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Scars // Brad Wolfe x Fem reader

Summary: Hunter X-5 has always had peculiar scars on his arms, they seem deep and have an "X" shape. You've always wondered how he did it. Warnings: Maybe a lil of angst but mostly fluff WC: 3k A/N: I feel like this would be a continuation of the Too Close fic but you don't need to read that one to understand this one, you can imagine it as separate stories.

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Sitting in a chair in front of your desk you looked at the photos of variants in your report, with a highlighter you marked the most relevant information and with a pencil you made notes to the side. Mobius at the next desk moved his fingers rapidly on the typewriter keys, seeming concentrated. Proud and sighing, you picked up the report and tapped it on the table to organize the papers. Out of the corner of your eye you saw your friend and called him whispering

"Psst! Mobius!"

Mobius didn't seem to notice (or decided to ignore you) so you grabbed an orange post-it note and crumpled it into a ball and threw it at him. The ball landed right on his head and bounced until it landed on the floor, he shrugged his shoulders upon receiving the impact and looked at you confused.

"What the shit?"

Mobius opened his arms and put his palms up in a clear gesture of intrigue, you laughed at his reaction.

"I'm sorry, you weren't listening to me."

He sighed long and stopped writing to take the paper out of the typewriter and put in a new one.

"Well I'm listening to you now, what do you want?"

"I wanted to know if you finished the paperwork, and besides, I'm bored."-you said innocently smiling as you placed a hand under your chin and rested your elbow on the table.

"Well, I'm sorry I can't please you with the answer, because I still have several papers to write."

You groaned and placed your head between your arms resting on the table, hiding your face as if you were sleeping. Mobius took pity on your situation and approached with his chair to rub your shoulder patiently.

"If it makes you feel better, I only need to finish one page, why don't you give me your report and I'll deliver it to Casey myself?"

You raised your head with a shy smile and affectionate dimples adorning your cheeks, you handed your work to Mobius and to kill time you began to doodle on your post-its and paper cranes with them. Minutes and almost hours passed and your desk was full of colored paper cranes and post-its with stars, hearts and a caricature of Mobius's head with his funny mustache, it was disproportionate and exaggeratedly larger than normal. Out of boredom, you had fallen asleep on the desk and were about to start drooling over the pencils and markers that you had near your face if it weren't for your friend who came over and gently hit you several times with his finger on your head.

“Hey Y/N, are you awake?”

You started and raised your head abruptly, narrowing your eyes, your heavy eyelids still wanting to close. Your friend had his hands on his hips like he always used to do. You closed your eyes and ran a hand over your face, rubbing it lightly, trying to shake off the sleep.

"What did I miss?"

"Oh, not much, don't worry, I already gave the reports to Casey and he said they were good, especially yours. The notes you made on the side of the paper were useful, and I think I'm jealous about that."

Mobius started to laugh and you followed him, but then his smile faded to a frown when he saw your happy, mocking caricature of him on a post-it note resting next to you. You followed his gaze to the small paper that was on your table and you blushed embarrassed, lowering your head to avoid eye contact.

"What is that? Is it me?"-He said pointing his finger

"Well, what did you want me to do? I was bored and decided to draw you"-You said, shrugging your shoulders and brushing it off.

"Let me see it"

"Hey no!"

Mobius grabbed the post-it before you could stop him. He stayed for a while looking at it as if he wanted to analyze its molecular particles. Then he handed it to you with a frown but a small corner of his mouth wanting to rise and transform into a smile.

"I don't have a big head, and neither does my mustache."

"Are you sure 'bout that?"-you said smiling funny

"Hey! What are you implying?"

"I was kidding, chill out"-you laughed

You stood up to stretch your legs, patting your friend's shoulder, who stood with his head slightly down.

"Or not..."

You said mischievously and walked away without saying anything else while he turned around and watched you leave before he could form a single sentence, leaving him more confused than before. B-15 approached him and Mobius asked her

"Do you think my head and mustache are too big?"

"Uhh..."

You walked with sure steps to have a coffee and then go visit O.B, the poor guy almost never received visitors and you thought that your presence would cheer him up a little. You headed to the machine at the end of the hallway to drink your coffee, when you got it you brought it up to your nose to inhale the sweet and bitter aroma of the drink. You were drinking it while walking towards the TVA basement when you found X-5 walking in the opposite direction, that is, he was coming towards you. He had his pruning stick activated and he seemed upset.

"Hi, everything okay?"

When he heard you and saw you, he stopped, sighing and raising his eyebrows.

"Well, since you mention it, not really. A variant escaped me and I couldn't prune it"

You were surprised because he never missed anyone. He was the best hunter in the entire TVA, intelligent, cunning and tough enough to be a hunter. In addition to knowing all the interrogation tactics. You simply smiled at him sadly, understanding his frustration. Suddenly your gaze fell on his strong bare arms. They had some unique scars, before you had not paid so much attention to them but now you remembered having seen them before and wondering what happened to him. He noticed your eyes on his arms and crossed his arms, raising an eyebrow.

"How much do you look at, huh?"

You quickly looked up and looked him in the eyes, feeling caught red-handed, you tried to hide it by clearing your throat.

"Sorry, I just never knew how you got those scars-"

"And you don't have to know"

He interrupted you abruptly without leaving his frown or stopping crossing his arms over his chest, making his biceps stand out. You were surprised by his reaction, he wasn't the nicest person in the TVA but he almost always seemed more patient with you. You thought his rude attitude was due to his anger at the variation but you knew there was something more. You stayed silent trying to say something but he broke the silence for you.

"I would love to continue talking but I have things to do, excuse me."

He said with a sarcasm that hurt you and stepped aside to continue on his way. You watched him leave with your heart sinking a little. What happened to him? He had never been like that with you before, usually he was funny in his own way and would go around provoking you and teasing you just to see how angry you would get, sometimes he was sarcastic but in a more pleasant way. A little sad, you went to the basement to see O.B without the good mood you had before, it seemed that now the one who needed to cheer up was you and not him.

I knew you Hand under my sweatshirt Baby, kiss it better, I And when I felt like I was an old cardigan Under someone's bed You put me on and said I was your favorite

When you went down the spiral stairs and finished walking the circular hallway you found the round entrance like a tunnel but O.B was nowhere to be seen. Instead of him being behind that structure that said "Repairs & Advancement" it was all empty. You slowly approached calling his name, a little voice answered you didn't know where.

"O.B? where are you?"

"Y/N!! I'm down here"

You still didn't know where exactly "here" was but when you peeked your head over his round desk you saw him sitting with his back leaning against the structure, he was fixing something you didn't know what it was.

"O.B?"

He raised his head to look at you and gave you a warm smile.

"Oh hello there! How is everything going Y/N?”

He stood up, leaving his work aside and looked at you attentively, you didn't know where to start.

"Well… my initial plan was to visit you and brighten your day a little, I know you're always working here alone, but… I think now I'm the one who needs to brighten up…"

"Oh why is that?"

You explained your encounter with Hunter X-5 and his curt reaction to your question about his scars. O.B seemed to reflect before answering.

"Well it seems that this is a delicate topic for him, maybe you should give him time before asking him again"

"What if he doesn't want to talk about it again? Or worse, what if he doesn't talk to me again?!"

"Calm down Y/N, don't panic! I know Hunter X-5 can be difficult to deal with but you are the kindest person I know, you'll see how you find a way to make him talk"

"Thanks O.B"

You smiled at him not very convinced and turned to leave when his high-pitched voice spoke to you again.

"And remember, if he refuses to talk after all your efforts, leave him alone, don't force him or it will be worse."

You nodded at his wise words and said goodbye, leaving the basement. You were nervous and confused, you needed a pie. You headed to the key lime pie room without thinking twice and realized that you were not alone, Mobius was there apparently to receive a little comfort too. You silently grabbed a pie and sat in front of him sighing.

"It seems like someone also needed the comfort of a pie"

You nodded without looking at him as you moved your spoon playing with the dessert "Would you like to tell me why you are here?"

"Only if you tell me first"

"It's a fair deal"

You told him about your whole affair with X-5 and how you were worried about his attitude at the mention of his scars. Mobius listened to you attentively without interrupting you. When you finished speaking he sighed.

"Can I give you an advice?"

"It's what I need most now"

"Be close to him, I have realized that he is less of an idiot with you than with others, maybe your kindness will help him open up and heal"

"Thank you Mobius, you always know what to say"

"Oh and another thing, if he doesn't want to talk, let him. We all deal with our own burden."

You laughed softly "How curious, that's what O.B said."

"Wait, you talked to O.B first instead of me?" He looked at you offended and you laughed again this time harder.

"I'm sorry, it wasn't intentional. But don't change the subject and now tell me what's bothering you."

Mobius remained silent for a few seconds that seemed like hours until he finally opened his mouth "It's Ravonna."

"Ravonna? What's wrong with her?"

"It's… Her attitude confuses me, I thought we were friends and look what she did, she lied about C-20, she didn't care about the whole thing about variants and time keepers and to make matters worse she abandoned us all"

It made you sad to see Mobius so downcast and even more so for a person he thought he knew. But you had never liked Ravonna so you didn't wait to take off your friend's blindfold.

"Well maybe… she was never a good friend to you."

He looked at you intrigued, waiting for you to continue talking, you swallowed.

"I mean… look I know you liked her and I don't want to be mean but Ravonna only cares about herself, all those times she helped you were only because they benefited her and saved her position"

He looked at you with wide eyes and you immediately regretted what you had said "I'm sorry."

"No, no, it's okay. Maybe I didn't even appreciate her but so many years together working side by side, you get used to it, you know?"

You nodded looking at your plate. "Can I give you some advice? Like you gave me one?"

He nodded "Keep going. I know it seems like shitty advice but it's the best, if she did it you can do it too. "Don't cling to the past and stay with the people who do care about you."

He smiled, nodding at your words. "And I thought I was the wise one here."

Laughing and feeling the atmosphere loosening, they finished eating and got up from their seats. When they were about to leave, B-15 called them and told them that Judge Dox needed them in the war room. You and Mobius looked at each other intrigued and followed the hunter. When you arrived at the living room you saw Dox sitting in one of the three corners of the triangular table with his stern gaze and stoic attitude. Standing next to you was X-5 looking at the two of you. To say that the judge scared you was an understatement, Mobius took the seat for you, letting all the pressure fall on him.

"I think you already know why I summoned you here, since Ravonna Renslayer left, the TVA has been a mess. We need to do something with those variants and the best thing would be to prune them"

You jumped and Mobius shifted uncomfortably in his seat.

"With all due respect, I'm afraid that won't be possible Judge Dox."

The woman tensed her jaw when she heard Mobius's voice. "I hope you understand that if we can't control the variants, the branches will continue to grow."

"Believe I'm aware of that but we can't take away people's free will"

"But that's what we've been doing and that's what we do best, Agent Mobius."

"Besides, I think I know that you do not have enough rank to make these decisions" Dox counterattacked.

You clenched your fists in anger at Dox's sharp voice, you were not going to allow them to talk like that about your friend.

"Excuse me, Judge Dox, but every worker here has the right to their opinion, whether they have a high rank or not."

X-5 and Dox looked at you surprised at your outburst of bravery, you usually used to keep quiet during these debates. Dox narrowed his eyes analyzing you.

"Very well Agent Y/N, since you seem to want to say something so badly, we listen to you" She stated venomously.

You knew you screwed up, nervously you looked from Mobius to X-5 who was looking at you attentively and a little tense about what you could say.

"W-well, we-we can't prune the variants because technically we are too, and who are we to decide about the lives of others? Literally no one. That would be hypocritical.."

X-5 looked at you surprised by your response while you looked down in shame and wishing that the earth would swallow you. Dox raised an annoyed eyebrow so Mobius quickly spoke for you.

"Sorry but Y/N is right, give us a couple of days at least to try to find another solution, could you?"

Judge Dox seemed to weigh the situation as she looked at the two of you. After a while she sighed

"Fine, you only have three days otherwise we will continue with the usual itinerary"

Mobius smiled in relief and the two of you were about to leave when Dox spoke again.

"And next time tell your friend that she should speak when they allow her to."

Dox stood up abruptly and left while Mobius also left the room. You and X-5 still stayed in the war room. An awkward silence settled between you and him until he was going to leave, passing by you, but you grabbed him by the wrist.

"No! wait…please"

He turned around confused to meet your pleading gaze, “I need to talk to you.”

He softened his face and sighed, tilting his head. "Okay, but make it quick, I have to get back to work."

You guided him to a chair and you sat in front of him near the table. You sighed a little nervously, not knowing how to bring up the topic. He saw that you were playing with your fingers nervously and ran a hand up your thigh, sending a sensation of electricity through your belly.

"C'mon what's happening? you can tell me anything"

You exalted, trying not to look at him. "Well, first of all, I wanted to apologize. That's not how I had thought this, but I think it's only fair to apologize for asking you about your scars."

When you mentioned his injuries he reflexively covered one arm while rubbing his hand up and down.

"I made you feel uncomfortable and it wasn't my intention" You felt your voice break "But you had never told me how you had gotten those injuries and I thought we had enough trust to tell each other everything"

You felt your eyes wet and you didn't want to cry in front of him so you stood up and threatened to leave but he took your hand "Wait, don't go."

You looked at him in amazement as he forced you to sit back down, he looked at his arm and sighed "I never talk about them because they remind me of a past failure…"

You looked at him attentively and let him speak, you felt that he was finally opening up to you. "When I was just a novice hunter, a variant attacked me from behind, causing several wounds and bruises, but the worst were in my arms." He closed his eyes. as if the memory caused him deep pain. "After that, Dox, I was demoted and had to start from scratch. I climbed until I got to where I am again and I promised myself that I would be the best at what I do and I would have no mercy on anyone."

You looked at him in shock at his story as he looked at his arms. You suddenly gently rested your hand on his scars. At first he was tempted to withdraw his arms but resisted.

To kiss in cars and downtown bars Was all we needed You drew stars around my scars But now I'm bleedin'

With all the delicacy and love in the world you began to touch his scars with the tips of your fingers, tracing them like a drawing. He shivered at your warm touch but let you continue. Your fingers went up and down and your gaze inspected the cuts. You took all the time in the world to caress his arms, making him understand that for you his scars were beautiful and it was what made him unique and special. They had never bothered you because you thought they framed his arms well, you were just curious. X-5 moaned softly, closing his eyes and feeling his body relax when he felt the heat of your fingers.

When you finished, he opened his eyes and met your sweet and soft gaze and it made him wrinkle his eyebrows upward, softening his gaze.

"…Thank you…"

You nodded, smiling and stood up while he did the same and followed you.

“Umh Y/N…”

You turned around to look at him. "Yes?"

"I think I owe you an apology too, you had no idea what I had been through"

It seemed like he was having a hard time pronouncing these words as if he were making an effort to swallow his pride. You smiled and walked over to stand on your tiptoes and grab the lapels of his uniform and plant a tender kiss on his lips. At first he wasn't expecting this but he made no effort to pull away and circled your waist to pull you closer and deepen the kiss.

And you'd be standin' in my front porch light And I knew you'd come back to me You'd come back to me And you'd come back to me And you'd come back

You quickly walked away somewhat embarrassed and with your pink cheeks burning "Apologies accepted" And you trotted back the way you had come while leaving a confused but smiling X-5 who was licking his lips, feeling the taste of yours again.

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