Not so bad. (Gavin Reed x Reader)
You were a new recruit at the station and today was your first day. Were you nervous? Hell yeah. Were you excited? Yes, yes you were. You were on your way to work, drinking your second cup of coffee for the day as you strolled down the snowy streets of Detroit.
You slipped inside the precinct, shedding your coat and basking in the warmth that was being provided. After talking to one of the female androids at the information desk you continued your way through to the back of the facility, towards the copious amounts of workstations that streaked through the room. You found your desk with ease, spotting a small gift that had been left on your desk by a mysterious stranger. A desk warming gift you proposed.
You opened the wrapped treasure to find a hand carved turtle with the words “Good Luck!” carved into its underbelly and on it’s fin was a tiny G and R. How sweet! You tucked the turtle into your breast pocket before making your way to the captain’s office to receive your badge, gun and orders. You patted the pocket that held the carved turtle, a small smile gracing your face.
“Let’s do this.” You whispered, walking into the quarters of the captain.
“Ah, Detective (L/n). Welcome to DPD, it’s nice to finally see the face behind the name.” Captain Fowler was shuffling papers as he spoke, organising them into neat piles of finished and unfinished cases.
“Thank you Captain, it’s a pleasure to finally be here. I’m just glad you gave me the opportunity to work here, so thank you again.” The waved your comments off and directed to the seat in front of him, signalling for you to take a seat; which you did willingly.
“Detective, from this day on you will be working in homicide due to your impressive track record when it comes to solving these cases. Is that a problem?” He peered down at you, waiting for an answer to his inquisition.
“No, of course not sir!” To be quite honest, you prefered homicide cases, you worked best in those cases for some strange reason.
“Also, you will be working with another detective on all of your assigned cases. Detective (L/n), I would like you to meet our head of homicide, Detective Gavin Reed.” At his words you stood and turned towards your new partner.
He was taller than you, a five o’clock shadow cast upon his handsome features. He was attractive, you admit it, but the cocky scowl he was giving you made you detest him immediately. Still, it was rude of you to not introduce yourself, so you stepped forward, extending your hand towards him with a smile.
“Pleasure to meet you Detective Reed, I am really looking forward to working with you.” He stared at your hand for a minute before taking it into his and giving it a firm shake, to the point where it almost hurt. His demeanor was like a dark cloud, it gave you a weird vibe that made you feel uncomfortable and threatened.
“I advise you don’t get in my way Detective, for your sake.” He gave you a cocky smirk, squeezing your hand one last time before releasing it. He had threatened you and boy, were you unhappy about that fact. Nevertheless, you sucked it up and continued the niceties with the Captain before leaving with Gavin in tow.
You strolled into the breakroom, deciding to enjoy another cup of coffee. You’d need it, you already felt dead just by spending that time with the ass known as Gavin Reed. You began pouring yourself your third cup, praying that all of this was a dream and Gavin would be gone when you awoke.
“Excuse me Detective, but I suggest not consuming that cup of coffee. Your caffeine levels are already high, this can lead to stress, anxiety, heart palpitations and-” The stranger was cut off by a older male, he too was holding a coffee in one hand; his other had just slapped what looked to be an android next to him.
“Connor, stop lecturing everyone! I’m sure they don’t give a fuck about caffeine levels and all that bullshit.” The android turned towards you and smiled sheepishly, seemingly embarrassed by his previous actions.
“My apologies, it’s a force of habit. I’ll try not to lecture you next time, okay?” You began giggling at the two that stood before you, their actions quite comical to you.
“It’s alright Connor, no harm done, right?” You shook his hand and gave him a sincere smile. At least Gavin’s asshole behaviour could be countered by Connor’s sweet and innocent kindness.
You could enjoy it here, despite the partner you had gained.
You creeped around the building, searching for the suspected murderer of a recent homicide case you and Gavin had been assigned to. During the search you and Gavin had been separated, leaving you both to scour the area for a potential murderer. To say you were scared was a bit of an understatement, you were terrified. Gavin had become somewhat of a safeguard for you, when you were in stressful situations he would be there, even if he wasn’t the kindest of people. You held the carved turtle in your hand, it had become somewhat of a good luck charm and you always carried it with you.
You were pulled out of your daze by a hand clamping down on your shoulder, this caused you to scream and drop the turtle. Adrenaline shooting through your veins you turned towards your attacker to see Gavin on the edge of bursting out laughing yet still looking somewhat concerned.
“We got him, it’s alright (Y/n).” You let out a sigh of relief and let yourself sag a bit, you were exhausted. You noticed Gavin bend down and grab something, it was the turtle!
“H-Hey, give that back Gavin! It was a gift!” He twirled the small turtle in his fingers before placing it into your hand.
“Yeah, I know. I made it after all.” He gave you a tiny smile, but you caught it; you were shocked.
“Wait, you what!?” You followed behind him as he walked off towards his car.
“Jeez, for a detective you aren’t a very good one (Y/n). I even put my initials on the damn thing, idiot.”
He slid into the car and turned towards you slightly, a more positive expression on his face. “It’s nice to know you like it enough to keep it on you always, you’re welcome by the way.”
“You’re not so bad Reed. I think you’re just a big softie on the inside.”
“Shut it (L/n), I’ll kick you out of this car if I have to!”
“Admit it, you like me. Big old Gavin has a soft spot for little old me”
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Well, hey! Here’s a Gavin x Reader for you guys!
By the way, do you want a Carter (rk900) New year special x reader or Connor? I can do both or more than that, just let me know!!
Thanks for reading! -Writer-chan
(it’s 4am and I am tired, but I did this for youuuuu)
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