#maggot bears

[scrunckled-idiot]

🎄MERRY SMISSMAS ALL!🎄

come, sit down, leave your guns and coats by the door, and enjoy the feast!

+alt shots

(took me a week ahah my handssssss)

[highways-are-liminal-spaces]

Life and death at the Shrine of St. Therese, Juneau

Taken September 2023

[darkcloudsatnight]

Soldier and Zhanna coded imo

[another-delta-lover]

OILED UP ZHANNA BECAUSE SHES CANONICALLY MY WIFE! SHE'S IN THE SCRUNCKLE LORE!

🙏

istg if this post gets flagged imma be MAAADD

HERE U GO!!! I HOPE THIS DOESN'T GET FLAGGED JAISDAKDA

[TW/CW: NONSEXUAL NUDITY!!!!]

HEAVY DON'T KILL ME I DIDN'T WANT TO DRAW THISSS (btw soldier mtf headcanon for the soul)

[emilythedog661-tf2]

Hi, sorry if this isn't the place to ask this, but what IS Maggot Bear/Russian Raccoon? I know you said it's something you won't do but I'm curious what it actually is!

It basically the Ship names for Soldier and Zhanna (Heavy's Sister) from the comic and i don't like it, already talked about it twice before why i don't like it and i don't want talk about it again 😠

(also, this doesn't mean i hate Zhanna, i like Zhanna as a interdependent character and i think she should be better off with Miss.Pauling more then Soldier)

[rednexxsaysthing]

Tag game!

Click a song from my playlist (that you haven't heard before) you might be interested in checking out later, then rb, do the same (add as many songs as you want!), and tag people <3

@aesthetic-writer18 @composer-of-chaos @funkyfandomlover @gayfrogtime @happyfacelol @itz-pandora @st4rboyloser @thesoundofspeed

[aprofessionalwithoutstandards]

thinking about the soldier heavily pregnant and eating burgers ask. soldier needs to get pampered and fed So bad it wouldn't fix him but it would be sexy so whatever. i think i have covid

STOPPPP I can't take this I can't just POST shit like this I have FOLLOWERS... Soldier tf2's burgers and apple pie and fireworks and freedom American fantasy and also he's malepregnant because it's tf2. God bless America. Imagine the national anthem playing in increasing volume as you read this post

[weirdly-specific-but-ok]

YOU WHO ARE SO KNOWLEDGEABLE IN THE WAYS OF AUSTRALIA, WHAT DO YOU KNOW OF DROP BEAR ATTACKS?

I HAVE HEARD OF THEM INDEED, I'M ASSUMING THE BEARS LIKE DROPPED OUT OF TREES AND ATTACKED HUMANS BY LANDING ON THEM AND SLASHING THEM TO DEATH?

(I CAN'T SAY SLASH WITHOUT THINKING OF FANFICTION HELP)

I DON'T THINK IT WAS AN EMU WAR KIND OF SITUATION SO I'M ASSUMING THIS ATTACK WAS A RUTHLESS ELIMINATION OF SEVERAL AUSTRALIANS THROUGH BEARILLA WARFARE

AUSTRALIAN MAGGOTS? AM I RIGHT? @howmanyholesinswisscheese @obsessed-sketches

[the-owl-tree]

cooking even further rn, since you said that maggotstar was inspired by brokenstar there should be another isekai'd cat to act like yellowfang, that character being maggotstar's dad as both a human and a cat. the human version of maggotstar's dad is a hippie who grew up in 1970s Seattle, is a vegan (even as a cat), smokes way too much weed (catnip as a cat) and cries about missing Bob Marley.

I propose the name Bearstep for him

i'm loving the idea of this naked cat and their massive hairy dad. truly a "what do you mean you two are RELATED" duo

[darkcloudsatnight]

Hello, it is I, back flipping anon!

I am here to bother you with questions and then do my deed.

Head canons for helmet part??? I also want to write you a little fanfic about them but I dunno what to write so gimme some requests pls!

There's any other ships you like?

Opinions on bushmedicine, quick fix and bloody suit

That is all, dear friend

*throws love at you and runs away while back flipping furiously*

@back-flipping-anon

I did make a post abt my helmet party hcs, so I can just link it here

AND I WOULD LOVE A LIL FANFIC THANK YOU 😭😭😭

Requests.... hmmmmmmm...........

I'm not good at requests but just something nice, sweet, and simple por favor

ALSO

Other ships I like:

Flash fire, Red Oktoberfest, Boots n Bombs (sometimes), Maggot Bear (I think that's what it was called, I'm not good with remembering names of any kind, also only sometimes) scoutpauling (can't remember the name for that) Swordvan, and I think that's it.

Opinion on those ships you named:

1. Bushmedicine.

I, personally, am not a big fan of bushmedicine, and I know a number of people like it, but for me, I just don't see the dynamic, yk? Like, it's an insane, loud, experimental man, and a quiet, isolated, mostly laid back man together. I just don't really see that. (But that's just based off my perspective, I can see how people would like it, but it's just not for me)

2. Quick fix

Now, this one I don't like that much because it just makes me a bit uncomfortable, yk? Like, the personality difference is INSANE (at least to me). Scout acts more like a rowdy teenager and medic is more like an actual "mature" adult. It just makes me uncomfortable with the way I see those characters, with my perspective on this making me see it more like shipping student with a teacher, yk?

3. Bloody suit

Now, this one I was first introduced to when I first got into the tf2 fandom and whatnot, so I liked it back then. Now I realize how... weird it can get, (as if the other ones can't get weird as well) and I'm not as into it as I was, but I still enjoy it now and then.

And, no hate to these ships, I understand that people like these for their own reasons and if you like these, I ain't judging you, I just don't like the ship like you do.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE LOVE QBJRJDBWKWBRKDBSJ 😭😭😭

[tf2-headcanons-polls-confessions]

another poll:

Demo/Zhanna?

yes

only if soldier is included

no

[a-hermit-pining]

LADS Men If You Turn Evil

AN: istg I keep getting all these ideas while working out 💗

Pairing: Lads boys x gn reader

Genre: DRAMA

Summary: after eons of nurturing the world with fragments of your heart, you learn the truth. Every death, every rebirth, burns in your heart. And now you want to burn the world.

(I do not own these characters)

Rafayel:

He looks at the destruction around him, the fragments of a broken city, the wrath in your eyes.

You pace the room, your steps unyielding to the passage of time.

He has been awake with you for countless nights, his ears filled with the cries of his kin, burning, drowning in the boiling seas.

He tugs at your arm, pulling you into his embrace, his fingers threading through your hair.

"Why can I not be at peace?" you whisper, cupping his cheek. "All our enemies have fallen, but why is there no relief? Who else must I seek to bring us justice?"

"It is my fault... I should have prevented this," he murmurs, pressing a kiss to the top of your head. "I should have never allowed it to come to be."

To watch you fall was his fall. To witness beauty drain from you was his failure. He has you back, but at what cost?

"But I will make things right," he whispers, pulling you closer.

"No more pain."

A gasp tears from your lips as his dagger pierces your back.

Your fingers clutch at his shirt, your blood soaking into his hand. "How dare you…" you seethe, your rage flickering even as your strength wanes. "I should have—"

Blood gurgles in your throat as he pulls your head against his chest, his shoulders trembling.

He would rather bear your hatred than lose your soul.

The cries of the world fade as a new one begins to take shape.

But all he can hear now are his own ragged sobs as he holds your cooling body.

Xavier:

"You have lost your mind!" Xavier’s voice is sharp, his fury barely masking the horror in his eyes.

He looks down from the castle walls, your castle now. Below, corpses rot on pikes, writhing with maggots.

Philos will never come to be. The world has already shifted on its axis.

You pin him to the wall, leaning him over the edge. "You will not talk to me like that, Xavier." Your voice is quiet, but the weight behind it is absolute. "This is my world. I may do as I please. It would do you good to listen, to stay as my consort, not the crown prince of Philos."

His breath hitches as he stares at you, searching for something, hesitation, remorse, restraint.

But you are resolute.

Your eyes soften at his distraught expression. Gently, you pull him back from the edge and release your grip. "Do not let this drive a wedge between us. I do not wish to lose you...I’ve only just remembered you." You press a kiss to his lips, warm, fleeting, achingly tender.

"This is merely a necessary cleansing," you murmur, as if explaining the weather. "A precaution, so the world understands the new order. So all who bled me for ages finally know what it means to bleed."

And so, bound by love, Xavier became a puppet to your wishes.

He waited for the new world you promised, sought desperately for the salve to soothe the wounds your changing forms left in him.

With time, he learned to ignore the mangled bodies outside the capital. The sunken faces beyond the castle walls.

He learned to be happy.

Zayne:

He never stands idle.

Not even at the first signs of your fall. Not even when the shadows lengthen, and the world begins to crumble at your feet.

He does everything he can to undo the damage.

He is a doctor, ridding people of pain is his purpose.

He funds revolutions, smuggles food and medicine, seeks to turn your heart away from vengeance.

But he does not leave you.

Not when you’re hurting. Not when the weight of the world fractures your soul. He stays, doing all he can to hold the world together before it collapses entirely.

For the first time in years, he prays to Astra.

He begs his god to aid the world.

Until you find his secrets. Until you strip him of the power you once gave him.

You lock him away in a tower, bound to you. And then...then, true helplessness sets in.

He watches his betrayal fuel your madness. Watches as your fury, once directed at tyrants, turns upon the innocent.

In the frozen chamber, you loom over him, his knees pinned to the ground by the weight of your power.

"Do you wish to leave me, Zayne?" Your fingers tilt his chin upward, forcing him to meet your crazed gaze. "Tell me, do you wish to escape?"

He does not flinch. His neck is littered with the climbing scars of his evol, of his futile resistance. It is all a proof of the turmoil within you, that settles upon his skin. He knows it better than any.

"No." His voice is steady. Resolute. "I wish to stay next to you."

He means it. Earnestly.

Even if your presence comes at this cost, he is willing to pay.

He has never wished to abandon you.

Not even at the cost of himself.

Sylus:

You are his moral compass.

So when you fall, he falls with you.

There is nothing to stop you both.

His days are spent treasuring the reality of having you back, of having your love.

And if the cost is the world, then let it burn.

The core in his eye revels in the doom. It rejoices in the love that blooms within you, in the hunger that consumes you both.

It is fulfilled.

He is fulfilled.

He does not make you ruler of just the Earth, he crowns you sovereign of the universe.

After all, he has always been willing to kill and die for you.

Devoured by your bloodlust, he kneels.

Your consort. Your ruin.

He is content in this fall.

Caleb:

He is your sword.

The day you pledge destruction, he is the hand that pulls the trigger. No questions asked.

He is content, more than content, being the only one to receive your love.

The world had it coming. To condemn you to such pain was their undoing.

He bleeds millions to warm the world that once sought to devour you. He has no mercy for those who cower beneath your gaze.

He has your love.

But why, then, does his heart fall at the sound of your hollow laughter?

Why can he not bring himself to burn the memories of the past?

Why has he kept your hunter’s gear, carefully stored away in his rooms?

He so dearly wishes to keep you pleased. But he knows, this destruction is not born of greed. It is the consequence of centuries of pain.

And no matter how much blood he spills, it will never ease that pain.

No matter how many bodies pile beneath your feet, he cannot bring back your joy.

That was stolen, broken, snatched by those who now rot in unmarked graves.

[beetleandfox]

it’s a good thing ASOIAF focuses on politics, because as soon as you get into the lives of normal people the worldbuilding absolutely COLLAPSES.

Roughly 90% of the population of medieval Europe were farmers, and the farmer’s lifestyle and culture is DEEPLY connected to the harvest cycle. You have the spring “rebirth” followed by planting season, then tending the crops through the summer, harvest season in the fall, and death/dormancy through the winter. It’s a very regular cycle.

But in ASOIAF summers and winters last years!! And they’re completely irregular!! HOW is it possible that farming, and thus the culture of the entire continent, looks the way it does when they can’t possibly be growing the same crops as us?? What would that harvest cycle even look like??

Take wheat, the classic English staple crop. We’ve seen ASOIAF characters eating bread, they HAVE wheat in their world. But how is that possible??? With wheat (not winter wheat anyway), you broadcast the seeds in the spring, they grow for a handful of months, and you harvest them in the late summer. In the wild this is when the seeds are broadcast by the wind to lie dormant through the winter.

Okay. How does that work when your summer lasts seven years?? Does the grass grow reeeeeealllly slowly? And if so, how do the people have anything to eat? Or does the grass keep growing and dying and growing and dying? That would at least give the people regular harvests. But it doesn’t make sense— the wheat would have no reason to die without winter. And how do the dormant plants survive winters that can be up to decades long?? How do the plants even know how to prepare for seasons that could last a week or a decade?? What’s going on???

I’m no expert in plant biology or medieval agriculture, but I know enough to know this system is absolutely absurd. And in a kind of frightening way. It’s almost as if authors these days forget to include agriculture in their fictional agricultural societies. Try to think of the last fantasy book you read that featured farming in a meaningful way. I can’t think of a single one, and I’m a big fantasy book reader. That’s super scary!

Before the Industrial Revolution, the vast majority of people were thinking about plants, animals, and harvest cycles ALL THE TIME! Just because YOU live in a society that’s divorced from its relationship with the environment and food production, doesn’t mean the characters in the book you’re writing would be!!

i think it must be important for writers to read an absolutely shit book every once in a while, that series of blog posts roasting game of thrones gave me a spark of worldbuilding joy long dormant

[bogleech]

What if zombies or other animate corpses just didnt even move like the living version whatsoever? I don't mean like they're all spooky jittery or scuttling, I mean like who's to say the reanimating force even cares which end is which or what legs are for? I'm saying what if zombies happened and it turns out they flop around like sea lions or even like stranded fish and it's faster than you'd think because they aren't held back by pain and the rot keeps lightening them. Eventually the limbs might wear away and drop off and they're acting like big wriggling maggots. Or they don't even understand how to move but they bury or hide themselves everywhere and wait to fold up all their limbs on you like a human corpse bear trap. Or I dunno, what if they roll everywhere? Tumbleweed style, hoop snake style, sideways like a hot dog, who knows. They're just sacks of putrid meat they don't need to imitate living behavior at all.

[lunatic-pudge]

Mercs Being Jealous

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(Requested by menenthusiast900069)

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Aight, so let's make a quick list of most to least jealous, just so you get an idea of my very bias beliefs, I am semi willing to debate this.

1.) Sniper

2.) Demo

3.) Scout

4.) Medic

5.) Pyro

6.) Soldier

7.) Engie

8.) Spy

9.) Heavy

Now, onto the headcanons!

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Scout:

-Such a jealous baby, he can't help it

-A lot of it comes from his insecurities and also being the youngest of eight. He's used to being "the runt" of the group, even with the mercs. So he feels like he has to compete with them for your affection, even if you two are dating

-Like, someone could stand just a little too close to you and he's already starting the side eyes

-Scout, chill, for real for real

-He will attach himself to you once the jealousy kicks in. Arms wrapped around you, nuzzling up against you, it's that inner dog in him

-He will get mouthy with whoever is causing the jealousy. Talks a lot of smack for someone who is built like a damn twig. So it goes from him loving on you, to you having to prevent a fight from happening. Yes, depending on who it is, he can win the fight, he's a mercenary afterall. But when it comes to guys who have a big build like Heavy, then you'll really need to stop him

Soldier:

-Isn't really the jealous type, surprisingly. I think it comes from an oblivious stand point. Like, you need to point it out that someone's flirting with you for him to get even an increment of jealousy

-He really feels like he has nothing to worry about (which he's right). He's more than confident that you're loyal to him cause he is with you

-I feel like when you do say someone is flirting with you, he isn't gonna be violent, moreso he will make a big name and shame thing out of it (he basically did that to Miss Pauling in the comics)

-Like, "Who do you think you are flirting with MY GIRL, maggot! You are a disgrace to this country! Now drop and give me 100!"

-But that don't mean he isn't ready to throw hands. Cause he will. Homie's down to break a few necks. But if you don't want him doing that then you're gonna have to remove him from the situation

Pyro:

-I feel like they're kinda like Solider is the more oblivious aspect, but not as much. Like, they can tell when someone's flirting with you, but whether they truly care or not is up for debate

-I don't really see Pyro as a violent type when jealous. Why waste their energy on someone so insignificant to them?

-If anything, Pyro will just resort to loving all over you, more than usual. All the while giving the offending person a death stare

-It's a very effective form of intimidation

-Cause think about it, are you gonna want to fight a person wearing a flame proof suit, that isn't speaking, and is just giving you the thousand yard stare? No, you wouldn't

Demoman:

-Poor baby can be quite insecure. I feel so bad for him

-Constantly worries about not being good enough. He's so used to being beat down by the people around him that he doesn't have good self-esteem

-He will stand nearby you, waiting for you to notice him, looking like a sad and lost puppy

-Once you finally notice him, you'll have to pry him open to find out what's wrong. He doesn't like burdening you with his problems so he tends to sit and stew about everything til he bursts

-He will need to to reassure him that you aren't going anywhere and that you love him. He needs a lot of verbal reassuring cause he's a worrying lad

Heavy:

-Heavy? Jealous? Where?

-While Scout, Demo, and Sniper might be the top three most jealous, Heavy, Engie, and Spy are the least jealous

-Heavy is this big, strong bear, why would you ever wanna settle for less? Like, frfr, you'd have to have an IQ less than an orange to stoop to such lengths

-But let's play along and say that he did get jealous. One of those very rare times it happens. He knows he doesn't have to do much to make the offender leave, all he has to do is stand there

-And stare.

-And stare..

-And stare...

-He's got that resting angry face so he just has to stand behind you and exist to make people leave you alone. It's kinda funny to think about it. He'll gently take your hand and leave after that

-Why be around people when you two can be locked away in a quite room with a good book?

Engineer:

-Again, not a jealous person. But he does have his moments sometimes

-He's a confident boy and knows you wouldn't do anything. Plus have you seen him? He's an intelligent man, got such a nice voice and accent, and can build a machine to keep you safe

-When he jealous, he's passive aggressive. He doesn't like to be hostile, especially so up front, so he'll do little things to help get his point across

(Would give examples but I'm not passive agressive, I'm just aggressive, oops)

-He'd come up to you, slide an arm around you, give you a kiss on the cheek, and say how he was looking for ya while side eyeing the offender

-THAT MAN COULD USE HIS VOICE TO SEDUCE YOU ALL OVER AGAIN, FIGHT ME

-Weirdly enough, I can see him as someone who will look into the offender, find all the person's info and hand it over to Medic, basically saying "Here's someone you can harvest organs from. Have fun, Pookie."

-Then Medic and Engie proceed to make out and get married. The end

Medic:

-Medic's an interesting fellow. I feel like he's like Pyro where it all depends on his mood. Somdays, he doesn't give a shit, and other days, HE'S FUMING

-He will NOT tolerate the disrespect  >:(

-Cue sassy Medic. This man will verbally murder a bitch and I'm here for it

-Will get "handsy" with you (he'll just throw himself on top of you, maybe even make you hold him bridal style if you're strong enough)

-Will be loving all over you while verbally berating the offender. Everything is getting called out. EVERYTHING. He wants to ensure his point is made

-Buuuut, this can also be a chance to score some fresh, new organs. He's always in the market for that stuff so he can easily kidnap the offender and harvest the goods. And no, you can't talk him out of it. Once his mind is made up, nothing can stop him

Sniper:

-Oh my poor baby boy. Where do I even begin with you?

-Sniper can't help but get so jealous so easily. He's never been one to have relationships with people so when he is in one, he gets so insecure at times

-Worries he's not good enough at times. He know he's a "quirky" individual, so he worries you'll want to be with someone who's more "normal"

-Will stand nearby, giving the offender dirty looks. They can feel the daggers that Sniper is giving them, it's enough to make them leave

-Afterwards, he'll pull you away from everyone and be all over you

-While Demo needs verbal reassurance, Sniper needs physical reassurance. So please love on him and tell him it's gonna be okay and that you love him and only him

-But I can also see him needing to prove that he's better than any guy through "fun" means (Medic would too but I forgot to add it. They both horny jealous people)

Spy:

-Again, not a jealous person, and rightfully so

-We all know how suave this man is. He can pull anyone and everyone without even trying

-But I'm sure even Spy has his own moments when he feels a slight bit of jealousy

- He'd be so pissy with the offender. Like, fuck you, pal. That's MY partner

-Welp, time to go over there and seduce you all over again, which isn't hard for him to do. He's got that magic in him, ya know? He;s a man who knows what words to say and what moves to make. He'd make the offender jealous that they couldn't be with Spy

[s3r3n44]

THANK YOU SO MUCH POOKIE, I LOVE IT!!!! :3

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