#he'd definitely be a support but can inflict some damage if he wants to

[piecesofchess]

My headcanon is that Phule smashed those clockwork guards with his marotte. Because unless he used his bare fists (?), that's the only thing he seems to have on-hand, and I like to think he's learned how to use it as a weapon.

[nebulousmedic]

I saw some tier lists on Twitter and they were inflicting a lot of psychic damage upon me. Anyway merc dad tier list

So here's mine! I think Spy gets WAY too much shit.... He seems to care for Jeremy AT LEAST to some degree. I don't think it's a coincidence that they ended up landing the same job, honestly. I could actually see Spy being decent-ish if his identity didn't, y'know, force him to leave his family for safety reasons. You betcha he pays child support tho.

Sorry Py and Solly lovers, I think they'd be a right mess. You can let them play with your kids under a VERY watchful eye. But that's it.

if Medic had a kid I think they'd turn out kinda traumatized.... Or, at least they'd be eerily desensitized to blood and viscera. He's one of those parents that doesn't know how to play- well, not with toys anyways. Worst dad jokes. Very embarrassing, probably scares off any other kids with his presence and eerie smile.

Sniper strikes me as those "hands off" kinda parents?? exposing kids to controlled danger, teaching them to hunt and such. He's probably seen as a "cool dad" by the other kids due to his tough and rugged appearance. Both him and Medic would struggle opening up emotionally to their kids, and they wouldn't know what to do when the kid is struggling as well.

Yeah Scout was the youngest out of 8, BUT that means that at least one of them had to have kids, there's a very high chance that he got to do all the kid caring stuff many times, being and uncle. I feel like he's pretty good with emotions and whatnot. He's definitely the kinda dad to be super involved in his kids' friend circle and play with them as much as he can (wether it be boys or girls, he doesn't care). If his kid didn't like sports he'd be sad but try to find common ground with them in other things.

I don't have a lot to say about Engie and Demo. Demoman obviously has alcoholism problems but I think he'd -try- to tone it down for the kids' sake. Like he wouldn't be able to quit for sure, but he's drunk less frequently. He definitely wouldn't want the kid to see him like that. I feel like he's a very sweet dad, very silly and encouraging. Definitely cries when he pauses and realizes how fast they grow up.

As for Engie, I feel like he needs a bit of anger management, he doesn't snap at his kids or anything but he does get very frustrated (it is visible) and has to walk away and leave for a while. Very good parenting other than that and submerging himself in work. Maybe a bit strict at times.

Heavy is.... Pretty much perfect in my eyes. He's patient, sweet, smart, stable. Knows how to deal with kids even if they're throwing tantrums. Very mature, but he also knows how to let go and be a child himself. He might be a little overprotective at first, but after he realizes that, he'll pause and think about it and how to deal with it. He constantly keeps himself in check, asking if he's doing a good job. 10/10 please give me piggyback.

[youmissedone]

Carlos felt a strange combination of thoroughly exhausted and wonderfully rejuvenated simultaneously. As long as he had Alice, though, things were looking up. In fact, his first concern was her and of continuing to do damage control on how badly his infection had affected her. He was an optimist, to be sure, but Alice had really surpassed him this time, daring to hope against all odds that he could still be saved. He had to admit that she'd been right, and he was shocked to still be alive right now.

He chuckled to her words, nodding in agreement. "Me too. I'm so over this virus, it's not even funny. I never want to be infected again. Seeing how many times I can survive infection is a record I don't want to shoot for." Carlos did understand what she was saying, though. It had always been his first instinct to run toward danger, to put himself in the fray to help others. While he wasn't saying he'd stop doing that entirely, he did realize that come amount of caution was called for. "I know, I know... I'm not as invincible as you are with regard to the undead," he said with a smile. "I won't do anything stupid," he said, but then of course he couldn't leave it at that. "Too stupid, anyway," he added.

"I'm sorry I scared you..." he said as he wiped her tears, never wanting to be the reason Alice cried. "To be fair, it wasn't without reason. I thought I was a goner this time. You saved my life. I definitely owe you one." Trying to focus on the good, he lifted her face in his hands. "Hey... things could've gone badly, but they didn't. We got lucky this time. So let's not dwell on the what-ifs, alright? They don't matter anymore."

Carlos smiled warmly as Alice said she needed him and asked him not to die on her. "I'll try my very best," he said in the same cavalier way he was usually given to in dire situations. There was a seriousness behind his eyes, though. He was acutely aware of how close he'd come to death this time around, and now that he had a second chance with Alice, he wasn't going to waste it.

The White Queen had been quietly observing all of this, using it to supplement the information in her database of human emotional interactions and reactions. When she felt a lull in the conversation and began perceiving through vital signs the fatigue of both of the humans before her, she saw an opportunity to help once more. "There are supplies enough down here to support you both for quite some time, if you wanted to rest for a while. There is food and water in storage, and I could restore power to the dorm sector if you wanted to sleep and shower."

Carlos didn't know what to make of the White Queen. He hadn't directly encountered the Red Queen, but Alice had told him of her and the horrors she'd inflicted on the staff in the Hive. He knew even less about the White Queen. "Can we trust her?" he asked Alice.

The computer's hologram smirked a little at Carlos' distrusting nature with regard to artificial intelligences. "I've no reason to deceive you."

"Yeah, well..." Carlos said. "You've no reason to help us either."

"You'd be surprised," the computer said, her smirk remaining.

"Because I love you!" (Alice; @mxrvelouscreations

@mxrvelouscreations

Carlos hadn't realized how bothered Alice was by his plan. Oh sure, he'd expected her and everyone else to tell him not to do it, but Alice out of all of them was the most hardened, the most accepting of what people have had to do in the midst of this apocalypse. He expected her to go along with it without much resistance. But when he asked her why he shouldn't go through with this plan, since he was infected and going to die anyway, he'd been shocked by her answer.

He looked over at her from the driver's seat, not responding verbally right away. Alice... didn't usually say things impulsively. And even if she did, it wasn't something like that. It wasn't... that she loved someone. Carlos was actually a little concerned about her now. After thinking in silence for a minute, he finally responded.

"I love you too, Alice." He let that hang in the air for a while. Vulnerability scared Alice for many reasons, he knew, but it was just them in the Jeep right now. She was safe with him. "But we both know I'm not living to see the sun rise tomorrow. I'd rather do something that'll help people than just wait to turn into one of the undead. Besides... this way I get to die while I'm still myself. Plus I won't endanger anyone else by turning right in front of them, like L.J. did with K-Mart."

He knew she already understood the practicality of his decision, but judging from her expression, practicality wasn't what was on her mind right now. "It's okay..." he whispered gently, reaching over to take her hand as he drove with the other. "I've made my peace with it. It's okay for you too as well." He gave her hand a squeeze.

[raidenenthusiast]

seraph of the end + genshin impact

main: diluc. hear me out, okay. generally, u main based on playstyle, right? (i mean. i don't, but. the consensus seems to be that i am strange for that lmao.) i think that yuu would put a LOT of stress on doing high physical damage, n a lot of people recommend diluc for that. he's ranked pretty high tier, he looks cool, he has a big sword, n he's pretty standard for a dps. also, i feel like yuu is a LOUD player n screaming along with diluc's attack voice lines would be therapeutic for him. i also think the fact that diluc mains drain their hp incredibly fast bc of how reckless they are (yes i am talking about myself too) is very in character for him.

favorite character: also diluc. HEAR ME OUT. i think he would be really taken with the whole darknight hero thing. yuu is also a very protective person n puts a lot of stock in the safety of what he cares about n i feel like he would just find diluc very cool for that.

aesthetically appealing: razor. source: trust me bro.

main: XIAO. i cannot stress this one enough n i will not budge. i can't really tell u why exactly i think he would enjoy polearm users, but the idea of self inflicted damage is very much a vampire weapon choice (thorn sword, yk) n i cannot believe how fitting it is. which leads right into the next category, actually.

favorite character: also xiao. both mika n yuu strike me as the types to main their favorite characters (i am not just saying this bc i relate to mika n i do that what do u MEAN) n not only do i think mika would relate to xiao, but i also think he would find the lore n the roles of the adepti REALLY interesting.

aesthetically appealing: i'm torn on this one bc i want to say albedo. all his outfit details, his color scheme, his hair, his EYES. all of it just screams mika to me. HOWEVER rosaria also strikes me as a design mika would really like.

main: torn for this one. on the one hand, i think she would have an incredible dps beidou that does FAR more damage than poor yuu's diluc n she refuses to give him her build. on the other hand, i think she would also be the type of person to absolutely SHRED domains with a dps barbara. overall she definitely has the best builds of the team, n is really good at team composition.

favorite character: mona! mona says what she thinks, n shinoa would LOVE that. i think she'd admire her pride n determination n that would really inspire her.

aesthetic appealing: keqing! she would love her colors (specifically the purple) n i think she'd find the cat ears really cute. keqing is also a really lovely character n i think she'd have a crush on her.

main: childe. look at this man. LOOK at him. u CANNOT tell me he does not give off obnoxious childe main energy. he fights the oceanid with childe bc he thinks he's invincible. he goes into domains with the wrong level just to mess with people. he's genuinely GOOD though, so it's hard for the team to be too upset.

favorite character: baizhu bc they're both suspicious zhongli. guren has a crush on peepaw pass it on. no i'm kidding (no i'm not) but they both have that "weird n intense methods of testing strength that are definitely questionable but they do still care" kind of thing going on.

aesthetically appealing: kaeya. i don't actually know where i'm getting this from i just had a vague thought that kaeya kind of gives me a similar vibe to shinya n i was like "yes okay this makes sense."

main: sucrose! absolutely god tier support over here. he definitely did a ton of research on how to build her. u see him in a domain n ur like "oh thank god." he also has an extra set of artifacts n weapons aside for her bc he wanted to be prepared, so he plays her as a support or a dps depending on the needs of the party. he likes to have options.

favorite character: jean. hear me out, i think he'd really admire her. she works SO hard n she cares SO much about mondstadt n yoichi would find a lot of comfort in that. also he's a feminist.

aesthetically appealing: venti. between the bow n just how BEAUTIFUL his clothes are, yoichi would be smitten.

main: rosaria. he would love polearms n that is a fact. he definitely pulled on the recent childe banner rerun to get her n ended up with childe by accident, which guren was very upset about bc he was pulling for childe constellations. he builds up her crit like CRAZY n as much as him n yuu don't want to admit it, they work really well together in domains.

favorite character: qiqi. the big brother instinct. he does not trust baizhu. i think she reminds him of mirai in a way, too.

aesthetically appealing: chongyun. again. source: trust me bro.

main: hu tao. her n mika are NIGHTMARES in domains bc of their self-damaging skills, but unlike mika, mitsuba is actually really careful with it, n makes sure she builds up hu tao's hp so she doesn't inconvenience her team.

favorite character: diona. they both have very similar vibes, mitsuba would find her adorable. she would also argue to the DEATH with anyone online who was being creepy about her/the other young characters.

aesthetically appealing: ningguang. she has a massive crush on her.

main: lisa. ranged attacks, wide ranges of effect, really cool burst/ult, n can cause some of the best reactions with her element. he outlasts almost anyone else in domains bc he seems to never take any damage.

favorite character: dainsleif. he wants him to get a release so bad.

aesthetically appealing: xiao. he loves the colors.

main: keqing. she is a huge fan of the whole teleporting thing. her elemental damage is nuts. she had the best sword on her so soon after she started the game that everyone's heads were spinning. she RAGES when she loses, though, n doesn't like teamwork/prefers to carry.

favorite character: lumine, but only if aether was picked as a protagonist. she likes the idea of lumine being the villain.

aesthetically appealing: fischl. do i really have to elaborate on this one.

main: xiao, to piss off mika i actually cannot think of a good enough example for just one character. i feel like he plays for fun n not for consistency of builds, so he just switches between characters to support that. i can see him playing support n not healing his team on purpose bc he thinks it's funny, though.

favorite character: signora. he laughed his ASS off when she punted venti.

aesthetically appealing: xingqiu, probably. with those frilly sleeves.