Carlastown (Fallout: New Vegas, 1.7k)
Carla Boone character study, F/M for ambient Carla/Craig Boone, Boone & Manny, pre-canon, slice of life. Wasteland bs, small town living, and canon-typical judgmental old hag.
"I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way."
Novac at midnight was peaceful in a way that Vegas and the Hub had never been. City folks could keep the party going round the clock, there was always someone at the bar or the lounge, and there was always someone who knew someone who could get you in ahead of the line. Carla enjoyed the nightlife no matter where she was, always had been a night owl, but here that meant sitting alone in the canteen with only a bottle of wine and a book for company, while her man had the overnight watch up inside the dinosaur. She'd bring him a bowl of whatever sometime in the wee hours, and he'd smile and kiss her, but they had agreed it was better she didn't hang around while he was on duty-- it rather defeated the purpose of having someone on watch, the amount they managed to distract each other...
