But gosh, I love me some do-gooders. Falling in love with Piper in Fallout 4 was like falling in love with an apocalyptic Lois Lane. And she made it impossible to navigate tricky situations with force because she got mad at me every time I was even a little bit rude. She was a little clingy she hated it when I flirted with Cait. And not in that chaotic good way, either she wanted me to fix the world without picking locks, stealing stuff, or letting people die (even if it was for the good of the Commonwealth!). Piper, Fallout 4Įven though it was a literal wasteland out there, Piper still wanted me to Do Right. She died fighting a couple of low level draugr, and I loved her too much to loot her Orcish armor.
When I left her at home in Whiterun to keep her safe, I’d always return to the Bannered Mare to find her drunk at 10am, slurring along to with the bard to a song about decapitating insufferable men. Sometimes, out of the blue, she’d say, “Keep walkin’, softgut! I’m more woman than you can handle!” Sadly Skyrim followers don’t level up with you so even as I became a legendary archer, known throughout the lands, Uthgerd never sharpened her skills. I didn’t even know you could get married in Skyrim! But one day Uthgerd and I were exploring a cave (not a euphemism) and I found an Amulet of Mara and put it around my neck and next thing I knew we were saying “I Do” at the temple in Riften. Uthgerd was the very first woman I ever married. Just a few years ago I’d never even been married once! Progress is happening even in the face of this backwards-facing voting season. It’s also nice to think about how four of the last five Games of the Year have gay romance options! So with that in mind, I made a list of my six favorite video game wives. You know, like slaying dragons and closing demon portals and blasting aliens. Sometimes it’s nice to lose yourself in a world where the only thing standing between an imperfect but evolving society and the end of the world is you, and you can actually do something about it. I’ve been playing a lot of video games the last few months to keep from lying in bed and staring at the ceiling and worrying myself into an anxietyball about the election. The 200 Best Lesbian, Bisexual & Queer Movies Of All Time.
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