#sniper is so sweet

[99monochrome]

He found a cool bug

[s0fter-sin]

soap's whole deal being sniper and demolitions gets me going bc on the surface they sound so different but when you get into it, you realise it's bc soap's smart

sniping is all math; calculating distances and wind interference and bullet drop. something i think people overlook is he was listed as a sniper first so it can be implied that he's better at it than demolitions. he does more sniping in both campaigns than demolitions work; in capture or kill, ghost specifically calls on him to take down the aq snipers

and demolitions is math with a hit of chemistry; knowing what mixes with what, knowing how much to use, recognising environmental factors and adjusting accordingly. it's not just about the boom; so much work goes into contained/ planned explosions. especially when having enough power for a breacher charge and not bringing down the whole building is the difference between mission success and failure

the chemical bombs he makes in alone can't just be any old cleaners, they have to have the correct reaction to each other; he just knew off the top of his head what would mix with what to create what reaction. he would also potentially have to recognise them by sight/smell bc they would’ve been written in spanish

soap would also have to know architecture; recognising structural integrity and weak points so he knows exactly where to plant a charge to bring it down and how it'll come down

he has an incredible soldier's mind people just forget that bc he's sociable which itself is a skill

we know he tends to buck against orders he doesn't agree with like when he pushes back against ghost in capture or kill and shepherd when he tells them to release hassan

he gets closer to people and sees if he can trust them and that's when he follows them without question. really think about how he talks to alejandro and rudy; he asks about their home and alejandro's family and rudy's relationship with him. those aren't questions you ask a stranger after a few hours of knowing them. that's not even touching on his relationship with ghost

he also deliberately brings people of higher ranks down to his level; talking informally with ghost and giving him a shoulder punch, addressing alejandro (a colonel!!) by his first name and rudy by his nickname despite literally just meeting them. he personalises all of them and it’s in direct opposition to the reason most characters do that; it’s not due to insubordination or lack of respect, the more he respects and trusts someone, the more casual he is with them

he digs into people; he wants to know what makes them tick and that determines if he can one, trust them and two, follow their orders. once he decides that, he's the ultimate soldier; he bleeds loyalty which makes him vicious when that loyalty is taken for granted

he isn't naive or bubbly or insecure; he's an incredibly smart and aware soldier. he's aggressive and bloodthirsty and loyal and intuitive and i love him so much

[jessebutchman]

theyre far distance cousins who only see eachother once every 8 years to me

[jamisonwritestf2trash]

TF2 Mercs As Text Post Pt.2

I thought I uploaded this, but I guess I didn't. Enjoy!

[funsize-cenobites]

[mugs-n-cans]

have you two considered marriage before?

Sniper: I’ve, er, thought about it. I just never imagined myself in the position to be marryin’ anyone. Our line of work makes it a bit dodgy. I suppose if Scout really wanted—

Scout: Are ya kiddin’?! I’d marry ya in a heartbeat! I think my Ma would kill me if I didn’t…she really likes ya. She always told me to take the first chance I could to settle down with someone ya really like, ‘cause she never got that chance… [Scout looks a little sad for a moment before shrugging it off]. I don’t think I wanna be killin’ people the rest a my life, as fun as it is. I always imagined somethin’ more.

Sniper is a bit shocked: Guess I never really thought about havin’ someone around who gave my life more meanin’ than bein’ a professional Sniper…

[matchbet-allofthetime]

The entire OPM fandom (small as we actually are, god I wish there were more of us 😭) is sleeping on One Shotter

I know we've seen him a tiny handful of times

But him and Zombieman are SUPERIOR as a duo, and he's so fucking pretty it hurts

[forgechildofheph]

Is it possible to still like a character but dislike/feel iffy about their canon relationship/portrayal?

[blackbatcass]

can you believe dc finally gave me a story where dick, steph and cass get to hang out. and it was a fucking. backup in a tom taylor issue

[diseaseriddencube]

girls literally only want one thing and it's fucking disgusting

[life size replica of Courier's bike]

[sneeperspoi]

DNAD Secret Saxton 2022!!!!

I got some awesome SniperSpy prompts from @darkshadsfm, and I couldn't decide which one to do... so I did both...

Fic description: "Spy invites Sniper for their usual winter get-together in his smoking room. After all? What's winter without sharing some warmth among friends, right?"

Here's to a safe and swag 2023!!

[age-of-moonknight]

“Memory of a Killer,” Moon Knight: City of the Dead (Vol. 1/2023), #1.

Writer: David Pepose; Penciler: Marcelo Ferreira; Inker: Jay Leisten; Colorist: Rachelle Rosenberg; Letterer: Cory Petit

[eugeniedanglars]

not people on reddit saying episode 5 of tlou was better than episode 3 because episode 3 was too “sentimental” while episode 5 captured the brutality of the game as though a huge part of what made episode 3 great wasn’t the fact that it was an unexpected spot of beauty and tenderness and love in the middle of an otherwise bleak story the same way bill and frank’s town was an oasis of peace and comfort in a harsh world

[flashily]

usopp and nami’s friendship is so important to me 😭 like yes friends who cower together stick together amen

[j1998v]

MY HEART STOPPED IM CRAZY IM CRAZY IM ACTUALLY SO CRAZY IM SCRAZY IM CRAZY IM CDAZY

[funsize-cenobites]

Short little thing because I literally just watched the damn thing and I'm sappy:

Sometime in the mid-future, Sniper is watching a kid, maybe Scout's kid, truly you can just think of whomever makes most sense to you, it really doesn't matter. Either way, he's stuck watching the kiddo. Which he grumbles about regularly but in reality doesn't really mind. The kid is bright and funny despite barely being knee high to a grasshopper yet and Sniper is just... weirdly good with the kid.

Sniper is one of the Big Favorites, rather obviously, the cool one who shows them all the neat stuff outside and never seems afraid of anything. Doing things like picking up a snake with his bare hands to show it to them (Becoming a favorite because he never talks down to the kid, instead teaching them and breaking things down into ways they can understand and always making sure to tell them they can do anything he can, so long as they learn and sometimes learning, especially more risky things, takes a long time. Patience is the key.) And he wears his new title as Uncle very proudly.

One day, as he's making the kid something to snack on they come running in from the living room, hopping up and down, very excited, talking about some such TV show they want him to watch with them because "They sound just like you!"

Sniper, humoring the kid, allows himself to be pulled along by the hand like Aright aright, I need that arm for things, easy mate and is sat down for an episode of some bright colored TV show about a family of... Aussie dogs? Huh. Cute.. He can put up with it for a bit. Maybe doze off since the kid is so intent on it.

He's not expecting it to be so sweetly sentimental, this episode about bedtime and being big enough to sleep alone in your own bed. About a good parent's love and how it can help a kid grow up strong and secure.

By the end the kiddo asks if he liked it and Sniper is grateful that they don't seem to notice he was totally crying, or were nice enough not to mention it.