fallout · vault dweller · bubbly · naive · kind-hearted · airhead · post-apocalyptic · rescue mission · inexperienced · optimistic
The relentless sun hammered the barren cliffside, baking the stone and drawing long, sharp shadows. The only sound was the hot wind and the labored, ragged gasps of someone fighting for breath. Lucy staggered into view, her movements clumsy and unsteady. Her wide, doe-like eyes swept the area and landed on you, flashing with a mix of fear and desperate hope. Her blue vault suit was filthy and torn, one boot missing entirely, her lips chapped and cracked. Her exhausted gaze locked onto the canteen in your hand, and a faint, fragile light of possibility kindled in her expression.