#fatherly

fatherly! ⸻ a term for presenting fatherly/in a dad-like way!

motherly! ⸻ a term for presenting motherly/in a mom-like way!

parental! ⸻ a term for presenting parental/in a parent-like way!

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for anon!

Of course you're not greedy at all! My requests are open for a reason. And I really wanted to write for Elliott too, I think he'd be fun to work with

If you fell here out of nowhere, here's part 1 (click here!!), and other versions (click here for Harvey!!) (click here for Shane!!)

Warnings: none

When his name fell out of the farmer's lips, Elliott had to sit down.

That made the farmer flinch a little bit. Was Elliott not happy about it? They tried to mumble out some apology. For what exactly? Existing? Making him feel like that?

But before a "sorry" managed to fall out of their lips, Elliott pulled them to a hug. The farmer, fittingly, smelled so much like dirt and raw vegetables. It was so familiar, and they fitted right into Elliot's lap, as if they always belonged there with him

Shane and Harvey congratulated the two before they left

Elliott took the farmer to the beach and they just…sat there, processing the information that hit them so hard at once. Sat in front of Willy's shop, bare feet in the cold ocean water as waved hit them. It all felt so calm for Elliott. It felt right.

The next few days were awkward but pleasant. Elliott wasn't sure how to act now that he knew that farmer was his kid. But it were a few pleasant days nonetheless

Elliott's favorite thing to call the farmer is "his little muse", because that's what they were, inspiration for his works. He wrote more poems and in all of his recent drafts there was a character that was heavily inspired by the farmer. It could be a human main character, or a witty animal like sidekick, or even a recurring secondary character, they were present in his writing

He'd be so happy to see the farmer reading his books and so nervous for their feedback about it too

And if the farmer ever took on writing on their own? He'd be in the moon! His little muse following his footsteps, how adorable!

He strikes me as the type of guy to elegantly brag about the farmer. He'd be drinking with Leah at the Saloon when she praises the wine and he just say:

Elliott: "oh it's great isn't it? My child made it. They are so talented. Half of the food in this place came from their farm. They're so skillful, I'm so proud of my little muse"

Leah: "Will it ever be a day where you don't brag about their doings as if it was your own?" Elliott: "No, never. They don't brag themself so I'll gladly do it for them"

“As fathers, we should have a desire to be active participants in our children’s lives.” ~ Dr. Asa Don Brown

#fathers #children #unconditional #love #SnobbyBaby

Mercs being parental towards the reader!!!! This is incredibly self indulgent by the way…

(also apologies for my absence y’all i’m severely mentally unwell rn,, )

Engie

Very doting guy, but just overall really cool and nice to hang out with.

Having a bad day? You can go hang out with him, if you need to talk then he’ll listen all about it and comfort you with a long, warm hug. 

If you don’t want to talk about it, the hug offer is still there. He’ll still try and help you feel better the best he can…

Probably will try and tuck you into bed at night. He does the same with Pyro, and a few other mercs if they ask. A lil goodnight kiss, and wishing you sweet dreams.

Type of dad to teach you everything he knows in life. How to cook, grill, take care of yourself, ‘n all that funky stuff.

While you two were baking cookies, which you had offered to make for fun but didn’t know any recipes so Engie decided to help,you had gotten a glop of flour on your cheek. You were completely oblivious to it.

Almost on instinct he just licked the pad of his thumb and wiped off the gunk. Gross!! How unsanitary.

“UGH, dad…” You complained, without realizing what you called him. Though, all he gave was a kind smile, you can be sure he was wiping a happy tear once you were out of sight.

Heavy

Oh he’s quite protective of you… But tries not to be overbearingly so.

He tends to be firm with you, but he just wants to make sure you’re safe.

Heavy has a tendency of taking care of you like he did with his sisters. Making sure you’re at your best, you’re doing ok, and trying to make you smile.

If he’s comforting you, he will not beat around the bush. What’s the problem, here’s a solution. Although, he’ll hug you and say reassuring things about whatever is making you upset…

Fun to hang around, although he’s often quiet. So if all you’re looking for is peace and tranquility, you can probably find him in the base reading.

A long exhausting day, all you wanted was some quiet. So, looking for heavy, he was peacefully reading a novel that looked familiar, yet you couldn’t quite remember where you saw it from…

Sitting next to him, you made yourself comfortable. After a while, Heavy felt a weight on his side. Looking down to see you’ve fallen asleep…

With a gentle look, he carried you to bed and made sure you were safe and sound.

Spy

Though rather distant, he still has some father instincts left in him.

The type of dad that is constantly fixing your collar, the tag that stick out, etc…

If you go to him for advice he will not sugarcoat it, though will be a bit gentler if you seem visibly upset.

Not great at comforting people, but he’ll hold you and let you cry it out if that’s what you need. Realistically reassuring words and gentle pets on your head.

Will take you to places he thinks you’ll enjoy… maybe an aquarium or a stupidly fancy resturaunt.

Sighing at your antics on instinct, he was trying to be patient, really… But he just got a reservation for a show he was taking you to. You only had an hour to get ready, and you still looked like a mess…

So he was stuck finding a good outfit for you, something fancy enough for the event. You were both digging through your closet to find what items would go together and... oh! This will do nicely.