A man of science [ tf2 x reader insert ]

Fast forward a couple of year, my dad got arrested, my mom married another man, a better man than my father ever was, my wounds have healed and became nasty scars, especially my giant wound on my mouth, got my drivers license, a new phone, went to the military for a few years, and I've finished college. I'm now 23 years old wearing a collared white short-sleeved shirt with a maroon tie, brown jeans and dress shoes, moving out of the house.

I was in my room packing up boxes with things I'm taking with me for my new apartment I'm going to be living in. I looked around at my room at what I've done so far. There were boxes stacked on top of each other having writing on the front of them. Some of them say " science equipment " some say " dangerous substances " and some say " inventions ". I looked towards my door where there are a few more boxes with " books " and " tools ". There was also some boxes with " clothes " and " personal items " written on them. I smile a little looking around, ' I'm gonna miss this place ' I thought as I packed up the last box on my bed. There was a knock on my door a few minutes later,

" come in " I said loud enough for whoever was at the door to hear as I turned around. Then my mom came in with something behind her back

" hey sweetie " she said with a smile on her face.

" hi mom " I said nonchalantly while moving the box over to the ones by the door.

" I have something for you. " she said with a smirk, seeming excited to show me what's behind her back.

" you have something for me? You didn't have to get me anything. " I said with a smile,

" well, I didn't want you to feel home sick so. " she said pulling something out behind her. When I looked at it closely and almost dropped the thing I was holding. It was a picture frame with a picture of me and her at the front of the dinner she works at smiling. I put whatever I was holding down and walked to her grabbing the picture.

" do you like it? " she ask impatiently, it took me a few moments to find the words I was looking for,

" yes, it's the greatest thing I've ever seen mom " I said with tears in my eyes. We hugged for a few minutes then I whipped the tears from my eyes before we walked out of my bed room.

" I'll get the boxes later, right now let's go out and get a few things for you " my mom said smiling walking me to the car,

" sure, let me just get a mask and we can leave. " I said going back inside, opening the door and grabbing a normal red mask from my bed. I put it on before I closed the door and went to my mom in her car. She started the car and drove off into the city. I stared out the window watching the terrain run past me as the car moved. It was about thirty minutes before we got to the mall to shop for some things.

We went into the normal entrance with the fountain in the middle of it, it was a huge mall with many escalators and a few elevators for disabled people. There were shops as far as the eye could see and there were tons of people taking pictures and shopping for whatever they want. I was the only person wearing a red mask in the mall. I was a bit nervous until my mom gave a supportive look towards me and we went forward. We went to the escalator first to go up to the second floor, mom went left so I went right to where the books are.

When I walked into the store there were a few interesting looking people in there. One of them was a man in a red expensive looking suit and a baklava of the same color on his face. I didn't pay attention to any of people there looking around . I was looking for a few books that are for entertainment purposes when I move out and get bored. There were a few sections of books I was looking for, fiction, fantasy, comedy, etc. a few books maybe even ten caught my attention and looked very interesting at first glance and reading a few of the summaries. I grabbed five and took it to the register to buy them.

" hi sir, find everything you wanted? " the cashier said politely with a smile,

" yes, I did. " I said giving them the books I had in my hands. They scanned them and rung up the total amount,

" that will be 50.98$ " the cashiers said after putting the books in a bag. I gave them the money and took the bag before quickly leaving the book store. I couldn't help but feel like someone was watching me at the cash register. I walk down the long hallway watching people stare at me for ether looking weird or looking rather " handsome " if you want to call it that, as some of the girls say walking past me. I then went into the store that sell ties because I needed a new one for a job I'm trying to get.

In the store there were all different colors, shapes, and sizes of ties. There were some with crazy shapes and colors that didn't even go together. I saw a few ties I liked and bought them as well before leaving the store to meet up with my mother in the food court. She texted me a few minutes ago while I was looking at the different ties that she would meet me there. About ten minutes later I finally found my mother sitting at a table by the water fountain. I walked over to her and sat down putting the bags between my legs under the chair.

" so, get anything interesting? " my mom said raising a eyebrow at me to answer.

" nothing too interesting, just some books and some ties. " I said nonchalantly with a grin under my mask.

" ooooh, what kind of books? Science books? History of science books? " my mother questioned playfully,

" nope, I found some fiction and fantasy books to read to fun. Good guess though. " I said smiling under my mask. I looked around the food court to see some of the interesting people it has to offer. At the very far end of the food court there were two men sitting at a table, one was wearing a hard hat and what looked like overalls and a red shirt under it, the other man looked quite young and had a baseball cap on and a red shirt and brown pants.

" foods here! " my mom said very loud startling me in my chair. I guess I was to focused on looking at those two I don't notice she got up to get some food for us. I sighed and said it was ok because she was saying sorry a million times and then she started eating. I was going to take my mask of before two young Ladies came up to our table and asked me for a picture. I declined the ladies request very quickly, I didn't know these people and don't want myself on there phones.

" please! " the ladies pleaded with puppy dog eyes trying to guilt trip me.

" I'm sorry, but no, I don't feel comfortable taking pictures when I'm out with my family " I said getting annoyed with them at this point.

" it's just one picture dude, please ? " one of the ladies said holding up one finger at indicate one photo.

" I already said no ladies, so please leave or I'll get a mall cop over here " I said with a bland and annoyed look on my face. When they finally left having a mean look on their faces, I wasn't hungry anymore, so I told my mother to save the food for later when I was hungry again. After that incident we left the mall and put the bags in the trunk of the car. While driving home I wondered how those men looked odd, the one in that book store and the two in the food court. They looked completely different from an average citizen, something seemed off. I dismissed those thoughts and thought about the interview next week, I'll finally become what I always wanted to be and it'll be in my grasp. When I came out of my thoughts we were already at the house,

' I dosed off for that long? ' I questioned myself with a confused look. I got out and grabbed the bags in the trunk, and went inside to put them in my room. I decided to pack the new books and ties so I don't forget them tomorrow. I then went to the kitchen to grab the food I didn't eat and might as well eat it before anything else happens. I took the mask off and set it on the table and started to eat, it was greasy but not bad. when I looked at the time it was already 8:15, I got up to go take a shower for tomorrow and said goodnight to my mother. I took off my glasses and set them on the counter of the bathroom, got into the shower and washed my hair, then my face, then my body. When I was done I grabbed a towel and wrapped it around my waist before grabbing my glasses and heading out the door and headed for my room. I got dried and put on a sleeveless shirt and some shorts before getting into my bed one last time putting my glasses on the side table next to me.

' hope everything turns out ok tomorrow, I'm worried about mom living here with out me. No she can take care of herself. ' I thought before closing my eyes and drifting off to sleep.

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( damn, I guess I'm kind of into this story more than I thought I was)