the sparrow and the butterfly
fandom: overwatch
relationship: (familial) genji shimada & sibling! reader
headcanons: years after your family falls apart, you’re given a chance to put it back together
contains: familial fluff, some angst, hurt/comfort, heavy plot
a/n: this is more of a fanfic I came up with like a month ago that I’m telling in the ‘you’ perspective. I might make a part 2 for hanzo if this gets enough notes.
˚˖𖤓˖˚ childhood
as the two younger siblings of the family, you and Genji were quite close
although he wasn’t initially thrilled at the idea of being a middle child, he quickly became enamored with you
you’re kind of his favorite
and you were a pretty good motivator for him to be a bit more respectful, to set a good standard for you
you had caught him sneaking out a few times, and promised not to tell on the condition he bought you lunch the next day
Genji’s not gonna let anyone slander your name btw
some of your dearest memories were made up on the roof of Shimada castle where you guys would watch fireworks together
Genji hoped that despite being born into the yakuza, you could live your life yourself when you grew up
ִ ࣪ ☾⋆ separation
anyway, as you got older, the two of you confided in each other that neither of you wanted any part in the family’s criminal empire
this became a major problem upon the untimely death of your father and responsibilities fell to you and your brothers
you still remember how sick you felt when you could overhear your brothers fighting until everything suddenly went quiet
once torn between your longing for a different life and your duty to your family, you fled that same night and left no trace
as much as you wanted to, you knew that looking back even once would making leaving even harder than it already was
so you’ve lost your family, your home, everything
words cannot describe how scary and lonely those first couple of years were for you
but after you spent enough time mourning, you got back on your feet, took time to make peace with your loss, and built a new life for yourself
after spending a couple years on your own, you embraced your newfound freedom to make your own choices and be entirely and unapologetically yourself
this involved getting a tattoo of a butterfly on your back, a sparrow on your right arm, and an arrow on your left (among other things)
you also collected about half a dozen aliases over the years
overall, you were proud of who you had become, only wishing that your family could see you
‧₊˚✧ meanwhile
when Angela brought Genji back, one of his first thoughts was ‘where is (name)?’
he worried that Hanzo might have killed you too which only worsened his mental health
it felt as though the sun had disappeared from the sky
once he was able to eat again, if he ever went somewhere you would have liked, he would get a second order in tribute to you and place it in front of his own
it took a long time, but he actually told Angela and Cassidy about you
whenever he saw fireworks, he took it as a good omen that you were out there somewhere, not only living, but thriving
since he was revived, he dreaded the thought that one day he might see you again and you would no longer recognize him as your brother
˚₊⋅𓅫 reunion 𐀔 ⋅₊˚
not long after the downfall of overwatch and your family’s empire, the stars aligned and lead you to your brother
Genji could not have been ready to see you again
whether he feared never seeing you again or your reaction to his new body more was anyone’s guess
and then you embraced him and sunk in that you didn’t love him any differently than you did before
that was the most vulnerable and safe he had felt in a very long time
finding no trace of disgust or malice in your eyes as you looked at him gave Genji hope
you later explained how you each spent the last several years
Genji was heartbroken to realize you were essentially alone since that tragic night, but at the same time was so proud of how well you did on your own
when you two eventually parted ways, you made sure to stay in contact this time
Zenyatta was pleased to finally meet you and mentioned that Genji spoke of you often
upon seeing your sparrow tattoo, Genji removed his mask to quickly wipe away his tears
‧₊˚ 𐀔 butterflies traditionally symbolize hope, faith, and change 𐀔 ˚₊‧
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How Platonic/Familial Yandere Overwatch characters react to you wanting/having a significant other
Howdy! In the wake of my switch not having enough storage to play Overwatch anymore, I’ve finally had the inspiration to write about it!
I definitely intend to write this scenario with other characters, these are just all the ones that I had immediate ideas for, send in an ask if you have a specific character you want in the next one!
As always, (but hopefully not for too much longer 🤞) I have no real academic or professional teaching in writing, so all criticism is welcomed
(Also just a side note for the familial bits - it can be taken as both biological or adopted)
How you enjoy reading!
YanDad!Soldier:76
Nah, not happening.
It's not that he wants to restrict your relationships with people outside of Overwatch, buuut...
If you ever want to bring someone home, he'll greet them warmly with a subtle demonstration of his military experience.
Like straight-up cleaning/putting together his pulse rifle or sharpening his combat knife or, if he can rope another member of the family into it, literally discussing violent battle plans as your potential partner walks in.
If someone is either oblivious enough to not notice or stupid enough to think they can survive your dad's threats, he's prepared to get his hands dirty.
He can and will hunt people down and very directly tell them to fuck off if they want to keep their legs if he doesn't consider them worthy of you.
(Hint: He doesn't think anyone's worthy of you)
The truth is, at the start, he might be a little more receptive to the idea but it won’t last
Even if your partner is the most perfect shining star of a lover ever to exist, he will find or concoct some misdeed and convince himself that they must be eliminated
In short; enjoy it while you can, it’s not gonna last as long as he has something to say about it
“Nah. Tell them you’re breaking up or I will. I’m not letting this scum around my child.”
YanDad!Lucio
He’s surprisingly okay with it!
All he ever wants is for his kiddo to be happy, and if this person makes you happy, then they’re good in his book!
That’s not to say that he won’t be… cautious, though
Can you blame him? This world is full of fucked up things and all he wants is to protect you from those
The idea of his baby being abused or manipulated hurts him deeply, so like a good father he… checks in on you
You went to a cafe? He’s sitting in the corner, wearing a hoodie to hide his face as he glances at you every few seconds
You’re going out to a club or concert? Aw, damn, one of the acts for the night had to call out sick, good thing THE Lucio was in town and willing to do a set for them
You’re going on a peaceful walk through nature? He just happened to be doing a little wildlife watching himself!
He won’t interfere with your dates, if he can help it you won’t even know about his presence most of the time, but he’s always got an eye and ear out for the safety of his kid
“Ooh, h-hey there kid! You look like you’re having fun, yeah? Yeah…” strong side eye to your date all the while
You’ll likely be able to have a pretty fulfilling relationship, even with your helicopter dad, since unless your partner is outright abusive he can keep his mouth shut
Unlike…
YanBro!Lucio
As a brother figure, Lucio’s protectiveness becomes almost possessive
He always wants to monopolise your time and attention, although it’s unintentional
He just cares about you soo soo much!!
To YanBro!Lucio, time spent with you is as valuable as omnium, and even more precious
He gets irritated at the thought of anyone else taking away your time with him, but he won’t show it
He really, really wants you to think he’s cool and chill despite his obsession, so he keeps the worst of his dark feelings under lock and key
But the same doesn’t go for those that would take you away
He’s quite a traditional yandere, in this sense
He’s not afraid to beat up or even kill whatever punk thought they could date HIS sibling
And he’s not shy about it, either!
He won’t tell you about his actions upfront, and if you come to him for comfort when another partner leaves you, he won’t mention his involvement
But if you ever ask him if he had a hand in it, he won’t deny it at all
“Yeah, I took out trash, what’s wrong with that? They didn’t deserve you, sunshine, you oughta know your worth by now!”
YanSis!D.VA
Oh yeah she’s totally cool with it!
Sike
She could not be more upset if she tried
Why do you have to go out and date people when you can stay in and play games with her??
She genuinely does not understand why you’re choosing others over her, and she can get a little petulant over it
And by a little I mean ‘actually throwing tantrums/blocking the door so you can’t leave to go on your date/crocodile tears about how abandoned she feels’
To be fair, this is how she always is when you try to leave the base without her, but she goes the whole nine yards when there’s another person involved
She just wants to be the number one most important person in your life at all times! Is that so much to ask?
And it doesn’t have to be positive attention from you to keep her happy, she’ll tear into your looks, insecurities and deepest secrets that you’ve confided to keep you where you belong; by her side in the family
And don’t think you can just slip past her, she’s definitely buffer than the game makes her out to be and will be willing to use force if push comes to shove
While the others are focused on the significant other, YanSis!D.VA is all about you, you, you.
If this is a group yandere situation (which tbh I always picture it to be) it can almost be a nice balance
The others go off and deal with intruding party, while she stays home and makes sure you’ll regret ever even thinking of dating someone
“Listen, we can do this the easy way, or the hard way. The fact is, your little date’s already dead. So go back to your room and get out of those tacky clothes, and I’ll bring us some energy drinks, mmkay?”
YanBestie!D.VA
Somehow even less okay with it than her sisterly counterpart, if you can imagine
Buuut… she’s a little nicer to you in the long run of it all
Her mindset is more like, I did all this work to get to the number one spot in their life, and some nobody is trying to overtake me?
It brings out more of her competitive side, and since she can’t control you as much as YanSis!D.VA can, she starts taking every comment and action from your partner as a challenge
“Ohh, you went to the arcade together? Did you see who had all the top scores?”
“Oh you took them to a fast food restaurant? Huh, I would have taken them to their actual favourite, and I definitely wouldn’t have made them pay.”
“You bought them a plushie? Aww! You know, they have an entire bed’s worth of plushies that I’ve gotten them over the years.”
It goes on like this for weeks, her trying to convince they’re not good enough, peppered with raising herself up and reminding everyone included that she’s your bestie
No one else gets to have a higher place in your heart
Eventually, she’ll get tired of fighting with you over some extra and she’ll remove them from your life by force
While she’s not above outright killing them, there’s other routes she can go down first, like accusing them of a crime to get them locked up
She’s a valuable military asset and an immensely popular public figure; who are the people gonna believe?
Unlike YanBro!Lucio, she doesn’t accept you crying over the loss, and she’ll even twist things to make you feel like it was your fault
“You know, I was dropping hints for aaages that you shouldn’t have been with them, maybe if you paid more attention to me you could’ve walked away earlier and none of this would’ve happened!”
YanMama!Ashe
Of course you can go on dates, honey! But only as long as BOB can keep an eye on you!
You know that bit in The Lion King where Simba’s mother makes Zazu go with them all the time? Yeah that’s her but with you and BOB
Except it’s much, much harder to escape BOB
Ashe honestly thinks she’s being pretty open and nice about it, letting you date people at all was something she had to take a LOT of time to come to terms with
Your silent chaperone tries his best to not make you uncomfortable, but he can’t exactly hide his massive stature, so whoever you date is just gonna have to be chill with him forever
And by forever, I mean FOREVER - you could be a whole married adult and YanMama!Ashe would still have him checking on you every time you left the house together
Internally, she’ll always be quite conflicted about letting you go around with random partners
She’ll do a lot of wistfully gazing out the window, dramatically sighing as she awaits her child’s return
I honestly picture her a bit hopeless outside of violence and business dealings, and she just doesn’t know how to express the deep sorrow in her heart without making you hate her
She get almost weirdly happy if your partner does something cruel to you, it gives her an excuse to take out some pent-up anger on a nobody
That’s not to say she won’t comfort you; there’ll be lots snuggles and forehead kisses as she reminds you that she’ll always be here for you
She might be crying more than you over the idea of you being hurt
“Don’t worry about a thing, darling! Me and BOB are gonna have this all sorted out, you just sit pretty for us, alright?”
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Thanks for reading!
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