Christmas present to self? A day off to draw cowboys smooching! 😊
[ID: Two separate images as follows: First is of Sebastian Castellanos from the Evil Within series, on the left side, kissing Arthur Morgan from Red Dead Redemption series, on the right, with his arms wrapped around his neck. Sebastian is dressed in a tan winter coat and has a riffle strapped on the back; Arthur is wearing his blue winter coat, his left arm raised to hold Sebastian around the shoulder. The background is grey and it's snowing.
Second image is of Charles Smith, on the left, and Arthur Morgan, on the right, both from Red Dead Redemption 2 kissing, with Arthur raising his hand to cup Charles’s face. Arthur is again dressed in his blue winter coat, and is also wearing his hat; Charles is dressed in a dark grey herringbone winter coat and is pulling Arthur into the kiss from the waist. Similarly, the background is also grey and it's snowing.]
Sebthur thoughts, because sometimes that’s just the way it is.
Sometimes it just hits me that, if you put them in the same setting, somewhere where they meet, they will impact each other; they will crash into each other to make something meaningful because they fit thematically so well.
Guilt, family and redemption are core themes of both their story arcs, and the way their journey and issues mirror and complement each other.
If for Sebastian it’s a desperate fight to cling on to what he has left, to preserve that family because up until then he’s been going through it all alone, with no support or help to pull him up from the depths he’s sinking to. But Arthur’s generally friendly and surprisingly supportive, appeal to empathy and he’ll help; if Sebastian needs a friend, Arthur can be a friend. On the other hand, Arthur had a lot of people there but not many of them open to his struggles (he himself isn’t allowing close people to pry into the way he’s feeling), but damn if he won’t open up to strangers, tell them he’s feeling like shit right after saying hello, because for Arthur’s looking for a break with the people that are stifling and enabling him to do his worst. And if Sebastian’s just a stranger, there for a chat, for a moment of pouring out mutually vulnerable experiences that’s exactly what Arthur needs.
And that’s not even mentioning parenthood and how important it is to both of them, Sebastian’s definitely a family man, without it he just sunk into work and alcoholism, but for Arthur too: he regrets losing Isaac so goddamn much, and the way he treats and interacts with Jack, the way he begs and fights tooth and nail till the bitter end so that John doesn’t lose what he has lost. If Arthur met Lily he’d let no harm come to that girl – by extension Sebastian. Arthur has another chance at being a father; Arthur has a chance at a different life, one to appease his own mind and dreams, to make of it what he wants not just what he got the chance to because he was the lowest rung on the social ladder as an orphaned child of an outlaw. And it’s a chance at a different life for Sebastian, not alone, with a friend, someone dedicated to taking care of his daughter with him, someone he can unwind and roam with.
And that’s how their paths to redemption collide: what else better than the prospect of family to spur Arthur away from Dutch, to put a stop to outlawry and do right by people again, what else better than just one someone that sticks with you to help Sebastian pull himself together to finally heal and sort his own shit out, not because they’re incapable of doing that on their own, but because it makes it easier, more pleasant.
And they just have a similar sense of humor and tendency for rough coping mechanisms like drinking, smoking or violence/reckless behavior – leads to injury, disease. Maybe that’s why I tend to write them meeting half drunk, spilling their vulnerabilities out, until they mount into a tension that can only be resolved in a fist fight or sex. It’s not healthy, but it’s what they got, for now... For now... And, now that the deed is done, they’re involved, so they have to do better; they met at their worst already.
From here on feelings become more nondescriptive and much more suited to being written in a fanfiction plot i think.
Well there would be one more thing; the Saint Sebastian thing, but that’s something else I guess.
“You’re a lot stronger than you know” s-sebthur ;w; if you want to
Sebastian woke up in themiddle of the night, roused by incessant coughing and the distinctstench of blood. He found Arthur next to him, bent over, clutchingthe sheets and coughing into them like there was no tomorrow.Instinctively Sebastian reaches for him, one arm around the otherman’s back, his free hand came to wipe Arthur’s hair from hisforehead— its sticky from sweat.
„Hey,“ Sebastianmurmurs, wide awake but there’s a crack in his voice, „It’s fine,Arthur. Here.“ And now its his turn to bend over to reach formedicine on the nightstand, one arm comfortably on Arthur’s bodynever leaving his warmth. Arthur shakes his head dismissively,attempts to shake Seb off as if it was any use; Sebastian remainsstubborn in his support for Arthur.
This man was all he had left. Allhe needed. All he wanted.
Arthur’s motions got weaker as one lastcough violently shook his body, the splatter of blood escaping hishand covering his mouth, the sanguine fluid stains the sheets.
„You’re strong, Arthur,“ Sebastian tells him, soothingly rubs hisback and still tries to give him the bottle of medicine, „So muchstronger than you know.“ It pains him to see Arthur like this,blood smeared on his lips, breath loud and scratchy, his voice soweak, it barely belonged to him now.
This one was, to be honest, the most fun to do. Arya and Cris, what you created with Sebthur is BEYOND IMAGINATION. Take two men broken, trampled on, treated unkind and robbed naked by the world, put them next to each other for a while, let it bubble on little flame, sprinkle pining and lots of se*ual frustration and similarities galore: TADA! The perfect ship in whichever universe. Wow. @sebthur, I wish YOU a happy birthday and @rcris123 you have a wonderful day, too 🦌
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ARYA! who else beats Laura like you do? who else fires the rocket launcher at Tatiana like you do? you taught me a lot in TEW and I'm very grateful for that! today is your day, dear Arya. @sebthur
EVERYONE GO CHECK OUT @sebthur SHE’S(I’m assuming based on your photos, I’m sorry if this isn’t your preferred pronoun) FUGGIN ADORABLE AND MAKES POSTS ABOUT RED DEAD REDEMPTION AND THE EVIL WITHIN!
I’ll fully admit, I’ve never played The Evil Within, because I’m a weak little chicken shit who absolutely hates horror, hell there are places in RDR2 where I’m just going ‘nope nope nOPe get me the FUCK outta here!’
*Cough* the Bayou *cough* the serial killer side mission *cough cough*
But seriously, she makes good shit even though I don’t know half of it! :D
