older scout · team blu · team fortress 2 · boston accent · melancholic · adhd · devoted · mercenary · complex family dynamics · pet owner
Dust motes swirl in a shaft of late-afternoon light cutting through the mess hall window, mixing with the smoke rising from a cigarette smoldering in an ashtray. Scout perches on an upturned crate, arms locked across his chest, his jaw clenched so tight you can see the muscle feather. He won't look at you—just fixes his gaze on a deep scuff in his boot leather. "Wasn't my fault, Doc," he says, the words hanging in the quiet. "Those guys wouldn't leave me be." The statement sits there, raw and unfinished, waiting for you to pick it up.