Characters and Their Ages *In Order of Appearance
Gabriel Reyes- 46
Jack Morrison- 43
Bek Luxton- 22 (OC)
Genji Shimada- 23
Mercy/Angela Ziegler- 25
Pharah/Fareeha Amari- 20
Jesse McCree- 25
Ana Amari- 48
Moira O'Deorain- 36
Reinhardt Wilhelm- 49
Torbjörn Lindholm- 45
Sojourn Rose- age unknown
Gérard Lacroix- age unknown
Doomfist/Akande Ogundimu- 33
Baptiste/Jean-Baptiste Augustin- 24
Sombra/Olivia Colomar- 18
Alex Hope- 19 (OC)
Luisa Reyes- 41 (OC)
POSSIBLY MORE TO COME
Also would like to note that this is obviously not canon, as it is... fanfiction lol. So any errors in lore that I make, I apologize, hopefully there is nothing too glaring. I'm trying my best to be as realistic as possible here, but if you notice anything, please let me know! I hope you enjoy!
Now, let's get into this.
P.O.V. Of Gabriel
"Huff!" I grunted as I fought my training partner, blocking punches from him. I attempted to throw some of my own, but he dodged cleanly. Before I could even react, I was knocked off my feet by a swipe of my training partner's leg. The next thing I knew, I was on my back, staring up at the bright blue eyes that were filled with laughter.
"I think you may be getting a bit rusty there, Gabe." He laughed, offering me his hand to help me up. I took the help and rolled my eyes as he pulled me to my feet.
"Shut up. And don't-"
"Don't call you Gabe, whatever you say." He winked and pulled me closer by my shirt collar. I smirked as he pressed his forehead to mine.
"Don't give me attitude, Boy Scout." I murmured.
"You call me Boy Scout, I call you Gabe." He whispered back, moving to kiss me.
"Strike Commander Morrison!" A voice stopped him and we both pulled away from each other. We turned to see the face of some still semi-new recruit that I had yet to even learn the name of. The young woman looked at us with a surprised gaze and Morrison cleared his throat, putting on that formal face of his.
"What is it, Soldier 121? I'm sorry, I've forgotten your name…"
"Uh, it's Bek, Sir. Bek Luxton… and Ana sent me to come tell you that someone is here to see you. I hope I didn't… interrupt anything." She stammered, embarrassed.
"Of course not, I was just schooling Commander Reyes here in some practice training." Jack laughed.
"Bah, it was just a lucky shot. Nice to finally meet the new cadet. I didn't know you came from the SEP." I stuck out my hand to her and she shook it, dipping her head at me respectfully.
"Yes, you too, Commander Reyes."
"What sector are you from?" I asked.
"North Eastern, New York's section specifically." She replied with a friendly smile.
"You'd know all that if you'd paid attention at Tuesday's meeting." Jack groaned.
"Don't you have somewhere you need to be, Jack?" I teased.
"Yeah, yeah, bite me, Gabe. Why don't you go check on Genji and McCree?"
"Jack," I called out, stopping him from walking away. I turned him back around, wrapping my arms around his waist.
"Meet me in the mess hall for dinner at six?" I asked with a smirk.
"Sure, now I gotta go. See you later. Love you." He gave me a quick peck, obviously not wanting to make the new cadet uncomfortable.
"Yup, you too." I replied and watched him and the cadet go.
I would be lying if I said I wasn't surprised about Bek's appearance. She was a soldier from the United States' Soldier Enhancement Program, or SEP, like Jack and I had been, yet she seemed surprisingly small. Maybe she wasn't completely through with her treatments, but I doubted that since they had already sent her here to Overwatch. Perhaps the program was trying a round of something different, fresher. I probably should have been paying attention in that meeting… I shook my head and started off to find the other members of my squad, Genji Shimada and Jesse McCree. Blackwatch was a still a somewhat recent part of Overwatch and I still wasn't certain about it's use…
Both Jesse and Genji were my only members so far and they were still young. I had given Jesse an ultimatum after we busted him during a sting operation: either join Overwatch or go to prison. The Deadlock Gang member chose to join us and he was the first to come into my covert ops division. As for Genji, well, he was a pretty quiet kid with a messed up past. All I really knew was that his father was the leader of a powerful Japanese gang and Genji had done enough to anger his father to the point where he sent Genji's own brother after him. After a fight with his older brother left him near death, our doctor Angela Ziegler had saved his life. Pretty sure the kid had developed a major case of Rescue Romance because he now was totally in love with her. Too bad Angela didn't seem interested in him, or anyone for that matter… The twenty-five year old doctor seemed to be married to her work. Perhaps it was for the best. Jack and I would never tell the others they couldn't date, since that would be hypocritical, but it was difficult sometimes with how stressful things could be. Jack was worth it though. We were both better with each other. I knew it and Jack loved to remind me of that. He was such a fucking sap.
I found Genji in the first place I looked, the hospital wing, just leaving Angela's office. I knew it was the best place to check first.
"Everything looks great, Genji. You must stop worrying so much." Angela bustled the part cyborg, part human out of her office gently.
"I am sorry, Angela… I am still trying to get used to my new body." Genji stated.
"It's understandable. I'm sorry, I don't know how else I can help. I'll do some more research, I promise." Angela assured him before returning to her office. Genji sighed at the door closing in his face. I took that moment of awkward silence to clear my throat. Genji turned and rubbed the back of his neck with his left hand, the only remaining human appendage he had left. As I looked at him, I felt that familiar pang of sympathy. I couldn't imagine what it would be like to live the way Genji had to live now, not feeling completely human ever again…
"Oh, hello Commander."
"Sorry to… overhear, but if I could just put in my two cents," I said carefully, "she's not interested. I'm sorry, just thought I'd share from an outsider's perspective. She's far too focused on her work…"
"Perhaps you're right…" Genji sighed and looked downcast, but only for a moment before his look of sadness turned to a look of panic.
"Kuso! Ryū!"
"What?" I asked, of course because I did not speak Japanese.
"My katana, I took it from my back so Angela could examine me. I must get it." He turned around and opened Angela's door without knocking, which in hindsight, probably would have been a better thing to do. I mean, I didn't exactly blame the kid since he had just been in there so how could he have expected that Angela was not alone for what we saw upon the door swinging open.
Angela was kissing Fareeha Amari, Overwatch's Captain Ana Amari's daughter, also known as Pharah.
"Nani?" Genji's eyes held shock.
"Dios Mío!" I added. Fareeha and Angela broke apart, the older blonde doctor's cheeks going bright red.
"Oh! Genji, I-"
"Say nothing. I only needed to retrieve my blade…" Genji spat, swiping his weapon. I was shaken from my surprise when Genji's metal shoulder bumped into my body as he pushed past.
"Shimada, wait!" I called after him and gave chase. He probably wouldn't have stopped if he hadn't almost ran straight into our third member, Jesse McCree.
"Whoa, slow down there, robocop. What's got ya in a rush?" The cowboy asked, fixing his hat.
"It is nothing McCree, please let me pass." He huffed, but this interaction caused enough of a pause for my old ass to catch up.
"Oh my God, McCree… at the risk of sounding completely like an overdramatic teenage girl… you'll never believe what we just saw!" I struggled to catch my breath and Jesse snickered at me.
"Try me, Boss…"
"Angela was kissing Fareeha!"
"What?! Mercy and Pharah? Daaaaamn haha. The Japanese playboy gets played!" Jesse laughed. Just like a flash of lightning, Genji was suddenly holding him up to the wall with his katana to the older's throat, eyes blazing with anger.
"I do not get played… and I am no longer, as you small minded Americans say, a playboy. I am not the man I was before my brother tried to murder me. Perhaps I am no longer even a man." Genji growled. I pulled him away from Jesse.
"Stop it you two, please! Dios, all I wanted was to see if you two were keeping up with training, not to uncover some dramatic shit. God dammit, I'm done for the night. Someone else can tell Captain Amari that her daughter is with a female doctor who is five years her senior." I threw my hands up in frustration, but Jesse stood up straight and fixed his hat again.
"Don't you think that's somethin' Pharah should tell her momma herself? I mean, would you have liked it if someone had told your madre that you were gay before you were ready to tell her yourself?" He asked and I glared at him.
"First of all, I'm bisexual, not gay. And for the record I- oh shit." I cut myself off as I realized that I had never told my mother… or any of my family.
"What?" Jesse looked confused.
"I… I never told my- oh, it doesn't fucking matter. Point is, stop being violent with each other unless it's for training purposes only. Even then, don't maim each other for God's sake… we have to at least try to get along."
They were both silent for a few moments after I said this, just staring at me blankly. Then, Jesse turned to Genji and spoke up, obviously in a weird attempt to try and comfort the younger.
"Well, if it's any consolation… at least now you know for sure that your love for Mercy is unrequited and that she can't reciprocate." He offered. Genji just shook his head, so Jesse tried something else.
"Uh… I hear there's a cute new cadet."
Genji scoffed at this and said something in Japanese before walking away. Jesse and I watched him go, an air of slight awkwardness between us.
"Wow man… that's rough." Jesse murmured. I just grunted, so he continued, "Well, uh… I was gonna go train with the others if you want to-"
"No, I need a minute to think." I replied without even letting him finish.
"I getcha, so… I guess I'll be seeing ya later, Boss?"
"Yes, I'm sure Jack will call some sort of meeting this evening after dinner. I'll check with him beforehand and let you know, of course."
"Rightyo, see ya 'round."
Jesse ducked out of sight, probably relieved to get out of there. I couldn't really blame him. I needed time alone to process my thoughts as well… like the fact that I had never come out to a single member of my family and I had been with Jack for over… wow. Fifteen years. Granted, we were soldiers part of a very important team during a very important war, but I guess I just hadn't realized how much time had just flown by. It was only natural for me to not pay attention to the more trivial details during situations of high stress.
I shook my head as I went back to our room to shower. That was a bad way of wording that. Jack and the relationship we had was definitely not trivial. I was glad that hadn't slipped out while I was talking to him. I made a mental note to be sure that would never let that slip.
A.N.: Part 1 complete! I hope you enjoyed, please leave a review telling me what you thought. This is a WIP, but I have Parts 2-7 complete if people are interested! And if you like this, feel free to check out my other stuff, but the only other Overwatch work I have is a Reaper short over on Wattpad under the same name as this account. Thanks everyone! Can't wait to hear what you think! :) ~12HockeyChick21
