Typically these are extremely short drabbles that are mostly for character development and interaction for a story that will eventually be published on here. These are only meant to be snippets and are told from various points of views! Again, they are just small little things meant for practice. Please enjoy them and feel free to follow the character on Tumblr too. c;

Other original characters may pop up and when they do they will be credited to their owner. Once again, enjoy!

She was a rookie then- eyes dark and wide like a doe caught in headlights. She was cautious, was careful not to touch too much, but she was eager and hopeful to please the higher ups. "I'll do my best to make you proud," she said once when she thought no one else was around. "I'll make you proud like you've made me proud all my life."

There were times when Gabriel saw her something in her that Jack never gave a chance to let flourish. Commander Morrison never viewed her as something any other than ordinary which was a shame really for she was a bright girl with a bright future ahead of her. "You have to let that energy grow, harness it," Reyes told Morrison as her name came up once. "Otherwise you're wasting potential."

But Morrison gave that famous Morrison look and only shook his head, a disappointment forming in Gabriel long before the words had even fallen from his mouth. "She's just not ready."

There were times when she did show a certain ability to impress. Her and that little bird of hers, they were damn near inseparable too. McCree had been instructed to help her and though they were two completely different people Gabriel was careful to note that in their differences they flourished. Gabriel taught Jesse, Jesse taught Fala, in a round about way he saw some of himself in her. Of course she was younger and easy to look at but nevertheless it was something that Gabriel appreciated where Jack did not. But that was just it, Jack never agreed with what he said. It was always his way or no other way at all. In the days that neared the end of Overwatch it was these simple disagreements that cost a friendship and formed a rivalry.

There was recollections of a certain moment in which Reyes had caught the rookie alone. She was frustrated, her eyes were shadowed with a certain dark look that signified that she was about ready to quit. "I'm just not quick enough," she said quietly as they stood in the hallway together, her eyes catching his. "I've never wanted something so badly to go right and yet... I just can't."

"Have you tried something that takes a careful eye?" he suggested then. "You seem much more suited for a sniper- you have just enough finesse for that."

It was then the shade turned from darkness to light, they sparkled like light upon broken glass. "Truly? Thank you for that."

And then she smiled and it was warm- it made Gabriel shake his head and nod in improvement. "No problem, girl. Now go back to training."

The girl nodded and turned quickly to return to her duties. Yes, there was something there that simply took a steering had to the right direction. It was something that he saw and was eager to see it come to light.