#hell on sniper technique

[mushbones]

God that meme about tf2 players getting a very special brainrot where just seeing the mercs makes us laugh is so real huh.

[all-purpose-dish-soap]

31 / 1.7k / soap soulmate au, part 8

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Peering down into the building from the adjacent rooftop, Soap sees you--his soulmate--through his sniper's scope. You. Here. On the wrong goddamn team again.

He mutters a curse into his radio.

You’re standing guard at your client’s back—a man who coasts under the radar as far as his criminal reputation is concerned, but a smuggler effective and dangerous enough to put him on the CIA’s hitlist. He’s hidden from view. Probably been told to stay away from windows for the night. You're obviously working security, outfitted to the nines as you would be on any job, rifle in hands, scanning the foyer for threats. You're unaware of 141’s snipers setting up on the rooftops outside.

Soap’s eyes darken. He doesn’t deal with internal conflict when he’s working. When things get complicated, he uncomplicates them. Right now, there are three thoughts in his head: 

One--he misses you.

Two--you blew him off to work for this scum.

And three--he needs to get his feet on the ground right now. You'll be lucky if all you get is an earful once he gets his hands on you.

He switches on his radio. "Got eyes on the target. LT, you in position yet?"

"Affirmative. In position," Ghost says, his voice gravelly and cold over the radio from his position on a neighboring rooftop. "Waiting on the signal."

Soap stares you down through his scope. His leather gloves creak and tighten around the handle of his rifle. It pisses him off how easy it would be to take the shot. If he were anyone else, you would be dead in moments. 

On the other hand, he could kill your client--your protectee--here and now. To hell with the mission parameters. It would be easy.

He sighs, flipping on his radio again. "Permission to infiltrate, Captain? Spotted a friendly inside."

Gaz's voice crackles over the radio instead. "Friendly this time, is she?" His tone makes it clear he’s spotted you too.

"Don't be jealous, Garrick."

"Positively green with envy, mate," Gaz replies, dry and sarcastic. "Too bad she’s not friendlier. Be helpful if you could actually get her to talk this time. Not to mention the other stunt you pulled."

Soap smirks and adjusts his scope to keep you in his sights. "Don't know what you're talkin' about."

Gaz scoffs. "Plausible deniability is for paperwork."

"Aye. Maybe I’ll mention in my next report who tipped me off about her bein' our hostage, too."

There's a beat of static. "Got nothing to say about that."

Then Laswell's voice cuts in. "Kyle has a point. The building is locked down tight and it’s gonna be hard to get a clean shot. If she's with our target's security detail, that’s our ticket inside."

"And if she's not willing to help us out?" Price asks.

"Depends on how persuasive Soap is willing to be."

"I might've picked up a technique or two last time,” Soap says.

The radio crackles as Price takes in a deep breath and sighs it out through his nose. Somehow, he makes it sound stern.

"Intel is intel," Ghost says.

“Failing that, bribery’s always a solid bet for a merc,” Gaz adds. “If they don’t shoot you on sight.”

"Right, then," Price says. "Soap, regroup with Ghost. Prepare to infiltrate. Gaz and I will take overwatch. Ghost, keep on comms. We'll find you the main breaker switch. Soap, I need you to keep things quiet, you hear me? Mission objective is priority. Do not, under any circumstances, be seen."

Soap's blood is already pumping hot. He’s never loved overwatch. He’d rather be close to the action--get his feet on the ground. Get his hands on you. "Copy, Captain. Ghost, I'm aimin' for the north corner. Meet me in five."

…

You mill about at your post, feeling twitchy and unsatisfied. This job is, on first glance, the same as any. Your PMC hired you and a few other mercs out to act as bodyguards for a man with more money than morals, if the size and clientele of this gathering is anything to go by. 

You shift your weight, scanning the overdressed crowd for threats. You wouldn’t hate it if this party were cancelled early.

"Stand up straight," your teammate snaps. "You're working. Act like it."

You scowl, but say nothing.

"Don't make that face at me," he says, bite in his tone. Horangi. Like he’s so patient. He's on just as short a leash as you, and it's pissing him off just as much. The difference is he has the seniority to take it out on you. 

"I don't know how you do this without feeling like a caged animal," you mutter.

His eyes follow a woman in a tight red dress as she passes by. Obviously, he knows what he'd rather be doing.

"A cage with a paycheck," he replies. "Some things you learn to tolerate."

You scan the room again. Your protectee is still here. That's good. You're hoping he takes his sweet time before he goes downstairs to start the so-called afterparty. 

You glance at Horangi again. "You know where the cargo is? Downstairs?"

"Last I heard. I got the east wing of this floor," he says. If the idea of that cargo is bothering him, he hides it well. He’s a good merc and he does what he’s told, like it or not.

You were a good merc, too, up until three weeks ago. Worrying about what rich idiots get up to isn't what you should be doing. You're supposed to keep the client happy. It's not your fault he can’t party without doing illegal shit.

You heave a sigh. "I'm going to check on it."

Horangi’s eyes narrow, flicking to you. "No, you’re not. Stay put."

"Fine. I'm going to the bathroom, then."

"Fine," Horangi snaps. "Go to the bathroom, and make sure you come right back. And don’t talk to anybody."

You walk away, rifle in hand, making your way into the back hall. You pass into the dim sconce light and swear you see something through the enormous glass windows as you walk by them. But there’s nothing there.

The lights flicker once. A beat. Just long enough for you to notice before they even out again. 

You pause at a flicker of movement near the side door up ahead. You have a split second to wonder why there’d be nobody securing the side door before the lights go out.

When you turn and head back for the foyer, you stop short. Down the hall, where you just came from, looms a familiar shape. The white skull on his mask pops out of the shadows. 

You don't make it back to the foyer.

Before you have a chance to react, your body armor is yanked hard from the back. You're pulled backward into an adjacent room and shoved hard against the wall. You expect the bite of steel against your neck or your temple, but it never comes. 

“Quiet, now."

You register Soap's familiar accent before your eyes adjust to the dark. "Johnny?"

"That’s right," he says. He's still got that way of speaking that's almost a purr when he's being quiet.

It suddenly feels like a long time since you’ve felt the heat of his body, pinned tight between him and the wall the way you are. He’s coiled tight, all lithe muscle and restrained strength. His eyes glitter with that wild, predatory look. It’s decidedly dangerous and tantalizing.

"I missed you, darlin'. You're gonna make this simple, aye? I know you can," he says.

You swallow the immediate urge to comply. Holy hell, you forgot what that feels like. "You need to stop greeting me like this," you hiss.

"I'd love nothin' more than to greet you in a different way, but you've got to start makin'  smarter decisions first." He leans all the way in and presses his nose into the crook between your neck and shoulder, nuzzling you in his full tactical gear. 

You muffle a sigh. He makes a quiet, content sound. 

"Besides, I kinda like this way of greetin’ ya. You make this little noise."

The radio on his neck echoes to life. You hear a tinny voice come through, saying something about an objective.

His eyes shut tight as he listens, one hand pressed firmly against the wall beside you. He doesn't back away yet. He's been dreaming of this for too long--laying his head on you and letting the sound of your heartbeat drown out everything else. It just can't fucking happen yet.

You feel, rather than hear, his low, annoyed grumble as he replies. "No, I copy. Just keep your bloody heads on."

You concentrate, trying to make out the voices of his teammates. It sounds like Ghost's voice.

Soap groans, his fingers flexing and gloves squeaking against the wallpaper. “I’ll be there in a minute, LT.”

You shift slightly. "Why are you here?"

A muscle twitches in Soap's jaw, and he pulls back so he can look you in the eye. "Should be askin' you the same thing. You’re on guard detail for a bloody criminal."

"It's a complicated situation."

"Then uncomplicate it."

You open your mouth to reply, but Soap's radio crackles back to life. This time, you can make out the words.

"Target located." Ghost's voice.

"Attaboy." Price. "Get him isolated. Third floor, east windows."

“Won’t be that easy,” Ghost replies. “He’s surrounded by civilians. Security’s thick.”

You tense even as Soap begins to relax. You fist your hand in the collar of his tactical vest, trying not to sound frantic. "Do not kill him. Johnny, listen to me."

Soap's expression turns grim, and he looks down at your fingers. Then he reaches up to cover your hand with his. "I know he's your client, but there's a reason we're here. He smuggles weapons. Big weapons, and not to anyone friendly. Just take it easy and let us clean up."

"No, listen," you snap, pulling him a millimeter closer. "He has the cargo here. It's not weapons. It's people."

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[secretlysamcro]

Black female reader x Jax Teller PLOT SPOILERS!!! explicit language & offensive language. If you’re under the age of 18, haven’t finished the show or dislike any of said topics, please read no further.

Request: Okay! I just saw your post about requests for Jax x black!reader and the first thing that popped into my head was this scene from Mr. & Mrs. Smith (because I am shamelessly obsessed with this movie) when they do the shooting game at the fair. I would LOVE to see your spin on this where reader is lowkey a sharp shooter and surprises Jax cause maybe she doesn’t look it 👀 Lmk what you think! I love your writing 🖤

Backstory: The Sons, Gemma & y/n spend a little time at fun town, y/n showing Jax how sharp her shot is, photo booths & unexpected screams…

Laughter blends with the hum of carnival rides as the scent of over priced fried food lingers in the air. Jax keeps his arm around you, his touch warm and possessive, pulling you closer with each step. Your smooth dark skin glows under the lights, a contrast to his pale complexion, marked with the inked memorial of his late father, John Teller.

Your eyes light up with excitement as you near the shooting game. Without hesitation, you tug Jax along, urging him forward with a quick pull. He smirks, the corners of his mouth twitching as he shoves his beer cup between his teeth to hold it.

With his free hand, he digs into his pocket, pulling out some change and tossing it to the fair worker. "Two" he says, his voice muffled by the cup. You skip forward, reaching for the sniper, your fingers brushing the cool metal as you prepare to take your shot.

Jax leans in, eyeing you with that cocky grin of his, "You know how to hold it?" he teases, his voice low.

You laugh softly, the question almost making you roll your eyes. If only he know, you think, but you play it off, flashing a sweet innocent smile. "Yeah" you reply, as you line up the gun, getting it perfectly positioned.

Jax, now finished with his beer, sets the cup down and leans casually against the side of the booth. His back is turned to the target, but his focus is entirely on you. "Yeah?" he challenges again, the doubt high in his voice.

"Yes Jax, damn..." you mockingly demand, a playful laugh slipping out before you can stop it.

You take aim, fire lazily, and miss. Five shots in a row, not even grazing a target. But you're not really trying, and each miss only makes you laugh. Jax joins in, shaking his head with a look of amused sympathy, like he genuinely feels bad for how shit you are.

You roll your eyes, biting back a grin as you step aside, letting Jax take his turn. He's good, you'll give him that. Lining up his shot, taking down most targets with ease, but still missing a few. You watch him intensely, eyes fixed on his every move as if you're trying to figure out his technique.

"I wanna go again!

He pauses, then lets out a laugh, repeating your words with a teasing tone "You wanna go again?" shaking his head, he digs into his pocket for some more change, rolling his eyes as he prepares to watch you fail all over again.

Only this time, you're not fucking around.

Lifting the rifle, you line up your shot, your focus precise. Before Jax even has the chance to turn back around, half the targets are already down. You make it look effortless and when he finally turns to see what's happening, his jaw drops to the ground.

By the time the last target falls, you lower the rifle, Jax's cocky grin now stretching across your own face. With your teddy, five times the size of Jax's, tucked under your arm, you strut past him. Before you get too far though, he pulls you into him, his arm wrapping around your shoulder.

"Where the hell did you learn to shoot like that?" He laughs, still in awe.

"Beginner's luck" you tease, snuggling closer to his chest as you continue to walk.

The Photo Booth was small to begin with, but with both of you crammed inside, you positioned awkwardly on Jax’s lap, it felt even smaller. Your curls, worn like a crown, framed your face perfectly, as always.

“Shit, y/n your hairs takin’ up all the goddamn space” he mutters, laughing awkwardly shifting around, trying to squeeze into the frame.

You shoot him a playful look, already knowing he’s just messing around. You smack his chest playfully as you laugh at his struggle.

“Just take the picture Jax” you laugh, tilting your head so the camera gets your best angle.

Stepping out of the booth, you wait for the photo strip to print. As soon as it pops out, you grab it, a satisfied smile spreading across your face.

“Oh, we look good” you say, nodding your head as you admire the two of you.

Jax leans in, taking a look before shaking his head with a smirk. “Nah, you look good. I’m barely in the damn thing” he laughs, pointing to where only half of his face peeks out from behind your curls.

Before you can even respond, a familiar voice cuts through the noise. “Well, ain’t you two the cutest” Clay remarks as he strolls over, Gemma slung over his shoulder. He sets her down gently, his eyes moving between you and Jax.

You laugh, alongside Jax. Without thinking. You step a little closer to him, drawn to the comfort of his presence. Not that you were scared, there’s just always been something about Clay that puts you on edge.

As you all stand around talking, a family approaches. An older man, a woman, and their younger daughter.

“Republicans, 12 o'clock” Clay hisses under his breath as they move closer.

Still, when the man steps forward, Clay puts on a grin, extending a hand “How you doing, Elliot?”

“Okay, Clay” the man responds, shaking his hand stiffly.

Gemma grips Clays arm a little tighter, you also pressing yourself closer to Jax without much thought.

“Hey Mom, I’m gonna go to the spin out again” The young girl pipes up.

Her mother frowns “Tristen, you’ve been on it four times already” she says, a little unimpressed.

The daughter pouts, shifting her weight and shrugging her shoulders.

Jax digs into his pocket, pulling out some leftover tokens “Hey, here” he says, handing them over to Tristen.

“That’s not necessary” her mother replies, her tone polite but borderline firm.

Jax just laughs, squeezing your hand before giving Tristen a wink “That’s aight, they kicked me off cause I was screaming too loud”

She brightens up instantly, saying thank you before she runs off towards the ride.

Once she’s gone, her parents don’t bother sticking around. They wrap up the conversation quickly, making it clear they’re in a hurry to move along.

You all watch as they disappear into the crowd. Gemma, shaking her head. “You’d think with all the money they had, they could pay someone to remove those sticks shoved up their asses”

Clay grins, his arm around Gemma “maybe he’s a little paranoid his country club cronies are gonna see him talkin’ to the outlaw”

Gemma laughs, moving in closer to Clay. “Come on, I need to talk to the outlaw” she says, shoving him into the photo booth.

Jax immediately, turns away, a disgusted look on his face “you both make me sick” he says, before grabbing you by the waist, pushing you forward. “Come on, let’s get outta here”

As you continue walking, you catch up with Bobby and Tig. “Darby’s guys?” Bobby asks, eyeing the unfamiliar men who had just passed by.

Jax watches them for a second before shaking his head “don’t recognise 'em” he speaks, sizing them up in the process. A voice cuts through the air.

“Oooh, look at the big bad bikers, huh? Gonna get clowny all wet?” You all turn towards the voice, only to see a guy dressed as a clown, grinning like an idiot, clearly looking to start something.

Jax, never one to walk away from a challenge, steps right up, ready to play. The booth worker hands him two yellow balls. The goal? Hit the target, dunk the clown.

Jax takes his first throw, but his shot is just a little off.

“Aww, what’s the matter tough guy? Can’t put the little ball into the tight hole?” The clown taunts, his voice a complete mockery. “Bet all your leather wearin’ butt buddies say the same”

Jax’s whole demeanor shifts. He’s pissed. His jaw clenches, his grip on the second ball tightening. You step in front of him before he can do something real stupid. Placing your hands on his chest to calm him down.

“Gimme it” you say, giving him your confident smile.

He exhales sharply through his nose but hands you the extra ball. You take your time walking up to the booth, making sure the clown sees the sway in your hips. He puckers his lips, making an over exaggerated kissy face at you. Jax moving to lunge, but Bobby and Tig grab his arms, holding him back.

You look over your shoulder with a little smirk. “Don’t worry babe, I got this” lining up your shot, you take a breath before launching the ball, of course, you hit the target dead on.

The clown drops straight into the water, suddenly he doesn’t seem so cocky.

Jax bursts into laughter, his arms wrapping around your waist, a little too tight as your waist beads dig into your skin. “That’s my girl”.

Meanwhile, Bobby and Tig rush forward, making sure to push the asshole under just a little longer than necessary.

The fairground is quieter now, the crowd thinning as the night stretches on. You and jax are currently tucked away behind a burger van, hidden from view. The metal of the truck cool against your back as you lean against it, whilst Jax stands close in front of you, pulling pieces from your candy floss and bringing them to your lips.

His fingers brush against your lips, staying just a little too long each time. You close your mouth around them, your tongue grazing his skin before he pulls away, his blue eyes darkening as he watches you.

“You doin’ that on purpose darlin’?” His voice is low and teasing, as usual.

“Maybe” you tease, shifting just enough for your knee to brush exactly where he’ll notice.

"You know, you still never told me where you learned to shoot like that" he chuckles, his thumb grazing over your bottom lip.

"You..." you poke his chest, smiling "...shouldn't judge a book by its cover". There's a teasing tone in your voice, daring him to challenge you.

"I..." he presses his forehead against yours, playful but firm "...don't read books" he adds, trying to sound cool.

"Maybe you should start" You arch a brow, waiting for his comeback.

His expression shifts slightly, his head tilting "You callin' me stupid?" there's a faintest edge of offence in his voice, unsure if he should be insulted or amused.

"No" you say, grinning "I'm just sayin, you don't exactly look like the type who enjoys foot rubs or lets me braid his hair for fun"

Jax narrows his eyes, a small smirk tugging at the corner of his lips. "Alright, alright keep it down" he says, shaking his head. "I got a reputation to protect" You shift a little, straightening up, "Speaking of books…" you hesitate for a second, knowing he wont wanna talk about it. "you read any more of that manuscript you found?"

Jax exhales deeply, his nostrils flaring in the slightest. "Nah, haven't had the time" he murmurs, his voice dipping lower in tone.

You study him for a moment before offering, "I could read it to you tonight?…" But when you see the way his shoulders stay stiff, you decide to lighten the mood. "…While I do your nails, maybe throw in a face mask too" you tease, arching your hips toward him.

He snorts, shaking his head "Yeah, cause that's exactly what I need"

You tap his chest again playfully "Self care, Teller. You should try it some time" “Why do I need to take care of myself when you do it all for me, huh?” he murmurs, his voice dipping into that familiar, flirty tone as he leans in closer. He bites his lip, gripping the the back of your neck tight as he leans in. His lips meeting yours, slow and deliberately. He could take you right then and there, knowing full well that you'd let him, but the moment is cut short.

A piercing scream shattering through the entire fair.

“TRISTEN!”

A woman’s voice, panicked and desperate.

Then again, louder this time.

“TRISTEN!”

You and Jax both freeze. Your eyes meeting his, concern flickering between you both.

“Isn’t Tristen the lil' girl from earlier?” You ask, an uneasy feeling twisting in your stomach.

Jax takes a second to register. “Yeah, Elliot’s kid”

Without another word, you both move, rushing back into the heart of the fair, the flashing lights seeming harsher now and the music from the rides providing an eerie backdrop to the chaos unfolding.

You spot Elliot and his wife frantically searching, their faces tight with fear.

“What’s going on?” You ask, stepping towards Tristan’s mother. Your hand resting lightly on her arm, a small attempt at comfort.

“We can’t find Tristen” she says; her voice shaking as her eyes dart around. The panic in them making your chest tighten.

“Oh shit” Jax curses under his breath, glancing towards Elliot who’s looking just as frantic.

“She’s gotta be here somewhere” you offer, trying to reassure her, but the mother immediately shakes her head.

“No! We’ve looked everywhere” she insists, her fear spilling over, just like her tears.

Elliot comes rushing back, his expression pained. “She’s not on any of the rides”

“Oh my god, oh my god” his wife whispers, her breathing uneven, her entire body trembling, she stumbles forward, calling out for her daughter again, and again, and again.

The name “Tristen” echoing through the grounds, desperate with urgency.

Photos & gifs are not mine, just edited together.

For the lovely @daughterofapollo-7 🖤

Love an excuse to rewatch episodes, not that I need it it’s all I fucking watch lol. Hope you all enjoy!

Jax Teller Masterlist

[autisticgingerblonde]

If Fallout 4 companions had TikTok accounts

Cait would have an account dedicated to fighting and thirst traps (aimed at women mostly). Teaches women self-defense techniques. She earns a spot in the algorithm of muscle mommies. She also raises awareness for addicts and former addicts, educating on the effects of drugs and the reasons people seek them out in the first place. Honestly, it's a very good account to follow.

Codsworth is just confused about TikTok. He's like "oh so what are the children saying these days? Aura? I'll have to add a new word to my vocabulary banks! Cheerio, mum!"

Curie makes educational videos for all ages and all subjects. She has a series of learning Japanese, a series of vaccines and the science behind them, a series about the effects of different types of parenting, you name it. She also takes suggestions from her audience on what new things to research.

Danse has unintentional thirst traps. He talks about power armor and the Brotherhood of Steel but also posts workouts. These are what get the most attention out of everything he posts. The BookTok girlies find him and all hell breaks loose in the comment sections. He responds to this with, "Thank you, civilians. I am not sure what you mean, but I am glad you are supporting the Brotherhood of Steel by being on my page. Thank you for your enthusiasm for our righteous cause. Ad victorium." People armchair diagnose him as autistic.

Deacon does "GRWM as i tell you about the time i ______" videos where each day he looks completely different and you can never tell if he's telling the truth or not. He also does head shaving videos that double as story times or opinion pieces. You can't tell if those are true or not either.

Dogmeat has a viral account followed by millions. Get's a lot of "I can't imagine liking this guy" comments with the op replying to their own comment with "anymore than I already do. Huge fan!"

Hancock does subtle cheeky thirst traps and dance challenges. This entire post was inspired by the FACT that Hancock would participate in the brat summer trend and would do the Apple dance with Fahrenheit filming it. He also tells stories, mostly of him being high. He gets a lot of requests to cosplay Deadpool.

MacCready has a lot of things he does. Some videos are sniper trick shots, some are Grognak the Barbarian yapping (he does short lore deep dives when he can), and some are about being a young single dad. He doesn't show Duncan's face because he's extremely protective. Casually drops the most insane lore about his childhood which leads to comments like "are we just ignoring that he said he grew up in a cave?"

Nick Valentine would be a very popular fashion and "a day in the life of a detective". He'd do vintage fashion looks, like loose slacks and suspenders with a trench coat to top it off. Sometimes does a deep dive into detective history. Gets a lot of thirsty comments to which he replies "that's one way to get the coolant pumping."

Old Longfellow has the appeal of the New England, stormy weather, sweater-wearing fisherman aesthetic, and he tells stories of his youth while showing people around the area he grew up. Learns mobile phone cinematography to make it look cooler. Every video has either a lesson or a skill for survival.

Piper's account is solely focused on news and truth, posting every source she uses. She uses the trend of an insane video, like someone falling badly on the ground or getting splashed with water, and stitches it to look like a seamless transition of her rolling from the fall or being splashed to start talking about her news stories. It gets traction so she continues.

Porter Gage has a side gig of running TikTok accounts for different people. Gets the money, doesn't get the backlash when they get canceled for racism or worker exploitation.

Preston has an account dedicated to charity work and social activism. He makes sure to highlight organizations he feels are doing the world a service and regularly has fundraisers. He's well-known for always sharing content from people in dire situations and raising money for them. Has a master document of Go Fund Me pages and vets every one of them.

Strong has a lot of those unintentional boomer tiktoks that are 1 second long and he's just looking at the screen in confusion.

X6 cyber bullies the rest of them because he thinks having a TikTok is cringe and stupid (he is currently writing hate comments with his TikTok account)

[tobiasdrake]

what do you think of the most important relationship in all of dragonball? I speak, of course, of the world champion Mr. Satan and his pupil, mr. Buu

The entire Satan and Buu plotline is delightful, and it's not without reason that their bromance has become an ever-enduring part of post-Z materials.

Story-wise, this may be the best decision that the Buu arc made.

Toriyama sets this up in advance with the little boy whose blindness Majin Buu heals.

While flying around and slaughtering people for funsies, Buu finds this kid that's not afraid of him because he can't see Buu. He heals the boy's blindness so he can be properly afraid, but the kid is grateful rather than scared.

Buu finds himself enjoying that.

So Buu decides to offer his new friend a little more help, even while he's killing and blowing up everything else.

This moment demonstrates that Buu has a capacity for kindness; He just hasn't learned better. Like a child, he craves attention and validation from others but doesn't know the difference between negative attention and positive attention.

He's acting out because he wants to be noticed. Which brings us to the Earth's response.

The man who defeated Cell is here to slay Majin Buu and restore order to the world! Hail Satan!

He's fucked. He is so unbelievably fucked. Even he knows how fucked he is.

To his credit, Satan doesn't run for the hills as soon as these two guys leave. He actually did come here with the intent to confront Majin Buu and save the world.

Satan is often taken for a full-on coward because he does typically try to get out of fighting people who could end him in a flick of a finger. He's Pamput tier as a fighter and he knows these people outclass him by an unbelievable margin.

But I think it speaks very highly of him that when the world looked to him to save them from Majin Buu, he didn't try to run from it. He's not going to try and fistfight Buu, hell to the no, but he does make a good faith attempt to slay the dragon, to the best of his meager ability.

Hell, when all else fails, he even does try to fight Majin Buu directly.

It takes a lot of nerve to swing on an invincible god-killing monster who will absolutely turn you into candy and eat you the moment this conversation stops being fun for him.

This isn't cowardice. Satan's an arrogant blowhard who steals glory he doesn't deserve. As he and Buu settle into their friendship, he even makes plans to steal glory for Buu's defeat should it ever come to pass.

But he does want to save the world from Buu. He just has no idea how to do it. This is so far beyond him it's not even funny. Even after he basically moves in with Buu, he's still got victory on his mind.

He's here for the same reason he went to the Cell Games. Satan has the spirit of a hero somewhere under all that bluster, deceit, and glory hogging.

It's the arrival of Bee that changes everything.

This is the blind boy with the milk all over again. But this time Satan is here to see it, and it changes his approach to how he's engaging Majin Buu.

Once Satan sees this nicer side of Majin Buu, he finds himself armed with the greatest secret weapon he could possibly bring to this conflict. More powerful than bombs or poisoned chocolate. The one weapon that can truly defeat Buu: Empathy and understanding another person's point of view.

BOOM. It's done. Mr. Satan just saved the entire fucking planet from Majin Buu. His ultimate technique is asking Buu nicely to stop. No one's ever said this to him before. He didn't know better.

And this comes at the worst possible fucking time, oh my god. Seconds after Majin Buu agrees he won't kill or destroy anymore, snipers shoot his puppy.

This wouldn't be a big deal ordinarily. Buu would just erase these two assholes. But he just promised he wouldn't kill and destroy anymore. He wants to keep his promise. So all he can do is stand there and fume.

Buu has no idea what to do in this situation if he's not allowed to kill these two shitheads. Satan has not thought to convey the correct nuance for how he can behave in this context. So he's trying so hard to keep his promise in a situation where he should rightly be allowed to defend himself and his friends.

Satan's able to defuse the situation by beating the shit out of these clowns himself, and they save Bee's life with Buu's healing. But when Shooty McDickface shoots Satan in the back, Buu fucking erupts.

The contradiction between his promise not to hurt humans anymore and his furious need to waste these bastards is too much for him, allowing the darker aspects of the true Majin Buu an opening to seize control over Daikaioshin's innocence, which had up to this point resulted in this childish demeanor of his and made this friendship possible.

It's noteworthy that the first thing Evil Buu does is resolve the contradiction.

He does not care what he promised Satan. He's going to kill. And then he's going to resume killing. It was a mistake to have ever stopped.

The other really noteworthy thing, after he becomes Super Buu, is his behavior during his Human Extinction Attack.

God, what a horrifying image. This is the darkest fucking moment in Dragon Ball history. This is somehow worse than blowing up the planet. It's so horrific. Buu is really living up to his function as a god-killing horror whose very existence is a slight against the heavens.

Super Buu uses God's Temple in Heaven as a vantage point from which to fire billions of homing shots down into the Earth precisely targeted to kill every last human being remaining in the world. In a matter of minutes, he purges all human life from this world.

All human life except Tenshinhan and Chiaotzu, who were able to evade the shots aimed at them. Look, if you're going to shoot billions of ki blasts at once, there's a limit to how powerful they can be.

And Mr. Satan, who Buu skipped. Even with his innocence restrained and chained inside of him, Buu still can't escape his feelings for the one man in all the world he can call a friend. Even in this moment as he purges life from this world, Buu simply couldn't bring himself to do it. Not this one.

Even at his darkest, Buu's love for his friend will remain so long as any scrap of influence from Daikaioshin, so long as the thing that makes him sapient to begin with, still lives inside of him. A problem that only Pure Buu would ever manage to solve.

"The surge of emotion that shot through me when I saved your life taught me a valuable lesson: Where Caroline lives in my brain. Goodbye, Caroline." ~Majin Buu apparently

Such a weird resolution to their developing friendship, but Majin Buu is a magical creature unbound from any physics whatsoever so it works.

And then, for good measure, Satan legit saved the Earth from Majin Buu for real by convincing the totality of the resurrected Earthlings to contribute as much genki as they could muster to Goku's Genki-Dama, because there are genuine advantages to being a publicity hound.

Mr. Satan's greatest martial art is PR. He may be a glory-stealing publicity shill sitting pretty off the achievements of others, but goddamn is he good at getting his face out there and being a household name.

People underestimate the value of PR. He might just be a figurehead, but he's a damn good figurehead.

And he got to keep his new bestie too.

This is so unexpectedly sweet. Satan's relationship with Buu was the highlight of this arc. It gave a lot of depth and personality to both characters, turning Satan from a funny joke at the Cell Games to a powerhouse MVP of a protagonist.

It's just. Y'know. Shame about his daughter who basically drops off the face of the plot never to be cared about again. Videl's basically a cameo now, existing mainly to be the mechanism by which Gohan has a daughter.

So. Y'know. That sucks. But I've already talked about Videl and how screwed she was by the narrative.

Looking at post-Z materials, however, you can feel how much of an "Endgame, we don't have to go anywhere with this" sort of thing Satan and Buu's friendship is. GT basically wrote Mr. Buu out of the plot by having him fuse with Uub, while DBS goes out of its way to not let him participate in anything. The one arc he's featured in replaces him with Daikaioshin directly.

I don't think anyone really knows what to do with Mr. Buu now that he's one of the gang. Instead of writing plots and thinking about, "What can Buu do to contribute to this?" the vibe is always "Oh fuck me, what are we going to do about Buu?"

But even when the writers are struggling to find something for him to do, his ironclad friendship with Satan never wavers.

[fatfuckingcatstuff]

Babe.

Babe i need platonic reader with the mercs

Them reacting/helping reader get out of sh (Ignor if it makes you uncomfortable)

I just need some motivation to stop burning myself

Pick you fav mercs and maybe gn reader so more folks can enjoy

Luv your work btw <3

Of course you can! And I hope your recovery journey goes well! Sorry it this isn't exactly what you had hoped for but either way I hope you enjoy it.

Medic

- Medic is proud of you for seeking help. He noticed the bandages and, with genuine concern, asked if you wanted to talk. He knows how important it is to have someone listen.

- In his office, he listens without judgment as you open up about your struggles. Medic then suggests regular check-ins, encouraging you to reach out whenever you feel overwhelmed. "You are stronger than you realize, mein freund . There are other ways to cope like harming someone else other than yourself! Remember, my door is always open."

"Oh okay wow thanks medic."

"no worries mein freund :)"

- He offers resources like books on mental health and teaches you stress relief techniques. Medic even shares some basic medical knowledge, so you can better understand your body and how to care for it. He’s always there for you, providing unwavering support.

"Would you like me to help remove those thoughts of yours?"

"you are not going anywhere near my brain."

Spy

- Spy, ever observant, sees the subtle signs of your struggle. He'd brush it off aside during the day but find himself wanting a chat with you alone.

- He'd take you to his smoking room using this private moment to discuss serious matters. "Tell me ma fleur. What's on your mind?"

As you pour your heart out of your struggles and how you've been slowly trying to heal he listens with intent.

"Mon ami, we all have our demons. What matters is how we face them. You have the strength to overcome this, and I will be here to help you every step of the way."

- Spy keeps a watchful eye on you from a distance, ensuring you’re never alone in your vulnerable moments. He wants you to know you can always rely on him for support. Hell he'd start getting noticeably closer to you.

Demoman

- Demoman is proud of you for opening up. He brings it up casually, noticing your reluctance to show your arms. With genuine concern, he gently prods and listens.

"Aye I hear ye lassie/laddie"

- He shares his own struggles, making you feel less isolated and more understood. I feel as though he would occasionally offer a bottle or 2 of scrumpy to *help* in which you would always refuse but thank him.

- He regularly checks in on you, using humor and camaraderie to lighten your mood and make sure you’re doing alright.

"Ye know, we all got our battles. But ye don't have to fight 'em alone. Anytime ye feel down, just come find me. We'll have a laugh, aye?"

Pyro

They notice your distress through your body language and offer comfort without words. Pyro sits beside you, offering his toys and gadgets to play around with to distract your mind from the simple idea of harming yourself.

"Mmphhshs mpyymph mpthhh mthjs mppjdhh"

"Thank you pyro"

- They introduce you to creative activities like painting or building crafts, helping you channel your emotions into art. Pyro’s presence becomes a comforting constant.

- Pyro ensures you always have a safe space to retreat to, filled with comforting and familiar items to help ground you during tough times.

Sniper

- Sniper would be a little taken aback I feel. Sure he had noticed your change in behavior but he wasn't really expecting it.

- He invites you to his perch, sharing the tranquility of the outdoors. Sniper opens up about his own ways of dealing with isolation and stress, teaching you about the calming effects of nature. "It's alright, mate. Sometimes, getting out here and away from it all helps clear the mind. Whenever you need to talk or just want some company, you know where to find me."

- He takes you on walks, introducing you to nature therapy. Mundy would provide steady, reliable support, always there for late-night talks and his presence if you ever need him. He wants you to know you have someone who cares.

[thekristen999]

Ramble ramble.

I doubt the show will address this because, well, this is television, but I’m very curious where the rest of Eddie’s journey will take him. Taking a moment to finally let go of things and experience, silly, frivolous joy was a huge step. It is an even bigger step if he does it more than once. (Which I think Ryan said was on the menu)

It doesn't need to be cathartic, (it can be) Eddie needs to experience more happiness. The brain learns behavior, it learns guilt, pain, depression, terror, and it can get stuck in that programming. So, allowing yourself to be silly is a step in reprogramming it.

The fact that Eddie thinks he deserves punishment and doesn’t deserve forgiveness, or joy, means he needs to return to therapy. PTSD or CPTSD (which I think Eddie has) does not just go away after a few sessions. It takes time, regular appointments, and the use of coping techniques in times of stress. Which based on the jello discussion, Eddie at least, practices for anxiety.

He also needs to reunite with his son. Contrary to what some believe, you can be a parent while seeking mental health treatment.

Three months is extreme, four, six and more months is ridiculous. Eddie hurt his son. (unintentionally) Yes. But he didn't do anytime that warrants this length of separation.

If Christopher is still not talking to his father after all of this time then nothing is getting accomplished. He needs to get his son and they need to attend family therapy together.

Running away to avoid problems seems to be Diaz trait and doesn't solve anything.

They need to talk. And the longer this goes on the worse it will get. Because I think this is more than Chris witnessing Eddie hugging a person that looks like his mother, I think is just one more trauma onto top of a mountain of trauma since moving to LA.

Ever since he and Eddie have moved, Chris has experienced: being reunited with his mother and his mother dying in the same year. Surviving a tsunami. His father shot by a sniper and almost die. Followed by his best friend getting struck by lightening.

The two of them have been to hell and back and they need to return to each other, and hopefully have an active support system which seems to have gone MIA.

I know there might be some cast limitations in play, so I'm very curious how canon will play out.

[thesharktanksdriver]

Oh! When I asked about magical girl! Y/n in Teen Titans (2003 version), I forgot to mention about how she would interact, meet or deal with the Titans’ villains like the HIVE, Slade, Red X, or the Brotherhood of Evil

No prob, I was actually wanting to add a bit about the hive in my first response but didn’t want to make it too long lol. I’m just gonna do the hive and Slade for this since I can’t remember the brotherhood of evil very well and red x would need his own thing lol

Is it any surprise that y/n ends up befriending the light? I mean really? With her track record the light are probably the least Bruce has to worry about. But anyways she would have probably heard about them through the teen titans but kinda didn’t pay them any mind till she ran into them. They at first think she’s a potential “no good goody two shoes” set out to stop their fun until she pulls out a sniper rifle and quite literally blow off the head of a shadowmite on one of their shoulders, effortlessly scaring the crap out of them and also making them quite interested in her.

I’d say she’s find them to be pretty fun, but she’d especially get along with Jinx and surprisingly Mammoth. Y/n is tired and exasperated half the time making her a kinda low energy person who would take to answering their questions as long as they got her bat-burger which leads to some interesting conversations.

“Yeah Robin has been pretty miffed lately cause-“

“Wait so you know Robin?”

“Yeah, both”

“Both???”

“Well you guys are from a seperate dimension right? Well there’s a Robin from my dimension who’s a different Robin from your Robin but still Robin. You can tell them apart cause your Robin is adverse to any real violence while my Robin would try and cut your arm off”

“….your Robin has a sword?!?!?!?”

“Yeah he also used to be an assassin too”

Yeah after that they start to think that they lucked out in the Robin department knowing theirs wasn’t the type to possibly cause real injury. That’s not even to mention when you mention other hero’s in this world or hell even the villains. Cause Jesus, Joker wore his own face after it was cut off?!?!? Or that an end of the world scenario happened just about every year?!?!?

They’re starting to enjoy where they live in comparison to you especially after you explain Shadowmites to them. How you hunt these monstrous creatures by your lonesome (maybe not as much as before since one of the bats typically tags along but still, there are times you go off on your own) and how your the sole thing keeping these things from literally devouring the universe.

But with that comes with you saying something oddly sad that makes them pause

“Hey….if the Shadowmites end up in your world and a magical girl is defending against them? Tell her about me. Tell her that I wish I could have met her myself and that…it’s gonna be hard but to keep going”

Damn…..that’s more depressing than they’d like to admit nor think about.

Her meeting 2003 Slade would be an….odd scenario considering she knows the Slade in her universe. So it’s definitely an awkward meeting when she’s like “yo Slade how’s rose doing” and 2003 Slade is wondering who the fuck she is and how she knows about his daughter.

When y/n learns that this is 2003 Slade though….she definitely tries to avoid him for various reasons. Cause listen, as much as her Slade is an asshole sometimes and has some weird ass morals he doesn’t act like a creep towards literal children. When hearing what he did to Raven she is appalled, she did not think being a hired murderer could get worse before she had heard that.

She does not in the slightest want to be around him

But him on the other hand is interested partially due to the fact he can see she’s skilled and some of the techniques she uses are some of his moves.

Which means that she must have known and trained under her universe’s version of him

When y/n now meets up with her version of Slade she thanks the gods he isn’t the same one from 2003

(Y/n to 2003 Slade be like lol)

[aprofessionalwithoutstandards]

hii pyro for the ask game? 🔥🦄

favorite thing about them I just think they're really funny like they're a cute and fun sort of guy I think we could hang out. Also I like playing Pyro quite a bit I've gotten pretty good lately, I love the Flare Gun because you get to basically turn Pyro into Sniper

least favorite thing about them The fucking Scorch Shot fucking Hell On Sniper Technique

favorite line The one where Pyro is CLEARLY saying "coconut!"

brOTP I think Demo and Pyro could for sure hang out. Demo leans on them in the fourth comic, they carry him out when he can't walk, and idk blowing stuff up and fire are similar enough. Plus, unicorns are a national symbol of Scotland and in my goth girl Demo mind palace Demo is super into mythology and stuff

OTP Idk I ship Pyro w basically anyone... I guess my favorites are with Engie, Medic, and Sniper

nOTP Pyro and Scout it's boring I'm sorry. I'm SO mean to Scout I'm sorry I take it back

random headcanon They're like, stupidly good at math. They obviously don't speak and they don't really read so people tend to underestimate them but they can bang out, like, ten-page calculus proofs. And they basically do it for fun

unpopular opinion Pyro fucks

song i associate with them Temporary Secretary

favorite picture of them

Probably this one from the Heavy vs Pyro update it's just so cute and fun

[ID: Render of Pyro standing at a podium, making two V for victory hand signs like Nixon, with a political poster that says "Mmph! Mmph mph!" over an illustration of their face surrounded by heart-shaped flames. End ID]

[coyotejone-s]

i'm insane. rubber rats and such. here's my thoughts on who the reds and blues would main in tf2 vs whose place they would take in a potential au. spoiler: they ARE different. and also i'm not making the au, but if you wanna do it feel free to use this as a guideline.

disclaimer: i'm a walking tf2 encyclopedia... for the lore and comics. i HAVE played it of course, but i'm by no means an expert on strategy and such, so contesting my knowledge on that end is more than welcome.

RED TEAM

Grif

Main: jumps around a bit, but always comes back to heavy because he's got high health and decent damage rates. mostly follows simmons around because no one wants to fuck with the battle medic. that being said, he CAN hold his own (he's actually REALLY good at the game) and watches simmons' back like a hawk. and his other teammates' too i guess (silly).

Place: heavy. big dude, cares for his family, wouldn't be doing this in an ideal world. also he deserves a big gun. RIP the grifshot.

Simmons

Main: as mentioned, he'd be a battle medic, and a fucking TERRIFYING one at that. definitely puts a lot of time into it, and it absolutely pays off. has one of the best k/d ratios purely because he's just fucking going for it. it looks like luck but every second is strategized to an embarrassing degree. this makes him feel powerful. god forbid someone kill grif, because he'll hunt them down for the rest of the match.

Place: medic. he deserves to be unhinged. we've all seen how he is on the warthog turret.

Sarge

Main: soldier. he's got rocket jumping down to a perfect science. he is defying gravity. he has discovered some sort of secret technique to perfectly optimize speed and distance while minimizing damage. he will never tell anyone what it is and he will show it off at any chance for the rest of time. thus, he never fucking plays any other class.

Place: soldier. there is nothing to be said that hasn't been said already.

Donut

Main: this one's tough actually. i think he'd flip between pyro, demo, scout, and soldier. he likes the fast-paced gameplay, and is pretty decent at all of them.

Place: scout! he's got a hell of a throwing arm! i'd be willing to bet he was in little league as a kid. i could have better reasoning but i had to switch him when i switched tucker.

Lopez

Main: engineer. it's familiar, trying to keep things fixed and running while a bunch of idiots run around and fuck things up. can often be seen rancho relaxing next to at least 2 fully-upgraded sentries like 30 seconds into the match.

Place: engineer. same reasons, same play style.

BLUE TEAM

Church

Main: good god, he tries to main sniper, but he's so fucking bad at it. gets backstabbed all the fucking time. he's too stubborn to stop. to his credit, though, he's pretty damn good with the melee and smg.

Place: sniper. again, he's not GOOD at sniping, but he's good enough with the subweapons that he qualifies.

Tucker

Main: probably scout. he likes being fast and annoying. it's not really that deep LMAO. i think he plays like me: running directly into the line of fire and just trying to hit as many people as possible before dying. a tried and true strategy. unfortunately, as such, his k/d ratio is impressively terrible.

Place: demoman. initially i wanted to place him as scout, but then i thought about eyelander and the energy sword and it won me over because i love eyelander. i think he'd try to demoknight and be really bad at it GHSJASKHGSA.

Caboose

Main: listen to me. you can put him in any class and he'll kick fucking ass. he has every perfect strategy mapped to muscle memory or something. he's a fucking enigma. no one can beat him. if caboose is on your team, you are almost guaranteed a win.

Place: pyro. it's the whimsy.

Kai

Main: i think she'd main spy purely so she can cloak and watch everyone else run around like idiots. occasionally she gets a kill in, but that's mostly when they stumble close enough to her. she can be very efficient when she wants to be, but mostly she's here for the drama. she has a screenshot folder of grif and simmons doing gay shit. it's... massive.

Place: spy. she gets to serve cunt, be bisexual, and kill people. what more could a girl want???

MISC

Disclaimer: Locus and Felix do not have a place to take due to a lack of main-enough characters. Sorry!

Wash

Main: look at me. i think wash is exceptionally bad at most of the classes. he does his best, but they just escape him. he's pretty good with pyro, but he sees pyro as overly easy with little challenge (no offense to caboose). against all odds, i think he's best at engineer, and surprisingly good at it! usually he follows lopez around (because lopez knows what he's doing), but about half the time he'll be on his own and tentatively killing it.

Place: ms pauling. in season 10, he mostly follows carolina around, dragging the reds and blues with him and following the majority of her orders. remind you of someone?

Carolina

Main: also tends to jump around, but prefers support classes. she'll join whichever team she thinks needs the most support at the time. half the time she'll be on the sidelines, cloaked and watching her idiots fuck around.

Place: the administrator! she's the most properly take-charge of all of them. i'd imagine she inherited the position from the director.

Doc

Main: medic, what did you expect? he's surprisingly good at offense, but prefers to stick to healing. in the event of an o'malley switch, he battle medics. he's not good at it.

Place: merasmus. he deserves wizard powers.

Locus

Main: spy. suits his style PERFECTLY. will occasionally play sniper if needed. absolutely cracked at both even though he says he doesn't play video games (this is a lie).

Felix

Main: he doesn't play tf2 because he thinks the people who play it are annoying nerds. this being said: probably either scout or sniper. scout when he feels like being an asshole, sniper when he feels like actually being efficient. either way he gets to show off.

[uwuowotf2waslife]

Inflict your misery on your blorbos! The mercs having to go to the dentist?

Based

Scout: that guy who swears he aint afraid , up and down hell preach he has never once cried at the dentist. But also the guy who once the appointment is over he is outta there faster than light.

Soldier: not really afraid, just hates how close the dentist is to his face. ( i can tolerate many things, but seeing each individual pore in someone face who is using a medieval torture device (lil scoop mirror) its something i cant).

Pyro: do they even have teeth?? Sorry lil firebug, but oh well, ya know sweets and pop tarts aint best food for your enamel ( basically a Spy but they needed to have crowns)

Demo: unironically most carefull person with his teeth. I mean yeah, life is tough when you are a one eyed black scotsman with a police record roughly the length of the entire city of Glasgow, you gotta have at least something gucci about your face. Homeboy has never had a single cavity.

Heavy: he isnt afraid per say, but gulag life never had dental care in the healthcare provider section. His idea of a dentist is using pliers on a tooth , so id argue based. Mouthwash guy who doesnt rinse because , he wants his breath extra fresh

Engie: sanest man in the whole group (not) but was forced to have the ugliest braces known to man so each time he prays he doesnt get flashbacks

Medic: he may have done some oral/dental healthcare (with or without patient consent) but he knows the basics of dentistry. Also forced to wear hideous braces becauSE hE iS. A nErD geT iT ??? ( nah homeboy just succed on em pacyfiers so hard his teeth were like a crater)

Sniper: crooked tooth police BUT he is amazing at dental healthcare. A dentists best patient. HE ACTUALLY FLOSSES DAILY, he isnt that unhappy about his teeth but he has a few of them chipped and in his opinion he makes him feel goofy

Spy: will use all torture training techniques in the dentist. Never flosses, never brushes but uses an obsene amount of mouth wash. Has semi trauma (his fake teeth were a necessity cuz imo prolly got them all taken out without consent -he is a spy; pulling teeth was a very common form of torture-) so yea he hates anything sharp/pointy/metallic touching his teefs.

[37-children-of-the-dreams]

AZI has confirmed that Crosshair’s hand tremors aren’t physical, but might be mental, which makes sense as Crosshair has been through hell and highly could have PTSD.

Now, Star Wars has never confirmed if they even have medication for mental problems, but even then, the Bad Batch, and clones in general, probably don’t have the money to even get monthly medication if Crosshair’s mental problems are long term, which they might be because every clone we’ve known has long term trauma.

Which is why Omega teaching Crosshair meditation is important. Meditation is a coping mechanism that is well documented to be beneficial in helping people with depression and anxiety, which are symptoms of PTSD. If Crosshair keeps doing meditation for coping, he might lessen the tremors. He might not fully get rid of the tremors as trauma doesn’t go away, but if he keeps up with meditation and learn other coping techniques, there is a chance Crosshair can be the sniper we all know he can be.

(I may have researched a ton about coping mechanisms and depression for psychology research purposes.)

[de-gekkedoktor]

goedemorgen, goedenavond, en goedenacht!

welcome to my Medic kin blog! it's not the fanciest (since i know jack shit about blog decorating) but it's mine! this is technically a sideblog of a sideblog, because i used to do all my medic-posting on @/absinthe-earth-ghoul. turns out my next biggest kin after being an Earth Ghoul is BLU Medic. who knew?

anyway, "about me" time

ik ben Fritz! my name is Fritz!

he/it pronouns for me, please

gay. gay as hell

i'm a college student, so i tend to be rather busy

punk who's trying to be an activist, but i get overwhelmed easily

self ship with my dear Maynard (Engie)

big, weird, multi-source f/o family :]

i'm the BLU Team Medic!

my TF2 canon seems to take some cues from Emesis Blue and TF_Truce, mainly in the names

Christian Brutal Sniper, Ass Pancakes, Painis Cupcake, and the rest of the Freak Fortress guys exist in my canon. i remember quite liking Pancakes (i refuse to call him Ass)

i tend to talk about my teammates using their given names (i'll put them under the cut so nobody gets confused)

i use parenthesis A LOT

i adore using sfm!!! most of the sfm things you'll see are mine!

i love food and cooking so so so much

the reason i use Dutch on here is because i'm slowly learning the language, and it's as close to German as i'm gonna get ToT

my main acc is @/radio-ghost-cooks

uhh. there's probably more that i can't think of right now

a few blinkies, f/o list and family tree, + my tag system and the team's names under the cut :]

decor

tag system

#fritzposting - kind of my signature!

#sfm sillies - my sfm stuff

#dit kan verkeerd zijn - dutchposting

#operating theatre music - playlists/songs i like

#let food be thy medicine - food stuff :]

#mijn leifste - selfship (MAYNARD!!!! <33333)

#mamushi🐍 - Venom Snake and Kaz (familial f/os)

#philanthropy🧨 - David and Hal (platonic/familial f/os)

#bird on an antler🎐 - Lysandre and Sycamore (familial f/os)

#firebug🔥 - Pyro (familial f/o)

my teammates' names!

Scout - Jakob/Jake

Sniper - Mundy

Soldier - Solly (RED's Soldier was Jane)

Spy - N/A (i know what it is i just know he wouldn't want me to tall anyone)

Pyro - Pyro!

Demoman - Mickey

Engineer - Maynard <3333

Heavy - Ivan

not my teammates!

Christian Brutal Sniper - Chris

Ass Pancakes - Pancakes

Christian Pure Spy - Mardochee/Mardo/Mallard

Gentlespy - Hugh

Painis Cupcake - Pinny

Vagineer - fucking cunt who i hate

my f/os

Lysandre and Sycamore (Pokemon XY) - my fathers!!

Maynard (TF2) - hubsband

Pyro (TF2) - adoptive son

Dave and Hal (Metal Gear) - adoptive brother and brother-in-law. kinda. Dave and i just have that kinda thing where you know each other so well that you're just brothers to everyone around you

Venom and Kaz (Metal Gear) - technically adoptive parents? but not really? idk Venom taught me what little battle medic technique i have and he adopted Dave in this canon soooooo...

credit to @/sister-lucifer for the dividers

[marvel-starwarsfangirl]

I have to know about "some crosshair healing fic, ig?"

Hello and thank you for the ask! Also thank you @indigofyrebird for asking as well!

I love Crosshair. You all know that. But our favorite sniper has been through hell and back to get where he is now. And here's the thing, he's still not ok. So, I decided to write a post-series long fic where I put Crosshair in therapy to work through his trauma. One thing I gave him in the fic as assigned by his therapist is a journal because I feel that he would really enjoy writing out his feelings.

I borrowed from my own experiences with anxiety when writing and I'm doing some research in order to better understand PTSD and what methods of therapy/healing in general work the best. There is some overlap with anxiety, but I want to do the best I can.

Snippet from his journal in the current chapter I'm writing:

"Iris and I haven’t talked about my self-loathing. And I don’t think I want to. Believe me, I’m aware of how bad it is. Honestly, I don’t even think her mindfulness techniques would help. I could repeat ‘my family loves me’ all I want, but it doesn’t remove the doubt I feel. I’m ashamed of all that I did during my time in the Empire, especially towards my family. I SHOT my brother. I did that. Not Hunter. Not Omega. Not Tech. Me. Sometimes, I can’t even look at myself without thinking of what I’ve done. I was told I needed to ‘discover myself.’ Will that help me move along on this path that I’m on? Will figuring out something as trivial as the shirt I put on in the morning help me move past what I did on Kamino? Probably not. The inhibitor chip was what turned me against my brothers. Except it was still my hand on the blaster and my hand alone that pulled the trigger. I tried to fight, but the horror I felt was like a little voice locked up in a box. It couldn’t get out. After the chip was removed, I still stayed with the Empire. There was no other path for me. How could there be? I was abandoned by my family. But I was still a solider. I am solider.” Crosshair looked down at his stump and sighed. “Not anymore it seems. I stopped being a soldier on Tantiss. The moment I shot Nolan was when I abandoned the Empire. What am I supposed to be now?”

This is the first long fic I'm committing to in over 3 years so I hope it goes well 😅

[surveillance-0011]

Every HOL 2 + Comic prediction I have

Possible spoilers ahead. Some of these I'm very much convinced about, others are more general statements or spitballing/guesstimates.

In general:

We find out where the hell Lizzie and Kenny are

We see what remains of the G3+ more of how they've impacted space

Funny mission control in the form of Clug's kids + Gene. He was literally gonna blow us up to keep the house.

Maybe seeing Krimothy or Gene's nephew

More stuff abt Gene + whatever he's got going on, too

More Torgs maybe?

Bounty Hunter will probably remain a very self insert-y character and therefore be more of a blank slate while the Gatlians get center stage but we might get more on them... maybe something abt their parents

And. Lezduit. Did you fuck my mom Lezduit?

The Comic

Takes place pre-High on Knife

Follows (at least partially) the bounties that have been done pre DLC (the ones on the screen)

Gurgula plays more of a role or shows up as some sorta easter egg in the bg

Actually shows what's up with Creature

"Redemption" We are totally getting stuff about Kenny

and maybe similar themes with Harper? if the Task Force led to her doing some fucked up shit

And ofc who knows maybe. applies to creature lore. If not that then maybe the "lost love" in the blurb is referring to this... hm...

Though it's not following the G3 I'm going to assume we'll be seeing Merkaloids and other G3 grunts doing other odd jobs and the remnants of the Cartel + power struggles before it crumbles for good

Uh. Maybe bonus G3 chapter at the end? Or at least mentioning them + filling more in for sake of worldbuilding. maybe this is copium but i want moar... moar G3. please. waughh

HOL 2

Lez might come back late game once the parents get back from their road trip. Maybe he'd be used for a challenge mode/bonus gauntlet instead of the final boss.

If we don't see what's going on with Lizzie in the comics we'll certainly know by 2.

Maybe Gurgula got a hold of her or Gene or the BH's parents as a way to play on Garmantuous trying to hurt who the BH "loves most" but it's not a celebrity cameo this time

Either Kenny-Harper dual wielding or Kenny gets an upgrade that's not quite Lezduit level but makes him a more advanced gun.

Alternatively maybe the perspectives switch between BH and Lizzie? BH keeps their guns and there's chapters or otherwise ways to switch perspective to continue to the story with Lizzie, Kenny, and her own group of Gatliens. This would eventually lead to the two reuniting and being able to choose who to play as and what combo of Gatliens you like to complete the game. This is pretty ambitious and most likely too clunky but something like this could be on the table.

And if you don't get to play as them I do like the idea of Lizzie turning up ok with Kenny in tow

May or may not be accompanied by a joke w/ Kenny saying he's got a frog in his throat or some other meta commentary. Then again given the circumstances to why the change would be made this might be in poor taste. We will see.

I mean really after what she did to Tweeg if you follow that path then I'm sure she's gonna end up getting in on the bloodshed. Really thinking she'll fight along side you or maybe against you at some point if she gets brainwashed or something (maybe unlikely but as a splatoon fan I'm Used To This Happening by now)

And by now Gene's legs r probably gonna grow back or be just about enough to walk with?

Knifey keeps the chainsaw obviously. maybe another modification or two to switch out?

Flamethrower + Sniper Rifle Gatliens, sticky + smoke bomb trick hole or mechanism

Being able to meet + save more Gatlien survivors even if they aren't playable

Maybe a shooting range/training room to hone techniques

More standalone bounties while the Bounty Hunter tries to track down Gurgula on their own terms

Gurgula is from Australia III or IV or. yeah just another Australia. Maybe the original first Australia planet... hm...

More Australia in general

More Gurgula also :3c this is a given but I am very much excited 2 see him. I think unlike Garmantuous he's probably not going to try to check in on us or anything and it's more cat-and-mouse-y.

The game will probably be a bit more grim, esp when the focus is on Gurgula. Not too gritty, but certainly more in line with the secret ending and HOK's more morbid/scary moments.

that being said I need to see him lose his mind as he gradually gets totally tired of everyone else's bullshit and comes to the conclusion that he's in a game chock full of nerdy stoner comedy.

There will probably be a joke about/reference to CWC it'd be funny if Gurgula was actually super wowed by all of that. Not disgusted like actually just. wow. the depths of the human mind.

I've said it before but I am certainly thinking they may kill off Gene or Lizzie. Knowing how calculated and cutthroat Gurgs is I'm pretty sure he'll be targeting them eventually and even if he doesn't with some of the themes of redemption we've been seeing here I'm thinking we're gonna see some people we like go.

In general i hope the game does not shy away from more emotional moments and allows shit 2 get real grim. After being thrown for a total loop in the secret ending and the pretty well done bits of horror around the reveal of Mux in HOK i do hope we get some real gut wrenching bits where we see the real depths of depravity with Gurgula :3c and just knowing that. shit is fucked.

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FAKE GAME IDEA (would love ideas!!!)

(04-07) Bowling Brawl:

So I had this brainrot idea for a bowling game.

It would combine the standard bowling experience, mixed with special moves and abilities that are unique to every character in the game. The better they bowl, the more energy they get. And you can then use that energy to do combo moves that earn you a whole new type of score based on style points. Both your style points, and your bowling score combine into your overall score. So some brawlers are really good at bowling, and some awful at it, but have really cool moves to make up for it. And they all battle it out in verses battles, to determine who is the best bowler to have ever lived. It was really just an excuse to make a bunch of over the top bowling characters. Here are some of the ones I came up with:

(PLAYER 1)

She's a pretty solid bowler, but she's too cocky for her own good. She spends to much time talking shit, then putting that energy into bowling the ball. (PLAYER 2)

Dude does not know what he is doing. He's probably doing that thing other athletes do where you change your sport mid-career. He knows a lot of trickshots, but a bowling ball is not a basketball. Honestly whoever told him he should change careers, should change careers. (PLAYER 3)

They look like they don't care at all. But that couldn't be more wrong. Ever since [THE ACCIDENT], they've been training in underground bowling rings to take down the fiercest of bowling opponents. Now they're here to take you down too. Their moves might not be the flashiest, but they didn't get the nickname SNIPER for nothing. With pinpoint precision they will out-bowl you in power and accuracy any day of the week. (PLAYER 4)

Is..that a..cat? Are we really letting a cat into this prestigious bowling tournament...? Apparently he has the strongest throws out of any of the bowlers here, but his technique is so bad that his bowling ball ends up in the walls or ceiling, as much as it does the bowling lanes. An associate asked him if he wanted us to pull up the gutter rails, but he got offended and swiftly clawed his eyes out. When asked for comment about his chances of winning, he said "HELL YEA!!" then threw a bowling ball towards a little girl celebrating a birthday party with her family. 🎳💥🧍‍♀️

I would seriously love to see other peoples designs for their own bowling champions to join the roster. If you do PLEASE TAG/@ ME!!! I would love to see them!! >:3 If you also have any ideas for this game concept, I'd love to hear them too!!!