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If you asked Genji, there were a lot of things which were just.. perfect... about Zenyatta. The soft humming noises of the omnic his systems which lured Genji to sleep, the melodic sound in his voice, the calm aura. But also when the omnic would use his firm voice to correct children or when he had to use his purple orbs during fights. There was nothing that didn't make the omnic look perfect in Genji his eyes. The omnic even almost looked... human.
Genji himself, when he looked into the mirror, he only saw multiple missing pieces of various puzzles. All just thrown together, but unable to fit and create a picture. He believed he had failed, in everything he once had done, as well he believed he would fail in everything he would do. His brains were flooded with half-eaten memories, unable to be recreated since Hanzo had nearly killed him, it kept Genji awake at night. But also unable to rest during the day.
He tried, to become a better person, or in his case these days in overwatch, to become a better cyborg. He had learned about patience from Zenyatta, but he knew he still had a long way to go before his goal would be reached.
Soft chuckles disturbed Genji his flooding thoughts and he blinked behind his visor, turning his head to where the melodic sound came from. Zenyatta softly, always so careful and gentle, removed Genji his faceplate and placed it down on the ground. Genji didn't speak to him, he just looked at the omnic, in a silent confirmation that he allowed the omnic his actions and that the other had his full attention. "You must learn not to dwell too much in thoughts my student. The past might be vague, but so is the future. Don't worry about what has been or what's yet to come. Only worry about now." The omnic sure knew when to say the right thing, it almost felt like as if the other could read his mind, or more his soul. "But what if I want to worry about the future?" He simply asked, his eyes never breaking away from gazing at Zenyatta. "Then it's a worry we will carry together little sparrow. But for now, you should not. Today is a good day. For now we can worry about now, instead of about others. But tell me, what are you worrying about?"
Genji slightly smiled as he eyes the omnic with a amused twinkle in his eyes. He could see that Zenyatta was smiling as well thanks to the lights on the omnic his faceplate "i worry that you still worry about others, master."
Zenyatta slightly chuckled and didn't answer the cyborg. Not that Genji minded, it never felt like he was being ignored by the omnic. Instead, it always felt peacefull between the two of them. They could sit together in silence for hours, through meditation as well when they were just sitting together. They could also talk a lot. One day Genji would be the one talking, the other it would be Zenyatta his turn.
Despite all the pieces of Genji his past, which were just glued together as one picture, he never regretted anything which had happened. If it weren't for the past, he would have never met Zenyatta after all. Calmly, Genji stood up from his spot and reached out a hand to the omnic who was seated next to him. The omnic took his hand and used it to get up. The silent humming and whirring of Zenyattas mechanics sounded like a calming song in Genji his storm-like brain and it felt just right.
He had found missing pieces of his puzzle which created a bright future ahead. Even if he didn't want to look forward too far, for now he was satisfied. And no matter where his path might lead, he knew he wouldn't have to walk alone ever again.