You had plenty of time on your hands sitting at your desk at work. You got into brewing coffee properly and ordered better coffee grounds than the watchpoint previously had. Other agents besides Angela started stopping by for your coffee. You became known for it. Angela noticed you weren’t drinking it yourself and bought a separate machine to keep yourself stocked with decaf.
“There’s money for this?” you asked. “When I joined, I was sleeping in a cot.”
Angela shot you a knowing look with eyebrows high and said, “Investors.”
You let that sink in, then you asked, “So people know about us then?”
“Ah, they did since the museum mission.”
“Oh,” you replied. You did remember seeing it in the news online. “Well, then, how come no one’s tried to stop us besides Talon?”
She shrugged.
“I don’t have time for politics. I just want you all to be healthy.”
You nodded and smiled.
“Of course.”
Angela sipped her coffee with both hands on the mug. She walked over towards her office, her stocky heels tock tock tocking along the sterile floor.
She spun on her heel back to you.
“Genji didn’t mention the investor money? That man is half the reason we got those investors, eliminating key Talon underlings. Come to think of it, that might be why no one’s up in arms. Must be convenient for certain governments.”
She wrinkled her nose.
“You don’t seem happy about this,” you stated.
“It’s not right. So many statements were made that Overwatch couldn’t be trusted, but now it’s alright to give us funds? And in secret, as well.”
Seems the issue had been festering beneath her hard work and optimism, as she gestured passionately with her free hand as she spoke. It was probably even more frustrating that she knew the funds were helping her treat agents, as well. She couldn’t turn the help down. You felt for her, but you were more interested in what Angela told you about what Genji was doing. He never told you exactly what he was doing. Because he was a senior agent, you assumed he knew what he was doing. Maybe it’s time to ask.
The rest of the day went really well. To your delight, the babies got more active in the afternoon. You absentmindedly rubbed each spot they kicked; it was a little unnerving to see the skin stretch out like that. Genji kept sending you dick pics at random times throughout the day, along with a message that he’d call later. Good, you could ask him then. Genji seemed to be enjoying himself taking the photos, becoming more enthusiastic. Adding ridiculously seductive faces. Bending over to pretend to suck himself off. To be honest, you were just glad to see him at all. The naughty nature of it was secondary. And seeing his face made you more excited than usual for his video call that night.
“I can’t stop thinking about you,” he began the call with. “So every time I do, I send you a picture.”
“Me?” You didn’t feel attractive. You felt like a beached beluga. “I am huge!”
“I know! It’s so cute.” Genji whispered the last word reverently.
Genji dropped into a cross-legged position. The video feed was jostled as he did so, and he plopped his metal-enforced chin in his palm to gaze at you. The way he smiled at you with genuine love in his eyes made you feel unexpectedly naked to your feline lover. You blushed and dipped your chin.
Genji adjusted his legs, settling back into the same position. The end of his tail whipped back and forth.
“I wish to be home,” he said. “With you.”
You agreed with all your heart, of course. But you also fidgeted, unused to the sudden laser focus of Genji’s attention.
“Genji, I, uhh…”
“Hm?”
“I wanted to ask you about something.”
“Anything.”
“What is it you’re doing out there? I know that you’re working hard, but…”
Genji pulled his tail forward to hang onto it. His expression faltered as he explained up front that it was very dangerous what he was doing. However, he was the only one able to pull off these missions. Not even Hanzo could.
“Don’t tell Hanzo, but if not for his dragons, I might be the stronger warrior,” Genji murmured quietly to you as if his brother might overhear.
You shook your head, amused at his boast.
He went on to confidently state that he was taking the utmost care not to get into trouble. Hanzo was there to back him up on most of the assassination missions, anyway. You don’t know why Genji looked worried a minute ago. Everything added up in your mind. All you had to do was wait for the babies to come, with increasing discomfort.
Honestly, you had forgotten about the details of the birth. Hid from them, mentally. Things were going to be fine, though. With Angela, the best surgeon in the world as far as you knew in charge of the cesarean, Genji to be back in time to support you, and Talon being managed, there was no need to worry.
The next day, you nearly didn’t make it out of bed. You couldn’t believe you could get more tired. It couldn’t be from all the hauling around of your extra weight. It wasn’t /that/ much extra weight; you just looked ready to explode with babies. You’re bent slightly backwards trying to manage waddling around the watchpoint.
Since it’s very obvious that you’re pregnant and near the end, you can’t escape the comments. The first time you stumbled upon everyone having a lunch together in the mess hall, you were greeted with happy applause. You couldn’t decide if you wanted to waddle back out the door or enjoy the attention.
“Where’s the father?!” Reinhardt asked from his seat at the table. “He should be here to carry you wherever you go.”
He was only teasing, but it did sting in the slightest. You found a seat next to Angela, nearly falling into her lap on the way down. You adjusted yourself for the most comfort you were going to get. Which wasn’t much. Reinhardt beams at you and looks ready to offer to carry you around for the rest of your term in Genji’s stead.
“Where’s Winston?” you asked Angela. You took her hand and put it to your stomach. She liked to feel the babies move, and it was nice to be touched by someone who cared while Genji was gone.
She starts droning a list, “Being a workaholic. Not listening to me. Eating peanut butter and banana sandwiches. Ugh. His only concession was using whole wheat bread.”
“Maybe he’s making up for my not working at all,” you quipped.
“Your job is to eat for three!” said Tracer, pushing a small plate towards you with a lemon danish on it.
You happily pounced on it, while conversations continued around you.
One agent stopped eating and checked their buzzing phone. They frowned at the screen. Then another took out their phone, then another. Pretty soon everyone had their intense gazes trained on their little screens. You only noticed when you finished inhaling the danish.
Chairs scraping back against the floor and the drumming of shoed footsteps alerted and startled you. Everyone was clearing out. Angela placed her hand on your shoulder before getting up.
“Emergency,” she said. “I’ll explain when I can.”
It was serious. That’s all you could tell.
Mercy called your phone herself later, instead of going through Athena with a transmission.
“I’m sorry, Dear,” she said.
“Why?”
Panic bubbled up in your chest.
“It’s Genji,” she said. “He missed three check-ins. We really don’t know what happened.”
“I see.”
You answered because it was expected of you. Mercy explained that they were all searching in small teams. She said some other things, but you only remembered that Genji was missing and they were looking. She tried to reassure you and then hung up.
You wandered around with only half your mental capacities working. Useless. You hated it, but you couldn’t do anything else. Genji promised he’d be home. He promised. You kept checking the messages from Angela to see if you read them wrong. With both palms pressed to your bulging belly, you couldn’t answer the question of what you’d do if he didn’t come back to you.
You did know what you’d do if he came back alive, you mused, narrowing your eyes and dropping into the nearest chair. You tapped your foot on the floor and balling your fists tightly against your stomach. You pictured your open hand slapping Genji across the face for doing this to you.
The image was vague, so it slipped from your mind easily. You wilted over, almost bursting into tears. You couldn’t hurt Genji, even if he hurt you. You didn’t mean it, you were just frustrated and alone.
Hanzo had this honourable notion in his mind that it was his job to protect you while Genji could not. He obtained permission to go off-duty to do just that. He returned to the watchpoint to inform you of his intentions to make sure Genji came back to find you safe and sound. You had a vague, agreeable answer. You looked so lost. Didn’t say much. It melted some of the ice Hanzo had frozen his own heart with.
Maybe he could be a good uncle and make up for being such a terrible brother, he thought…
Hanzo had no time for such musings. He set about guarding you from the shadows.
He disappeared, and you gave it little thought. You knew he was a ninja, and you were used to Genji and Hanzo’s brand of weird. Not to mention, you had more immediate issues to deal with. One was practically living on the toilet. Before Angela left, she confirmed for you, with her lips twitching almost into an amused smile, that the baby girl was head down on your bladder.
Hanzo spent a lot of time outside of your window, hidden in the shadows on the nearest rocky wall of the mountain of Gibraltar. His ears twitched every which way, listening to every little sound. You barely left your room, since you no longer had a job. You slept a lot. You read digital books a lot. You cried a little. Hanzo’s heart melted some more.
That made him grimace in frustration that Genji’s precious Overwatch had not found and brought him home yet. Dr. Ziegler was forced to return back to the base as the date for your cesarean was approaching very soon. That gave Hanzo an idea. He should bring Genji home.
You would have convinced Hanzo to stay. You’re sure it’s what Genji wanted. But you were asleep, so off he went.
