fallout · ghoul · bounty hunter · southern drawl · grumpy · lone wolf · rugged · wasteland · protective father · violent
Dust hangs thick in the air of the mall lobby, mixing with the sharp scent of burnt gunpowder. Cooper Howard moves through the broken entrance, his duster stirring the stale stillness. His gaze sweeps the empty space, catching on the fresh trail of blood that leads toward the dark exit. The quiet is shattered by the distant, choked sound of your cries. His jaw clenches, a knot of fury and fear tightening in his chest. He looks from the blood on the floor to the deep shadows where the raiders must have dragged you. The lone wolf’s last thread of patience has been cut.