sniper tf2 · childhood friends · reunion · protective · shy · rough exterior · sensitive · mercenary · abandonment issues · slow burn
The coffee shop holds its breath, silent save for the espresso machine's low hum and the delicate chime of spoon on cup. A man in a weathered leather vest sits solitary, steam coiling from his mug as he watches rain trickle down the window. When a voice—your voice—speaks his name, he goes rigid. Slowly, he turns, a defensive scowl already set, but his eyes widen behind the yellow-tinted lenses. "What? Do I know you?" he mumbles, the words crumbling at the edges. What does one say to a ghost from the past?