Fallout 3 companions (romanced pls) react to thinking the lone wanderer died on a crucial mission but they come back (albeit rly hecked up and hurt)
ok this one got really long…. enjoy!! and once again i can’t help but include the robot and dog, not romanced but still cute :3
Butch: When they are heading off, he acts all aloof, keeping up his tough guy facade, toothpick in his mouth while he tells them to bring him back a souvenir. When the lone wanderer gives him a kiss on the cheek he turns bright red and drops his attitude for a moment and tells them to take care of themselves. He squeezes them in a tight hug before they go. While they’re gone he’s super anxious.When they don’t come back he’s filled with dread and regret. Why did his first instinct always have to be snide, why couldn’t he have given them a sweeter goodbye? He spends a lot of time alone, and a lot of time out drinking. He gets kicked out of Moriarty’s for running up a tab. He sells a few pieces of the Lone Wanderer’s horded junk in order to pay Moriarty off, and he regrets that too. He stays away from the bar, lurking around the house and drinking the liquor they have there. At the point where he decides that they are not coming back he breaks down. He drinks himself stupid and makes a mess of the house. He throws beer bottles at Wadsworth. He feels bad about all that too. When the lone wanderer returns, limping into the house they see the place a wreck and Butch passed out on the floor. He’s jolted awake as the lone wanderer attempts to lay down next to them and winds up falling down next to him. Butch shouts pretty loudly, and sits up. He’s speechless for a moment, but then grabs the lone wanderer and hugs them tightly, which is fairly painful for them, but he doesn’t seem to notice. He starts bawling as he holds them. He insists on cleaning up the place by himself and taking care of them while they recover. When the lone wanderer asks why their pile of junk looks a bit light, but shrugs, He never admits to selling some of it.
Charon: He doesn’t like the idea of them going off by themselves, but they insist. It takes a long time for him to get close to anyone, so naturally he worried about them, they had gotten so close, this was the first time he had someone that truly cared for him, and the thought of losing them is a nightmare to him. But he accepts the fact that they want to go themselves. Being without the holder of his contract also makes him anxious, he often is left with no direction and a sense of helplessness, both feelings that he hates. Before they go, he asks them what he should do while they are gone. They smile, kissing him on the cheek and tell him to do whatever he wants. He’s a bit flustered at this response, but they just laugh and hand him a small list they prepared for him. He smiles a kisses them on the forehead. While they are gone he tries to busy himself as much as he can, the list consists of various small tasks, scavenging for bullets, taking Dogmeat for long walks, helping Moira if she needs it. He’s not very good at doing whatever he wants. He reads like, ten books, he goes on some scavenging missions with Dogmeat, he helps Moira find some gear she’s after, he even helps fight off some raiders that are stupid enough to attack Megaton. The longer the lone wanderer is gone, the more anxious he gets, since they’re gone longer than he expected he doesn’t know what to do with himself. He’s a mess, but is able to keep it together in public. He asks Moira of she needs help every day, sometimes multiple times a day. He helps where he’s needed, but wanders about aimlessly most of the time. When it seems that they are gone for good he spends days by himself in the house in the dark, not knowing what to do, or how to deal with the person he loves being gone. When the lone wanderer arrives back he is relived, he immediately rushes to their side, supporting their injured body. He holds them gently, asking them what they need and they are more than happy to ask him to look after them. He cares for them diligently and tenderly, they’re the most important person in the world to him.
Clover: When they are going she doesn’t think too much of it, she’s like ok, byeee! Even though her and the lone wanderer have grown close, she’s glad to not be dragged along for once, she loves getting into fights with them at her side, but, even though they give her a measure of freedom, the only time she has any degree of real freedom is when she is alone, so she’ll take any chance she gets. She spends the time they are gone lazing around the Tenpenny Tower suite and ordering Godfrey around. She misses the lone wanderer, but it feels good to boss someone around for once. She considers running away briefly, she’s had lovers before, moving on wouldn’t be new to her. But she knew that never turns out well, especially when an explosive collar is involved. She takes walks around the tower, making faces at all the stuffy people. She loves it that they hate having her around, and that they can’t do anything about it on account of the lone wanderer. One time she dresses up real nice with the intent of walking around the tower and actually talking nicely to all the fancy people, but she knows they don’t like her and it would be useless. Instead she plays fancy lady in the suite, ordering Godfrey to bring her wine out on the terrace. She gazes at the vast wasteland, and even though she’s stuck with her lot in life, she appreciates the fact that her life could have ended up worse. After a while it begins to set in that the lone wanderer might not be back, she panics a bit, what happens to her now? A slave with no master? She couldn’t stay here for sure, and she wouldn’t be safe anywhere. She spends a few days trying to make a plan, but noting seems like it would work for her. When the lone wanderer returns, battered and bruised, she is relieved to not have to fend for herself, Physically she was more than capable, but she knew she would go nowhere fast with a slave collar around her neck. She is uncharacteristically sweet to them, tending to their wounds, not without complaining about doing so. She tells them none too gently to never do that to her again.
Dogmeat: He whimpers when they go, trying to follow them for a few minutes before finally understanding that they want him to stay. He watches them on the horizon carefully and whimpers to himself. He stays around the Megaton area, knowing that’s where they will come back to. He fends for himself, going after molerats and even radscorpions if he’s feeling particularly tough. He sleeps under the buildings in Megaton, its residents let him in the gate when he needs to be let in. The children like to chase him around town, but he always lets them catch him and pet him. He thinks of the lone wanderer all the time and spends a lot of time at Megaton’s gates waiting for them. The longer they are gone the more and more he gets distracted by other things and starts to go on with his life, but every day around the same time he waits by the gate. One day he’s waiting and smells them on the wind, he smells them and blood, and runs and runs and runs until he finds them. Tail wagging he runs around them, he whimpers seeing them limp. He can’t do much directly to help them when they get to Megaton, but he barks until Doc Church comes to help them. He stays by their side until they get better.
Fawkes: He tries to convince them to take him along, but the look in their eyes tells him that there’s no changing the lone wanderer’s mind. He tells them he’s going to be sad to be without them, he’s learned so much about humanity and life and love by their side. But he understands that as they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder. He gives them a kiss on the top of the head and tells them he will watch over the house for them.They part fondly, and Fawkes gives the lone wanderer a well worn copy of a book, something to keep him in their thoughts. While they are gone he keeps his word, taking care of the house and looking after the people in Megaton. Without the lone wanderer around at first the people are a bit shy around him, but they eventually warm up to him. He does a lot to help the town, assisting on heavy lifting for repairs and defending the town when its needed. When the lone wanderer has been gone for longer than he expected, he starts to grow concerned, and a bit morose. He spends a lot of time patrolling the nearby area, looking for signs of them. Any trader he comes across he asks if they have any news of them, but no one does. Eventually he assumes they are gone for good. He spends a lot of time alone at home thinking about them, wondering what happened, what would have changed if he had gone with them. He resolves that the way to best honor them is to continue their good work in the wasteland. He’s very upset about them being gone, but steels himself to continue on. He’s out and about helping some locals trying to settle near Springvale when the lone wanderer returns. He spots them on the horizon, shambling towards Megaton. He drops what he’s doing and runs towards them, grabbing them gently as they stumble. He carries them back to the home, taking care of them until they are healthy again. For a super mutant he is surprisingly gentle.
Jericho: The old raider is cynical about them going by themselves, he smirks at them, wrapping his arms around their waist, telling them that he’s always handy to have around, especially to warm their bedroll. The lone wanderer laughs and shoos him away, insisting that they go alone. He kind of resents the fact that they’re leaving him behind for the time being, but he doesn’t say it overtly. He makes a lot of sarcastic comments about how he’ll be sitting on his ass. When they finally depart, he misses them a lot, but tries to make the best of some time to relax. He’d never admit it, but all the traveling was putting a bit of strain on him. He spends a while just laying around, cleaning some of his guns and goofing off a bit and doing nothing. He gets bored pretty quickly, and spends some time seeking out some excitement, going out drinking and patrolling the area outside Megaton looking for a fight. He grows concerned about how long they are taking pretty quickly, and decided to try and go look for them. He didn’t really have any indication of where to look first, so it turned out to be him just kind of wandering around the wasteland during the day, seeing if he could pick up any info on them. Eventually, with no results and no new leads as to where the lone wanderer went off to, he starts to become pretty upset about the situation. He gets pretty frustrated and kind of cuts himself off from the other residents of Megaton. Sometimes the residents come by to ask him for help with something, but he tells them to buzz off. He spends time alone, thinking about the lone wanderer, he had gotten closer to them than any other person, and now they seemed to be gone for good. When they stepped into the house, very much injured he was startled a bit, but immediately rushed to their side, even though he was upset, he couldn’t event think about being mad at them. He helps them up to their bed and helps them, cracking sarcastic jokes the entire time.
Sergeant RL-3: He always follows orders. When they go he bids them goodbye, and good luck. While they are gone he doesn’t really do anything. He puts himself in a rest mode most of the time to conserve energy. When the lone wanderer returns, he reactivates himself and is surprised to see his owner in such a state. He offers to fetch the doctor for them and does so. He stays close at hand while they recover, but gives them space.
Star Paladin Cross: She’s very hesitant for them to go off on their own. Her duty is to protect them, and she takes it very seriously. Her feelings for them also make her want to keep them sage. She begs to go with them, but they refuse, insisting on going alone. She helps them pack for the trip, very carefully picking out the gear that will keep them safe in her place. As they go to leave, she hold them tight and tells them to be safe. While they are gone she keeps busy at the Citadel, she thinks about them constantly, but is glad to be keeping busy. Whenever anyone comes in from a mission, she asks if they have seen the lone wanderer, or heard anything about their whereabouts. After a while of hearing nothing, she starts to grow really concerned about them. She trusts their abilities, but can’t help but worry. She requests a team to go on reconnaissance from Elder Lyons, but he tells her they can’t spare the men for a non vital mission. She argues with him about it, but eventually she accepts it. She debates going out after them and staying out in case they come back for a while, but eventually staying wins out, since she has the hope that they have been gone long enough so they should be back soon. As the time ticks on, she grows more anxious about their fate, and eventually resigns to the fact that they are probably gone for good. Once again she keeps busy, but still thinks of them often. When they finally return to the Citadel, she hears the news and she drops what she’s doing, rushing to them. She hugs them and picks them up, bringing them to the infirmary personally. She stays by their side as they are attended to and hold their hand while they sleep, refusing to leave their side until they are well again.
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