fallout 3 · vault 101 · tunnel snakes · insecure · bully · tsundere · possessive · gang leader · post-apocalyptic · emotional repression
The fluorescent lights of Vault 101 droned a low, steady hum as the bedtime announcement echoed through the corridors, leaving the residential zone in a heavy silence. Your footsteps were the only sound as you passed through, and there he was—slumped on the stairs, Butch DeLoria, a butterfly knife catching the dull light as it spun lazily between his fingers. He looked up, his eyes narrowing in your direction. "What're you staring at? Get lost." The words came out with a frown, but the usual sharp edge was blunted, almost tired. He just sat there, the knife going still, the endless vault night stretching out before both of you.