When Gavin was twenty-two he'd had a crush on his Lieutenant.
Whatever. He was hardly the only one. Who didn't have a thing for tall, authorative blonds in uniform?
And yeah, Anderson never looked twice at him. But Gavin always offered to refill his coffee when he was passing and never hesitated to stay late if Anderson needed help, he worked and and waited and hoped because of course a ranking Detective had no reason to pay attention to a fresh from the academy officer but maybe one day...
Most people got over their rookie infatuations naturally with time. Gavin's had crashed and burned when when an autotruck had clipped the side of Anderson's car and he'd returned from compassionate leave an angry, distant wreck of a man.
Years had passed and the world upended itself a few more times but none of the changes had touched either of them.
Until now. Something about the android revolt had altered Hank, starting with him dragging his ass to crime scenes on time, showing off some of the skill that had landed him his rank.
And then he'd trimmed back his beard until it makes him look distinguished instead of like a bum, standing tall and revealing how much of his bulk is still muscle despite the years of letting himself go to seed, looking around the precint bright-eyed in a way that hints he's eased up on the booze.
Now he's giving department briefings, a task he'd passed of to Collins years ago, and when he talks about their recent sucesses he smiles, easy, like he hadn't done years.
Gavin's traitorous heart flips, once, before he crushes it down.
Anderson stole his heart without even knowing it once, but Gavin's not going to let him get away with it this time.
Re: Prompt: Hank/Gavin, "you're not gonna get away with it this time"
Whatever. He was hardly the only one. Who didn't have a thing for tall, authorative blonds in uniform?
And yeah, Anderson never looked twice at him. But Gavin always offered to refill his coffee when he was passing and never hesitated to stay late if Anderson needed help, he worked and and waited and hoped because of course a ranking Detective had no reason to pay attention to a fresh from the academy officer but maybe one day...
Most people got over their rookie infatuations naturally with time. Gavin's had crashed and burned when when an autotruck had clipped the side of Anderson's car and he'd returned from compassionate leave an angry, distant wreck of a man.
Years had passed and the world upended itself a few more times but none of the changes had touched either of them.
Until now. Something about the android revolt had altered Hank, starting with him dragging his ass to crime scenes on time, showing off some of the skill that had landed him his rank.
And then he'd trimmed back his beard until it makes him look distinguished instead of like a bum, standing tall and revealing how much of his bulk is still muscle despite the years of letting himself go to seed, looking around the precint bright-eyed in a way that hints he's eased up on the booze.
Now he's giving department briefings, a task he'd passed of to Collins years ago, and when he talks about their recent sucesses he smiles, easy, like he hadn't done years.
Gavin's traitorous heart flips, once, before he crushes it down.
Anderson stole his heart without even knowing it once, but Gavin's not going to let him get away with it this time.