#feral raccoon john marston

[fablexdreams]

What do yall think John got up to in his year away lmao? Cause I think about it a lot, and, correct me if I'm wrong please, it's never really touched on in the game outside of a few comments here and there lmao. I feel like he either just did a whole lot of fucking nothing, scraping to get by and regretting his decision, OR he did a whole lot of everything and was the sole reason new laws and restrictions were created in places people would least expect. I'm more inclined to lean towards the latter, only because John Is a literal feral animal and without Arthur and Hosea there to calm him down, he probably went back to his old ways of pure chaos, but nothing would surprise me tbh.💀

[dash-o-frost]

There are now two feral creatures within the camp.

Neither are leaving any time soon . . . Much to Arthurs dismay

[racoonjohn]

The day when the gang collectively and secretly decide to bathe John he just sense it and disappear in a cave full of raccoons Also,

Because Javier wasn’t wearing his good boots when he saved John at Colter

[polskasroka]

I'm not going to anon but I am going to ask - do you think it was inevitable for Dutch to turn out like he did in the end? Or was it just Micah's influence? Or both? Like he must have genuinely cared at some point right?

Ah yes, I love you all shameless people who don't ask on anon 💖💖💫

Oh boy, now there must be some consideration done here.

In my opinion, it didn't have to end like it did. It could've been prevented had tragedies not happened one after another. Of course, Micah had a lot of impact on what was happening around Dutch but it wasn't only because of him.

I think the constant running away and being chased by the lawmen, Pinkertons etc. also had a big influence because for how long can one act like it's okay and they won't catch us? There must've been some fear, even hidden and locked deep inside of him, that one day found its outlet and started to break the man. He might've been afraid that he'd lose the position he had, bc bruh, he was the leader of a goddamn powerful gang after all!

I have no idea if he had a narcissistic personality disorder (or a different one) because it's impossible to tell for sure (I love this game for its ambiguity omg) and I'm not a professional but if he did, then I wouldn't be surprised.

I know that on one hand he would take all of those stray kids under his wing, you know, Arthur, a feral raccoon with rabies aka John Marston, and so on, which would indicate that he did care. But on the other, he might've been doing it all only for his gain. We'll probably never know the answer to that and it's probably for the best.

I choose to believe that he DID care at some point, that he wasn't faking it all. But there's always that something telling me that he's never been pure.

Anyways, after all this thinking I've done now, maybe the disasters weren't as preventable as I'd like them to be? Maybe there must've been a breaking point and, in fact, there was. A popular opinion but I find it very accurate - it was a game over for Dutch's sanity when Hosea was killed.

I have no idea why Dutch wouldn't listen to Arthur after that'd happened. Maybe because his goddamn son was doubting him in those trying times? Because he would betray him and/or hide the truth from him? (call breaking John out of jail as you wish) Maybe he knew that Arthur was simply right and couldn't bear the fact that someone was actually a better man than he was?

So many questions, so few answers. I could go on with this but it's already longer than you probably wanted it to be. Sorry XD

Ok one more thing. In those times when everyone seemed to turn away from Dutch, Micah remained by his side no matter what he did. Of course, he took advantage of lost and insane Dutch for his own benefits, just like the slimy rat he was. And this only led to even bigger catastrophies.

So much ranting damn, I hope I didn't bore you too much. Actually, it's been the first time I was asked to rant abt this game, so thank you very very much

[whirlybirbs]

yeah, but i like to think that arthur + john’s relationship used to be peak combative, like imagine feral raccoon, freshly adopted, 13yr old john marston straight up hissing at arthur and lunging across the dinner table to claw at his adoptive brother’s eyes all because arthur stole a scoop of his beans from his plate bc “he’s a stick, he ain’t gonna finish!”

arthur is a full on fucking adult, twenty whole years old, and he’s gotta deal with a literal wild child heathen who killed a man at the age of eleven and chain smokes like he’s a chimney.

john will do something feral like a stab a squirrel in cold blood on the outskirts of camp and arthur watches in horror as hoses shrugs and turns back to his newspaper like, “eh, he’s young.”

arthur and john throw fists over a fucking candy bar one night bc john is territorial over food. arthur pulls his punches bc he ain’t beating up a child — then john goes and breaks arthur’s nose for the first time, and the outlaw learns. oh, he learns.

[markodragic]

susan has favourites. whos her favourite child you ask? not lovely sweet tilly, not big hard roadman arthur morgan. nah, filthy fucken johnny marston. that’s her boy, that’s her son, little raccoon wolf bitch that can’t swim becoz “sniff sniff bath mean :(“

the more feral the child, the more she loves them. meaning of course that john and sean are her undisputed faves

[sunshinexlollipops]

Arthur Morgan: vividly writes and draws his feelings in his journal whenever able, will have constant internal monologues with himself and thinks about his future and past, will stop and talk to anyone in camp and let them know how he’s feeling and how conflicted he is (probably even tells his horse to bond with it), literally has dreams and visions based upon how honorable he feels as he tries to atone for his sins

John Marston: a feral raccoon that doesn’t know what a bath is

[nocturnal-birb]

Hot take:

John Marston probably has rabies

Beware of this feral raccoon

[fablexdreams]

Yall can't tell me this isn't exactly what happened lmfao.

[racoonjohn]

May I stand unshaken while you antagonize me in raccoon 🦝

[racoonjohn]

Wash the raccoon comic part 2! The Van Der Linde Gang is definitely different from the O’Driscolls at this point. Previous part <<

[racoonjohn]

Greasy Raccoon John spotted in the wild

[racoonjohn]

✨ 🦝 Happy feral raccoon John, y’all 🦝 ✨

[markodragic]

my boy johnny marston if you please 🥺? (also i’m gonna draw werewolf kieran and won’t be stopped)

I got 2 asks for john! ✨ (also pls do show me werewolf kieran when you’re done JFJGKGK)

Sexuality Headcanon: he’s bi and he gets pegged

Gender Headcanon: I don’t have a solid headcanon for this in all honesty but nb john is a pretty great concept

A ship I have with said character: john/javier! I love them together, they have a great dynamic 🥺💖💗

A BROTP I have with said character: john and sadie in the epilogue are SO good KGKHK just a greasy himbo and his lesbian buddy

A NOTP I have with said character: from all the popular ships, I must choose m/orston ofc

A random headcanon: when he was younger he would sometimes literally bite his opponent like a feral raccoon if he was outmatched in a fight. it was always his go-to move if he was cornered

General Opinion over said character: I love that dumbass boah, he’s just out here trying his best with the brain cells he has HFJGJGJ plus I love the fact that he feels the need to yell quite literally everything

[nocturnal-birb]

a question hour, yaay! so listen, i'm like lowkey curious about these cowboy dudes u keep posting ,,,so ,,,may i pls be introducedghjggjf

Oh my sweet anon… I have no idea how to start this- oh god safjhsjkdf

I feel like I’m gonna scare you with the amount of shit I’ll pull just to introduce them all but fear not!

I shall try my best to introduce these hot cowboys and cowgirls. Sit back and relax and watch me make a mess of introduction of them because I’ll probably just scare you with this and I am so sorry //cries

Arthur Morgan: the fandom’s number 1 cowboy in town. He’s the kindest and toughest rootin’ tootin’ cowboy who is very sad and lonely- but we love him! (He’s usually the one I always post about)

Dutch van der Linde: he’s the man with a plan; a dangerous man if you ask me (he brings out the kinkiest mofo in you so beware of him), supposedly a camp dad

Hosea Matthews: the gang’s real fashion camp dad! Like no joke, he may be old but he still rockin’ on that coat/vest fashion like he hasn’t aged at all. Best dad of all. 11/10 would want him as gang leader instead.

John Marston: aka the golden boy or as the fandom likes to call him “local feral raccoon” why? ‘Cause he ain’t fond of bathing (doesn’t even know how to swim), always greasy and usually scavenges for food instead of asking for one.

Sadie Adler: that one raging bisexual that you’re not sure whether you want to fuck or have her fuck you (seriously, she makes everyone gay), a badass queen that needs no man because she’s an independent woman. Arthur’s best friends

Charles Smith: a big soft boi; he may look scary but trust me, anon! He’s sweet just like Arthur. He’s also one of Arthur’s best friends; he’s silent but he will always ride with you.

Javier Escuella: he’s that one guy that could make you swoon for his music and voice. Dude has a talent for music plus the fandom loves his songs but be warned, he does not take kindly of racists and will fite right away if you call him greaser.

Bill Williamson: a simple lad who does simple stuff. Loves his horse a lot more than anything.

Sean MacGuire: he may be annoying to the gang but trust me, they love him for his positive attitude and personality. A kid in heart who tries his best.

Lenny Summers: another fandom fav because he keeps our sad cowboy Arthur happy and lets Arthur relax for once (cause the gang’s always up in his ass); great drinking buddy; also he has many names but the fandom calls him ‘YNNEL” at times.

Uncle: everyone’s favorite uncle! He has a condition though- he has Lumbago, a serious condition indeed. That’s why no one lets him work at camp.

Josiah Trelawny: he makes everyone gay; has that great mustache that could make you swoon by just staring at it. Great dad for his children and wife tbh!

Micah Bell: aside from John being a raccoon, we got Micah being a rat of the camp. Why? He just is. He causes havoc everywhere he goes and our poor ol’ Arthur is the one that always has to clean his mess up.

Leopold Strauss: uhh.. he’s a loan shark; keeps making Arthur do his debt collecting instead of him (only a few likes him as majority doesn’t due to an incident)

Simon Pearson: Good lad with lots of navy stories to tell but not much good with making stews apparently… (according to the gang)

Abigail Roberts: She’s quite a mean gal but I can assure you that she’s only like that because she wants to protect Jack and also make a man out of John.

Susan Grimshaw: she’s like that strict grandma/aunt that you should be scared of. But she’s actually a sweetheart despite her tough love on ya. Always nags but let me assure you that she only wants what’s best for ya.

Molly O’Shea: quite a stuck up woman but only because of Dutch not paying attention to her. (Like dude barely even touched her and it had her goin’ grouchy); the queen that was robbed from us despite how the girls treat her- the fandom does love her though!

Mary-Beth Gaskill: the most sweetest thief in the gang you’ll ever meet! She loves writing romance and pretty much sees everything as a romance reference for her book whether be it about vampires, forbidden love- all those kinds of stuff.

Tilly Jackson: she’s as sweet as Mary-Beth and she loves to help Arthur as much as she can. She one that’s not afraid to speak her mind about things.

Karen Jones: a thicc lady with a thicc heart; always down to rob a bank with Arthur and others- just like the girls, she’s also sweet although a bit of a drunk but still sweet

Kieran Duffy: a sweat stuttering bean; the fandom loves him very much that they would protect him from mean people. He’s the softest boi in the gang.

[nocturnal-birb]

Basically... local feral raccoon attacks everyone on sight. That’s peak child John Marston

yeah, but i like to think that arthur + john’s relationship used to be peak combative, like imagine feral raccoon, freshly adopted, 13yr old john marston straight up hissing at arthur and lunging across the dinner table to claw at his adoptive brother’s eyes all because arthur stole a scoop of his beans from his plate bc “he’s a stick, he ain’t gonna finish!”

arthur is a full on fucking adult, twenty whole years old, and he’s gotta deal with a literal wild child heathen who killed a man at the age of eleven and chain smokes like he’s a chimney.

john will do something feral like a stab a squirrel in cold blood on the outskirts of camp and arthur watches in horror as hoses shrugs and turns back to his newspaper like, “eh, he’s young.”

arthur and john throw fists over a fucking candy bar one night bc john is territorial over food. arthur pulls his punches bc he ain’t beating up a child — then john goes and breaks arthur’s nose for the first time, and the outlaw learns. oh, he learns.