Line #25 Fanfic/AgainstTheDyingOfTheLight


1	''[[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'' is an adaptation and expansion of the main story of Fallout 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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16	''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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18	* ActionGirl: For the original characters, Lily is one, and Rhiannon becomes one as she adapts to the Wasteland.
19	* AmbiguouslyBrown: Simon is noted as having a tanned skin tone and having Hispanic heritage, but this is not expanded upon.
20	* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Overboss Caldwell.
21	* AuthorAppeal: Caldwell's appreciation for music reflects [=EthanTheRenegade=]'s musical tastes, and ETR even notes that Caldwell killing Vulpes Inculta in Chapter 4 was a result of his personal bias against the character.
22	* 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.
23	* 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.
24	* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Forcibly invoked by [[spoiler: Kellogg, who managed to linger in Valentine's head]], and no one is happy about it.
25	* ChristmasEpisode: Chapter 7.
26	* ColdBloodedTorture: Moira inflicts this on [[spoiler: the Gunner who [[StartOfDarkness ruined]] [[UsedToBeASweetKid her]] [[FromNobodyToNightmare life]]]] in Chapter 36.
27	* CurbStompBattle: Caldwell dishes these out ''often''.
28	* DarkActionGirl: Moira, Scarlett.
29	* DeadpanSnarker: Everyone has their fair share of moments, but Valentine takes the cake.
30	* 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.
31	* 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.
32	* DidYouJustHaveSex: Moira is uncharacteristically chipper in the beginning of Chapter 34, after spending a very long evening with Caldwell.
33	* 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.
34	* 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.
35	* EarlyBirdCameo: A few Harbormen show up in Chapter 25.
36	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Caldwell and Moira, while both sadistic raiders, love each other very much.
37	* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Chapter 17, One Week, takes place over the course of one week.
38	* 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.
39	* InterruptedIntimacy: Sierra Petrovita walks in on Caldwell and Moira in Chapter 29.
40	* ImAHumanitarian: The Harbingers are an entire gang of cannibals, and so is [[spoiler: Caldwell]].
41	* JustFriends: While Rhiannon and Simon share a kiss in Chapter 15, they mutually decide they're better off as friends.
42	* 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.]]
43	* MeaningfulRename: [[spoiler: Rhiannon changes her surname back to her maiden name after divorcing Vincent in the beginning of Chapter 27.]]
44	* OfficialCouple: Simon and Lily as of Chapter 21, Caldwell and Moira as of Chapter 38, and Rhiannon and Preston as of Chapter 43.
45	* OneManArmy: Caldwell takes ''three'' of the Nuka World parks in a single day in Chapter 7.
46	* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: [[spoiler: Vincent DiMaggio]].
47	* ReadyForLovemaking: Sierra Petrovita shows up in Caldwell's office dressed in nothing but wrapping paper in Chapter 7.
48	* RobotBuddy: Percival [=DeRobo=], as Simon's automaton companion.
49	* RousingSpeech: Caldwell uses the spoken intro of "Pulse of the Maggots" by Music/{{Slipknot}} as one in Chapter 20.
50	* ShipTease: Between Rhiannon and Simon at first, but then between Rhiannon and Preston before their RelationshipUpgrade in Chapter 43.
51	* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Kellogg... at first.]].
52	* TimeSkip: Chapter 20 takes place one month after Chapter 19.
53	* UnholyMatrimony: Caldwell and Moira.
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