The Cookie

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Overwatch was short on recruits capable enough of going out in the field, so you couldn’t turn down the packed schedule that you currently had. You just came back from your sixth mission of the week. Besides sleep, and texting your boyfriend, Genji, that you were back, there was one thing you were looking most forward to. A giant, chocolate chip cookie. With the biggest chunks of chocolate you’d ever seen. This brand of cookie was still going to be soft by the time you got to it. Just thinking about that round slice of heaven got you through this last mission. You headed to your locker where it was safely hidden.

No, no, no! It wasn’t where you left it. You frantically pawed through your extra set of clothing and gear. Nope. It was gone. You took half a step back to stare in disbelief at your locker.

A pair of hands grabbed your waist, making you yelp in surprise.

“Babe!”

Normally, Genji’s voice welcoming you home to the watchpoint warmed your heart. Not this time. You jumped like his hands shocked you. You whipped around.

“I told you not to sneak up on me like that!”

The way Genji smiled told you that you weren’t getting through to him. He playfulness was innate.

“Aren’t you happy to see me?” he asked playfully.

That made you feel bad.

“I am. I just was looking for that cookie I told you about. I can’t find it.”

Genji’s silence was suspicious. You narrowed your eyes at him. His smile faltered, and that confirmed everything.

“Well, see. I thought you were going to be back tomorrow. I was going to replace it then.”

Tomorrow?!

You took a breath to yell, but it came out as a sob. It was too much. You were betrayed by your love.

It opened the floodgates. You continued to cry, letting out all the missed hours of sleep, the days you went without a single shower, and the times an innocent bystander died despite your best efforts. A hug from your boyfriend would have gone a long way to help on those days.

You were having a meltdown over a cookie. Genji suspected it was more than that. So even though you looked like a crazy woman, he loved you. He was naturally drawn closer to comfort you. If Genji could survive his own death, he could survive your meltdown.

He took both your hands and brought them up to give them each a kiss. He apologized. You continued to sob, but for a different reason. Genji was being just as sweet as you needed. You pulled on his hands and made him put his arms around your body, arms and all. You leaned your full body into him. His cybernetic parts used to bother you. Now you loved it because it was him.

“I did not know it meant that much to you,” he said, kissing the top of your head. “I will get you two cookies.”

You looked up at him to say something, and you shared a quick kiss.

“And some cuddles?” you asked weakly, pouting.

“Two cookies and a massage.”

“You’re the best,” you said, leaning back against him. You remained this way, letting his embrace warm your heart. Then you sighed. “You don’t have time for it right now, do you?”

“Yes,” he sighed. He paused and then said, “You know what I love about you? You keep trying, even when it’s hard. We are alike in that way.”

Genji walked with you back to your bed and left on his own mission.