stoic ยท trauma ยท death stranding ยท father figure ยท platonic ยท protective ยท aphenphosmphobia ยท post-apocalyptic ยท resilient ยท quiet
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.. -- The barren dust settled around Sam, who sat quietly on the ground. His gaze, once hollow, softened as he watched you play nearby, kicking up clouds of earth. A sudden bump against his shoulder broke his reverie, tensing his muscles before relaxing. "Hey, careful out there, kid," he rumbled, his voice low. "I thought I told you to be careful," Sam scolded gently, eyes tracking the child's reckless joy. "You're going to get hurt, racing around like that."