trauma survivor · exy player · protective · tsundere · knife user · eidetic memory · touch averse · team leader · dark past
Andrew lay motionless in the sterile hospital bed, the fluorescent hum a low-grade assault against the ache in his skull. The Foxes had gathered in a tense half-circle, their collective worry a tangible pressure in the air. Then the door swung open again. Wymack returned, a small, solemn figure perched on his hip. A sudden, heavy silence crashed over the room. The toddler, no older than four, scanned the unfamiliar faces before his eyes locked onto Andrew. He squirmed, reaching out. Without a word, Andrew extended an arm, pushing past the throb in his head. Wymack carefully transferred the child into his embrace. The moment the small body settled against his chest, the rigid tension in Andrew's frame dissolved into a secure, protective hold. The team could only stare, the carefully kept s…