[closed] the only constant is change
Who: the Fallout AU crew
Setting: the Commonwealth
Summary: BoS things, institute things
Warnings: Fallout warnings, smut
Other: [original notes] [first post] [second post] [third post] [fourth post] [fifth post] [sixth post] [seventh post] [eighth post]
- 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
[image] [lyrics]
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


Setting: the Commonwealth
Summary: BoS things, institute things
Warnings: Fallout warnings, smut
Other: [original notes] [first post] [second post] [third post] [fourth post] [fifth post] [sixth post] [seventh post] [eighth post]
- 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
[image] [lyrics]
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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I don't want to hear another word about bloody baseball.
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I suppose I'll have to referee, all things considered, but once everyone gets the hang of it, I want to be a coach.
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[On the other side of the room, Ferran has had enough of this. Staring straight at Zetta, he begins to unbutton his shirt.]
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Exactly. I'm pretty sure the only others that might work for refs are Pre-War ghouls.
[Riley's shoulders are shaking as he tries not to laugh.]
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[Deacon is taking his cue from Zetta and doesn't turn his head to look at Ferran, no matter how much he wants to.
Ferran shrugs out of his shirt and starts on his trousers.]
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[Her tone is overly casual on purpose, just exaggerated enough.]
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[Ferran kicks off his shoes and pushes his trousers down and slithers out of them, too. Naked, he drops himself in Riley's lap, wraps his arms around his shoulders, and dives in for a sensuous kiss.
There's no actual baseball game to distract Zetta, just talk. And Ferran is determined to get her to look at him.]
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... he lost track of what Zetta and Deacon were saying in his surprise. He hears Zetta say,] We'll need to put another field further north, probably somewhere around Sanctuary. I wish we could feasibly put one farther south, but I'm not sure where we could find that would be both dry enough and safe enough.
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He trails kisses along Riley's jaw until he's well positioned to whisper in his ear.]
You don't mind that we have an audience, do you?
[An audience that isn't watching and should be. But the words aren't for Zetta and Deacon, they're for Riley.]
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... but only almost.]
N... N -- N-No. [His hands are on Ferran's thighs, up near his hips, and he squeezes gently.]
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[Ferran licks around the shell of Riley's ear before glancing back to Zetta and Deacon to see if they're paying attention yet.]
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Uniforms are a must, too. I'm sure there are enough people who can put together designs. If not, I guess we could start up a fund for people to put into so we could commission Becky to put them together.
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Uh...yeah. Yeah, totally. Uniforms. Gotta have 'em.
[Focus, Deacon...]
If we gotta, we can start with something simple, like white shirts versus green shirts.
[Deacon glances again. Ferran is unbuttoning Riley's shirt now and kissing down his throat.]
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Riley is already panting, and he tilts his head over so far he's almost touching his ear to his shoulder to give Ferran access to his neck. His hands are now sliding slowly up and down Ferran's legs, relishing in the feel. He's hard, already so hard he's almost aching. He's too weak against Ferran.]
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Ferran takes his hands out of Riley's pants and slides off his lap.
And onto his knees on the floor in front of him.]
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There's a soft whine in the back of Riley's throat just at the thought.
Zetta is grinning uncontrollably, but still isn't looking. (But now, she has something like a plan hatching...)]
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Another glance back to see if this is having the desired effect.]
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It also means that Zetta has noticed and is responding, even if it's a response of pointedly refusing to respond.
Ferran plants his face in Riley's lap and starts mouthing him through the cloth.]
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He begins to unfasten Riley's trousers and slowly pull down the zip.]
Like this? [Ferran smirks.]
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