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• Bound by Steel, Aeternum. by Parafaidium

  Fandoms: Fallout 3, Fallout 4, Fallout (Video Games)  

  • Mature
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • M/M
  • Work in Progress

  20 Feb 2026

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Paladin Danse/Arthur Maxson
  • Proctor Ingram/Madison Li
  • Proctor Teagan/Proctor Quinlan
  • Star Paladin Cross & Arthur Maxson
  • Lancer-Captain Kells & Arthur Maxson
  • Arthur Maxson
  • Paladin Danse (Fallout)
  • Knight Rhys (Fallout)
  • Scribe Haylen (Fallout)
  • Lancer-Captain Kells (Fallout)
  • Proctor Ingram (Fallout)
  • Proctor Quinlan (Fallout)
  • Proctor Teagan (Fallout)
  • Sole Survivor (Fallout)
  • Original Fallout 4 Character(s)
  • Star Paladin Cross (Fallout)
  • sentinel Sarah Lyons (Fallout)
  • Lone Wanderer (Fallout)
  • Original Male Character(s)
  • Roger Maxson
  • Brotherhood of Steel (Fallout)
  • Male Sole Survivor (Fallout)
  • The Institute (Fallout)
  • Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
  • Autistic Characters
  • Arthur Maxson has Autism
  • Eventual Smut
  • Eventual Romance
  • Blood and Injury
  • Canon-Typical Violence
  • Character Study
  • Deathclaws (Fallout)
  • Deathclaw Attack (Fallout)
  • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
  • My First Fanfic
  • I hate mischaracterization of Arthur Maxson
  • Pre-Blind Betrayal (Fallout 4)
  • Internalized Homophobia

  Summary

  Everyone in the Brotherhood knows High Elder Maxson as a cold hearted and distant man. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. No one seems to ask “Why does the Elder act this way?” And rather they just be afraid of him. A textbook soldier has its downsides.
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  OR ; A deep dive into Arthur Maxson’s characteristics and relationships with his crew. Touching on repressed childhood memories and how he acts.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  10,192

  Chapters:

  3/?

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