hosea for the meme winkwonk ;3
oh u know i cant deny u bby
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Hosea is always looking out for his boys. His boys being Arthur and John, but he also considers Abigail as his daughter as well. (He’s just the Ultimate Dad) If he notices one of them is having a hard time, he’ll try to pull them aside and talk with them, and if he can’t do that for some reason, he’ll do nice but subtle things to brighten their day and/or make it easier. He loves his kids, okay?
He was the first to notice Arthur’s cough sounded too much like his own.
Headcanon B: while it may not be realistic it is hilarious
This man can and will fall asleep anywhere, and in any position. He’ll complain about it once he wakes up, and may even need help up, but he can Sleep. Floor? Sleep. Slumped over a chair? He’s asleep. Sprawled in a goddamn boat? You can hear him softly snoring. The gang sometimes wonders if Hosea and Arthur are actually related due to them both doing this, but. Hosea is the Master.
Headcanon C: heart-crushing and awful, but fun to inflict on friends
Hosea was thinking of a lot of things when he was caught by the Pinkertons in the bank robbery. He didn’t dwell on why he was caught, he had a feeling once he was caught as to why, he only hoped he could try to slink out of it before the others see.
Of course, we know that doesn’t happen. This was one of his worst fears, not dying, but his family, his lover, basically his husband, and his own sons having to watch him die. He knew his time was limited anyways, his lungs spoke to that, but he didn’t realize how little time he had left with them. He should’ve pressured John more to think about what he really wants to do, to think of a life outside the gang, god, he should’ve pressured Arthur more about the same, he should’ve told Dutch that he was going too far, should’ve put his foot down. Should’ve insisted on some things, should’ve brought up Arthur’s cough to Dutch more seriously, should’ve-
Hosea can see them looking at him, can see the desperation in all of their eyes. His sons are looking at him, horrified, with a tiny glimmer of hope, he’s still alive they can save him, right? Hosea doesn’t want to think about whether there is a glimmer of tears in John’s eyes, in Arthur’s...
Hosea looks to Dutch. Dutch, their leader, his partner, his world. Oh, Dutch. He hopes he can keep going, because Hosea knows his time is coming to a halt. He hopes Dutch was lying when he would tell him that he wouldn’t be able to go on if it weren’t for Hosea being there. Hosea hopes that the gang can be the thing to keep Dutch going strong, but...
Hosea turns to face Milton. He knows. He knows Dutch isn’t going to be alright after this, not for a long time, maybe never okay again. He only hopes that his boys can support him, and that Dutch can snap out of it and realize where he’s going before he’s in too far. He can only hope his love will realize what he has now, before he loses that, along with him.
He hopes, if all else fails, that John and Arthur can have a good life, John can be a family with Abigail and Jack somewhere safe, Arthur living somewhere where he can relax and work on himself and that horrible cough Hosea fears more than his own.
Milton’s finger pulls and Hosea hopes-
Headcanon D: unrealistic, but I will disregard canon about it because I reject canon reality and substitute my own.
fuck dying, the jobs and guard on the bank job changed and hosea wasn’t caught. the bank job was still a bust, but hosea and lenny got out safe. There were injuries here and there, many grazes, bruises, and a nonlethal but painful gunshot injury here and there, but they get out safe. they still had to move but they got out safe. Dutch, who finally, FINALLY, sees how close of a call that was, snaps to his senses and realizes that maybe “just one more job” isn’t a good plan. maybe he should actually try to get the gang, their family, somewhere safe.
also i feel like if guarma didn’t happen arthur could’ve lived with tb bcus thats possible r* just hates us so that happens and dutch moves them to somewhere warm and dry that isn’t swarmed by the law in hopes that it would help arthur once the noise died down enough and hosea lives to see his sons live and prosper the end im a bastard that is a sucker for fix-its okay
oh also micah was left somewhere along the way bcus hosea had enough of his shit basically was “leave and dont come back or ill shoot you where you stand”