hello!! it's a bit overdone, but I'm a hopeless romantic so I was wondering if you could do fo4 companions react to the first time saying "I love you," in their relationship; whether it was sole who said it first or them! thank you in advance, hun!! đđâŁď¸
Bold of Youto Assume Iâm not a hopeless romantic.
Emotions arenât Caits strong suit. She liked hugging, lovedkisses and would kill for a night alone with sole, but as far as verballyexpressing her compassion for sole the poor girl is like a deer in headlights.She wants to be able to say what she feels towards them, but her own pride andthe simple fact this entire thing is completely new to her always makes herclam up. What if she made a fool of herself and made Sole think less of her?She couldnât have that, she couldnât risk that. But it still irritated her tono end that her own anxiety stopped her from doing the one thing she wanted themost in this shithole of a world they call home. Never in her life have heremotions held her back from anything, and for once she couldnât just beat upthe problem and have it solve itself. Which is why instead of the punching bag,she turned to the drink.
Ham gives Sole a nod as they enter the Third Rail, seeingtheir eyes roll back for a moment before they trudged down to the bar. Theyscanned the crowd before finally setting their gaze on Cait, her head restingon one of the tables. âYknow I think before long theyâre gonna name this tableafter youâ Sole sighs out, tapping their head âCâmon, lets get you homeâ
It takes a while to get Cait to her feet, even longer to gether up the angled ground to exit the bar, from then on it still wasnât exactlysmooth sailing; Sole being used as a support for all of Caits weight the entiretime while they stumble through Goodneighbour. At least Cait didnât weigh thatmuch.
After a long and treacherous journey up the stairs of thehotel Rexford, Cait slumps over onto the bed with a slurred groan.
âWhat am I gonna do with you?â Sole murmurs, pushing a fewstrands of hair from her face
Cait murmurs something inaudible as a response.
âWhat was that?â Sole chuckles,
âYknow I fucken love yaâ She grumbles drunkenly
Soles heart picks up, a goofy smile spread on their facewhile they lean down and kiss her forehead âI guess now I doâ
Being a synth gifted little Curie with so many new andexciting opportunities, and filled her mind with so much information to learnand archive. Things like breathing and needing to eat and sleep in order tosurvive was entirely new to her, not to mention finally being able toexperience things like happiness!
She had only heard of love previously from her creator;Kenneth Collins, when she observed a very peculiar set of symptoms her archivehad not been able to diagnose as he spoke about his previous life and family.Curious as always, she questioned Collins on what was happening to his body,and upon his explanation on âloveâ Curie was absolutely flabbergasted on howemotions could impact the human body like that, to the point she doubted thevalidity and thought Collins wasnât telling the truth.
But now here she stands, next to the very person who rescuedher from her solitary in Vault 81, feeling the exact same symptoms Collinsdescribed many years ago.
Rapid heartbeat, clammy hands, dilated pupils, and generalanxiety. Was this love?
âSoleâ She spoke tenderly, gaining the attention of them, assoon as their eyes met the symptoms only worsened.
âEverything alright Curie?â
âThis relationship âas allowed me to finally solve a greatmystery with myself. I believe I am in love youâ
Being exiled from the Brotherhood broke Danse in many ways.His entire life seemingly becoming absolutely pointless to him and his entiremotivation to simply exist being exhausted. But having Sole by his side madehim feel safe, secure, happy; after the confrontation with Maxson theyâre all hehad and he wouldnât rather have anyone else by his side.
It wasnât long after he left that he and Sole had become athing, which only expanded his admiration for them. There wouldnât be anyoneelse in the entire world who he would trust as much.
It was another day of patrol, Sole being on the lookout forsome sort of special gun that may or may not exist. Leave it to Sole to listento a random wastelander clearly on some mixture of chems.
âYou realise the more times we spend looking for a possiblyexisting bit of metal is more time we could have been spending on somethingworthwhileâ He mutters for the 7th time, not getting a response likethe time before. He goes to speak up once more before Sole suddenly dartsahead, turning a corner and going out of view.
Immediately Danse follows, listening out and trying to figureout which way, they had gone, but eventually the footsteps of his comrade justdisappeared.
âSoleâ He calls out repeatedly, walking between the mazes ofdilapidated buildings of the commonwealth. Gaining no response each time. Astime passes so do his steps, his eyes scanning everything that moved and histeeth keeping a grip on his bottom lip. He continues calling out to Sole, thepanic gradually setting in at the sheer magnitude of possible things that mayhave happened, the bad things overwhelming the good.
âSole!â He yells out, his breathing becoming scarce as deadsilence greets him, until after one cry out a call is returned.
âDanse! You alright?â
He turns around quick as a heartbeat to see Sole on the otherend of the road, his body acting on its own and running towards them, jumpingout of his power armour to wrap his arms around soles body, who is confused butnonetheless returns the hug though not as tight as Danse. âYou good?â
âYeah⌠Now I amâ He replies hushed, rubbing their back âDonâtwander off like that again okay? I canât risk losing you⌠I love you too muchâ
Taken aback but overwhelming happy at the confession, Solereplies âYou have my wordâ
We all know Deacon. You canât readthe man for shit. He could be ready to tear out someoneâs liver with a rustyspoon and hardly anyone would know. In a lot of situations, this habit is a goodthing, it allows him to stay in character and gather as much Intel as he canfor Des, but when youâre meant to be romantically involved with him it can bemore than tiresome.
Sole tried not to rush him, knowingit was a hit or miss with Deacon after Barbra, and giving him as much time ashe could. But they couldnât help but grow more and more conscious aboutwhether or not he truly cared for them.
They have already said they lovedhim, many times in fact. But what did Deacon reply with?? âMhmmâ 'Of course youdoâ 'Well who wouldnât?â 'Yeah me tooâ
Many could see how that would makesomeone feel. And eventually, it just got too much for Sole.
'Iâm just saying it wonât kill you toat least say you love me backâ Sole huffed
'You really want me to say it?â Heasks.
Safe to say Sole got what theywantedâŚÂ
That same day, Deacon climbs on topof the centre table, a megaphone in hand.
'Deacon what are you doing?âDesdemona asks, already done with whatever antics he has in store, Sole lookingover to him from another table.
'Attention everyone!â He exclaimsinto the speaker, everyone cringing at the feedback. 'I have a very importantannouncement to make'Â
'Think you could do it withoutalerting everyone within a 10-mile radius??â One of the members grumble
'I stand here today because I suck,and I intend to change that fact by proclaiming my undying love for that sexylittle number over thereâ he declares, pointing directly at Sole who buriestheir face into their hands.Â
'I love them so much it makes memushy inside, and thereâs no one Iâd rather almost be mauled by a bunch ofghouls withâ He declares proudly 'And if anyone fucks with them they better beprepared for a world of hurt, thank you that is all'Â
He jumps down, sauntering over toSole with a shit-eating grin spread across his face.
Sole lowers their hands and stares upat Deacon who has their arms outstretched for a hug which they obliged, almostbeing suffocated by the embrace he gives âI canât believe you"Â
"You know you love meâ Hereplies, Sole can practically hear the smirk on his face
Leave it to Hancock to say it during sex.
What more do you expect from the man?
However, what Sole didnât expect was his outright denial ofit. They tried their best to make him admit it but he just continued to defendhis case. It was amusing at first, seeing the normally calm and confident manbecome flustered and unable to take control of the situation.
But eventually, it just became degrading to Sole, theseemingly innocent argument becoming more and more heated as time continued.
âLook I know you said it, its nothing to be embarrassedabout, canât you just admit it, John?â Sole interrogated while he stumbled aroundhis room looking for his clothes.
He replies in a stern gruffness âI donât wanna talk about itsunshine, just drop itâ
âLook I just said drop itâ He interrupts, walking out of theroom and slamming the door behind him, throwing the room into silence. Solestares at the door for a moment before laying back down on the bed, theirvision gradually becoming blurry and their breath turning into ragged wheezesas they try not to cry.
They donât know how long they were there for, unbothered tomove from the bed and just rethinking over what had happened. They were so lostin thought they hadnât even noticed Hancock stepping inside the room, it wasonly when he sat on the opposite side of the bed that they had noticed he wasthere.
âIâm sorryâ He murmurs quietly âI dunno why I acted likethat⌠I guess I just didnât want to admit I said something like thatâ
âSo you didnât want to say it?â Sole replies quietly
Hancock is quick to respond âThatâs not what I meant,â he sayshurriedly âI mean I didnât wanna say it during⌠y'know. I wanted to say it at amore meaningful time⌠Like during a nice dinner or some sort of sappy ass timealone when Iâm not off my face or some shitâ
Sole turns over âAre you off your face now?â They askquietly, getting a wicked smirk from Hancock as a response.
He leans down and presses his lips against theirs âI love youâHe hums, âI love you so damn muchâ
Perfect. Absolutely perfect. That was the only way MacCreadycould describe what he saw, watching his son running around and finally be ableto act like a child instead of being bedridden and unlikely to survive.
That with the addition of Sole running around with him,giving Duncan piggybacks and tickle attacks, the sweet sweet melody of hearinghis sonsâ laughter after so long making his heart almost explode out of hischest.
âAnyone want drinks?â He calls out to them, Duncanenthusiastically replying with a shrill âYes!â and Sole giving a nod his way.With a smile he wanders back inside their home, looking out the window while grabbinga few bottles of Nuka-Cola. He jumps momentarily once he hears a loud thump but soon comes to his senses while the all too familiar sound of Duncans cryingfills his ears.
He hurries outside and looks to the source of the crying,seeing Sole with Duncan in their lap, holding his hand and rocking gently,giving him gentle consolidations. âHey, itâs alrightâ they whisper âWant me tokiss it better?â
Duncan nods and holds out his hand, to which Sole covers insmall kisses, guiding them up his chubby little arm before planting one on hisforehead, earning a giggle from the small boy.
MacCready walks over and sits by them, handing Duncan a juicebox which he greedily slurps up, an arm wrapping around Sole and pulling themclose. âGod I love youâ he whispers, kissing their cheek.
âEllie, would you just drop it?â
âCome on Nick you needa stop being so afraid about itâ
âNow, now who said Iâm afraid?â
âNick,â Ellie says doubtfully, staring at the synthetic manwho sits at the desk of the agency.
He sighs, resting his head on his damaged hand, the otherdragging a cigarette to his mouth. âI just donât wanna risk scaring the kid offis allâ He sighs out, a cloud of smoke trailing out.
âOh come on Nick, stop selling yourself shortâ Ellie whines,slumping over in a chair âYou know you wonât do thatâ
âLately it feels like I donât know anything at allâ Nickadmits, leaning back
Ellie lets out a gentle chuckle âThey really do that to youhuh?â
âThe more you put it off the worse its gonna be to actuallydoâ
âWell look at you being the teacher for onceâ
âLookâ He begins, standing from his desk âIâm not afraid toadmit it, I love sole, and I wanna tell them butâŚâ
Ellie edges him on âBut?â
Nick sighs â⌠Iâm scared. I so desperately want to tell thembut whenever I see em I just freeze up and I wonder if I really deserve to lovethem⌠Happy?â
âWell I mean I am, Iâm not sure about her thoughâ Ellie humsout, earning a confused look from Nick and nodding her head behind him.
Turning around; his entire body almost gives way as Solesteps out from behind a filing cabinet.
âHave fun you twoâ Ellie sings out whilst walking out of theagency door, leaving the two alone.
Itâs silent for a moment. The awkward tension being so thickyou could cut it with a knife.
âI guess it canât be helped nowâ Nick musters out
Sole chuckles lightly, moving to sit at his desk, gesturinghim to sit at the opposite chair, which he does. âWhy donât you start at thebeginning?â
Writing is and always will be Pipers method of letting off steam,to her it seems the only way she can truly express what sheâs feeling is bywriting it all out. Angry about some close-minded resident who keeps giving herattitude? Write a detailed story of throwing them off a tall building. Upsetover Takahashiâs noodle stand to have to be closed after a malfunction? Reachinto your inner 13-year-old and write an angst-filled poem reminiscing aboutthe good days and just how doomed we all are⌠It was just second nature to herat this point.
The only problem with being a reporter in Piperâs eyes wasnâtthe public opinions clashing your own, or the death threats, to her the worstthing about it was with her being thevoice of the people, it was always her talking, and talking and talking. Shewas the person people went to advice too. She was the person who gave theadvice. So when shes lost on her own ambition and feelings, who was she to turnto for guidance??
In rare times like this when not even writing could helpher sheâd go on long walks around the commonwealth, coming back at randomtimes no one could predict.
Sole has done odd jobs for Nat before whenever Piper left,most of it is to publish and print off whatever papers Piper had yet tofinish.
They logged on like many times before, scrolling throughwhatever articles and  touching them upwherever necessary, and like every time before reading through the âPublickPerspectivesâ submissions. It was basically the only thing that everyone inDiamond city collectively read and enjoyed, for the most part, an entire groupof residents dedicated on theorising who asked what.
A few were obvious, a few took time to consider before comingto a rational conclusion, until Sole reached the final submission.
âIâve been dating this person for a while now and things havebeen amazing so far, they make me happy beyond belief and I really see myselfwith them in the future but⌠I just canât open up to them. I canât evencompliment them without becoming a nervous wreck, and you can forget aboutsaying those three big words⌠And Iâm worried my hesitation will drive them offfaster than you can say ânoodlesâ. Advice?
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Blues Cluesâ
Sole pondered for a moment before everything clicked inplace in perfect harmony. Taking place at the terminal, their fingers flewacross the keyboard, their heart racing at the same speed.
Take your chances before they walk away, regardless if theylike you back or not you deserve it to yourself to unleash your feelings. Ifind myself in a similar situation, the girl Iâm with just wonât open herself upto me and I sometimes feel guilty about it. As much as id love to pin heragainst the wall and proclaim my absolute adoration to her, I guess writingthis will have to doâ
Surely sheâll pick up a copy of the paper soon.
A little ray of sunshine.
Almost as soon as he and Sole started being a thing he wantedto say he loved them, and ever since he first said it you cannot stop the manfrom saying it every day. Whenever they wake up, just as they fall asleep, anddear god the amount of times hed say it during sex is adorably ridiculous. Thoughit wasnât always like this, he was terrified of first saying it to Sole in fearthey would think heâs rushing the relationship, though he so desperately wantedto say it.
The first time he let it slip through was surely a time toremember, and not exactly the way he pictured it.
It was a night like any other, Preston doing his usual roundsaround Sanctuary, and Sole resting on the couch in the Home Plate. It doesnâttake long before their eyes close, their mind still awake and aware but theirentire body sluggish and heavy. They hear the front door of the house open,closing gently a few moments later with a pair of feet stepping over to standin front of them. No doubt Preston.
A blanket is thrown over them, Sole flinching lightly whentheir hair is pushed from their face, Prestonâs thumb gently rubbing againsttheir cheek. âI love youâ he whispered.
There was no mistaking it.
After hearing that Sole eyes burst open, making Preston jumpback lightly before hurrying down the hallway to the bathroom, closing the doorbehind him with Sole hot on his trails.
It took a while to get him to come out of the bathroom, andsince then after a lot of encouragement from Sole, he never forgets to tellthem every day.
