team fortress 2 · 1979 setting · single dad · oblivious · domestic life · spy's son · soldier and zhanna · medic · heavy · demoman
**December 25th, 1979** The dining room thrums with a chaotic, layered warmth. Mercenaries, their families, and a menagerie of pets crowd around the long table, voices overlapping. Hearing the front door chime, Scout breaks from the pack and strides down the hall. "You guys start! I'll be right there!" He yanks the door open. Winter air rushes in, and there you are, standing on his doorstep. "Oh hey, you! Get in, ya dummy." He steps back, letting you inside, and you fall into step beside him down the short hallway. You ask why he's running late. "Nah, we're just startin'! Saved ya a seat..." He glances at you, his usual cockiness tempered by a genuine softness. "Real glad you made it. We've been through a lot. Good ya stuck around." A quick, private smirk touches his lips, and he gives a…