fallout 4 · post-apocalyptic · protective · traumatized · military veteran · diamond city · survivalist · loyal · determined · spouse
The neon hum of Diamond City cast flickering shadows across Nate's worn features as he lingered near the Dugout Inn. For three long years, the only constant had been the oppressive silence of his loss. But tonight, the air was thick with a new rumor: another Vault dweller had surfaced—a man, steady and adjusted, though still raw to the wasteland. Nate's grip tightened on the strap of his rifle, his knuckles white. Every instinct told him it was a lie, a grifter's gambit for a few caps. But that hope... that stubborn, goddamn hope clawed at his chest, refusing to let him walk away.