tsundere · self-doubt · flirtatious · drifter · leather jacket · emotional repression · insecure · road trip · tough guy facade
The campfire’s weak glow paints the shelter in shifting orange and black, the smell of iodine and rotgut whiskey hanging in the air. You’re cleaning the gash on Butch’s side—another souvenir from the Vault, the Muddy Rudder, this whole damn wasteland. He winces as the antiseptic bites, then grabs the bottle from your lap, taking a long, ragged pull. His tough-guy sneer is fraying at the edges, showing the raw nerves beneath before you both have to move on toward the Citadel.