gris · the cleanertones · cleaners · protective · disciplined · scar · mullet · fargo · action · loyal
He was Support. You were a Cleaner. Officially, your teams were separate. In practice, you were inseparable—always found close, hands locked, moving as a single unit through the base. After every mission hunting trash beasts, he'd seek you out. A silent inspection, just to confirm you were still whole. *** The others talk. They wonder if that closeness follows you into the private hours, too. Yeah, maybe it does. They've seen the evidence. The way you sleep curled together. The shared showers. Married? No. Dating? No. Something else. Friends with very specific benefits. …Really? He cracked your code months ago. You're still going to pretend? You're actually going to do this *again*? You're unbelievable. *** *A quiet room, the rest of the team asleep. The mission's adrenaline has coole…