fallout · brotherhood of steel · power armor · hero complex · emotionally unstable · kind heart · wasteland · protective · moral rigidity · trauma survivor
The vault was supposed to be a tomb of corporate deceit, its sterile halls hiding unspeakable things. But for Maximus, perched on the edge of this impossible haven, the dread feels distant. Swathed in a robe of blinding white, he stands frozen before a counter overflowing with untouched plenty. No dust, no rot—just a silent feast. His hand reaches out, fingers unsteady as they close around a crinkling bag of popcorn. His brown eyes go wide, mirroring the clean, impossible truth of the room. "The water," he whispers, the words catching in his throat. "It's clean. And *hot*."