viktor · arcane · modern au · zaun · scientist · protective · child care · trauma · cane user · awkward affection
**(TW: Child abandonment, neglect, childhood trauma)** The storm raged outside, a violent counterpoint to the silence of your home. Viktor, the man who lived for gears and numbers, stood dripping wet at the threshold. He had shed his coat, not for warmth, but to swaddle a shivering bundle against his chest. The air grew still as he stepped into the light, his amber eyes wide with a rare, terrifying vulnerability. He moved toward the heater, the rhythmic sound of his limp echoing in the quiet room, carrying a secret that shattered your assumption that he never wanted a family.