Winn had an extra bounce in his step as he walked into the DEO. Today was his first day.

When he had gotten the call saying he had gotten the job, he was absolutely overjoyed. Though he was excited, he was also pretty nervous.

The only person he knew there was Hank Henshaw, the director. He was afraid the other agents wouldn't like him.

That's why Winn was pleasantly surprised when he stepped into the command center to find Hank.

Every single one of the agents there, without fail, were extremely welcoming. They all greeted him with smiles, and hearty pats on the back.

All except for one.

Alex Danvers.

He spotted the short-haired brunette almost immediately, maybe because her posture was so... straight. Winn knew instantly that she was one of the main agents in charge.

He felt his heart start beating a mile a minute as she walked over to greet him. Well, more like intimidate him.

"I'm Alex, but you can call me "ma'am." I'm second in command around here. Who are you and why have you come?"

Winn couldn't help but stutter from his nerves. "Uh... I- I'm absolute nobody... Wait, that's not what I- Um..." He stopped and took a deep breath. "My name is W- Winn Schott, and I'm the newest tech expert here. I was looking for Director Henshaw, so he could tell me where to go."

Alex was trying her best to be hard on him, but after that mess of an introduction, she found it impossible. She tilted her lips up in a slight smile, so as not to show him she was letting up, but enough to ease his nerves.

"Okay, Agent Schott. Let me find the Director for you. In the meantime, why don't you have Agent Vasquez show you the ropes?"

Winn nodded obediently and set off. Alex turned around and called him back.

"Agent Schott, what did you say your first name was?"

Winn looked back, confused. "It's Winn, ma'am. Short for Winslow."

Something in Alex tugged at her. She knew this kid. But from where?

She nodded dismissively at him and turned around to ponder. Who is he? Why does his name feel so familiar?

Winn walked away from each other, feeling confused and frustrated that they were unable to pin each other's identities. He knew an Alex, but from where?

Winn did his best to brush it off, and found Agent Vasquez.

She showed him a few operational commands, and how to work the system, before ordering him to fetch her a computer part.

He began wandering the empty halls, hoping to somehow stumble upon the supply room. Agent Vasquez had been nothing but nice, however, in her usual scramble, she forgot to tell him where to go.

And of course, Winn was too shy to ask.

So, he continued his struggle until he found another agent. His name was Agent 'Jack' Jackson.

Jack gave him a warm smile, and welcoming handshake, before pointing him in the right direction.

Winn gave him a goofy grin in return, glad he seemed to be extremely well-liked. He didn't know what it was about him. Perhaps it was his silly demeanor or mile-wide smile, but either way, it was really working out for him well today.

He chuckled at himself as he realized he had been going the wrong way this whole time. He was about to turn around when he heard some kind of sniffle.

Winn froze, wondering if he had just imagined it. Then it came again.

He followed the noise until he found a room, with the door left slightly ajar. He didn't mean to intrude on anything personal, but it was just his nature to always want to help.

So naturally, he opened the door. Winn found a girl sitting in the corner, knees to her chest, with tears falling rapidly down her face.

He hurried over, hoping to help with whatever was troubling her. When he bent down to comfort her, she looked up at him.

Even though her eyes were slightly cloudy from the tears, they were piercing blue.

A deep, piercing blue.

The kind that held all of the hurt and pain of one's experiences, but also managed to hold compassion and kindness. All projected into a single gaze.

Never had he met anyone with eyes so telling. Except for one girl. His middle school best friend who had disappeared on him all those years back.

He couldn't believe it.

They were the same eyes, except this time, they held more hurt than he could have ever imagined. They held the weight of two worlds, and somehow, so much more. Her gaze was extremely pained, though there was a flash of recognition from seeing him.

He couldn't believe it.

After all these years, they had finally been reunited. After all those months of him wondering where she went, crying over losing his best friend, they were finally together again.

He couldn't believe it.

"Kara...?"