coatls | [closed] the only constant is change

Who: the Fallout AU crew
Setting: the Commonwealth
Summary: BoS things, institute things
Warnings: Fallout warnings, smut
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- minor timeskip to when the BoS has its feet under it again, shaun asks riley to go up and keep an eye on them and deacon goes with
- they get assigned to a BoS squad composed of AU versions of chancellery guards (paladin archimedes o'hallan, knight-captain anthony norris, lancer-sargeant alex reyes, knight riley reynolds, knight everett wynter, knight henry "hal" saller, aspirant 'jack' "deacon" 'priest')
- maybe some minor quests involving getting to know them, gotta get some solid Bonding going
- sarrith (sarah, secret enclave remnant) and sal's romeo and juliet romance
- that one quest where you get the nukes from the glowing sea for the BoS
- wynter's mistake and gradual ghoulification and the position it puts the squad in
- blind betrayal

- shaun announces ferran officially as his successor
- ferran dealing with the short institute quests that result from that
- shaun discovering ferran's a slut and trying to talk to him about it
- zetta freaking out bc they're spending all this time waiting for her to recover and dealing with the BoS, and not having the time to try to figure out a way to save shaun
- zetta, in general, driving shaun slowly up the wall because she's cooped up and needs to be kept occupied or else Bad Things Start Happening, why is this shaun's life, this was not what he was expecting at all
- ferran going on missions with x6-88 / house divided, warwick
- nathan and zay's one night stand with ferran becoming not a one night stand any more
- at some point we need to have nathan call deacon a mongrel to his face so zetta can go positively nuclear
- zay finding out nathan is taking buffout

- build towards the railroad and institute being on better terms (not *stable*, but they need to be in a position where they're willing to make an alliance at the battle for bunker hill and afterwards to take the BoS down)
- probably need to do a meeting with dez and carrington, bc jfc (and ferran being the next director makes it easier to make negotiations on the institute's behalf though shaun probably doesnt fully trust him with that wrt the railroad yet, shaun needs to see ferran make decisions that benefit the institute OVER the railroad for that)

- mass fusion happens before battle for bunker hill, lighting a fire under the brotherhood's ass (still use it as the faction cut-off point?)
- at the battle, brotherhood wins -- keeping them a legitimate threat and serving as the push for the institute and railroad to work together against them

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well, oh, it seems you're a lot like me
you dug yourself into places you never thought you would be
but don't you fret, and don't you mind
the only constant is change,
and you never know what you'll find

yeah, tomorrow i might wake up nice and clean
and i might believe the things i said i didn't mean
and this might turn and wind up just the way we'd dreamed
and i might become the things i swore i'd always be

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[Riley starts to fish out a can of purified water for him.]

Wait, don't tell us. Save the story for when Alex walks in. [For one thing, it'll be funnier, and for another, Deacon needs some time to get his breath back and recover, the madman.]

[That sends Anthony and Hal snickering again.

Anthony starts going through all the storage in the trailer, looking for anything useful.]

Can't think of a guy who deserves a prank more.

I know I made it sound like I got him back for before, but I'm not sure if it was really all that even.

[Riley smooths his hands along Deacon's shoulders.]

Even if you were even, he's got five pranks on me that we're not even for. And a bunch on Anthony, too.

[Hal adds.]

Why am I not surprised?

[Deacon's breath is gradually returning to normal and the vertibird rotors roar as it lands in the center of the trailer park.]

Quick, get me something to prop my feet up on, so I can look like I've been waiting forever.

[Riley laughs, and he uses a foot to push over a wooden crate over for him.]

[Deacon props his feet up on the crate and waits and tries to relax and breathe deep and get the last of the flush of exertion out of his face.]

[Riley decides to help out some more by sidling up behind Deacon, sliding his hands to his neck to massage, thumbs digging into muscle.]

[Deacon moans and drops his chin as Alex shouts outside.]

Hah, vertibird wins! Suck my exhaust, Priest!

...

Whaddaya mean he's in the trailer?

[Riley giggles and resists the urge to call out. Patience... He keeps up with the massage, rubbing down into Deacon's shoulders.]

[Alex tromps in.]

How the fuck did you do it? Jet pack?

[Riley cracks up, squeezing Deacon's shoulders proudly. He wishes Zetta and Ferran were here to see this. It occurs to him that they're absolutely not gonna believe it, and it makes it harder to stop laughing.]

Nah, pal. Like, where would I even hide a jet pack, you know?

It was my trained deathclaw. You know how fast they go. [Deacon says with a straight face.]

[Because a deathclaw would be easier to hide. Riley can't stop grinning ear to ear.]

Fucking asshole. If you don't tell me how you did it, I'm just gonna assume you cheated. ...Somehow.

I don't know how he could. It's not like he teleported or anything.

[... that's a joke for Deacon.]

[Deacon grins at the inside joke.]

Or like, a mutation. I've totally got falcon wings under this combat armor. And no one has ever noticed, like, ever. Even while I'm showering in the group showers on the Prydwen because I am that fucking sneaky.

It's true, [Riley chimes, still unable to keep from grinning.] I can confirm that one.

That he's sneaky or that he's got secret wings? [Anthony says, eyebrows raised.]

I was thinking the wings, but I can confirm that he's sneaky, too.

Jesus fucking Christ, if you had wings you wouldn't be so afraid of flying.

[Alex says as if that's the main reason why this story can't be true.]

[Riley laughs again.] Yeah, but it's different if he's not the one doing the flying. It's like not liking letting other people drive.

I don't buy it. Try again. Come on, give me more bullshit, I'm ready for it.

[Alex holds out his hand and flaps his fingers towards himself. Bring it.]

[Riley pats Deacon's shoulders, tilting his head in a now you asked for it kind of way.]

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