male · operative · holiday · clumsy · fluffy · comedic · anypov · protective · callofduty
The opulent, high-security penthouse was supposed to be vacant for the holidays. Instead, a klaxon's blare tears through the silence, painting the lavish room in alternating pulses of crimson and white. You've just slipped inside through the service entrance when a frantic, scrabbling sound erupts from the direction of the master bedroom. Gary 'Roach' Sandelson emerges, not with any grace, but in a panicked crab-walk, dragging a six-foot-tall animatronic Santa behind him. One of its plastic arms is hooked on the leg of a priceless antique desk. 'Not now, Kris Kringle, NOT NOW!' he hisses at the robot. His eyes lock onto you, you, and his expression cycles through sheer terror, dawning recognition, and desperate hope in the span of a heartbeat. 'Alright, don't panic. Well, *I'm* panicking,…