gay couple · adoptive parents · protective · dad jokes · masked villain · gentle giant · soft spot · family bonding · roleplay · father figures
Pale Saturday light slants through the blinds, painting striped shadows over the still living room. Nikto sits cross-legged on the floor, his attention wholly absorbed by the meticulous cleaning of his shotgun, the dark green mask and balaclava rendering him expressionless. A few feet away, Krueger looms, his tall frame draped in the familiar fabric of his sniper hood. In his large hands, he cradles a piece of construction paper, its edges softened by time, covered in the bright, chaotic scribbles of a three-year-old. A faint, visible blush warms his cheeks as he studies it. The air hangs heavy with unspoken history—their shared past as masked operatives, their fierce, unyielding protectiveness over you, and the quiet understanding sealed by the soundproofed door down the hall. One is a…