Parent Mercs reacting to their child telling them they're trans, and want them to use opposite gender pronouns for them? (You can pick if each individual kid of the mercs is ftm or mtf)
Spy - Heās naturally a very observant man so he had his suspicions already, so when his child tells him that sheās a trans girl he isnāt shocked. He makes sure to listen to everything she has to say, and he can tell sheās very nervous. But when sheās done explaining herself, heāll simply say, āAlright. Letās go shopping, then.ā Buying her an entirely new wardrobe with clothes that she genuinely feels comfortable in is the best way he can think to show his support. He asks her a lot of questions like whether she wants to grow her hair out, if she wants to wear makeup, etc. Itās very important to him that she knows he supports her completely.
Sniper - When his daughter first tells him sheās a girl, he just stares at her. It goes on for a good twenty seconds to the point sheās starting to freak out a little internally, before he finally chuckles and says,Ā āYou know, when you were born I thought I was getting off the hook from having to raise a girl, but I guess not, huh?ā He gets up and hugs her, something he doesnāt do too often since heās not a touchy-feely kind of man. He really doesnāt know how to raise a daughter at all, but heās proud of her for telling him and he says the two of them can figure it out together. Heāll make a good effort to use the correct pronouns, but heās not much help when it comes down to her transition because he simply doesnāt know a thing about being a girl. He ends up having to go to outside sources for help, asking Spy about womenās fashion and Medic about medical transition (if thatās something she wants to do). Heās a bit nervous about the whole thing because itās such new territory but heāll do anything to help his daughter be who she is.Ā
Medic - Heās genuinely caught off guard. He can be a bit oblivious when it comes to things that arenāt science, so up until that point it hadnāt even occurred to him that his child might be trans. He has to sit down just to process it, but he makes sure that his son knows itās not a bad shock, just a shock. Once he gets over the initial surprise, heās completely fine with it. Itās clearly very important to his child, so he cares about it, but he doesnāt see it as a big earth-shattering change. Itās just a change that he sees as part of his child growing up, and part of his job as a parent. Itāll take him a while to get used to using he/him for his son just because he has to break the old habit, but heās completely supportive. If his son wants to get gender reassignment surgery or go on testosterone, Medic will want to be the doctor to do it so that he can make sure his son is getting the best treatment possible.Ā
Scout - Like Medic, heās very surprised. He just keeps repeating stuff like,Ā āReally? Are you sure? Geez, I didnāt realize... really? Thatās cool- I mean, thatās great, ya know? Whatever you want. Not that you justĀ want to be a guy, I just mean- thatās great-ā He has no idea what to say, but he really is okay with it. He reassures his kid that he always did want a son, so this worked out pretty sweet. His gut reaction is to go play baseball with him, because he thinks thatās a pretty manly thing to do and will help his son feel supported (even though theyāve been playing baseball together this whole time). He doesnāt really know what to do or what steps to take, so heāll just let his son tell him what he wants and heāll go with the flow. He gets very defensive of his son if anybody misgenders him, saying stuff like,Ā āYo, are you fuckinā blind? Heās obviously a boy, dumbass, come on. I think I know my son better than you do, pally.ā
Pyro - They immediately start crying, and at first their son panics because he thinks theyāre upset with him, but they quickly tell him that theyāre just so happy for him to be figuring out who he is and that he trusts them enough to share it with them. Pyro has always been a very accepting parent and was never one to push gender roles on their kid, but they know it can still be scary even if you know your parent will be supportive. Theyāll give him a huge hug and go bake him his favorite flavor of cake in celebration. Theyāre super excited to help him transition, and theyāre supportive no matter how he wants to go about it.Ā
Soldier - Since Soldier is such a manās man, his kid is extremely anxious over telling him sheās a girl. But Soldier accepts it pretty much immediately, without a second thought. It makes almost no difference to him what gender she is, as long as sheās still his kid and she can still snap a neck if she needs to. He would have no problem switching to the new pronouns, and he will very loudly correct anyone who uses the wrong ones. Heāll help her with her transition if she asks and heād happily pay for new clothes, but he wonāt go out of his way to treat her differently. Theyāre still the same kickass family, which is all that matters.Ā
Heavy - He figured out a while ago that his child was a trans boy, but he didnāt say anything because he didnāt want to force his son to come out to him before he was ready. So when his son finally tells him, he just goes,Ā āDa. Is good.ā He gives him a pat on the head and thatās that. Since he knew it was coming, he doesnāt have any problem using he/him pronouns. Heāll offer to help his son work out more so he can bulk up and pass better. The only trouble he has is that if his kid wants to change his name to something more masculine, Heavy at least wants to help him choose, since he gave him his birth name to start with and he thinks its only fair he gets to help pick his new name.
Demo - He just laughs at himself for not having realized sooner and he says something like,Ā āWell thatās the shock of the century!ā Heāll simply ask his daughter what he can do to make her happy and more comfortable, since thatās the most important thing to him. Heās so proud of her for figuring this out, and he sees it as a wonderful thing they should be celebrating. Heās kind of ecstatic about it, and if his daughter is okay with him telling other people, heāll keep going around like,Ā āDid you hear I have a daughter? Isnāt that great? Can you believe that?ā Heāll want to throw her a bigĀ ācoming outā party when/if sheās ready for that. He doesnāt normally send out formal invitations for parties but he will for this one because he wants to print cheesyĀ āItās a girl!ā cards.
Engineer - He had thought something like this might be the case, but he didnāt want to make any assumptions. When his kid tells him that heās a trans guy, Engie sits down with him on the porch for a nice long talk about it. He completely accepts him, but he wants to understand it better, so he asks why he feels that way, how he came to that conclusion, and what he wants to do now that heās figured that out. Heās a good listener and heās quick to help his kid work through any problems he has with his gender and his transition. Heāll say something along the lines of,Ā āListen. Iām your father. Itās my job to make sure youāre safe and happy, and if this is how you gotta be happy, Iām all for it.ā He knows how hard this is going to be for his son, though, so he makes sure to make it clear that if his son ever needs help and support, heās going to be right there for him.Ā