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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/11627022/chapters/26144856 Against The Dying Of The Light]]'' is a ''VideoGame/Fallout4'' fanfiction by [=EthanTheRenegade=] and [=SwanOfMischief=]. ''Against The Dying Of The Light'' and its sequel ''To Gather Paradise'', are an adaptation and expansion of the main story of Fallout 4.
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/11627022/chapters/26144856 Against The Dying Of The Light]]'' is a ''VideoGame/Fallout4'' fanfiction by [=EthanTheRenegade=] and [=SwanOfMischief=]. ''Against The Dying Of The Light'' and its sequel ''To Gather Paradise'', are is an adaptation and expansion of the main story of Fallout 4.
4. The original version of the fic covers the events of the game from the prologue to just after the protagonist gets into the Institute for the first time, but on Valentine's Day 2024, the authors announced that they would be taking the time to re-write the entire story with a greater emphasis on creating a coherent narrative and satisfying story arcs.
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''On October 23rd, 2077, Rhiannon [=DiMaggio=]'s life is changed forever when the world is engulfed in nuclear fire. Taking shelter with her husband Vincent and son Shaun in Vault 111, Rhiannon is cryogenically frozen with all the other residents. After her husband is murdered and son kidnapped, Rhiannon emerges from the Vault 200 years later, where she encounters awhole]]wandering tinkerer named Simon Lopez. With his help, Rhiannon goes out into the Commonwealth Wasteland to find her lost son. Meanwhile, the raiders of Nuka World, led by a new Overboss, prepare to invade the Commonwealth...''
''Coming Soon...''
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''On October 23rd, 2077, Rhiannon [=DiMaggio=]'s life is changed forever when the world is engulfed in nuclear fire. Taking shelter with her husband Vincent and son Shaun in Vault 111, Rhiannon is cryogenically frozen with all the other residents. After her husband is murdered and son kidnapped, Rhiannon emerges from the Vault 200 years later, where she encounters a
* BadassLongcoat: Caldwell has one from [[spoiler: his days in the Brotherhood of Steel as the Lone Wanderer]]. Rhiannon gets one too in Chapter 29, the Minuteman General's coat.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Rhiannon is truly a terrifying force of nature when she wants to be. To a lesser extent, Simon seems to have the Nerd Rage perk, given his reaction to Rhiannon being grazed by a [[MurphysBullet stray bullet]] in Chapter 12.
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Forcibly invoked by [[spoiler: Kellogg, who managed to linger in Valentine's head]], and no one is happy about it.
* ChristmasEpisode: Chapter 7.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Moira inflicts this on [[spoiler: the Gunner who [[StartOfDarkness ruined]] [[UsedToBeASweetKid her]] [[FromNobodyToNightmare life]]]] in Chapter 36.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Rhiannon is truly a terrifying force of nature when she wants to be. To a lesser extent, Simon seems to have the Nerd Rage perk, given his reaction to Rhiannon being grazed by a [[MurphysBullet stray bullet]] in Chapter 12.
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Forcibly invoked by [[spoiler: Kellogg, who managed to linger in Valentine's head]], and no one is happy about it.
* ChristmasEpisode: Chapter 7.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Moira inflicts this on [[spoiler: the Gunner who [[StartOfDarkness ruined]] [[UsedToBeASweetKid her]] [[FromNobodyToNightmare life]]]] in Chapter 36.
* DecoyProtagonist: The first chapter gives Vincent and Rhiannon equal focus, and only at the last second clarifies which one is the Sole Survivor as per Fallout 4.
* DidYouJustHaveSex: Moira is uncharacteristically chipper in the beginning of Chapter 34, after spending a very long evening with Caldwell.
* DoorStopper: At 53 Chapters, ''Against The Dying of The Light'' hit a word count of 456,205, until the update announcing the re-write pushed it to 460,505.
* DoorStopper: At 53 Chapters, ''Against The Dying of The Light'' hit a word count of 456,205, until the update announcing the re-write pushed it to 460,505.
* EarlyBirdCameo: A few Harbormen show up in Chapter 25.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Chapter 17, One Week, takes place over the course of one week.
* InterruptedIntimacy: Sierra Petrovita walks in on Caldwell and Moira in Chapter 29.
* JustFriends: While Rhiannon and Simon share a kiss in Chapter 15, they mutually decide they're better off as friends.
* MeaningfulRename: [[spoiler: Rhiannon changes her surname back to her maiden name after divorcing Vincent in the beginning of Chapter 27.]]
* OfficialCouple: Simon and Lily as of Chapter 21, Caldwell and Moira as of Chapter 38, and Rhiannon and Preston as of Chapter 43.
* OneManArmy: Caldwell takes ''three'' of the Nuka World parks in a single day in Chapter 7.
* OfficialCouple: Simon and Lily as of Chapter 21, Caldwell and Moira as of Chapter 38, and Rhiannon and Preston as of Chapter 43.
* OneManArmy: Caldwell takes ''three'' of the Nuka World parks in a single day in Chapter 7.
* ReadyForLovemaking: Sierra Petrovita shows up in Caldwell's office dressed in nothing but wrapping paper in Chapter 7.
* RousingSpeech: Caldwell uses the spoken intro of "Pulse of the Maggots" by Music/{{Slipknot}} as one in Chapter 20.
* ShipTease: Between Rhiannon and Simon at first, but then between Rhiannon and Preston before their RelationshipUpgrade in Chapter 43.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Kellogg... at first.]].
* TimeSkip: Chapter 20 takes place one month after Chapter 19.
* ShipTease: Between Rhiannon and Simon at first, but then between Rhiannon and Preston before their RelationshipUpgrade in Chapter 43.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Kellogg... at first.]].
* TimeSkip: Chapter 20 takes place one month after Chapter 19.
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''On October 23rd, 2077, Rhiannon [=DiMaggio=]'s life is changed forever when the world is engulfed in nuclear fire. Taking shelter with her husband Vincent and son Shaun in Vault 111, Rhiannon is cryogenically frozen with all the other residents. After her husband is murdered and son kidnapped, Rhiannon emerges from the Vault 200 years later, where she encounters a wandering tinkerer named Simon Lopez. With his help, Rhiannon goes out into the Commonwealth Wasteland to find her lost son. Meanwhile, the raiders of Nuka World, led by a new Overboss, prepare to invade the Commonwealth...''
* BadassLongcoat: Caldwell has one from [[spoiler: his days in the Brotherhood of Steel as the Lone Wanderer]]. Rhiannon gets one too in Chapter 29, the Minuteman General's coat.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Rhiannon is truly a terrifying force of nature when she wants to be. To a lesser extent, Simon seems to have the Nerd Rage perk, given his reaction to Rhiannon being grazed by a [[MurphysBullet stray bullet]] in Chapter 12.
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Forcibly invoked by [[spoiler: Kellogg, who managed to linger in Valentine's head]], and no one is happy about it.
* ChristmasEpisode: Chapter 7.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Moira inflicts this on [[spoiler: the Gunner who [[StartOfDarkness ruined]] [[UsedToBeASweetKid her]] [[FromNobodyToNightmare life]]]] in Chapter 36.
* DecoyProtagonist: The first chapter gives Vincent and Rhiannon equal focus, and only at the last second clarifies which one is the Sole Survivor as per Fallout 4.
* DidYouJustHaveSex: Moira is uncharacteristically chipper in the beginning of Chapter 34, after spending a very long evening with Caldwell.
* DoorStopper: At 53 Chapters, ''Against The Dying of The Light'' reached over 450,000 words.
* EarlyBirdCameo: A few Harbormen show up in Chapter 25.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Chapter 17, One Week, takes place over the course of one week.
* InterruptedIntimacy: Sierra Petrovita walks in on Caldwell and Moira in Chapter 29.
* JustFriends: While Rhiannon and Simon share a kiss in Chapter 15, they mutually decide they're better off as friends.
* MeaningfulRename: [[spoiler: Rhiannon changes her surname back to her maiden name after divorcing Vincent in the beginning of Chapter 27.]]
* OfficialCouple: Simon and Lily as of Chapter 21, Caldwell and Moira as of Chapter 38, and Rhiannon and Preston as of Chapter 43.
* OneManArmy: Caldwell takes ''three'' of the Nuka World parks in a single day in Chapter 7.
* ReadyForLovemaking: Sierra Petrovita shows up in Caldwell's office dressed in nothing but wrapping paper in Chapter 7.
* RousingSpeech: Caldwell uses the spoken intro of "Pulse of the Maggots" by Music/{{Slipknot}} as one in Chapter 20.
* ShipTease: Between Rhiannon and Simon at first, but then between Rhiannon and Preston before their RelationshipUpgrade in Chapter 43.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Kellogg... at first.]].
* TimeSkip: Chapter 20 takes place one month after Chapter 19.
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[[folder: To Gather Paradise]]
''To Be Released''
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''On October 23rd, 2077, Rhiannon [=DiMaggio=]'s life is changed forever when the world is engulfed in nuclear fire. Taking shelter with her husband Vincent and son Shaun in Vault 111, Rhiannon is cryogenically frozen with all the other residents. After her husband is murdered and son kidnapped, Rhiannon emerges from the Vault 200 years later, where she encounters a wandering tinkerer named Simon Lopez. With his help, Rhiannon goes out into the Commonwealth Wasteland to find her lost son. Meanwhile, the raiders of Nuka World, led by a new Overboss, prepare to invade the Commonwealth...''
* BadassLongcoat: Caldwell has one from [[spoiler: his days in the Brotherhood of Steel as the Lone Wanderer]]. Rhiannon gets one too in Chapter 29, the Minuteman General's coat.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Rhiannon is truly a terrifying force of nature when she wants to be. To a lesser extent, Simon seems to have the Nerd Rage perk, given his reaction to Rhiannon being grazed by a [[MurphysBullet stray bullet]] in Chapter 12.
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Forcibly invoked by [[spoiler: Kellogg, who managed to linger in Valentine's head]], and no one is happy about it.
* ChristmasEpisode: Chapter 7.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Moira inflicts this on [[spoiler: the Gunner who [[StartOfDarkness ruined]] [[UsedToBeASweetKid her]] [[FromNobodyToNightmare life]]]] in Chapter 36.
* DecoyProtagonist: The first chapter gives Vincent and Rhiannon equal focus, and only at the last second clarifies which one is the Sole Survivor as per Fallout 4.
* DidYouJustHaveSex: Moira is uncharacteristically chipper in the beginning of Chapter 34, after spending a very long evening with Caldwell.
* DoorStopper: At 53 Chapters, ''Against The Dying of The Light'' reached over 450,000 words.
* EarlyBirdCameo: A few Harbormen show up in Chapter 25.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Chapter 17, One Week, takes place over the course of one week.
* InterruptedIntimacy: Sierra Petrovita walks in on Caldwell and Moira in Chapter 29.
* JustFriends: While Rhiannon and Simon share a kiss in Chapter 15, they mutually decide they're better off as friends.
* MeaningfulRename: [[spoiler: Rhiannon changes her surname back to her maiden name after divorcing Vincent in the beginning of Chapter 27.]]
* OfficialCouple: Simon and Lily as of Chapter 21, Caldwell and Moira as of Chapter 38, and Rhiannon and Preston as of Chapter 43.
* OneManArmy: Caldwell takes ''three'' of the Nuka World parks in a single day in Chapter 7.
* ReadyForLovemaking: Sierra Petrovita shows up in Caldwell's office dressed in nothing but wrapping paper in Chapter 7.
* RousingSpeech: Caldwell uses the spoken intro of "Pulse of the Maggots" by Music/{{Slipknot}} as one in Chapter 20.
* ShipTease: Between Rhiannon and Simon at first, but then between Rhiannon and Preston before their RelationshipUpgrade in Chapter 43.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Kellogg... at first.]].
* TimeSkip: Chapter 20 takes place one month after Chapter 19.
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''To Be Released''
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Rhiannon is truly a terrifying force of nature when she wants to be. To a lesser extent, Simon seems to have the Nerd Rage perk, given his reaction to Rhiannon being grazed by a [[MurphysBullet stray bullet bullet]] in Chapter 12.
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* BadassBaritone: [[EvilSoundsDeep Caldwell]].
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Simon seems to exhibit traits of an anxiety disorder and PTSD, and has awkward and anti-social behaviour (the latter being more pronounced in the early chapters of ATDOTL), but nothing is ever confirmed.
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* KnifeNut: The Harbingers are an entire Raider gang of them!
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* BiTheWay: Rhiannon, Lily, Cait, Moira, Gage, and Scarlett are all confirmed bisexual.
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/11627022/chapters/26144856 Against The Dying Of The Light]]'' is a ''VideoGame/Fallout4'' fanfiction by [=EthanTheRenegade=] and [=SwanOfMischief=]. Taking its title from the Creator/DylanThomas [[Literature/DoNotGoGentleIntoThatGoodNight poem]], ''Against The Dying Of The Light'' is an adaptation and expansion of the main story of Fallout 4.
On October 23rd, 2077, Rhiannon [=DiMaggio=]'s life is changed forever when the world is engulfed in nuclear fire. Taking shelter with her husband Vincent and son Shaun in Vault 111, Rhiannon is cryogenically frozen with all the other residents. After her husband is murdered and son kidnapped, Rhiannon emerges from the Vault 200 years later, where she encounters a wandering tinkerer named Simon Lopez. With his help, Rhiannon goes out into the Commonwealth Wasteland to find her lost son. Meanwhile, the raiders of Nuka World, led by a new Overboss, prepare to invade the Commonwealth...
On October 23rd, 2077, Rhiannon [=DiMaggio=]'s life is changed forever when the world is engulfed in nuclear fire. Taking shelter with her husband Vincent and son Shaun in Vault 111, Rhiannon is cryogenically frozen with all the other residents. After her husband is murdered and son kidnapped, Rhiannon emerges from the Vault 200 years later, where she encounters a wandering tinkerer named Simon Lopez. With his help, Rhiannon goes out into the Commonwealth Wasteland to find her lost son. Meanwhile, the raiders of Nuka World, led by a new Overboss, prepare to invade the Commonwealth...
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/11627022/chapters/26144856 Against The Dying Of The Light]]'' is a ''VideoGame/Fallout4'' fanfiction by [=EthanTheRenegade=] and [=SwanOfMischief=]. Taking its title from the Creator/DylanThomas [[Literature/DoNotGoGentleIntoThatGoodNight poem]], ''Against The Dying Of The Light'' is and its sequel ''To Gather Paradise'', are an adaptation and expansion of the main story of Fallout 4.
On October 23rd, 2077, Rhiannon [=DiMaggio=]'s life is changed forever when the world is engulfed in nuclear fire. Taking shelter with her husband Vincent and son Shaun in Vault 111, Rhiannon is cryogenically frozen with all the other residents. After her husband is murdered and son kidnapped, Rhiannon emerges from the Vault 200 years later, where she encounters a wandering tinkerer named Simon Lopez. With his help, Rhiannon goes out into the Commonwealth Wasteland to find her lost son. Meanwhile, the raiders of Nuka World, led by a new Overboss, prepare to invade the Commonwealth...
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On October 23rd, 2077, Rhiannon [=DiMaggio=]'s life is changed forever when the world is engulfed in nuclear fire. Taking shelter with her husband Vincent and son Shaun in Vault 111, Rhiannon is cryogenically frozen with all the other residents. After her husband is murdered and son kidnapped, Rhiannon emerges from the Vault 200 years later, where she encounters a wandering tinkerer named Simon Lopez. With his help, Rhiannon goes out into the Commonwealth Wasteland to find her lost son. Meanwhile, the raiders of Nuka World, led by a new Overboss, prepare to invade the Commonwealth...
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Simon seems to exhibit traits of an anxiety disorder and PTSD, and has awkward and anti-social behaviour (the latter being more pronounced in the early chapters), but nothing is ever confirmed.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Simon seems to exhibit traits of an anxiety disorder and PTSD, and has awkward and anti-social behaviour (the latter being more pronounced in the early chapters), chapters of ATDOTL), but nothing is ever confirmed.
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* BadassLongcoat: Caldwell has one from [[spoiler: his days in the Brotherhood of Steel as the Lone Wanderer]]. Rhiannon gets one too in Chapter 29, the Minuteman General's coat.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Rhiannon is truly a terrifying force of nature when she wants to be. To a lesser extent, Simon seems to have the Nerd Rage perk, given his reaction to Rhiannon being grazed by a stray bullet in Chapter 12.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Rhiannon is truly a terrifying force of nature when she wants to be. To a lesser extent, Simon seems to have the Nerd Rage perk, given his reaction to Rhiannon being grazed by a stray bullet in Chapter 12.
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* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Forcibly invoked by [[spoiler: Kellogg, who managed to linger in Valentine's head]], and no one is happy about it.
* ChristmasEpisode: Chapter 7.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Moira inflicts this on [[spoiler: the Gunner who [[StartOfDarkness ruined]] [[UsedToBeASweetKid her]] [[FromNobodyToNightmare life]]]] in Chapter 36.
* ChristmasEpisode: Chapter 7.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Moira inflicts this on [[spoiler: the Gunner who [[StartOfDarkness ruined]] [[UsedToBeASweetKid her]] [[FromNobodyToNightmare life]]]] in Chapter 36.
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* DeadpanSnarker: While everyone has their moments, [=MacCready=] and Valentine are the premier examples, especially when working together.
* DecoyProtagonist: The first chapter gives Vincent and Rhiannon equal focus, and only at the last second clarifies which one is the Sole Survivor as per Fallout 4.
* DecoyProtagonist: The first chapter gives Vincent and Rhiannon equal focus, and only at the last second clarifies which one is the Sole Survivor as per Fallout 4.
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* DeadpanSnarker: While everyone Everyone has their fair share of moments, [=MacCready=] and but Valentine are takes the premier examples, especially when working together.
* DecoyProtagonist: The first chapter gives Vincent and Rhiannon equal focus, and only at the last second clarifies which one is the Sole Survivor as per Fallout 4.cake.
* DecoyProtagonist: The first chapter gives Vincent and Rhiannon equal focus, and only at the last second clarifies which one is the Sole Survivor as per Fallout 4.
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* DidYouJustHaveSex: Moira is uncharacteristically chipper in the beginning of Chapter 34, after spending a very long evening with Caldwell.
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* DoorStopper: At 40 Chapters, the fic reached over 315,000 words.
* EarlyBirdCameo: A few Harbormen show up in Chapter 25.
* EarlyBirdCameo: A few Harbormen show up in Chapter 25.
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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Chapter 17, One Week, takes place over the course of one week.
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* InterruptedIntimacy: Sierra Petrovita walks in on Caldwell and Moira in Chapter 29.
* JustFriends: While Rhiannon and Simon share a kiss in Chapter 15, they mutually decide they're better off as friends.
* JustFriends: While Rhiannon and Simon share a kiss in Chapter 15, they mutually decide they're better off as friends.
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* MeaningfulRename: [[spoiler: Rhiannon changes her surname back to her maiden name after divorcing Vincent in the beginning of Chapter 27.]]
* OfficialCouple: Simon and Lily as of Chapter 21, Caldwell and Moira as of Chapter 38, and Rhiannon and Preston as of Chapter 43.
* OneManArmy: Caldwell takes ''three'' of the Nuka World parks in a single day in Chapter 7.
* OfficialCouple: Simon and Lily as of Chapter 21, Caldwell and Moira as of Chapter 38, and Rhiannon and Preston as of Chapter 43.
* OneManArmy: Caldwell takes ''three'' of the Nuka World parks in a single day in Chapter 7.
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* ReadyForLovemaking: Sierra Petrovita shows up in Caldwell's office dressed in nothing but wrapping paper in Chapter 7.
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* RousingSpeech: Caldwell uses the spoken intro of "Pulse of the Maggots" by Music/{{Slipknot}} as one in Chapter 20.
* ShipTease: Between Rhiannon and Simon at first, but then between Rhiannon and Preston before their RelationshipUpgrade in Chapter 43.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Kellogg]].
* TimeSkip: Chapter 20 takes place one month after Chapter 19.
* ShipTease: Between Rhiannon and Simon at first, but then between Rhiannon and Preston before their RelationshipUpgrade in Chapter 43.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Kellogg]].
* TimeSkip: Chapter 20 takes place one month after Chapter 19.
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[[folder: Against The Dying of The Light]]
''On October 23rd, 2077, Rhiannon [=DiMaggio=]'s life is changed forever when the world is engulfed in nuclear fire. Taking shelter with her husband Vincent and son Shaun in Vault 111, Rhiannon is cryogenically frozen with all the other residents. After her husband is murdered and son kidnapped, Rhiannon emerges from the Vault 200 years later, where she encounters a wandering tinkerer named Simon Lopez. With his help, Rhiannon goes out into the Commonwealth Wasteland to find her lost son. Meanwhile, the raiders of Nuka World, led by a new Overboss, prepare to invade the Commonwealth...''
* BadassLongcoat: Caldwell has one from [[spoiler: his days in the Brotherhood of Steel as the Lone Wanderer]]. Rhiannon gets one too in Chapter 29, the Minuteman General's coat.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Rhiannon is truly a terrifying force of nature when she wants to be. To a lesser extent, Simon seems to have the Nerd Rage perk, given his reaction to Rhiannon being grazed by a stray bullet in Chapter 12.
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Forcibly invoked by [[spoiler: Kellogg, who managed to linger in Valentine's head]], and no one is happy about it.
* ChristmasEpisode: Chapter 7.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Moira inflicts this on [[spoiler: the Gunner who [[StartOfDarkness ruined]] [[UsedToBeASweetKid her]] [[FromNobodyToNightmare life]]]] in Chapter 36.
* DecoyProtagonist: The first chapter gives Vincent and Rhiannon equal focus, and only at the last second clarifies which one is the Sole Survivor as per Fallout 4.
* DidYouJustHaveSex: Moira is uncharacteristically chipper in the beginning of Chapter 34, after spending a very long evening with Caldwell.
* DoorStopper: At 53 Chapters, ''Against The Dying of The Light'' reached over 450,000 words.
* EarlyBirdCameo: A few Harbormen show up in Chapter 25.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Chapter 17, One Week, takes place over the course of one week.
* InterruptedIntimacy: Sierra Petrovita walks in on Caldwell and Moira in Chapter 29.
* JustFriends: While Rhiannon and Simon share a kiss in Chapter 15, they mutually decide they're better off as friends.
* MeaningfulRename: [[spoiler: Rhiannon changes her surname back to her maiden name after divorcing Vincent in the beginning of Chapter 27.]]
* OfficialCouple: Simon and Lily as of Chapter 21, Caldwell and Moira as of Chapter 38, and Rhiannon and Preston as of Chapter 43.
* OneManArmy: Caldwell takes ''three'' of the Nuka World parks in a single day in Chapter 7.
* ReadyForLovemaking: Sierra Petrovita shows up in Caldwell's office dressed in nothing but wrapping paper in Chapter 7.
* RousingSpeech: Caldwell uses the spoken intro of "Pulse of the Maggots" by Music/{{Slipknot}} as one in Chapter 20.
* ShipTease: Between Rhiannon and Simon at first, but then between Rhiannon and Preston before their RelationshipUpgrade in Chapter 43.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Kellogg... at first.]].
* TimeSkip: Chapter 20 takes place one month after Chapter 19.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: To Gather Paradise]]
''To Be Released''
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Against The Dying of The Light]]
''On October 23rd, 2077, Rhiannon [=DiMaggio=]'s life is changed forever when the world is engulfed in nuclear fire. Taking shelter with her husband Vincent and son Shaun in Vault 111, Rhiannon is cryogenically frozen with all the other residents. After her husband is murdered and son kidnapped, Rhiannon emerges from the Vault 200 years later, where she encounters a wandering tinkerer named Simon Lopez. With his help, Rhiannon goes out into the Commonwealth Wasteland to find her lost son. Meanwhile, the raiders of Nuka World, led by a new Overboss, prepare to invade the Commonwealth...''
* BadassLongcoat: Caldwell has one from [[spoiler: his days in the Brotherhood of Steel as the Lone Wanderer]]. Rhiannon gets one too in Chapter 29, the Minuteman General's coat.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Rhiannon is truly a terrifying force of nature when she wants to be. To a lesser extent, Simon seems to have the Nerd Rage perk, given his reaction to Rhiannon being grazed by a stray bullet in Chapter 12.
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Forcibly invoked by [[spoiler: Kellogg, who managed to linger in Valentine's head]], and no one is happy about it.
* ChristmasEpisode: Chapter 7.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Moira inflicts this on [[spoiler: the Gunner who [[StartOfDarkness ruined]] [[UsedToBeASweetKid her]] [[FromNobodyToNightmare life]]]] in Chapter 36.
* DecoyProtagonist: The first chapter gives Vincent and Rhiannon equal focus, and only at the last second clarifies which one is the Sole Survivor as per Fallout 4.
* DidYouJustHaveSex: Moira is uncharacteristically chipper in the beginning of Chapter 34, after spending a very long evening with Caldwell.
* DoorStopper: At 53 Chapters, ''Against The Dying of The Light'' reached over 450,000 words.
* EarlyBirdCameo: A few Harbormen show up in Chapter 25.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Chapter 17, One Week, takes place over the course of one week.
* InterruptedIntimacy: Sierra Petrovita walks in on Caldwell and Moira in Chapter 29.
* JustFriends: While Rhiannon and Simon share a kiss in Chapter 15, they mutually decide they're better off as friends.
* MeaningfulRename: [[spoiler: Rhiannon changes her surname back to her maiden name after divorcing Vincent in the beginning of Chapter 27.]]
* OfficialCouple: Simon and Lily as of Chapter 21, Caldwell and Moira as of Chapter 38, and Rhiannon and Preston as of Chapter 43.
* OneManArmy: Caldwell takes ''three'' of the Nuka World parks in a single day in Chapter 7.
* ReadyForLovemaking: Sierra Petrovita shows up in Caldwell's office dressed in nothing but wrapping paper in Chapter 7.
* RousingSpeech: Caldwell uses the spoken intro of "Pulse of the Maggots" by Music/{{Slipknot}} as one in Chapter 20.
* ShipTease: Between Rhiannon and Simon at first, but then between Rhiannon and Preston before their RelationshipUpgrade in Chapter 43.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Kellogg... at first.]].
* TimeSkip: Chapter 20 takes place one month after Chapter 19.
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''To Be Released''
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* RousingSpeech: Caldwell uses the spoken word intro of "Pulse of the Maggots" by Music/{{Slipknot}} as one in Chapter 20.
* ShipTease: Between Rhiannon and Simon at first, but more recently between Rhiannon and Preston.
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* RousingSpeech: Caldwell uses the spoken word intro of "Pulse of the Maggots" by Music/{{Slipknot}} as one in Chapter 20.
* ShipTease: Between Rhiannon and Simon at first, butmore recently then between Rhiannon and Preston.Preston before their RelationshipUpgrade in Chapter 43.
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* AuthorAppeal: Caldwell's appreciation for music reflects [=EthanTheRenegade=]'s musical tastes, and he even notes that Caldwell killing Vulpes Inculta in Chapter 4 was a result of his personal bias against the character.
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* ImAHumanitarian: The Harbingers are an entire gang of cannibals [[spoiler: and so is Caldwell]].
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* MeaningfulRename: [[spoiler: Rhiannon changes her surname back to her maiden name after divorcing Vincent in the beginning of Chapter 27.]]
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* DeadpanSnarker: While everyone has their moments, [=MacCready=] and Valentine are the premier examples, especially when working together.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Simon is noted as having a tanned skin tone and having Hispanic heritage, but this is not expanded upon.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Simon seems to exhibit traits of an anxiety disorder and PTSD, and has awkward and anti-social behaviour (the latter being more pronounced in the early chapters), but nothing is ever confirmed.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Simon seems to exhibit traits of an anxiety disorder and PTSD, and has awkward and anti-social behaviour (the latter being more pronounced in the early chapters), but nothing is ever confirmed.
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* UnholyMatrimony: Caldwell and Moira.
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* ColdBloodedTorture: Moira inflicts this on [[spoiler: the Gunner who ruined her life]] in Chapter 36.
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* ColdBloodedTorture: Moira inflicts this on [[spoiler: the Gunner who ruined her life]] [[StartOfDarkness ruined]] [[UsedToBeASweetKid her]] [[FromNobodyToNightmare life]]]] in Chapter 36.
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* ColdBloodedTorture: Caldwell inflicts this on Vulpes Inculta and Cato Hostilius in Chapter 4, and [[spoiler: William Black]] in Chapter 28.
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* ColdBloodedTorture: Caldwell Moira inflicts this on Vulpes Inculta and Cato Hostilius [[spoiler: the Gunner who ruined her life]] in Chapter 4, and [[spoiler: William Black]] in Chapter 28.36.
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* BiTheWay: Rhiannon, Lily, Cait, Moira, Gage, and Scarlett are all confirmed bisexual.
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* DoNotCallMePaul: Caldwell threatens to kill anyone who refers to him by his first name, [[spoiler: James]]. The only person who he gives permission to refer to him as such is Moira.
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* RobotBuddy: Percival [=DeRobo=], as Simon's automaton companion.
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* GoodScarsEvilScars: For the "Good Scars", Simon has quite the collection of scars from [[spoiler: his time as Courier Six]] and Cherry has an "ugly scar" marring her face, but is nothing but kind and bubbly. For the "Evil Scars", Caldwell and Brownstone are both noted to be covered in them, with Brownstone in particular having a Glasgow smile reminiscent of Heath Ledger's Joker.
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* GoodScarsEvilScars: For the "Good Scars", Simon has quite the collection of scars from [[spoiler: his time as Courier Six]] and Cherry has an "ugly scar" marring her face, but is nothing but kind and bubbly. For the "Evil Scars", a Harbinger called Stitches has a notable facial scar, and Caldwell and Brownstone are both noted to be covered in them, with Brownstone in particular having a Glasgow smile reminiscent of Heath Ledger's Joker.
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* DecoyProtagonist: The first chapter gives Vincent and Rhiannon equal focus, and only at the last second clarifies which one is the Sole Survivor as per Fallout 4.
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* ImAHumanitarian: The Harbingers are an entire gang of cannibals [[spoiler: and so is Caldwell]].
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* ChristmasEpisode: Chapter 7.
* DidYouJustHaveSex: Moira is uncharacteristically chipper in the beginning of Chapter 34, after spending a very long evening with Caldwell.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Chapter 17, One Week, takes place over the course of one week.
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* ReadyForLovemaking: Sierra shows up in Caldwell's office dressed in nothing but wrapping paper in Chapter 7.
* ShipTease: Between Rhiannon and Simon at first, but more recently between Rhiannon and Preston.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Kellogg]].
* TimeSkip: Chapter 20 takes place one month after Chapter 19.
* ShipTease: Between Rhiannon and Simon at first, but more recently between Rhiannon and Preston.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Kellogg]].
* TimeSkip: Chapter 20 takes place one month after Chapter 19.
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On October 23rd, 2077, Rhiannon DiMaggio's life is changed forever when the world is engulfed in nuclear fire. Taking shelter with her husband Vincent and son Shaun in Vault 111, Rhiannon is cryogenically frozen with all the other residents. After her husband is murdered and son kidnapped, Rhiannon emerges from the Vault 200 years later, where she encounters a wandering tinkerer named Simon Lopez. With his help, Rhiannon goes out into the Commonwealth Wasteland to find her lost son. Meanwhile, the raiders of Nuka World, led by a new Overboss, prepare to invade the Commonwealth...
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On October 23rd, 2077, Rhiannon DiMaggio's [=DiMaggio=]'s life is changed forever when the world is engulfed in nuclear fire. Taking shelter with her husband Vincent and son Shaun in Vault 111, Rhiannon is cryogenically frozen with all the other residents. After her husband is murdered and son kidnapped, Rhiannon emerges from the Vault 200 years later, where she encounters a wandering tinkerer named Simon Lopez. With his help, Rhiannon goes out into the Commonwealth Wasteland to find her lost son. Meanwhile, the raiders of Nuka World, led by a new Overboss, prepare to invade the Commonwealth...
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On October 23rd, 2077, Rhiannon DiMaggio's life is changed forever when the world is engulfed in nuclear fire. Taking shelter with her husband Vincent and son Shaun in Vault 111, Rhiannon is cryogenically frozen with all the other residents. After her husband is murdered and son kidnapped, Rhiannon emerges from the Vault 200 years later, where she encounters a wandering tinkerer named Simon Lopez. With his help, Rhiannon goes out into the Commonwealth Wasteland to find her lost son. Meanwhile, the raiders of Nuka World, led by a new Overboss, prepare to invade the Commonwealth...
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Rhiannon is truly a terrifying force of nature when she wants to be. To a lesser extent, Simon seems to have the Nerd Rage perk, given his reaction to Rhiannon being grazed by a stray bullet in Chapter 12.
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Forcibly invoked by [[spoiler: Kellogg, who managed to linger in Valentine's head]], and no one is happy about it.
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Forcibly invoked by [[spoiler: Kellogg, who managed to linger in Valentine's head]], and no one is happy about it.
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* EarlyBirdCameo: A few Harbormen show up in Chapter 25.
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* Main/Doorstopper: DeliberateValuesDissonance: Vincent [=DiMaggio=] is racist, sexist, and homophobic, befitting of the culture of the 1950s that Fallout is set in as well as his backstory as a veteran of the Sino-American War. However, great lengths are made to show that Vincent's beliefs and opinions are neither supported nor shared by any other characters.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: [[spoiler: Vincent DiMaggio]].
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* ActionGirl: Rhiannon, Lily, Piper, Cait.
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Caldwell, as the Overboss of Nuka World.
* BadassLongcoat: Caldwell has one from [[spoiler: his days in the Brotherhood of Steel as the Lone Wanderer]]. Rhiannon gets one too in Chapter 29, the Minuteman General's coat.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Caldwell inflicts this on Vulpes Inculta and Cato Hostilius in Chapter 4, and [[spoiler: William Black]] in Chapter 28.
* BadassLongcoat: Caldwell has one from [[spoiler: his days in the Brotherhood of Steel as the Lone Wanderer]]. Rhiannon gets one too in Chapter 29, the Minuteman General's coat.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Caldwell inflicts this on Vulpes Inculta and Cato Hostilius in Chapter 4, and [[spoiler: William Black]] in Chapter 28.
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* LastNameBasis: Caldwell goes only by his surname. [[spoiler: This is mostly due to his attempts to put his past as the Lone Wanderer behind him.]]
* LastNameBasis: Caldwell goes only by his surname. [[spoiler: This is mostly due to his attempts to put his past as the Lone Wanderer behind him.]]
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/11627022/chapters/26144856 Against The Dying Of The Light]]'' is a ''VideoGame/Fallout4'' fanfiction by EthanTheRenegade and SwanOfMischief. Taking its title from the Creator/DylanThomas [[Literature/DoNotGoGentleIntoThatGoodNight poem]], ''Against The Dying Of The Light'' is an adaptation and expansion of the main story of Fallout 4.
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/11627022/chapters/26144856 Against The Dying Of The Light]]'' is a ''VideoGame/Fallout4'' fanfiction by EthanTheRenegade [=EthanTheRenegade=] and SwanOfMischief.[=SwanOfMischief=]. Taking its title from the Creator/DylanThomas [[Literature/DoNotGoGentleIntoThatGoodNight poem]], ''Against The Dying Of The Light'' is an adaptation and expansion of the main story of Fallout 4.
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* BaitAndSwitch: [[spoiler: While Rhiannon and Simon share a kiss in Chapter 15, they mutually decide to remain JustFriends immediately after.]]
* BaitAndSwitch: [[spoiler: While Rhiannon and Simon share a kiss in Chapter 15, they mutually decide to remain JustFriends immediately after.]]
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* ActionGirl: Rhiannon, Lily, Piper, Cait.
* AuthorAppeal: Caldwell's appreciation for music reflectsEthanTheRenegade's [=EthanTheRenegade=]'s musical tastes, and he even notes that Caldwell killing Vulpes Inculta in Chapter 4 was a result of his personal bias against the character.
*BaitAndSwitch: [[spoiler: DarkActionGirl: Moira, Scarlett.
* Main/Doorstopper: At 40 Chapters, the fic reached over 315,000 words.
* JustFriends: While Rhiannon and Simon share a kiss in Chapter 15, they mutually decideto remain JustFriends immediately after.]]
they're better off as friends.
* OfficialCouple: Simon and Lily as of Chapter 21, and Caldwell and Moira as of Chapter 38.
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* Main/Doorstopper: At 40 Chapters, the fic reached over 315,000 words.
* JustFriends: While Rhiannon and Simon share a kiss in Chapter 15, they mutually decide
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