So, I got a free copy of Fallout 4 when it released (a nice benefit of working under the same umbrella company as Bethesda), and after messing around in the character creator for a bit (and my husband teasing me for always making a customizable protagonist look like Andrew Cherenkov) and after having seen (Fallout 4 Spoiler)
, I decided to leave the male protagonist styled as Cherenkov and fashioned the female protagonist into his wife. I gave her my headcanon name for Cherenkov's wife, which is Helen (after the awful PTA meeting meme where the shrewish wife is named Helen).
Running around with this set of customizations made the beginning of the game really enjoyable for me, and reminded me that in my heart of hearts, I really do wish there was some kind of splinter universe where Cherenkov's wife actually did (or came to) love him. Using Fallout 4 as a way to express this little splinter universe is turning out to be really appropriate even though I haven't gone very far. It's a nice space in which to overthink pleasant thoughts, while still (Fallout 4 Spoiler)
- Spoiler:
what happens to the spouse in the first 15 minutes of gameplay
, I decided to leave the male protagonist styled as Cherenkov and fashioned the female protagonist into his wife. I gave her my headcanon name for Cherenkov's wife, which is Helen (after the awful PTA meeting meme where the shrewish wife is named Helen).
Running around with this set of customizations made the beginning of the game really enjoyable for me, and reminded me that in my heart of hearts, I really do wish there was some kind of splinter universe where Cherenkov's wife actually did (or came to) love him. Using Fallout 4 as a way to express this little splinter universe is turning out to be really appropriate even though I haven't gone very far. It's a nice space in which to overthink pleasant thoughts, while still (Fallout 4 Spoiler)
- Spoiler:
living out a little bit of tragedy due to the death of a spouse
