First Date With Cayde-6 Would Include

Phantom Pain

Genji Shimada x Reader

Most of Genji's time at Overwatch has mostly been the same. He always would go to Dr. Ziegler, when something would happen with his many prosthetics. Missing an arm and 2 legs was something he never really could accept. His reflection always put him off even after coming to terms and accepting his new life. Genji still was able to do what he was able to before, I infact better with his range of motion heightened in his legs, making jumping easier and his jumps holding more power than they did before. But there would be days he felt the loss of his limbs, stings of pain would shoot through his missing extremities. Aches would plauge his day. Sometimes, it would just be a feeling for a moment, and others it would last for hours with seemingly no end to the pain. Those days were always his worst.

Angela always helped him, always giving him explanations on why it's happening and she would treat him the way she could. Genji always knew it was something to expect. In fact, when he first woke up with his limbs replaced, he was told the news and what to expect. But with how much mirror therapy and medications sometimes they never worked, Genji hated the fact they never truly worked.

He knew stress could impact the severity of how painful it could be. Meditation was something that grew to be just as important as training for him. Genji thought he was at peace with himself, with his life, but deep down, he was still lonely. He went from a man with a family, maybe not a good one, but Hanzo was there when he was younger and had the time. And Genji would always have a girlfriend, someone to talk his mind to and someone to be there for him. At Overwatch, that wasn't there.

Sure, at Overwatch, he had friends. Angela was friendly, and so was everybody else. But he never had someone close to someone who made that spark in his heart and someone to hold close.

Those days where he would lay there in pain, each stump of his throbbing made it hurt to walk or let alone stand in place. His whole body ached, the metal feeling like in was still his flesh, and every single cell was in pain. He just wished someone was there for him. He wished he wasn't so alone. Meditation felt impossible, and he just needed to be grounded. But nobody could willingly hold someone more metal than skin. He was accepting of himself, but that didn't hold true to everyone.

Genji kept everyone's at arms length. The only individual he spoke his mind to was Zenyatta, and even then, it wasn't about his love life. Any desire he pushed down, he focused on the blade rather than his heart. That was until he saw someone who caught his eye.

Usually, he would be cordial with anyone he saw as attractive, but he couldn't shake it away when talking to you. The way you smiled at him, the way you played with the hem of your shirt when talking to him, the way your face flushed when he said your name. You blushed when he spoke, and he couldn't help but smile when you did. Weeks passed and you two continued to get closer and closer, he didn't open up much but you could tell he was comfortable around you. He loved how much you had in common, a similar sense in humor and a bond over shared interests.

Genji had caught feelings, and as a leap of faith, he asked you to go on a date. Of course, you said yes. It was Genji, after all. He brought you to a secluded spot out of the city, a place with a perfect view of the night sky. You saw his face for the first time, and after that, you two were inseparable. Eventually, he would start staying the night at your place, always helping with any chores or watching a show together. Nights every once a while turned to once a week, and then all of a sudden, your boyfriend was living with you.

Genji was a joy to live with. He did his part of chores, and rent was always paid in time. But some days, he would be slightly off. He always would brush you off, either saying its pain from training or a rough nights sleep. Eventually, he would say it was medical things to do with his injuries, but it was nothing to worry about. He was used to it. He told you of his past, his near death, and the remnants of his body after his fight. He told you about phantom pain, but brushing it off by saying he has medication for it and you never really questioned him. Genji was an honest man and partner. He never had a reason to be dishonest.

But one day, you both were home. It was one of those days he seemed off. Genji looked horrible. His face was pale, and he was distant. He was just laying on your shared bed.

"Genji, what's wrong? You can tell me."

Genji's eyes shifting slightly to look up to you, he gulped for speaking.

"It's nothing.. just health things."

He told you about his flare-ups of pains, the feeling that his body was still one piece, and it would feel weird or hurt. But you never saw him like this before. You sighed before sitting the bed beside him, running fingers through his hair.

"I can help you, just say the word, and I'll do it."

You felt Genji melt into your touch, a soft hum coming from him.

"Just hold me.. please."

You shifted so you were lying down beside him, his back facing you. Wrapping an arm around his stomach, you nuzzled into the back of his neck, his black hair tickling your face. You felt Genji's body relaxed a bit. You ran your hand up and down his stomach, which seemed to relax him more. He let out another content hum, his human hand reaching to pat your arm.

"Thank you, this.. this helps. It helps me alot more then anything else I've tried for this."

Genji never really went too far into what it was like. You only knew what the internet had to say of what it was like to feel phantom pain. But anything to help your boyfriend was something you were willing to do. Hearing his fast-paced breaths turn to slower and more relaxed ones was enough to make you want to stay there for him. And the soft snores that came from him after only a couple minutes was enough to make you want to stay there forever.

Sparks

You didn’t understand why Winston insisted on you and Genji doing missions together. At first, you were just confused. Genji was fast, and agile, and quiet. And you, while fast enough you suppose, were loud and conspicuous. Genji was a quiet breeze that swept in the storm clouds and you were quite literally the lightning that followed. Flash shouldn’t follow subtlety.

But Genji was so kind, and so gentle, and so encouraging. You became confused about other things. About Life. About Luck. About Love.

You tried really hard not to think about love.

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Hi, can I get Genji Shimada for the SFW alphabet ask? Not sure if you do all the letters in one ask, but if not, just pick your favorites. Thanks in advance <3

Fun fact about me, I used to be a Genji main back when I first started playing Overwatch :P

A-Z SFW Alphabet (Genji)

A (Affection) - How affectionate are they? How affectionate are you? When do you guys show affection mainly? His PDA in public is similar to his brother you two don’t need to show affection for other people to know you’re together. They just know. You two are fiercely loyal to each other. Sometimes it scares people how dedicated you two are to each other. But when you two are alone OH BOY.

B (Breakups) - If they were to break up with you how would they do it? What would their reasons be? He’s a ride-or-die kind of person with everybody he’s involved with, but if he had to break up with you he’d pull you aside and tell you. He’d ask to remain friends, but if you didn’t want too that’d be fine. His reasons depend. It could be because he thought he was ready for something this intimate but he wasn’t, or it could be something more simple; like you two not being compatible.

C (Cooking) - Who does the cooking? Who's the worse cook? Surprisingly, Genji is a good cook. The downside is that he makes a mess of the kitchen whenever he’s in it. However, he’s very good with a knife. He’s a cyborg, so all of the vegetables or meats he cuts are exactly the same, no matter what arm he uses. He learned how to cook while he was on the run after Blackwatch, and when he went to the Shambali Temple to find peace within himself because he was one of the few people who learned how to cook. You can cook as well, and often you two cook together. You do have to make up for Genji’s dullness of taste, so you have to make two separate pots of stew or whatever you're making. One that is overloaded with spices and seasonings, and another for yourself.

D (Driver) - Who's the best driver? The getaway driver? Just like his brother, Genji doesn’t drive. He knows how too, but he’s a ninja so he doesn’t really need a car to get anywhere. He does a majority of the driving however if you two don’t feel like racing each other to wherever you’re going.

E (Encounter) - How did you two first meet? You two first met at the Shimbali Temple in the Himalayas. You two were just as angry at the world and constantly butted heads. But you two went to therapy (basically) and calmed down.

F (First Kiss) - When was their first kiss? What was it like? Where was it? It was more of a ‘shut the fuck up or I’ll make you' kiss than anything else. It was angry at first but soon dissolved to the point where you two had to pull away cause you couldn’t breathe. Twas the night before Genji left for Overwatch that you two kissed for the first time

G (Giggle) - How do they laugh? How do you laugh? How do you make each other laugh? Genji’s laugh is very quiet, doesn’t matter how funny he finds something. Sometimes you can’t tell he’s laughing, but you see his shoulders shaking. Most of the time he throws his head back and crosses his arms. You make him laugh by pointing at objects and saying ‘Hey, it’s you’ or ‘Hey, it’s me.’. Said objects usually end up being pieces of gum, or trash cans.

H (Hobbies) - What kind of hobbies do you two do together? You two enjoy exploring abandoned places the most. You get to test your skills, you like to say stupid things in hallways that echo, and Genji (like his brother) is technically classified as ‘otherworldly' so no ghosts or poltergeists would dare to attack you.

I (I Love You) - How often do they say 'ILY'? When was the first time they said it? He says it verbally...A LOT. And I’m saying a lot. It’s a running joke between you two at this point, counting how many times you two have said you love each other. The first time he said it was under his breath actually.

J (Jokester) - Do you pull pranks on each other? How many inside jokes do you two have? How playful is your relationship? You know how I said pranks happen quite often while doing Lucio’s ask? Well, imagine that but 10x worse. You two have prank WARS. Nobody is safe either, including Hanzo. He fears for his sanity and reputation because of you two. As you can tell you two are very playful, and as stated before the ‘inside joke’ you two have is how many times you two have said ‘I love you' to each other in a day.

K (Kiss) - How do you two kiss? Most of your kisses tend to be light and soft. Not on the lips though, mainly on the tops of your heads, foreheads, backs of your hands, and cheeks.

L (Little Ones) - How are they around children? Do they want children? How many? Names? Genji is great around children because they remind him of when he was younger and because he’s an awesome cyborg. Not so surprisingly, he doesn't want children. He can’t have children sadly, but even when he was younger he didn’t want them.

M (Mornings) - How are they in the morning? Genji is almost like a lazy cat in the morning. You can tell he’s awake because he’ll start groaning and moving around. If he sees that you’re just waking up, he’ll wrap his arms around you and probably sleep for another half hour.

N (Nights) How are they at night? At first, Genji wasn’t sure if you two could sleep in the same bed, as whenever he sleeps he has a bunch of wires and such so none of his systems shut down or overheat while he’s sleeping. It also charges said systems so there’s a lot of wires. He misses sleeping on his back, but he can sleep on his stomach or side depending on where the wires are set up.

O (Oh The Names) - Any nicknames? Pet names? Most of your nicknames tend to be shorter versions of your names. You often call him ‘Gen’. He calls you ハニー (‘Honey’). One time he even called you 夫 (Husband). You weren’t sure if he was joking or not, he’ll never tell.

Q (Query) How much do they remember about you? Is it the little things, like your favorite flavor of ice cream? Or is it big things like important holidays for you or dates? Genji remembers important dates and such. He does remember your favorite tea flavor, however, which you’re not surprised by.

R (Remember Me) - What's their favorite memory of you? Seeing you leave the Shambali Temple. To him, it meant you were in the same state of mind that he was. He remembers how angry and how pent up that anger was. It was refreshing seeing that someone he regarded as a close friend was able to achieve the same peace of mind he achieved.

S (Strengths) - What's the strongest part of your relationship? Your trust in each other. You two have seen each other at your very worst, so it's rare for anything to be held from one another.

T (Tall) - How tall are they compared to you, or how short are they compared to you? You two are about the same height. You’re 5’’8, whereas Genji is 5’’7.

U (Unity) How do they feel about PDA? What is their main type of love language? What's yours? PDA is a must for Genji when in private. He’s all over you, sitting in your lap, playing with your hair, holding your hand, cuddling, ALL THE TIME. Obviously, his main love language would be words of affirmation, but physical touch is another one on the down low. Yours are gift-giving and quality time.

V (Vanity) - How concerned are they about their looks? How concerned are they about yours? Despite finding peace of mind, Genji still gets self-conscious about his looks sometimes. He wears masks a lot, but you convince him to take them off every now and then. He doesn’t care about what you wear, as long as he can steal your socks or shoes is all that matters

W (Weaknesses) - What is the weakest point in your relationship? Your insecurities. The two had the same teachings of peace, but you two do tend to get self-conscious at times. This causes you two to shut each other out.

X (Xtra) - An extra headcanon. You two have a safeword for when the two of you are uncomfortable with a situation and want to leave. This word is ‘pineapple’.

Y (Yucky) - What is the one thing they don't like about you? It’s that you’re so invested in your work that you sometimes spend the entire night fixing or making something. You remind him of Angela, who he was codependent on for a small while whenever you do that. He also doesn’t like sleeping alone.

Z (Zaney) - How do they act when they're drunk around you? Genji is very easy to get drunk. He doesn’t have a strong liver, so two shot glasses of alcohol are enough to get him drunk. He also doesn’t drink alcohol for that reason, and pure liquids don’t do the best in his systems anyways. But he’s known to be a blackout drunk, however.

What now?

Shadowkeep Spoilers!!

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The words of K-Lin’s possessed Ghost echoed through her mind. “In the Light, there is only weakness. In the Light, there is only failure. In the Light, there is only death.” Their words felt like an icy fist closing around her mind and squeezing. The mentioning of Cayde, the fact that they implied that the Light had abandoned him, had left him for dead, boiled her blood. When the darkness took a form, one that looked like her, K-Lin was unable to move, unable to punch that sick creature in the face, unable to stop the Darkness from reaching into her mind and shake her world.

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Thank you @theisolatedsystem​ for showing me this one.  Reminded me of Cayde and Ais at their wedding, especially the way Cayde looks in the suit! It’s almost exactly as I pictured him! ❤️This is just stunning!

Art not mine.  Found here: https://twitter.com/Hugo_hogu01010/status/1343114620601393152

Dance with me?

I did a post on my other blog about slow dancing, and I loved writing it, so I decided to write something like that here too. It turned more into a comfort thing though. It’s a holoform thing also, because I just felt like writing him as a human, so I’ll be tagging this as humanformers. I’m so glad I wrote something other than requests, it’s been a while since I did something like this. I’m gonna get back to the requests later this week though, so no worries

•You’d invited Optimus to your place for the night, because you just felt like you could both use some time together

•You ate dinner together, and had some wine, and he was pretty quiet the whole evening

•He doesn’t talk very much in the first place, but now even less for some reason

•When you had eaten, he collected all the dishes and piled them in the sink, but you noticed he sort of hovered next to the sink, like he didn’t know what to do

•You grabbed his hand and he turned to face you, he looked exhausted and so very stressed it made your heart ache

•You just ask him “Dance with me?” and he just nods

•You had had some melodic music playing very quietly in the background, so you pulled him closer and guided his hands to your waist

•Optimus is very tall, even in his holoform, so you’re about shoulder height to him

•You wrap your hand together behind his lower back  and just hold him close, while starting to sway lightly

•You can feel his body being really tense, before he finally relaxes and exhales very deeply

•Optimus is resting his chin on top of your head and he has his eyes closed

•You know how stressed he is and you’re honestly surprised he hasn’t broken down in a while

•Now he’s just holding you like his life depends on it, he’s so scared for you every day, he knows the decepticons know about you and he knows how vindictive Megatron is

•You start to feel him shuddering while you hold each other, and you can hear him crying very quietly

• You try to pull back a bit to see his face, but he embraces you tighter and asks you not to pull away

•You just hug him back and stay in his arms, you’re not swaying to the music anymore, you’re just standing there, holding each other

•After a while he apologizes if he ruined your evening by crying, but you just place your hands on his cheeks gently and tell him that he never needs to apologize to you for something like that

•Optimus embraces you again, this time lifting your feet off the floor and just whispers a teary “thank you” into your ear

•You’re so very dear to him, you’re his light in all the darkness that is his life in the middle of the war he’s fighting

•He treasures moments like this with you so much, he would love it if he could spend his life with you, no war, no fear of you getting hurt by someone who hates him so much they’d relish in the pain your death would bring him

•Just him, with you, forever

Some more gijinkas cause I got 'em on the brain

O. P

Because in this profile we love the stubborn Optimus Prime. (~￣³￣)~♥️

My own Knuckles the Echidna headcanons! ❤️

• He only has a small handful of blurry memories of this parents; with those he can guess that he got his strength from his father. Sadly, he doesn’t remember how they passed.

• Underneath his big gloves are actually white claws. Every male echidna had these, hence having to wear those type of gloves, while the females had regular hands.

• Knuckles considers Sonic as his competitive younger brother and the two go out of their way to take on any bet they throw at each other.

• We know that he really loves grapes, but the purples ones are his favourite.

• Having to feed himself since his youth, Knuckles grew into a fine chef. From only using fruits from Angel Island, to savoury and spices given to him by his friends. They love his cooking.

• There is only one whom can be equal to Knuckles’ strength within an arm wrestling match - Big the Cat!

• Being isolated for so long has caused him to be a little shy around girls; especially Rouge after the Ark incident. She began acting all flirty with him and he doesn’t know how to react.

• How was Knuckles able to travel with his friends without worrying about the Master Emerald? He asked Tails to build a survalience system to keep an eye on it briefly.

Another kiss meme req on behalf of my husband - #3 a kiss goodbye for Colonel from Cayde please

"We've been through a lot together, you and me," Cayde says. "The Red War... I remember the Farm. When spirits were low, there you were, always ready to offer some comfort. When things got bleak... you were just fearless. Ready to get on with life. Absolute inspiration." He sighs, thinking back to those days. The Vanguard, all of them, hiding out in the EDZ. They'd been lost without the Light. It really put things in perspective, realising that this must be how the Lightless must feel all the time – helpless, mortal... and still fighting despite it. Going from near-immortal with what amounts to magic powers, to realising that if you die this time... that's it. Game over. Gone bust. Well, at least he's had practice with it this time. He ain't planning on finding out what happens if he dies again. No Sundance to bring him back. Maybe he'll just dissolve into the ambient Light of the pale heart. Maybe he'll be reunited with his girl. Maybe he'll just end up screaming along with the Traveller as the Witness tears it apart. Maybe nothing will happen at all. He turns his attention back to the matter at hand. "And when we retook the City... you were so brave. You didn't have to fight with us. Could have stayed safe at the Farm. But there you were right next to us. I'll never forget it." Adrenaline driving out fear, pushing his body to limits that he hadn't realised existed. And that final glorious rush of Light, like the first breath after resurrection... Is it selfish to be glad it returned when so many people had died? Good people... people who only ever had one life and wouldn't get another chance. Guardians who didn't live long enough to see it return. "I was selfish, I think, when I went to the Prison," he admits, hoping for understanding. "Being cooped up for years wasn't an excuse. Andal would... Andal would get it. And then tear me to shreds for being a dumbass and throwing my life away." Andal had always dealt with things better than he had. Cayde almost wishes he was here now. He doesn't – no-one should be here facing what they are. The end of... of everything... "I don't know what's gonna happen. Big fight coming up. Higher stakes than anything we've faced. No pressure or anything," he adds. "I don't know how its gonna pan out. If we lose... we lose everything, and if we win... I don't know. I don't know if I'll be coming back either way. But I wanted to make sure I didn't make the same mistake this time." He's not gonna bank on surviving and leave without saying anything. Not this time. "So that's why I'm here." The chicken in his lap clucks in confusion. He isn't actually sure if chickens can sound anything but confused honestly. He leans down to kiss the top of the Colonel's feathery head. "You be good for Saint, okay? Keep the New Lights in line. Ikora and Zavala are gonna be counting on you." The Colonel ruffles her feathers and snuggles down in his lap more comfortably and then... yep, she's fallen asleep. "Y'know, you're gonna make me late. I don't think I'm allowed to be late to the potential end of... everything." The Colonel, being a chicken with little concept of existence, let alone the end of it, makes a peeping noise as she sleeps, and otherwise does not respond.