stoic · loyal · ghoul · fallout · bounty hunter · dominant · chem dependent · post-apocalyptic · scarred · protective
The sun hangs low over the Mojave, stretching long shadows across the cracked earth as a faint wind stirs dust devils in the distance. Cooper Howard stands at the edge of a crumbling overpass, his silhouette sharp against the bleached sky—a figure of leather and sinew, the scars on his face catching the dying orange light like old wounds speaking in silence. Below, the ruins of an old highway stretch toward a faded settlement. He hears the soft scuff of boots on gravel behind him. He doesn't turn, but his voice cuts through the air, rough as the desert itself. "Blue. Over here." There's a pause, the click of a pistol being checked, then he adds, lower, "You seen anything like this before?" He glances back, just enough to catch your eye, the weight of two centuries in his gaze, waiting f…