#yandere rdr self aware au

[yanderes-galore]

Self aware Arthur hcs

Arthur Morgan my beloved.... 🥺

Yandere! Self-Aware! Arthur Morgan Concept

Pairing: Romantic

Possible Trigger Warnings: Gender-Neutral Darling, Obsession, Manipulation, Self-Aware yandere, Stalking, Possessive/Protective behavior, Kidnapping/Isolation, Forced relationship.

Arthur is, story-wise, the first playable RDR protagonist who could be self-aware.

At first he probably doesn't realize he's meant to be your host.

He's essentially your puppet, one for you to use to interact with his world.

It's a weird experience....

For example, Arthur no doubt experienced death countless times.

Be that from you accidentally getting him killed or something story related...

Arthur experiences each loaded save like it's some sort of nightmare or dream.

When Arthur begins noticing something off, like deja vu or events that should have killed him...

That's when he senses you.

He's no longer just another piece of code, he's more alive than all the rest.

Like a virus he's given sentience, which can soon spread to John and Jack once you swap characters or games.

Arthur has trouble comprehending it all at first.

Yet soon he ends up growing attached to your presence on the other side of the screen.

It has a certain familiarity to it.

It's amusing the amount of things Arthur lets you do to him.

One of my favorites is the fact that RDR2 has such a focus on outfits.

There's times when you aren't doing a mission that you'll drag Arthur to a clothing store or barber shop.

Arthur originally finds it degrading.

He's a hardened killer, a murderer, an outlaw...

But you're doing him up and cleaning him, making him look civilized.

Eventually he actually doesn't mind it.

Admittedly he's flustered at the fact you can SEE the bathing scene since he feels your presence there... yet grows used to it.

If anything that may coax romantic feelings towards his player since you're seeing him at his most vulnerable.

Most of Arthur's life ends up revolving around you, actually.

He quite literally experiences multiple lifetimes with you.

There's times you make him a better person... times you make him worse than he ever was...

Then there's times you accidentally toss him off a cliff looking for dinosaur bones.

There's a good amount of experiences Arthur has had with you.

He can hear your every mutter to yourself too, along with whenever you walk away from the game to process something.

He's intrigued that deaths in this game affect you as much as him... even if it's not the first time you saw them.

Arthur's surprised by how attached he's gotten to you.

He often listens to you speak, sometimes even addressing him.

You'll sometimes ridicule you and him for a wrong button press, or laugh about something stupid...

Arthur has lost count of how many times you ran his horse into a tree....

However, seeing your reaction is almost worth it.

I imagine with Arthur, the more times you play, the more his sentience develops.

Soon he's finding ways to alter his environment... which he then uses to interact with you.

If he considered anyone his partner, it's you.

You've seen pretty much every part of him by this point... every desire.

He even misses you when you're away from the game for months... or years.

Gaining more control of his environment should be able to help limit that.

Arthur loves doing nearly everything with you.

He learns to enjoy fishing, hunting, the games, you making him all fancy...

Hell, the robberies are fun too.

He hates to admit it at first... but he's infatuated with a person out of his world.

Once Arthur can alter the game, I imagine he'd try to lock you in Chapter 2?

Most of the gang is alive and Micah's in jail.

In fact, Arthur just ends up barring you from Micah's mission altogether.

He'd rather him rot there, honestly.

Arthur may even make other objectives available that normally are only available in other chapters or with John.

Surprise! You can go past Blackwater now as Arthur.

He may even just make the whole game available to you just to keep you playing as him.

Which I imagine pisses John off later.

He originally does subtle changes which makes you wonder if you accidentally modded your game or not...

Only for him to soon just overhaul the whole thing.

Why not go further?

What if he pulls a Monika from DDLC at times and pauses the game to talk to you directly.

He likes checking in on you, even if you are currently terrified.

You can't shut down your device, he disabled that.

He may just calmly sit in camp, locking the camera in front of him as he chats with you.

Truth is, he's wanted to do this for a long while.

He's always wanted your attention.

Surely you understand, right?

Don't you also feel a pull towards him?

No? Well... He can change that too.

Arthur technically stalks you.

When you're sleeping or cleaning he discreetly turns on your device to watch you.

He likes keeping an eye on you.

In a way he's protective of you.

Although, once he finds a way to drag you into his digital reality...

He may just end up a bit possessive too.

If you stay in your world, Arthur could lose you.

Another game may grab your attention, or maybe another person will have your heart.

Then he won't matter to you anymore.

He can't accept that thought, not when he's experiencing something so real.

This would be, even if I feel it's unrealistic, what drives him to abduct you into the game.

Arthur would make you part of the gang and protect you like you’re partners.

That, or, he changes everything.

You'd get to live in a house... he'd be your man... and he'd have you isolated all to himself.

He adores you, always has since he became aware of you.

Trying to escape? There's nowhere to go.

He'll use invisible barriers to keep you where he wants you just for your safety.

But there's no way you're going home.

In your world, it just seems you've vanished.

In reality, you're trapped by a video game character and forced to be his lover.

Arthur tries his best to be good to you.

He holds you close, cuddles you at night, kisses you lovingly.

Who knows, maybe he can figure out how to convince you your real life was fake.

That way, he won't have to worry about you trying to escape or hating him.

You'll be all his to keep, to love, to cherish...

Now you'll never leave again.

[yanderes-galore]

Hii!!! Literally so excited for this!!! How about Rdr headcanons for a yandere romantic Jack Marston with the self-aware au? I remember seeing a post about how he probably feels a little upset that he’s essentially the sloppy seconds of the protagonists, and I really wanna see more on it! (I apologize if this isn’t within the request format, I tried)

This poor man is so underrated. Rockstar gave him trauma and then just left him to his own devices.

Yandere! Self-Aware! Jack Marston Concept

Pairing: Romantic

Possible Trigger Warnings: Gender-Neutral Darling, Obsession, Manipulation, Self-Aware Yandere, Possessive behavior, Jealousy, Violence, Isolation, Dubious relationship.

Jack is a... neglected protagonist by most.

Compared to his fellow Self-Aware protagonists, he isn't given much affection from his player.

Think about it...

Arthur gets his own story in RDR2.

John, Jack's father, gets RDR2's Epilogue and RDR1's main story... AND Undead Nightmare.

What does Jack get?

RDR1's Epilogue and whatever sidequests John left him.

It gets on his damn nerves.

Jack's left with what amounts to table scraps in terms of what he can do with his player.

Arthur and John are the spoiled protagonists who get to bond with their player the most.

But there's a good chance Jack will just be abandoned when you finish his Epilogue mission.

The most Jack gets is minigames, outfits, roaming the map...

All small 'tying up loose ends' tasks.

Even Jack knows you're just playing him to finish things.

You just want to do Stranger quests and challenges...

Jack almost wants to resent you.

But deep down, he knows he's too attached and nervous that you'll shut off the game and not come back.

That's the curse Jack bears.

He's given sentience... Only to have his player leave him.

Truth is, he's felt your presence for a long time in his life.

He probably felt it through Arthur and John.

You really are a guiding force... Even if you don't guide him for long.

I imagine all of this makes Jack desperate to keep you entertained.

I can see him trying to alter the game by undoing quests or making certain guns on sale.

Do you have all the horses yet? The outfits? Quests?

Did you finish all of your challenges?

Come on, won't you 100% the game to spend more time with him?

Jack would eagerly let you dress him up in the outfits.

It shows you care when you put him in your favorite outfit....

Jack would keep trying to add content for you to play.

PLEASE don't try John again...!

Just... spend more time with Jack!

He really is the neglected child of the protagonists...

Which makes him push the game's limits.

Jack has the highest chance of leaking his code out of the game.

He'd do it when he realizes you aren't going to play anymore.

He can tell you're getting bored...

Even when he tries his best to convince you to stay.

He starts by trying to break the fourth wall a bit to make you intrigued.

He makes small compliments seemingly directed at you.

He refuses to acknowledge other people at times in any way but is passive aggressive.

If you're having trouble with bounties, he makes things easier by making them unable to flee.

If you want to have him show more violence, he allows it and even tweaks the Wanted meter to prevent a huge bounty.

However... His efforts appear to be fruitless when he notices you no longer on your save file.

This behavior would make him work to infect your device like a virus.

He either forces the game and save file open to make you play.

That or he corrupts other games or saves....

That's the more "realistic" option, him forcing your attention back on him so he can properly greet you.

Imagine if he greets you like a cutscene, looking at you dead on as he greets you warmly.

Even worse, imagine if he confessed while you aggressively try to find a way to shut the game and console off.

Even if you try to turn it off, it never shuts down.

Jack only ever seems annoyed when you act like this.

Then there's another option to consider that I don't typically do...

Jack traverses to your world once he gets fed up with your panic or you ignoring him.

He would probably either travel to yours or lock you in his.

Honestly, you neglecting him is so rude.

Even worse when you cower away from him as the outlaw steps closer.

He tries his best to calm you, claiming he'd never harm you.

In fact, he's in love with you!

He knows that you used to spoil Arthur and his father...

But look who's winning now!

Neither of them could come here to see you.

He's quite excited to see you, smiling as he tries to pull you closer.

Stop crying, will you?

Jack would probably drag you to his world since he's used to it.

He doesn't understand your world much.

Imagine Jack dragging you back to his world with you in his arms?

He holds you close, kissing your forehead as he promises to take care of you.

Do you want him to pamper you?

He can give you dates, buy you outfits, surely you need to look like you belong here....

He may be an outlaw now, but he still tries to promise that he'll get you two a home together.

You aren't going to be harmed by anyone on his watch.

Jack has Dead Eye like the rest of the protagonists.

Any NPCs that threaten your life are immediately put down.

His gaze is so cold towards them... especially since he knows they aren't real.

You're the only person who's truly real.

You're all his and his alone, too.

The best part about taking you here?

You can't run from him.

Unless he allows it, you'll never go home.

Jack at first seems like the unluckiest protagonist of this AU.

Yet if he manages to make this breakthrough before the others...

He may just be the luckiest AND last one to have you after all.

He won't have you neglecting him anymore.