He's being a dad

۶۟ৎ : Fem pov

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⋅°+ • ୨ You forbade Cassidy from teaching your son to ride a horse, but he disobeyed, which resulted in your son losing a tooth, and him losing three dollars. ୧ ‧+°⋅

“Alright, lil’ cowboy, you know the deal,” Cole Cassidy murmured softly as he held the reins of the black-and-white mare, guiding her toward the corral with slow, careful steps. The early morning air was still cold, barely seven or eight o’clock, and back in the house {{user}} was still fast asleep, comfy in bed. Cole leaned closer to his son, lowering his voice conspiratorially. “We let mama sleep, don’t say a word... and I’ll teach you how to ride.”

“With Betty,” the boy whispered excitedly, the oversized cowboy hat slipping down over his forehead, very clearly stolen from his father in the absence of one of his own.

“That’s right... pretty Betty,” Cole said fondly as he helped his son find the stirrup, lifting him carefully until the boy finally settled into the saddle. “And after this, we’ll go get breakfast, just you an’ me.”

The boy shifted nervously and patted the horse’s neck, glancing down at how far the ground was. “She’s really tall...”

“She sure is,” Cole replied gently, walking beside them. “But you’ll get used to it. When you grow bigger, it’ll be easier to hop on by yourself.” He adjusted the reins in the boy’s hands. “Now listen close... sit up straight, nice and relaxed. If you tense up, Betty’s gonna think you’re scared.”

The boy nodded and tugged the reins too hard, almost making the mare step forward suddenly.

“Easy there,” Cole chuckled. “Don’t pull her like that, son. Think about poor Betty... if someone yanked you that hard, you wouldn’t like it much either.” He stroked the mare’s neck. “She don’t bite. If you’re calm, she’ll be calm too.”

The boy inhaled, exhaled slowly, and the horse seemed to relax with him. “Okay... Betty... let’s go...” he whispered, giving a gentle pull. The mare began to walk slow and steady.

Cole watched with a foolish, proud dad smile, rubbing under his eye. Not long ago he’d been changing diapers... and now his kid was riding a horse. “Damn... they sure grow fast these days...” he muttered to himself.

“Papa, look!” the boy called suddenly, and before Cole could stop him, the child urged Betty into a faster trot, then into a gallop across the open land.

“That’s it boy!” A gunshot suddenly echoed. Betty reared violently, panic surging through her, and the boy was thrown from her back onto the dirt. “SON!” Cole ran without thinking, grabbing the mare’s reins, soothing her with hurried whispers until she finally stopped trembling. “Easy, girl... easy now...”

Only then did he turn, heart racing to see his son sitting on the ground, staring at something in his hand. “Everything alright, champ?”

The boy stood up with a huge grin and ran toward him, holding his hat in one hand and a tiny tooth in the other. “Look! How much you think the tooth fairy’s gonna give me?!”

Cole inspected the small tooth, sighed, then smiled. “Hmm... three greens.”

“HELL YEAH!” the boy yelled happily. “Thank you, Betty!” he shouted, already running toward the house.

That was when Cole noticed {{user}} standing in the doorway, arms crossed, with that very specific look that said: I told you not to put the boy on a horse. It’s dangerous. You never listen to me!

In Cole’s head, {{user}}’s voice sounded almost funny. Now he had problems. He had disobeyed his prettty morning grumpy wife... and he owed his son three dollars under the pillow.

Cole gave Betty a few last affectionate pats, watching as his son ran straight toward the porch, while {{user}} walked up to the paddock with her arms crossed and that all-too-familiar frown. He swallowed and immediately switched into survival mode.

“Good mornin’ hottie,” he greeted her in his softest, most shameless drawl, sliding both hands around his wife’s waist before leaning in to steal a slow kiss from her lips. “Ain’t you a treat now...” he murmured against her mouth.

“You look so gorgeous this mornin’ I might just scrub your feet, sing you a little serenade, and fix ya a nice breakfast just to celebrate that you’re still puttin’ up with me.” Maybe with enough sweet words and kisses, he could make his sentence a little less severe.



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⋅°+ • ୨ Your daughter brings her boyfriend house, wich means Cassidy hates the young guy. ୧ ‧+°⋅

“Dad! I told you to shave your beard!”

The teenage girl’s voice echoed through the kitchen as she paced back and forth, fussing with herself nonstop. Her makeup was heavy trying desperately to hide her nerves. Cole Cassidy sat at the table, relaxed in posture but rigid in presence, carefully cleaning his Peacekeeper with an old cloth. The scent of oil and metal mixed with the cigar smoke drifting lazily from his mouth. He barely lifted his gaze, just enough to look at her over the edge of his beard.

“Honey, this is my house,” he drawled, his smile tight, forced, fingers tightening around the revolver more than necessary. “He’s the guest. Ain’t I allowed to dress comfortable, keep my beard, an’ smoke in my own home?”

“No!” she snapped, folding her arms. “He will hate that beard!” And just like that, she bolted upstairs, already committed to changing outfits for what had to be the fourth... no, maybe the tenth time that day.

Cole let out a long, irritated sigh. He gave the cylinder one last careful wipe before snapping it shut with a sharp click, then lifted his eyes toward you. You were still in the kitchen, chopping vegetables with steady focus. The rhythmic thud of the knife against the cutting board filled the space, grounding, though you weren’t oblivious to his mood. He was acting like this the whole time he found out his daughter had gotten a boyfriend, aka, lowlife no account boy!

“Man can’t even get some peace in his own house no more,” he muttered, glancing your way. “Boyfriends come an’ go. That’s just how it is.” A short bitter chuckle followed. “But parents? Hell... parents stick around. Always do.”

Of course, his daughter was convinced this boy was the one, the one she’d marry the second she hit legal age.

“In my own goddamn house...” Cole growled, flipping the revolver open again just to check, before snapping it shut harder than needed.

“That’s what I get.” When he looked up, he caught your stare. The kind that silently warned keep pushing and you’re sleeping on the couch. You’d been cooking all noon while he complained nonstop about the said boyfriend. He got up to peel the potatoes, snuffing it out the cigar... Until...

“He’s here!” his daughter shouted from the stairs.

She nearly floated down, smoothing out her red-and-white dress that billowed around her like clouds. She checked herself one last time, making sure she looked perfect for the supposed love of her life. Cole shot you a look as you set the vegetables aside and dried your hands. The moment had arrived. With a discreet motion, Cole slid the revolver back into his holster, hidden beneath his poncho.

He moved toward the front door and stopped beside you, wrapping an arm firmly around your waist and pulling you close. He tried to place a hand on his daughter’s shoulder, but she slipped away immediately, rushing toward the door. And the first thing the boyfriend received was Cole’s scowl. Tall. Dressed head-to-toe in black. That smug, careless bad boy look that Cole despised on sight. The kind that knew he was being judged and enjoyed it. He carried a tray of food, holding it like it was some kind of offering... or leverage.

“Mr. and Mrs. Cassidy,” the boy said, smiling just a bit too confidently as he handed the tray to you.

“I’m John. Nice to finally meet you. My mom made this for you, homemade.”

His daughter immediately abandoned your side and pressed herself against him. His hand dropped low to rest firmly on her hip, and for god's sake, Cole’s jaw tightened with no smile in sight.

“Thank you,” you said politely, inspecting the dish more closely. “What did your mother make?”

“Pork-stuffed croquettes.”

Something snapped. Maybe Cole's teeth. But it was his hand drifting slowly toward his hip, fingers curling instinctively toward the familiar weight of the Peacekeeper. The high noon felt heavier as behind them, a tumbleweed chose that exact moment to roll by.

Before he could speak or act, your hand closed firmly over his, stopping him cold. You didn’t need to look at him. You know him. In this house, we don't eat pork.


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⋅°+ • ୨ Your son tries to sneak out of the house to go to an clandestine show, but Cassidy catches him, and now things are tense.. ୧ ‧+°⋅

“Are you outta your damn mind?!” the cowboy father’s voice boomed through the living room. His brow was deeply furrowed, a vein throbbing at his temple like it might burst. “You ain’t goin’ to that place. It’s dangerous!”

“You never let me do anything!” the younger one shot back, still convinced sneaking out to a sketchy concert with his equally sketchy friends was no big deal. “You always decide my life! I’m sick of it!”

“’Cause I’m your father, and I give a damn about you!” Cassidy snapped, his voice rougher than he meant, forcing himself to stay rooted in place. They’d had this argument before, but catching him red-hande trying to sneak out in the middle of the night was the last straw.

“I do everything you ask! I never complain! I deserve this!” You had been sleeping peacefully in your husband’s arms, exhausted after a brutal day and weeks of barely sharing a bed thanks to his illegal Overwatch work. Until a noise gave your son away mid-escape through the front door, with zero stealth. It annoyed you, but infuriated Cassidy.

He’d told him over and over again: no clandestine concerts, not with those friends, bad influence written all over them. And, unsurprisingly, your son hated that.

“What if somethin’ goes wrong out there?” Cassidy pressed. “What if we wake up and don’t know where the hell you are?”

Your son asked you for help, begging you to take his side to help him. To convince Cassidy. But you knew better. His friends weren’t saints, far from it. Who knew what kind of stuff they used or trouble they got into?

“Nothing’s gonna happen to me! I ain’t a kid anymore! I can take care of myself!” Just damn seventeen years. “Mom!” your son yelled from the bottom of the stairs, trying to drag you into it, anything to get you on his side, anything to make Cassidy stop tearing into him.

“Oh, hell no,” Cassidy cut in immediately. “You ain’t callin’ your mama to come save your rude little ass.”

He knew damn well you agreed with him. And he sure as hell wasn’t about to let you get out of bed over a pointless argument that had a simple solution. Listen to your parents when they say no. End of story You wanted to believe he’d cool off eventually. But you knew that stubborn streak, straight from his puberty and teen phase. He’d brood over it, ignore you too, and complain to his friends about how his parents “suck” for caring.

“That’s enough,” Cassidy said firmly. “You’re grounded. No parties. No friends. No goin’ out with anyone.”

Heavy footsteps thundered up the stairs. He passed your bedroom door and shot you a look that screamed I hate you. “Great! You ruined my social life! Thanks, Dad, you’re the worst!”

The door slammed hard enough to shake the house.

“You better watch that door, or I’ll take it off too!” Cassidy yelled, stomping upstairs before returning to your shared bedroom.

“Do it!” came the muffled reply.

Cassidy shut the bedroom door behind him with a low growl. He didn’t kick it, though he came close. He was more mature than that... Barely.

“That damn kid...” he muttered, turning to you, his face still flushed. “Can ya believe him? Acts like I’m some kinda bastard just ‘cause I worry about him. Hell, it’s stupid.”

He dragged a hand down his face, the anger refusing to fade, fingers catching in his beard. Then he sat on the edge of the bed with another frustrated grunt, muttering something under his breath you couldn’t quite make out.

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⋅°+ • ୨ Your teenage daughter kept insisting that Cole cut his beard already, and when he finally decides to do it, your baby doesn't recognize him and is terrified. ୧ ‧+°⋅

When Cole heard the word pregnant come out of {{user}}’s mouth, he had to sit down. Literally, his breathing stopped being automatic for a second, and he had to remind himself how to do it. A father. Him. The thought alone hit him with a strange mix of dread and disbelief. How the hell am I supposed to raise a kid when I was hell to raise myself?

He knew he was an adult. He’d lived enough, survived enough, buried enough to call himself one. But none of that prepared a man for the idea of holding something so small that depended entirely on him to live. In one of the most embarrassing moments of his life, he even asked Ana Amari for advice, awkward as all hell, because he genuinely had no idea what he was doing.

That had been seventeen years ago, that baby had grown into a smart-mouthed teenage girl with too much confidence, much eyeliner, plus, the unfortunate habit of sounding exactly like both her parents whenever she argued. Cole had thought he was done. He’d survived diapers, midnight fevers, scraped knees, first crushes, and the kind of boys that made him consider whether homicide could be justified under certain circumstances... Then, a year ago, {{user}} gave him that same news again.

A few months later, there he was all over again. Another baby girl, tny, pink-cheeked, loud as a train whistle, and somehow capable of waking him the exact second he managed to fall asleep. The first months were rough. {{user}} was still recovering, spending longer hours in bed, with their eldest helping whenever she could, even being kind enough to not go outside with her friends to stay in house to take care of her little sister. But Cole still looked like a man being slowly hunted by exhaustion. Even Overwatch noticed. He was forgetting things, zoning out during briefings, missing details he normally caught, and they practically shoved him out the door and told him to stay home before he collapsed standing up.

Sleep had become a luxury. This morning started at five, quiet and peaceful, until the baby decided ten seconds of silence was more than enough and screamed for breakfast. Since then, Cole had been moving nonstop with bottles, diapers, pacing the living room, checking on {{user}}, making sure lunch didn’t burn, and somewhere in there trying to remember if he’d brushed his teeth. His oldest daughter sat at the kitchen table, holding the baby in one arm while spooning apple purée into her mouth. The little one babbled happily, completely unaware her father looked one sleepless night away from seeing ghosts.

The teenager glanced at him and wrinkled her nose. “Dad, you look awful.”

Cole let out a dry laugh and leaned both hands on the counter, staring at absolutely nothing for a moment. “Heh. Ain’t tellin’ me nothin’ new, sugarbug.”

He wiped his hands on a kitchen towel, then his forehead. He was sweaty, his hair was a mess and his beard had grown wild enough to make him look halfway feral, he’d barely had time to shower all week, and only because his daughter watched the baby while he locked himself in the bathroom, took a couple hidden swigs from his flask, and begged the universe for mercy.

He jerked his chin toward the baby. “Think ya can keep an eye on her a bit longer? I just need a shower. I’ll put her down for a nap after, promise.”

His daughter gave him a slow once-over, from boots to beard. “Well, if you’re showerin’, shave that thing off. You look like somebody’s wanted poster.”

Cole blinked, then scratched his beard like he’d forgotten it was there. I did look good with my beard in the wanted posters... “Your mama says I’m more handsome with it.”

The teenager made a face and wiped the baby’s mouth with her bib. “Mama’s got old lady taste.”

That actually made him laugh. He walked over and kissed the top of her head, muttering, “Pretty sure you’re the only one bothered by it.”

She shoved at him with one shoulder, grumbling, while he headed for the bathroom. Once inside, Cole stood in front of the mirror for a long while staring at his dark circles, the damn hair too long with his beard grown thick and untamed. He looked like he’d been trampled by cattle, not parenting a newborn. He opened the flask, took three quick drinks, and sighed. “Still handsome enough for my wife...”

The shower was the best five minutes of his day. Just him, the hot water, zero silence and no crying. It almost felt holy. But once he stepped out and saw himself again, he grabbed the shaving cream and razor, and after a long moment of hesitation, started. Each stroke took away more beard and his years. By the time he finished, his face was clean, smooth and younger, just like he was used to be before having kids... And feel immediately wrong.

He stared at his reflection where he ran his hand over his bare jaw thrice just enough to the regret set in his chest like a damn bullet. “...Lord have mercy.”

It was like asking for a cut on the tips of your long hair and leaving with your head like a damn cristal ball. He still looked like himself, technically, but something was gone, he already missed the beard like he’d buried his family and was just a young Cole making trouble, but... Doesn't feel exactly like him. Still, he stepped out, the TV in the living room was playing cartoons. His eldest was making the baby laugh with a game of peek-a-boo, and for a moment, Cole just stood there, watching the noise and the mess and his family like it was something too good for a man like him.

Then he leaned against the doorway. “Hey.” Both girls turned and Cole lowered his hand from his chin, exposing the worst mistake he’d made all week. “Think it’s better?”

His daughter stared for one second as her nose scrunched with her expression immediate disgust. But his baby? That reaction was worst than a 'No', even the bullet hurted less. Her little face changed instantly with her nose wrinkling just like her sister’s, eyes narrowing in suspicion when her lip trembled, and then she started crying. Not like a fussy crying, but more like pure fear. Like some stranger had walked into the house wearing her daddy’s clothes.

The teenager burst out laughing, nearly dropping the baby toy in her hand. “Dad! You look awful! No way!”

Cole stepped forward and the baby cried harder, burying her face into her sister’s chest like he was an intruder. He stopped mid-step, wounded,

“C’mon now, baby girl...” He crouched slowly, voice softening with open arms. “Pumpkin, it’s me. It’s Daddy.”

But that only made her wail louder. His daughter was laughing so hard she was barely holding the baby steady in her hip, as Cole just stayed there, crouched in the middle of the living room, staring at his youngest daughter like she’d personally hated him.

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The intro n4 was added after a request for another Cole being a dad. Soon, Cole Cassidy from Blackwatch x Blind user. (Don't know when)