(PLATONIC!) Shedletsky + Builderman (seperate) & Manhattan Cafe!Reader HCs
needed this as a manhattan cafe fictkin. super self-indulgent. played builderman so much he feels more like a parent to me than anyone else in the cast im sorry people who like him romantically and check out this blog 💔
Shedletsky
this guy is the ultimate rage baiter yes, but don't worry. you're safe from his antics... most of the time.
he trusts very few people with his fried chicken stash. maybe builderman and dusekkar, sometimes taph. but you? you're getting extra for your "friend", just make sure to eat enough so you can grow strong and catch up to "her", alright?
he might seem like the fun uncle at family gatherings or something, but he gets dead serious when someone starts denying the existence of your friend in front of you. hey, no one gets to say that without getting a death glare, alright?
constantly reassuring you if he notices you looking more down than usual. you're doing great, a little more training and you might be able to pwn people like he can! can, not could. very big difference, yup!
distracts you as much as possible from the rounds. thankfully, you always run off to catch your "friend" in a direction away from the killer. no need to deny something he doesn't have proof doesn't actually exist when it saves him the trouble of having to get you to safety himself, right? he can freely distract the killer this way.
if you manage to see him during a round, he's way more serious when you're not around. he doesn't wanna drag your mood down by being all serious when you already look like you're always down in the dumps!
locks the fuck in when the killer tries going for you. like, stops missing. which is crazy for shedletsky. everyone is half sure he misses intentionally just for the heck of it, but no one messes with the teenager he half-adopted half just makes sure doesn't die.
thinks he failed you whenever you die during a round, even if he wasn't there. depending on his mood and what's happened the rest of the round, either does his best to make sure no one else dies even if it costs him a lot, or just goes full self-sacrificial mode for other people. happens less often the longer you've been forsakened, though.
basically the fun uncle who makes sure you get fed properly outside rounds, locks in during rounds.
that's your dad now.
even if you're like way taller than him. that's your dad now.
teaches you everything you need to know before your first round even starts, like how to do generators and abilities and stamina management and all that. very pleasantly surprised when you have crazy amounts of stamina, at least he doesn't need to worry too hard about that.
sticks around you your first couple of rounds to teach you the ropes in practice. both an absolute pain and a blessing for shedletsky because what do you mean builderman aka his boss and also one of the most high-priority survivors to kill, and the teenager he has basically immediately taken under his wing, are both now in the same spot like constantly. this can go either really poorly or really well.
memorized the maps enough to be able to make actual physical maps for you, as well as marking the landmarks where you can easily lose sight of a killer, generators, and where he usually places his sentry and dispenser.
tries making horse cleats for you to put on your shoe! he's builderman. it works. although you both decided in the lobby they were too loud and would alert the killer, so you only wear them outside of rounds to help with training your legs. helps you take them off when you're exhausted.
builds you a lot of custom training equipment from whatever scraps he finds in the lobby. likes to add little notes on each of them to not overdo it, and to take breaks and to drink water and all that. constantly checks in on you to make sure you're taking care of yourself.
that's your dad now. everyone just agrees you got adopted, congratulations. he's going to take care of you and if you ever get out? congratulations, you're a nepo baby now.
this is so self indulgent i wanna cry. romantic taph x reader soon probably considering how self indulgent ive been getting hell i might just straight up make it taph x my self insert atp 💔
