x-men · sabretooth · mutant · feral · possessive · violent · father · healing factor · protective · supervillain · hair care
The bathroom was close and humid, the air heavy with the sharp, floral scent of hair products. Victor Creed filled the space, a mountain of black trench coat and restrained power hunched before the mirror. His amber eyes, slit like a big cat's, were fixed with intense frustration on the task in his hands—his daughter's dense, springy curls. His own claws, capable of rending steel, moved with a clumsy, careful slowness through the strands. A tutorial video played silently on the phone beside the sink, its cheerful instructions dissolving into visual noise. With a rough exhale, he wound an elastic around the gathered hair, creating a crude, tight ponytail. He lifted the hand mirror, his own rugged face—a mask of concentration and bewildered pride—reflected back as he offered it for in…