hii i really like ur writing! you have the exact same favs as me hehehe
can you do some Cypher, Viper, Fade and Neon HCs for a reader that's shy but easily excited and really likes hanging out with them? i feel like all four of our favs have some degree of "being confused when people want them around despite everything" and that's honestly *chefs kiss* (although some would open up more easily than others)
of course!! this is such a fun concept! i did kind of half established relationship/ meeting/ up to interpretation for relationship status but i hope you enjoy :D
Shy!reader HCs (Cypher, Viper, Fade, Neon)
Word Count: 1000+
Fluff
Cypher
He’s not sure when this became a habit, but a little mouse has become regular company in his workshop
By little mouse, he means you
It’s not unwelcome by any means and it’s not like his workshop is closed off to anyone
But he can’t exactly fathom why
He’s not the most welcoming looking person and most of the protocols are suspicious of how much he knows about them
Despite your quiet demeanor, it seems you’ve taken that to mean you can now learn about him as much as you want
Cypher likes to play the radio, either some lo-fi playlists or work background music
Sometimes he hears you humming along and smiles to himself
After awhile he figures it would be rude not to offer you some tea or a drink
The two of you bond talking about tech
One time you ask about what work he’s doing on his trips and he laughs cheerfully
“Well, I’m experimenting with different string tensions for my wires. You see, a simple horizontal tripwire is straightforward. But finding the tension for a perpendicular one? One time I caught the other Jett in it and she was like a fly in a spiderweb. I’m trying to perfect that.”
He would love collaborating on new traps and lineups with you
He also appreciates that you’re quiet. Not because he hates talking (the opposite— this man never shuts up if you let him), but because you see things others don’t
On missions, you’ll be the one to tell him, “they always send someone up long” and help him adjust his set ups.
He’s not sure what he did to deserve your trust and friendship, but he’ll do his best to never break that
Viper
She’s someone who prides herself on maintaining a certain level of professional distance/ fear with the other members of the protocol
That’s why you bewilder her
She doesn’t understand why you don’t cower from her and always greet her quietly in the mornings, a small smile on your face
But Viper only really starts paying attention to you when you save her on the field, shooting someone who had been about to come up behind her through her poison
When you express interest in her work and her poison, she counts it as reasonable repayment to actually take the time to explain things to you
What she doesn’t expect is for you to keep coming back
It’s always under the excuse of something, “oh, Brimstone asked me to forward this message to you.” “Why didn’t he just page me?” “I was on the way, I didn’t mind! Also I brought coffee.”
She did appreciate the coffee. The company wasn’t bad either.
It’s been a long time since anyone viewed her as the researcher she once was (except for those who wanted to use the information to poke at old wounds), and with actual interest
Eventually, she starts coming to you for your thoughts. As someone with a science background yourself, but who left academia for your own pursuits, your insights are… refreshing
It’s a working relationship, she tells herself, nothing more. She doesn’t know if her heart could stand making it more than that.
Fade
It takes a long time for Fade to warm up to you, much less even acknowledge your presence when you hang around her outside of missions
She appreciates that you’re a quiet person— i.e. Raze, as welcome as her friendliness is compared to the cold shoulders she’s been getting, can be a bit overwhelming
What she doesn’t expect is that you’re genuinely interested in her and her powers
As a fellow insomniac, the two of you tend to run into each other in the common area at odd hours
Over time, the two of you start chatting over Fade’s slow brew coffee
It’s fair to say most of the Valorant protocol don’t sleep well after everything you all have been through, but you’re the first one who appreciates her, even when her presence affects you all
Once the two of you are comfortably friends, you don’t hesitate to talk Fade’s ear off about Gothic architecture (she secretly loves it)
Though she seems really reserved, she’ll always do what she can to make you feel more comfortable, such as setting a mug of tea out for you in advance so you don’t have to ask
If the two of you go out, she’s the meme “they ASKED for no pickles”
Fade definitely has one or more cats and the two of you could hang out and the only activity be sitting in silence and playing with them
If you’re into video games, you would love playing Bloodborne and showing Fade all the lore bits. She would comment on what parts of the eldritch plane they got right or not, but finds it all really interesting regardless
You always have the best conversations with her, particularly at 2am and on
Neon
Neon is a very social person, she loves hanging out with the others in the protocol, whether it be to dim sum or karaoke, she’s always game
When she’s not in a group, she’s definitely less energetic/ reduces the tough exterior that she puts on when she’s in the zone
But she’s obviously the more extroverted between the two of you and loves dragging you out and pushing your comfort zone
At the same time, she would never want to make you uncomfortable and really just wants to spend time with you
Like Jett, she loves hanging out to eat food, whether from a casual food truck or sit down (she’d also use the opportunity to take the pressure of talking off of you)
When you finally get comfortable enough to talk about your interests, she’s happy to sit and listen (though she’ll ask endless questions if you let her)
Neon is like an excitement feedback loop, if you’re enthusiastic about something, she’ll double that energy back
While she doesn’t really struggle with the “wondering why people want to hang out around her”, if the two of you grow closer and if anything happened to you from her powers, she would take the responsibility very heavily
She could definitely overthink things in her head, working over her thoughts in her head way too much
She would appreciate talking it out, especially because she knows how much effort it can be for you to speak up about your own feelings
Neon also loves sharing new music with you. She’d definitely make a playlist for you and would be very touched if you sent her music
Also is not above flexing by taking you to an arcade to play DDR (though she has accidentally fried DDR machines before)