#oc: kenneth shaw

[little-bi-kingtrashmouth]

“Kenneth is a damned good thief, and a good man. He somehow managed to hang on to hope, that life ain’t so bad and that there are more good people in the world than bad. Most days I would be inclined to call anyone with that attitude naive but he’s so genuine in everything he does, he makes it hard for me to disagree. There’s an ease in the way he loves, so much so that it makes me think that maybe I could love like that too. I could love him like that.” 

#rdr2 oc #rdo oc #oc: kenneth shaw #rdr2 #look upon his face and love him #yes i wrote a cheesy ass arthur journal entry about him so what #i make kenneth content for an audience of two me and nico and they love it all so that's what matters

[afoolandathief]

I'm curious. Who's the cop who catches Jade and Caz? What do they get out of all this?

That would be Detective Kenneth Brooks. He wants to use Jade and Caz to solve cases that the police haven’t been able to. He also doesn’t care if they want to deal with the perpetrators as they see fit.

#underwing challenge #ask #avian-king #my wip #something wicked #my ocs #kenneth brooks #jade shaw #caz mraz

[gingernastyy]

oc matchup time!! Kenneth Shaw, he’s 26 and a gay trans man. He’s about 5’8, messy/wavy brown hair, brown eyes and big sunshine smile. He’s got small scars here and there from fights and five finger fillet, and top surgery scars. He ran away from home at 13 to be himself, he came from a big fish family with four other siblings and had an older brother and younger brothers and sister. He was just trying to get distance and space at first before hearing about a doctor who could help him. (1)

I pair your oc with-

Javier Escuella!

(I know sweet Kenneth boy so I’m going to go Buck Wild and add information I know you didn’t include)

When Dutch or Hosea brings someone into the gang Javier doesn’t really bat much of an eye. But in Ken’s case, he’s joining because Arthur and Christ, Ken doesn’t look that good... bruises on his neck and a grazed shot in the side. Javier trusts Arthur’s judgement and he’s never come off as a knight in leather chaps before so he’s curious what his reasoning behind helping Kenneth.

Unlike others, Javier is less focused on what Ken can bring to the gang and more on what happened to him.

Those weeks of healing he sees the desire that Ken has to get going on jobs. Others in the gang have made their snide comments about thinking he’s just dead weight but Javier knows not to make quick judgements of a man who’s injured. Maybe it’s because Kenneth has been bunking with Javier and Charles that he can see the fact that the stitches in his side hadn’t even fully healed and he’s wanting to help.

Javier hasn’t ever been one to keep newcomers at an arm's reach, he makes an effort to get to know as much about Ken that he can. Javier can’t help but match Kenneth’s big smile when they're talking to one another.

And Javier is sure that big ol smile of his is going to get him into trouble… which it inevitably does. He develops a deep admiration of Ken, in the way he talks and about his upbringing. It completely baffles Javier that Ken was able to make it so long without knowing how to shoot a gun and seeing how capable Ken is with knives and a bow and arrow is more than impressive. 

Javier offers to teach him how to shoot, knowing that he’s probably one of the most patient members. He wants to make sure Kenneth is as skilled as he can be, he cares a lot for him and if he’s going on jobs, especially the bigger ones, he has to know how to use a gun. Arthur is the main member who teaches Ken how to shoot though a few times when Arthur knows he’ll be gone he has John teach Ken. Javier knowing how much John and Ken really don’t like each other suggests he takes over in helping Ken. During practicing Javier shows off a bit but hey he knows he’s a good shot, why would he not show it off? It offers them some closeness of when Javier is helping Ken aim and when they are practicing and talking about how and why Ken didn’t know how to shoot a gun. 

Kenneth is very talkative and loud when he’s speaking but when Javier and Ken are alone talking around the campfire, he gets quiet when family gets brought up. Javier opens up about his family first and explains how long it’s been since he’s seen them. The last thing he heard was that his mother had died and his sister got married. He assures Ken that the gang has been the next closest thing he’s had to family since losing his own and hopes that Ken can find the same comfort in the gang.

Their connection is rooted in how they are able to see bits of themselves in each other. 

There was almost no time between Kenneth joining the gang in Blackwater before they were stuck up in the snow and having to save John. Who would have thought they would be up in a snowstorm, freezing their asses off after that Ferry job?

Javier doesn’t even have a winter jacket of his own, finds himself trembling in his poncho but if he had one he’d offer it to Ken. He’s thankful to see that someone else in the gang has given Ken one of the spare coats. It’s one of the few moments he feels a slight amount of jealousy, thinking Ken was involved with the person who’d been kind enough to him to share and a little on the fact that he was still without one. 

When moving to horseshoe, running from the law has quieted down, as much as it can for them at least, Kenneth’s and Javier relationship starts to really blossom. They already have an understanding of one another and nothing is more bonding than talking while playing Five Finger Fillet. 

Javier can’t help but fall in love with that shit eatin’ grin that Ken has on his face when they are working on a job together or showing off their knife skills.

The looks that Ken gives him while he’s playing his guitar and singing always makes he feel all sorts of special.

Both men are pretty optimistic or at the very least try to be. A simple rainbow without any rain has Javier stating how he thinks they’ll be okay, no matter what the situation becomes, they will make it out okay.

It’s charming in a way on how Ken is so willing to fight with the shitty members of the gang, anytime watching Williamson be knocked on his ass is a good day. Javier is in the background laughing as Bill makes contact with the ground.

Javier and Ken are great partners in crime when it comes to robbing. Their combination of stealth allows them to hit a homestead and be on their way for celebration drinks before anyone besides them knows what happened.

They both drink and praise each other for how the job went. Javier says something about loving working with Ken and really glad he joined the gang that flusters the both of them. It’s unprompted praise that almost feels like a confession of liking each other. 

They are confident guys so they both kind of make the first move. Thankfully Kenneth comes off as such a flirt that it’s easier for the both of them to feel comfortable to do so.

It’s been awhile since Javier has been in a relationship, the gang life isn’t exactly the best at allowing connections but compared to Kenneth he’s had much more of a love life. Javier’s affections are always sincere and he knows that Ken knows that. He’s loyal, honest and loves Kenneth so much he can hardly put it into words.

#rdr2 matchups #rdr2 #matchups #Javier Escuella #I hope you like it!! #Knife boys!

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[little-bi-kingtrashmouth]

Kenneth and Arthur for "gentle kisses on a lover's knuckles after tending to their wounds" thank you

“If you tell me one more time that you’re fine, I’m leaving you to stitch this your damn self.” Arthur grumbled, glaring over at Kenneth before setting the necessary medical supplies on his side table.

Kenneth simply huffed but kept his mouth shut. He was sure it was an empty threat on Arthur’s part but he really had no desire to find out. The last thing he wanted was to do this alone. He’d stitched himself plenty of times, twisted and bent in odd angles to get at the wounds. It hurt and pissed him off every time. So, Arthur’s help was welcomed. His scolding however was not.

“You’re acting like I’m dying or somethin’; it’s a cut Arthur.”

“I saw how big that knife was, don’t you give me that just a cut bullshit.” Arthur snapped, giving Kenneth another look before coming to kneel in front of him and cleaning the wound.

There was a long slash over Kenneth’s forearm, stretching from his elbow to just next to his wrist, as he’d used it to cover his face. The knife had been a horrible surprise, as he’d stepped back to dodge a punch, there’d been a glint of metal in the afternoon sun. It came fast for his face and he had just enough time to bring his arms up. A reckless move, he was better in a fight than that, but he hadn’t been quick enough to back away.

Kenneth watched Arthur closely, how gentle and careful his hands were as he held Kenneth’s arm to clean it. The wet cloth softly pat against his skin, damping his arm hair down and wiping away the blood. Once satisfied with the cleanliness, Arthur dropped the cloth on the ground and reached for the needle and thread.

They were quiet for the next few moments, as Arthur started closing the gash and Kenneth looked to the canvas above them, ignoring the feeling in his arm the best he could.

“That was foolish,” Arthur said, less gruff this time and with a more caring edge.

Kenneth looked back down and met Arthur’s eyes for a moment before watching him work once more.

“I mean it Ken,” he said again, firm enough to make Kenneth’s mouth twist into a frown.

“Like you ain’t been foolish before.” He huffed and picked at his shirt laying beside him with his free hand. The sleeve’s had been rolled up thankfully, before the fight. There’s blood on it, the cut having dripped, but nothing he can’t wash out. There’s blood on his jeans too. He’ll change as soon as Arthur’s done and go do the washing.

Arthur shook his head, “this ain’t about me. Seriously, what were you thinking fighting like that?”

Kenneth laughed as if Arthur had asked a dumb question, which he had.

“Thought you knew me by now.” Kenneth murmured and Arthur smiled, just a small twitch and Kenneth smiled wider.

“Miracle my hair isn't grey, the way you act.”

“Oh give it time,” Kenneth snorted and Arthur held his arm a little tighter.

“Don’t shake like that.”

Kenneth stilled and watched as Arthur neared the end of his work.

“He had it coming, you heard him.” Kenneth’s voice lowered, the anger burning in his gut again thinking back to that moment.

Arthur sighed and nodded, but still kept on,“they always have it coming, doesn’t mean you should,”

“God, quit already.” Kenneth cut him off, irritated now, “I’m fine. Yes, he pulled a knife and that could have gone a lot worse but it wasn’t nothing I couldn’t handle. He was bad with it anyways, just pulled it cause he was losing.”

Kenneth’s voice held little space for Arthur to argue, though he still wanted too. His jaw clenched but he didn’t say anything. He finished the stitching and cut the thread.

Bandages made their way around Kenneth’s forearm. Really, Kenneth felt it looked worse than it was. Sure, it’d bled a shit ton and he’d needed it closed up but he’d had more horrifying scrapes than this and would after.

Arthur stayed kneeling on the ground between Kenneth’s legs, hand resting on his elbow. His eyes were far away and Kenneth reached out with his other hand and cupped Arthur’s scruffy cheek.

“Hey,” he kept his voice soft and Arthur looked up then, worry and frustration in his eyes. “What’s going through that head of yours?” Kenneth stroked his thumb over his cheek, just barely hearing the scratch of Arthur’s beard under his touch.

Arthur shook his head, “you gotta try to stop fighting like that. You’re gonna get in trouble one of these days.”

Kenneth raised an eyebrow, “do I need to remind you about the bounty poster you found?”

Arthur huffed a laugh and took both of Kenneth’s hands gently into his. His lips found Kenneth’s roughed up knuckles and pressed kisses to them. For a moment that’s all that mattered, the two of them in the shade of Arthur’s tent hiding from the heat and Kenneth’s hands held like he was the most precious thing in the world. He felt selfish never wanting the moment to end. But Arthur then started to stand and Kenneth leaned in to capture his lips real quick before letting Arthur back away.

“You worry too much,” Kenneth murmured and Arthur barked out a laugh.

“I worry plenty, you’re a hellion on a good day.”

“Yeah but you love me,” Kenneth sighed and stood, hand going to rest on Arthur’s side.

Arthur nodded and leaned in to press his forehead to Kenneth’s “yeah, yeah I do.”

#aaaah thank you for this!!! i love writing for them and im glad even a few of you want to read about them #my writing #oc: kenneth shaw

[little-bi-kingtrashmouth]

Can I have 18 from the kisses prompt with kenneth/arthur (kenthur??) in these trying times?

yes of course jaela, you are a sweetheart and i adore you and i’m happy you love kenneth and arthur!!! i had so so much fun writing this, i hope you enjoy it and it brings you joy.  Teasing kisses where one person blows air into the other’s mouth and runs away

Kenneth exhaled slowly as he leaned against the tree on the border of camp. He titled his head up and watched the smoke float up and up and up. He wasn’t on a watch shift but watching the little bit of murky river water run alongside the Shady Belle property was much more pleasant than standing within speaking distance of certain members. Plus Arthur wasn’t anywhere to be found right now, off doing something or other for Dutch in Saint Denis and he was bored out of his mind. 

He took another long drag and looked out in front of him, catching movement from across the water. A bird of some kind had taken flight and appeared out from the mass of greenery. A heron of some kind he assumed. He heard Pearson shout from across camp that stew was ready but he stayed where he was. He never ate first anyways and it’d feel wrong to get dinner without Arthur, unless the man wasn’t planning on being back tonight but he usually made sure to tell Kenneth. If he remembered right, Arthur said it’d just be a quick thing and he’d be back today. 

Kenneth sighed and glanced over his shoulder as John made his way behind him, repeater in hand. They gave each other a small wave and carried on in silence. The water lapped a little louder out in front of him and Kenneth snapped his attention there, watching for anything like an alligator. But whatever it was, didn’t surface. 

He stayed by the tree until he finished his cigarette, flicking the butt into the water and stretching. 

“There you are,” that wonderful gruff voice came from behind and Kenneth grinned, turning around to look at Arthur as he walked over. The setting sun behind him, Arthur practically glowed. 

“Hey stranger,” Kenneth sighed and tilted his head watching Arthur walk closer. 

Arthur stood in front of him and kissed his forehead once he had the chance. Kenneth grinned and rested both of his hands on Arthur’s sides. 

“Been a minute,” Arthur said, leaning back to look over Kenneth’s face. 

“Since sunrise I think, where you been at today?” Kenneth ran his hands around Arthur’s sides and to his chest, fiddling with the buttons on Arthur’s shirt. One of them was loose and would probably fall off soon. 

Arthur sighed, long and tired. “All over Lemoyne feels like, doing business for Dutch.” He scratched his beard before dropping his hand back to Kenneth’s hip. 

“Hm, so same as usual.”

“Unfortunately,” Arthur huffed and looked back towards camp, “how’s it been here today?” 

Kenneth groaned and Arthur laughed again, loud and open as he pulled Kenneth into a hug. 

“Dutch and John was fighting this morning, I don’t know what about.” Kenneth stepped back keeping his hands on Arthur and Arthur kept close to him, very little space between their bodies. Kenneth loved these moments, just the two of them close and quiet away from the world. 

“Course they were,” Arthur mumbled, “anything else?” 

“Other than wanting to gut Micah? No, same as before. Shit feels tense though, John seems to have relaxed as much as he can. Dutch is holed up in his room I think, I don’t know. Molly’s like a cloud of misery floating about the place too.” 

“Not much you can do about that,” Arthur said softly, trying to reassure Kenneth. 

Kenneth nodded, “I know but it doesn’t help when she picks a fight with Karen every damn day.” He said, “Karen’s already got enough on her plate but at least they aint hitting each other.” Kenneth shrugged. 

“I know things seem hard right now, but it’ll be alright.” 

Kenneth wanted to question him but they’ve had this talk before and sometimes it gets tense and after everything else he’s seen today, he doesn’t want to sour the mood. Not when Arthur wasn’t deeply exhausted and angry after whatever the hell he was doing for Dutch that day. They could debate whether or not they’d get out of this shit later. 

Kenneth looked up at Arthur and smiled as he grabbed the man’s hat and plucked it off his head before putting it on his own. 

“How do I look?” Kenneth asked, putting his hands on his hips and looking smugly up at Arthur. 

“Real fine, as always.” Arthur murmured and leaned in. 

Kenneth couldn’t help the small laugh that bubbled out of his chest as he leaned back making Arthur come closer and closer. 

Arthur grabbed at his shirt collar then, keeping him from leaning any further back, not that he could go anywhere else, up against the tree like he was. 

“Quit moving away,” Arthur mumbled, smiling as he was nose to nose with Kenneth. 

“Oh? Why? You want something cowboy?” Kenneth nudged his nose against Arthur’s and tilted his head. All one of them had to do was lean forward. 

“I missed you today,” Kenneth whispered, “always disappointed when you have to leave early like that.” Kenneth sighed and Arthur looked down at their feet, pressed his forehead to Kenneth’s. 

“I know, feels like we aint had any time.” 

“Things have been moving fast.” Kenneth agreed and nuzzled his nose against Arthur’s again, “we got time right now though. Ain’t no one need your attention, sun’s almost down too. Everyone’s out eating supper.” Kenneth murmured and grinned wider and wider as Arthur looked at him and caught his meaning. 

Arthur raised an eyebrow at him, trying hard to hide a smile. “What’re you suggesting Mr. Shaw?” 

“Oh certainly nothing Mr. Morgan,” Kenneth could barely contain his smile, could hardly get the words out without laughing. 

Arthur laughed with him and pulled Kenneth close, leaning back from the tree so Kenneth, and his hat, weren’t pinned against the bark. 

Kenneth’s hands found their way back onto Arthur’s chest while Arthur kept his arm around Kenneth’s lower back. They both stayed quiet a moment, just breathing slow as the world around them got darker, the orange of evening fading into purple, the bugs and toads getting louder and louder. More noise could be heard from the gang, all of them settled outside to eat and chatting away. 

Kenneth leaned in and gave Arthur a quick peck on the lips, leaning back as Arthur tried to deepen it and snorted at Arthur’s frustrated noise. He did it again, lingering just a little longer and felt Arthur sigh against him, relaxing into the affection. Kenneth brought a hand up to Arthur’s hair, playing with what was at the base of his neck. 

Arthur kissed him slow and easy, allowing Kenneth to keep up the short and teasing kisses, grinning each time they connected. Kenneth kept a secure hold on Arthur’s neck and kept him there as he took a deep breath and blew a raspberry into Arthur’s mouth, puffing up his cheeks, making an absolutely ridiculous sound. 

Arthur shouted and shoved at Kenneth who cackled. 

“What the hell!?” Arthur’s voice cracked and Kenneth kept laughing as he stepped over the tree roots and ran away towards the house. “Oh you little shit!” Arthur laughed and ran after him. 

Kenneth kept laughing as he made his way through the front doors, not even caring if anyone else saw him and figured out what they were up to. His feet thundered up the old stairs. He stopped at the top to look down and wait for Arthur to catch up. 

He wasn’t far behind and stood at the bottom, staring up at Kenneth in almost disbelief. 

“Really?” 

“Gotta make sure you’re having fun,” Kenneth winked and Arthur shook his head but rushed up the stars and Kenneth laughed but stayed where he was, only backing up a few steps as Arthur made his way up. Arthur grabbed him up and held him as close and tight as he could. Kenneth’s hand held tight to the hat to keep it from falling off as Arthur kissed him, a real deep kiss and walked them into the room, closing the door behind him with his foot. 

#my writing #JAELA I LOVE YOUUUUUUU #thank you for this prompt it made me soooo happy to write #oc: kenneth shaw #arthur morgan #kenneth/arthur #long post #this is sooooo suggestive but what can i say they are in love!!! they're in love and kenneth is a massive flirt he just cant turn it off ev #ever

[little-bi-kingtrashmouth]

10 & 34 for the two part prompt! Whatever characters you want ☺️

10. After a near death experience & 34. “It’s 2am go back to sleep,”  thank you for this!! wrote about kenneth and arthur for this one😌

The room in Van Horn smelled damp and the stench of fish wafted through the window. Arthur would have preferred to not sleep here for the night but after the whole mess outside of Butcher Creek, those trees crawling with the Murfee Brood? It was safer in this musty room for a few hours. A ship horn gave a low bellow in the distance and he heard a dog bark on the street. There was less shouting in the air and he was thankful for it, the fighting at the saloon seemed to have ended. Plenty of people here were drunks and awake all hours of the night but it was finally late enough there was some peace. 

There was a shatter of a bottle outside and Arthur was embarrassed he jumped. He clenched his hand around his pencil and lifted it up from the current sketch he was working on. 

Arthur looked down at Kenneth who was sleeping on his side, curled up almost into Arthur’s hip. The lantern light was low and gave a glow to his hair, and the finer details of his face were in the shadow of Arthur’s side. He seemed unphased by the sound outside and Arthur was thankful, after all they’d been through tonight Kenneth just needed to rest. 

Arthur turned back to his sketch and added the scratches that were scabbing over on Kenneth’s cheek, face cut by branches as he’d fallen into a pit and struggled to climb out. It had been horrifying, the second the road seemed to explode in front of them, crowing and hollering from the trees and their horses bucked them immediately. Arthur’s ears were ringing as he saw Kenneth get up and run into the trees, either running from the Murfees or at them and his heart stopped when Kenneth fell into the ground. Arthur had rolled to the other side of the road and stuck to a tree for cover, trapped by three in the road. They shouted at the others to chase after Kenneth and Arthur swore. He did his best shooting with only his revolver, his rifle and repeater still on his horse who was running the other way on the road. By the time he was running into the trees to follow Kenneth he saw three other Murfees circling the pit Kenneth was struggling to get out of, they had been teasing and sneering down at the young man he could hear spitting swears and threats. 

The flash from the explosion made it harder to see in the dimming evening light and the thick tree cover made it even harder. He shot at one, or at least hoped he had in order to give Kenneth a fighting chance. He could just hear shouting and swearing and the Murfees laughing like this was the most fun they could have tonight. 

Arthur had kept running to them, saw Kenneth pinned to the ground by one of the Murfees fighting him off and snarling up at the man. A second stood by laughing and Arthur shot him down. It startled the Murfee trying to cut into Kenneth enough that he sat up and Kenneth flipped them, pulled his knife and stabbed the man, over and over. 

Kenneth had been shaking and had such a wild look in his eyes, one of which was most likely to bruise, Arthur hadn’t seen it but he was sure he’d been hit. His face was scratched up and bleeding just a bit and his side was covered in mud. 

They had rode hard and fast out of there after they called their horses back and just ended up here, in need of a bath and a roof over their heads for the night.

Arthur looked down again when he heard a sharp inhale. Kenneth’s eyes fluttered open and he sat up quickly and winced at the movement, looking around the room as if he wasn’t sure where he was. 

“Hey now,” Arthur put his journal aside and hovered a hand behind Kenneth, wanting to touch his back but not wanting to startle him. “You’re alright,” he soothed and Kenneth looked at him, brown eyes wide and Arthur could just make out the start of the bruise around the left. 

Kenneth let out a heavy sigh and his shoulders dropped, relaxing and bringing his hands up to his face. 

“Shit,” Kenneth whispered and Arthur almost laughed. If the last few hours could be summed up with anything, it would be a soft and defeated ‘shit’ in a dingy hotel room. 

“Y’okay?” Arthur finally let his hand touch Kenneth’s back and he could feel the young man’s heart thundering in his ribs. 

Kenneth nodded and dropped his hands into his lap, staring ahead to the dwindling fire of the fireplace. 

“Just, felt like I was getting grabbed again.” Kenneth mumbled and wrapped his arms around himself, bringing his knees up to his chest. “That was, that scared the shit out of me Arthur.” He added quietly, as if he was ashamed of it. 

“Scared me, you falling like that. Explosion too, we’re lucky the horses made it out alive.” 

Kenneth nodded, “I don’t know what I’d do if I lost Eudora, I,” 

“She’s alright though, you are too.” He rubbed a gentle circle on Kenneth’s upper back and watched him breathe slowly, trying to calm himself. “Bruised up but you’re fine, always are.” Arthur grinned and Kenneth smiled, maybe even flushed a little if Arthur was seeing right. Kenneth slumped into Arthur’s side and Arthur easily put his arm around him, resting his cheek on the top of Kenneth’s head. 

They sat in silence for a while before Arthur glanced at the small clock on the bedside table. 

“C’mon, it’s 2am, go back to sleep.” Arthur sighed, rubbing his hand up and down Kenneth’s upper arm. 

Kenneth nodded and felt at his cheek again, the scratches were just that and there was no fear of scaring or anything too severe. Even still, Arthur was sure that the feeling of scratching up his face to clamber out of a trap was enough to shake Kenneth severely. 

“You too,” Kenneth nudged Arthur with his shoulder and Arthur huffed. “Serious, you need sleep too old man.” Kenneth grinned and Arthur scoffed but smiled. Kenneth settled back down, curled onto his side facing Arthur and watched as the man closed up his journal and safely tucked it into his satchel. 

“Hold me?” Kenneth whispered and Arthur nodded, opening his arms to hold the other man to his chest. Both of them sore and just barely comfortable in such a shamble of a room but safe and alive. And for now that was enough. 

#my writing #oc: kenneth shaw #rdr2 #arthur morgan #drabble #long post #i am Incapable of writing under 1000 words lmao #rdo oc #rdr2 oc #thank you for sending this i had fun!!!

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Kenneth “I stole and spent thousands of dollars to be shirtless so I’m never buttoning my shirts ever again” Shaw

#rdr2 oc #oc: kenneth shaw #rdo oc #rdo #look at him and love him as i do

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Seb and Kenneth... either 26, 33 or 41? 🥺🥺

foolish

Kenneth would be the first to admit he wasn’t the best at making good, healthy decisions. In fact he could count his few good decisions on one hand, maybe two if he thought hard enough. The only thing was, he wasn’t used to seeing his bad decisions again. He always put as much space between himself and them as fast as he could and never looked back. But he wouldn’t exactly consider Sebastián a bad decision. In fact, he’d felt like a very good decision. And he still did, god did he look good. Kenneth stayed at his tucked away spot in the saloon, bringing his whiskey to his lips and watching as Sebastián moved through the crowd to the bar, ordering himself a drink. 

He was just as handsome as Kenneth remembered and for one of the first times, seeing someone he slept with again, he didn’t feel like sneaking out the back. Kenneth downed the rest of his drink and stood, walking over to the bar and to Sebastián. 

“Nice to see you again pretty boy,” Kenneth grinned as he leaned against the bar. 

Sebastián grinned and turned his head, looking Kenneth over and damn if that once over did make his skin prickle. 

“Come to hold a knife to my throat again?” Sebastián leveled him with a serious look but Kenneth wouldn’t be fooled. He smirked. 

“If I remember correctly, you enjoyed that.”

Sebastián turned a pretty pink and snorted, looking away from Kenneth who couldn’t help but puff up just a bit, always too damn proud of himself when he made someone else blush. Sebastián downed his drink rather than meet Kenneth’s eyes again and then turned to look at him, raising an eyebrow. 

“I didn’t think you stayed in one place for so long.” 

“Usually don’t, but there’s nothing here to make me feel like running just yet. What about you?” 

“Just looking for work.” Sebastián waved for another drink and Kenneth did the same. 

“Legal or otherwise?” Kenneth turned to lean his back into the bar and watch the patrons. There’s a few he’d been considering pickpocketing later, waiting till they were good and drunk and stopping them outside. Most of them probably didn’t have much on them but there were some in finer clothes that gave themselves away. They always did. 

“Now why would I tell you that?” Sebastian turned to face the same direction as Kenneth, looking over the crowd with him. Kenneth took the opportunity to look him over, to catch him at a moment where he was relatively at ease. The scar over Seb’s eye that he was desperate to know where he got it from, the piece of hair that fell in front of his eyes that Kenneth was tempted to push back, get a good look at his face again. Jesus, he sounded like a fool even to himself. 

Seb looked at him then and Kenneth couldn’t help but flash him a grin, met with another raised brow. 

“Figured you’re good enough to almost steal from me that maybe we could do something together. I’ve had my eyes on a few people here.” Kenneth lowered his voice and Sebastian seemed to consider it, looking Kenneth in his eyes for a moment before he sighed. 

“Kenneth, look,” he turned back to the bar and took a drink before turning to look Kenneth in the eyes, “I don’t know what impression you were left with last time but I’m not looking for a relationship of any kind and I do not need you to have some foolish ideas that,” 

“Oh hold on,” Kenneth laughed and held a hand up to stop Sebastián’s prepared speech, “before you continue with that thought and embarrass us both, what part of me getting dressed and immediately leaving after we were finished lead you to believe I had any romantic feelings for you? Or any inclination that this was more than physical?” 

Sebastián looked away and cleared his throat. “Nothing, I suppose.” 

“Listen, you’re pretty and it was amazing, I mean really,” Kenneth grinned, bit his lip and Sebastián laughed softly, “but don’t flatter yourself. You don’t need to worry about me falling in love with you.” 

Sebastián seemed pleased with that and some tension left his posture. He took another drink. 

“Glad we understand each other.” 

Kenneth finally picked up his drink and downed nearly half of it, trying to ignore the tiny ugly twisting in his stomach. He was fine with this being nothing more than physical, he didn’t know anything else anyways, that’s all he ever had. It didn’t bother him. It didn’t. 

“So, now that that’s settled, how about we rob some poor bastard together?” He rested his chin in his hand as he watched Sebastián’s face, tilting it when the man looked at him. Doing his best to look pretty; to be likeable. Old habits. “We can celebrate together afterwards.” He lowered his voice and reached his hand out gently brushing the back of his finger against Seb’s hand, “I’ll even bring my knives.” 

Sebastián gave a little grin, shaking his head a little before finishing his drink.

He acted like he was agreeing to something foolish and maybe he was. Maybe they both were. Kenneth could be making one of the most foolish decisions in his life, entertaining this and acting as if he could keep it nothing more than robbing and fucking. He was always bad at making good decisions. But nobody could pay him enough to care, especially with how good that night went. 

#one! this took me forever and im sorry #two! I LOVE WRITING THEM I LOVE THEM THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR OC WITH ME #rdr2 #rdr2 oc #oc: kenneth shaw #oc: sebastián miller #my writing #i love seb with all my heart and he and kenneth are disasters #nsft ish

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Red Dead Redemption (Video Games) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Major Character Death Relationships: Arthur Morgan/Original Male Character(s), Arthur Morgan/Kenneth Shaw Characters: Kenneth Shaw, Original Male Character(s), Arthur Morgan Additional Tags: Post-Chapter 6: Beaver Hollow (Red Dead Redemption 2), Angst, Mourning, Cowboytober 2020, Drabble, Short One Shot, New Austin Summary:

“Ain’t never seen a sunrise til you see a desert sunrise.” Arthur had said, a fond and longing smile on his face as he looked ahead of him.

Kenneth couldn’t remember how that sunrise looked then, so focused on Arthur’s expression.

“Would love to see one.” He’d sighed and Arthur looked at him, still smiling.

“Well then let’s make sure we get there someday.”

#my writing #rdr2 #red dead redemption #oc: kenneth shaw #arthur morgan #kenneth shaw/arthur morgan #angst #im sorry this is sad #cowboytober2020 #red dead redemption 2

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Red Dead Redemption (Video Games) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Kenneth Shaw, Original Male Character(s), Arthur Morgan, Simon Pearson Additional Tags: Chapter 2: Horseshoe Overlook (Red Dead Redemption 2), Poker, Drabble, Short One Shot, Cowboytober 2020, Light-Hearted, Arthur Morgan takes a break, Pearson is a sore loser Summary:

Kenneth stares at him then, expression blank. And for a man who wore his emotions on his sleeve, Arthur was hard pressed to know what the hell he was thinking. He was impressed, if maybe a little frightened, that Kenneth had the ability to be this guarded. Though maybe he just truly didn’t know what he was doing.

#my wrtiing #rdr2 #red dead redemption 2 #oc: kenneth shaw #arthur morgan #cowboytober2020 #its my boy again!! but its happy this time i promise

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Kenneth Michael Shaw, born 1873. Ran away at 13 and traveled mostly alone until he ran, literally, right into Arthur in April, 1899. Knife and stealth expert, prefers bow hunting, would eat peach cobbler for every meal if he could, and enjoys getting into fights a little too much. 

#oc: kenneth shaw #rdr2 #rdo #rdr2 oc #mine #look at him and love him!!! #this was still very early on for my rdo account so his clothes aren't Great but!!! i'll have more for him later #happy to finally formally introduce him to people #ask me about him!!

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Kenneth, Eudora, and the Tumbleweed evening sky. 

#rdo #rdr2 #oc: kenneth shaw #there's the FAINTEST rainbow if you can see it #i love my boy please look at him and love him #arthur got him Eudora and he would do anything to keep her safe and healthy #talk to me about kenneth!!! i could literally go on forever about him #youll get to meet him officially as soon as i actually finish writing

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Kenneth for the OC questions! 2, 8, 9, 17, 29, 74, 85

2. Do they have a fear of an animal? If so, what animal?

he has basic fear of big predators; bears, wolves, cougars, panthers, and alligators. 

8. What are their good and bad traits?

oh boy here we go. i’m gonna try to keep this one short so maybe three good and three bad traits

kenneth’s good traits are he’s very honest, he doesn’t like lying and he doesn’t like when people lie to him. he’s all about being up front. he is very confident! he’s very sure of himself, who he is and what he stands for so he’s not easily swayed by pressure from others. kenneth is also very protective, it comes from being a big brother and also just being full of love, he wants to defend people who need it so he’ll put himself in between people, ex: bill tormenting kieran, you can bet Kenneth is there telling bill to back the fuck off. 

kenneth’s good traits can also be considered bad traits, like his confidence tends to lead to him being stubborn, he’ll be so sure of himself that he might not listen to others when he needs to. he doesn’t back down easy even if it’s better if he did. like when he’s got swiped with a bullet and had stitches but kept putting up an argument about wanting to go out and work. he’s impulsive, even when he’s defending people he’s not considering the harm he could face and kinda throws himself into fights that ends with him bloodied up. he’s also got issues with “this person was nice to me i have to sleep with them,” which causes Problems. he doesn’t know how to handle kindness and respect or anything like that and has this idea that he has to repay them in some way and what he’s learned is doing something physical is best. 

9. Do they have any artistic talent?

not really but that’s mostly just because he hasn’t had practice in order to be skilled artistically. he’d like to though, he admires people who can create and have artistic skill

17. Do they have a best friend? If so, who, and what makes them their best friend?

this is a hard one! he has a lot of best friends because he loves so strongly and passionately and the gang is the first group of people he’s able to be friends with. 

I’m gonna with Javier, they’re both people who care deeply and with all their hearts, they would do anything for the people they care about. Javier sees Kenneth’s skill and admires it, he’s very encouraging. He respects Kenneth and sees him for who he is, which is something kenneth isn’t used to so it’s very nice for him to find that in someone. they both bond over this feeling of being ripped from your family, leaving siblings behind. They also just have a lot of fun together and are a very strong team to have together on any job. 

29. Do they wants kids? If they already have kids, do they want more?

he does!! for a long time he doesn’t think it’s possible or even consider that future for himself but he really does, he wants to be a dad 

74. Who is one person that can always make them laugh?

karen!! she’s always making him laugh and he just loves anything and everything she says. They’ll constantly be found talking and laughing loud together. 

also arthur but that’s just a given

85. Do they like to cook?

yes! he likes making his own food and he’s pretty good at it, he likes sharing food with other people as well so if he can cook something for someone he cares about?? he’s happy 

#asks #oc: kenneth shaw #I LOVE HIM THANK YOU #this took foreverrrrr

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For the OC questions: 1, 4, 5, 8, 18, 20!

1. Do they like rain?

kenneth doesn’t mind it! he prefers sunny days, just because he’s living outside, but he likes the sound of the rain and how the world smells after. 

4. Do they have kids? Do they want to have kids?

he does not have kids and for a while he doesn’t consider them a possibility but as he gets older, he really does want a family and he wants to be a dad and have kids. 

5. What’s their favorite color?

honestly it’s a tie between blue and yellow for him

8. Any phobias?

not anything specific other than strangling, he’s got issues with people touching his neck. If that counts. 

18. Where did they grow up?

*gestures vaguely at the midwest* yea

20. Do they like the ocean? If they do, what do they like about it?

he’s never been! but he would love to see it, he likes swimming and he’s got a very “the world is so big let me see it all” feeling so he’d like to make it to a coast and see the ocean stretch for miles

#rdr2 oc #rdo oc #oc: kenneth shaw #thank you nico ily

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KELLLAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNN!!!!!! tell me about your ocs pls 🥰 I don't know any names lol so choose two of your faves!! 💫🌾🌲🌼

AAAH THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!!! THIS TOOK ME TOO LONG!! Unfortunately I don’t have two solid oc’s right now to write about so I just chose Kenneth, my rdr2 oc!! I hope this was worth the wait. 

🌾 Describe your OC through the eyes of someone absolutely head-over-heels in love with them

(arthur morgan reading his journal voice) There’s people in the world that are worth loving, that are good people, and it feels special to love them and be loved by them. Kenneth is one of those people. He confuses me, simply because he’s so kind and it looks like it comes easy to him. He’s smiling all the time and it’s one of those big smiles I can only describe as sunny, it makes you warm in your chest and it’s contagious. I could look at him all day, with those big brown eyes that look at you like you’re worth something. He’s got this freckle, a spot? I’m not sure what to call it but it’s just on his jaw right by his ear and I find myself staring at it far too much. He’s confident, sure of himself and you can see it in the way he stands, carries himself, and the fact that he doesn’t take shit from anyone. I think it’s one of the reasons I was, that I felt drawn to him. He knows he is and is just so sure. He’s pretty confident about a lot of things, including that people are good and can be good. Well most people. He’s got a big heart despite all the hurt he’s been through, he’s strong. He’s really strong and I admire him in a lot of ways. He’s a good man and sometimes he has me convinced that I could be good too, that I am good. I don’t know if I believe him, but he makes me want to try. 

💫What is your favourite fact about this character and why?

He’s generally a really sunshiney, happy, smiley kind of guy. He’s often given hell for it, either for being naive or whatever that he’s so happy all the time. He’s happy because if he doesn’t try to be happy, he’ll fall apart because of all the things in his life that are hurting him. He works really hard to feel okay and to not let everything get to him, so he’s always sunny and trying to make other people feel better. I love this because I want to be like that and I just like sunshine characters, I like creating characters that are kind and that kindness comes from strength. 

🌲 How deeply does your OC feel? Are they typically empathetic or do they have a hard time connecting with others in this way? What are they like when offering support and comfort to someone they care for?

He feels so deeply, all the time. He’s incredibly compassionate and empathetic. He connects easily and readily with others. He’s always wanting to help and be there for other people. When Kenneth wants to offer support, he gets on the other person level, pays attention to what they need and what they’re like, if someone needs silence but doesn’t want to be alone, he’ll sit in the quiet with them. He’ll offer to listen, if they need it. He doesn’t push, not too far at least. He’s affectionate as well, both through his words and actions. If the person will let him and would like him to, he’ll hold their hand, rest his head on their shoulder or hold them. Or at least he’ll sit close enough their legs touch. 

🌼 Who are this characters friends and found family? How did they meet, how long have they been friends for, could they ever be something more than just friends? What do they look for in a friend or a romantic partner? (this one got LONG it’s going under a read more!) 

His found family is the gang and his friends are in the gang. He doesn’t have many outside of it purely because of his constant movement, his leaving places and people behind and continuing to run away. His first and fastest friend is Arthur, partially because that’s who saved him and brought him in, that’s who he trusts right away. He’s friends with nearly everyone in the gang but the others he’s closest with are Javier, Charles, Abigail, Karen, John, Lenny, Kieran, and Sadie. He meets all of them through joining the gang obviously but it takes him time to get close with each person, kieran and sadie the longest because they join the gang later than him. He and Javier connect right away, bonding over their skill set and ability to work well together as well as the sense of loss of leaving a family behind, not being able to see them again. He’s quick friends with Charles as well, he makes a quick effort to be friends with him because Charles makes him feel safe. Kenneth spent a lot of time with a traveling trapper/hunter and learned a lot of things. He and Charles go on hunting trips and spend a lot of quiet time together. He made friends with Abigail not long after joining, partly because he was trying to help her and Jack right away. He’s got big brother instincts and he wanted to take care of Jack and do what he could to help. Plus he just loves Abi’s attitude and personality. Because of that it takes him a while to be friends with John. He doesn’t have issues with John right away but John has issues with him and there’s a long list of why but it’s not until Horseshoe that John starts to finally stop fighting with Kenneth. Karen is a good friend very quickly as well, again with him wanting to help the ladies with their chores, despite Grimshaw shooing him off constantly. They joke together a lot and share slightly unhealthy drinking behaviors. He’s incredibly eager to go on a job with her and her with him, excited to get up to trouble and rob some people. They’re both close to the same age and he sees all the ladies as sisters and he’s just good friends with them. Lenny seems to be one of the most put together people in the gang and Kenneth enjoys talking to him and they do watch shifts together often. He wants to be friends with Kieran the minute he’s brought back to camp. He doesn’t approve of the way the gang treats him, O’Driscoll or not. He doesn’t see Kieran as a threat and he doesn’t think there’s a reason to be cruel to him. He’s often caught giving him food and water and talking to him at night, trying to comfort him. He’s friends with him as soon as Kieran is free and will protect him from anyone threatening him. It takes him the longest to become friends with Sadie, partly because she’s hurting and he doesn’t want to overstep. She becomes affectionate towards him, like a little brother and once she gets a chance to finally get out of camp and fight, they’re a dangerous team. 

Kenneth’s a bit of a flirt and he falls for nearly anyone who’s nice to him, so he’s interested in almost any of the men he’s friends with. He considers something with Javier but he knows it’ll make things awkward because despite how close they are and how into him he is, he has self destructive habits and if he sleeps with someone, it sours the relationship and he can’t talk to them later. Arthur is another story though, he’s very in love with him and wants to be more than friends. Very badly. 

In friends he looks for someone who is passionate about their interest, who cares about others. He couldn’t handle someone who doesn’t have a compassionate or empathetic bone in their body. He’s an emotional person and sure the other person doesn’t need to be incredibly open and emotional, but they need to have the capacity to care and to feel. He looks for people who are able to look beyond their own experience. He’s friends with people who are capable of learning and wanting to be better. He wants someone he can laugh with, someone who can have fun as well. Even if it’s in their own way. He loves Arthur’s attempts at humor and his sarcasm. He’s also very interested in honesty. He isn’t interested in lying or people who lie so he wants someone who’s upfront and will talk to him as well. He doesn’t have a lot of experience with romantic partners, most of them have just been one night things but he looks for all the same things in them.

#oc: kenneth shaw #my writing #mY BOYYYY #if the read more doesn't work im so so sorry this is an essay