A Heisenberg HC with a daughter who is adventurous and curious about the world around her? And just adores being around him? Just pure innocence 🥺
((A pure and innocent HC? IN THIS ECONOMY?! Of course you can! Honestly I adore this ask aaaa. I got a little sidetracked overall, and it's a bit all over the place, but hope it's okay and what you wanted!!))
He's always been proud of his little sweetpea, but the fact that she got his sense of independence, curiosity and brains? Makes his heart swell every time he sees her tinkering with something, or learning about every new thing she can get her hands on.
It doesn't mean it doesn't frighten him half to death, though. As much as he wants her to be this kickass kid, she'll always be his little girl, and so he tries to curb it to what he considers 'safe' things to explore all the time. This is usually things like gadgets he finds in outsider's backpacks, books, things like that.
Taught her how to defend herself from a young age, since she's a sneaky little bugger who will get out no matter what. Wonder who she got that from?
Every single monstrosity in the factory has been programmed to never touch a hair on her head, and since she's always grown up with them, she has a tendency to name them. Frustrates him no end.
"Leave alone who? Jerry? The fucking... YOU NAMED THE PANZER?!"
A little pout and a few bats of her eyelashes, and he instantly melts. God damned Jerry it is.
She has him so wrapped around her little finger it isn't even funny. Anything his Princess wants, she's getting.
They have a really close relationship, even if they butt heads sometimes. They can be found working together a lot; her passing tools and him teaching her everything he knows. He'll never pass up an opportunity to praise her; to tell her she's smart, and capable, and beautiful. He just loves his kid, alright?
His fondest memory was when his daughter was about three years old. She'd had the shittiest cold known to man; snot everywhere, coughs, the whole nine yards. He'd fussed over her for days, worried sick that she'd be alright. When she finally felt a little better, she was so clingy that she cried whenever he left the room, and he needed so badly to get some work done, so he decided to get two birds with one stone. Wrapping her up in his coat for extra warmth, he settled her on his lap and got some blueprints mapped out while she slept soundly for the first time in what felt like forever. The way her little hand was placed directly above his heart, her gentle even breathing, and how she curled into him that little more every time he moved... He felt genuinely loved, without any ulterior motive for the first time in his life, and it all seemingly dawned on him in that moment that this kid was his whole heart and soul.
Barely ever calls his kid by their name. He's got a whole rolodex of nicknames for her, but his favourite is sweetpea or princess.
Will remember every single important date when it comes to his kid. He can tell you exactly when her first steps were, her first word, when she lost her first tooth, etc.
He remembers it all because he keeps a diary about his days with his little one. Stuff like "Sweetpea learned a new word in German today. Zusammenarbeit*. So proud of that kid."
Overall, Karl is one fiercely protective, cuddly, kind Papa a child could ask for. Mostly because he wants to give her what he never had, but also because the little tyke's his word, man. She's the only one he ever shows that side to, but by God is it soft for her.
((Also, I would be shitty if I didn't give credit to@missheis for the Sweetpea naming idea that I took a lot of inspo from, as per one of her posts. Also giving her a shoutout since her blog is incredible and worth a follow for sure!! If it's not okay and you want it taken out, please let me know and I'll change it!))
*Zusammenarbeit is cooperation in German
