cat hybrid / shifter reader who gets dropped in the laps of 141.
the team thinking youre standoffish and cold and most of them try everything to get you to warm up to them.
gaz and johnny competing for your affection and both getting extremely frustrated that you dont react to them, almost actively avoiding the both of them as they don't realise the cat toys they gift you are downright demeaning.
price who mostly (and sadly) gives you space bc you're so skittish around him, ears pressed all the way back whenever he enters the room. he still keeps snacks on him in hopes you'll get used to him but you always snatch the treats and leave.
the three of them later find you in the break room with simon mindlessly flipping tv channels as he plays with the ends of your hair where your head lays on his thigh as you're fast asleep, tail twitching every so often.
the boys stand there gagged as they're hit with the realisation simon has somehow become your favourite without them knowing.
the three of them start competitively tryna win you over but don't realise you're close with simon bc in the beginning he mostly ignored you & let you do whatever you want.
in the first few days you would slink into simons office when the rest of the barracks were too loud and simon would spend hours filing over-due reports ins silence while you were sitting on the floor, tying his shoelaces into different shapes.
simon never minds when you snake certain foods off his plate. he didnt like those anyways and hates wasting food, its a win-win.
the first mission he came back from since you joined them on base, simon returned to find you asleep on the floor under his bed. he'd have to ask how you got into his barracks later but for now nothing looks out of place and he's too tired to care. he just throws his blanket under with you and falls into bed, asleep in seconds.
it goes on like this for weeks when he finally starts indulging in you. getting extras of your favourites in the mess hall for you. the bottom drawer of his desk gets filled with fidget toys and colouring books. he sneaks a few extra blankets and pillows to leave under his bed (eventually you move to the other empty bed in the room and then his own).
so maybe he gets a liiiiiitle smug when he starts being the first one you look for whenever 141 comes back to base, and maybe he smiles under his mask at the way your tail sways and ears perk up once you spot him.