❛ i think i may be falling in love with you. ❜
there’s a pause between the two of them as zarya attempts to digest what’s just been told . falling in love - she doesn’t believe sombra could ever just settle down with someone . the anonymity , the lies , the deceit , the mind games . where would a lover fit into that sort of lifestyle ?
still , with their current status and past hookups , they couldn’t have kept avoiding the topic forever . zarya’s aware that a relationship with someone like sombra can only end in herself getting hurt so she hasn’t acted on her own feelings , as complicated as they were .
it wasn’t just the hacker’s lifestyle that made things difficult either : zarya is a soldier . her country comes first , and it’s why she’s chosen to remain single for so long . when you’re fighting in a war , there’s no guarantee if you’ll live to see the next day .
“ that’s dangerous , for both of us . ” she moves her arm to reach out and cup the side of sombra’s face with a hand . the callouses on her palm show that she’s a woman who is anything but soft , but the way she holds the other woman’s cheek is as gentle as she would be holding a baby , or a small animal . “ why me , sombra ? ”