#i'm kind of obsessed with sleep-related romantic hcs

[mercy-mercie-mercymorn]

💕 thinking abt ice bears today 💕 (all headcanons; ranges from fluff to angst)

i just wanna see mei and zarya talk about stuff together. like mei is just geeking out about something and zarya doesn't understand but she just nods and is all "i see, i see" about it.

they work out together and mei surprises zarya with how strong she is. not only that, but she's very persistent, almost to the point of excess.

they exchange family recipes often. the rest of new ow is kinda taken aback that zarya is so handy in the kitchen, to which she's like "um? i had to be? in my family you did your time in Grandmother's kitchen, whether you wanted to or not."

zarya was really close to her family, especially her grandmother. the whole family was a little terrified of the woman, but zarya always respected her leadership skills. as such, cooking with her grandmother became less of a punishment and more of a bonding activity.

mei's family was a little more distant, but because of her time at the ecopoint, she got really into holidays and celebrating other people's traditions. it's kind of a coping mechanism for her? she finds it easier to make it through the day when there's something to look forward to tomorrow or the day after. zarya will always help her out when she has the chance.

because of ecopoint, mei has a hard time sleeping unless absolutely necessary. she's gotten over the nightmares for the most part, but she's always afraid in the back of her mind that if she dozes off, everyone will be gone when she wakes up. zarya often manages to convince her to rest, and has had her fair share of sleepless nights.

snowball notes zarya's animosity towards omnics and is a little frightened of her. zarya realizes maybe she's a little too intense and bit by bit she becomes less and less disdainful of omnics.

they argue a lot over omnics. mei is so kind and empathetic, and that's not to say zarya isn't, she's just hurt and stubborn. she's had to survive so much shit that believing the best in people isn't her first instinct. mei has a few hang-ups (see: the junkers) but she firmly believes the best in most people, and she knows (or thinks she knows) that people can change.