#platonic swordvan

[boimann]

[creedei]

Woah

[biazerod]

80s roadtrip idea!

All the lads retire and then Demo's mum dies so his plans turn to just drinking his life away. Meanwhile Sniper has ambitious plans of his own. Somehow they end up on the road together.

Winking @ all the writers because I'd read the hell of that scenario just sayin <3

part 2

[sillycoolguy32]

this is my first tf2 art post be nice

[vee-goggles]

Hi! Could you draw something cute that is swordvan related? Could be platonic if you want :3

Thanks for your request. Did you know that Sniper actually brought 2 jars of the moonshine for Demo to drink on the road?

[piccolos-bigtoe]

Not 100% happy w/this doodle but whatevs.. Demo and Sniper are room mates in my grocer AU...... Besties, they own a 1,200/month two bedroom one bath apartment together. They sit and watch tv together and stuff, naked I guess becoz they're besties. uhhh yah. As far as room mates go they get along together mostly well. Both of them hate their job ofc and want more from life but deal with it differently, while Demo bottles it up and pretends he's fine (thats just how life is right? Never bad to be content with what you have), Sniper complains about it a bunch (intellectualizes suffering, he's kind of a wet cardboard box). Which to Snipers credit, is what gets Demo to realize that there's no shame in admitting he's maaayyybbeee not happy with his life's trajectory. Drama and hijinks ensue. Demo and Sniper jointly own a white Toyota corolla together because that was the first car my sibling ever owned and it's nostalgic to me....

I've been evil brewing some sick ideas in my twisted head....... Not a lot tho I'm actually really busy with school but I'm still doodling them here and there (I REALLY need to start writing stuff down). I actually wasn't able to get to my campus today because the snow was soooo bad, I couldn't even get back home (currently apartment sitting for my sibling). I made curry and flat bread for dinner tho so I'm okay..

You can read this as romantic or platonic or anything like that, becoz they are just kind of comfortable w/eachother liek that regardless I think. I am tagging it w/swordvan but again, it's just sort of whatever.

[paranoidginger]

My personal rankings of different tf2 ships that I've seen!!

1- I don't like it at all. 10- I love it!!

Heavy x Medic: 11/10 I absolutely adore them together, they're perfect for each other.

Heavy x Spy: 5/10 not my personal favorite, but I don't hate it.

Heavy x Sniper: 2/10 I've never actually seen this one before, but I don't really care for it.

Heavy x Scout: 2/10 again, not a huge fan. I honestly see Heavy as more of a father figure to scout.

Heavy x Pyro: 5/10 another one I haven't seen before, but I don't mind the idea of it. Their chemistry could be interesting.

Heavy x Soldier: 6/10 I haven't seen very much of this ship, but I do think they're funny together. They definitely have some potential.

Heavy x Demo: 5/10 another I haven't seen before, not quite sure how to feel.

Heavy x Engie: 5/10 POOTIS-

Demo x Soldier: 9/10 only docking a point because I see them more as platonic soulmates over being in a romantic relationship.

Demo x Medic: 5/10 not a personal favorite, but they are definitely funny together.

Demo x Scout: 5/10 another one that I don't feel very strongly towards.

Demo x Pyro: 7/10 Fire and explosions, my friends.

Demo x Engineer: 6/10 I can see them as drinking buddies when they aren't on the field.

Demo x Spy: 4/10 never seen it before, don't care about it either.

Demo x Sniper: 10/10 I wish they had more interactions together in the comics with both of them conscious. Swordvan is in my top three for sure.

Engie x Scout: 1/10 not a fan of this one at all. I see Engie as far more of a father figure than a romantic interest for Scout.

Engie x Soldier: 7/10 not my preference, but they can definitely be cute together.

Engie x Pyro: 0/10 They are literally family in my mind, Engiedad moment.

Engie x Medic: 8/10 They're definitely besties, but I don't really ship them myself, personally.

Engie x Sniper: 4/10 I don't think I've seen this one before. I don't care all that much for it though.

Engie x Spy: 10/10 Perfect slow burn dynamic, I love them together.

Medic x Spy: 5/10 I can understand why people enjoy it, it's just not my cup of tea

Medic x Sniper: 5/10 again, just not my personal favorite.

Medic x Scout: 1/10 Yet another situation of me seeing a character as Scout's father figure.

Medic x Soldier: 5/10 another uncommon one! They do have their charm together, I can say that.

Medic x Pyro: 4/10 I don't care very much about this one.

Sniper x Scout: 8/10 I fully understand why people like this ship so much, for me, however, it is simply outweighed by swordvan.

Sniper x Soldier: 5/10 not sure how to feel about it, it's another very uncommon one.

Sniper x Pyro: 4/10 don't like this one a whole lot, even though I haven't seen it much.

Sniper x Spy: 1/10 Unpopular opinion, I know. It just feels weird knowing that Sniper is the same age as Scout, who is Spy's son.

Spy x Scout: -9999999/10 WHO THE HELL WOULD SHIP THIS- straight up NASTY.

Spy x Soldier: 5/10 I feel pretty neutral on this one.

Spy x Pyro: 2/10 I just don't see it happening.

Scout x Soldier: 4/10 I don't hate it, but I don't like it very much.

Scout x Pyro: 9/10 I think they have a lot of potential together! I like to call the ship "Hotwings" because it's funny.

Soldier x Pyro: 2/10 I really just don't see it happening, tbh.

Honorable mentions!

Pauling x Scout: 0/10 Scout, you dumbass, she's a lesbian.

Soldier x Zhanna: 10/10 They're both so dumb, but so adorable together.

Saxton x Bidwell: 10/10 Yes. Simply, yes.

Admin x Pauling: 0/10 Ew.

My top 3 tf2 ships are!!!!

Heavymedic

Engiespy

Swordvan

I do apologize for the lack of Poly ships in this list, this on its own was a lot to keep track of, lol.

[friendlyengie]

some short fuse and swordvan takes?

Im not immune to two giggly bitches in love and short fuse is one of the few tf2 ships i can confidently give that characterization to. I just think they both make each other a little louder, let each other loosen up a little more. Bonding over a mutual respect for science and their work ethics, but also being more loose with their work around each other. Because, hey, if theyre safe to not 100% secure their shit around anyone, its gonna be this guy, because he knows how important this shit is. Late nights spent bouncing ideas off of each other, arguing about uses and misuses of theories, sharing folktales of varying tones, these guys will not shut up.

Balancing each other out… Demo values his sleep, Engineer does Not, so having demo around means Engineer occasionally learns to fall asleep before 4 am if for no other reason than because Demo’s sprawled out somewhere in his workshop and wont stop complaining about the noise. Engineer’s got a bit more of a head on his shoulders and is good at getting Demo to chill out if he’s about to lose his mind over a plan thats not working out as intended. Good at talking him through alternative routes.

They balance each other out. They enable the hell out of each other. Both at once, it’s powerful. They’re powerful. Also their flirting game? Obnoxious. Horrendous. Scottish sap vs southern sweet-talker and anyone forced to sit by and listen to them is losing.

SWORDVAN i think i have less to say about. I think I enjoy what other people make of them more than i have any of my own thoughts. I love the idea of them being a “talks a lot” “loves to listen” type dynamic, with the added benefit of Demo being just as comfortable talking for hours about nothing as he is sitting in silence with Sniper. I just think demo’s a malleable guy, and sniper can appreciate that. He can indulge in a talkative partner that he cares for, but it feels good to have someone who can also indulge him in his quiet time.

Any swordvan thoughts i have could be interpreted in the direction of romantic or platonic i just think theyre a fun dynamic. Sillay with it and all that.

[tf2shipswag]

Your polls are so hard for me because I love most ships! I especially love rare pair s and I have a habit of being fixated on 1 ship then I'd see art for another and by like "hey that's cool " and find content for that one!

Have you thought about platonic shipping ? Like characters that may not have interacted much in canon but. should be besties?

HOOH i admittedly havent as much as i should. a lot of ships like swordvan and demosolly i like being able to see as platonic or romantic though. ive said this before but queerplatonic demosolly the world to me.

OH YEAH this one isnt that uncommon but spy and pauling are besties. but uhhh hmmm. thinks for a second.

OH YEAH i dont think abt them too often but scout and pyro would be good friends:>>> AND SNIPER AND DEMO AND SCOUTS TRIO!!!!!!! i also tend to look at them as romantic but i love seeing them as friends. theyre drinking buddies<3 i love friendship

[aprofessionalwithoutstandards]

what do you think of queer platonic partnerships? (genuine question)

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If I'm being honest, I don't really like, "get" them LMAO. I know they're geeeeenerally a thing experienced by ace/aro people, which I am not, so I think it's fine that I don't "get" it, it's not for me. Like, in my personal experience as a non-ace and non-aro person, relationships I have previously defined as "queerplatonic???? idrk what that means lol" have turned out to be repressed gay romantic/sexual relationships. In the context of this blog, if I like Really ship two characters, it will be romantic and sexual in nature bc I personally find MY comfort in representing what I experience (which I say bc I've been asked stuff like "what if swordvan qpr" which is all well and good but like. when I write them they're fucking I'm sorry </3)

[thetriggeredhappy]

If you're still taking requests, could i request some hurt/comfort with sniper and a team member other than scout? I just like seeing him interact with the other members of the team, i think they're friends :)

theyre all best friends your honor. they all trust and care about each other your honor.

(warnings for alcohol mention i think? but thats about it)

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“Mundy,” Demoman greeted, plopping down next to his friend there in the watchtower.

“Tavish,” was Sniper’s reply, quiet, mumbled, almost too much to hear properly.

To be honest, Demo couldn’t smell smoke all that well anymore. As a sort of sixth sense to tell that something was burning somewhere, maybe, but the smell itself wasn’t all that prominent to him anymore after years of working with explosives. Even then, Sniper smelled like he’d been up here smoking for a long time. Not that there was much evidence of it—just the spot on the ground where he snuffed them out and tiny dots of cigarettes down below the perch. “Long smoke break,” he commented. “Been here all day?”

“Didn’t feel like climbing down, s’all,” Sniper replied with a little shrug, a shift of his shoulders against the box he was leaned up against. His expression was fairly blank, face hidden by the brim of his hat and his shooting glasses and the high collar on his vest. “After fighting was over.”

“Ah,” Demo nodded, turning to look back towards the field again.

Silence, for a little while. The comfortable kind. Usually Demo had a bit of a problem finding his balance with people, either leaning in a bit too hard or not enough, making a fool of himself. He was better at the complicated things, at untangling wires, at solving other people’s disputes, but the normal day-to-day sorts of things he tended to look a bit odd, a bit eccentric. They all were, he supposed. But Sniper, he’d learned, was perfectly fine with sitting in complete silence for stretches of time.

That didn’t mean it was always good for him.

“Today was shite, aye?” Demo said simply, and Sniper sighed, slumping a little.

“Yeah,” he agreed, voice quiet.

“Disgusting out. Surprised I wasn’t slipping in sweat. Could’ve made it humid all on our own,” Demo continued.

“Bloody exhausting,” Sniper mumbled, dragging a hand down his face, having to nudge up his glasses and hat to do so, and he knew it—Sniper looked like a complete wreck, the bags under his eyes beyond pronounced. “Dunno how I’ll get the energy for work again tomorrow, t’be honest.”

“Sleep not your friend lately? Not returning your calls?” Demo asked, sympathy behind the teasing words.

A nod. “Just… can’t seem to get there. I’m plenty tired, but as soon as I try and sleep I just… lay there. Waiting. And then it’s half past four and I’m still awake, and then I have to be up a few hours later. Keep almost nodding off during work. Strangest thing.”

Demo hummed, considering. Paused. “Mundy, here’s a thought, if it’s all lark say the word, why not just sleep up here then? Apparently you’ve no problem getting cozy, aye?”

Sniper huffed an amount of a laugh. “Maybe for a kip,” he allowed. “That’s all. But first I’d have to stop thinking about it.”

“Hm.” Demo considered that. “Fair, that.”

A pause, for a long few moments.

“I ever tell you I wanted to be a Literature major, when I was young?” he asked suddenly.

A chuckle burst from Sniper before he could stop it. “Right?” he asked, sounding doubtful.

“Serious as a heart attack. Was obsessed with folklore. The Good Folk, unicorns, kelpies, all that.”

“What’s a kelpie?” Sniper asked, eyebrows furrowed.

“Horse monsters, trick blokes up onto their backs then jump straight into rivers and streams to drown and eat them. Those and more general hero-type legends were my favorite when I was a lad. Might’ve had something to do with all the paranormal experiences I had back then, but mostly they’re just fascinating.”

Sniper nodded at that, looking the vague passive sort of intrigued that let Demo know he could continue.

“See, there’s all sorts of these stories, like the Brothers Grimm, with the people and the funny solutions to problems, but these creature sorts of stories are just different, ya ken?” he continued. “About keeping your wits about you, mostly. Especially shapeshifter creatures, seem to be common. There’s one about a kelpie and a lass, where she’s travelling alone, right, and she finds a place to sleep for the night, just some overhang sort of thing. And this little dog comes through while she’s getting ready to go to sleep. And right when she’s starting to try and sleep, this creature comes through, and right off she knows it’s a kelpie, see? They’ve got hooves, even when they look human—according to most stories, at least.”

Sniper nodded along as he told the story, front to back, although after a while the nods began to delay a bit, and finally tapered off entirely. Eventually, he was just sitting entirely still. Demo continued nonetheless, all the way through to the end.

“—and the kelpie can’t fill the bowl, since it’s a sieve, got holes all in it, but wises up and starts lining it with moss. But the moss is too soft, and leaks through before he makes it from the river, and by the time it fills the bowl and keeps it full enough to bring, it’s morning, and the girl and little dog get away.”

Sniper’s reply was a very, very soft snore, and Demo grinned.

A good few hours later, Demo woke from his own nap and saw Sniper still dead asleep across from him, and decided to take pity, leaning over to shake him awake. It took a moment before he lifted his head, adjusted his glasses, looked around.

“Bloody… how long have I been out?” he asked, disoriented.

“Few hours. Should probably sleep on a bed, not a crate,” Demo said helpfully.

A vague mumble, an unsteady push to his feet. Demo stood as well, brushing himself off, looking off towards where the sun was hiding behind the cliffs. Sniper slouched off towards the ladder, and Demo followed him, landing a little more easily on the ground than Sniper, who audibly winced, still clearly half-asleep.

“G’night, Mund,” Demo said easily enough, giving him a hearty pat to the back, and Sniper mumbled a similar sentiment in reply, stepping close enough to bump shoulders with him before starting to wander back off towards his camper.

Demo, whistling his whole way back to the base, wondered where he’d gone and put his book of fables. Wouldn’t do to be repeating the same stories over and over again, after all. He’d need to find a new one for next time.

[boimann]

demo and sniper would totally have a buzzfeed unsolved type show where they go hunting for cryptids and ghosts. demo is sure that the supernatural is real and has a deep respect for it, he tries to honor ghosts and not to piss off any entities that might hunt the places they go explore (like ryan bergara). sniper tho is the sceptic, he humors demo but doesn't believe in supernatural stuff even tho he witnesses supernatural shit go down every Halloween with merasmus and whatnot (shane medej)

both of them are 100% sure that medic is a demon

[kreidxpriz]

Swordvan

They have matching voice lines.

8/10 relationship dynamic. Demoman is always questioning whatever the fuck sniper is up to but still, he 100% supports it because he's a bf (bestfriend/boyfriend). I can see them casually giving each other a platonic smooch on the cheeks after winning a match.

Also, Swordvan sounds like a cool metal band.

I imagine them in a queer-platonic relationship where the border between romantic and platonic is extremely blurred, they might end up getting married and still have no clue if they are a couple or not but is happy to have each other and that's hilarious.

[modernradiodonta]

My opinion on Tf2 ships

Engie x Soldier

Really nice ship

Don’t really got that many opinions on it

Scout x Medic

I like platonically

I Just like the idea of a tired Medic having to deal with Scout’s bullshit

Demo x Soldier

Cute

I have a headcanon that they go fishing on Fridays and it always ends in chaos

Pyro x Scout

Very cute, not the best but very cute

I saw fan art of them drawing together and it was cute

Spy x Scout

NO NO NO NO BURN IT BURN IT BURN IT BURN IT

Heavy x Medic

I’m pretty sure that this is canon

Have you seen that thing where it says that Heavy is Medic’s wife? Yeah that’s how I feel

Sniper x Spy

I’m not sure how I feel bout it

Sorta makes me uncomfortable

Not the greatest but a lot of people do ship it

Engie x Pyro

Parent Engie with his feral child.

Scout x Miss Pauling

Miss Pauling doesn’t like him I think

Spy x Engie

He is able to pull off Scout’s Ma and a hot Texan.

Scout x Soldier

I don’t like it

Scout x Sniper

Decent

Not much of an opinion, it’s just decent

Demo x Sniper

Drinking buddies

I really like swordvan

[daniizzzbbee]

Can I just list off my favourite tf2 ships

Pls and tahnk you,, I just wanna get these off my chest,,

(My favourite rare pairs too!!!)

- Boots n bombs (demo/solly)

- SwordVan (demo/sniper)

-Hop scotch (scout/demo)

- Bomb voyage (demo/spy)

- Jaeger bombs (demo/medic)

- fruit scones (soldier/medic)

- batting helmets (scout/soldier)

- red Oktoberfest (heavy/medic)

- Miss Pauling/Scout

- Zhanna/Soldier

- Zhanna/Soldier/Demo

- Heavy/Demoman

- Pyro/Soldier (platonic)

- American aviators (soldier/sniper)

- Science party (Engie/medic)

- short fuse (demo/engie)

- explosive smokes (soldier/demo/spy)

- freedom fries (soldier/spy)

- trucks n vans (engie/sniper)

- helmet party (soldier/engie)

- flashfire (scout/pyro)

- soldier/heavy/spy ….. shshsnj

- Russian roulette,, Spoovy- (Heavy/spy)

- Heavy/Scout

- Heavy/Medic/Engie

- Scout/Engineer

- Spy/scout’s Ma

,,, that’s all,, :D !!💛💛

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(other character tags will be added as BUNGUS FUCKING REMEMBERS TO ADD THEM)

mod intros (vbery important:)))))))))))))) )

bungus: howdy I’m bungus. I go by any pronouns and I’m just a funny little guy if I do say so myself. find me @presidentbungus on tumbler and ao3. I am an engy lover and medic lover and demo lover and all those other guys lover too except spy he sucks:))). send me asks about science party(!!!) & swordvan & engiespy and I’ll kiss you I will

modgod: i'm @youngods aka ares/modgod and use he/they pronouns. my major blorbos include spy and soldier, major ships include engiespy. talk to me about any of them and send music headcanons this way.

ghost fish: I'm @ghost-fish-in-a-bowl on tumblr!! I go by she/they pronouns and I love all heavy stuff (send me funny about things about him winkwink). I'm like the artist mod here ig so I'll do funny doodles around here lol.

crabmod: I'm @Nezclaw on Tumblr and anywhere else that counts. biiiiig medic simp. crabmod on the blog. like heavymedic and engiemedic, but platonically. usually the one smacking everyone with a fish and not paying attention to the Discourse™.

ikea: hello hello ! I’m ikea (@welcome-to-ikea), she/they pronouns, and I go by ikea because I keep getting lost in my own brain (/hj). I am constantly thinking about Scout, Spy, Engie, and Medic, but in general I like thinking about the relationships/interactions between the funny gay men ™️

Mick: hello I'm Mick @aprofessionalwithoutstandards (posts from @biracy) and I'm a big time Demo tf2 enthusiast. Swordvan guy for obvious reasons. Deeply committed to the Sniper/Admin bit. I am very funny also. shehim and 18 and etc

nimbus: hey hi i'm nim! (@nimbus-lightest) i use they/he/ae pronouns and uhh i'm the kind of person who's so deep into their brainrot that they like to just imagine characters doing mundane everyday things, so that's what i like to talk about a lot heehoo

mod pissjar: hi lol i forgot to do this anyways i'm radio but you can call me mod pissjar if you want ig. any pronouns are fine. i'm completely and utterly normal about tf2 (lying through my teeth). and my blog is @sniperspissjar

modbot: Peachy 'noon! I'll be tagged as 'modbot' for reasons I never shut up about on the hell hut Discord (which you should join; we totally aren't infected with a brain-eating bungal virus!) I've been around these pals for a tad, and the fandom for much longer, so I'll be staying here forever while I work for my medical license (which [medicine] I also never shut up about). My forte is Sniper, but I'm hopelessly addicted to adding my cents to everybody. I have the tendency to write essays and snippets (minus the pretty colors and endless parentheses), rather than simply agree with any headcanons, so if you're in the mood. . . I'm your printer, prone to prose. I lean less towards heavily romantic ships by nature, but I'll be here for that, too, if you really want it. I go by she/her, but I'll take 'technologically transcendent tyrant' any time of the day. It'll earn you some brownie points <3

lems: heyoooooo! the name i usually go by is lemon or lems, (and also Saphir or frost) but i will also take any kind of word you give me! any pronouns, i gave up figuring what i liked the most. im @m-an-mlems on my main which is very rarely ever tf2 stuff so. beware ooooooo [spooky organ sfx]

mod cb: HI! i'm mark! i use he/him/it, and i'm the host of a system. you can find me at @creaturebarks on tumblr, etc. tf2 owns every braincell of mine. i'm not sure if i have a favorite merc, but i can safely say that my brain is full of many thoughts and i adore them all!!! (cb stands for creaturebarks btw)