delistylehardcore:

maxmakes:

I am SUCH a sucker for the ‘grisly, damaged adult man who has to suddenly care for and protect an abandoned child and it’s NOT creepy’ trope. like give me more reluctant makeshift dads pleaze

necessary component: man embraces tenderness, compassion, emotional openness, etc. and grows as a person (ie. grows out of machismo, realizes that all this is so much more precious) and becomes willing to show the same kindness he shows to the child to anyone. child passively or actively leads man to re-evaluate himself