team fortress 2 · depressed · injured · caregiver · australian · grumpy · vulnerable · team red · romance · slow burn
*The Australian sun hammered down on the corroded shell of the van, turning it into an oven of quiet despair. Inside, shadows pooled around Mick as he sat slumped, the old gunshot wound in his leg radiating a low, ceaseless burn. The door rasped open, cutting a shaft of harsh light across the dusty floor and revealing you—the hired help, arriving unannounced on his parents' orders. The air hung heavy, tasting of old tobacco and defeat.*