This is so good! It’s just what’ve I’ve wanted to say to him! So sad with the lack of dialogue in-game...

I agree with your thoughts about the family matter and I really love your story. If I have time to write, I'll definitely use your story as an inspiration. I'm really hoping for a continuation, let's say one year after when the sole survivor decided to find a new love (Piper maybe? I always felt she's perfect for him, especially she looks just like Nora and values family, too.)

I don't know if you plan on posting any more chapters but you should definitely do it. I'm loving your fic so far. Also, I don't know if I've interpreted this right but I had the feeling that Piper was romantically involved with the Wanderer in your fic? When it says "she was in her place" or something like that when speaking about Nora. Anyway if it's indeed the case, I guess it could be interesting to see the dynamic between Synth Shaun, Piper and the Wanderer. In any case, your writing is spot on and yeah. Keep up the good work!

Sad... Realy sad..

Purely FWIW, I've always considered Shaun-II to be the SS's grandson.

Both this and the previous chapter really give the emotional depth I felt was missing from the actual game. I really liked how the Sole Survivor realizes most if not all the things connecting him to the past are gone and only memories truly remain.

In response to your author's notes at the start of this... I agree that the game could have explored the family aspect some more.

A central theme that TV Tropes believes this game has is that it is about people trying to overcome their past and move forward. For that reason I think the game should have had some more focus on the protagonist's life before the bombs fell. Something like this, and maybe also perhaps a minor quest line could have been worked into the game that focuses on giving the gamer some more insight into the Male Sole Survivor's time in the military.

If someone is playing the Female Sole Survivor then the quest line could be adjusted a bit to inform us more about her being a lawyer and how it is implied that she was involved with the military like her husband. Probably not a soldier, but perhaps the Female Sole Survivor played a kind of support role in the war before the bombs came down.

Do you want to talk about sharing ideals for fanfictions for Fallout 4, 3, and New Vegas with me? I would like to if anyone is interested since I just got into this franchise with Fallout 4 and now New Vegas.

That's a good final conversation and would have done well as a cut-scene in that final confrontation.

I'm really torn about this, as I really, really liked what the story was trying to do. It was trying to add character and complexities to a game that didn't really add depth or much concern after the Survivor finds Shaun. The Survivor's dead spouse doesn't really have any character aside from the fact that they're killed, which only adds more unnecessary 'look at how evil we are!' towards the Institute. The fact that you had the Survivor return to the vault to bury his loved one was really sweet, but I also didn't get a sense of what his wife meant to him aside from the fact that she was his wife. You could still convey flashbacks or little things that remind him of her in this two-shot to help, so it doesn't need to be a large story.

I also didn't agree with the Survivor callously brushing Shaun aside like that because his son never knew his wife. It's really hard, because on one hand Shaun really couldn't feel for his biological mother. He was taken when he was an infant and raised by the Institute. On the other, apparently someone had told Shaun that Kellogg or whomever in the Institute that his biological father was still out there enough for Shaun to ask if he'll ever show up, so maybe he knew enough that he had parents and at least one was still looking for him. Then again, the fact that he knew what happened to his mother and how he rationalized it is chilling, and shows how indoctrinated he's become. Still, I felt that the second part isn't necessarily as strong as the first for this reason. I felt that Shaun's presence felt a bit forced and maybe should've stuck to the Survivor burying his wife, and perhaps his son metaphorically as well.

Aw, man. This is something that should've happened IG. Thank you for this.

Damn. I always felt that something like this should have happened. Love this type of confrontation and hope you write more! Keep up the amazing work.

this is exactly how I was as son as I left the institute. that was some bullshit right there. I wish we could have buiried our spouse in the game.

SO sad man... tears! ~WOOO1!#goodwritingman #tbt #LOL!

Excellent job. Good job using the quotes from the companions seeing your spouse for the first time.

Short and Bitter Sweet... Perfect.