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you had never seen anything so beautiful before, it was like a hidden piece of paradise on earth. and on the other side of the lake that man you had heard was. He was sitting on a stool in front of an easel, holding a paint pallet with the primary colors on it 

you walked around the lake and the man was lost in the painting, his brush gliding over the canvas, adding colors mimicking the beautiful scene in front of him. you walked in front of the the man, and you waved, he didn’t see you so you said something “hello”

the man jumped in his seat and knocked the easel over, and that knocked into you. You lost your fooding, falling backwards

You closed your eyes and got submerged in the cold lake water, it filled your nose and it burned, you panicked and tried to pull yourself up again, trying to get above the water.

then you felt a hand around your arm and you were quickly hauled up from the lake, your feet landing on the ground again, you chough and gasp for air

“my apologies Lass didnae mean to get so scared” the man said, his eyebrows lifted and pushed together, you looked up and pushed your hair out of your eyes. And wow he was gorgeous, the sun lighting him up from behind and giving him and almost angelic glow, your eyes widen and you stumble over your words 

“w-well thanks for, you know saving me” you kept staring at him like a dumb idiot, his face was just so unique, and beautiful. You should stop staring, but he was just as lost in your eyes as you were in his 

but the man broke away and said “we should get ye some new garments, can’t have ye gettin sick” and you nodded, already getting cold in this sobbing dress. he took your hand and lead you to a little cottage not far away, it was hidden away between the tall trees, and bushes adorned with roses and fruit 

“ay this is my home” the man said and you kept adoring the cottage, it had an overgrown garden and vines growing on the outside onto the roof

“It's beautiful, haven’t seen anything like it before” you follow him into the cottage and inside it is filled with paintings both finished, half done and some not even started. and it was so cozy, a small couch and a small kitchen

he stops and lets go of your hand “I will be right back” he disappear into a room and comes back with more clothes, and hands it to you “you can give me the wet garments, and then i can dry it” he turns around and you quickly change into the dry clothes, then you tap him on the shoulder and gives him wet clothes 

“here, and thank you for the dry clothes” you smile and he smiles back 

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you learned the man's name Johnny, you two spent months together, doing everything together

you had a quiet night in his cottage, you sat on the couch, with Johnny next to you. A blanket wrapped around you both, watching the fireplace crackle and roar, it was dancing and fighting all in one. Like an elegant ballet, these nights were the best were you could sit together a cuddle when it got cold at night 

then you would make dinner for the two of you, standing in the kitchen you would feel his hands and arms snaking around your waist, and then his head in the crook of your neck. and then you would just stand there til the food was ready 

then picnic at the lake, the checkered blanket under your both, and his head in your lap. you could stay here for hours playing with his hair, and looking in his eyes, and getting lost  

and Johnny’s home only had one bed, and with the cold night he would hold you, and that would be the best sleep of your life, there in his arms 

You stay for months, more than you had stayed in any other time. But every time you got ready to leave, you just couldn’t do it. You tried time and time again, but every time you looked at Johnny you couldn’t get yourself to do it 

you were in love with him, but you couldn’t stay forever. And you knew it 

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“Johnny” you called his name while his head was in your lap, your were having another picnic near the lake 

“yes Lass” he says it in this way that sounds like music, his eyes blue like the cloud free sky 

“I can’t stay here forever” you look away from him, you can’t look into his eyes while saying that. and you feel him sitting up, and suddenly he is right in front of you, face to face “what” he sounds defeated and pleading 

he tries to find your eyes, but you don’t let him, you can’t let him. and he tries again “why can’t you, if it is we can marry if that’s what we have to do to stay together” he pleads

“no I just- I can’t stay” you stand up taking a few steps back, you can’t stay here anymore, your time is running out. “I love you, but I can't, I have to go” you say it again, tears are falling down your cheeks, you don’t wanna leave but you have too. 

and Johnny looks hurt, he clearly doesn’t want you to leave

“please stay” he cries for you but you can’t “im sorry, I can’t” you turn around and run, if you turn back now you going to be stuck here forever, and you don’t know if that’s what you want 

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you go back to your own time, where you belong. But everyday you think about Johnny, maybe going back was the wrong choice, maybe you should have stayed with him. You loved him and you left him

you should have stayed with him, but you didn’t 

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you walked on the loud street, down the massive city. Then a  museum catches your attention, it calls you. so you walk in pay for your ticket and goes to see the different works 

Then you walk into an artist specific installation, and then you see it. a beautiful painting for *you*

You are in front of the lake, with your clothes from the first time you meet. This was an installation about Johnny

You walk around and there are books open on pages filled with walls of text, and when you read the pages, it’s all about you. how he loved you and details about how you meet, how you would spend hours together, how he had planned to marry you, and the life he wanted with you 

he had planned how to propose to you, and when you left he had the ring ready

and you had ruined it, you had left. and now you were regretting it and you wanted to go back to him, you loved him with your whole heart

He walked around the small table in the break room, and stopped in front of the vending machine. He took out a dollar from his back pocket and fed it into the slot, and pressed the number for the twinks on the keypad. The machine made a noise, and the twinks made a soft sound when they hit the bottom. Sonar bent down and took them out of the machine 

you hadn’t meant to stare, but the man was bent over, and fuck he was actually really hot. your eyes found his waist, and a sudden urge to grab it washed over you. But you shook your head and let the thought go, that would be inappropriate

But Sonar seemed to read your mind, “I know I got a nice ass” he teased you, and a wink. you turned bright red, quickly moving your eyes down to the floor “y-yeah” you mumbled. And Sonar chuckled above you, and sat down across from you again

Later you sat in the meeting room turned Z Teams personal office, you were scrolling through your phone, there weren't a lot of calls or missions, it was a nice quiet day. you were scrolling through some random videos, not that they mattered much. 

When Robert came in, you looked up to see who it was and when it was Robert you lightened up. But Robert saw you and his eyes widened, and his shoulders stiffened

you stood up and walked over to him, you wanted to talk about last week. “hey um” you sounded unsure, your voice was quieter than usual “have I done something wrong”  you said trying to look at Roberts eyes, but his eyes were turned down. trying to avoid your gaze

“no you haven’t done anything” He admitted, but you didn’t believe it, why would he avoid you if you hadn’t done anything wrong “Robert you have been avoiding be like the plague since I got here, I must have done something” you pleaded, this feeling that Robert hated you was bubbling in the back of your throat 

“I swear you haven’t done anything, it’s me” Robert sounds like something straight out of a bad break up text, and you almost laugh but can’t quite get through the doubt, and heavy feeling that clouded your mind 

“then what is it” you beg for an answer, you just need to understand what the problem is, what could be fixed “I can’t… tell you” Robert stepped back from how close you had gotten without even realizing

you realize you can’t force him to tell you, you wouldn’t want to ruin what you have, even if it isn’t alot “okay, I hope you can come to me at some point” and with that you walked out, you felt annoyed, but you pushed it down. he would tell when he was ready

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you tried to let the interaction between you and Robert go, and opted to go and make yourself a cup of coffee, just because. and when you walked into the break room, you were face to face with a sight you hadn’t expected 

your eyebrows shot up, there was Prism and Malevola sloppy kissing, with Prism in Malevola's lap. And while Prism was lost in the sloppy kiss, Malevola saw you and pulled back, and Prism then turned back, and her expression turned dumbfounded 

“hey Y/V/N didn’t hear you there” Malevola said, clearly trying to sound as nonchalant as possible, and failing. “Wait, you're a couple?” you hadn’t even noticed that they were together, while in thought you didn’t see the look the two women gave each other 

“yeah I guess you could call it that” Prism said, she didn’t sound completely sure though “wait what do you mean with ‘you could call it that’‘“ you asked curiously 

Malevola and Prism once again gave each other a look, and nodded “honey come sit” Prism gestured to the chair on the other side of the table, and you sat down “so you know what a polycule is?” Mal asked, and you nodded “the whole Z-Team is like one big polycule” 

Your jaw dropped, and a slight blush found its way to your cheeks. “wait so like your all together” you were so surprised you didn’t notice that at all, and they nodded “oh well it’s a little more complicated than that, but basically were all together” 

you ended up sitting with them for 30 minutes asking questions and such

and you learned that Flambae was gay, so he was only romantic with the men of the team, and more platonic with the women. and that golem was AroAce, and is platonic with the whole team

“Does Robert know?” you asked the millionth question in the last half hour, and they nodded  “yeah we told him when we first got together” Prism explained, 

you sit up, swinging your legs over the edge of the bed. your feet making contact with the cold hardwood floor, sending a shiver through you. You bend down, and fished out your slippers from under your bed. putting them on and pushing yourself of the bed 

you walk into the hallway between your bedroom and your kitchen/living room, using your hand to rub sleep out of your eyes. and stretching your arms over your head, and yawning

you enter the kitchen, and get a glass from the cupboard. holding it under the tap and turning on the cold water, and filling the cup up. Then you drink it, the nice cold water helping your dry throat 

After you make some break feast, a delicious beagle. and pour food for your cat. with everything you love. you sit on your couch, with a new glass of water and your breakfast. minutes you look at the clock, “What, 7:30” there was still 30 minutes before you had to be at work

you got up and found your clothes, scarred around the place after you came home last night. You took the pants and pulled them up your legs, and then pulled the shirt over your head. and petted your cat the last goodbye. taking your keys and leaving for work

you arrived at the SDN building's front door around 7:40, that gives you enough time to actually get settled in today, which was nice. and you wanted to talk with Robert, You had some things to ask about the team

you walked in, and began your search for Roberts cubical, you look between all the desks, and they all mostly look the same. But then you see the top of his head, with that brown hair that, even if it had only been 2 days, you would recognize everywhere. You walked over and Robert noticed you 

“Hey, I have wanted to ask you something” You didn’t see how Robert's smile looked strained, or how his hand shook. Or how his eyes didn’t really focus on you, almost looking past you “yeah” he said. “I was wondering if you on the Z Team have to do paper work” you looked at him, but his gaze was elsewhere, “yeah, yeah. I think Blazer needs my help so let’s continue this later” and with that he was gone  

you looked after him, tilting your head in confusion. had you said something wrong, or offended him

the thoughts swirled in your head, the idea of being a burden making your mind spinning around. guilt building up in the back of your throat, 

you're trying to swallow these bad vibes. Let them go, stop thinking about it. You were probably just blowing his reaction out of proportion, and making it a bigger deal than it is 

a hand on your shoulder clears your mind, and your turn to look at whoever is next to you. “Hey, you good” you look down and meet Prism’s eyes, her voice is filled with concern, behind her visor her brows are furrowed. 

you shake your head, “Im fine, but thanks” you smile softly, and she nods returning your smile “nice, but if you ever need some ones ass beat, you know where to find me” and then her usual sass returns to her voice, the sass you had gotten so use to over the last few days

“Oh, and there is a meeting soon,” she said, sliding her hand off your shoulder. beginning to step away from you, on her way to the lockers you assume “and keep your shirt on, we like the view don’t get me wrong, but I think Robert was about to pass out”

“Okay” it was quite, she wasn’t meant to hear it. It was only for your own ears, to make sense of words. Why did she think Robert was about to faint, and what had that to do with you taking of your shirt off

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you did your missions, working smoothly and having zero misses

and then your ear piece beeped “hey Y/V/N, your turn. some guys down at the dock, looking rather suspicious”

“on it boss” you ran out the front door, and Robert told you the exact location 

and you arrived at the a wear house, where Robert had tracked them too

And you immediately saw two guys that you unfortunately recognized, and they recognized you. They were some low level villains, not really something to remember when you meet them the first time, they were doing some petty crime. But now they seemed more powerful, something you should fear more

or that was at least the feeling you got from them, and their new augments glowing red in the dim light. Clearly the work of the red ring, mostly their leader shroud, you know the augments, having been close to them on multiples occasions 

“Oh look who it is” the first guy says, the red light getting a little brighter “heard you joined the heroes” the second guy spat, with a face of disgust. “I thought you were on our side” he said bitterly, eyes narrowing and eyes locking onto you. the dark warehouse not showing much of them, only the red light illuminating their furious gazes   

It was obvious that you weren't so popular with the villains anymore, which was to be expected, after you suddenly joined the phoenix program, and never looked back. and the news had spread like wild fire, but you had not thought too much about it. But now you regret it a bit  

“Okay, I don't want any trouble” you said calmly, holding your hands up to show you come in peace. but still following their movements, you knew how to fight and you weren’t too scared of them, okay maybe they were a little scary

“Oh I don’t think so, what do you say” the first guy asked the second “why don’t we show what these new augments can do” the first guy pressed a button on his augments, the silent click echoing through the building. A big red blade appeared from both his hands, and other guy held a red whip, flickering with electricity 

Suddenly they launched at you 

One guy threw a punch your way that you nearly dodged, almost stumbling over yourself from the sudden movement. But getting your footing again 

you duck under another punch, and under cut the man in the jaw

and nearly dodge a swing with the blade, thanking everything that you were still alive 

You try to kick the other guy in the side of the head, but he catches your leg and twists it painfully. you wrench yourself free from his grasp. and sweep his legs away from under him, making him hit the ground

before the other man hits you in the back of the head with a metal pipe, and you hit the floor with a loud thud, and your vision goes black and you pass out 

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you wake up slowly, head pounding from where he hit you with the pipe. and you were sure you had a concussion, and probably a big blue bulge that would leave a scar 

You blink the fogginess out of your vision, looking around the place more clearly, you try to move, but you can’t. You're stuck to the chair with your hands behind your back, a big chain and a pad lock, fastening you to the chair. And they dig into your skin uncomfortably, surely going to leave red marks. 

and somehow you have a black eye that is swollen shut, obscuring your vision and deep perception. You also feel a sharp pain in your abdomen and thighs, and when you look your suit is holed and ripped, you have gashes and wounds up and down your body and on your thigh the wound is deep and shows some of your bone underneath, sticking out at an odd angle. And fuck it hurt like hell. a burning sensation filling the whole thigh it must have been a while since you last remember, for the wear house was engulfed in darkness, a hole in the ceiling lets you see the stars above in the night sky.

You try the chains again but they were locked in, and weren't budding even in the slightest 

So you were stuck here, in a random warehouse on the dock, long away from where the original mission was. and you couldn’t get out 

so you tip your head, and press the ear piece with your shoulder. and it makes a beep, indicating that the line was at least still open. 

“Robert, could you guys come get me” and you tip your head back up, crossing your fingers and hope that Robert was still on the clock, or anyone for that matter. so someone could come and help you, because you weren’t too interested in the idea of sleeping here

you wait, and then the beep and a voice. “Y/V/N, is it you? where have you been” it’s Robert, and he sounds relieved to hear your voice “It’s been hours man” and then it’s Punch-up talking, he also sounded relieved to have heard your voice

you press the the device again with your shoulder, “yeah it seems like it’s been a while” you say with a small laugh at the end, more laughing at yourself for being this stupid

“hey what happened, your tracker is gone” it’s Robert again “some red ring bitches, i think they might have beaten the shit out of me” you say calmly, like your weren’t bleeding out of several different wounds and what not

“Okay, can you describe where you are?” Robert asked, and you tried your best to explain what you saw, and after 30 minutes they found you, locked to the metal chair. bleeding and with a blue eye that screamed infected 

“Oh, Hey guys” you chirped up with a bright smile, seeing your team with faces of disgust and horror. well mostly Robert that looked over all the your body and looked like he was about to throw up

“hey, what happened to you” Visi said “you look like shit” Golem added on. and to be fair you did look awful, and very beaten up

“oh I don’t really remember” you said sheepishly with an awkward smirk. “could I get some help”

The team works together and they break the chain and the pad lock, throwing them somewhere else. Robert kneeled down besides you, opening the team's medkit. but you stopped him

“It’s fine Robert, I will survive” you say, pushing yourself off the chair, with a low groan and a cry of pain. “No, I can see your bone so sit down” Robert’s voice was stern and sharp, and he placed a hand on your shoulder trying to push you down “No, really I can use my powers to heal myself”

and the mention of your powers got the attention of the whole team, in the villain world no one knew what your powers were. now had ever seen you use the, and you had never talked about them, choosing to keep them to yourself

“What are your powers anyways?” Flambae asked while walking closer, and the rest of the team gathered around you. all curious and looking 

you looked at them all, you had mostly kept your powers secret. It kept the hype for some part, and it kept you more private “well my powers are… complicated” It was the best way to describe them, and most people found them of putting or weird

Robert looked at you with a questioning look, like he wanted to know more “If you want to show we won’t be put off” Robert says looking back to the others with  a stern look, and they all nod along 

you looked around and made up your mind, you were going to show them what you could do “okay I will show you” you said, you focused and you used them slowly. your body seamlessly sewing together the wounds, and bending the bone back into place, and the black eye flattened and disappeared. and they you stood as good as new, no wounds or scars

you open your eyes and see the team looking confused, or disappointed “that was it” Flambae said, with disappointment in his voice. and you roll your eyes, “fuck you mean, no this is just my healing ability” you snap with furrowed brows

“Then what more can you do?” Sonar asked, his monotone voice filled with curiosity, tilting his head, his eyes studying you, trying to understand what you did. “I do body manipulation” you said flat out, and made a quick movement, and suddenly another replica of Sonar stood in your place.

“You are more impressed now.” Your voice copied Sonar’s perfectly, and you couldn’t tell the difference between you or the real Sonar. and The whole team's jaws dropped, eyes blown wide. “So you shape shift” Malevola asks, “No, body manipulation. But that is kind of like shape shifting” you explain your powers, even if they were more complicated than just this

you shifted back to your own body, and you were bombarded with questions “so you can be anyone” “can you change just parts of your body” and of course Sonar had to ask “so you can you jerk it as anyone” which got a slap in the back of the head, from Malevola and a comment from Robert about HR or something you didn’t really listen to

and even more embarrassingly the answer was yes to all the questions even Sonar’s, not that you had tried it wink wink 😏

after a lot of questions, and some very embarrassing answers. and turning into everyone on the team. even Robert, and showing that you could change certain things. like hight or eye colors, and how you could mix and match features of people together to make new creations  

But Sonar seemed to really admire him so you kept your mouth shut, because you wanted Sonar to like you. And instead you opted to keep a look out for any suspicions behavior from any guests

Sonar walked around the crowd making sure no one had weapons, and you could see that he kept sneaking glances at you, but you thought nothing more of it and maybe you saw him as he pickpocketed some coke that you hoped was for later... but no one had to know that 

Vanderstenk finished his speech, and he didn’t even thank you or Sonar for your help, before he was out the door, what a fucking asshole. you found Sonar and highfived him "Awesome, this has to be a 100 percent” you express excitedly 

“at least, probably 200 percent” Sonar exclaimed pulling you into a side hug, and you saw his ears turn pink, and his eyes not meeting yours, and it looked like he was blushing 

“um- Do you want a lift back, I promise not to drop you” he asked turning his face away “yeah man would love to” you say with a smile

On the way back Sonar transformed and carried you home, and you complimented him for a mission well done “super team work” you said holding onto him as he flew across the sky “you to man” He landed in the parking lot of the SDN building, and you crawled out of his grasp. “thanks” you said with your warm voice, but you turned around before you got to see Sonar smiling like an idiot in love. 

You two made it to the quiet meeting room the Z Team also used as their own break room. “you want to lay on the floor.” you face Sonar and point a thumb over your shoulder, to the corner of the room “sure, man. I give the best cuddles with all this fur” 

Sonar in his big bat form laid curled up in the corner, looking very peaceful and you propped yourself up against him, and his soft fur really made this so much more cozy. you began making small talk with him. and the mission was a 100 percent success, so you deserved your rest

Later the ear piece beeped again and Robert called out “Punch-up and Coupé and… Y/V/N. the fighting club is back” you heard Robert sigh “Do whatever, but keep it a little civil” Robert tried to reason with Punch-up

“shite lad can’t promise much” Punch-up said through the ear piece, with no hint of actually being sorry in his voice 

you lifted yourself up from Sonar, even if it was comfortable you had a new mission. you stretched your back, and locked eyes with Coupé, who was standing up from the chair she had been sitting in. You walked over and nodded. and your were out the door ‘. you knew that Coupé flew with Punch-up so you had to get going a little faster

and you arrived a little early at the club, but seconds later you saw something in the sky. and when you looked closer it was, Coupé holding Punch-up under his arms. the landed and you guys walked into the club

Inside the bar was loud, and dark only the fighting ring being lit up with bright white overhead lights. and there was tons of people, some getting ready to fight, others cheering on the people in the ring 

You didn’t even see anything before you heard the announcer yelling into the microphone “now Tiny man has entered the ring along with Bird lady” you spun around and sure enough right there in the middle of the ring was Punch-up and Coupé standing in pose, light reflecting perfectly on their skin

and another two contestants entered the ring, and the announcer yelled again "seems we have a match, ready, set. FIGHT” Punch-up Immediately tackled the first fighter, and began punching them in the face, landing one blow after another with satisfying accuracy.

Coupé threw her knife and hit the other person in the shoulder, and then tackled them to the ground and they landed with a loud thud. Coupé then pressed her heel into the person's throat. It continued for an hour, and obviously Coupé and Punch up won

when they got out of the ring, you met them at the exit “Wow, must say it, that was damn impressive, and a little hot” you saw how Coupé smiled and looked away, and how a pink hue coated Punch-up’s cheeks, you chuckled “for real tough, might have to tackle me some time” you said without thinking because it was the truth. smiled and turned to leave waving goodbye “see you back there”

you made it back to the SDN building, and the shift was almost over, when Punch-up, Coupé and Flambae came back it would be done. and you could go home for the night. 

You entered the meeting/ break room where Prism, Invisigal, Malevola golem and Sonar were all in there. and plopped down into one of the black leather chairs, you were sweating, it was super hot today, at least 35 degrees. and apparently the AC in this room was broken, so you did the next best thing. You slowly tried to take off your shirt, it felt like it was glued to your skin, but you managed to pull it over your head and you let out a satisfied sigh. 

Now the shirt laid off to the side, and your bare chest on full display. sweat making it glisten and shimmer enticingly, and you didn’t think much of it. Throwing your head back and slouching in your seat, relaxing 

but everyone else in the room also saw you taking your shirt off, and you might not see it but they were looking. or more like starring 

you sat like that for a while, until the rest of the team came back, along with Robert. “hot” was all you heard Coupé say, and you look up “yeah, it feels like im getting cooked alive in here” then Robert made everyone sit, “good job team, a good shift and…”  you saw Robert looking at you and how he quickly looked away “Um- Y-yeah good job se-see you tomorrow. he was blushing like crazy

you took your shirt, and said good bye and left

(after you left, and it’s just the Z team)

“so.. any notes” Flambae said looking around at everyone, everyone was looking either down or up, everyone on their own thoughts  

“He's hot for sure” Prism said with a smirk, she leaned on her elbows, looking at everyone “Agreed” Sonar nodded and spoke with so much confidence, his expression telling it all 

“he asked me to step on him” Coupé grunted, blushing at the thought, and using her hands to cover her face “Jealous” Invisigal mumbled a soft agreeing noise also sounded from Golem  

and suddenly it became a back and forth, each voice adding another layer of flustered praise, or their thoughts about you.

Robert rubbed his temple, and said “okay, stop he’s hot but do this after work” “oh Robert has a crush on the newbie” Malevola teased him with a knowing look on her face 

Robert gave her a hard look “We all do” He snapped at her, he wasn’t mad, more just frustrated, he didn’t understand what you did to him. you made his body overheat and his thoughts get jumbled in his head, he was so confused and maybe a little scared 

“Im done, see you tomorrow” and with that he walked out, leaving the room in an awkward but horny silence

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It started small — little things here and there that would help you realize it. But slowly, they built it up more and more, just enough that you wouldn’t comment.

Price, when he called for all of you, would say “boys,” and if you corrected him, he would make some excuse and do it again the next day — or call you his son, as he would with everyone else.

Ghost replaced all your underwear under the guise that it was protocol, saying the lace panties would not pass inspection. He also made sure you got a men’s uniform, saying it “fit regulation standards better.”

“You sure that it is protocol?” you asked. Ghost nodded his head with a deep huff. “Yes. Protocol.” He made sure to leave no room for argument in his tone, and with that, he spun around and walked away with them all.

Soap and Gaz convinced you to cut your hair shorter and to work out with them more — to build up that muscle and be ready for the field. They also convinced you that you had shower time with the rest of the team, and that it wasn’t that big of a deal. They all did it, and you were part of the team now.

All the little things piled up slowly. You barely noticed how much better you felt and how much more you felt like yourself. It just all felt right.

It all came to a head after a long mission, when the team decided to have a conversation about being trans — how they were all super accepting of it, and that if anyone ever came out, they would be supportive.

You just sat and listened, heart beating in your ears. You had been thinking about it for a long time — that you might be trans — and hearing them talk about how supportive they would be was the final drop. You made your choice to tell them.

“Guys, I have something to say.” They all turned to you. Soap leaned forward, elbows on his knees. Gaz’s expression softened. Ghost was unreadable behind his mask, and Price just nodded once, as if to say go on.

“I think I might be trans,” you said, your stomach fluttering, hoping they would accept you.

Soap was the first to break the silence. “Fuckin’ finally.”

Your head shot up, tilting to the side, your brows furrowed. “What do you mean, finally?”

They all laughed. “What d’you think we’ve been doin’ all this time, luv?” Gaz said between giggles.

Suddenly, everything made sense — the way they had treated you like one of the boys.

After that day, Gaz and Soap helped you buzz-cut your hair while Ghost and Price watched — all of you talking about what name you wanted to use now. Price ordered your new T-shots so they’d be ready the next week.

They were just as supportive as you had hoped.