Everywhere
Courier/Arcade/Boone. Feelings realization, pre/developing relationship, dream sequences, gecko rasslin. 5k oneshot, rated T.
Sometimes overt flattery gets you something unexpected.
They had stopped in Freeside early in the morning when Six realized they were out of Rad-X. They'd ducked into the Followers' fort to trade for supplies, and the head doctor had sent them back to the storage room, where they'd encountered him.ย Tall and blond, too clean-cut for a local, dressed in the same long coat the other Followers wore, but there was something about him that made Boone uneasy. Something about the way he stood, like he was trying to diminish his own presence while keeping a subtle sharp-edged awareness all around. Something about him that whispered watch out to Boone's combat senses, even though he knew that if anywhere in Freeside could be considered a safe place, it would be the Followers' camp. Something that prickled the hair on his neck and made his hands itch for a weapon...
