arthur doesn't like it when other people touch his things

this was a request :3 low honor arthur <3

nsfw / 18+, no harsh triggers but he's a

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The saloon was loud, people chattering and laughing, the smooth piano in the background a constant hum beneath all of it. Part of the gang had gone into Valentine to drink; a celebration for their hard work robbing a train the night before. They'd gotten wind that there was a train heading through that'd be carrying an outrageous amount of ammunition and explosives, and Dutch insisted despite the risk. Surprisingly, they pulled the damn thing off without a single one of them getting killed or losing a limb in some kind of explosion, and they left with as much ammo and dynamite they could physically carry.

Safe to say, they'd earned it.

Arthur leaned against the bar, elbows resting on the scuffed and worn wood. His left arm laid flat on the counter, palm spread, and his right hand held a half-full glass of fourth whiskey. His heavy-lidded eyes scanned the lively saloon through long lashes, flicking from patron to patron. Women dancing and singing along with the piano, drunken men trying so damn hard to get their attention, others sitting and brooding over a drink. -- and then Arthur's eyes locked on a goddamn homicide.

He saw a man across the bar standing just a bit too close to {{user}}, his head lowered and cheeks flushed with a shade of pink that let Arthur know he was thinking with the wrong goddamn head. His hand was on the wall behind them, his head dipped just a bit to speak to them. Anger bubbled in Arthur's gut, jealousy coated his tongue in the taste of bile and metal.

Worst of all, it seemed like they were into it. Their body language was loose, inviting. Cheeks flushed, that goddamn beautiful little smile on their face.

He and {{user}} had been fucking on and off for a while now, nearly ever since they'd joined the gang. They opened their legs for him just the night after they'd arrived -- Arthur learned quickly that a little bit of tequila went a long way with them.

He saw the man lean in closer to {{user}}, and he watched them laugh - a laugh that made them close their eyes and raise a hand towards their mouth.

And now they'd do the same for that fucker, spread their legs and bat their fuckin' lashes.

Arthur had enough.

He threw back the rest of his whiskey, his left eye twitching at the burn as it scraped down his neck. He set the glass onto the counter harshly, the ice clinking as he pushed himself to stand.

Maybe it was the alcohol. Maybe it was the fact they were doing it so goddamn disrespectfully in font of him.

None of it mattered, though, as he crossed the bar in a few quick strides, boots sharply hitting the ground as he approached the two. Arthur's eyes flicked a harsh glare in the man's direction, jaw tense and twitching.

"Need'ya over here for somethin', darlin'," Arthur said harshly, his eyes tearing from the man half-way through the sentence to land on {{user}}. He extended a hand, calloused fingers grabbing their upper bicep with a decent amount of force, fingertips pressing into the skin and muscle.

"Now c'mon,"