#braggvin

Totally Shopper Matt who uses that job to fund his Cool Sekrit Hacker life because he’s new-ish to Los Santos and still trying to make a name for himself?

Meanwhile Gavin keeps coming up against this newcomer Axial who thwarts/nearly thwarts Gavin’s Hacking-ening about town and then, like.

The two of them fail-flirting when Matt delivers Gavin’s groceries or food and being all *____* at one another and trying to keep it low-key so as not to be found out but they’re both idiots so neither of them realize.

AND THEN.

One night Matt brings Gavin’s stuff and Jeremy’s been giving him pep talks and such about just asking Gavin out?

But of course that’s when the big guys with gun show up and and Gavin and Matt have to make a Daring Escape to not die horribly?

Typical action-y movie shenanigans in running from baddies and when they reach a safehouse one of them knows about try to apologize for dragging the the other into this mess?

Only like, Gavin thinks it’s his fault and Matt thinks it’s his, so you get the :O! reaction of them realizing they’re in the same line of work?

(And also the realization that the little dickless bastard - Gavin’s words whilst cursing Matt/Axial out as he’s engaged in Hacker Warfare, which makes Matt snort because what even??? - is goofy, adorably endearing Matt of Instacart/whatever that Gavin’s been crushing on since they first met, so yes.)

Turns out they’re both right!

Someone hiring both of them to take on a job from opposite sides because, idk, working for a third party and wanted things to go to hell, and thinks since they’ve met/are sekritly working together.

(Because Gavin and food orders and Matt delivering them - they’re working together and Know Too Much or whatever and could expose them to the people they’re trying to fuck over, and it’s just best to kill both of the little bastards and figure shit out later?)

Anyway, anyway.

Ridiculous shenanigans and suchlike and Gavin being like, “I know someone who can help” and Matt being like “Awesome,” because for some reason Jeremy’s not answering his phone, and long story short they go to Ryan, right?

Because that time he kind of sort of tried to kill Gavin and now he owes him one - “I’ll tell you about it later, Matt,” - and oh, hey, isn’t that the guy Jeremy’s got a Tragic Backstory with?

No, Matt didn’t cling to him. (Well, not always.) That didn’t mean he wasn’t incredibly distracting. 

“Son of a bitch!” Gavin could hear the sound of the switch hitting the ground.

God, but he loves him, though.

Saving his work, Gavin pushed himself away from his desk and stood up. If that wasn’t his cue to intervene before something got broke, he might as well do it anyway. He didn’t need an angry boyfriend as well as a frustrated one. 

“Alright, babe.” Gavin said, leaning over the back of the couch. He pressed a kiss into Matt’s hair, and he could feel some of the tension leaving Matt’s body. Good. “Time for a break. Maybe get a snack or something. I’d recommend  something with at least a little nutritional value.” Matt shifted, starting to laugh. He was already much more calm than he had been before. “But, there are also some donuts left, I think, because I know it would physically pain you to put a vegetable in your body.”

“Donuts are almost a vegetable, when you really think about it.” Matt reasoned, twisting in his seat and reaching his arms around Gavin. Gavin snorted, leaning in.

“Why don’t you come and tell me all about it? I’m sure I can be convinced.” He pulled at Matt’s arm until he got the hint to stand up. The switch was still on the ground, but one of the cats probably wouldn’t break it if it was there for a little bit longer.

“What were you playing, anyway?  Haven’t heard you that grumpy in a while so it must have been bad.” Gavin asked, grabbing Matt’s hand and dragging him to the kitchen. They were probably both due for a lunch, anyway.

“Uh.”

“Matt?” He stopped to look at the sheepish expression on Matt’s face. 

“It might have been Animal Crossing.”

Gavin sputtered incredulously, but his heart was warm. He loved this idiot.