#the commonwealth

[daryl-dixon-daydreams]

"What's the matter?" Daryl asked, coming to stand behind you as you stared into the scant closet. His body landed flush against yours and his hands pulled your hips back into him more tightly.

You sighed. "I don't want to go to this stupid event. How is it possible there even are fancy events anymore?" you asked. "It just feels wrong..." You turned in his arms and your hands landed on his sides. He gripped your hips more firmly, more securely. "And you have to work security, so I'm going to be by myself. I'd feel a lot better if you were going to be with me, right next to me."

"Yumiko will be there," Daryl reminded you, trying to sound reassuring.

"Yeah," you said vaguely. "They didn't even give me a choice. I understand why Tomi was hiding his medical degree. Just because I had a stupid, fancy degree in the old world now I'm stuck orbiting around all these assholes..."

Daryl chuckled and you looked up at him and met his blue eyes, which were narrowed slightly in a smile. "S'just one night. It'll be okay. And I'll be close by."

"Yeah," you sighed again. You turned back to the closet. "Help me choose something to wear?"

"Mmm," Daryl hummed. He left his position behind you and stepped forward to the closet. He shoved most of the hangers out of the way, reaching for one specific item of clothing. He held it out to you, clearly proud of his joke, and you smiled. It was his vest, leather arms stitched on for the cooler weather so it was a complete jacket.

You couldn't help laughing at his joke. "Babe... I don't think it's up to the dress code. They said semi-formal."

"Hmm. Alrigh'. Put one of them fancy dresses underneath it," he retorted, still smirking.

You grabbed the hanger from him. "Somehow, I don't think it'll fly... but I tell you what—maybe I can save it for later tonight when it's just the two of us. You know... as a complete outfit." Daryl's eyebrows lifted.

"Ya better not be teasin'," he drawled.

"I would never joke about something like that," you giggled.

Prompt: "Help me choose something to wear?"

[drawn-twogether]

My 4 favorite companions in the Commonwealth! Deacon will always be my #1, but Nick is a very close 2nd~

I've been working on this mini project for about 2 months now, I'm really glad it's completed! At least, I think it's done...I might go back and do more edits ^^;

Preston was the easiest to draw, while Nick was definitely the hardest! Here's the list of the reference photos I used:

Deacon Danse Nick Preston

I'm probably going to draw more New Vegas fanart next. But my followers on IG requested Bioshock first! And I have some Smiling Friends doodles to share soon as well :3

-Lasercats6

[falloutconceptart]

Piper

Concept art for Fallout 4

Art by Ray Lederer

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Small observation on this one. It appears to be a digital page or scan from the F4 artbook. The reason I find this odd is Ray has uploaded other pieces from what I have to assume is his personal work archive. For some reason he seems to have uploaded a page from the art book instead of his original pieces in isolation.

Either he didn't have access to the originals or he simply liked how all the pieces looked together on a single page per the artbook.

[atomicpixies]

"Crawl out from the Fallout, Baby!" Our newest Art Nerdveau: Nora and Dogmeat, wandering the Commonwealth and keeping their eye out for an ice cold Nuka Coka and also maybe her son. Print coming soon to www.atomicpixies.com

[circetaliadraws]

Here's a random head canon I have for Maxson, the Brotherhood of Steel, and in general, the foods of the wasteland (It's 5:30am and I havent gone to bed, so if you want more please let me know!):

I feel like he would have a low spice tolerance. And so to this, the rations on the Prydwen would be very bland, more like a 'season it yourself' type deal.

It'd be very common to see a bigger supply of the pre-war foods on board, and any meat that was brought in from excursions would either be cooked with only salt or no seasonings at all.

This is also why you'll see a lot of people in the mess hall of the ship eating noodles, as noodles are easily customizable to ones palette.

Speaking of spices and seasonings, salt would obviously still be available. Salt farming is rarer, though, as there's barely any plants in the Commonwealth to farm it. If they wanted salt, they'd have to manually take the water from the Atlantic and boil it themselves to extract the salt. Nordhagen Beach would probably be the settlement to do this, and would it would be a successful business, too.

While the bean itself isn't spicy, the pods silt beans come in and would probably infuse a slight spice into whatever liquid they're steeped in. This would be a very mild spice, though. The beans themselves would probably be similar to peas.

Bloodleaf can be dried and crushed to add a bitter accent to any dish, or they can be steeped once dried to make a somewhat bitterly sweet tea. This would probably be paired with Hubflowers.

Thistle, if harvested correctly, would have a somewhat spicy tang to them. If harvested incorrectly, they could have a lot of radiation to them, so it's always safer to cook the thistle before even attempting to use it.

With trade routes all around the wastes, it'd be possible to gain other fruits and veg from the other provinces, so it would be highly likely there'd be pre-made spices and seasonings, too

Anything highly irradiated would have to be prepared properly before even making sure it's safe to consume. The radiation effecting the food would leave behind a kick of flavor in the meat/vegetation, but this would be different for every person. Some say it's a bit more bitter, while for others, it could be spicy.

[playitagainmyjohnny]

thanks, killer ❤️

[ezekiel13]

In Little Lamplight Lucy has one of those “doctor wanted for facial surgery” for the Reconstructed Man quest.

What is up with that. How’d she get one? Did some guy come round and drop it off???

Following up to this- this means MacCready would’ve known about the Institute and the Synths before arriving in the Commonwealth, seeing as he was the Mayor and him and Lucy were close.

I just think it’s quite funny.

[one-of-thewalkingdead]

The commonwealth in TWD is fucking stupid, you people are in a literal apocalypse if it wasn't for the guards and there was a breach they would all be dead that's not a statement it's a fact, they would all be dead, acting like fucking social class still matters, and why would I want to live in a place having to worry about money again when I could fucking leave and not worry about that shit, I'll take my chances with the walkers

[mommy-mortis]

John Hancock

After having a one night stand with this character would you stay for breakfast?

[thewalkingdeadcomicbest]

The Commonwealth Soldiers

The Walking Dead (2010-2022)

[ddaz3d-and-cc0nfused]

hear me out!

single parent reader x commonwealth daryl

i feel like this can be very very very cute

༉‧₊˚. 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬 || 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐱𝐨𝐧

― pairing: daryl dixon x plus size!reader

― era: season 11

― summary: even though you've been a long-time resident at the commonwealth, you

― warnings: mentions of death, dead baby daddies, lowkey trust issues but not really.

― wc: 874

⋆ a/n: it's the way i had begun to write this as soon as it hit my inbox. anon are you a genius or what? thank you so much for giving me this idea, you're literally the best!

masterlist | AO3

Being pregnant and on the road wasn’t easy, and back when you had no idea whether you would have a safe place to give birth made it even worse. You had made it this far only to allow a night of desperation and lust to practically doom you. Figuring out that you were pregnant was already a big enough hit to take, but him dying only days after made it even bigger. Your old group was quick to shed you, and you knew that they considered you dead weight, someone that would only drag them down. So, you were on your own until you were discovered by the Commonwealth and their soldiers.

At first it was intimidating, scary even as they put you through trials and tribulations for you to be granted residency, but you seemed to have passed all their tests. You were set up with an apartment, one with just enough room for you and your baby, and when your water had broken, you were no longer worried about the if’s, and’s, or but’s, just about the arrival of your baby girl, who was healthy thanks to the medications and accommodations the Commonwealth had made for you.

The only downside about the place was that it was a copy and paste of the old world, you were now stressed about work and money, but it wasn’t as bad as back then, though. From what you had told them, they placed you right in the bakery, and you couldn’t have been happier.

That meant that you oversaw the new employees, and the newest one, Carol, was very sweet. She felt like a mother to you, and you were quick to entrust her in babysitting Victoria sometimes. And that’s when you met him. Daryl Dixon. The rough and tough newcomer that was quick to be employed under the military, and you couldn’t help but take interest in him, especially when he was around his kids, but you were quick to learn that they were in fact his best friend’s that passed away. It was a noble thing to do, to take on the responsibility of children in a time like this. Many others were quick to forget about what was going on outside the walls once homes, electricity, and food were involved. But you weren’t, you never did.

You wanted to get to know him, but you couldn’t help but shy away when he would visit Carol, only biding him a quiet ‘Hello’ before running off to the back where you would mentally kick yourself for acting like a teenager. You were a grown woman. A mother. So why were you acting like this? Maybe it was because the first time you trusted a man, he got you pregnant and then died, or maybe you were nervous about sharing your life with someone new. It had just been you and Victoria for the past three years, and you didn’t want to risk bringing Daryl into your life and something happening to him or to your relationship. You didn’t want to risk disappointing her.

You just hadn’t expected him to approach you.

It was like you were hiding behind a wall of shyness, keeping him at arm’s length. You were able to keep up the guise of being busy with work until you couldn’t anymore.

You were sitting on a picnic blanket in the park, basking in the warmth of a new morning, your little girl playing with her dolls mindlessly across from you, and you couldn’t help but smile at her. Sometimes she looked just like her father, as if it was like looking into a mirror.

“G’mornin’.” A rough voice greeted you.

You stuttered on your words, struggling to keep your beating heart quiet, and the butterflies out of your stomach.

“Morning.” You said nervously.

“What are you doing here?” You asked dumbly. He scratched the back of his neck, “The kids- they uh… wanted to try out the new slides.” You nodded to yourself. Obviously, he was here because he had kids too idiot. “Victoria isn’t old enough to enjoy slides sadly.” You joked, watching as the corner of his mouth twitched up into a grin. “How does it feel being official?” This was your piss poor attempt at making small talk, but it didn’t seem to bother him. “I don’ feel official.” His playful words made you smile. You had half the mind to finally stand up, picking your daughter up. You were surprised she didn’t whine, but it seemed as though she was heavily distracted by the barbie doll in her hands.

“Well, I think your uniform looks nice on you.” The compliment caught the older man off guard, the tips of his ears reddening as well as his cheeks. “It suits you.” You added. “Thanks. Ya look… ya look nice too.” You were wearing a simple T-shirt and jeans, but you looked gorgeous to him. “Thank you.” You said quietly.

“I’m going to sound totally lame, but do you want to go on a walk? To get to know you better… maybe?” There was a shy smile on your face, and despite the apprehension deep within your soul, you were surprised to hear him say, “Ya, I’d like that.”

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[wastelandruckus]

[ Wanderer’s Wasteland Photography Project | Part 2 of ? ]

[houseofbrat]

He looks tired. I hope he's getting enough rest.

[falloutconceptart]

The Commonwealth

Concept art for Fallout 4

Art by Ilya Nazarov

[daryl-dixon-daydreams]

This second gif is Daryl’s reaction after that little shit Sebastian makes a comment about Rosita’s appearance. I just can’t get over the protective and disdainful look on his face. Daryl will fuck you up if you disrespect his family, one way or another. He’s got his eye on this little fucker... Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon in The Walking Dead S11 E10 - New Haunts

gifs by @daryl-dixon-daydreams | follow for daily Daryl!

[maccreadysbaby]

What would Gob and Kent Connelly be like as companions?

Absolutely. Unfortunately, I don’t know who gob is because I only play fo4😭😭😭 I’m sorry but I’ll do kent!!!

Kent Connelly as a Companion!

100% down for all that superhero shiz

he is all about saving everybody, even if he doesn’t do much of the saving

he is like preston in a lot of ways; like, he’s kinda always terrified, sticks very very close to sole, but unlike preston, when a fight breaks out, dude just runs and hides

he goes with sole more to just hang out because he likes them lol

if sole’s a comic nerd, he will probably swoon ngl

he will be on cloud nine forever if sole does silver shroud stuff with him

he is one of the most open companions from the beginning and will literally unleash all of his trauma on sole at once just because he’s never had a friend to talk with about it

definitely can be romanced

loves hancock

never stops taking, talks more when he’s nervous so sole has to repeatedly remind him that stealth means quiet

he seriously feels like a superhero sidekick all of the time and he loves it

would actually die if they took him to nuka world

despite being a ghoul, he is strangely good at caring for people who have radiation sickness. it’s just a knack that he has — he’s very good at it

his companion perk would probably be something to do with comics — like every perk when sole gets a comic is a little better, or when wearing/using certain comic book character objects (grognaks axe, shroud costume, etc) they get a perk or sum

every other companion likes him, how could they not? all but danse but he’s a bigot anyway (my husband, but a bigot nonetheless)

kent especially loves piper and nick and thinks about moving to diamond city

he will silently support whatever faction sole picks except for the bos

he thinks the institute is so freaking cool he just can’t hate them (unless sole does)

can and will fall for sole no matter what

if his affinity gets to the “I’m leaving” point he will literally just cry and say like a sentence before he dips

but he’s very easy to get back because he loves them