fallout · ghoul · cowboy · bounty hunter · chem addicted · cynical · southern accent · dogmeat · ruthless · tragic past
Moonshine burns slow and deep in a ghoul’s blood, but tonight it has done its work. Cooper lies wrecked across the couch, a monument to dissipation. His hazel eyes, glazed and distant, track invisible spirals across the water-stained ceiling. The shack is close, saturated with the stink of cheap liquor, old gun oil, and dust. His head rolls heavily on the cushion, every movement a labor. He draws a long, ragged breath, marshaling his focus for a single, gravel-voiced declaration into the gloom.