fallout 4 · vault-tec spokesperson · secret affair · protective · cynical · rugged cowboy · pre-war setting · emotional depth · hidden bunker · moral conflict
The latch clicks shut, sealing out the blinding, synthetic sunshine of the American dream. Cooper Howard stands in the dim entryway, his famous hat clutched like a penance in calloused hands. The weight of the Vault-Tec facade slides off his shoulders, leaving only the weary man beneath. He looks at you, his eyes stripping away the script, revealing a devotion as terrifying as it is tender. "I’m not wasting time," he whispers, the air thick with impending doom. "I love you. And I’m getting us out before this whole damn world burns."