Fluffy fatherinnit oneshots cause I'm bored and dead inside :D
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None of the art is mine, credit to the amazing artists!
I will put TWs at the start of every chapter but here's a general overview:
Swearing
I looked up at the clock, 7:29. Time to open up. Putting my knitting needles and wool to the side, I got up and unlocked the shop door, flipping the sign. My current project was a custom scarf for some woman's niece. She wanted it to be light blue and white - with a soft pink border - and it needed to keep the 3 year old nice and warm.
It had been about a month and a half since I had been revived - Puffy told me to think of it as being revived and not being beaten to death by a potato. I still had nightmares about everything that had led up to that point. But it has been getting better since I started talking to Puffy. She's actually the one who got me into knitting and embroidery and such. I use it as a way to let out stress, the sound of needle click-clacking is reassuring, and it helps ground me when I feel a panic attack coming on.
The sun streamed through the windows, a clear quartz crystal spun lazily from where it hung near the glass, sending rainbows dancing over the array of scarfs, hats, blankets, rugs and toys which were sitting on the crowded shelfs that lined the shop walls.
It wasn't a particularly large shop, I could cross the room in about 4 and a half paces - 5 if you took out the shelving. Also in the room were 2 display tables and a desk where you pay. Behind the desk is the old armchair Puffy had found, it creaked and sagged a bit when you moved but aside from that it was perfect.
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The bell at the entrance chimed, I looked up and saw the door swinging shut. Confused as to why no one was there I shrugged and went back to my knitting. Maybe someone was trying to prank me.
A small hiss came from the other side of the counter.
"AHH WHAT THE FUCK!" I yelled dropping what I was holding and shrank back into the chair raising my arms to protect my face.
After a few tense seconds I peaked through my fingers and saw 2 red eyes staring back at me. I sat up, a small kid was standing looking up at me, they looked around 6 or 7. They had charcoal black hair and skin, a spider hybrid maybe?
"Oh hey kid, you scared me." Laughing awkwardly I stood up, "What can I get for you?"
They pointed at a panda toy on the shelf behind me.
"This one?" I reached up and brought it down. Their eyes widened as I handed it to them. "There you go! That'll be 10 coins!"
The kid reached up and handed me 1 coin, a leaf, and a nice looking pebble.
"Errr. This isn't enough.."
The kid looked down sadly and handed me an empty snail shell. They held onto it for a bit before putting it next to the leaf.
"Okayyy, where are your parents kid?" I asked, I really didn't want to stop the kid getting the toy but I needed the money.
They shrugged and looked down at their shoes, which seemed to be more holes than shoe. In that moment I made my decision.
"Hey kid, I'm adopting you."
-~Timeskip till 3:59pm~-
"Ok Shroud, lets go." I flipped the open sign and gestured for the hybrid to follow me.
Holding their hand I shut and locked the door behind me. The kid was now wearing a selection of knitted clothes and had the panda toy clutched tightly in the other hand. They couldn't speak English and when I asked them if they had a name they had just hissed a couple times, so I had decided to call them Shroud.
They yawned.
"You tired?" They nodded, "Ok you can sleep in my bed tonight, I'll sleep on the sofa."
They wandered of to the back room and I got comfy on the sofa.
"Night Shroud!" I yelled. A small hiss answered my call.
