it shifts the course of fate just so, and things will never be the same again."Charles and Arthur regroup after a brush with death.
take it, if you can
by shades · Charthur
It was a nice respite, Arthur thinks, watching Charles stand, the glint of the sun in his dark hair, his eyes far away, considering, but it wasn’t ever meant to last.
You Raise Me Up
by antimorston (lasagnatheory) · Charthur
As it turns out, Charles is the only person in camp who can pick up Arthur.
It's Not a Big Deal (It's Alright)
by Monotom · Charthur
The members of the Van der Linde gang had watched the two men dance around each other for so long now, that most of them were getting tired of it. Every time they saw Charles smiling at Arthur, or Arthur braiding Charles' hair, they all thought the same thing. Just get together, already. OR 5 times
Helping Hand
by Magisey · Charthur
It doesn’t matter that his throat hurts. It doesn’t matter that he can hardly swallow. It doesn’t matter that a handful of hours ago he’d been slowly dying with a rope tight across his trachea.What matters is the image of Charles, with the sun burning on his shoulders like a devil, face cast in shad
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Arthur Morgan in Redemption Arc Fanfiction
Arthur Morgan — Van der Linde gang enforcer whose tuberculosis diagnosis forces him to reckon with the man he has been and the man he could still be. His journal-keeping, doomed decency made him one of gaming's most mourned protagonists.
Redemption Arc — A character who has done genuine harm works to become someone better, earning forgiveness slowly or sometimes never receiving it at all. Redemption fics take a villain, an antagonist, or a fallen hero and ask what atonement would actually cost them.
There is something deeply hopeful about watching a person claw their way back from their worst self, especially when the narrative refuses to make it easy. Arthur Morgan's (also known as Black Lung) role in RDR makes them a natural fit for redemption arc storylines, which is why this combination is one of the most popular in RDR fanfiction.
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