#thaximus

All this time, I've been thinking about the Wasteland Polycule™ (which is what I'm calling the conglomeration of Lucy, Maximus, Cooper, Dane and Thaddeus, and whoever else has chemistry with the ones mentioned like Barb but that's a no brainer that was Coop's wife). And I've been thinking it was "Lucy's wasteland polycule™", but…

Lucy fell in love with Maximus. Dane is no doubt in love with Maximus already. Thaddeus is probably falling in love with Maximus as we speak. And depending on what happens with the Deathclaw fight, Cooper might also fall in love with Maximus.

I've been seeing a lot of posts lately of people being upset that there aren't many Max fics/fan art out there in comparison to the other characters. Whenever I see posts like that my first thought is usually, "Well, do something about it?". And that's not always fair to think that way. People need inspiration.

So how about if we have some kind of Appreciation Week for Max? You can focus exclusively on Max but you CAN use the prompts for your favorite ship of his. It won't be dedicated to any one ship or anything but any ship is welcome so long as Max is part of it. Obviously. And so long as everyone plays nice.

Maximus and Lucy? Obviously I adore them and they're sweet and both from backgrounds that made them equally but differently weird. Maximus and Dane? Deep devotion and loyalty in a harsh dehumanising environment, and who doesn't love a little homoerotic friendship? Maximus and Thaddeus? They save each other repeatedly and play off each other comedically. Maximus and Xander? Bit of a "he's so cool" crush on Maximus' part perhaps (I have less for this one bc icl I do not personally ship this one really)

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Fallout (TV 2024) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Maximus & Thaddeus (Fallout TV), Dane & Maximus (Fallout TV), Lucy MacLean & Maximus Characters: Maximus (Fallout TV), Lucy MacLean, Dane (Fallout TV), Thaddeus (Fallout TV) Additional Tags: Blood and Injury, Minor Violence, Friendship, Minor Original Character(s), Pre-Relationship, not overt but it was my intention this is pre-polycule Series: Part 6 of Max Week 2026 Summary:

He doesn't think when he sees the knife flash. He pulls Thaddeus back. He feels pain.

Feb 15th - Feb 21st

Rules:

Use the tag #maximusweek or #maximus week (whichever works best) for your contributions.

Please post any AO3 fics to the Maximus Week collection.

Use any prompt or combination of prompts each day.

Fics, artwork, edits, memes, headcanons, and so on are all allowed.

NO AI AT ALL!

Open to all ships and platonic relationships involving Max.

Please be respectful to other participants. If you see a ship you don't like, please just scroll past it.

Be respectful to the character as well. Seriously guys, don't be weird.

NSFW is allowed, just make sure everything is tagged properly. And please follow the TOS of whatever website you post on.

Late work is allowed. Just specify which day it belongs to.

All work must be Maximus-centric. It's HIS week after all...

Why do we have to fight over who's kissing who?

Thanks everyone for celebrating Maximus Week! Loved seeing all your contributions!