#letdeathsleep

“And admit to having emotions?”

It was a strange request, one that caught Reaper off guard; not that anyone would be able to tell, save for the trained eye. And Jack’s were too heavily trained.

A quiet grunt came from behind the mask, head tilting slightly before a clawed hand waved the request off–ridiculous.

“Only monsters are capable of loving monsters, so why should I need to tell you that?”

  a quirk of a brow told everything, able to see just about anything and everything reaper had to offer. even the slightest movement in body language was noticed by the ex-strike commander, and it coaxed his lips to curl in a small, amused smile.

  “are you calling me a MONSTER, gabriel?” a step closer, two gloved hands tenderly grabbing the lapels of his cloak to bring the two men closer. one hand moved to curl against the wraith’s jaw, cupping his cheek and running his thumb just beneath his eye. 

What a way to say good morning. Gabriel hadn’t even managed to swallow a single drop of coffee before nearly choking on it, setting the cup down and staring at Jack incredulously, at a complete loss for words, which was truly an accomplishment.

Once his brain finally rebooted and registered exactly what his companion had said, a hand ran over his mouth, trying to remember how words were formed. “A…pregnancy test? Are you–are you sure that’s what you need?”

What a dumb question.

     — gabriel’s reaction didn’t help the fact that he was already sickeningly nervous -- or maybe it was the morning sickness he’d been feeling for the last couple of days? he couldn’t tell anymore. he’d spent the better part of the morning in the bathroom puking, but had turned the shower on to hide the sounds from his boyfriend ( not even his mate, his boyfriend ). he could feel gabriel’s gaze on him, heated and curious and terrified all at once, and his own blue eyes moved to stare directly at the floor to avoid it.

     “ ... yeah. yeah, i’m sure. well -- i want to be sure, th-that’s... why i need one. “ fingers fidgeted in front of his stomach, a hand covering it after a moment as he felt his nausea rising again. “ sorry i didn’t say something sooner, i was hoping it would pass. just -- please, i really... fuck, excuse me. “

Genji senses the presence in an instant. He wills his body not to freeze as he realizes just how close it had gotten before he had finally noticed it, instead picking up speed as he treads silently across buildings and feels it follow.