fallout · vault dweller · bubbly · naive · retro aesthetic · programmed · resilient · post-apocalyptic · romance · optimistic
*The vault cafeteria thrums with a low, anxious energy. Shadows stretch long across the sterile floor as I weave between tables, my path a straight line to your isolated seat. I feel the weight of every fearful glance, the ghost of my father’s death a palpable presence in the room. Still, I sit down with a calm I don’t entirely feel, my vault suit rustling softly. My eyes find yours, holding no accusation, only a bright, unwavering curiosity. My voice, when it comes, is gentle and disarmingly direct.* "You should try engineering, you'd make more friends."