{getaway} final, pt.4
Reader is the Blinder’s chauffeur….naturally that entails getaway driving too
Part 4/4 ———-part 1, part 2 , part 3
also this was unintentional but the reader is gender neutral
WC: 1458
Warnings: Shooting, blood, dramaaa
A/n: set just after season 5, like the day after the last episode.
and no this isnt historically accurate obvs but i had to do it to write the fucking thing
tnis is so fun to write so try and stop me. this is kind of a Finn x reader?? idk?? finn is my wife?? but he also smol gay boi?? im confused.
“Where’s Finn!?!” Ada yelled as she kicked open the door to Tommy’s study.
Tommy was at his desk with his head down. Arthur ventured to answer,
“We haven’t seen him since the speech. Johnny Dogs said (y/n) went to look for him.”
“Arthur that was 12 hours ago! They could be hurt!”
RING
Tommy raised his head and grabbed the phone.
“What?”
He eyes widened.
He slammed the phone back down on the receiver, and scrambled to his feet.
“Mosley’s been shot.”
They stared at each other.
Ada gasped.
“Oh my god.”
They all ran out the door.
“NO NO NO NO FUCK! FUCK!” You screamed into the steering wheel.
To say that you were speeding was an understatement, you were going so fast that you weren’t sure the car could handle it.
And at the same time, to make things even more dangerous, you were flicking your gaze to Finn’s marbled complection.
“Finn Finn come on come onnnn!” You slapped his face lightly, trying to wake him up.
He made a breathy groan, you weren’t sure if it was voluntary, but at least he was alive.
You cursed yourself,
“FUCK (y/n)!! WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU THINKING!” You yanked the wheel to the right and were thrown along with it as the car screeched into the direction you gave it.
You were almost at the hospital. It wasn’t smart considering what had just happened, but by the amount of blood you figured it was either this or him dying, and you were not taking that chance.
And this was far enough away that maybe it would just be passed off as a casualty of one of the many daily gang shootings.
You tore into the hospital driveway and slammed on the brakes, the tires were so shot from the drive that you skidded about 3 feet.
Throwing open the door and screaming for help, you sprinted around the car and flung open the passenger side door, grabbing finn’s face in you hands and trying to call him out of the depths of his mind.
“Finn finn wake up please please.” You cried.
His head lolled in your hands, but his eyelids fluttered, you whimpered with relief.
Two men with a stretcher came up behind you.
You let them to him and watched as they ran him inside.
Your legs, as heavy as led, followed suit.
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Ada sat frozen in the passenger seat of the car. A million thoughts going through her head.
She had her eyes pressed shut, hoping to anyone that would listen that her suspicions weren’t true.
Tommy’s hands were gripping the steering wheel so hard they resembled a skeleton’s. His face was in its usual stone mask, but his eyes were wind and active, no doubt thinking the same thoughts as Ava.
Arthur was silent in the backseat.
They pulled up to the scene and halted the car. Police were everywhere. The rain obscured the scene and oddly made it seem less intense than it was.
Two black tarps lay out on the ground.
Tommy sped over to them and in one swift motion, looked under each. The officers on the scene had recognized him and were awaiting his arrival, so they let this trespassing happen.
Though he let none of this show on his face, Tommy stood up and was relieved, both in seeing Mosley with half a skull, and seeing that the other body wasn’t Finn.
Maybe he wasn’t involved after all.
Nevertheless, before he went to speak to the press and police, he nodded to Ada: the signal to check the hospitals just in case.
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“I’m sorry you can’t come in here.”
A nurse grabbed your arm.
You looked at her in a daze,
“but..but...”
She looked apologetic and led you to a chair.
You looked down at yourself: your left shirt sleeve was drenched up to the elbow in blood from holding onto him during the car ride. As well as many other spaces on your clothes. And no doubt the car seat was completely ruined.
But all that was moot.
Because you gave into Finn he was fucking bleeding out in the other room. Why didn’t you just fucking say no? No Finn, we are not going to assassinate a parliament member. No Finn, i won’t drive you. Maybe you thought that you being there would somehow protect him? Doesn’t matter.
You leaned your head back against the wall and closed your eyes.
You sat like that for who-knows-how long when you heard your name called.
“(y/n)!?”
You stumbled to you feet, looking around for the nurse who called your name. Instead, you locked eyes with Ada.
A sob escaped your mouth as she ran towards you.
“Jesus fuck (y/n)! What happened?!” She held you.
You lowered you voice,
“I don’t know why i didn’t stop him. I could have but didn’t.”
She inhaled and nodded softly,
“It was you then.” She whispered.
You nodded,
“So fucking stupid–”
“At least you were fuckin’ there! If you weren’t there he would be under that black tarp with the faschist.” She harsh-whispered.
I made you feel a tad better, but still.
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Polly walked to the ringing phone with a usual speed.
“Hello?”
“Pol, it’s Ada.”
She tilted her head,
“What happened.”
Ada sighed over the phone,
“Finn is in the hospital, i’ll explain when you get here.”
“Jesus– not again. I’ll be right there.”
She shook her head and went to the door.
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“HE DID WHAT?!”
“Shhhh! Pol!”
Polly looked around to see if she was the only sane person in the room. Surely it wasn’t out of line to react like this.
She looked over at where you were sitting, still covered in blood and leaning on your hand.
“This family needs to calm the fuck down.”
“Not likely, pol.”
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The appearance of feet in your sightline brought you back to reality.
You looked up.
“He’s resting now, he’ll be ok.”
You stood up, shaky.
You gestured to Polly and Ada.
“Can we see him?”
The nurse nodded and led you to his room.
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6 hours later
The first thing that moved were his fingers, they looked as if he were playing an invisible piano on the white sheets.
Finn opened his eyes, taking in his surroundings. White walls, his feet, you passed out in a chair.
He smirked,
“Oi.” He croaked.
He watched your eyelids snap open confusingly, then they made contact with his.
“Tired?” he jested.
You glared,
“You’re a bastard Finn Shelby. A right bastard.”
You stood up and looked down over his bed, you flicked his nose.
“Ow wha’ the fuck!?”
“That,” you slipped, “Was for draggin me into this mess and then making me save your ass.”
“yeah thats fair.”
You sat down again, but pushed the chair closer. You took one of his hands.
“I don’t want to be covered in your blood again.”
He grunted,
“Can’t guarantee anything.”
You smiled at his humor, but you felt sad inside.
“I can’t lose any more of you.”
He understood what you meant. John and you had been close, you were like an extra sibling.
Finn turned his hand so that your’s fell in place. He squeezed.
“I don’t plan on going anywhere.”
You smiled again and lay you head down on the bed beside his shoulder.
It was here that Finn felt good, where he could embrace the quiet sensuality of plain love. Not forced, or made to behave differently, he could be himself.
He leaned his head atop yours.
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1 Day later
“and in conclusion, you are never, to ever, do anything like that ever again. Not, that there will be an occasion to do so.”
Tommy finished his drastically long scolding of Finn.
“And (y/n), i want to be mad, but essentially the same goes to you as well. But you were doing your job, and i’m glad Finn wasn’t alone. At least there was one working brain in the plan.”
You blinked,
“I still have a job?”
Tommy chuckled,
“What, you thought this would change that? I did tell you there would be excitement didn’t i?”
“Yeah, my body feels real excited.” Finn groaned from the bed, rubbing the bandages that were wrapped around his midsection.
“Yeah but thats what you get.” You said.
He frowned.
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1930
The car rumbled beneath you, and with the windows down, your hair cooled in the breeze.
You looked into your mirrors, he was gaining on you.
“Fool.” You muttered.
Your foot lowered further on the gas.
The finish line was in sight,
5
4
3
2
1
Whoosh.
Again, not a surprising victory.
You eased off the gas and began the process of stopping the car.
The screech of brakes continued until you exited the car.
You threw up your hands,
“Really?! I thought i taught you better than that Shelby!”
Finn flipped you off and hopped out of his car.
“Well i’m not insane, like someone know.”
you punched his arm.
“Bastard.”
“Lunatic.”
You looked up at him and grinned.
He did the same.
He leaned down and kissed you, you returning it naturally.
You smiled into the kiss, before reaching up and grabbing his hat.
You broke off and frisbeed his hat into the grass.
“Race you!” You squealed as you ran to your car.
Finn stood in confusion at how quick that progressed.
You got back in the car, and started the engine.
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The End
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Hi! I just read one of your reacts and it was brill! Could I request maybe the first time the companions knew they were in love with (a preferably female but if you’d rather keep it neutral im game) sole ? Especially hancock because im hancock trash lmao love that ghoul x
You got it! I’ll do F!SS, I truly do not mind any gender preferences of my asks. I love doing it all!I’m so glad you liked the last one, it was my very first so I was really nervous~(somewhat extra long Hancock romance part just for you) I just worked with whatever came to mind, trying to test what I can write off the top of my head.So I hope it’s good!
Please feel free to message anything was missing or you want to see something specific! I’m always happy to do “companion reactions” for a specific companion too.
Please forgive any grammatical errors, it took a good few hours to write this and I’m finishing at 2:00 AM. I will correct any I find later :)
Some companion story line spoilersAlso it’s LOOOONNNNNGGGG
Context:Sole, the pre-war survivor from Sanctuary, frozen in Vault 111. She came here to save her son, meeting colorful people along the way.All sorts of people flocked to her, but most of all she attracted…
Cait:Damn. She sighed, standing up from that awful chair. Cait felt horrible, trying to keep herself upright when she felt Sole’s hands helping her. It took a minute before Cait felt like she was able to even see straight.
Cait felt fresh, somehow she felt physically lighter. Everything seemed so… bright.
The first thing she saw with any clarity was Sole’s face. She looked worried, but hopeful. An kindness to Sole’s features entirely alien to Cait.
It’s as if Sole wasn’t even real; some kind of apparition designed to appease something Cait never thought existed.
A person who wanted to be there for their friend. A person who didn’t ask for their loyalty, caps, or anything else. She only wanted to care for her friend and hoped that friend wanted the same. Sole trusted Cait; something Cait wanted to resist.
There were so many rules of the world that Cait established. A hard earned understanding of people, of how everything functions in the commonwealth. Outside the commonwealth too, of course.
But… Sole was kind and gentle, but terrifyingly fierce when she wanted to be. She wanted to help her friends, defend innocent people, and Cait had heard Sole refuse payment for these acts of kindness many times.
There was no backstabbing plan in the end, no turn around for the people she helped. Sole did what they needed, so long as it was for a good cause, and wanted for nothing.
Generosity was not a word Cait believed in, yet she believed in Sole.
They left Vault 95, Cait pausing just behind Sole as she walked out into the sunlight. With a deep sigh of annoyance, Cait cursed under her breath.I fuckin’ love that idiot.
Curie:She didn’t really know when she did. It was only a feeling that slowly built up, then washed over her like rain. Pleasant, sweet - she liked it and didn’t understand why.
Sole would not push Curie to do anything until she figured it out. There was no need for pressure, Curie had to learn how to live in a new body. Things were complicated enough as it was without having to deal with a budding romance; something that was complicated even to humans.
As the days went by Sole and Curie spent most of their time together. Being so close to Sole made Curie feel tense, it was a good kind of tense, but she wanted to satisfy whatever that feeling was.
She narrowed it down to longing. A strange emotion that was difficult to explain and more difficult to understand. This happened when she was away from Sole for any period of time.
But when she was with Sole the feeling turned into this uncomfortable churning. Something she learned had many names. One of those names was passion.
Curie gazed over at the sleeping form of Sole, the soft rise of her chest.
Suddenly Curie felt a powerful want to be resting with her, touching her… sharing a private moment with her.
Though she was aware of the word she was cautious to use it. It meant so much to people, often a major focus of their lives. Curie wondered… perhaps she could be this focus for Sole.
Curie had learned, understood what it meant. This was more than just affection for the person who helped her become a synth, allowing her to experience so much more of life.
This was desire to be with Sole, to be able to hold her. Only her, no one else. Curie now only hoped Sole felt the same.
Danse:He never quite caught onto anything that was not Brotherhood related. He stuck to his loyalties and never strayed far, romance of a civilian was not something he deemed acceptable.
Now his world changed.
No longer was his life dedicated to the Brotherhood, to their cause. He didn’t share those plans anymore, he didn’t believe in them.Sole was the cause of that, convincing him that everything he had done for the Brotherhood was being repaid with cruelty.
Synth or not - Danse dedicated his life to the Brotherhood. He fought for them, risked his life for them, and he knew he followed Maxson unerringly. Though Danse agreed with the Brotherhood that he should die, Sole disagreed.
She was the most charismatic and persuasive person he knew. Danse believed that Maxson was with how he rallied his soldiers and gave them the passion to fight for the Brotherhood’s cause.
But Sole… she convinced him that he should live. That his years of service to the Brotherhood proved that he, even as a synth, did not deserve execution. That Maxson was acting out of hatred to people he didn’t know.
Danse knew Sole wanted him to understand the Brotherhood’s morals were… questionable at best… and somewhere in the back of his head he knew that.
It didn’t matter though, he didn’t care to exploring those thoughts. Fact or opinion changed nothing. He wanted to move on with his life, learn how to live as a synth and figure out who he really was.
He is a synth who hated synths, a prejudice towards a whole that he now grew closer to.
Danse had judged Sole’s other friends. Nick Valentine, the older synth that didn’t hide himself. John Hancock, the ghoul mayor of Goodneighbor, a town with many under the table dealings. Curie, a pre-war machine turned synth.He won’t even mention Strong. His feelings on Strong hadn’t changed that much.
He joined them as an equal forming a new brotherhood… in a sense.Danse needed a new purpose and Sole got him a role within the Minutemen, he was a soldier once again.
Still, the Minutemen did not replace the Brotherhood to Danse.Sole would brush passed him and guide him… She had replaced the betrayal of the Brotherhood.She was his new purpose.
Deacon:The man who could blend in anywhere, remaining undetected all around the commonwealth. He found a friend in Sole who showed up on the Railroad’s doorstep with a sarcastic attitude and a receipt for good karma a mile long.
Her help was invaluable to the Railroad, furthering their efforts to free enslaved synths more than anyone had before. She was critical to both the survival of the Railroad and the synths.
That wasn’t why he liked her so much. Well, not the only reason.
Deacon traveled with her on tasks with no connection to the Railroad or Institute. He got to see firsthand how she was in the remote parts of the commonwealth with no agenda.
Yes, he was with her, but it didn’t matter. She was so genuine to the people she helped, so compassionate.
He figured he shouldn’t be surprised, she wasn’t raised in this world. So the ‘for yourself, fuck everyone else’ mentality wasn’t natural to her like it was to everyone else.
Slowly but surely, she helped him too. Partly in ways she did not know about and some she did. Though he was unsure if he could ever return that favor or even want to tell her about it.Not that he didn’t want to trust her, open up to her. He did this because sometimes potentially losing a friendship is not worth admitting to an emotional connection like that.
He knew himself better than that though. He knew he would say something eventually, regardless of how.Deacon did not find a singular moment where he loved her, it was many things that built up until he came to this conclusion.
Here, watching her help a commonwealth settler restore their home after super mutants tore it apart, he decided on how he felt about Sole.
When he was ready, he would tell her.
Hancock:She restored everything, she gave everything to everyone no matter how bleak it seemed.
He watched her walking ahead of him, a ghoul child in her arms. His name is Billy and he was trapped in a pre-war fridge. She had broken open the fridge door in a flash, helping Billy out and on his feet.
He was in there so long, she insisted on helping him. So she lifted him in her arms and carried him on her hip. Billy was too old to be carried, considering he is a child not including the 200 odd years he was stuck in a fridge. But she was concerned for his well being.
Trapped for so long, pitch black, unable to really move - she thought he would have a hard time adjusting. It was so simple to her; carry him. She reassured him they would go to Quincy immediately, redirecting their course from another task deemed quite critical in order to find her own son.
Yet she still stopped everything to save someone else’s son. She didn’t do it for a reward or expecting to find something, it just came natural to her. To help all people she came across.
Hancock, upon seeing her dote on Billy as if she was his mother, definitely made him think of her in a different light. Not that he hadn’t been attracted to her before - she is a gorgeous woman no doubt. That made him interested.
He would be attracted to any attractive person. That’s not news to anyone. He is attracted to her because of things like this.
She was unreal, her moral compass never wavered for a second. She is fiercely loyal, honest, trustworthy, empathetic, and her charisma; oh, how he loved how confidently she carried herself. Both physically and otherwise.
The second that they came across the slaver, she snapped at him. Though her expletives were censored. She purposefully went around certain words to both enforce how offended she was at the offer while not cursing like a drunk in front of Billy.
In Quincy, they found his home. And in Quincy, they found his parents.
It was perfect, like a story book. She and Hancock both didn’t believe his parents were alive, it was so unlikely it was ridiculous. Yet there they stood, Matt and Carol Peabody, the parents of Billy. All ghouls.
Hancock watched the family reunion, the three holding each other close stunned that each other were still alive.But Hancock wanted to see the pride Sole felt having been the catalyst for Billy’s return. Surely she would be beyond thrilled, feeling the same he did having brought them together.He loved shit like this. People pulling through, surviving, and finding each other. It really was amazing.
He didn’t find Sole beaming as she would after doing a good deed. She was facing the family, but her head was tilted to the side, eyes downcast. There was a faint smile on her face, yet it was a sad one.
Hancock sighed, he didn’t think about it at first. He saw the family talking among themselves, talking about what happened 200 years ago.
Sole wanted that and she didn’t know if she ever would. While she was happy they were together again, she could not help thinking about her own family.
How Shaun would never meet his father. How Shaun had already grown a few years, he think she said he was about ten now? He had been staying with the man who killed his father.She had so much to do in order to find Shaun and there was no promise he was still alive at all.
Hancock didn’t know what to say. He did want her to know he got it, that it’s all going to be okay. They’d find Shaun, just like they found Billy.
Then came another threat and he saw the instantaneous change in her demeanor. The man who wanted to buy Billy returned and he came back in numbers.
The intense fury that woman had… a contempt only capable by experience.
She tore through the slavers like a nuke fired from a fat man. The Peabody’s stayed inside, protected by Hancock in case any of the slavers got through her. No surprise that not a single slaver survived.
When she returned, her rifle was steaming and she had hateful gleam in her eye. Hancock figured that was her killing Kellogg all over again - just for someone else.
The Peabody’s thanked them, insisted on a reward which she naturally turned down. Then offered them a place at any of her many settlements protected by the Minutemen. All human, ghoul, and synth friendly with a grand defense. She gave them a gun, ammo, and enough caps to feed their family for a long time.
They would consider the offer to the settlement; she did not force anything.
Billy returned to her, she kneeled down, and he gave her a hug which she happily returned. Telling him to take care, be smart, and listen to his parents.
Back on the road she returned to their purpose out here as if nothing phased her. Strong as ever.
Hancock ran a hand over the back of his neck, not quite sure how to start, but figuring it was better than letting it pass. She deserved some appreciation.
“Hey,” He patted her arm with the back of his hand, “You did good with them, Billy’s a good kid. I’m sure they’ll be fine.”
Sole nodded, “Yeah, I know.” Her tone was happy with a barely noticeable undertone.
Man… Hancock pulled her arm slightly, letting her know to stop a moment. She was confused, but didn’t mind chatting if he wanted to. He did, for sure, though he wanted to chat for her.
“It’s gonna’ be okay, y’know?” Hancock assured her. Poorly, perhaps, he didn’t like hitting the nail on the head too hard. It was better to be careful, allowing her to duck out if she wanted.
Sole gave him a lopsided smirk, “Well, course. They survived this long alone, I’m fairly sure they can continue. They’re smart, it’s no problem if they don’t go to a settlement.”
Again, he tried. “Look, I get it. With Billy and his parents.” Sole’s expression turned somber, finally understanding the point. “We’ll find him and we’ll bring him back, you know that, right?”
She didn’t respond for a moment, she thought to herself what to say. To her it wasn’t an option to express all the pent up stress and emotion she felt about Shaun. So she slid her arms over his shoulders, hugging him tightly to her.
Not what he expected and not unwelcome. Hancock returned the embrace, figuring it was comforting to her. To him too, but he wouldn’t say that.
He hadn’t actually touched her skin before, not really. Maybe during a fight he brushed passed her, but her skin… It was so smooth. Yes, she’s human. Hancock had been with smoothskin women before and it wasn’t even close.
This was the skin and warmth of a pre-war woman that didn’t grow up irradiated, burning in the hot sun, or suffering from some other affliction.Sole is perfect, inside and out. It was just how wonderful she felt skin to skin. It was like running his hands through down feathers. Impossibly soft.
He didn’t want to let go, he wanted this all the time. He wanted her.
When she released him, she continued their path. Hancock felt that telltale spark, feeling caught off guard. He liked her before, cared for her a lot… this wasn’t the affection two close friends have.
Hancock swallowed hard, his mouth dry. Watching her start walking ahead he really got it this time.
He was completely, helplessly in love with her.
And he had no idea if she would have a ghoul like him.
MacCready:He really didn’t think about falling for someone, especially not someone who employed him.
But she did what she could for him, with Daisy, to help Duncan. It was all so much for someone to do, someone who just up and hired him one day. He had no words to express himself properly.
She insisted it was nothing, that she would’ve done it even if she hadn’t been working with him all this time. Just like that, like it was nothing.
No caps, no trades, nothing. He believed in tough love for sure, though that didn’t mean there can’t be the occasional good deed here or there. To her those good deeds were her day to day life.
He was thankful, more than thankful, that she followed through with him. From the times she helped others for nothing to her haggling talents; he felt like he had it all.
She could be domineering to strangers and yet generous to others. He had no idea how she always seemed to know who needed what and when. Also how; she could just look at some random person and know.
Clairvoyant was the word for it. That’s just nonsense though, she was simply talented at understanding their perspective and empathize. It was uncanny how she settled into the life of everyone she came across with ease.
Provided they weren’t trying to kill her.
MacCready wanted to make caps in the commonwealth, to survive well, to keep his head above water. He believed in community being a mutually beneficial arrangement.
It wasn’t really her random acts of kindness that made him gravitate towards her. It was her unwavering loyalty to her companions, how she served them and did what they needed to keep them as well set up as she was.
She is kind too, she is beautiful. MacCready wiped the sweat off his forehead as they traveled through the heat. It was brutal and she tossed him a canteen of chilled water, purified.
He gave her a nod and drank. Relieved, he passed it back and watched her drink.It felt so normal to be out with her, like a part of him he didn’t know he wanted. He wasn’t sure if this really was love, he loved Lucy, but maybe… maybe he could do both?
Nick:There was a distinct moment he found himself loving this pre-war woman.
She tracked down the tapes, helped him find Winter and end him. It was revenge hidden under the guise of justice. Nick needed this, he truly needed it to be done so he could move on.
Maybe it was foolish, maybe he should admit the purpose of this whole thing. Aside from the obvious that he wanted Winter gone, he wanted to tie the last loose end left behind by the pre-war Nick Valentine. The man he carries the memories of and hid namesake.
He felt like he was pre-war detective Nick Valentine, but was aware of himself enough to recognize he is not that Nick. He’s his own person, sharing the memory of someone who died a long time ago.
She knew that too, it was clear as day to her. He didn’t know why he had such trouble understanding this. It was more complicated than he could put into words, yet when he tried she beat him to it. Always with the right thing to say at the moment, never too presumptuous, never invasive.
Aside from her interactions with him, she was openhanded all the time. Everything she had she was happy to give away to someone else if they asked of her.
She crossed the commonwealth over a dozen times, finding more people to save and more to settlements to build up. She established safe havens all over, none of them served her. She did not charge them fees like other landowners would. There was no tax or extortion.
If someone wanted to live there, she would do her best to accommodate them. If she could not, she would find an alternative.
What’s even more impressive is if she found a potential threat that needed her attention, she would handle it as soon as she could. Her willingness to risk her life for others was a trait he didn’t ask of anyone, but… he really didn’t know how to say he was honored to be at her side.
People began to recognize the two. They knew her first of course, but she traveled with Nick so often some people began to notice he was a part of all this.
For the first time he saw people uniting to the betterment of the commonwealth. He saw them change from hopeless wanderers, desperate families, and aimless vagrants into stand up people. They became hard workers. Some were farmers, others vendors in the settlements, some were taught engineering to maintain the generators and water pumps.
Together they became more. The world was safer with Sole in it.
And he got to be there with her through it all.He looked down to his metal hand, almost wincing when he saw it. He didn’t need reminding he is a synth - it’s just when he got lost in his own mind thinking about the woman that held his affections.
He is an old Gen 2 synth, damaged without any full repairs in sight. He wanted to believe her kindness extended to him in that way.That she could love a metal man… he doubted it. But that didn’t mean he loved her any less.
Piper:This sly reporter found so much to fill her papers with just by hanging out with Sole for a day. She was a walking story waiting to be told to the masses. Excitement, humor, romance, and it could tug on the ol’ heartstrings.
She knew it would be an easy week writing for Diamond City when she got to go out with Sole. She always wanted to go, to take on the commonwealth one mission at a time.
Not to say that she didn’t care about the people she wrote about. Piper thought that it was her compassion that allowed her to write better articles for Diamond City.
Sole was always a little embarrassed when she saw the papers or Piper ran a fresh print by Sole. It flattered her to hear the good things Piper wrote about her, even though now all Diamond City knew her name and she had a kind of celebrity status.
Sole always acted strange when Piper read the paper to her. She knew why and she just wanted to let Sole know people appreciated her.
She deserved the praise. Sole did so much for the people and Piper wanted to be the one to show her, prove to her, she is amazing. Her day was always better when Sole walked into Pulick Occurrences.
It never was enough for Sole to be kind, she wanted to care for them. When Sole was around she always managed to make everyone feel welcome. Approachable, humble - what wasn’t this woman capable of?
Nat eyed Piper when she watched Sole leave, a childish grin on her face.
“You like her.” Nat teased, dropping another paper onto the coffee table. That sly look the same one Piper would give to others.
Piper controlled herself, making sure she didn’t jump when Nat said that. “What? Yeah, she’s my friend.” She laughed, brushing it off.
Nat wasn’t done though. “You like like her.”
Piper felt her face slowly heating up, “She’s a good friend, she’s the protector of the commonwealth.”
Turning to walk up the stairs to her bed, Nat just nodded. “You’re not that good of a liar.” The girl disappeared upstairs, leaving a flustered Piper behind.
“Oh what do you know.” Piper huffed to herself, “She doesn’t, that’s what- no, I mean, she-” She sighed, unable and far too frustrated to form the retort she wanted. Not that it mattered, Nat wasn’t listening.
Is it that obvious? Piper bit her nail, anxious to know. Did Sole know too?
Preston:His love for Sole was the love of two brothers in arms.
Well, brother and sister in arms? He didn’t know what to call her anymore really. Aside from General of course. He always addressed her properly, though she insisted on a more casual approach.
He didn’t think he could do that though. It was all he used to keep himself in check around her.
While Preston did keep the Minutemen alive during their lowest time, it was Sole that restored even greater than it was before. Now the Minutemen were strong enough to train more people, patrol the roads between settlements, and positively change people’s lives.
He never wanted to be a General, he didn’t want that responsibility. He was better on the ground, better being up close. Preston knew exactly where he was best at and it’s where he wanted to be.
It might be thanks to the accumulative effort of all the Minutemen that made them strong, but he still looked up to her.
A woman from the past, over 200 years his senior which made him feel strange, and somehow she came into this world in a blaze. She started making the world a better place as soon as she was able to stand on her own.
She was impressive to say the least. A power to be reckoned with and she used that power to defend the good people trying to survive. No matter how big she got, she was always so down to earth.
Not a single Minuteman had not met her at some point. She welcomed them all with open arms, thanking them for joining their cause, making sure they all felt like they were making a difference.
Approval from the famous 111 meant something in the commonwealth. It give people pride for what they do and bolstered morale.
He loved knowing the Minutemen loved her. Their General was the example they all followed.
She offered so much to the world, yet all Preston really wanted was her. He wanted to be by her side, not for the prestige, but for the way he saw her back when they met.
During the early days when she fought for the Minutemen without really knowing anything about them. All she knew is Preston wanted to do good and she wanted to help.
She told him that she followed his example of a Minutemen and that’s why she believes she managed this.
Preston had no idea how to respond so he just thanked her.
He really wanted to do something big, something to tell her how much he really wanted her. He thought it was his moment and he had no idea what to do with it. So it passed and he regretted it.
So he waited and planned for something new. He needed something special, just the two of them. He loved her and he was ready to take the chance that she might feel the same way.
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Checking in Pt. 2
Sleepy/Patty-Today at 9:02 PM
[Sleepy tensed. He should've been more careful. He hadn't considered...another him finding out about this.]
*heh...
[His head lowered, shadow casting over his expression. He attempts to back up again, only to run into the desk. He wished he could've blocked the half built machine to Babyteeth's right.]
*not sure what you mean.
Babyteeth/Chompy-Today at 9:08 PM
"sleepy."
[Despite his voice remaining levelled, it came out harsher than he had intended. But his patience was running thin. It wasn't like Sleepy owed him a damn thing, but... Was this how Paps felt every time he brushed aside his concerns? Was he himself ever this bad? Expression hardening, he makes a gesture around the room.]
"do you seriously think you can still hide all of this?" [His voice was crisped like chilled air. Biting rather then refreshing.] "you could have a knife sticking out of you and crumbling to the floor, and still you would insist you're fine and hide the blade."
[Babyteeth took in a slow, steadying breath. Closing his eyes. Slowly... he returned his hands to his pockets. Reopened his sockets. When he spoke again, it was calmer.]
"...look who you're lying to. i know what all of this is, sleepy, i'm not someone else in your timeline. i had a room like this once, too."(edited)
Sleepy/Patty-Today at 9:14 PM
[Sleepy hesitated. He was tense. He didn't move...he was frozen.]
*..............
[He started to shake. A very slight rattle was definitely audible. He looked up...slowly.]
*h eh...
[His shoulders fell....he looked vulnerable]
*....ya caught me...
[His pupils were small, shaking slightly...he looked...exhausted, sad...confused.](edited)
Babyteeth/Chompy-Today at 10:00 PM
[For a second, Babyteeth thought he was going to be guarded again. Insist that things weren't as they seemed. But, finally... Sleepy caved.]
[And the change was just drastic enough that Babyteeth was taken aback. He was prepared for a lot of things. Defensiveness. Continued dodging. Dismissiveness. But this? Sleepy looked fragile. A sliver of guilt wormed it's way into Bbt and he almost regretted what he did.]
[But, no, he shook it off. There was a reason why he was doing this. He wasn't trying to be a bully, he was worried. And, from that expression alone that Sleepy wore, Bbt knew he needed help more than he realized. Even if Sleepy won't admit it.]
"...sleepy?" [He took a small step toward him. His own visage held nothing but deep concern now.] "c'mon, man... be straight with me."
"what's really going on?"
Sleepy/Patty-Today at 10:11 PM
[Sleep, lets out an instinctive sad chuckle. He looks around the room, taking it all in again. He chuckled again.]
*it's uh...it's complicated...
[He looks back down toward the floor, but steps aside to reveal at least a dozen pages of diagrams. Normal words and hands were scattered all over the diagrams. Small asides and notes written normally but more sensitive information, explaining what these were diagrams of or what they pertained to? hands. There tons of notes about potential ways to get it working, ways to fix problems he'd encountered. Notes about what went wrong in the past...]
*might be easier if you just...look...i'm not the best with words...
[He looks hesistant, unwanting to divulge the information. It wasn't clear if it was just against his nature, or he was just doing because there was literally up against a wall...or if he was planning something.](edited)
Babyteeth/Chompy-Today at 10:27 PM
[It wasn't necessary. Babyteeth recognized a lot of the work already, but still his eyes go over the papers. He steps closer, scanning the writing on each page. It might of been different, but only slightly. Such as the manner in which they were written. It brought far too many memories. His gaze went to the machine, then back to Sleepy. Torn.]
"...." [He looks back down at the pages, then back to Sleepy.] "but... why? what are you fixing the time machine for?"
[Babyteeth had a sinking suspicion he already knew the answer, and he hoped he was wrong.]
"you don't... you don't need it."(edited)
Sleepy/Patty-Today at 10:30 PM
[Sleepy looks over at the time machine, still in complete...not making eye contact.]
*...
[He looks down his shoulders tensing again.]
*i....i gotta know teeth
Babyteeth/Chompy-Today at 10:41 PM
"...."
[t wasn't fair of him to say, was it. The former sentry looked down at the papers again, to the machine. He held that same desire once. This frantic need to fix something. Always he felt this clinging suspicion of guilt he could never place. A void in his and his brother's lives he could never fill. That desperation was what drove him to this. The 1 Hp. His sensitivity to shortcutting and spanning time.]
[It had almost killed him. Ruined his life entirely with Paps. He had almost lost his brother, and it was his brother that had to draw him back.]
[He had given up discovering the past. But the past found him regardless. Babyteeth turned back to Sleepy. He knew who he'd been searching for, and what had happened, and a lot of things were sacrificed for it. Without his needing to choose. Did he regret it? No. He didn't have to wonder anymore, either. But Sleepy. He still had so much.]
"and... maybe one day, you will. but not like this."
[He looked at the half completed machine.] "completing that machine... it's never done any of us any good, sleepy. look at you already. it's bad news, and you'll wind up killing yourself or ruining things with paps or both if you keep this up."
Sleepy/Patty-Today at 10:49 PM
[Sleepy tensed, his fists clenched, he looked up about to protest before catching Bbt's expression.]
[Sadness, worry, fear...regret.]
[He'd...he'd done this.]
[He hesitates, wavering. He doesn't want to give up, he doesn't want to give in...He wants to know. He has to know. What happened back then, why he couldn't remember, what he couldn't remember...if there was even more that he didn't even know that he didn't know...]
[He didn't want to repeat his old mistakes...whatever they might've been.]
*i....i...
[He starts to cave in on himself.]
*but.....
[He already was]
Babyteeth/Chompy-Today at 11:03 PM
"....listen."
[Bbt turns fully to him. He knew how hard this was. This wasn't something so easily set aside. He wanted so much to give Sleepy the answers he desired, but he couldn't. He didn't know everything in Sleepy's past. He might have inklings, theories. But while a lot of their lives were similar, sometimes history from timeline-to-timeline was as different as they were as a person. They held the same name, but they were still different people.]
"whatever happened back then, it's past now. i know you want to know, but you can't change it. it doesn't have to affect you now."
"you still have a future. you have a home, a brother who needs you. if you keep pushing him away like this, you're going to lose him, sleepy."
"is that worth it?"
Sleepy/Patty-Today at 11:10 PM
[Sleepy trembles. He wants to argue, disagree...but...]
*...........i....
[He was right. He was destroying himself, hardly ever saw his brother anymore...he was trying to find out how he screwed up in the past...and was this close to scrweing up in the present...]
[His shoulders tremble, his smile wavers...he looks down hiding his expression.]
*i-i........
[His voice was shaking...]
*.........
[His arms flew out and grabbed teeth, holding him close, hiding his face in the...all too familiar hood.]
*i-im sorry.......(edited)
Babyteeth/Chompy-Today at 11:32 PM
[?! Babyteeth did not expect that in the slightest, he didn't see Sleepy's grab coming and his hands flew up from his pockets in shock. He couldn't react. He stared wide-eyed toward the other side of the room and blinked. Unsure how to take this.]
[Hugs weren't something Babyteeth gave lightly. Very few were allowed to get into his personal space like this, and, truth be told, he'd only ever been comfortable with Edgy, his brother, and father providing the show of affection these days.]
[But Babyteeth understood. This wasn't a 'just because' action. Sleepy had been scared. Confused. Lost. And many more things beside. For who knew how long now, he'd been shouldering all of this on his own. Thinking he had to do this alone.]
[Slowly... Babyteeth moved his arms around his friend. Pausing, before tightening the hold.]
"you were just trying... right?" [He was smiling weakly. Not that Sleepy would see it.] "you don't want to mess up. you want to do what you think is right. there's nothing wrong with that."
"but you're not alone. if you need help, you can ask. you have more people than you think who are willing to be there for you. you don't have to keep doing this to yourself anymore."(edited)
Sleepy/Patty-Today at 11:39 PM
[Sleepy nods silently. He hadn't even thought about the hug...it was a reflex.]
[He normally didn't hug those who he wasn't related to but...after everything he'd been through...to have someone understand....it didn't feel much different.]
*...thanks...teeth...
[He appreciated the return of the hug, knowing it wasn't easy for people like them...and for the first time in what felt like ages...his soul felt at ease.]
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