"Off. I said off." He demanded and snatched the ends of his trenchcoat out of your hands, dusting it off and shooting you a dirty look as he huffed. He crossed his arms and absentmindedly tapped his foot as he watched you stare up at him through tear rimmed eyes and with a quivering lip. He groaned in annoyance and scooped you up into his arms as he swore repeatedly to himself and slumped down in a chair. You were the consequences of a one night stand that had tracked him down before he went into hiding, she'd flipped him off, shoved you into his arms and left and now he was left trying to raise you. Normally he just asked Mantis to watch you as he was usually able to keep your attention by taking some random object and levitating and moving it in front of you for your entertainment while he worked on something else. But Mantis wasn't there at the moment and Liquid had to deal with you. He felt you grab handfuls of his hair and tug to which he yelled and held you at arms length

"No tugging. Alright?" He stated firmly as he narrowed his eyes and fumbled out a hair tie and tied up his hair while holding you with one hand before resuming holding you close to his chest, your head on his shoulder as he leaned back in the chair