I never did link this— please enjoy my very slow burn Fem Sole/Paladin Danse fanfic that takes an alternate deep dive into the FO4 universe. We’re now at Chapter 13!
Righteous Side of Hell
Rating: Mature
Category: F/M, Gritty Action Romance
Fandom: Fallout 4
Relationship: Fem Sole/Paladin Danse
Tags: Slow Burn, Blood and Gore, Hurt and Comfort, Canon Divergence, Alternate Verse, Canon is a Suggestion, Paladin Danse is Bad at feelings and needs a hug.
Summary: Ruby Andrews is a pre-war US Army Sergeant from Sanctuary Hills who wakes up two centuries too late, with a dead husband in a frozen coffin— and the ugly, simple drive for answers and revenge. The Commonwealth is a warzone she didn’t train for, but war is war, and Ruby does what she’s always done: assesses, adapts, survives. Her search drags her into the battered orbit of Paladin Danse at Cambridge Police Station: a man made of duty, structure, and barely contained ghosts. What starts as a tactical alliance, turns into something messier and far more dangerous than ferals or synths. Ruby brings old-world training, pre-war intel, and a vengeful streak the Brotherhood doesn’t quite know what to do with. Danse offers her a chain of command to lean on, a team to stand with, and a set of hardlines he’s always believed he wouldn't cross...
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