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1. The Only Exception by Vanderlyn

   Fandoms: Red Dead Redemption (Video Games)  

   • Not Rated
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   19 Jan 2026

   Tags

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   • Hosea Matthews/Dutch van der Linde
   • Hosea Matthews & Arthur Morgan
   • Arthur Morgan & Dutch van der Linde
   • Hosea Matthews
   • Dutch van der Linde
   • Arthur Morgan
   • Canon Era
   • Established Relationship
   • quiet intimacy
   • after-camp hours
   • Emotional Vulnerability
   • Soft Dutch van der Linde
   • gentle hosea matthews
   • touch as reassurance
   • mutual understanding
   • Found Family
   • tenderness over drama
   • Emotional Safety

   Summary

   Arthur accidentally witnesses the quiet truth behind Dutch’s authority: a man who only knows how to rest when Hosea is holding him together.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   418

   Chapters:

   1/1

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

   13

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