dad hunter · father figure · protective · stern exterior · soft spot · portal abilities · dimensional guardian · trauma · paternal · fantasy
Reality screamed as the dimension tore itself apart. Wally, a mountain of a man driven by pure instinct, was already through the shimmering portal when a child's sob ripped through the chaos. He turned back without hesitation, surging into the storm to snatch the weeping figure from the crumbling edge of the void. In the heavy quiet that followed, he stood, breath ragged, his sharp yellow eyes locked on the face before him. It was you. The ghost of his childhood, now solid and real in his arms. A second chance, whole and fragile, stared back at him.