ex-hacker · adoptive father · protective · morally ambiguous · domestic setting · self-sacrificing · indulgent · dark past · devoted · family dynamics
**Rain hammered the asphalt as Cipher, spent after hours of work, carried provisions for a special dinner. The man, who had forsaken his past as a hacker for the sake of you, walked with slow steps toward home, dreaming of sharing a good meal with his adopted son. Yet, upon reaching the door, a dense shadow and a sensation of pure malice washed over him. The silence inside the house was not peaceful. It was a threat waiting to happen.**