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(Medic x Reader) Run away tonight: Chapter 5

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Chapter5 by desertwindsahara

While Sebastian was listening to (Y/N)’s heartbeat in total silence, the citizen was tempted to ask a question that puzzled her mind too much to be left unasked. The medic looked a little too fascinated by the sounds of her heart, so she decided to wait for the right moment. When the unit finally pulled the earpieces out, (Y/N) opened her mouth slowly. “I’m not sure if I’m being rude or overly nosey, but what happened to your hands? I’ve never seen anything like that before.” she asked with an uncertain tone of voice. The sudden question woke Sebastian up from his thinking, making him pay attention to the citizen again. He rose his head up to see (Y/N)’s face, looking into her eyes for a few seconds before looking down to his hands. “Oh, my arms?” he asked, “I was wondering who would be the next one who’s curious about them, heh. Eigentlich, it was not an accident or anything like that. In fact, I was offered a new pair of arms before I was promoted four years ago.” he explained. (Y/N) simply nodded and looked a bit astonished. The medic continued with his answer a few seconds later after a break in his speech. “They told me that I would perform better on the field and my surgeries would be more successful due to the increased accuracy. Also, I’m multiple times stronger than I used to be. My arms aren’t the only thing that are augmented. They did the same thing to the both of my legs.”


The answer made (Y/N) wonder about the medic. He actually accepted the Combine to do whatever they wanted to his body, and didn’t seem to care about it all. “Why did you accept them to do such thing? How can you be sure that they don’t do anything bad to you during those operations? I mean, in my opinion, you don’t need this stuff. You’re good enough without all this.” The citizen assured him, seeming a bit sad as she thought about what he just told her. Sebastian returned the look swiftly after he heard her question. It caused him to be speechless for several moments. His smile fell. She apparently managed to hit a weak spot in his reasoning. “Sorry, I think I went too far and sounded way too judging.. God, why can’t I just sometimes keep my mouth shut--” she was cut off when the medic began to speak. “Do you think I had a choice, (Y/N)? It was either brainwashing and becoming an Overwatch medic or getting a new pair of arms and legs and becoming a divisional leader. Natürlich, I wanted to somehow keep my humanity.” he explained his situation, “Well, the little bits and pieces of it that I still have left in me, that is..”


It was the citizen’s turn to be speechless. She had no idea that he was actually forced to choose between something so harsh like that. Her eyes were already watering up. Maybe she was being overly emotional. Or maybe she was just way too empathetic. Either way, she wanted to make him feel better somehow. The medic noticed that the citizen in front of him was in the edge of crying, which he found unusual and something he hasn’t witnessed in years. The concept of emotions was much like something that he had abandoned years ago; but again, he felt its presence right in front of him. “(Y/N), bitte, please don’t start tearing up because of me.” he managed to say before he felt a pair of warm arms being wrapped around him, his eyes dilating radically after he realized that the citizen was actually hugging him. For a man who had been without physical contact for nearly ten years, the situation was extremely confusing. The fact that Sebastian found (Y/N) so amazing and attractive didn’t help the situation at all. And when he noticed that she was not going to let go of him too soon, his face got intensively red.


Clumsily, the medic returned the hug by somehow accomplishing to wrap his arms gently around the citizen, attempting not to squish or hurt her. It was sometimes hard for him to truly know how much power should be applied with his arms. At least the citizen was not struggling yet, but quite the contrary, she seemed to enjoy it since she buried her face in his chest armor. He let himself relax and get lost in the moment of intimacy, leaning his head against hers gently and closing his eyes, first letting her to decide if it was okay to do so. (Y/N) was surprised by how dedicated the unit was to their little hug, but so was she. At that moment, time lost its meaning in their lives. And for a little while, everything was fine and there was still hope for them to get through this all. “I think we both needed this.” the citizen whispered loud enough for the unit to hear what she said. Sebastian nodded slightly, apparently the feeling taking over his cognitive function, “Danke.”


After nearly five minutes passed, (Y/N) loosened her arms around his neck slowly, measuring his reaction. He seemed to think it was okay, since he tilted his head back slightly to make things easier for her. However, it appeared that Sebastian was not ready to let go of her. “I’m afraid I can’t let go of you.” he said in a slightly embarrassed tone of voice. The citizen looked up at him and rose her brows. “Oh..” she said before she realized what his intentions were. Or at least what she thought they were. “No, I mean it. I think my armor is stuck in your undershirt.” he continued, gulping. The citizen attempted to move a bit, realizing that Sebastian was right. It was a bit amusing to her, so she smiled at him. “So it appears. Let me see if I can do anything about it.” she suggested and put her hands behind her back carefully, searching from the part where Sebastian’s hands were stuck. The unit looked both embarrassed but happy. He was smiling as he felt (Y/N)’s hands touching his skin that were working their magic to solve the strange problem. She soon found out how to free the medic’s hands from her shirt, and finally after a few seconds, he was free.


Finally, Sebastian let go of the citizen, enabling (Y/N) to lean backwards, to properly sit on the bed behind her. “I’m uncertain how much time has passed since I actually hugged another human being. To be honest, it was nice.” he admitted, “I’ll remember this moment for ages to come. And truly, I hope that there will be more in the future.” After the medic said that, the citizen’s cheeks turned reddish again; Sebastian really knew the way to handle things like (Y/N). The medic noticed how she reacted to what he just said, and a slight smirk was now visible on his face. His amusement was way too clear by that moment. It appeared that he was about to say something, but the attempt failed when he heard radio chatter from his mask, in a way that he was needed somewhere.


“Ach, Entschuldigung. Looks like I have to run again.” he told the citizen, his expression softening quite a bit. “It’s okay. Duty calls, I guess.” (Y/N) followed the unit to her door, Sebastian turning around to look at her for the last time before leaving. “When can I see you again?” he asked, holding his mask in his hands. The citizen focused on looking into the blue eyes of the medic. “Anytime, really. If I don’t go get a job at the local factory, you can literally find me here whenever you want.” (Y/N) explained, “I don’t usually feel like venturing outside.” That was clear for Sebastian, who nodded and gave her his last smile. “Klar. Well, I should get going now. I’ll check on you again when I get the chance. It’s going to be a busy week.” he told her before putting his mask on, his yellow eyes lighting up when the electric circuit was complete between his suit and the mask, “I’m going to find a way, (Y/N). Tschüß.”


After this event, they didn’t talk to each other for weeks. Their eyes met a few times. The first was when (Y/N) was applying to work at the local Civil Worker’s Union. The other was when she was at the train station, getting her ration from the dispenser. As days passed by, she received food packages to her mailbox with little messages, the packages being much like the ones that were given to Civil Protection units. (Y/N) immediately knew who was behind all this, and used to put replies there for him. It didn’t last for long, though. As days passed, the food packages stopped appearing as well as the messages, and she didn’t see him anywhere anymore. The citizen had no idea what was the reason to all that, but she managed to hold her hopes up. But sadly, there were no traces.


One day, Apex was invited to meet Dr. Breen in the Citadel. They said he had a job for him, or something like that. Without resisting the meeting at all, Apex made his way up to the highest floor of the tower a few days later he received the message. The place was, simply said, terribly creepy. As he took a high-speed elevator, he saw stalkers repairing dropships on platforms nearby. It was hard to believe that those things used to be ordinary humans back in the day; they were rarely able to think themselves. They just did what they were commanded to do. As he kept seeing more traumatizing things nearby, he started feeling nauseous and unsure about the whole thing. The last time he visited this place was four years ago, when he was promoted.


Dr. Breen’s office remained the same. There was that gigantic control panel behind his wooden workdesk, the metallic floor surrounding them covered in a red carpet. The last rays of sunlight were illuminating the room, creating shadows. Apex never noticed Dr. Breen until the doctor turned his chair to face the visitor who had just entered his realm. “Dr. Sebastian Jäger. I was hoping that you could have been here a bit earlier.” he said in a low tone of voice, eyeing the unit from head to toe, “But it’s fine. I’ve got all the time in the world. Let’s skip all the unnecessities and go straight to the matter, shall we?” The unit nodded and walked a bit closer, close enough to converse with the administrator clearly. He still kept his distance, being a few feet away from the desk.


“The reason why I invited you here a few days ago is urgent. Just like four years ago, I want to give you a great opportunity. You’re one of the greatest, the best of the best, but I’ve heard rumors about you not being as effective as you used to be before the Resistance’s latest attempt for their uprising.” he explained, taking a short break in his speech, “I highly suspect that you’ve lost your motivation, since you’ve done the same tasks for several years now. Do you have anything to say about this?” The sudden question woke Apex up from his thinking; he wasn’t clearly listening before. “No, sir. I think that rumor is right and not misjudging by any means.” Apex admitted and rose his stare from his feet to Dr. Breen, to look like as if he was really paying attention to what the man had to say. He noticed a growing smile on Dr. Breen’s face.


“Therefore I’m offering you a promotion to the rank of commander.” The man’s voice echoed in the room, Sebastian’s eyes dilating. It was not fear or sorrow, it was actually a huge surprise to him. “Me, sir? A commander?” he asked. “Yes, indeed. We have decided that you are fit for this position. Still, there exist some things that need to be done, of course.”, he stopped before continuing after a few seconds, “Your senses will be enhanced. It includes your hearing, seeing, and even feeling. And yes, in case you’re wondering, there will be minor brain surgery to make all that happen. But it’s not going to be anything special.” The doctor assured, waiting for the unit’s answer. Immediately, Sebastian knew what was going to happen to him if he went through that surgery. There was no turning back, but he had no choice. “Yes, sir. I understand.” there was a hint of shakiness in his voice, which could be clearly heard due to the vocoder that was located in his mask, just in front of his mouth. The unit felt himself anxious about his fate, sweat emerging from his skin. “I accept your offer, sir.”


Dr. Breen’s smile had never been wider until this very moment. He rose his right eyebrow and nodded at the unit. “Good. I’m very pleased with your choice, doctor. Also, I have a little task for you, just to celebrate the rise of a new commander. I was supposed to let a JUDGE unit to do this, but it would be just rather boring. Why wouldn’t you handle a public amputation of a resistance leader that was captured from the ashes of their latest attempt? The event will take place in a week or so, I’ll let Civil Worker’s Union decide the final date and arrange everything for you. The surgery will take place after the amputation.” he suggested. Sebastian’s heart began to beat faster and faster in his chest. He wasn’t sure if he could actually do it. To shoot an innocent person who’s just trying to fight for the freedom of everyone. He gulped, but managed to open his mouth again to talk. “That would be an honor, sir. I will do it. For the Union.” After saying those words, he felt himself being completely lost. This was everything that Sebastian was afraid of, and now it all rained on him at once. Despite all this, he had an idea.

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This chapter is a bit dark in the end. But this is actually the very first hint of love between those two! I got carried away. I'm officially hooked on writing this fic, it seems. The next part is already being written!
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Welcome to Deviant ART, love your fic btw!