Venom (Arthur Morgan x Fem Reader)

Exposed

A couple of weeks have gone by since the train robbery and your injury. Life resumed like normal, except for the fact that the law was breathing down your necks, even more than before. Your bullet wound had already mostly healed, a noticeable scar now sat right by your collar bone.

You played with your fingers as you laid on your back in your cot. It was dead silent, only the occasional sounds of cicadas in the trees. You let out a sigh as you let your hands fall to your side. It had been several hours since you had called it a night, and you still couldn't fall asleep.

After recent events, the images of your parents played continuously in your head at night.

Sometimes you didn't want to close your eyes in fear of having another nightmare. You sat up in your cot, staring at the small sliver in between the flaps of canvas. You sat still, thinking about the past as tears began to well up in your eyes.

You gently wiped away your tears and looked at the now wilting flowers that sat on your side table. You swung your legs over the side of the cot, grabbing your boots and slipping them on. You pulled yourself out of bed, heading out of your tent.

You stepped out in the clearing and looked around for any movement. Everyone seemed to be asleep, but Arthur's tent was lit up. You walked to his tent, placing your fingers between the opening of the tent and peeking inside.

Arthur was sitting upright, cleaning his guns as he sat in his cot. He noticed you almost immediately, setting down his pistol and looking up at you. "How come you ain't asleep?" He stood up and opened the canvas more, stepping outside with you.

"Couldn't." You frowned as you looked him in the eyes. "Another nightmare?" He placed his hand on your shoulder and gave you a reassuring squeeze. "No, just thinking about it." You grabbed onto his hand and began to pull him away from his tent.

"Let's go down to the river." You held onto his hand tight and he didn't complain as you led him down to the river. As you reached the edge of the river, you kicked off your boots, chucking them into the dirt. Arthur did the same and quickly began to unbutton his shirt. He tossed it to the side and rolled up his pant legs as he began to wade into the water with you.

You admired Arthur as he stood before you, shirtless and his hair messily strung over his face. You held onto Arthur's hands as you stood in the water. He looked you up and down, as if he was trying to take a mental image of you. You were in your undergarments, your white sleeveless top and white bloomers.

You knelt down, cupping your hand as you brushed the surface of the water. You quickly flicked your wrist, sending water flying up to Arthur. He jumped back in surprise as the water hit his face, wetting his hair with it. "Are you serious?" He laughed as he let go of your hands, dipping his hands in the water and splashing you with more force.

You giggled as you ran back, trying to get away from his attack. The water came up, hitting you and soaking your undergarments. "Come on big boy." You used both of your hands to splash up water at Arthur, splashing him in his chest and soaking his pants.

You stood up straight, heading back towards Arthur as he rubbed the water out of his eyes. He looked at you as you walked over to him, his cheeks turning bright red as his eyes darted away from you. "What?" You looked down at your body to see your white shirt had now become see through.

You gasped as you tried to cover your very noticeable nipples. "And you were looking?!" You shouted and ran towards Arthur, playfully hitting him in his arm. "Shut it." Arthur turned away, making sure not to look at your body.

"Ah come here." You stood up on your toes as you grabbed Arthur's face, turning him to face you. You placed a peck on his warm cheek. You dropped your hand from covering your chest and Arthur's eyes traveled down. For a second, he stared at your exposed chest, his hands gliding down to your waist.

Arthur pulled you in close to his wet body, his lips crashing into yours. He grabbed the back of your neck, deepening the kiss as he pressed his body against yours. The kiss became more passionate as it went on.

His tongue slid into your mouth, dancing with yours. You could feel his mouth curling into a smile as he bit your lip, slowly pulling away from the kiss. "Damn it Y/N. I love you." Arthur kissed your forehead and took you into his arms, swiftly picking you up and cradling you like a child.

"I love you too." You placed your hand on his chest as he carried you back towards camp. The whole time, you stared up at his face, admiring every feature of his. It felt nice to be in his arms, safe and protected.