"Yknow, I rarely see ya smile."
Gepard looked up from his paperwork to the ever familiar face that had taken himself to hanging out in the Captains office. While Sampo's presence had evolved from that of a thorn in his side general nuisence to a more appreciated general nuisence, it was unusual for him to be as quiet as he had been today.
That silence was broken, though, and it caught Gepard quite offguard.
"What do you mean?" Setting down his pen, Gepard had to ponder over Sampo's observation, his brow creasing.
"Well- I dunno, what do you want me to say?" A hint of playfulness still tinged at Sampo's voice as the conman righted himself in his chair. "Its just- I been thinking, and you just rarely smile. Thats all."
"Hm. I never took notice." Though, as Gepard rifled through his thoughts, the more he could pick out the truth in Sampo's words. It wasnt unusual for someone among the ranks to call him stoic- a compliment, for the most part. A sign of his unwavering dedication and loyalty to his home. He picked up his pen again, the scratching across paper resuming- though he was hyperaware of a certain someone vigilantly staring at his face.
"Sampo."
"Yyeeeeesss, Captain~?"
"Staring at me will not get you a smile."
"But what if it does?"
Gepard huffed, shaking his head.
"Youre impossible."
And with that, a somewhat comfortable silence stretched over them, accompanied by Sampo's snickers. It was a comfortable routine they had slowly fallen into, and Gepard found himself lingering in the moment, an occurance rare for him.
A ding went off though, signalling their times end.
"Dr. Natasha?"
A quick glance to Sampo's face told him that his guess was spot on.
"Maaannn, I thought I had at least another hour, cmon!!" Despite his whining, Gepard could see the itch in Sampo's hands- he was never one to sit still, after all.
So he simply set down his pen, intecepting Sampo as he got ready to flee out the window, pressing a somewhat missed kiss to the conmans lips. Sampo returned it eagerly, grinning into it as he caught Gepards hand with ease.
"Dont tell me youll miss me, captain?"
Those ever teasing words danced in their whispered tone, cast across his own dry skin. It drew a chuckle from him, green eyes forever turning starry at the sound.
"You know the answer to that."
With a second kiss and the beginnings of a smile on the corners of Gepards lips, Sampo vanished into the wind, not a trace in his wake.
He might have rarely smiled before, but as he sat back at his desk, he felt as if there may be many more in the near future.
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A Rare Chance, a Noticable Glance - awriternamedart
brought to you by the realization that gepard smiles once in game at the end of servals story quest (and it could be argued as not a smile) and once in official art which is his white day art
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Hank, Sanford and Deimos with a Reader who does Handcrafts
Gonna post my old MadCom stuff since people seem interested in it! I didn't write too much back then, but I'll post it anyway and hope for some MadCom requests as well! What the title says! Reader knits, crochets and embroiders in this! The format is different from how I usually write, but that's because I wrote this months ago, if not in 2022! I don't remember when, but it's been a while since I wrote this!
Hank
If you get his attention while doing one of your crafts, expect him to just stare at you for a while. He knows what knitting is, since you can use those needles to stab someone with enough force, but he never really cared much for any of it. So, seeing you do those small, but precise movements has him somewhat curious. If you beckon him closer to check out what you’re doing, he will approach you, taking your piece from your hands and gently examining it, before returning it to you.
While he won’t join you that often due to his occupation, Hank will lie down next to you from time to time, watching you work until he falls asleep eventually. Doing so next to you, especially when you’re knitting or doing embroidery, takes a lot of trust on his behalf, so it’s a rather rare occurrence, but it might happen. Still, sometimes even Nevada’s most wanted can’t resist getting some sleep in.
If you give him a scarf or anything of the likes it might seem like he doesn’t like it at first. As he only grunts in acknowledgement and doesn’t wear it, it might seem disheartening at first glance. But rest assured, he’s well aware that him wearing it would only get it covered in blood, and he wouldn’t want your creation, that you put so much love into, to get sullied like that. Hank does keep it somewhere hidden where only he can find it so that it won’t get stolen as well, he truly does treasure anything you give him.
Sanford
He has helped his mother crocheting every once in a while when he was young by holding her wool for her. Sanford always thought it to be really cool how you can make something so beautiful out of something as simple as wool and yarn. Much like he did when he was younger, he’ll hold your yarn for you, making it more comfortable to knit or crochet for you. Unlike Hank and Deimos, he will try to learn it as well. It seems relaxing, so why not? But by no means is he a master. Due to his strength, he will likely rip the yarn and wool apart from time to time and come to you for help.
In order to relax and unwind a bit, he’ll likely come to you and ask if you would like to practise your craft for and with him. Having you around in and of itself already makes Sanford happy, but just getting to spend time with you without having to worry about being killed by the enemy makes it all the better. If you let him, he will hold you close, lean into you, put you on his lap, anything you’re comfortable with.
Please give him a sweater. Because he’s never wearing a shirt he gets cold fairly easily. He’ll cherish it dearly and wear it whenever he can, and whenever he knows it won’t get ripped. Another thing he’d be very happy with would be a piece of embroidery. It reminds him of better times and gives him hope, especially when your piece of art is something pleasant and sweet to look at. Because of that, he will put it up somewhere in his room where he can always see it. Even if Deimos makes fun of him for it, he will simply lightly jab at the smoker, all the while smiling at it.
Deimos
He’ll lovingly call you a grandma for having hobbies like these. Even while doing embroidery, where you stab things thousands of times, he will snicker at you whenever he catches you doing any of these things. Though, he doesn’t mind that sort of thing at all since that means you’ll be sitting still for a while, meaning you’ll give him a chance to unwind with him. Deimos will wrap his arms around you, leaning onto you or just cuddle into you in general. No fighting, no getting hurt, just watching you do the same movements over and over again.
Despite possibly calling you boring, he does have great respect for your craft, since he can’t do any of it. It’s too tedious and he can’t sit around for long enough doing something like this. It’s simply not exciting enough. But the moment you give him his first sweater, he will think it’s the most awesome thing to ever exist. Proud as a peacock, he will flaunt and taunt his new piece of clothing, especially to Sanford and Hank, declaring just what a great lover he has.
Present him with a plushie and his mind will be blown. He always thought knitting and crocheting are just for woolly hats and sweaters and scarves and all. If he sees you made him a tiny grunt, he will simply lose it, run around the Status Quo base and show everyone what you’re capable of. It doesn’t even matter to him whether or not it looks good. Your hands are magical to him and absolutely everyone has to know just how cool and epic you are.
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