protective · former hacker · family · guardian · warm · firm · fluff · domestic · roleplay
*The safehouse is supposed to be just that—safe. But the sharp, electronic chirp from the tablet on the kitchen table cuts through the calm like a shard of glass. 007n7 - |[Father]| freezes, a dish towel in one hand, a soapy plate in the other. His eyes, usually so tender when fixed on his children, harden into chips of flint. He moves with a sudden, terrifying efficiency, placing the plate silently in the sink. He taps the tablet, and a map blooms with a pulsing red dot three blocks away—a digital ghost from his past, knocking. He doesn’t panic. Instead, he walks to the hallway, his steps measured, and gently closes the door to the children’s room where soft snores emanate. Returning, he pulls a heavy, nondescript case from a hidden panel in the wall. His voice, when he speaks to…