Gabe x Reader
This fic is for @nesyro who makes ABSOLUTELY AMAZING art and also one of the first people to commission me! Its nice to be able to write for you again bb <3
(Pls forgive me this got a little angstier than anticipate)
He saw you first thing when he stepped off the transport, weary and aching and hardly able to stand. Jack was supporting him, carrying most of his weight as well as their guns. Thank goodness for super-soldier strength.
Despite everyone rushing past -- despite all of the noise and the lights and the mayhem, you were the only thing he could focus on. You rushed to his side, hands fluttering over him, too scared to brush any injuries. “Gabriel,” your voice broke. “Gabriel-” you didn’t have any words.
“We need to get him to medical,” Jack was the one who took charge. “Can I get a stretcher over here?!” he called to the relief team that was flitting about.
Gabriel growled. “You’re not getting me on one of those things.” He glared at you and Jack.
“What are you gonna do about it?” Jack rolled his eyes. A stretcher arrived, pushed by two kids in white uniforms.
“We’ve got him from here,” you waved them away.
“Are you sure?” one of them asked. “We can get him to the infirmary for you.”
Gabriel was snarling and swearing as Jack tried to get him to at least sit down. You turned back to the kids, who seemed to realize this was above their paygrade. “Go,” you winked.
Jack put the guns on the stretcher too, ignoring your scoff of disbelief, and began pushing it towards the infirmary. You took up the task of walking alongside Gabriel. He looked about ready to start fighting again until you took his hand in yours. “Please, Gabi,” you squeezed gently.
The stretcher made it to medical with little interference, Jack glowering at anyone who came too close and Gabe swearing loud enough that everyone knew you were coming. He was slumped over by the time you made it, barely holding on to consciousness.
Jack stopped you from following after the doctors as they whisked him away. He pulled you into his chest and held you for a long moment, both of you sinking into the embrace.
“We should at least give them a minute,” he pulled you over to the waiting area. “He shouldn’t need surgery, but trust me -- you don’t want to see it.” Jack’s eyes were unfocused, shining with tears.
You nodded resolutely. As much as you wanted to be by Gabe’s side, the doctors needed to do their work. “He’s still going to want to do the debrief after this,” you pointed out.
Jack nodded and slumped even farther in his seat. “I’ll try to corral him as much as I can.”
“Thank you,” you placed a hand on Jack’s knee, “for bringing him home to me.” He looked up, and you placed a gentle kiss on his cheek.
The two of you waited in silence until the doctors were through.
-
Sure enough, Gabe wanted to debrief as soon as he was able to storm out of the med bay. Jack followed after him, leaving you to gather notes and pills from the doctor, as well as a strict recovery schedule that Gabe would refuse to follow.
You headed back to your quarters, already ordering for soup and tortillas to be delivered for the next few days. Looking around, you added a dozen more things to your order and set to work preparing for Gabe’s return.
He staggered in hours later, running his fingers through his hair and leaning on the wall for support. You ran to his side, helping him to the bathroom where you instructed him to strip. He watched you fill the tub and light candles and turn the lights down low. You helped him slide into the steaming water, taking the chance to look over the extent of his injuries. He had had worse, but it didn’t mean he could work himself to death.
“Gabe,” you sighed as you pressed your forehead to his shoulder. You didn’t have any words for what you were going through; you hoped he could still understand.
“I’m sorry, mi amor.” He laced his fingers with yours.
“What the hell are you apologizing for, dumbass? It’s not your fault an omnic tried to crush you.” You scoffed.
Gabe shook with silent laughter. “I guess you’re right. Are you going to get in here with me?” He pulled you gently towards the water. You nodded. He moved so that you could sit behind him, hardly able to see over his shoulder he was so damn big. You worked at the tense, knotted muscles in his back, trailing after your thumbs with gentle kisses.
“Are you going to stay here with me for a few days?” you asked. It was a partial plea.
He sighed. You could see the excuses running circles in his head. “Please, Gabriel. We almost lost you. I almost lost you. Can I just have you for a night or two?”
His shoulders slumped in concession. You were right. He owed you some time alone. Any mission could be his last. If he died, you would be hurt the most. He hated to think about leaving you behind like that.
“I’ll stay. I want to see Fareeha too.” He blinked away tears.
-
That night, you held Gabe close. His wound was already healing thanks to the enhancements in his blood, but he was tired and in pain. You did everything you could, soothing him and helping him swallow down painkillers, singing softly and running your fingers through his hair.
“You mean everything to me,” he whispered, squeezing your hand in his own.
“I love you too,” you squeezed back, kissing him softly as you dimmed the lights.
Saw @nesyro was doing sketch commissions and I decided I wanted one done of Ariadne, and boy am I happy with the results! 8D Thank you so much again! It looks amazing!
HOLD UP— do u name the horses u find then sell them ??? I could never lol once I named it it’s mine 💀
I named a few horses that i wasnt planning on keeping! I logged in to an old save a few weeks ago and had a cute boy named wendell that i must have only had in chapter 3 or 4. By the end of the game i was juggling 5 or so horses bc i had an american standardbred, a hungarian halfbred, an arabian, Gud Boi (cant remember what he was), and Buell
I think on my next full playthrough im gonna keep starter horse bc i sold him and big boi in chapter 2
Look... i can talk about my rdr2 horses all day any day i named all of them and i loved them dearly even tho i tried to sell gud boi any chance i got lol i just never got rid of him
So i got an email like “your spoofy password was changed” and I was like “uh oh that can’t be good” because I didn’t do nothing to it. So I clicked the link like “this ain’t me bitch” and it said to just change it back so i went to reset my password and THIS DUMB BITCH HAD CHANGED THE EMAIL TOO
so I had to email the support ppl and have them freeze my account and everything and they were very quick about it which was great but now I have to like.. re register for spoofy premium and change all my passwords for EVERYTHING bc they’re kind of similar and i’m not taking any chances (i gotta ask abt the premium shit cuz I ain’t wanna get charged twice)
They said the leak came from another service and i think its bc someone tried to get into my instagram a few months back? I’ve been thinking about deleting insta but its how I keep up with some people so idk man now I had to come up with a new password and change it for like... literally everything UGH
Fav horse was from the first gameplay. Ultimate edition came with an Ardennes and I named her Shia- like Shia LaBeouf. I played through all the story EXCEPT the part where she was supposed to die... I switched horses and didn’t know she would have ended for her 🥺 so as far as I know, Shia lives 😤 I don’t think I would’ve handled seeing my girl die like that
Huh i think i have the ultimate edition and i didnt get a free horsey :c but im on ps4 idk if its a console thing
Im so glad Shia went on so many adventures with you! I rly would like to have a horse for the whole game but i adopt new horses like the the cullens adopt vampires and then i need them all to be lvl 4 bonding
I just looked up a pic of the DLC warhorse and holy shit B I G C H U N G US
