ＳＡＵＣＹ ＴＡＬＥＳ 〈Overwatch Oneshots〉

match made - blackwatch reyes (reaper) x reader [part three]

A/N: I'm so sorry about the wait! I thank you guys for being patient and kind. The past several months have been incredibly tiring and incredibly busy for me. I hope you enjoy the story despite all things. Please keep leaving me feedback: vote, comment (and share if you want to)—I appreciate every single one. Thank you always!

Not suitable for work or kids.

Also, I didn't proofread as well as I should have. I apologize for typos or errors in advance.

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"[Y/N]," Gabriel's voice sounded distant and somewhat distorted. "Stay with me, baby." Momentarily drawn out of the deep end, you felt his hands—strong and warm—cupping your cheeks as they kept your head upright in a gentle grip.

Seeing him was even harder. Black spots encroached upon your vision as you fought to stay awake. Despite the injuries, blood loss, and your overall state of faring terribly, only one thing seemed to rankle you.

"'Baby'?"You managed. "You broke up with me... jerk. You..." Speaking was taking exceptional effort, but you continued despite your breathlessness, "You don't get to call me 'baby'."

The Blackwatch Commander fell silent. It was true that he'd broken things off with you last month—he knew he'd made a mess of things. His excuse was that the job was too important, and his exact words, "Your career is just starting, and no one else has the capacity to become Blackwatch Commander. We can't do this anymore."

In reality, he'd been too damn afraid to come to terms with the fact his heart was absolutely, overwhelmingly yours. He'd fallen deep. He'd fallen hard. Becoming insecure, obsessed, and possessive in his desire for you, Gabriel Reyes grew irrationally jealous of his superior—your so-called-friend Jack Morrison—and began to blatantly defy top brass orders.

Forget those vices. He was so enamored, it grew unbearable to be apart from you. Even a mere day without you was suffocating.

You had conquered him, but he'd refused to admit it—not to anyone, not to himself. So he had resorted to doing what he knew best—distancing himself, like he did in the past whenever a relationship got too serious. He'd put an end to the relationship and wounded your heart in the process.

In hindsight, Gabriel thought it to be the worst mistake he could make. Over the past month, he'd grown remorseful and angry with himself—and the worst part was that it's taken a deadly experience for him to realize how much he wanted to be with you...

...it may be too late, now.

And the prospect of never seeing you again was tearing his heart in two.

A weak cough escaped your now pallid lips, causing panic to sweep him out of his inaction. Gabriel put his basic survival knowledge to use, assessing your body to find the source of bleeding. He pressed his hand firmly into a large gash at the side of your torso, effectively stemming the flow of blood.

The smarting pressure forced a whimper from you, but the sensation cut through the fog. And with your awareness restored briefly, you noticed the unexpected on the Blackwatch Commander's handsome face.

"Gabriel Reyes..." You voiced hoarsely. "Are you crying?"

"Yeah," He admitted gruffly. "Some stupid girl made me fall in love with her and got herself hurt bad." He blinked rapidly, clearing the tears from his eyes.

Gabriel's confession was a blanket of warmth that chased away the icy void surrounding you. "Did I hear you right?" You whispered, a ghost of a smile on your lips.

In the face of death, you wanted to tell Gabriel that you loved him, too... even if you had feigned indifference to the break up. You wanted to tell him that it had all been a façade, and that it had taken every ounce of your stubborn being to not call him. You wanted to tell him that you'd missed him in every waking moment.