This story is very far removed from my other Overwatch stories, mainly because it takes place 10 years into the future. This also goes out to anyone who needs to feel warm inside or loved at the moment. Because if Overwatch fans can agree on one thing, it's that there's no purer love than between a giant German knight and a one-eyed Egyptian sniper.

The Proposal

It has been 10 years since Overwatch was recalled, and in that time, Overwatch worked to get re-legitimatized by the U.N., take down Talon, fight against smaller, lesser terrorist groups, and various uprisings either nationalistic or anti-Omnic. Yet though thick and thin, the new Overwatch managed to stand firm.

Among the members were Ana Amari and Reinhardt Wilhelm, two members of the original Overwatch who came back when the recall went out. Reinhardt was travelling his homeland of Germany fighting for the helpless while Ana, long thought dead, was working out of the shadows, mainly in Egypt. Ana's return, with her daughter Fareeha joining her, was surprising to everyone. Especially Reinhardt, who worked to make sure he spent as much time with her as possible. She didn't mind at all, since the gigantic German was always such a gentleman to her. In more ways than just saying she looked as lovely as ever.

Despite how Ana faked her death after being shot in her good sniping eye, Reinhardt was quick to forgive her. He didn't care for her reasons, what mattered was that she was back by his side. And with that came fighting together on the battlefield again. Throughout their 60's, the two fought with the same gusto and vigor they did 20 to 30 years ago, in the original Golden Age of Overwatch. They also helped train new recruits, with Ana working with her protégé, the reformed Ameile Lacroix, on snipers, and Reinhardt working with those who pursued heavy-duty weaponry. Not exactly the set of knightly armor he wore, but still satisfactory to the organization's current needs.

But despite Ana and Reinhardt's exceptional physical condition and battlefield performances at their ages, they were now into their 70's. Even they knew their time with Overwatch couldn't last forever. But this time around, when they would inevitably leave, they would do so on their own terms.

Ana and Reinhardt sat on one of the many grassy areas of the Gibraltar base, partaking in another sunset, sitting on a rock. It was a spot they often came to over the years. Ana let her braided white hair take in the sun while drinking some tea. Reinhardt was in casual wear, his arm muscles still flexing through his shirt. His muscles weren't as large as they used to be, but still strapping for a senior citizen.

"Ana," Reinhardt started with. "I've been doing a lot of thinking lately."

"You've been saying that for years, yet you still charge headfirst into everything."

"No, I really mean it this time. About retirement, about what to do with myself next, about us."

"Reinhardt, you're not thinking about that now, are you?"

"Why not? Even I'll admit I'm not the same strapping man I used to be."

"Overwatch still has plenty of use for you."

"Overwatch has gotten plenty done since the recall. Besides, Jack and the monkey can handle things more than enough when we're gone."

"Jack's getting up in years too."

"But he's perfectly fine being a military tactician who doesn't have to fight. Me, I have to be on the battlefield. I live for the feeling of fighting."

"What about the constant flow of new recruits? Who will train them?"

"We have plenty of other qualified people. Can probably do a better job than I can."

"Reinhardt, if you want to retire, that's up to you," Ana comforted him reaching to kiss his cheek. "I'll be fine with your choice either way."

"What good's retiring if I can't have the one I love by my side?"

"What do you mean?"

"Retire with me."

"Me retire? This is way too short notice."

"I don't mean to be mean for a moment, but Overwatch can use a one-eyed sniper for so long."

"Hey!"

"Sorry."

"You really think it's the right time?"

"If not now, when? We're only going to get older."

"If that's what you want, I'd be more than happy to join you." Ana said, giving her lover another kiss. "So when are we going to tell everyone?"

"Right after something else I want to ask you," Reinhardt got off the rock, turning to face Ana with the blinding sunset behind him, and got down on one knee.

"Reinhardt, what're you doing?"

"Ana, I don't know how much time we have left on this earth, but I know for sure I don't want to lose you again. I love you, and it's the right time to ask this. So Ms. Ana Amari," Reinhardt said before pulling a ring box out of his pocket. "Willst du mich heiraten?" (Will you marry me?)

Ana was stunned, hardly able to come up with a response. "Reinhardt, I, I, don't know what to say."

"Say yes."

Ana got up from the rock to stand beside this man proposing to her. Even down on one knee, Reinhardt was still just about as tall as her.

"Nem faeala. Ahbuk ayda!" (I love you too. Yes!)

"Excellent!" Reinhardt shouted, grabbing the tiny woman into a hug and spinning around, as they peckered each other with kisses. "We must tell everyone else, invite them to the wedding!"

"What? No! Not yet!" Ana said, calming him down.

"Why not?"

"I want to tell Fareeha first, on her own."

"Oh, I see."

"It might be a shock to her, that I'm getting married and retiring."

"Fareeha's a very headstrong woman. I'm sure she'll understand."

"I'm sure she will. If not," Ana gave her new fiancée another kiss, "well that's her problem."

"I'll be waiting, liebling," Reinhardt said as Ana went back inside the base to find her daughter.

Ana wasn't entirely sure what to say. This was all happening so fast. First she agreed to retire, then get married. How would her daughter deal with the news? She has Reinhardt's poster in her room when she was a little girl. Granted, she was into her 40's, a little late to be getting a new father. But she had no qualms about her mother's relationship with Reinhardt. Everyone just assumed the two old people needed someone their age to look after themselves.

Ana found Fareeha heading down to the mess hall, no doubt going to get dinner. "Um, Fareeha," she said pulling her daughter aside. "Can I talk to you?"

"Sure Ami, what is it?"

Ana had a hard time composing herself. "I'm sorry, I'm just so flustered right now."

"Just start at the beginning then."

"I was talking to Reinhardt earlier, and he was considering retirement."

"He's been doing that for how long now?

"He really means it this time. Because he wants me to retire with him."

"You? Retire?"

"Honestly, I've been thinking about it too, but not in such a straightforward manner."

"So, what did you say?"

"I told him I would."

"Well," Fareeha said dumbfounded. She'd known her mother as a soldier her entire life. Even in her period of faking her death, he was fighting against injustices. What would she do now as a former Overwatch agent? "If that's what you want to do,"

"And he proposed to me. And I said yes."

"What?"

"I know what you're thinking. How silly it is a woman getting married at my age for the first time. And to Reinhardt of all people. But I love him, and my,"

"Ami, that's wonderful!" Fareeha shouted, hugging her mother and spinning her around the same way Reinhardt did before.

"Not so loud, No one else knows yet."

"You haven't told anybody?"

"This just happened a few minutes ago. You're the first one I've told."

"Have you decided on anything yet? A date? The ceremony?"

"I said this just happened."

"Have you decided what I get to do at the wedding?"

"I was thinking you'd either be my maid of honor, or you'd give me away. Or both. It's my decision after all."

"Wow, it's just, you and Reinhardt make each other so happy. It's good knowing the old man still have some nerve in him."

"I know you're tired of hearing this Fareeha, but no matter what happens between him and I, you'll always be what I love most in this world."

"I know, Ami. It's just, . . I'm so excited! Can we tell everyone now?"

"Yes we can."

Fareeha grabbed Ana by the wrist and started running down to the mess hall. Ana's aging legs couldn't keep up with her daughter, so Fareeha did go slower, but it didn't stop her giddiness. Once the two Amari's reached the dinning area, they saw Reinhardt standing by a table with their long-time friends, looking back at the two with smiles. Reinhardt gave a sheepish look, as he prematurely let the cat out of the bag.

"You told them already, did you?" Ana questioned, slightly annoyed.

"It's a wondrous occasion. Everyone has to know," Reinhardt responded, with everyone congratulating the two on their engagement.