what if i did cypher / killjoy pre-relationship hcs and went insane?
5 year age difference, Cypher is 30 while KJ is 25
Cypher was probably the most weary of Killjoy joining the valorant protocol, especially since they were quite similar in terms of their tech abilities
Killjoy was just happy to have someone who knew the technical stuff behind gadget making and the intricacies of it (brimstone doesnt know a lick of it and kj is just ‘meh’ trying to teach him about it)
Of course, cypher ends up being on the end of killjoys curiosity about what his own gadgets did and tags alongside him quickly
cypher doesnt talk much to her , merely answering in grunts and nods at whatever she says to get her to stop talking
‘almost like a dumb puppy’ he describes it but he never says it out loud
cypher then comes to realize shes quite smart and handy when it comes to her own work and he slowly begins to become more interested in the specs of her turrets and bots
kj is the first to realize her feelings are more than just “oh your a tech guy just like me, we should combine our stuff to make something cool”
she doesnt act on her feelings right away,, but ignoring them made it significantly harder to cover up
her only “cover up” was constantly bullying him about how his stuff was equivalent to a kindergarteners toy
cypher gives in and starts stealing her knick knacks as retaliation
stupidly enough, kj was the first to confess
cypher isnt so aware of his feelings so she just had to take the wheel eventually
the confession was in killjoys workshop respectively
they both agreed to work on their gadgets in close proximity and she nearly exploded in embarrassment
kj confesses in her native language and cypher doesnt speak it so he brushes it off
“Ich mag dich...” (im using google tl pls dont kill me)
“hm?”
“i said, Ich mag dich...”
“I dont speak german, im afraid.”
“I like you , you arsch mit ohren”
cypher doesnt register it at first
until he sees her blushing furiously and pulling down her iconic green beanie to cover her face
the feelings cypher buried away the time she joined the protocol til now begin to surface and he realizes finally
hes so fucking awkward about it and pulls down his hat as well to cover up a blush she cant even see
the two sit in silence for like 5 minutes until they finally recover
cypher is tentative but he finally does the same and killjoy just wants to throw something straight at him















