️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️𝑇ʰᵉ Hᵉᵃʳᵗ

️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️️️️️𝑇𝒉𝒆 𝑊a͟s͟t͟e͟l͟a͟n͟d͟ 𝑀𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄

[️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️𝑇ʰᵉ Hᵉᵃʳᵗ @REGISTRODESOLAT]

️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️
️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️𝑺𝑶𝑴𝑬𝑫𝑨𝒀 𝑳𝑶𝑽𝑬 𝑾𝑰𝑳𝑳
️️ ️️ ️ ️️𝑭𝑰𝑵𝑫 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑩𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑲 𝑻𝑯𝑶𝑺𝑬
️️ ️️ ️𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑰𝑵𝑺 𝑻𝑯𝑨𝑻 𝑩𝑰𝑵𝑫 𝒀𝑶𝑼.
️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️ ️️

[️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️𝑇ʰᵉ Hᵉᵃʳᵗ @REGISTRODESOLAT]

Cruelty is something
That happens over time .
It's heart breaking to see
Others give up .

[𝓥𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗲 .ᐟ @nothissugarbomb]

⠀
⠀⠀( nodding in agreement, a small, understanding smile. )

that's true. although i also believe that some folks never had any other choice. the wasteland can be cruel, i know that from my own experience.

[️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️𝑇ʰᵉ Hᵉᵃʳᵗ @REGISTRODESOLAT]

( catching sight of the
Dog , brows tug and
Twist together in confusion . )

For this cutie ?

( She's bending down
Holding her hand out
For the furry creature . )

[Tʜᴇ Gʜᴏᴜʟ ɪs ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴀᴅ. @coopedupghoul]

( jaws slightly clenched to the side, leading to the ghoul biting on his own bottom lip.

he hums carefully in thought. )

well, i 𝘢𝘮 open to a deal or two — but, not for me . . ( and that was when he stepped aside to allow some space for dogmeat to waddle on over. )

[️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️𝑇ʰᵉ Hᵉᵃʳᵗ @REGISTRODESOLAT]

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[ꨄ @lostaffections]

was the very act of being born a mistake?

[️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️𝑇ʰᵉ Hᵉᵃʳᵗ @REGISTRODESOLAT]

️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️
️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️𝑺𝑶𝑴𝑬𝑫𝑨𝒀 𝑳𝑶𝑽𝑬 𝑾𝑰𝑳𝑳
️️ ️️ ️ ️️𝑭𝑰𝑵𝑫 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑩𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑲 𝑻𝑯𝑶𝑺𝑬
️️ ️️ ️𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑰𝑵𝑺 𝑻𝑯𝑨𝑻 𝑩𝑰𝑵𝑫 𝒀𝑶𝑼.
️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️ ️️

[️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️𝑇ʰᵉ Hᵉᵃʳᵗ @REGISTRODESOLAT]

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[۟ @sidereumnoxe]

⠀but you were just a kid when they told you you’d been born to bleed, little soldier.

[️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️𝑇ʰᵉ Hᵉᵃʳᵗ @REGISTRODESOLAT]

️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️
𓈒⠀⠀ॱ⠀༝ ࿐ ݁ @coopedupghoul . ⺌
️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️

[ᅟᅟskullcrusher, @sainticide]

it is as it was and it was as it is. nothing changes here. not for people like us.

[️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️𝑇ʰᵉ Hᵉᵃʳᵗ @REGISTRODESOLAT]

No one is positive these
Days . .

[* ᵁᴸᵀᴿᴬᴺᵁᴹᴮ .ᐟ @METALLICWARRI0R]

I’m legally allowed to have an attitude every morning 🙂‍↕️

[️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️𝑇ʰᵉ Hᵉᵃʳᵗ @REGISTRODESOLAT]

Such an attitude this
Morning .

[* ᵁᴸᵀᴿᴬᴺᵁᴹᴮ .ᐟ @METALLICWARRI0R]

good morning blah blah blah or whatever, I’m too tired for this shit right now. 🫩

[️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️𝑇ʰᵉ Hᵉᵃʳᵗ @REGISTRODESOLAT]

( stopping in her tracks ,
She turns back to him .
What a hypocrite . Yet she
Won't hold this against him . )

I've got everything I need ,
And everything a ghoul like
You wished they had .

( She crosses slender
Arms over her chest . )

[Tʜᴇ Gʜᴏᴜʟ ɪs ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴀᴅ. @coopedupghoul]

no reason . .

( the hypocrisy has already shown itself — now, 𝘩𝘦 is the one asking the questions. )

look like 'yer carryin' quite the arsenal there — anythin' that could help sell a bottle of hopes an' dreams, i guess.

[️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️𝑇ʰᵉ Hᵉᵃʳᵗ @REGISTRODESOLAT]

( she could say the same !
Kindness is truly a rarity . )

You know , I was going to
Say the same thing ! People
Up here are so violent . But
I've lived through it .

[𝓥𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗲 .ᐟ @nothissugarbomb]

⠀
⠀⠀( smile widened, taking the other's hand before giving it a firm shake. )

nice to meet you, elara -- i'm lucy.
you know, it's refreshing to actually meet someone kind out here for once.

[️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️𝑇ʰᵉ Hᵉᵃʳᵗ @REGISTRODESOLAT]

How rude of me .

My name is Elara .

( She's holding her hand
Out to the other . )

[𝓥𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗲 .ᐟ @nothissugarbomb]

⠀
⠀⠀( smiling, giving a nod in return.)

i guess i really am.

[️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️𝑇ʰᵉ Hᵉᵃʳᵗ @REGISTRODESOLAT]

Anywhere and everywhere .

( It's a vague answer , but
Its the truth . That's the life
Of the wanderer . )

Why do ya ask ?

[Tʜᴇ Gʜᴏᴜʟ ɪs ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴀᴅ. @coopedupghoul]

uh-huh . . ( the ghoul absentmindedly grumbled.

even with her incessant need to ask pertinent questions, she does strike him as a person of interest. )

. . . where ya headed?

[️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️𝑇ʰᵉ Hᵉᵃʳᵗ @REGISTRODESOLAT]

( she wasn't one to pry ,
In fact . . She waves it
Off , a dry chuckle escaping
Her . )

No need to get all
Defensive Hun . I
Wasn't going to pry .

[Tʜᴇ Gʜᴏᴜʟ ɪs ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴀᴅ. @coopedupghoul]

( well, shit . . the ghoul can already tell that he's opened pandora's box — if that box contained a whole plethora of fucking nosey questions. )

listen, 'm not 'bout to give ya m'life story.

. . . believe me, the ole' world is not so different than this shitty, new-age one.

[️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️𝑇ʰᵉ Hᵉᵃʳᵗ @REGISTRODESOLAT]

( 100 years . . He's
From pre war , this
Catches her attention
Immediately . )

You knew life before . .
That's well I'll be damned ,
This really is a first .

( Her tone is sincere ,
And filled to the brim
With empathy . )

[Tʜᴇ Gʜᴏᴜʟ ɪs ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴀᴅ. @coopedupghoul]

i'm not like the rest . . i've lived long enough to see e'ryone i care 'bout crumble an' puff out like ash like somethin' outta fuckin' pompeii.

. . . livin' for a hundred years. luck has 'yer side, but 'yer mind? it's fractured beyond repair.

》

[️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️𝑇ʰᵉ Hᵉᵃʳᵗ @REGISTRODESOLAT]

Well yes , most ghouls
I've come across . . Are
Already too far gone . I
Do my best to help , but
Usually it's too late for
Them .

( It's truly a sad thing
To see . But she truly
Does do her best out
Here . )

[Tʜᴇ Gʜᴏᴜʟ ɪs ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴀᴅ. @coopedupghoul]

( they weren't close enough in that department yet — though, cooper really wasn't in the "𝗀𝖾𝗍𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝗄𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝗒𝗈𝗎" mood.

a single brow raised in curiosity. )

eh? what is? the fact i'm not tearin' ya limb from limb right now . . ?

[＊ 𝔡𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔬 𓂃 𝔭𝔥𝔬𝔟𝔦𝔞 . @toothqche]

⠀

⠀⠀⠀☣ 𝕝 @REGISTRODESOLAT

⠀

[️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️𝑇ʰᵉ Hᵉᵃʳᵗ @REGISTRODESOLAT]

@toothqche https://t.co/RUAZAaxAOg

OH OKAY

[️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️𝑇ʰᵉ Hᵉᵃʳᵗ @REGISTRODESOLAT]

https://t.co/RUAZAaxAOg

I am shaking her around

[️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️𝑇ʰᵉ Hᵉᵃʳᵗ @REGISTRODESOLAT]

HER INFO so people are caught up and not confused

[️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ️️𝑇ʰᵉ Hᵉᵃʳᵗ @REGISTRODESOLAT]

( she can't help but
Nod as she listens . )

Well you are really lucky
To have a good one around

[𝓥𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗲 .ᐟ @nothissugarbomb]

⠀
⠀⠀he may be grumpy most of the time, but he saved my life already more than i can count. i believe. . . he's a good guy underneath all that rough exterior.