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1. the childhood lie that we both had the courage to leave by aresbell

   Fandoms: Red Dead Redemption (Video Games)  

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   29 Jun 2026

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   • John Marston & Arthur Morgan
   • Abigail Roberts Marston/John Marston
   • John Marston
   • Arthur Morgan
   • Abigail Roberts Marston
   • Jack Marston
   • Angst
   • Fluff
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Sick Character
   • Healing
   • Hallucinations
   • Lack of Communication
   • Communication
   • Communication (8 years late)
   • Brothers
   • John Marston & Arthur Morgan are Siblings
   • Found Family
   • found family but at what cost
   • Bonding Over Trauma

   Summary

   Living at Beecher's Hope, John Marston has never been sicker in his life; so sick, in fact, that Arthur inexplicably appears at his bedroom door.

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   English

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