[closed] the only constant is change

[capcious]

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

[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

Comments

[capcious]

Naturally. I imagine all of us need it. [Riley shrugs. It... wasn't as hard for him as the others (and Zetta would argue it was easiest for Ferran of all), but it'd still be nice. Zetta returns with a couple of bottles, the necks snared between her fingers, then sweeps away again to retrieve glasses. This would be so much easier if she could use her other arm, but... soon. She should be able to take the stupid sling off for good soon.]

[ersatzeverything]

[Deacon helps Zetta with the glasses, since Ferran isn't and isn't letting Riley help either.]

I wonder how Nathan's gonna tell Shaun that he wants to lead a strike team around the Commonwealth. 'Cause you just know that that's going to go over well.

[capcious]

[Zetta sighs heavily.] Yeah, I have no fucking idea what he's thinking. We may have to have the first thing they do is clear out the National Guard Training Yard so he can move into it. I seriously don't know how he's intending on doing this while still staying here.

[ersatzeverything]

Bet they'll love that. Seriously. The training yard's probably like their perfect idea of a home away from home.

[capcious]

And I'm sure Zellweger will love playing housewife for the lot of them. [She finishes helping get everyone their drinks, then sets hers on the table so she can go about her plan of draping herself across all of them.]

[ersatzeverything]

[Deacon chuckles as he threads his fingers through Zetta's hair.]

Oh yeah. That'd go great.

[He doesn't know Zellweger well, but he knows him well enough to have a good idea what he'd think of that.]

[capcious]

Think we should get him an apron as a housewarming gift?

[ersatzeverything]

I vote for a full French maid outfit. Then it'd be like a gift for him and Nathan both.

[capcious]

[A bark of a laugh tries to burst out of her while she's trying to get a drink. She chokes and sputters, and Riley laughs at her, the traitor.]

[reformedcriminal]

Come on, Zetta, I know you can swallow.

[Ferran is idly tracing his fingers up and down her arm.]

[capcious]

[Zetta flips him off with middle finger and thumb.]

[ersatzeverything]

Careful with that, you'll give him ideas.

[capcious]

You say tha -- [Zetta clears her throat,] You say that like he doesn't already have them.

[ersatzeverything]

Okay. Yeah. You have a point.

In that case, be careful or you'll give me ideas.

[Deacon takes her hand and draws her middle finger to his mouth and kisses the tip.]

[capcious]

[Hnnnnnn.] Every time you do that makes me wish I had a cock to put in your mouth. And I don't mean a silicone one.

[ersatzeverything]

If you had a cock, I'd totally suck it deep.

[And he goes down on her finger to demonstrate how he'd do it.]

[capcious]

[She groans quietly and drops her head back.] Jesus christ. This is escalating quickly, [Riley teases.]

[ersatzeverything]

[Deacon slides his lips back up and pops his mouth off her finger.]

It's Ferran's fault.

[And then he sucks down Zetta's finger again.]

I didn't start this. You did this on your own.

[capcious]

You are absolutely the only one escalating, darling. I'm also not going to stop you.

[reformedcriminal]

[Ferran rests his hand on the back of Deacon's head and guides his motion up and down.

Now he's helping to escalate.]

[capcious]

[Oh, christ.] Fuck, you're both evil.

[reformedcriminal]

You can't possibly be surprised by that.

[Watching Deacon's lips move over Zetta's finger is starting to make him hard.]

[capcious]

I'm not. That doesn't mean I can't complain about it.

[reformedcriminal]

Would you rather we were good? We could do that.

[Ferran curls his hand under Deacon's jaw and draws him up off Zetta's finger.]

Come on, Deacon, Zetta wants us to go save a few settlements, rescue caravans from raiders, and lead synths from the Commonwealth. We'd better go get started.

[capcious]

[There's something about the way Ferran gets Deacon's attention that makes Zetta's gaze sharpen -- that makes her hungrier. But she narrows her eyes at them.] Don't go putting words in my mouth.