#maccready x oc

[ayumuyii]

My brain itches, and I'd like to scratch it by writing some MacCready fanfiction. 😀

Word Count: over 1000 words

Rating: M

Genre: Action, humor, character-driven, Fallout fanfiction.

Tags: Fallout 4, MacCready x OC, team dynamics, humor, Fallout adventure.

Summary:

MacCready's quiet day in Diamond City takes an unexpected turn when Nate reveals he's recruited a new team member: Vivica, a small but sharp-tongued outsider with a knack for getting under MacCready's skin.

MacCready x OC

The Third Wheel - Chapter 1

A dusty but unusually sunny day dawned over Diamond City. The locals were already hard at work: the few unlucky kids born into this world were off to school, guards marched up and down in their unmistakable outfits, and the shops were open for business. Barber shop, clothing store, weapons store—and some ridiculous place selling modified baseball bats. The guy running it was already yelling his trademark slogan from a mile away. Nuts.

I was sitting in front of a steaming bowl of soup at Takahashi’s stand, half-listening to Nate’s endless chatter. The guy had been driving me insane ever since he hired me to tag along: endlessly positive, endlessly energetic, and built like a damn brahmin. At least compared to me.

He’d only been wandering the Commonwealth for a few months since waking up, and he somehow always found trouble. Worse, it took everything to get him to take caps for a job—even when it involved saving someone else’s sorry ass. He was like some sort of comic book hero. Muscular, well-fed, robust, and strong. His black hair was always neatly combed, and his face freshly shaved. Like some damn pre-war poster boy. Then again, I guess he was.

What annoyed me even more was his blue Vault suit. It stuck out like a sore thumb in this grimy wasteland. Why he hadn’t ditched it yet was beyond me. Standing side by side, we looked like two idiots who didn’t belong: me in my tattered, patched-up clothes that had seen more blood and radiation than I cared to remember, and him, the oversized court jester. Still, working with him wasn’t all bad. Not that I’d ever admit it to his face. Hell would freeze over first.

I stared at my dirty hands gripping the chopsticks. Steam from the soup rose in my face, snapping me out of my thoughts and back to Nate’s voice.

“Hey, MacCready, if we’re gonna take on bigger jobs, maybe we should get another person on the team.”

“Huh? What for?” I squinted at him from under my cap.

“Well, you know, it’s great that I smash ghouls up close and you shoot ‘em from afar, but we could use someone in between.” He gestured wildly with his chopsticks.

“You’d actually pay another person?” I narrowed my eyes.

“Of course! I wouldn’t shortchange you either. You know I made a good call hiring you.”

I snorted, unsure if I should take that as a compliment or not. It’s not like I chose this life because it was some grand dream of mine. I was just a lost kid—even now, at around 22—still wondering where I went wrong. Was it when I had to leave Little Lamplight? When I met Lucy? Or maybe when I was born into this messed-up world as someone’s kid?

“Well, good luck finding someone,” I shrugged, silently adding that he wouldn’t.

“Thanks, but I already did! Just didn’t know how to bring it up to you.”

I nearly choked on the mile-long noodle I was slurping.

“That’s why we came to this dump?” I asked, mouth full, soup splattering everywhere.

“Yeah, I got a tip, and since Diamond City was nearby, bam! I’ve already met her.”

“Her?” I repeated, eyes widening. Great. A woman. This just kept getting better. “You sure that’s a good idea—”

I didn’t get to finish. Nate suddenly sat up straight, then jumped to his feet like a love-struck fool, waving frantically at someone heading toward us.

And there she was, all 5’1” of her.

The woman approached with what I’m sure she thought were big strides, though it looked more like scurrying to me. She had to take twice as many steps to keep pace with normal people. Her chin-length chestnut hair swirled in chaotic waves around her pale face, and her eyes were a strange green that reminded me of radioactive swamps. She had a proportional frame, with a long-barreled hunting rifle slung over her shoulder.

So this odd little thing was making her way toward us, and Nate looked like he was about to leap out of his skin. I swear, he was like a drooling dog.

“You made it, Vivica?”

Pfft. What an absurd name.

“Who could resist an offer like that?” she called out teasingly. A few moments later, she came to a stop in front of us. Nate grinned like an idiot, sat back down, and leaned on the table, his eyes glued to her as she climbed onto the only free chair—right next to me. Takahashi turned to her immediately and asked:

“Nani shimashou ka?”

Vivica responded with a curt “No,” then turned her attention to me, locking eyes with mine.

“So, you’re the famous sharpshooter Nate’s been going on about?”

I crossed my arms and stared at her red-painted lips. Who the hell finds lipstick in a dump like this?

“Hope Nate mentioned that I hate it when people spread… uh, crap about me,” I muttered, shooting a glare at the Vault Dweller clown.

Vivica chuckled softly. “Typical,” she said flatly, a faint smirk tugging at the corner of her mouth. Was she messing with me?

“Vivica, this is MacCready. MacCready, meet Vivica,” Nate interjected enthusiastically, elbowing me as if this was some grand introduction. It hurt, not that he noticed. I grunted.

“Not impressed,” I shot back at Nate, who frowned briefly.

“Well, she doesn’t need to impress you.”

And here we were again. Nate always pulled out his pre-war teacher tone when he wanted to put me in my place. I rolled my eyes but kept my mouth shut, shoving my bowl aside. He was right, after all. He paid me to follow him to hell and back, so I didn’t exactly have a say in who he hired. So why even ask me?

“Alright, enough tension,” Vivica clapped her hands. “Why do you need more people, Nate? What kind of trouble are you getting us into?”

Nate fidgeted in his seat, then shrugged. “The road will tell us. But for now, since I know MacCready doesn’t do ‘team bonding,’ I took on a job.”

“And is this job paying, or are we playing guardian angels again?” I snapped. So much for keeping quiet.

“Relax, cowboy!” Nate grinned. “A blonde lady promised a generous payment if we clear out some ghouls in her warehouse. A perfect warm-up for the team!”

“A blonde, huh? And she’s paying you in kind, I suppose?”

Nate laughed loudly, while Vivica gave a faint smile.

“Oh, great. What the hell have I gotten into?” Vivica muttered, more to herself than to us.

Fair question. What had she gotten into?

[maccreadysbaby]

Deacon & MacCready Masterlist

★ - fem!sole

☆ - male!sole

♣︎ - unspecified

Deacon ↴

glory’s death ★ (deacon’s reaction to glory’s death) (TW: blood & gore)

the boston massacre ♣︎ (deacon gets uneasy after a huge fight) (TW: blood & gore)

charmer’s homecoming ★ (charmer gets home from the institute, and she’s not okay)

a messy list of deacon headcanons

a messy list of (angsty) deacon headcanons

deacon realizing he’s in love with sole ♣︎

deacon and sole best friends headcanons ★

deacon and maccready being silly

lies of omission ♣︎ (sole finds out deacon knew everything about them the entire time, and doesn’t take it well)

deacon in the kitchen headcanons

MacCready ↴

a messy list of maccready headcanons

a messy list of (angsty) maccready headcanons

just a kid ★ (maccready has a breakdown after a long, hard fight)

deacon and maccready being silly

long lost douchebag ♣︎ (maccready unintentionally discovers one of his parents)

why maccready is a fan-favorite

[lysodesigns]

Wasteland relationships are complex.

[distractedrighter]

Absolutely wrecked thinking about that fo4 “tunnel snakes rule” maccready line because it makes it canon that LW brought Butch to little lamplight and IM NOT EMOTIONAL, YOU ARE

[somethingaboutmint]

i'm ill

[pidgeypidge]

"Man, I could use a cigarette."

[pistachiozombie]

[Fallout 4 - MacCready x Lilah] I'm going full cringe

"It'd be a cold day in hell before I let anything bad happen to you."

As I develop their story I thought about how his past trauma would keep him up when he finally falls in love again. It would be hard to fall asleep after you watch your first wife gets killed by feral ghouls. Never again. 😢

[wassertoffatom]

“What if there was a place with all the zip of Nuka Cola”

Sole went to Nuka World and brought back something for Mac who was MORE than happy to take it for a spin

Plz don’t repost without credit ❤️

[deerhillsniperservice]

The Saint and The Sniper part 2! There’s not much clue yet but I can say there will be more soon…maybe from Mac or the abandoned room itself

[elvishdemigod]

Welp, I busted my ass making this art for over 3 days, only for it to be too big to share. So the quality you're seeing the full image in isn't it's full quality. But oh well! I used an image I found from I think a "Draw your OTP" thing? Maybe on here? I forget.

Anygays, here's MacCready and David.

[maccreadysbaby]

Pov: the second I put Hancock on a poll I know it’s over 💀

[dollthorne]

for @druidgroves🌻

georgia x maccready; me and you.

[hiscloakmydaggers]

im sorry THIS is the best clip ive ever got. THE JEALOUS DEACON JUST LURKING BEHIND IS KILLING MEEE 😭😭😭

[amyxxrose]

Who do u guys think she’d romance ?

(Currently she’s wearing The Mechanist armor but I don’t have time to take that picture.)

She loves robots btw

And drugs.

[owlehh]

Some more Willow and MacCready. Another scene from my fic, for a chapter I'm posting later today! Was using this piece as background and pose practice and spent way too long on it, but I think I'm happy with the outcome?

If you wanna read about these dirtbags, the story is on ao3 and fanfiction.

[nerdygoth77]

Did Lily ever hookup with any of the other companions and what factions did she work with before arriving to Nuka World?

Was she the typical civilian (minuteman type) and got corrupted by the wasteland/enticed by the raiders of Nuka World or was she always a little Neutral Evil?

Sorry if this is a bit of a long ask I'm just curious 😂

Never apologize for a long ask!! I love in depth questions like this!! I really loved this ask and was so excited I had to answer this the moment I saw it!! This answer is super long btw! I couldn't JUST answer these questions, I had to give you a full history of my OC.

So I have been thinking of Lilly's story for a long time, along with her character development. She is originally based on my evil Overboss playthrough of Fallout 4 where I completely ignore the main story LOL. I get to Nuka World as soon as possible by leveling up, mostly by doing Good Neighbor and Cabot family/Edward Deegan missions.

So Lilly's story isn't quite set in stone! But my main idea so far is that she is pre-war. Lilly does come from Vault 111 but she isn't the mother of Shaun and isn't the Sole Survivor. That's her brothers problem, who gets out of the vault a few days before she does. He goes one way, using his military training and desire for revenge to survive, becoming the leader of the minutemen(or he joins the Brotherhood. Maybe both?? idk yet) Meanwhile Lilly escapes Vault 111 and goes a completely different direction.

The vault is picked clean, and the body's of her brother and nephew are missing, while her sister in laws corpse has a bullet in her skull. Lilly finds no sign of her brother, and doesn't search too hard either. She leaves the vault, avoiding the neighborhood of Sanctuary and the possible people that lived there, their campfires burning brightly in the night only deterring her away.

Lilly's pre-war life wasn't military like her brothers. She was a "no good hippie" who was between jobs and staying with her brother and his wife until she "got back on her feet," Her brother took her in. In return she would help her PTSD stricken brother and his depressed wife take care of their brand new infant son.

Lilly was seen as no good to most in the pre irradiated world. She had been a part of the large underground punk scene in Boston, becoming a disgrace to her family and a nuisance towards the police. Her life had always been chaos, never knowing quite what she wanted to do as she jumped from job to job trying to keep money in her pocket that was instantly spent on drugs and lipstick.

Lilly doesn't even spare a second glance at the vault or neighborhood as she heads into the wasteland. She is more than prepared to leave her old life behind in the ashes of the old world, so she immediately finds a change of clothes, some chems, and heads towards Boston. She doesn't know why Boston, maybe just morbid curiosity of what the city had turned into. Maybe in search for drugs and answers to why she was still living. Her mindset is that of a depressed addict. Nothing on her mind but that next hit that would bring her that sweet rush of endorphins.

She enters the world with little to no knowledge. She can fight decently with her fists and switchblade, pick locks, run her mouth and hardly shoot a gun. She has a rough time getting to Boston, the weirdly smart German Shepherd she finds at a gas station, and lovingly names Dogmeat, helps her survive her first few weeks in the wasteland.

Soon she finds herself in Boston, and like all drifters, she quickly finds herself in Goodneighbor. She immediately sees the potential in the city and in its mob boss ghoul mayor. Lilly and Hancock quickly become romantically involved. (She is def fucking Maccready in secret too. But RJ is nothing more than some fun to her. She also has a fling with Edward Deegan who she also meets in Goodneighbor when he comes offering a job.)

In my au Hancock is a bit darker and mob boss like, Lilly corrupting him slightly. She helps clean up the city, both metaphorically and physically. She wipes the triggermen out, and takes down Marowski. Long story short they take over his chem empire and become the main chem bosses and suppliers of the commonwealth. They build Goodneigbor into an empire. Her charisma and luck are incredibly high, making it all the easier for her.

John teaches Lilly about the Commonwealth, about proper fighting and weapons. She gains as much knowledge as she can about the new world, settling into the line of leadership and manipulation well. But John wants something real and long term. He loves her, but Lilly doesn't love him in return. He has big ideas for the future, from helping synths to building supply lines to marrying her. Lilly doesn't share the same feelings or ambitions, so she leaves.

She takes her knowledge and weapons of the new world and leaves Goodneighbor without warning and without a trace. She disappears yet again into the wasteland until the best thing to ever happen to her since finding Dogmeat happens. She finds Nuka World and meets Porter Gage. Or maybe he finds her instead?? I don't quite have how they meet picked out yet but I have some ideas!

So yes, Lilly has always been a bit evil! She had a few loose screws in the beginning and the Cryo pod only made it worse. She is corrupted before the bombs, but the wasteland corrupts her further and further. By the time she reaches Nuka World she is already a pretty bad person who is scarred inside and out. Meeting and joining the raiders only corrupt her further. Gage actually helps her get clean and off of chems, but she does get a little crazier. But she couldn't be happier. Porter Gage and Nuka World become her lifeline.

Gage does change her for the better. Lilly finally able to commit to things in her life for once, like her romantic relationship with Gage and job as Overboss.

Fun fact: I actually named Lilly after my evil five pound toy poodle. Lilly is a grumpy old bitch of a dog. She is my whole entire world but she has some screws loose for sure.

So the short answer: Yes! She does hook up with other companions, but only John Hancock and RJ maccready. She also sleeps with Edward Deegan, having a short fling with him. All of these relationships are nothing compared to what she has with Porter Gage, their bond being actual love. Lilly is factionless, choosing to go her own way entirely. She becomes a mob boss before completely ditching that life and disappearing on the irradiated wind before finding Nuka World. Starting over with yet another new life. Lilly is a bit evil from the beginning, but the wasteland does corrupt her further.