Midnight_Willow94
Born into life, Clara spent most of her life as her parents, Hosea and Bessie, drifted through cons and schemes. At sixteen, Hosea sent Clara away to live with a distant relative in Saint Denis to protect her from an ongoing threat the gang faced. She was their miracle baby.
Clara never stopped writing her pa, but as she got older, she grew bitter when his visits and letters became fewer and fewer. Now at twenty-six, Clara has made a name for herself as a nurse for helping people in small towns. What happens when she receives a letter from her pa telling her about the trouble the gang is in?
Clara and Arthur have known each other since she was a child. When they reunite, Arthur is stunned by the woman she's become-resilient, intelligent, and not afraid to challenge him. Their connection is subtle but powerful: mutual respect that slowly blossoms into something deeper.
Clara isn't fooled by Arthur's tough exterior. She sees the guilt in him, the quiet decency fighting to get out. He's protective of her, unsure if he's worthy of her, while she never asks him to be anything but honest.
Their love story is tender, tragic, and mostly lived in the margins of the game's chaos-making it all the more human.