the shooting stars and i || genssidy

chapter 1 || entering blackwatch

after the events with the shimada clan, the omnic crisis, hanzo's disappearance after killing his brother, genji was found by overwatch and was taken at the verge of death to be put into a cybernetic body. though genji never asked for this kind of driven solution, it was the only way he would have survived. it drove him to a place of insanity and internal anger towards everyone around him, including himself. overwatch's main reason on why they took genji was due to him being a part of his fathers clan, and being a skilled fighter.

all genji felt was being used like a living weapon for these heroes, nothing but a killing machine on payroll. eventually however, they moved him to blackwatch, a top secret clan that was working for overwatch undercover, and would go through extreme stealth missions on their enemies. genji had no emotion towards this new change on where they were placing him, it was once again only using him as a tool for their personal gain.

sitting on a small lounge in a white van heading to the airport on route 66, genji looked out the window, looking at the dry, deserted freeway. he muttered over why he ever agreed to making this decision, but it was too late now.

crossing his arms and sitting in uncomfy posture, he sat next to a woman who had bright red hair in a pixie cut, staring at her hands. it seemed that she was also another hero taken for this mission. they both realized that they would be working together. even if they did exchange a few words, it wouldn't do anything to solve their problems on why they were here or to gain trust. they just had to stick to training and do everything flawlessly to survive this cruel world. genji closed his eyes and drifted into a soft slumber on the long road ahead of them.

after the long hour drive, the 14 hour flight to italy, and making it to blackwatch headquarters, genji and the mischievous red haired woman got up from the taxi that came to pick them up, and were both greeted by a calm man with a black like beanie, with black/gray gear and very tan skin.

"welcome new recruits! good to know you arrived safely. i'm gabriel reyes, the main leader and supervisor for the blackwatch program. you must be genji, right?" reyes gave genji a sharp look before genji could even respond. he gave a small nod, his facial expression not changing in the slightest.

"ah, so you're the quiet type. no worries!" he then looked towards the other new recruit. "you must be moira, correct? i'm sure you and genji got to know each other well along the way."

"yes, that's me. however, genji took a nap along the way so we didn't chat that much."

genjis expression changed into annoyance and scoffed. "i wasn't napping! all i did was close my eyes for a bit because i had a headache."

"fine fine, whatever. is there anyone else we should know who will be apart of blackwatch besides the 3 of us, gabriel?" moira didn't want to be seen with a bunch of nuisances around her.

"indeed," gabriel nodded. "there's 4 of us. you two were the late ones sadly." chuckling, he pointed towards the indoor headquarters which had staff all around of recent overwatch workers. "you can find cassidy inside. though, he's probably in his room."

gabriel's eyes than lit up.

genji, i think you'll be sharing with cassidy, but watch out though; he's a talker. i know it's been a long journey, so feel free to rest until the morning. then we'll start training."

genji didn't care to remember the name. he wasn't in the happiest of moods to know that his dormmate was going to be... annoyingly extroverted.

genji pinched the middlemost part of his faceplate, where the bridge of his nose would be, had he not been augmented into a robotic shell of a body.

"oh great..." genji muffled to himself as he harshly went to the doors. he walked towards a worker and gave them a vicious stare.

"what's my dorm number?"