|Gavin Reed x Male reader| Detroit Become Human|

Chapter Five.

|Y/N|'s POV|

Seven came around a lot quicker than I was expecting. I didn't do anything special because he was coming around or anything.. okay, maybe I tidied a little bit, but that's it! I didn't do a practical spring clean or anything, not at all.

I look at my now ridiculously clean house and hum a little bit, nodding in approval.
"That should do it." I mumble to Greg who was looking up at me from the floor, tail swinging gently behind him. I lean down and scratch his head before jumping when I hear a knock on the door. I don't know why, but now I suddenly feel nervous. I clear my throat and then go over, standing in front of the door before opening it a moment later.

Gavin was standing there, hand in his pockets. He was dressed a lot more casually them he would at work - a hoodie and some jeans. It suited him, in all honesty.
"Come on in, don't mind the mess." I say, letting the man wander inside. He steps in and nods as a thank you before glancing at me. "What mess? You can see your face in the floor, it's so clean." He says, amusement lacing his voice. I couldn't help but give a small smile as I lead him into the living room.
"Take a seat, I have pizza if you want some." I mumble, glancing at the man as I walk into the kitchen. "Depends. You ain't one of those 'Pineapple on pizza' supporters, are you?" "No, Gavin. It's just pepperoni." I chuckle, putting on the kettle and then grabbing the pizza cutter, beginning to slice up the pizza.

A moment later.

"Ow, fuck!.." I mumble, quickly pulling my hand away and inspecting my now cut finger. Gavin was quick to come into the room, hearing my slightly distressed shout. He grabs my hand and inspects my finger before turning on the tap and yanking my hand under it, washing it. I stare at the male, confused. Why?
"Gavin, it's just a cut."
"I can see that, you dumbass." Was his only response as he turns off the tap and looks at my finger once more. "Got any plasters?" I point to a door down the hall and he wanders off, going into the bathroom and managing to find the plasters that I keep on the shelves in there. He comes back, two in hand before he gently takes my hand in his, opening and wrapping the plasters around my still, slightly bleeding finger. He uses his thumb to gently smooth it out before looking up at me, his hand still holding mine.

A moment of silence passes.

"Can I have my hand back now?"

|Gavin's POV|

I instantly pull myself away from the other detective, not realising that I was still holding his hand. I clear my throat
"Is that any better? I know that shit hurts." I ask, making sure the man was okay before leaning against the counter. He picks up the pizza cutter and resumes his work, confusion on his face. Honestly, I don't know why I cared either, |Y/N|.

I watch the man as he cuts the pizza, and not his finger this time.
"Is there anything I can do?" I question, still looking at him. "Ah, well, no. You can sit and relax, Reed." "You can call me Gavin, you know." I utter, rolling my eyes before going and taking a seat back on the couch. A cat soon hops up beside me, slowly creeping towards me and sniffing.
"You must be Greg. What a name for a cat... Greg." I say, holding out a hand, letting the cat sniff it. Soon enough, he nuzzles against my hand and gyive me a timid purr, unsure of how to take to me. "You're a cute little guy, you know that?" I then my gaze once I hear a small snort, that snort coming from |Y/N|. I scrunch up my nose and feel the tips of my ears heat up as he walks in and places the plate of pizza on the coffee table before fetching out drinks, handing a cup to me. I take it, taking a small taste of the coffee and smiling at it's flavour. At least he doesn't have shit coffee.

"You and Greg seem to be getting along." |Y/N|chuckles, sitting down beside me and sipping his own drink. I couldn't help but glance over what he's wearing. Instead of his usual smart attire, he's wearing some simple jeans and a shirt, looking... Comfortable? Sure, let's go with that.
"Ah, he's very cute." I reply, now looking at his face instead of inspecting his body. He seemed to have noticed, hiding his smirk behind his cup as he sips his drink again.
"Why did you ask me to come here?" I blurt out, not caring if it offended him. He takes a slice of pizza and takes a bite of it. He speaks once he finished
"Well, I told you I wanted to get to know my partner better and what better way to do it than with pizza and coffee?"
"This isn't... it doesn't seem like something partners would do, but okay..." I mumble, looking at my coffee. |Y/N| gives a slight shrug before replying "I've never had a partner before so I wouldn't know. Besides, I hope you consider me at least an acquaintance by now." He says, eating his pizza happily, not seeming to have a bother in the world. I mean, sure, technically we would be considered acquaintances at this point.
"Or a friend." He adds, looking at me with a soft smile. I scrunch up my face a little. I've never been one for having friends but hey, what could one do. He's not going to be here that long so, fuck it.
"Fine, fine. Friends it is." I say, watching the man's face brighten up as he leans forward and goes to hug me. I, on the there hand, place my hand on the man's face and raise an eyebrow but I couldn't deny I was amused.
"That doesn't mean I like being touched." I say, a chuckle escaping me without permission. He mumbled something in response but I can quite hear it. "What?" "I said you're going to have to get used to it. I'm a big hugger." He gently pushed my hand away as he spoke, sitting back in his seat.

|Y/N|'s POV|

I couldn't help but laugh softly at Gavin's reaction, his ears turning pink and his face contorting into displeasure.
"Oh, don't be so grumpy." I say, reaching out a hand to ruffle the man's hair before he can stop me. He grunts and tries to pull himself away, running a hand through his hair to fix it.
"Alright, I get your point. You're very... Touchy." He says, thinning his lips before taking the last gulp of his drink. He places his cup on the table and let's Greg crawl onto his lap, purring and kneading his leg gently.

I can't help but smile as Gavin gently begins petting him, smiling at him purring away. It was so wholesome and in all honesty, I wanted to see Gavin this relaxed more.
"You know, you should come around more often. We can go for drinks or whatever. You're actually... Okay." "Just okay? Thanks, newbie." He laughs a little and I grin a little, liking his laugh. It's was deep and chesty, quite a nice thing to listen to. He clears his throat a little and grabs a slice of pizza, slowly but enjoyably eating it.

Compared to at the cafe, Gavin seemed a little more... Not happy, but less stressed. Gavin was actually enjoyable to be around once you got passed his grumpy and constantly pissed off attitude.
"Why are you always so... Standoffish?" I ask, turning to face him on the couch and crossing my legs. He glances at me "What do you mean?" He retorts. He knew damn well what I was asking. "I mean, you're very wary of people and I'm just wondering why. You don't have to tell me or anything." I say, reaching out to gently pet Greg as well, accidentally petting Gavin's hand instead. He gives me a confused and slightly weirded out look while I shrug and keep doing it, trying to play it off cool. I was practically dying of embarrassment on the inside and I wasn't sure if that was obvious but now we're sitting in an awkward silence with me petting the detectives hand instead of my cat.

Gavin gently slides his hand away from mine, the muscle in his jaw twitching as he presses his lips together and slides his hands into his pockets.  Fuck, I've made it so freaking awkward.

A good few awkward moments later, Gavin speaks up.

"You can never be to careful, you know? I'm a detective, I can't trust anything or anyone."

"Not even your own partner?"

"Especially my own partner."

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