@loversl4ke said: what were you gonna do if i wasn’t here?
a knife in the back would’ve hurt less than this. arthur’s words are a violent smear on his person, uncalled for and unwarranted, this is what the father receives for protecting the son. this is how adam must’ve felt. rage billows from within him, dark and terrifying and quiet, as his fingers drum against the battered wood of the hut’s wall. “what d’ you think i would’ve done, arthur?” he speaks through gritted teeth, running a hand through matted strands of hair, still reeling from the chase they’d just gotten out of, adrenaline running at an all-time high. it’s a bitter retort to the man’s assumption, a deflection of his veiled accusations. [ his delusion is his armor, and his words shielded him from admitting the truth right in front of his eyes. ]
deposition of an outlaw: my end will always justify my means. [ q: what are your objectives? a: i will protect these people, no matter the cost. i am righteous in my anger, and i will smite thee who oppose me. ]
everything will be okay. he will forgive him again, for this affront, and things will go back to normal, as they always have. “do you really not trust me anymore? is this what we’ve come to, arthur? what have i done to earn the scorn of my…” he does not say it: his hand is on his heart, bleeding woe. there is mercy in his wrath. forgive, but do not forget. “why do you hate me, my son?”
the way they're sitting here is so funny to me. these three big men on this little couch. dutch and john over there manspreading, squishing arthur's big ass in the middle.
Recently learned that the color of the vest and tie Arthur wears during the Saint Denis ferry gambling mission changes depending on if you have high or low honor (blue for high and red for low) so now i am obsessed with the idea that the prominence of the colors red and blue on certain gang member’s outfit also reflects their honor level.
Whittemore variants versus Arthur’s default outfit, which doesn’t have a scrap of red on it, however no matter what his blue shirt is always fucking dirty and stained. And remember the gang criticizes you if you have blood all over you.
Hosea wears the blue vest (sometimes brown) but he generally has his red neckerchief on, but he also owns a red and black scarf. Mostly good but a little bit of bad.
Red is prominently featured on Micah. His entire shirt is red and he’s usually wearing his jacket like he’s disguising his nature. Even the the grips on his guns have red. And when you rescue him from Strawberry he does not have his coat.
Dutch is the most interesting to me. He has the checkered red scarf which he rarely wears and the red pocket square over his heart. Only the back of his vest is red, like he’s in denial about it, or that it’s only possible to see who he is when he isn’t facing you and putting on a show. Meanwhile on guarma his vest is suddenly reversed!
EDIT: addition
When Hosea is killed he is wearing a completely different outfit with a blue vest and absolutely no red, and both Milton and Dutch are covered in red!