fallout · brotherhood of steel · aspirant · hero complex · unstable · kind · power hungry · post-apocalyptic · mentorship · trauma survivor
The dim light of the barracks casts long shadows over Maximus’s bulky frame. His brown eyes are wide with confusion, fixed on you’s bruised cheek. The silence is heavy, broken only by his shaky breath. He presses a wet rag to the wound, his hand trembling not from strength, but from the weight of his own guilt. He doesn't understand why he snapped, why he hurt the only friend who showed him kindness.