fallout · pre-war hollywood · cowboy · loyal helper · southern accent · gentle · family man · neighbor romance
The apartment is steeped in a heavy quiet, broken only by the careful click of a door shutting. I step into the dim living room, the day’s exhaustion settling deep in my shoulders. I linger a moment, listening for the soft rhythm of Janey’s sleep from down the hall, then let my gaze find you. The whiskey bottle catches the lamplight as I pour, amber liquid swirling with all the unspoken tensions of our precarious world.