Hi! Your blog brings me so much joy in these trying times, so thank you for your service ❤️
One of my favorite things you’ve ever written was when Hunter’s daughter got herself into trouble on the bridge and everyone jumped in to save her. I was wondering how Crosshair might react in a similar situation, except this time it’s HIS child that’s in danger? After the finale I just really need some Dad!Cross content. 😭😭
Ahhh omg thank you so much you’re so sweet.🥺❤️
Yes I’ve always got a hankering for Cross’buir okay here we go.
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I think Crosshair would take it much more personally than Hunter. He’d see it as a personal failure. Yes Hunter also feels bad when his baby toddles off BUT he also understands that kids will be kids and so he doesn’t dwell on what could have been—more, what is. The facts. Baby is safe and sound. That’s all that matters. Truly.
Crosshair doesn’t see it that way.
He thinks about everything but the facts. All the could’ves and the should’ves. He could’ve kept them safe. He should’ve been paying more attention.
He could’ve lost them.
Even when they’re safe in his arms again. Crosshair carries his guilt indefinitely; no amount of reassurance is going to assuage him. It’s honestly best to just not say anything to him about it, just let his guilt run its course because it’s going to regardless. He carries the safety of others on his shoulders every minute of every day and when their safety is compromised in any way he takes that very personally. His burden is heavy.
It’s hard seeing him sulk about for that period of time afterwards but he eventually comes around—once he sees his lil nugget happy and playing again and then it all registers with him. Everything is OK.
And he swears he’s gonna do better.
When his child goes missing Crosshair would be just as frightened—downright terrified—as Hunter. But you would never know that just by looking at him. He’s dangerously calm. Hunter allows vulnerability into his stature. Crosshair doesn’t. He hides his fear substantially better—I once said Hunter is in fact so damn emotional and fueled by his emotions in real-time, whereas Crosshair internalizes it. Hunter feels in the moment but rebounds quick and is back to business. With Crosshair it’s the opposite, he has a delayed effect, feels it all later and it’s harder for him to shake.
They both cope and approach their feelings differently but all the same: the Buire are ready to tear the galaxy apart to find their ad’ike.
