#Sniper’s adopted parents

[ficswithtacotuesday]

I just realized something about the tf2 comics: (spoilers below I guess)

So Both Sniper and Scout die and go to Heaven, then get brought back to life. However, Sniper is brought back by Medic, HALF A DAY after being dead, whereas the moment Scout gets up there, he gets to talk to God who just, lets him leave? He didn’t even need any help or mad scientist to work on his body to restart again?

Can you imagine being in a team with someone, both of you dying and coming back to life, and after talking to each other about the whole experience, you find out that God just let your teammate go back, and you just had to hope that someone bothered to try and bring you back? Like damn.

I hope they don’t talk to each other about it, because Scout would NOT stop bringing it up and might even die again because his head explored from how big it got.

[mitriwww]

Idk how to explain this properly, but these two are giving me the same vibe

[tf2heritageposts]

you know i don't think a lot of you guys respect adoptive parents as actual parents when you guys talk about sniper

[violent-optimism]

I...freaking...LOVE this moment.

It's not many words and yet it says SO much about Sniper's character.

Sniper's biological Dad is, let's be honest, a total piece of shit. His Mom ain't much better, but that's beside the point.

He was going to abandon his wife and child to save himself when he thought the world was coming to an end. One of the first things he does when he finally reunites with Sniper is ask him for money. He later steals the mercs submarine and all their weapons, leaving them, and his son, for dead.

In general, he's a selfish jerk who doesn't listen to anyone and only cares about his own welfare.

Sniper still wanted to save him.

Because at this point in the story, his adoptive parents are dead and his bio Mom just launched herself into space and will (most likely) meet the same fate.

I don't believe this is a case of it simply "being the right thing to do". I think just the fact that they are related is so important to Sniper that he's willing to risk his life to save someone who doesn't really deserve saving. Sniper's Dad, however awful he might be, is the ONLY family he has left.

And maybe he's clinging onto the hope that after all this, maybe there's still a chance they can have a somewhat normal father-son relationship; especially considering that his relationship with his adoptive Dad was rocky at times.

But then of course, that all goes out the window immediately after, and what does Sniper get in return for this act of selflessness?

Well...you know.

[gothamite-rambler]

Selina meets Damian for the first time

Taking place a few weeks after Bruce got custody of Damian for many obvious reasons.

Selina: Brucie? You here? Alfred let me in.

Damian jumped out from a corner he was hiding in, startling Selina. Damian smiled at his impressive sneak attack skills.

Damian: Hello, Catwoman.

Selina: Um, excuse me? How did you know who I was?

Damian: Catwoman, Selina Kyle, and... romantic partner with my father. Hm, I'm putting you on a probation period to gain my trust.

Selina: That is nice of you adorable little boy who I now notice looks like my boyfriend... Did you say 'Father'?

Damian (deadpan): Bruce Wayne, yes.

Selina (tense): Like he adopted you?

Damian: Oh no, I'm his blood son. Half Bruce and half Talia.

Selina: Al Ghul?!

Damian: Yes, you know her?

Selina: I- You're her... you're his... BRUCE!

Selina ran past Damian screaming for Bruce. Damian debated if this docks points or not, but nodded that it did before walking back to his hiding spot. Bruce sat in his library reading a book about parenting with depression.

Bruce (defeated): She met Damian... yep, yep, yep, yep, yep.

Bruce counted down on his hands when he heard Selina's footsteps getting closer.

Selina (walking over to Bruce, enraged): You had a son with that... woman? What happened to 'Oh Selina I can't produce children."? What happened to shooting blanks?! Fu- Can't curse if he's around-freaking liar!

Bruce: I thought I couldn't shoot any blanks!

Selina: Then why is a young child that looks about 7 and is a mix of you and a Ghul in your house?!

Bruce (correcting): He's 8.

Selina groaned, rubbing her forehead. Decades later and he continued to focus on the wrong issue at times.

Selina: Bruce!

Bruce (explaining): We weren't together, you and I. Talia and I had a night of... Passion isn't the right word. Our urges got the better of us, the condom broke- not living that down, and then he was conceived. It only happened one time and I did not want to continue it.

Selina's expression changed over the implication. The possibility of Bruce being harmed like that caused her to clench her fist and go after Talia.

Selina: Did she drug you? Were you aware that that serpent slept with you? Because if she hurt you-

Bruce stood up, going over to Selina and resting his hand on her shoulder. He kissed her on the forehead appreciating her support.

Bruce: Selina relax. Talia is a lot of things, like a lot of bad things, but she's not a rapist. That one night stand was consensual sex. After that night though along with her hidding and brainwashing Jason for years and Ra's Al Ghul, any love I had for her fizzled away. Then I see you and how much you've changed for yourself and I see the woman I love. I can only hope you don't leave since ... My youngest son's mother is a crazy woman.

Selina smiled softly then kissed Bruce on the cheek.

Bruce (smiling): What was that for?

Selina: Because I.. love you too. After all these years together this won't make me leave you. You adopted a former sniper and got a risen from his grave Jason back on your side. This isn't even the craziest thing about your family.

Bruce sighed resting his head on Selina's shoulder making her laugh softly.

Selina: If she hurts either of you though, I will kill her for you.

Bruce: I am fully aware, don't do that though. Damian lives here now, meaning he's safe. We're getting along... I said that about my biological son I met a few weeks ago.

Bruce groaned, covering his face embarrassed.

Selina (rolling her eyes): Of course they'd keep him secret from you. Bet they were raising him to be an assassin or something.

Bruce: Ra's was... I hate him so much.

Selina (nodding): Agreed. Is he living here permanently? He's not going back to Talia's... island? If she tried to take him back-

Bruce (interrupting): After two weeks, Damian talked to Talia and convinced her to let him live here. Talia seemed to also realize Ra's was not the best influence on our son.

Selina: I'll give her points for awareness. I can tell this is still a lot for you to take on, Brucie, but you have three older sons and Cassandra. By the forth I'd thought you'd be used to it.

Bruce: Seeing as I found out 8 years after he was born, took his first steps, said his first word and more while I wasn't aware he existed the issue isn't me getting used to having a son, it's that I was deprived those formative years.

Selina (giggling): You have time, he's here now. You're going to be fine. And I hope from here we can give him a little sister or brother.

Selina wrapped her arms around Bruce's shoulder and the two shared a kiss that eased some of the stress on Bruce's already stressed mind.

Bruce: You have to get Damian to warm up to you first.

Selina: If I could Jason to finally like me, I think I can get Damian to as well. Get your wallet, we're going to the mall.

Selina left the library and called for Damian.

Selina: Damian, you ever been to Game Stop?

A small yelp from Selina was heard as Bruce grabbed the book he was reading and left the library as well, closing the door behind him.

Damian (curious): The place to buy video games?

Selina nodded.

Selina: I think you'll like this console they have, it's called a Nintendo Switch.

Selina walked with Damian as Bruce followed them.

Damian: Hm... Okay, this is a good start. I'll see how this game store fares.

Selina (chuckling softly): I think you'll enjoy the place.

[cheemscakecat]

Bucket Scene Analysis pt. 1

So I’m revisiting the Bucket Scene from Expiration Date, and I noticed some things. Spy’s feelings got really hurt, but the other Mercenaries didn’t mean to seriously upset him. Let’s go over their POV first.

Engineer and Medic are doing more experiments on the teleporter, so they aren’t present for the bucket scene. They’ll be trying to figure out a way to stop the tumors for the next three days instead of accepting the team’s deaths.

Soldier is too dumb to understand what’s going on, and Pyro presumably isn’t aware enough of his surroundings.

Demoman comes from a family with really disturbing traditions; they let him live as an orphan and only revealed themselves after he killed his adoptive family in an explosion… Because he was showing his skill. He’s actually expected to lose his sight entirely like his parents. Out of anybody there who knows what’s happening, he’s the most unbothered by them dying because of that twisted heritage.

Sniper calls his parents every week, and I’m sure he’s told them/about to tell them what’s happening. But he also has a plan to kill everyone he meets, so even if he is bothered by the fact that he’ll die, he’s not going to make the others privy.

Heavy has been responsible for his three sisters and his mother since he was a child. Around them, he’d be a bit more open and accept their hand on his shoulder.. But not Spy. Around co-workers, Heavy’d rather think on what’s happening and be left to those thoughts. Besides that, he already provided a secluded cabin in Siberia for his family to keep them safe, so if he dies at work he’ll be at peace knowing they’re ok.

I very much get the vibe that Spy never puts his hand on the others like this, and that’s why Heavy hit him with that Side-eye Claire face.

Now Scout? He’s an interesting case because he’s about to humiliate Spy with the fake cards, but in terms of them dying in three days:

“Ve have three days to live!”

It’s subtle, but he looks like he might cry. Not in front of them, but still. And that tracks, because he and Spy are the most sensitive members of the team. You can look at Spy’s reaction behind Medic, and it becomes more obvious.

But Jeremy wasn’t raised by Spy.

He was raised by his mother [who’s doing her best] and seven older brothers who are terrible role models. I have no doubt that his brothers were involved in petty street crime and gangs when they were younger, even if some came to their senses as adults. And gangs are not well known for emotional stability.

Scout grew up around seven guys that wanted to be “hard” and ignored their emotional needs/daddy issues… As the youngest and the most sensitive one. I imagine that crying and showing that something is getting to you was met with mockery. And being labeled a weakling. So Scout did his best to stop showing that “weakness”.

Now he’s graduated from the criminal fights his brothers used to get into, and joined a group of mercenaries. Since he looked up to his brothers and grew up imbedded in their worldview, he seeks approval from the other Mercenaries in the same way. That’s why he chooses to mock Spy instead of asking for the last wishes. It makes him look unbothered and he can call Spy the weak one instead of being cruelly labeled himself.

But RED team doesn’t operate like Scout’s siblings or a gang. They’re all individuals that specialize in a certain area of mercenary work, who could leave for a different team or independent work if they weren’t happy on the team. [Provided they don’t release any information that the Administrator wants hidden, or rebel against her.]

So when Scout pranks Spy, they aren’t seeing his as a weakling; it’s not even crossing their minds. They’re smiling because Scout seems happy despite impending doom. And why shouldn’t they be glad that he’s having a good time of it? Beats being dejected and since he’s the youngest, they’re more worried about his well-being.

What’s interesting is that Heavy seems to sense that Spy is upset, because his smile noticeably fades when he looks up. But I still don’t think he realizes how much this prank and the teams’ indifference hurt Spy.

[axelthegreat101]

Hi :3 got a Tf2 request...

Sniper, Engineer and Demo Headcanons about a SO that works with abused dogs and adopted already on of this dog :3

Oooh, that’s an interesting idea…

Engie, Sniper and Demo with an S/O who works with abused dogs.

Tw: mentions of animal abuse

🏹 Sniper 🏹

When you told Sniper that you worked with dogs that had been abused by their owners, he immediately wanted to come into work with you

It was sad, seeing dogs cowering in their pens and flinching whenever someone came close

He would watch as you worked with them, not trying to force any contact or anything, just sitting there with treats in your hand and letting them come to you.

You then introduced him to one of the dogs that you had adopted, a sweetheart of an Australian Cattle dog who you had named Chilli (yeah it’s a Bluey reference. So what.)

She had been found tied up in someone’s yard, severely dehydrated.

You had spent weeks slowly earning her trust until you two were inseparable.

He loves her to bits, and he joins you when you take her on walks.

So many snuggles.

She is your and his child now. You are dog parents. There is no escaping it.

🍺 Demoman 🍺

Another big dog lover

He purposefully sobers up when you offer to take him into work with you, as he didn't want to accidentally frighten the dogs.

He almost bursts into tears at the sight of the dogs, and he silently wants to kill the people who abused them a thousand times over.

He watches you in awe as you help them to trust people again; you look so gentle and kind.

When you introduce him to your big fluffy golden retriever Tommy he instantly fell in love with him.

He was found as a stray and was very timid at first, but he eventually became a big loveable goofball.

So many snuggles with you and Tommy. You've almost suffocated twice.

Now you have two loyal boys to love :)

🧰 Engineer 🧰

Pretty fond of dogs, I head cannon he had one growing up

When you told him about your job, he thought it was a very admirable thing to do

He loves watching you work with the dogs, gently coaxing them, not forcing anything and letting the trust build between you.

Sometimes he helps, but most of the time he just watches

You eventually introduce him to your lovely greyhound Evie. She had been used as a racing dog, and her owners had been very abusive, often starving her for days.

She’s still a little shy, but she was much more sociable now.

Engie simply adores her, and she can normally be found lying at his feet in his workshop as he works.

Cuddle piles are a regular occurrence with you. He made a special little corner of his workshop especially for them.

There is no escape from the cuddles

ong I have so many things in drafts-

This was pretty fun to write. Requests are going to be on hold for now so I can finish my other works. Thanks for your patience.

-Axel

Reblogs are appreciated!

[voidartisan]

okay thoughts on the premiere because i DID wake up at 2am to watch it but i'm kinda drowsy from the allergy medicine i'm taking so i couldn't really multitask

"you're not a prisoner" emerie says as she come to retrieve omega from an unfurnished room that is also locked from the outside

crosshair's particular brand of self-depreciating concern/encouragement is kinda sweet but mostly concerning. you need a therapist sir

i've been looking through the tbb tag and everyone else is referring to the lurker hound as "batcher" so i'm guessing that's how it was spelled in the subtitles but i heard it as "betcha" and refuse to let that go bc i think it's cute

side note: for hunter's sake i hope he's okay with pets lol

emerie isn't completely terrible. kinda hope she gets a redemption arc

using lula as a symbol of omega's distance from the batch is really clever and also going to tear my heart out

seriously the "i belong here" comment. crosshair wins saddest wettest cat of a man this season

he's also just so tired of everything, which. same

baby regs!!!!

once again we get to watch hunter vibrate out of his corporeal form at the sheer proximity of adoptable children. he has a mission though so he will have to come back and parent them later

i think the kaminoans may have accidentally also enhanced the fett Fatherhood Gene(TM) when they were working on his senses

ngl the design for roland's mom slaps. hope they use it again

WHAT is with crosshair's shaky hand???? are they implying the gas from last season did that? is it from testing? interested to see where it goes though. quite the disadvantage for a literal sniper

from all this talk of genetic m-counts and such, what i'm gathering is that omega isn't necessarily force-sensitive but clones of her could be depending on your views on midichlorians

[nes-meshno]

day 5: meeting parents

i am LATE because i put my soul into this one. i had this idea for a long time.

i like this thing when kids look surprisingly similiar to their adoptive parents. its fascinating and heartwarming. sniper here is still kinda shocked by the fact that his parents are not his biological ones and theres scout who is big-mouthed (and who doesnt know yet that they are not his biological parents and are dead) accidentally making him at ease

[didgeriduwu]

Tf2 Headcanons 2 bc I have a million of these

[Please if you haven't already go and sign the petition to save this goofy ass game!]

Pyro isn't covered in burn marks. What do you think the fireproof suit is for?

Pyro has actually worn their suit since they were a literal baby, and their parents noticed them trying to crawl into the fireplace. They still have all of their past suits ranging from itty bitty baby pyro size all the way up to their current size.

Sniper's slouch hat belonged to his (adopted) dad, who wore it as part of his uniform in WW2. Even though he doesn't approve of his son's job, Snipes' dad still wanted him to have his lucky hat to keep him safe.

Scout is pro-womens rights. He's still sexist (its the 60s/70s) but his Ma was an early Second Wave feminist so he just grew up believing in women's lib by default.

Heavy's dad was one of those high-ranking soviet officers who pissed Stalin off so bad he had them old-timey photoshopped out of existence.

Miss Pauling is tatted the fuck up, but only where it's not visible while she's wearing her work attire. She's a professional, god damn it.

Christopher Lee was a spy during WW2 (Its 100% true look it up) and so was Spy, and they were friends.

Spy's (real?) name is Jean Dupont because that's the French equivalent of "John Doe" and I like the idea of there being two does on the team (no relation).

Other Headcanons!

Misc.: Part 1,

Themed: Sex, Woodstock

[kondensaduhhh]

ive always thought Sniper's parents were already in their mid to early 50s based solely on the fact that Sniper's dad was like, pretty much mostly bald when Baby Sniper crashed in their farm lol

that being said, maybe its just the urge to fill Sniper's life with more people he can trust as he grew up, yk give him some comfort n shit but i have a headcanon that he has 2 older (in their early 40s) sisters.

i like to think that Sniper's parents were high school sweethearts and married as soon as they turned 18, and already had a kid by 20, i mean it was the early 1900s so pretty common occurrence

but also i think its kinda funny on the older sisters' part, imagine your parents are in their 50s and you and your sister have already left the nest and started your own lives, and you come visit your parents, who live pretty much in the middle of nowhere, and there's a whole infant-- no, baby, a baby that is crawling around in your childhood home, meaning it was born a good couple months ago. its either your parents adopted or they made a new one. and then when you ask your parents about it, they say he landed in the front yard.

[blubushie]

What are the things you Like and Dislike about Sniper? (Valve's Sniper and the fans' interpretation of Sniper)

I've got no issue with canon Sniper and love canon Sniper. I'm so sorry anon, you've woken the dog. Ignore me as I proceed to bark angrily for the next half-hour, because I have many issues with fanon Sniper.

But first I'll start with what I like about fanon Sniper. I love how everyone has their own little twist to him, even if most I don't agree with. I love how I can see how authors and artists have interacted with people and the scope of experiences they've heard about off how they write Sniper. I like that I can make judgements on people off how they treat his character (not in a "they make bad things happen to him" kinda way, but in a "how does this person handle Sniper's being adopted" kinda way). I like that I can use Sniper as a looking glass into the author/artist. I'm sure this applies to other characters too, but looking through Sniper just comes easier to me because I suppose I can put myself in his shoes? Iunno.

Now that that's over with, please allow your actual resident bushman and professional sniper to get on his soapbox, thank you.

List of shit I hate about fanon Sniper:

Fandom constantly referring to him as a Kiwi, completely ignoring his entire character arc in the comics where he realises that he is in fact Australian and that the two people who raised him all his life are in fact his "real" parents. The fandom needs to re-assess how they view adoptees/migrants and their relationship to their adopted culture, especially when they show no interest in assimilating into their birth culture and have no knowledge/experience of it. This is such an issue to me that I, someone who emigrated to Australia when I was two years old and grew up Australian despite being born in another country, will just outright block people who call Sniper a Kiwi cuz I already know how you're going to see and view me before we even get to talking.

I don't like how half the fandom twinkifies him. There I said it. On the other hand, I don't like the other half of the fandom often makes him very muscular. Do you not know what lean muscle looks like?

I don't like how the fandom calls him "stinky" or says he's unhygienic. None of the fandom understands how well animals can smell and how much of a successful hunt depends on animals not being able to smell you. You know what makes animals flee fastest? The smell of smoke and the smell of human body odour. If you're upwind of your target they are going to smell you and flee. Sniper, professional hunter for yonks, would not fucken stink considering it'd make him a completely useless hunter. He'd shower daily, wear scent cover (NOT deodorant--Sniper would not smell good, he just would not have a scent at all). Also none of the fandom understands how important hygiene is in the bush. Sniper is not walking around covered in dirt and such. He would be very clean and practise good hygiene because if you don't stay clean you end up smelly (ruining his chances of a successful hunt) and/or end up sick--especially with skin problems.

I don't like how the fandom has generally accepted out-of-characters traits as canon. For example, Sniper being "shy". Reclusive DOES NOT EQUAL SHY. He's a fucken assassin, does the fandom not understand how that works? Shy people do not get hired. No one is going to hire a hitman who's quaking in his boots because a client looked at him a little too long or applied a little too much social pressure. Sniper would be more than capable of blending into his surroundings when needed, such as a crowd, if it means making his hit or getting where he needs to go to make said hit. Sniper would be capable of lying to cover his arse on the spot and making it believable. Sniper would be able to manage being flirted with in public and play it off cooly--though privately is a different matter, so go wild with that all you like. There is a major difference between someone not caring for the company of other people and someone who gets shy or nervous around them. Professionals have standards, and Sniper would keep his shit together for the sake of getting his mark.

He wouldn't smoke cannabis. Whether it's because he just doesn't care for the high, whether it's because it doesn't do much for him, whether it's because THC in particular makes him anxious (you know that man is paranoid, all hitmen are)--the bottom line is that the smoke of cannabis clings to your clothes like nothing else, it takes forever to get the smell out, and yeah sure you can mask it with other smells but the issue is that Sniper, as a hunter, cannot be smelt by anything he's hunting. And you know what scent cover DOESN'T conceal? Cannabis. (Sauce: I have tried.) I could defo see him doing edibles though. But why do you think he's doing shrooms, ay? Because shrooms don't leave a smell.

None of the fandom knows how sniping actually works. Just. At all. I've seen horrendous fucking takes. He is not "feeling it." He is not cracking off a shot at 1200yd a second after taking aim. That's not how this works, that's not how any of this works. DO ANY OF YOU KNOW WHAT ELEVATION OR WINDAGE IS?

Sniper would not be bothered by the cold. A camper has SO LITTLE INSULATION (I live in one!!) and the outback gets BELOW FREEZING AT NIGHT IN WINTER. Sniper would be well-adjusted to handling extreme temperatures at BOTH ENDS of the temperature range. He might be a little more susceptible to cold because he's experienced less of it, but he would not be shivering at fucking 15c/60f. It's also fucken cold during the day in winter because it's the outback and there's no trees to trap the heat in. Temperatures fluctuate wildly, and bushmen need to be highly adaptable or you die.

Not Sniper-specific but the fandom also doesn't understand jack shit about weapons. You clean them after you use them. That's not a clip, it's a MAGAZINE--yes there is a difference. YOU ARE NOT PUTTING A DIRTY SWORD INTO ITS SCABBARD. That's not how revolvers work. No, that either. That's a double-action, you don't have to cock the hammer to fire it. That's a single-action, you do need to cock the hammer to fire it. Bolt-action rifles don't have hammers. You don't rack a bolt, you cycle it, you rack a slide on a semiautomatic pistol or a pump-action shotgun. I'm hitting you with my old man bitching cane.

Continuing from the above point: people who draw Sniper with his finger on the trigger of his rifle/any firearm when he should not have finger on the trigger of a firearm. YOU ONLY PUT YOUR FINGER ON THE TRIGGER WHEN YOU ARE READY TO SHOOT. TRIGGER DISCIPLINE, PEOPLE. IT SAVES LIVES.

Most of the fandom has no idea what the fuck they're talking about or doing with this bloke (or his job, or lifestyle, or where he comes from) and it shows. There, I said it.

[tf2thoughtdump]

TF2 Thoughts of the Day! Making up for a missed day

Headcanon? Yes.

Character(s)? Sniper and Medic

Long or Short? Short.

You're free to use any thoughts of mine in any form of media you make.

Thought

I have two headcanons for today and to make up me missing yesterday. The brain wasn’t braining. Anyways, for all my Sniper and Medic fans such as myself, I have a small list of pet names they’d call their significant other. Enjoy.

Medic -

Medic strikes me as the kind of guy to have a pet name at the end of literally almost all of his sentences

Mein kleines Herz (My little heart)

If you’re a nurse working with children: Kinderfrau

If you are just a literal nurse: Krankenpfleger(male) or Krankenschwester (female)

The three above all just mean “nurse”

Eure Majestät (your majesty, started as a joke but soon turned into an actual pet name)

Meine Taube (my dove)

Kleiner Vogel (little bird)

Mein süßer kleiner Liebling (my sweet, little darling. I feel like he only really uses this one if he’s really annoyed, picture him saying it in a bit of a condescending tone)

Sniper -

Sniper’s a bit of a loner, so I doubt he has much experience with calling people pet names but the farther you two go in your relationship, a few pop up here and there

Sheila (You thought he was cheating on you first time he said it, turns out it’s just Australian slang for a woman)

Peach

Lil’ apricot

Ankle bitter

Shorty

Duckie (Caught you off guard the first time he said it. When you asked where that came from you got a surprisingly… sweet answer? He had heard his adoptive parents call each other ‘duck’ and ‘duckie’ as a kid and it stuck.)

Princess, or prince

Go crazy with whatever information this gave you.

[sanct1f1ed]

i feel like there's a specific nuance to sniper's character that i don't really see people mentioning- he's weird but he's not like. hostile. he's a relatively friendly guy! in meet the sniper, he talks about his job in frank, honest terms. he keeps it pretty casual and works with people well when he's not being pushed in a direction he doesn't wanna go in. sniper's just some dude who loves his job. he's A Professional. if you respect his way of doing things, he's more than happy to chill and hang out with you.

i feel like, at his core sniper is an honest guy. he doesn't feel a need to lie or hide his opinions. he tells spy to admit he's scout's father in at least some form. he talks about his home life, his way of thinking, and his ideology casually. he feels a drive to find out who his biological parents are because, on some level, he feels like he's been lied to. he loves his adopted parents, sure, but he's known he's inherently different from the people he was raised around. if everyone can tell he's weird no matter what he does, why should he bother hiding it?

at the same time, for sniper honesty doesn't mean vulnerability. being so forthright about himself, what he is, and what he does is certainly healthier than hiding it, but at the same time it feels like a tactic to avoid emotional confrontation. this is what he is, if you don't like it you can leave and if you do you can stay. but the world is a lot more complicated than that, and while that attitude might have served him well in the past, it'll only hurt him in the future.

like, he fucking DIED. sniper died and was brought back to life, and his first reaction was "i'm not afraid to die now, let's get back to work". his parents died, he learned he was adopted, he met his biological parents and realized he was one of the last new zealanders, and then he DIED and came back to life. and through all of that he compartmentalizes his emotions from his actions, so he can keep pursuing the truth. death was LITERALLY the "longest vacation he's ever had", this man doesn't take breaks to take care of his emotions. as long as he's useful, as long as he's a professional, it doesn't matter what else he does or says. he just can't feel.

he's honest. just not vulnerable. he won't lie to you, but he will avoid his emotions. because emotions prevent him from being useful.

in conclusion:

[violent-optimism]

After my last post about the TF2 comics exploded with notes (thank you!!) I thought it was time to talk about another panel. For context, this is right after Medic brings Sniper back to life, after he supposedly sees his adoptive parents in heaven.

Can we all agree that the left panel has probably one of the most bad-ass things Sniper has ever said?

Because whether or not he actually did briefly visit heaven or it was just a hallucination, in his mind it was real. Real enough for him to NO LONGER FEAR DEATH because all it would mean is reuniting with his parents.

Like damn, how can those lines go so hard but also be kind of sweet at the same time? He loves his parents so much and they actually CARED about him...unlike a certain New Zealand couple. But I'll get more into that in another post I think.

As a side note, Sniper says being dead is the longest holiday he ever took. Seeing that he was dead for twelve hours, does that mean that Sniper has never even had a single DAY off in his career??

For god's sake, someone give this man a vacation!! He deserves it!

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✨Quirky✨ labels that describes them in a nutshell 🤭🥰

Yugo: blue alien boy

Adamaï: puberty’s bitch

Az: stress relief mascot ball

Amalia: horny grass princess

Eva: hot elf with daddy issues

Dally: dumbass ginger “woops! I did it again! 🤭🤪”

Ruel: Mr. Krabs holding adoption papers

Elely: Ginger 2.0 charged with arson

Flopin: invisible Link

Pin: Jack-Jack

Rubilax: demonic bromance

Madagaskan: retired blind sniper

Cleophee: hot elf who can kick

Goultard: ginger who can think

Oakheart: best salad king

Armand: delulu cabbage head

Canar: drag queen number 1

Renar: drag queen number 2

Aurora: blue trophy wife cow

Osamodas King: blue cow king

Efrim: tiny cute monster feet

Nora: pink lesbian

Mina: your scarred unpaid therapist

Phaeris: arm chewer

Qilby: the original momma’s boy

Shinonome: the shit picker

Glip: dad noises

Balthazar: grandpa noises

Eliatrope Goddess: helicopter parent definition

Alibert: gets thrown babies at him

Chibi: loud ass inventor

Grougaloragran: third person user

Prince Adale: fabulous tea sipper

General Mofette: bondage and whips

Grany Smisse: Meowth’s cousin

Remington: Zorro compensating with swords

Grufon: arachnid map

Anathar: copycat daddy voice

Kerosho: Adamaï’s forgettable achievement

Rushu: god wannabe

Black Ink: sentient food

Elaine: had a shitty childhood

Galanthe: rip thick hips

Noximilien: loves taking his time

Igôle: does not want to die

Cabotine: baby mama

Justice Knight: sweaty himbo

Pandiego: smelly drunk panda

Kabrok: retired wanderlust

Miranda: corn’s victim…

Vampyro: spirit halloween reject

Xav the Baker: croissant addict

Kriss Krass: tongue’s always out

Maude: goth chick

Ogrest: professional whiner

Otomaï: stressed out alchemist

Joris: experienced father and uncle babysitter

Kerubim: white furry with life issues

Simone: cleaner for hire

Julie: the embodiment of gay furry

Atcham: bald

Lilotte: furry orphan by choice

Khan Karkass: oily misogynistic ginger

Bakara: teacher’s pet snitcher

Julith: mommy milker terrorist

Jahash: died for getting laid

Jiva: just wanted to get laid

Poo: Kung Fu Panda

Echo: half lizard

Sipho: ugly ass lizard

Toxine: evil deadpool with an ass

Harebourg: narcissistic obsessed stalker

Oropo: clam sucker

Coqueline: raccoon girl

Dathura: leaf hottie

Dark Vlad: rock metal enthusiast

Black Bump: panty sniffer

Kali: professional sadist

Ush: furry sore loser

Arpagone: not an actual enutrof

Barik: elvis gone wrong

Cendre Mystigrine: forgettable furry

Ramona: best enutrof grandma

Harcelo Estep: disowned cuz wtf-

Messer: talking skull

Lacrima: did not deserve this

Winmo Nodorh: Flopin did it better

Lupa: sadist sympathizer

Atone: laser beam vision

Bouillon: fighting boner

Ripulse: name stands for “disgusted”

Sidaire: little sonic twerp