Squishing young Michael’s cheeks together and telling him "Baby boy, baby.“ Then kissing him on the nose so his face scrunches up and think of the adorable little giggle he lets out and becomes all giddy from your soft affection
Hanzo knows this is a bad choice, but rolls his eyes and starts slithering towards his cave “Come on kid.” Lucio quickly follows him, sure he’s a stranger, but he’s someone! the only person he’s seen since being abandoned, but it’s hard to keep up with the huge snake. maybe he’ll help Lucio get home? Hanzo takes him to his cave, where McCree is a lazy ass sunning himself right outside, not even fully awake when Hanzo takes the berries he’s eating from his hands and gives them to little Lucio
McCree grumbles and takes a good look at him, so thin and tiny and clutching the berries tightly in one hand “Don’t worry about it…you need ‘em more than I do.” he goes into the cave to find Hanzo, Lucio is left at the entrance but can easily hear the large Naga clearly “I thought you were going out to get breakfast? that kid’s too small to feed anything” he’s joking, but poor Lucio’s wide eyed and terrifying when Hanzo reemerges, seeing the small mess of a boy he turns back and whacks McCree
wow they are so unconventional but I love them as snek parents
Hanzo rolls his eyes, picks up Lucio’s small bow and goes off to get dinner by himself. McCree slaps Lucio’s back, he means it all good naturedly but he’s so strong it kind of hurts the small boy “Kid, you’ve gotta learn to hunt or you’ll be livin’ off berries like a bird” Lucio looks even smaller somehow now that all his tiny confidence is gone again “But I don’t want to hurt anything..” he mumbles looking at the ground. McCree sighs, this poor kid has hard times ahead if he survives.
Ah, sweet baby…. That’s what happens when you’re raised domestic
you keep returning to hike on the same trail, hoping to some day see that Naga again and apologize, he seemed so frightened you feel horrible. Lucio always watches when you’re back, sneaking glances from hidden places like Hanzo taught him. maybe you aren’t evil? you havent hurt anything else around. he’s shaking like a leaf when he lets himself be visible, you perk up and say hello, he panics and leaves,
it takes a long time but slowly starts to befriend you, it’s nice talking to someone else! he’s only had Hanzo and McCree to talk to since he was left in the woods, he did meet a pretty centaur named Mercy once, she was nice but doesn’t stick around. he’s scared of that naga Moira though, she hissed at him when he was little and McCree and Hanzo both chased her away, making sure he stayed with them for days after the encounter.
Lucio’s so happy he made a friend too! now he’s right next to you once you’re in the woods for the day, chatting the entire time and showing you his favorite places and sunning rocks, he tells Hanzo and McCree all about his new friend too, and they’re worried. he’s still so innocent and naïve, what do you want with their boy? a hunter trying to trick him?
once Hanzo/McCree take him in he spends every night in their cave tucked as tight as he can against him once he thinks they’re asleep. they find it weird, only hatchlings ever do that, but he’s so small and terrified neither have the heart to push him away. even when he wraps his arms around whatever coil he can reach in his sleep, trying to get any comfort.
no seriously this dynamic is pulling at my motherly instincts I love this so much
Toad's Cave 