#ch. study: lee dutton

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random lee dutton things in no particular order:

growing up on the yellowstone alongside rip wheeler and spending most of his time working with him, the two have become best friends.

he owns a flat in the town closest to the dutton estate where he spends most nights. beth is always welcome to stay with him if she wants to escape the ranch; she has a room waiting for her there.

after beth, he's the dutton sibling most affected by their mother's death. as the oldest son, john imposed on lee the notion that he would have to take over the ranch once he was gone. but evelyn always made sure lee knew it was still his choice.

despite this, he's the most upbeat sibling. he smiles a lot.

he's biromantic and bisexual, with a preference for men. only beth knows this.

he survives the bullet wound on the broken rock reservation. refusing to take over management of the ranch, he becomes livestock commissioner and the go - to guy to break wild horses on the yellowstone.

he's closest to beth and most at odds with kayce.

#ch. study: lee dutton #i shouldn't be surprised knowing the duttons' ways but #everytime i rewatch the show it bugs me #how little lee is even mentioned. #gUYS HE JUST DIED #why is no one talking about him #esp joHN bc he did seem to give a fuck but .. #that's the johndutton way of dealing with trauma ig #don't mention it cause mb then it won't be real. #loL OKAY COOL #anyway we love him

[cultfic]

also putting it out there that lee used to rodeo every once in a while, mostly beyond the montana borders. kinda hoped john didn't know / was glad that, if he did, he never mentioned it to him.

#he accompanied travis and pretended it was to scout horses. #i remember john telling kayce that lee was the one who broke wild horses on the ranch #makes sense that he puts that talent to (good) use. #lee: shows up bruised at the dinner table on more than one occasions #comes up with some stupid excuse #john: mkay #ch. study: lee dutton #having thoughts and feelings about this man.