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Best Dutchosea Fix-It Fanfics

The best fix-it Dutchosea (Dutch van der Linde/Hosea Matthews) fanfiction on AO3, curated by popularity. The catharsis of getting the ending you wanted, exploring 'what if' scenarios.

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Top Dutchosea Fix-It Fic Recs

1 fix-it Dutchosea fic matched, followed by other top-rated Dutchosea stories.

1

Something Like a Home

Fix-It

by m_th_lde

A fix-it AU where Eliza and Isaac lives, and Arthur Morgan is finally happy !

32 kudos 39,486 words 9/19 chapters Not Rated
2

Selfishness and Broken Knuckles

by Bhaals_Favorite_Son

Arthur was still fighting.Charles was too selfish to stop fighting now. Charles turns back and follows the path of bodies up the mountain. He finds Arthur, broken and still, on the bloodied rock face. Through his grief, he realizes Arthur Morgan lived, despite all odds. Now, Charles finds himself fi

640 kudos 147,951 words 45/45 chapters Explicit
3

Schism

by DecadentCollectionDestiny

“You get ten seconds,” said Milton. “Ten… nine…”Hosea could glimpse movement from inside the bank. Bill rushing to the back of the room. Dutch handing the saddlebag over his shoulder off to Micah.“Eight… seven… six…”For as long as he had known him, Hosea had known Dutch’s greatest strength and his g

296 kudos 72,364 words 15/19 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
4

We Tried the World (Good God, It Wasn't for Us)

by cowboy_cannibal

Arthur Morgan was a monster.He had known it since he was just a boy, long before Dutch and Hosea swept him off the streets in the wake of his father’s death. He had known it since before Hosea had taught him his letters and Dutch had honed Arthur’s nasty quickdraw into a deadly accurate shot. He had

267 kudos 35,462 words 6/? chapters Explicit
5

Another monster

by Oddornot

Dead for centuries, you were reborn. Into a body you didn't know and into a place unknown to you. Once your nice life gets ruined, you have to fit in as best you can. Would you make it? Another take on my book, Two and a half outlaw. Later version of Owen is based of the fab version that belongs to

82 kudos 76,538 words 29/? chapters Mature
6

Follow me into the endless night

by haunted_blade

You miss them. “What?” You miss them. Your family. OR The events of the game from the perspective of Hosea Matthew's ghost

80 kudos 16,023 words 5/? chapters Mature
7

Dogs on Main Street

by gathersnomoths

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 wa

78 kudos 17,416 words 2/? chapters General Audiences
8

Compass

by pilgrimharry77

Now I know the only compass that I needIs the one that leads back to you.   Honour rises and falls, love is made and broken, relationships grow and crumble, lives begin and end. A story of devotion, hate, family, and revenge amongst the early Van der Linde gang as a war of morals unfolds.

65 kudos 56,303 words 15/34 chapters Explicit
9

the curious couple and their unruly sons

by islabuck

Dutch Van Der Linde and Hosea Matthews. Not many people would take in and help somebody that wanted to steal from them, nor would a pessimist find seclusion in an optimist, but apparently, the both are fools. Having run away from their families, they decide on simply creating their own OR The famili

38 kudos 12,994 words 9/50 chapters Not Rated
10

7 Hours Of Sun - One Shots

by Ennietwist

Random collection of Red Dead Redemption one shots. Short and sweet. I’m sleep deprived, depressed, and Canadian winters are so fuckin dark. sexual & non-sexual one shots. tags updated as needed. Don’t expect new content anywhere else until December to January cus I go to school.

30 kudos 3,140 words 5/7 chapters Explicit
11

Dutch's Daughter, never anything more

by secondrail

A young girl finds herself in business with the up-and-coming Van der Linde gang. Growing close to the members, she struggles with her place in the gang, particularly under Dutch's wing. Enchanted by his worldview, clashes with camp and world structures force introspection (but is it too late?) mult

28 kudos 69,332 words 27/39 chapters Mature
12

Level headed

by Voidsbroken

It was an interesting thing, Comfort. Sure they were typically on the run, whether that be other gangs or the local towns law enforcement, but Arthur came to realize that it wasn't the places they'd go that brought him comfort, it was Dutch and Hosea that brought on calm. He'd only met the two 6 mon

28 kudos 1,210 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
13

Little boy blue

by Voidsbroken

They were their own little version of a pretty fucked up family — looked out for each other through storm and sun, through life and death. When one of them was injured it was in at least half of the gangs interest to help in some way, even if it was just a laugh or smile. OR Arthur gets hypothermia,

22 kudos 1,824 words 2/2 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
14

Three's a crowd

by icarply78

The gang has just moved to Beaver Hollow. Arthur's super sick, Dutch is losing it more than ever--and Micah isn't helping. One night, Arthur finds Micah and Dutch engaging in interesting activities, and slowly (or not so slowly), he's pulled in.

13 kudos 5,228 words 4/? chapters Mature
15

So It Has Ended, So It Has Begun

by RoamingTigress

A story of aging and the changes it brings forth with, and of intimacy and touch.

7 kudos 4,847 words 1/1 chapters Mature
16

Even in the desert, flowers will bloom

by TrefleV

Three sets of pairs during The Gilded Cage. Kieran lends Bill some socks; Susan kindly lectures Molly; Dutch steals some flowers.

7 kudos 2,730 words 4/4 chapters General Audiences
17

Cowboys are Frequently (not so) Secretly Fond of Each Other.

by Olliver_Backwords

When the van der Linde gang gets stuck in Colter, they run into some strangers freezing in the cold. Question is, will they help or harm the future of the gang?   Jackson and Nathen have been running with each other, and just each other, for years now. After being chased out of Blackwater they decid

6 kudos 7,628 words 3/? chapters Mature
18

Rosa - Red Dead Redemption

by Reijiskitten

Rosa Branca grows up during the 1800's in Mexico, going from Vaquera, to smuggler of people, to outlaw. Watch her transition as she navigates life as a fugitive and to some, hero.

5 kudos 116,605 words 88/88 chapters Explicit
19

Boaz

by RoamingTigress

A story of how Javier's horse came to be. A story written for caughtinred's wonderful Javier zine! It was an honour to write a little something for it!

4 kudos 1,593 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
20

A new beginning?

by Wise_whisky_Lover

This story is about emre and Cole’s relationship in my head so if you don’t agree my apologies most of these are going to be fluffs and family fluffs I’ll give more context at the end.☻︎

0 kudos 4 words 1/12 chapters Not Rated

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Why Fix-It Dutchosea Fanfiction Works So Well

Dutch van der Linde/Hosea Matthews — The charismatic gang leader Dutch van der Linde and his longtime partner Hosea Matthews, co-founders of the Van der Linde gang.

Fix-It — Stories that 'fix' canon events that fans found unsatisfying, usually character deaths or relationship outcomes.

Their decades-long partnership and the tragedy of Dutch's decline makes for emotionally devastating and complex narratives. The catharsis of getting the ending you wanted, exploring 'what if' scenarios. That's why fix-it Dutchosea fanfiction is one of the most consistently popular combinations on AO3.

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