„You don't seem like yourself tonight.“
Character/Pairing: Zenyatta x Reader (gender neutral)
Fandom: Overwatch
Words: 1022
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You were an agent of Overwatch, working at Watchpoint Gibraltar in the division of Tekharta Zenyatta. At first, you never thought he could be a good agent and commander, but this monk – this omnic monk – destroyed your prejudices immediately. He was gentle and friendly, but also strict and stern with his „pupils“, how he called his agents. He could be unforgiving with his enemies, but not for the people in Overwatch. And they often tried to make him happy and asked him to teach them the way of the Shambali. You were one of them.
Not the first who asked him, but the most eager to learn. Unfortunately, you developed feelings for the omnic, more than just simple friendship. Well, more unfortunately, he still was your boss. But these emotions made you think. A lot. Could omnics feel? Or even be in love? One evening, you grew more and more restless, so you decided to release your stress. You sneaked to the training range and went to a lonely target, where Zenyattas 'main student', Genji Shimada, used to train. It was hidden from the others and a bit further away, so you had your peace to train with the shuriken Genji gave you once. After a good while, you felt like being watched, but you couldn't see anyone. Well, since you still couldn't get over this feeling for the next couple of minutes, so you spoke into the night: „Whoever is watching me, please don't hide. That's creepy.“ You heard a distant chuckle you knew way too well, then some engine noises came your way. „I taught you well about listening to your instincts, little one..“, Zenyatta said while hovering to where you stood. You made a surprised step backwards, the orbs floating around him immediately reacted with a chime you could only describe as confused. Just how 'alive' are those things exactly?He watched you for a second, then he said: „You don't seem like yourself tonight, agent. I can feel confusion, stress, even despair. Do you need someone to talk to?“
Tension washed over you like a wave and Zenyatta noticed that almost instantly. The sound his orbs made became quite soothing and one hand reached out, like an invitation. „Please, agent.. please Y/N, do not fear me. Did I do something wrong? If so, do not hesitate to tell me, its my wish to clear any mistakes I make in social interactions.“ That brought a soft smile to your lips, not being able to resist his gentleness. You never were, what was one more reason why you fell for him. „Master..“, you finally spoke. „If you promise to not dodge me as a student, I will tell you. But I need to sit down for this.“ He chuckled, nodded and led you to a rock for you to take a seat. The monk hovering in front of you maintained a proper distance, but looked at you curiously. The orbs made a sound and once more you felt like they were confused. You cleared your throat and started quietly: „You know, to be honest it's about my.. emotional state. Still wanna hear it?“ You smirked as he asked you to go on. „In my past I was rarely in love. I think, mostly because it always meant for me I'd have to give me to someone, like I'd have no true 'me' anymore. So I tried to not feeling anything more than friendship at all. It worked quite well, until..“ You sighted. „Until I met you and learned about your teachings. Learning from you, Master, really changed my mind.“ You played nervously with one of your shuriken so you didn't have to look at him.
„So, I assume you developed feelings for someone.“, he said. „May I ask why this confuses you?“ You flinched and cut your finger at the sharp edge of the object in your hands. But it didn't hurt, it even felt kind of warm. One of the orbs floated to your hand, descending until it touched your palm. The cut closed before your very eyes, but the orb stayed where it was and chimed to relax you. „Well, it's confusing and scares me because I don't know how this person feels about me. To be honest, I don't even know IF this person is feeling anything at all.“ The ball in your hand made a strange noise, like it was asking „What?“, but when you finally looked at its owner, he just chuckled again. „You are the most interesting person I met here, Y/N. I cannot imagine anyone not taking an interest in you. Maybe, you just need to talk to this lucky being, at least to lighten your burden.“Now you smiled. You couldn't help yourself, but it was simply cute how he acted. So you gathered all your courage and tried to make it obvious. „Master, can an omnic monk feel? And if yes, is he even allowed to?“
You could swear the little ball in your hand laughed, at least the chirping noise he made sounded like it as the simple hearted Zenyatta slowly realised what you were saying. Then, the environment suddenly seemed to getting brighter as golden light radiated from the monk. The orb in your hand started floating again, but before its warmth could also leave your palm, Zenyatta took your hand into his. The monk watched you a moment before he finally said: „Yes, we can feel. And technically, I'm under no Shambali rule anymore, so those do not matter to me.“ He chuckled and rubbed gently over the back of your hand. „Little one, I actually do feel for you, too. For a long time now. But I am inexperienced in this field and I cannot give you everything a human partner could.“ He carefully floated closer and pressed the lower part of his faceplate to your forehead, as if he would kiss you there. „But you would never have to give up yourself.“ You smiled happily at him and got up from the rock, still holding his hand. „I'd very much like that.“
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