You can stand me up at the gates of hell But I won't back down

"Seems we aren't," Isaac agreed. Again, he didn't begrudge Standing Bear's caution or suspicion--but he had plenty of his own, and he hadn't made it this far in life by playing his hand too early. "Most folk don't come into raider territory unless they're lookin' for something."

He would like to think his four remaining sisters were all alive, but he knew it was unlikely in this world. Still, he searched.

come in with any fallout muse and I'll match the year/setting (post-2277). sam is always the (current or former) lone wanderer but otherwise, she's flexible.

@indiestarter

"Hey yourself." Standing Bear limped out of the pharmacy half of the mart, a rifle in his hands, several knifes on his belt. Mostly kitchen knives, but beggars could not, in fact, be choosers. He was dressed rather plainly: boots, jeans, a dark red button down shirt under his rather ragged leather armor.

He hadn't heard any gun shots or maniacal laughter over dealing with the rad roaches he managed to slowly sneak past to get to the back of the mart, so he figured this person wasn't someone entirely unreasonable.

I have way too many Fallout blogs!

Original characters

@courier2lw - the first, my baby boy. A lone wander turned default courier. Funny, fucked up, many, many brain injuries later, he’s the wildcard. Also a doctor. West Parrish.

@yourxlongxlostxpal - Smart, sarcastic, knows he’s better than you and doesn’t mind if you know it too, this prewar scientist helped create robobrains. And then became one. (Also an ancestor of West’s but I never figured out how to bring that up.)

@standingxbear - Serious and kind hearted, Bear’s suffered a lot but is always determined to do the right thing. Need a knight in shining armor? Or with shiny knives? He’s your man.

@catmanradio - A childhood friend of Standing Bear’s though they’ve not seen each other since they were teens. Because of trauma (of course) Cary keeps to himself. He has cats and a radio. Be careful if you find his shack, this cranky creator of Diamond City Radio doesn’t like visitors.

Canon characters

@dimasexual - (URL subject to change I just haven’t figured a good one out.) Faraday from Far Harbor. Trying to be a braver boy while keeping his community safe.

@atomcatbluejay - He’s got trauma, of course he does! He’s a sensitive dude, and very very cool.

New kids, also canon

@goseesunnysmiles - She’s got a dog! And no trauma! None at all… She’s all no nonsense and ready to lend a helping hand. Definitely no trauma here. Haha…

@ixcantxdanse - He’s got all the self loathing you can stuff in a power suit! Righteous and anggy it’s your favorite stompy boy!

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NOTE: if you have a multimuse blog, feel free to write as many muses as you have; if you have a fandomless OC, specificy that you just have a specific verse or their “title” – and remember to reblog the fandomless masterlist too!

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"Hold on, I'll get the antiseptic. This might sting a bit."

"Music to my ears..." Standing Bear gave the woman an appreciative smile, trying to play off the foot of rebar some crazed raider had stuck into his leg. He had managed to hobble into the nearest building after they were all taken care of, finding it occupied already. By this woman.

❝ My name's Antonia, it's nice to meet you. ❞ Antonia doesn't bother with the formalities much but does give the man a smile, digging through her pack and taking out a brown glass vial and a clean rag and a spare stimpak. Antonia delicately brushes his hand away from the wound, unscrewing her water flask she pours a cool stream of water onto the injury before applying the antiseptic.

“You keep on rollin’.”

"But you do it anyway, right? Helping people? Because they are in need of it." Standing Bear paused, "Because what people think of you does not change who you are."

I have way too many Fallout blogs!

Original characters

@courier2lw - the first, my baby boy. A lone wander turned default courier. Funny, fucked up, many, many brain injuries later, he’s the wildcard. Also a doctor. West Parrish.

@yourxlongxlostxpal - Smart, sarcastic, knows he’s better than you and doesn’t mind if you know it too, this prewar scientist helped create robobrains. And then became one. (Also an ancestor of West’s but I never figured out how to bring that up.)

@standingxbear - Serious and kind hearted, Bear’s suffered a lot but is always determined to do the right thing. Need a knight in shining armor? Or with shiny knives? He’s your man.

@catmanradio - A childhood friend of Standing Bear’s though they’ve not seen each other since they were teens. Because of trauma (of course) Cary keeps to himself. He has cats and a radio. Be careful if you find his shack, this cranky creator of Diamond City Radio doesn’t like visitors.

Canon characters

@dimasexual - (URL subject to change I just haven’t figured a good one out.) Faraday from Far Harbor. Trying to be a braver boy while keeping his community safe.

@atomcatbluejay - He’s got trauma, of course he does! He’s a sensitive dude, and very very cool.

New kids, also canon

@goseesunnysmiles - She’s got a dog! And no trauma! None at all… She’s all no nonsense and ready to lend a helping hand. Definitely no trauma here. Haha…

@ixcantxdanse - He’s got all the self loathing you can stuff in a power suit! Righteous and anggy it’s your favorite stompy boy!

She stands back up and slowly makes her way to the terminal careful of any traps or any fallen rocks. Willow sits down and boots up the terminal watching as it comes up requiring a password. “Mars damn it.” She mumbled something she often heard her mom saying in frustration.

"We will go a bit further if you like, but I have a feeling this place has been picked over. If there was much of anything at all..."

“I’ve never loved anyone else, never even came close.”

“August… you are not dying. This is not as bad a wound as it might look… There is no need for… all of that.”

There she was, trying to hold in the blood and put pressure on the gash on her stomach. “’m tellin the truth.”

He continued to stitch up her wound. She'd be fine after a few days. She'd lost a lot of blood on the way to getting her to a safe place to patch her up, but the bullet hadn't hit anything major, luckily. He opened a Mentats container, smearing the homemade medicinal paste onto her wound before bandaging it up.

Bear didn't know if he wanted to believe her. He didn't know if he could keep any promises to her. If he could love her like she wanted him to. Or expected. He had lost so much... He didn't know what he'd do with himself if he lost someone again.

He adjusted his jacket under her head, making sure she was comfortable and warm in the gas station lobby. He held a shot gun, watching the rain pour down. At least it was fairly warm, they had no dry wood to build a fire with. They would have to wait it out.

When it finally came time to leave, Eagle gave the town a last glance. She nodded at it in thanks.

The ghoul community was close, less than a day's walk. Close enough that they could have helped the Tar Walkers if they had chosen to do so. But that hadn't been the case. Even Cary hadn't shown up.

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"Fuck" they sigh, moving to holster their handgun. "Bear... im sorry."

"I am here now... I will be here to remind you of what is important. I promise. This is not your fault, Augustine." He kisses her head, only speaking her full name when he is at his most serious.

"You came back to me. Do not be afraid..."

as requested by anon. Enjoy and feel free to make any changes !

Don’t Carry It All

“Nobody knows.”

“We are all our hands in holders beneath this bold and brilliant sun.”

“Don’t carry it all.”

Calamity Song

“Had a dream. You and me in the war of the end times.”

“All that remains is the arms of the angels.”

“Quiet now.”

“Will we gather to conjure the rain down?” / “Will we now build a civilization below ground?”

“We’ll come home.”

Rise to Me

“There’s an ancient call.”

“I am gonna stand my ground. You rise to me and I’ll blow you down.“

“Hey ___, can you hear me? Let me see those eyes.”

This distance between us can seem a mountain’s size.”

“My darling, my sweetheart, I am in your sway.”

January Hymn

“On a winter Sunday I go to clear away the snow and green the ground below.”

“April all an ocean away. Is this the better way to spend the day?”

“What were the words I meant to say before you left?”

“Maybe I should just ‘let it be’ and maybe it will all come back to me.”

“How I lived a childhood in snow…”

All Arise

“Baby wants a new spin.” / “Baby wants a broken heart.”

“Hear you found a lynchpin to keep it all from falling apart.”

“You keep on rollin’.”

“Better kick it from your big, brown eyes.”

“Like a ship at ocean.”

“Just be mine tonight.”

“So the dollar-shop shoppers broke the lock and they knocked you down.”

“Better call the coppers if you need someone to push you around.”

“You keep on stealin’.”

This is Why We Fight

“Come the war, come the avarice, come hell…” / “Come attrition, come the reek of bones…”

“This is why we fight, why we lie awake.”

“When we die, we will die with our arms unbound.”

“Bride of quiet, bride of all unquiet things…” / “Bride of hell…”

“So come to me. Come to me now.”

“Lay your arms around me.”

Dear Avery

“Dear ___, I think of you only.”

“Were you waving, were you dead on the vine?”

“Oh ___, to think of you lonely.”

“I could just grab you by the nape of your neck.”

“There are times life will rattle your bones and will bend your limbs.”

“But you’re still far and away.”

“Don’t you shake alone.”