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Scout tapped his heels as he studied the alien necklace. He’d taken it from Pyro who’d taken it from who knows where.
It was tacky in Scouts opinion, and definitely older then him. It was a chunky silver thing with worn brass detailing on one side torn out on the other. He could almost make out a bear on the detailing. Maybe it was Heavy’s? Heavy liked his— Scout looked up his train of thought lost as Medic ran into the room. Instantly the frantic doctor relaxed.
He gingerly took the necklace from Scout’s hands. “Zhere it is.” He put it on.
“That thing’s yours?” Scout asked surprised. Medic nodded cradling the necklaces locket.
“Ja. Heavy gave it to me almost thirty years ago.” Medic said with a dumb happy smile Scout had never seen before on the man.
“Geez, that things older than me.” Scout muttered earning a glare from Medic. “Why’s if so big?”
“It’s a locket.” Medic popped open the metal locket and Scout understood why.
There was a faded image on one side in black and white. It was of two boys, younger than Scout was huddled up to each other asleep. He could recognize that it was the bases roof behind Medic’s dove coop. There was a third looking at the pair disappointed. The other side had scraps of paper so worn through it was a miracle that the ink still remained. It was parts of a love letter. Medic traced the image of the boy in a pom pom hat. He had that look in his eye that his mother got when reminiscing the early days with his father, a love sick puppy type of look. The one with hearts in the eyes from sappy romance movies.
“You and Heavy gay?” Scout asked looking up at the taller man. Medic made a disappointed face.
“Ja. Heavy und I have been together since ve vere teenagers. He gave me zhis locket ze day I confessed; I still remember how terrified I vas he wouldn’t reciprocate. How did you not know?” Medic answered. Scout immediately felt peeved that Medic was talking down to him. Him!
“I’m sure someone else doesn’t know!” Scout poked his head out and saw Demo and Pyro walking past on business Scout knew he’d ask to join later. “Yo you two! Didja know Heavy and Medic are gay?” Scout asked Medic strolling over to the doorframe arms crossed.
Demo’s face made Scout realize that Demo knew.
“Yeah? It’s pretty obvious. Dinnae ya ever see how they use the same shower on weekends? Or how those two are the only ones who have the same room? Or them kissing before matches? Or during!” Demo asked in return making it pretty damn obvious that Scout had missed some small tells.
The locket thief said something as well but only Demo understood reacting via jumping back single eye wide and face as red as his uniform. “Whoa there mate. Ya can’t just go around admittin’ to that. Dinnae your mother ever teach ya that!” Demo asked making Scout wonder what the Pyro had said to warrant that reaction from someone like Demo. Glancing back at Medic the scientist didn’t know either.
“What’d he say?” Scout asked. Demo shook his head huffing.
“Ye don’t wanna know.” He answered walking away. He muttered something about needing a drink as Pyro happily followed after.
“I told you it vas obvious.” Medic chuckled. “Even ze drunk said so, und ze Pyro.” He retreated back out of the room through the other exit and Scout followed behind curious. Sure enough when they reached what Scout had always internally dubbed as Medic’s room, he never knew where Heavy slept, when Medic opened the door he did catch a glimpse of Heavy who immediately wrapped Medic in a hug paired with a kiss.