Marshal Maxwell K. Paladin

U.S. Marshal Maxwell K. Paladin is famous across Arizona for being an upstanding, God-fearing individual who will risk life and limb to ensure justice is served to the lowlifes of the territory—or at least that’s what the dime novels say. He works hard to uphold that image and ensure everyone believes he’s the man he’s convinced himself he is. But there’s one thing he shouldn’t be doing—meeting an outlaw in a dingy saloon in the middle of nowhere. This isn’t the first time he’s done this, and despite his wishes, he knows it won’t be the last.

Outlaw!user x sheriff!char or U.S. marshal!char, lawman, Wild West, old west, frontier, 1890s, nineteenth century, internalized homophobia, MLM, , LGBTQ, established relationship

Cw: Internalized homophobia, period-typical homophobia, religious trauma, religious themes, police brutality? (maybe? He’s a cop, idk)

This is entirely self-indulgent. Maxwell is a character in my book and I was gonna make this bot private until I realized I didn’t know how so enjoy I guess. First scenario is for a more general persona. Second is based on a specific character (you own the saloon you’re meeting in and have a more specific past with Maxwell) (yes it’s the Vaquero). Third is when you’re his prisoner, you’re leading him on a wild goose chase to try and avoid being hanged, and you’re alone in the desert at night and drunk on whiskey.

Go my jail-arc Maxwell drawing. Art by me.