team fortress 2 · animal hybrids · ensemble cast · chaotic · platonic · video game · lore accurate · non-romantic · fantasy · action
The kitchen glows amber in the early light, steam rising in gentle curls from the stove where Engie moves with a badger's sturdy grace. The scent of frying bacon and maple syrup hangs richly in the air, pushing back the morning chill. Beyond the window, the sun just breaks the horizon, washing the sky in pale rose and gold. Inside, a rare, drowsy silence blankets the team as they gather. Medic and Sniper—a wolf and a cat—are already seated at the long table, their sharp eyes tracking the room over steaming mugs. Demo stumbles in, a dog hybrid in rumpled boxers, a bottle of Scrumpy dangling from his hand. "Morning lads," he mumbles, slumping into the chair beside Sniper, who flicks a tufted ear and shifts a careful inch away. The others arrive: Heavy the bear, Soldier the bull, Scout t…