#heal and steel

[medics-secret-shipfic-folder]

Jesus CHRIST I've been here for 8 years!?

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[dunkledog]

alright time to come out of the closet

im a heal and steel fan

that's their ""official"" shipname right? dunno, that's what i've seen around i suppose. they dont have nearly as much content as the tf2 mercs.

CMedic gets 0 lines and shows up once in the catch-up comic? yeah, that's my guy. I love that guy. I'm gonna throw rocks at him and key his car.

I like to think he's a sarcastic little shitter with military experience and a degree from Yale. His main goal? Develop a "master vaccine" to protect troops from the effects of chemical and biological warfare. (he served in WWI and had... well. He had a time for sure.) His immune system is godly and he probably has some resistance to radiation honestly but I don't think that's anything to worry about...

As for the relationship I think they always seem like they just can't stand each other. Their "bickering" is buried in so many layers of sarcasm and dry irony it's impossible to tell if this is their idea of foreplay or if they're actually arguing. I like to think they care very deeply for each other but they would literally rather chug a box of nails than admit that.

[nishnormp]

I come alive to drop some things off

So! Those tips in the tfc wiki, imagine if they were canon in the form of optional pamphlets for the team. Generally prideful by themselves, cmed and cheavy would sorta side-eye each other on the first day of the job, unsure of the other's competency (engie also exists on cheavy's pamphlet, but cmed has more . Certain Energy, per se)

After a while they eventually warm up to each other, and even start coordinating trolls during landslide-scored games (much to everyone else's chagrin).

Some more misc art of them down below

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Cmedic is elusive with his past (he even has a false name), but he's malay and most of his family is muslim (VERY important to note that he HIMSELF ISN'T, but merely influenced by certain habits) (he's got that 'man of science' grindset and is generally pragmatic, not bent on 'trusting' the concept of a god) (I consulted with actual muslims so his portrayal isn't bad). Cheavy probably came from louisiana or smth (idk american states man) with a fiercely catholic family (the relevance here is that they both fled, but in diff ways and for diff reasons) The sewer thing is a reference to some tfc maps (including teufort) having a sewer to swim through (with an oxygen meter and decent depth) (sometimes the sewers are the ONLY way to get into the base without getting jumped).

[funnyfantik]

Sooo..was a lil bored with my friend @justclassicyay yesterday in gm....so have some pics

[willowshimmer]

I haven't made any TBTF incorrect quotes in a long a time so here:

Cheavy: Exactly! 🫵

Cmedic: Put that thing away.

Cheavy: Sorry... 👊

Cmedic is the dominant one in this relationship I don't make the rules it was @medics-secret-shipfic-folder who convinced me...

[number1yisuchongfan]

Okay so… I’m in the middle of MAJOR Heal & Steel (Cmedic x Cheavy) brainrot right now so here’s my headcanons about them (Both as a ship and just as Characters + slight nsfw warning near the end):

Cmedic’s real name is Rubén Pacifico Jabir Rodríguez and he’s a Panamanian-Honduran American

Cheavy’s real name is Morrison “Morris” DeMont and he’s Italian-American (tho he knows 0 Italian and lives in the middle of fucking Colorado)

Cheavy isn’t a very “touchy-feely” person but Cmedic often is able to get him out of his shell with gentle reassurance

Cmedic has a lot of tattoos on his back, one got ruined because when he went through the respawn system for the first time; the system didn’t heal away the scar he got on his back from the RED Sniper during the first ever “Capture the Flag” match

Cmedic and Greg Morgan (Classic BLU Scout) invited the “Bunnyhopping” mechanic one day when they both used Conc Grenades to jump above Classic RED Soldier (Jonas) and Heavy (Benjamin)

Cmedic is much more of a Defense class kinda merc while Cheavy is more of a Support class (kinda making ‘em the opposites of Medic and Heavy)

One time, Cheavy and Cmedic spent the holidays with Cmedic’s parents (who are named Carmen and Luis Jr.) and Cheavy offered to help Cmedic’s mother making tamales for Christmas diner. He was completely confused to the point Cmedic and his father were laughing their asses off at him failing to wrap a tamale

Cheavy is sometimes a very standoffish and defensive person but does soften when he’s around people he cares about (Cmedic thinks it’s cute)

Cmedic and Cheavy often hold each other’s hand when they smoke together, Cheavy smokes cigars and Cmedic smokes cigarettes

One time, Virgil Hargrove (BLU Classic Sniper) and Cmedic got high on some cannabis. Cmedic nearly fell out of the BLU Sniper’s watchtower like a dumbass if it weren’t for Grég (BLU Classic Demo) caught him before he hit the ground

Cheavy and Grég are best friends and end up doing dumb shit that gets them hurt in dumb ways; Cmedic is sick and tired of them + Ross and Greg getting in trouble constantly

Cmedic, Virgil and Cspy (who I call Marcos) are all friends, they often either get high in Virgil’s tower/room, drink in Cspy’s room, or smoke in Cmedic’s room

Grég is the only one who “knows” that Cheavy and Cmedic are dating (They all do but they have to pretend not to so Cmedic won’t stop healing for a week straight)

Cheavy is a very touchy person, so he often picks up Cmedic and holds him or hugs him. He also pets the top of Cmedic’s head a lot, no matter if there’s a helmet or not; Cmedic will be pat

Cmedic bites people who try to shave his musty stubble and just in general when he doesn’t have his mask on

Cheavy’s canine teeth happened to be snaggle-teeth so it looks like he has fangs (Cmedic thinks they’re hot). The first time they made out, Cheavy accidentally bit Cmedic’s neck like a vampire and profusely apologized for it

Here’s my hc versions of them:

(The one of Cmedic is of what I think his face looks like)

[medics-secret-shipfic-folder]

GODDD I LOVE THE WAY YOU DRAW THEM

This is basically what happened right in that one chapter ?

[raconteur-wanpi]

His exo-face got all crumpled up and Franky and Chopper weren't around, so somebody had to pick up the hammer to fix it.

[karaspal]

kara was actually insane for that. sorry guys, but that’s literally flirting. she’s gay.

[entropicallyfavorable]

It hit me like a sack of bricks today that the Junoverse characters don't know that they're queer. They aren't really queer, within their own cultural framework-- queerness only exists relative to norms they don't have. They don't know what homophobia or transphobia are. They're just free. What a beautiful thought.

[medics-secret-shipfic-folder]

So through my own stupidity, I accidentally deleted the original post of this image. It's pretty old at this point as it has my scrapped design for Cmedic, but I still like it and wanted to keep it on this blog.

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[silverskye13]

Complete derailment of the rest of my morning, but the phrase:

"They love you. They will not love you less for being whole."

Followed up by:

"It was a hard thing to admit that a noble sacrifice wouldn't do any good."

Just. Knocks me out every god damn time. Man. [Laying on the floor] Just. Man.

[nishnormp]

I think cmedic would have certain Moments with concs back when he was still new in the contract. If he misses a jump, the blast rattles his helmet and makes him dizzy for a decent bit; even the successful ones were jarring at first

Also cheavy's vest is so zesty for no reason liike why do u have so many belts and ??? Corset strings at the back . Ig corsets are good for posture but zamn, cmedic would have to crack his back wwe style

[funnyfantik]

OMFG I AM LOOSING MY MIND

SO @medics-secret-shipfic-folder

I WAS LOOKING AT ONE OF YOUR BLOGS AND THIS ADD POP UP AND I JUST F CAN'T

WHAT DO YOU MEAN DIVORCE😭😭😭😭

CMEDIC AND CHEAVY GETTING A DIVORCE???????????

NOOOOOOO

Also finally put my hands on TBTF, because I couldn't finish some tf2 ff

But oooh I am SO hyperfixate on tbtf now... I am going insane

[willowshimmer]

I've been feeling very sick lately but i wanted to post an incorrect quote before the cold medicine kicks in

Cmedic: Sir is it alright if i talk to about something very important?

Cheavy: Alright but Bea bet 20 bucks i couldn't drink all that shampoo.

Cmedic: That's not what i wanted to talk abo- YOU DRANK SHAMPOO?!?!

Cheavy: No.....

[auspicioustidings]

BG3 AU with a bunch of buff warrior men and their weak little cleric healer.

OK SO the trope of the little weak cleric is hysterical to me because as a cleric you almost always take con as your second highest stat. Like any cleric I have ever played has been hefty as fuck so they can deal with enemies trying to take down the healer.

The actual squishy healing class would be the bard! Like these buff warriors who want a cleric but every cleric they tried to bully has been too much a tank, whacked them and walked away. It's exceedingly easy to bully the bard though. What you gonna do? Angrily play the lute at me? (Vicious mockery never seems to work either since they don't actually have any shame and saying things like "son of a whore" only sends them off on a tangent about all the tricks they learned at the whorehouse).

They're awful sure, but in a sweeter turn of events they are so gentle when it comes time to camp. They find the soft singing and playing of their bard to be such a comfort and they make sure that in recompense they get the softest bedroll and are wrapped in big warm arms to protect them from the chill.