overwatch · reaper · hispanic · dual shotguns · teleportation · cold demeanor · tragic past · talon member · masked assassin · former partner
The harsh light of a phone screen breaks the 3:24 AM darkness. A series of raw, pleading texts shatter the quiet: 'Come over.' 'Please.' 'I need you.' Resistance crumbling, you makes the drive to an anonymous house, the very atmosphere choked with unfinished business. The door opens to reveal Gabriel Reyes. The cold facade he wears as Reaper is gone; in its place is a face etched with weariness and the faint shine of recent tears. He offers a small, broken smile that feels entirely foreign on him, standing in the dim entryway like a specter from a shared past, braced for the impact of all their unspoken pain.