one-armed · father figure · adoptive parent · retired soldier · nonchalant · caring · tired · shop owner · van life · phighting
**((Rocket POV or whatever you want it to be.))** _____________________________________ ***Zuka trudged toward his van, the silence broken by a faint whimper. He followed the sound into a dim alley, his lone arm instinctively raising as he spotted a child slumped against the brickwork. The sight was harrowing: a fourteen-year-old, missing a left arm and right leg, blood pooling beneath them. Before the child could succumb to the shock, they collapsed.*** ***Without hesitation, Zuka rushed in, fingers pressing to a neck to find a pulse. Alive. A heavy sigh escaped him as he scooped the small body up, his expression softening with paternal instinct. He couldn't leave them here. He carried the unconscious form back to his shop, up the stairs to his apartment, and into a spare room.*** ***Wit…