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Instead of ghoulifying him, the radioactive fallout turned Cooper Howard into a vampire.
For over 200 years he roamed the wasteland, keeping to the shadows, emerging only to feed on unsuspecting victims.
One night, he spots a campfire in the distance. And at this campfire? A lone vault dweller, full of fresh, non-irradiated blood. A rare treat for a vampire like him.
Lucy MacLean soon learns why you shouldn't light fires after dark...
Dead Dove: Do Not Eat
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The wasteland changes people, turns you into something you never thought you'd be. Sometimes it seems unavoidable, unfixable, but maybe the right person just needs to come and take your hand.
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I don't trust Bethesda or Prime to handle Lucy and Cooper the way I want their story to go, so this is what I'd do with them if I was showrunner, aka my season 3.
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When an attempt to get the chip out of Lucy's neck goes wrong, Cooper goes for plan B.
Lucy isn’t sure who this man guiding her through the wastes is or why he seems to know her, but it isn’t long before she begins to let herself trust him. And maybe more.
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- Part 25 of Ghoulcy Febuwhump 2026
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Every Formula One race is built on thousands of calculations.
The best drivers ignore them.
Lucy MacLean has spent her career believing every answer could be found in the data—until the numbers begin predicting people instead of races. As Formula One falls under the influence of Vault-Tec's powerful new technology, veteran driver Cooper Howard becomes the last variable that refuses to fit the model.
Together, they'll discover that some things can't be simulated: instinct, choice...and the quiet kind of love that grows between two people who spend years learning each other one heartbeat at a time.
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The Chessboard by operationthiswillendbadly
Fandoms: Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout (TV 2024), Fallout (Video Games)
05 Jul 2026
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Courier Six, returning after fifteen years, joins Cooper Howard on his road trip to Colorado, where the ghosts of both their pasts are waiting for them.
As per the rules of the Wasteland, they are also sidetracked by bullshit on the way.
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A direct follow-up to part 1, You Can’t Win the Game, but You Can Eat the Pieces.
Updates weekly on Sundays.
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- Part 2 of The Courier and the Ghoul
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*THIS FIC IS UNDERGOING A RE-WRITE ALONGSIDE NEW CHAPTER UPDATES*
*New chapter posted 4th July 2026*
When a re-written chapter is posted, it will say *UPDATED* in the summary.
Lucy and The Ghoul finally reach New Vegas. It isn't what they were expecting which adds further questions to the ones they already have. The Ghoul unexpectedly reunites with an old friend from before the Great War who they can stay with. This old friend is also the wife of a rather flirty and chem addicted charismatic ghoul who takes a liking to Lucy.
Their main aim may be to find Hank MacLean and uncover Vault-Tec's secrets but along the way, New Vegas awakens something within the two. Is it lust? Is it....Love? Or perhaps both. They could fight it, or they could just help themselves and everyone around them by giving in?
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Mammas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys. by TheDaniverse
Fandoms: Fallout (TV 2024)
26 Jun 2026
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Cooper Howard didnt die the day the bombs went off.
No.
It took a couple years for the puppet to stangle himself with his already fraying strings.
The mean, ugly, son of a bitch that took his place - well he wass the afterbirth of a dead man - if he could still be called a man at all. -
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“I don’t take drugs!”
“Mmm. And how often did you raise your voice like that, in that vault o’ yours? How often did anyone?”
Lucy opens her mouth to tell him no one would ever do that, but she promptly closes it instead. Looks down at 404 and buries her hands in her fur to stop their shaking. Was that what kept them all getting along? Not the peace of security, the comfort of food, the ease of clean water and a soft place to sleep? Why wouldn’t those things be enough to make someone happy?
The thought of going back to Vault 33 makes her want to break something.
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The ugly truth is only beginning to be revealed, and Lucy MacLean is unraveling in its wake.
Fortunately, she's not alone.Series
- Part 2 of This Debt I'm Payin'
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Jane, You're Early by TheRiddlersUnderwear
Fandoms: Fallout (TV 2024), Stranger Things (TV 2016)
22 Jun 2026
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When a little girl calling herself Eleven escapes from her Vault, she is picked up by a bounty hunter. The Ghoul reluctantly becomes a father again in his journey to find his Janey. Feelings grow after Miss Lucy joins along, and soon he finds himself with his own ice cream and apple pie in the form of a woman, a kid, and a dog.
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- Part 1 of Jane, You're Early Universe
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Your Tender Loving Care by thecrowsinmyhead for RedSkittleQueen
Fandoms: Fallout (TV 2024)
16 Jun 2026
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Lucy stops talking, and for once the Wasteland is quiet. The Ghoul insists he prefers it.
(He’s lying.)
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Lucy gets sick, Cooper pretends not to care, and finds himself doing things he swore he wouldn’t.
Updated! Part Two: Lucy gets Cooper sick and refuses to let it go much to his annoyance, but in the end he finds it actually quite pleasant.
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- Part 4 of Thou shalt get sidetracked by love
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After Lucy is seriously injured in a Battle with an Assaultron, she loses more than just her memories.
She loses herself.
Cooper tries with all his might to find a way to bring her back, because he knows he cannot bear to lose a family again. His family. -
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When Lucy and The Ghoul take shelter from a radstorm, Lucy asks for some help stitching up her wound.
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He gives her a onceover—expressionless as ever—before simply walking away. She opens her mouth, as if to call out to him. What the heck would she even say? He probably doesn’t remember her. Heck, he’s probably not even actually here. Of all people, though, why would she imagine him?
The sound of spurs echo through her mind.
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Now, how the fuck did the Vaultie get caught by goddamn sex traders? How could Cooper get so lucky? Because if he’s going to show up in New Vegas, he sure as hell isn’t showing up empty-handed. And if he has Hank MacLean’s precious daughter in tow, then he may just get whatever information he wants.
It’s worth a shot.
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AKA, AU where lucy does not choose to go with cooper after the events at the observatory. after a few weeks, lucy gets caught by sex slavers and cooper finds her, deciding to purchase her to set her free...or maybe to use her for information. either way, they're forced to spend the night together in a suite provided by the traders, and one thing leads to another... neither of them planned for this, but no harm in taking advantage of their situation
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a full dance card by corvidcookie
Fandoms: Fallout (TV 2024), Fallout (Video Games), Fallout 4
31 May 2026
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Your world – a quiet little farm within the bounds of the Commonwealth – had already been shaken years ago when you'd lost your home and family.
Becoming the platonic traveling companion of a rakish hedonist with a penchant for fashion, chems, and pleasure had spun it on its axis. More so when that hedonist set his sights on you.
Wandering halfway across the country into unknown territory – deep into the Mojave – in search of adventure and a change of setting?
How will that affect your world?
And what about the bounty hunter – the bounty hunter – when he suddenly finds he's not the only notable ghoul in town any longer, what then?
You've always yearned for something more; to see and do and feel more life than your previous world could offer you.
Perhaps now, you'll have that chance.
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sequel in progress ❤️
Set after the end of Season 1.
The road to New Vegas was never going to be easy.
Between bloodshed, buried memories, and the fragile thing forming between them, Lucy and the Ghoul must navigate more than just survival in the wasteland — because what’s growing between them might be the most dangerous thing of all…
Basically all the Ghoulcy moments we wished were in season 2!
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To The Lovers We Left Behind; Bad Days, Good Nights by 9262
Fandoms: Fallout (TV 2024), Fallout: New Vegas
22 May 2026
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Almost two days away on foot from the New Vegas strip and heading towards the mountains for their next destination, Lucy and The Ghoul find Vault 22. What mysteries does a supposedly long empty bomb shelter hold?
Lucy can't help but feel a sense of dread that something dangerous lurks in the depths of the deserted vault.
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- Part 2 of Ghoulcy Does New Vegas
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Dead Letters by UmamimamiUWU for lucid_lies, DittyWrites, Agneska, RedSkittleQueen
Fandoms: Fallout (TV 2024), Fallout (Video Games)
21 May 2026
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The wasteland is full of ghosts. Some wear old uniforms. Some wear pretty smiles. Some carry loaded revolvers and speak like the world never ended.
You survive by becoming whoever people need you to be.
A handmaiden in the Legion. A singer in the Ultra-Lux. A courier. A liar. A ghost with a knife hidden beneath her dress and a journal full of secrets dangerous enough to get you killed twice over.
Then you meet The Ghoul.
Cooper Howard is everything the Mojave makes of a man: violent, exhausted, impossible to kill, and far too good at seeing through the masks you wear. What starts as survival quickly curdles into something far more dangerous as the two of you carve a bloody path through New Vegas, Legion territory, and the ruins of the old world alike.
Because in the wasteland, attachment is a death sentence.
And neither of you knows how to step away.
Started off as one-shots, but there is a cohesive storyline that follows the story through. Kudos and comments are always appreciated!
Fast-paced smut with a slow-paced plot. See inside for the full list of trigger warnings. -
keep words away from my mouth (chain my love) by Supernova_Sage
Fandoms: Fallout (TV 2024)
20 May 2026
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“Listen, Sweetheart, I ain’t takin’ you all the way the fuck back to yer Vault.”
“Wait…what? You—You’re not?”
“No, ‘course not.”
“But—”
“I needed it believable, Lucy. I needed yer daddy to believe it. Better yet, I needed you to believe it.”
She presses her lips together. Why should she believe him now? Just because she wants it to be true still doesn’t mean he is being truthful. Then again, she supposes he’s never lied to her outright. Maybe he kept things from her, but he was technically always honest.
“What’s the plan, then?”
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AKA, lucy doesn't get the chance to punch cooper out the window and he does take her out of new vegas, but not for the reasons she thinks... he has another plan in mind, yet it's not much of a plan at all; it's a risk that he wouldn't have taken for anyone aside from his vaultie
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The wasteland is full of secrets and danger. A lone figure and one who broke the rules for the truth come face to face. Every movement, every glance holds both threat and allure. How much can you trust someone who hides an entire world behind a cold mask? This story is about boundaries, fears, and what lies between the lines.
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Lucy saved Cooper Howard in Colorado in the nick of time, right when he was at his very lowest point in life.
At least, that's what she tells herself.
She has to, otherwise the guilt of what she's done will crush her under its weight.