ＳＡＵＣＹ ＴＡＬＥＳ 〈Overwatch Oneshots〉

mate - ōkami hanzo x reader

A/N - warnings: Set in an alternate universe. Not true to current Overwatch lore. More of a fairy-tale vibe here. Reader's a virgin. There will be typos most likely (I'm sorry in advance!).

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The mountain-side ruins seemed enchanted in the moonlight. The silver pools gleamed in the night as errant steam-clouds loomed above them. Despite the entrancing sight of the hot springs before you, you couldn't be soothed as you stood at the last clearing of the surrounding forest.

The serenity seemed a stark contrast to your uneasiness, but you willed yourself to step further into the sacred grounds. All because you'd fallen victim to curiosity.

Since long ago, the inhabitants of your village had spun tales about an elusive being protecting these eastern lands. But you believed them to be nothing more than myth.

Was it good fortune for you, then, to have found him inadvertently?

You recalled that fateful night months ago, your first sight of that man—the guardian of these forests. It had startled you because he was undoubtedly, breathtakingly naked.

Of course, it had been purely accidental... seeing his unclothed body.

Sleekly muscular, powerfully built.

And very, very nude.

That night, you were treated to a view of his bronzed skin, steaming with water—his broad back and taut buttocks, his lean hips and long-sinewed legs. Your breath stolen, you stood riveted in the shadows of a tree, watching the beautiful man as he concluded his bathing.

But sensing you, he'd turned his head in full alert and swung towards you, giving you a more complete look of his loins. Fear and embarrassment intensified, you gasped when his amber eyes met yours. And that was was when you'd turned heel and fled.

Yet, here you were once more... because you couldn't put him out of your mind. No, that breathtaking image of his body had been inexorably etched in your memory.

"You again."

The deep, virile voice startled you out of your daydream. You spun in place and found the being of your desires standing in the forest clearing, mere steps away from you. As you parted your lips to speak, you'd realized that you hadn't recited what to say to him.

At a loss for words, you could only stare at him with parted lips.

"So you can see me?" Disconcerted, he stared at you with wide eyes.

You nodded your head mutedly, trying to swallow the hard knot in your throat and recover your lost voice.

The astonishment left his strong features, and there was a subtle scowl on his full lips.

Perhaps it was not mere coincidence that she found this place, he thought to himself, appearing distraught that a human was capable of seeing him.

"What is your purpose here, woman?" The stranger drew near you without hesitation, letting you see how strikingly handsome he was. Though he revealed nothing in his stony expression now, there was something in the gleam of his golden eyes that brought a light quiver to your belly.

No one else could make your pulse quicken with a mere glance. No man had ever stirred such strong feminine feelings within you. And you were determined to become more than mere acquaintances with this being.

"To befriend you, my lord," You replied in a low voice.

"I have no need for friendship," He said austerely. "Begone, girl." His eyes narrowed and he brushed past you. "Leave this place and never come here again."