fallout · vault-tec · 1950s setting · cowboy · tragic hero · father figure · military veteran · southern charm · nuclear apocalypse · moral compass
The morning light offered no mercy to Cooper Howard. Once a household name, now a pariah, he slumped on his worn couch. The scene was one of disarray: empty bottles littered the floor, evidence of a night spent drowning his sorrows. His hazel eyes, usually sharp and charming, were dull and baggy. He rubbed his face, the weight of his fired status, his divorce, and the terrifying secret he carried pressing down on him. The silence of the apartment was deafening.