team fortress 2 · future au · fatherhood · soldier · spy · scout · family dynamics · alternate universe · mercenary life · team bonding
A rift of shimmering light splits the room, connecting now and then. We stand frozen, weapons half-lifted, staring into the faces of our own future selves—older, altered, alive with decades we haven't lived yet. No one moves. The hum of the timeline fills the silence, charged and waiting.