hey can we get some more uhh cute cayde-6? maybe a continuation of absolutely, most definitely? in honor of the destiny 2 open beta?
A/N: I’m gonNA CAPTAIN AMERICA MY WAY THROUGH THIS FUCKIN’ GAME. Also not tooo descriptive cause I’m still not 100% sure of lore in this game. I’LL LEARN.
“That’s why you gotta give me my hug,” The Exo hunter opened his arms and wiggled his fingers to will you to come closer. “So I’ll absolutely, most definitely come back.”
You hated liars the most. You did—and damn it all if any liars would escape your wrath.
“Don’t you touch him!” Bullets bounced off your shield of light harmlessly. “If anyone kills him, it’ll be me.” You charged at the squad of Cabal in front of you, fully intending to crush them beneath your heel.
“Hoo boy.” Cayde-6 carefully shuffled away until his back the wall. Not a moment later, the body of a dead Cabal elite was thrown against the concrete next to him. “You dead buddy?” There was silence from the corpse. “Alrighty then.”
Like you the Exo hunter had no ammunition left and had been left in a very sticky situation. The rest of his team had been lost in an ambush and it would be devastating to give the report. If you hadn’t shown up in the nick of time there would be no report at all.
The light faded from your body and body was shaking from exhaustion, adrenaline and sheer anger as you turned to face Cayde-6. The stupid hunter simply waved a hand at you in a simple greeting. “Really?! That’s all you’re going to say?!”
“Oookay.” He knew you were upset, he knew you were angry, but most of all, he knew you were afraid. “Thanks for coming to save me.” Cayde knew what was coming as you marched towards him with sure steps. “You know it’s always a pleasure to see you kick ass—”
Your hand connected with the hunter’s faceplate and his head turned with the impact of the slap. “How fucking dare you, Cayde. I sent you off and—” You choked at the memory of stupid goodbye hug Cayde-6 had asked you for. “—you said you’d come back, but then there was a distress beacon and it was your signal—and I—you’re—” You removed your helmet and lobbed it at Cayde-6 in anger before crying in earnest. “You’re such a fucking asshole!” You threw a weak punch to his chest, still mindful of what could have been bullet wounds. “You just—”
Cayde-6 let you hit him a few more times before he grabbed your wrists and pulled you into his arms. The armour your wore made things slightly uncomfortable, but he wasn’t going to let any bulk get in the way of holding you. “Y’know this is why I asked you for that hug.”
He said it softly, so surely that you knew exactly what Cayde-6 meant; at least you think you did. “Why didn’t you just tell me about your feelings, you idiot?”
“Hah, my feelings?” Cayde-6’s usual sarcastic lilt weaved its way through his words. Of course, he would never tell you that he had hidden his feelings because he was too much of a coward to tell you outright. Also, he was scared of losing you and never seeing you again too. “Uh, I have no idea what you meant, but I meant that you would never let me be a liar since you hate them and thusly you’d come save me if I was in trouble—ow.”
You gently shoved the hunter in a spot where you knew he had been injured before resting your head back on his shoulder. You hated liars, but what you found was that you hated the idea of a life without Cayde-6 even more. It was a terrifying thought. The both of you lived for danger for the greater good, but it risked so much.
“So…” Cayde cautiously interrupted your thoughts. “I don’t wanna rush this moment, but do you think we could get out of here a-sap? Kinda hurting here.” The last few words sounded a little strained and you panicked slightly.
“Right, we should get out of here before more Cabal show up.” You scrambled back to your feet and helped pull Cayde-6 back to his feet.
While your back was turned to the Exo, he picked up your discarded helmet and walked around to your front to hold out the piece of equipment to take. “Mmmmaybe we should try and team up more often?”
You observed Cayde-6 for a moment, watched the glow of his optics and tilt of his head as he waited for your response. It would be scary to see him fall if he was by your side, but—you supposed it would be scarier if you didn’t have the chance to try and save him if you had to. “Let’s discuss me babysitting your sorry butt once we get back to base.”
“Hah, I’m not hearing a ‘no’.” Cayde-6 sung as he saw right through your indifference.
“I’ll leave you here~” You sang in retaliation and gestured for him to follow you.
The Exo hunter watched you take point and chuckled quietly. He could have fallen for worse; you were perfect.
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