Soft Cowboy

2.

"What did Angela say?", came the question from Ana. She was cuddled up to Reinhardt as if to make sure he wouldn't get hurt by anything else.
"I'm as good as new", McCree joked, which earned an annoyed groan from Genji. As if to betray what he just said, his body sent a wave of pain through his spine, while he sat down on the other side of the sofa.
"I'll be fine. No more missions for at least two more weeks. Order from the Doc", he quietly admitted after swallowing his ego. Ana spoke her support of that and then leaned back against her love. Big man didn't seem to mind the extra care at all and nuzzled a little more into her.
McCree smiled at that and then looked at his own love. Genji still hadn't sat down, which made him frown.
"Hey", he quietly spoke, reaching out his hand to the other man.
Genji took it after a moment and Jesse thought to see a tiny smile on his face. Finally. At least something. Because Genji still hadn't said a word. He let McCree pull him next to him onto the sofa and quickly crawled under the blanket. McCree tried not to hiss as the cold metal of his thigh touched him the first time. He would quickly warm up though.
It didn't take long for Jack to leave. He was always the first to bed and the first to wake up. He left the group to watch a documentary about rainforest animals, which McCree was barely paying any attention to. He enjoyed the feeling of having Genji this close to him, cuddled up next to him as they just did things like these. He wrapped an arm around his partner's and started to gently run his fingers over the skin parts of Genji's shoulder. He earned a soft humming in return. Jesse was starting to really worry about Genji. They had been on bad missions before. And sometimes it took him some tíme to gather himself again. But it never took him this long.
Eventually, Reinhardt and Ana climbed out of their blankets and went to their quarters too. It had been a long day for all of them.
Left were just the two. The room was now dark, just enlightened by the TV still running. Now playing was a comedy.
McCree was still barely paying attention, he was more fumbling with the fuzzy blanket still wrapped around them.
"Hey", he finally said in a quiet tone, and gently shook Genji a little to get his attention. As he eventually looked up to him he looked very tired, dark rings laying under his eyes.
McCree leaned forwards slowly and placed a gentle kiss on the others' lips.
"What's goin' on?", he mumbled, still kissing Genji. He just shook his head slightly in response. Hm. Not the reaction he had hoped for. But at least he didn't interrupt the kiss.
Jesse started to tighten his arm still wrapped around Genji and pulling him closer that way. Genji then took the initiative and rolled onto Jesse's lap, blanket wrapped around his shoulders. He still didn't interrupt the kiss and Jesse hummed in appreciation. He gently cupped Genji's face and continued to softly kiss him.
Eventually, he pulled away but stayed close to the other.
"Talk to me, please", he interrupted the silence after Genji started to look away.
"Hey. I wanna be there for you", he quickly added, gently turning Genji's face back to him. "I'm your Huckleberry, ain't I"
That finally earned a reaction from Genji. He burst out laughing and eventually fully relaxed into McCree's touch, leaning into his hand before he laid back down in Jesse's chest, still looking into his face.
"You could've died today", he eventually whispered. In all honesty that was the last thing the Cowboy would've expected to be the problem.
"I'm tough. Ain't gonna go down to some lonely omnic", he joked as he caressed his lover's face.
"I'm serious, Jesse. That omnic threw you around like you weighed nothing. If Ana would not have been there-"
"But she was there. There ain't no help in thinkin' about what if's, is there, my love?", he replied and gave Genji's nose a little kiss.
"But this will not be our last mission. Null sector is only growing stronger by the day. I just... worry."
Jesse was surprisingly touched by that. He didn't like his partner worrying about him this much but it sure felt nice to be cared for.
"I hear ya", he gently responded. "But there ain't really a fix, ya know? It's part of our job." He wasn't good with words. And it felt like what Genji needed now was some words. The half-omnic looked onto McCree's chest, playing around with his shirt between his fingers.
"Alright... How about I form up with y'all more? And stay closer to the team. That way you can have your eye on me. And I can protect you more, too", he added and caressed Genji's face a little more, who nodded.
"We ain't goin' down that quick. We'll watch out for each other", Genji tried to imitate his lover and earned a loud laugh. He couldn't help but laugh too and it took both of them a few minutes to stop giggling like teenage boys.
"You gon' do that more often now, eh?", McCree teased. Genji just shrugged his shoulders, still smiling, and laid back down again. Jesse's hand almost automatically wandered to his head and gently started messing with his partner's hair.
"We'll be alright. Promise", he whispered before both of them fell into a comfortable silence, just enjoying the other's company. It didn't take long until Genji's breaths came slower and deeper and he fell asleep, still laying on top of McCree. Who didn't mind the extra weight at all. It didn't take him long to fall asleep too, still cuddled under the blankets with his love and still holding on to him.