The Villain Wrangler | Overwatch

Chapter 10

Angelica stood in the doorway, watching as the Overwatch and Talon agents carefully danced around each other. Reinhardt and Torbjörn seemed to have adjusted the fastest, the two teasing Gabe for the "edgelord" persona and Jack for what Torbjörn called a "dollar store Captain America knockoff" costume. Jack and Gabe were taking it in stride, bringing up events that had apparently happened years before. Hana, Lúcio, Jesse, and Sombra were camped out in one corner, watching the show and talking animatedly. Zenyatta and Widowmaker were being very careful to stay as far away as possible, with Winston watching the assassin intently.

Genji strode over and joined the group in the corner, and quickly joined in on whatever they were debating. Widowmaker slipped out of the room as Zenyatta joined in, and Angelica started after her, concerned.

"Don't worry about her," Sombra called. "She's been weird all day."

"I'm going to go talk to her anyway. You two, don't shoot each other," she said, pointing at Jack and Gabe.

"Is she ever going to let that go?" Jack asked.

"Doubt it, but to be fair, we did deserve it," Gabe replied, handing him another bowl to dry off.

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Jesse turned back to the table. "See? And they were both cuddlin' with her on the couch. She's crazy about them, and they're both crazy about her. So, Ah'm bettin she's gonna pick Jack, March forth. Sombra says Gabe and sometime in March, Widowmaker says Gabe on Halloween. Y'all in?"

Lúcio and Hana exchanged a look. "I think they'll just stay friends, myself. Hana?"

Hana nodded in agreement. "Definitely. Maybe the two old guys wind back up together, but she's just going to be a friend."

Genji shook his head. "I agree with Jesse. She will pick Jack, in the spring. She seems the romantic type. One hundred."

"Nah, luv. Summer. Jack's a country boy, he'd do a summer thing. I'll do a hundred, too," Lena chimed in.

"While I do agree that she will pick Jack, he is a romantic at heart. Jack will ask on Valentine's Day." Angela said.

Zenyatta continued studying the men as they finished up on the dishes. "I believe you are all incorrect." He waved away their protests. "I believe the three of them will find a way to work things out."

"What, ya figger the three of 'em are gonna hook up? Like a, what'sit, polyamorous type deal?" Jesse shook his head doubtfully. "Ah mean, Ah'll take yer money, but Ah think it's a fool bet ya just made."

"We will see."

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Gabe and Jack exchanged looks out of the corners of their eyes and smothered laughter. "So, you seem to be the favorite in the pool." Gabe started. Jack hummed in agreement. "What about that omnic's bet, though? All three?"

Jack shrugged. "Up to her, really. Would be interesting though."

Gabe studied him, side-eyed. "But she still kissed me first."

Jack glared at him. "A peck on the mask. And you know as well as I do that she didn't mean it like that."

Gabe just shot him a shit-eating grin. "So, when do you want to tell them that we can hear them?"

Jack considered it. "Let's not. It's innocent enough, and if they do start sabotaging anything, we can tell then."

"Fair enough. But I bet I can get her to kiss me again before she kisses you at all."

Jack smiled, slow and predatory. "How much?"

Gabe's expression turned shrewed when he saw that. "I know that look. When?"