#imf fluff

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Everyone in the imfoundfamily knows that if Ethan falls asleep in ur lap, you can Not get up. It means he trusts you and you have been chosen for his nap, which is a high honor. He also barely gets rest and needs his sleep, so you absolutely cannot disturb him. He’ll drift off for a light snooze on Paris’s knee or Degas’s chest or Grace’s shoulder and the rest of the team has to dutifully bring them snacks or change the channel on the safehouse tv as requested. Being Ethan’s pillow is serious business and it is treated as such.

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Goddddddd. Ethan doing that thing he always does on missions where he gets sleepy and nods off in a moving vehicle except it’s in Luther’s van and Luther CARRIES HIM FROM THE CAR TO THE SAFEHOUSE and puts him to bed and Ethan doesn’t remember bc he was out cold but he knows he got tucked in somehow and they never mention it but they both know. I’m sick

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Ethan is usually the cook of Team Hunt, even though he’s chaotic and always substitutes ingredients and everything is baked, everyone really appreciates what he does for them. So naturally one day they decide to cook for HIM for a change. It’s a really nice hearty stew or soup or something that Degas provided the recipe of and Benji spent all afternoon directing everyone in the kitchen to make sure it turned out good and Paris sharpened the knives for. Ethan comes back from retrieving intel to see them all excitedly waiting for him to walk into the kitchen where the aroma hits him full blast and he almost cries because they COOKED for him??? And they all eat. But they make sure Ethan gets a full meal and seconds, tricking him into it because THEY made it for him, with LOVE, how could he possibly refuse that? He ends up falling asleep on the couch because this is his first square meal in way too long. Luckily Luther has been carrying him from the couch to bed for so long it’s like muscle memory at this point.

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Ethan, getting out of the car to arrive at the safehouse:

Luther: who can go hug Ethan the fastest???

Benji, Paris, Grace, and Degas: *sprinting at full speed towards Ethan*

Ethan, tearing up: I am so proud of all of you. Amazing sprinting form

Ethan: *gets hug-tackled by a group of overexcited superspies*

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Hey btw uh. If any, and I mean literally Any member of the team came to Ethan in the middle of the night, saying they had a nightmare, and asking if they could bunk up with him, he would let them do it in a heartbeat. And he’d probably tuck them in, too.

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The team discovering Ethan loves forehead kisses and Taking Full Advantage of it.

It’s customary for Luther to give him a little smooch as he leans in over the back of Luther’s chair to look at the computer. Always brightens his mood during missions.

Jane isn’t a very affectionate person but she’s learning. And it certainly helps that when she grabs Ethan by the back of the neck to pull him in playfully and peck him on the forehead, he flashes that beautiful genuine smile of his.

Benji cups his cheeks and pulls him in to plant a kiss on his forehead when he wants to tell him to focus. For some reason it doesn’t always end up working quite as he hoped.

The Ethan forehead kiss custom becomes so common that once when Will pulls him in to hug him he just gives him one. And he glitches out for a moment the way you do when you say ‘love you!’ when ending a call with a coworker accidentally. But Ethan’s little chuckle is so endearing that Will can’t help but do it again. And again.

Team Hunt Finds Ways To Work Affection Into Their Lives. Because they’re all so traumatized, goodness knows they need it.

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Do yall think that a member of Team Hunt ever comes downstairs in the safehouse at 1am to find Ethan cooking up some random Wisconsin casserole bullshit by himself in the dark. And they’re like ‘what are you doing where tf did you get all these ingredients we’re on assignment’ and he’s just like ‘got hungry. Want some?’ And they’re like ‘yea I do actually’ and there’s always enough to share

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Normally on missions, Ethan takes the time to cook the team at least one homemade meal in the safehouse. This time, though, Ethan is exhausted. The team takes it upon themselves to work together to make a meal for Ethan this time, as well as convince him to get some rest for once.

For @missionimpossiblegenweek Day 4: Downtime, Cooking

Fair warning, this one is extremely fluffy. Read at ur own risk <33