Pride - Chamber x fem!Reader [Valorant]

5 - Party

[A/n]'s eyes had been wide opened for hours as she laid there in her bed. It was not unusual for her to not find sleep, but it was different than usual. Ever since that mission, Chamber had been stuck in her mind and she could not rest. The day before, she spent the day trying to avoid any contact with him, even though it was impossible for her. They had to go report on their successful mission to Brimstone then, they had to do their usual work with the arsenal. Strange to everyone, the camouflage agent had been the quietest all day long. She was such a loudmouth usually that some were worried about her, asking if something had happened. She would change the subject, a bit of blush creeping on her cheeks.

She sighed and checked the time: 3:30. Rolling her eyes, knowing there was no point in staying in bed at this point, she stood up and dressed up in her usual sweatpants. She walked to the cafeteria and met up with Skye.

"Good morning," she greeted, making herself a cup of coffee.

"Good mornin'," she said back. "Haven't seen you around here in a long time. Have you slept?" She kindly asked, smiling at her. She was quite the morning person as she used to work at the farm so she is probably used to waking up at ungodly hours. Both women sometimes saw each other early in the morning when [A/n] would make her God knows how many cups of coffee to not collapse at her desk.

She yawned and grabbed her cup before sitting across the Australian woman. "For about an hour? Maybe two."

"Having troubles again, are we?"

She drank her cup, the warmth of the beverage appeasing her mind for a brief moment. "I guess, yeah." It was not like any of the agents did not know about her insomnia. It happened almost every day until she was found on the ground like a few days ago. But, for once, the reason was different.

Skye observed her in silence, noticing how pensive she was. She never pressed her into knowing what was the cause of her insomnia. Every agent here had a past they did not wish to come back to hence the reason why no one was talking about themselves and no one asking. And most of all, once joining this program, they had to forget all about their past life. "You wanna join me later?"

[A/n] nodded with a smile. "I would love to."

Skye and [A/n] joined each other at 4 am to go running together. It was the Australian agent's routine and she would sometimes drag others with her. [A/n] actually enjoyed running as it cleared her mind. She thought about bringing her earphones but it only brought her back memories that she wished to bury. Just the thought of it made her blush, so she thought it was best to leave it behind for once.

It was very resourceful, she was able to enjoy her running without being disturbed by any unwanted thoughts. The two women talked among themselves as they headed to the shared bathroom. Water was running down her skin, her tense muscles relaxed, and a breath escaped her lips. She felt her body being delivered from a heavyweight and was preventing her from functioning correctly. She changed into clean clothes (yes, new sweatpants), and made her way to her workshop, without forgetting to thank Skye for this new running.

"Will you be there tonight?" [A/n] asked.

Skye shook her head, resting her towel on her shoulders as she followed her friend. "I won't. But I'll wait for the pictures and videos."

The other woman laughed, already picturing how this party will look like. "I'm sure Kj will take lots of videos."

Their mundane conversation brought a smile to [F/n]'s face. It felt nice to speak about trivial things sometimes and not just work. Skye was really easy to talk to and she always seemed to smile, bringing cheerfulness wherever she walked in. Killjoy and Raze had the same kind of spirits, really bringing people up, making jokes, and they made you feel like you could talk about anything and they would listen to you. It was such a great thing to have them around.