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The Dying Dog

#tf2 #tf2 sniper #sniper tf2 #team fortress 2 #my art #artists on tumblr #tw: animal death #animal death #tw animal injury #tw animal death #digital art #illustration

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Look who has such a big head huh!!! I wonder what TF2 mercs' relationship with religion now.

#tf2 #team fortress 2 #tf2 engineer #engineer tf2

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"A reflection that couldn't reciprocate"

"...He would live a long life, so long as he never got to know himself."

#tf2 #team fortress 2 #tf2 spy #spy tf2 #my art #artists on tumblr #digital art #team fortress #team fortress two #tf2 fanart #spy tf2 fanart

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"I'm only valuable when..." of TF2 mercs

Personal mental stereotypes they follow, yet will never admit aloud. An analysis:

(Headcanons but I tried to be as compliant as possible)

Scout: I'm only valuable when people see me as cool and tell me that I'm cool... 'Cuz that means, it must be true...

(Constantly comparing himself to everyone, barely knows his true self, struggles to be alone)

Pyro: I'm only valuable when I have friends to care about! If there's none... It's so cold and lonely...

(Fear of abandonment? Fear of betrayal. Urges for revenge)

Soldier: I'm only valuable when my community needs me! I am all about loyalty and faith!

(Strongly identifies with the place or beliefs he belongs to, constantly feels threatened.)

Demo: I'm only valuable when people find me fun to be around. As soon as it gets sad, everyone leaves.

(Numbing his emotional pain in substances because he has no idea how to handle it, especially since these emotions push people away time and time again. Feelings of helplessness.)

Heavy: I am only valuable when I can protect people. Although I understand, when people are able to stand for themselves, it feels like my purpose is gone...

(Being protective is his identity. If he's not a big human shield for the people he cares about, who is he?)

Engineer: I'm only valuable when my ideas become reality. While I'm still alive, my mission in life is to make as many creations as I can.

(His work is more important than his personhood. He's the Engineer first, Connagher last)

Medic: I'm only valuable when people need very specific solutions to very specific situations. Let's say, some of these situations were also a work of mine.

(Too genius of a mind struggles to fit into the "normal" flow of things. Extending what's possible.)

Sniper: I'm only valuable when I'm useful. When my help is irreplaceable. Otherwise, why am I even here?

(Struggles with "fitting in" and finding a community/genuine connections. Doesn't believe there's anything to him besides his work)

Spy: I'm only valuable when people can look up on me, when they admire me and want to be like me. Or, otherwise, when they hate me and believe that I'm the only cause of their suffering. It's never too much when it comes to praise.

(Extremely fragile ego)

#tf2 #tf2 sniper #tf2 spy #tf2 medic #tf2 scout #tf2 pyro #tf2 demoman #tf2 engineer #tf2 heavy #tf2 headcanons #tf2 soldier #tf2 theory #Don't bite if disagree please #just my rambling #team fortress 2

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whats your opinion on the transfem sniper headcanon?

I appreciate that you care about my opinion lol

Well, I don't mind. I don't mind people having fun with this headcanon, although I personally disagree. (And if you still want to read this post after this point, I'll elaborate.)

For me Sniper is not trans at all. I understand, he has a lot of trans swag to him, no doubt. But I see him as a dick guy though he only uses it for peeing........... His problems come not from dysphoria, not from the world not seeing him for who he truly is, but rather the opposite?? He DOESN'T WANT TO show people his "true self" to the point he suppresses it and lies, lies to himself.

Although fuck, this is very trans of him too. But like, still. Sniper has violent urges as (most likely) a traumatic response to neglect and alienation, this is his problem. Being trans is not a response and it comes from your birth.

Although FUCK THAT CAN BE TRANS CODED TOO. Hold on. Wait.

I think he was alienated because of being autistic, thus not getting along with peers due to being too different. You can be excluded as a trans if you "act trans"??? Like, identify yourself with gender different from your agab. That could be perceived as weird. However, I can't imagine it on him. Even if he had dysphoria, he most likely wouldn't show it almost ever, so his trauma of alienation wasn't caused by this, then.

Well, he could have it all AND be trans, surely. But like, being trans just for the sake of being trans is not exactly my thing. I like when transness has a story to give (just like any other major character trait) and I'm not a fan of giving characters traits without elaboration.

Sniper doesn't give me transfem vibes at all, and I don't think transition could save him lol, I'm sorry. But a safe place of home surely would.

#tf2 sniper #tf2 headcanons

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TL;RD: How tf2 mercs got their jobs, speculation (stemmed from the topic about why mercenaries are “evil” but still people.) My, my, well, I don't have hopes for the official comics but I am willing to explore this topic further.

Aside from Sniper, what are others' wounds that made them join this blasphemous corporation?? People don't pay much attention to it but how did the mercs join Mann Co. in the first place? They didn't just go there, knocked on the door and asked for employment, right? So what are the backstories?

I'm guessing Mann Co. wanted the best of the best men out there, but those who would actually take insane risks of their lives. This kind of reminds me of Portal but instead of Olympic champions and astronauts, Mann Co. wanted ABNORMAL men. What that means exactly is still an open question for now. But hear me out, Valve heroes are never trained fighters, they are just very desperate and have no other choice but to proceed.

Why would mercs be different?

I mean, is any one of them a certified fighter? I mean yeah, Engineer has 11 PhDs but he's still more of a mad scientist rather than a formal doc. Any other?? Soldier who has never been in a war, Medic with no license, unregistered demolition, mental hospital refugee, Scout who is just a street boy wtf is he doing at the frontline??

Smells fishy, isn't it?

They wouldn't be here if they were really trained professionals. So that's why I assume they got here because they had no other place to go. And Surprisingly, in here, they got everything they wished for.

(these are my headcanons that I tried to build based on logic, however, their bases aren't exactly stable, keep in mind)

Sniper wanted to be violent legally, so he doesn't think about his moral struggles anymore (except when he talks to his dad in the phone).

Scout was a school dropout who didn't have many options of what to work as. Although, while they were always diners and gas stations, his family of million brothers pushed him and his pride down, so in order to become a bigger man in society's eyes, he applied to military service. Probably meant to Korea or Vietnam but was redirected to Mann Co. instead.

Heavy had really difficult clashes with the Soviet Government (being a national enemy by many articles) he went to make money to US. He was probably known by Mann Co. even before his change of settlement, they knew the story about the Gulag demolition/escape, so they got interested in this person's potential.

While not being a nazi himself, Medic worked in the closed german experimental camps because it was the only place his unlicensed ass could apply (fleeing country in the wartime wasn't an option). And they needed mad scientist. However, instead of using prisoners as a resource, he made them super humans (baboon hearts kind of shit) so these prisoners killed the security guards and escaped. To avoid state persecution, Medic immigrated to America where was known and got invited to work for we-know-who.

Engineer's work is generational.

I don't know much about Demoman's lore (it's a little confusing) but "a reckless alcoholic extremist who desperately needs a job" sounds perfect for who they were looking for.

Spy is obviously not a real spy but rather a skillful conman who made through life by stealing, pretending and seducing rich women. Mafia history might be there too. But he wasn't invincible and the police was a pretty serious problem for him, so joining a secretive organisation was a solid solution. (Plus, someone could make a funny thing by setting up him and Scout together, because they knew.)

Pyro was a person who spent all their life in a mental hospital, seen as dangerous to society/unadjusted. Mann Co. reached to them and gave them a chance, which turned out great.

Soldier, too, was either a mental hospital often guest, a prisoner or a simple local crazy man who has severe amnesia and violent behavior. Good option too.

It's not a place where you could just ask to be employed, as not everyone actually could. It was some kind of a "safe heaven" for those who didn't have another place in the world. It was an insane but a very effective move by Administrator, who wanted this team of abnormal men to unite against something Big and Important ™ of which we still know nothing about. Does it make sense?

#tf2 #just my rambling #tf2 theory #team fortress 2 #team fortress two #tf2 scout #tf2 sniper #tf2 spy #tf2 medic #I hope I haven't annoyed you with my rambles yet #sorry #I'm crazy over these guys

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My, my, well, I don't have hopes for the official comics but I am willing to explore this topic further.

Aside from Sniper, what are others' wounds that made them join this blasphemous corporation?? People don't pay much attention to it but how did the mercs join Mann Co. in the first place? They didn't just go there, knocked on the door and asked for employment, right? So what are the backstories?

I'm guessing Mann Co. wanted the best of the best men out there, but those who would actually take insane risks of their lives. This kind of reminds me of Portal but instead of Olympic champions and astronauts, Mann Co. wanted ABNORMAL men. What that means exactly is still an open question for now. But hear me out, Valve heroes are never trained fighters, they are just very desperate and have no other choice but to proceed.

Why would mercs be different?

I mean, is any one of them a certified fighter? I mean yeah, Engineer has 11 PhDs but he's still more of a mad scientist rather than a formal doc. Any other?? Soldier who has never been in a war, Medic with no license, unregistered demolition, mental hospital refugee, Scout who is just a street boy wtf is he doing at the frontline??

Smells fishy, isn't it?

They wouldn't be here if they were really trained professionals. So that's why I assume they got here because they had no other place to go. And Surprisingly, in here, they got everything they wished for.

(these are my headcanons that I tried to build based on logic, however, their bases aren't exactly stable, keep in mind)

Sniper wanted to be violent legally, so he doesn't think about his moral struggles anymore (except when he talks to his dad in the phone).

Scout was a school dropout who didn't have many options of what to work as. Although, while they were always diners and gas stations, his family of million brothers pushed him and his pride down, so in order to become a bigger man in society's eyes, he applied to military service. Probably meant to Korea or Vietnam but was redirected to Mann Co. instead.

Heavy had really difficult clashes with the Soviet Government (being a national enemy by many articles) he went to make money to US. He was probably known by Mann Co. even before his change of settlement, they knew the story about the Gulag demolition/escape, so they got interested in this person's potential.

While not being a nazi himself, Medic worked in the closed german experimental camps because it was the only place his unlicensed ass could apply (fleeing country in the wartime wasn't an option). And they needed mad scientist. However, instead of using prisoners as a resource, he made them super humans (baboon hearts kind of shit) so these prisoners killed the security guards and escaped. To avoid state persecution, Medic immigrated to America where was known and got invited to work for we-know-who.

Engineer's work is generational.

I don't know much about Demoman's lore (it's a little confusing) but "a reckless alcoholic extremist who desperately needs a job" sounds perfect for who they were looking for.

Spy is obviously not a real spy but rather a skillful conman who made through life by stealing, pretending and seducing rich women. Mafia history might be there too. But he wasn't invincible and the police was a pretty serious problem for him, so joining a secretive organisation was a solid solution. (Plus, someone could make a funny thing by setting up him and Scout together, because they knew.)

Pyro was a person who spent all their life in a mental hospital, seen as dangerous to society/unadjusted. Mann Co. reached to them and gave them a chance, which turned out great.

Soldier, too, was either a mental hospital often guest, a prisoner or a simple local crazy man who has severe amnesia and violent behavior. Good option too.

It's not a place where you could just ask to be employed, as not everyone actually could. It was some kind of a "safe heaven" for those who didn't have another place in the world. It was an insane but a very effective move by Administrator, who wanted this team of abnormal men to unite against something Big and Important ™ of which we still know nothing about. Does it make sense?

You know, I don't see a lot of people talking about this moment in the TF2 comics right here, seconds after Sniper realizes he's actually from New Zealand. Does anyone else think about how freaking insecure Sniper must have been growing up?

I know it has a somewhat comedic tone but I can't help but think about poor Sniper as a kid wondering why he was so different but never knowing why. With other Aussies being huge and muscular he must have thought something was wrong with him. And I feel like you can actually see the relief on his face in the bottom panel.

Also, side note, I love the bit about him throwing rocks from a tree which absolutely foreshadows his future as a sniper. His whole thing is shooting people from far away because he was never built to go on the offensive.

#tf2 #team fortress 2 #tf2 theory #Oh wait it wasn't exactly what you were asking to elaborate on... #Either way! Let's pretend it's implied #I'm insane over those theories

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Never seen someone being so right

why is medic tf2 so buff??

why us he buff he's a medic. Oh God it seems he wasn't joking about the exercise and eating healthy advises.... He ACTUALLY cares about health, especially his own, he probably lifts those weights like crazy along with other strongest classes... Medic could literally strangle someone with his biceps or thighs. He could win half of the team in bare hands fight. He's fucking JACKED.

Yet he chooses healing.... Imagine what else this mab can do.

I can't get over this realization and honestly I'm scared.

#tf2 #tf2 medic #medic tf2 #ramblings

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Oh you know what actually?? The place Heavy is from (Khabarovsky Krai, Russia) was actually majorly settled down by Ukrainians in 1900s-1920s, and for some time this region was called Green Ukraine! The Ukrainians wanted to make a republic there but unfortunately, because of the USSR clashes, they weren't allowed to... However, there's still a big population of Ukrainian people in this region. Y'all can look it up, there's some interesting stuff about Ukrainian settlements in 20th century!

Save me ukrainian Heavy tf2...

Saw this post and immediately thought of Heavy. My beautiful ukrainian man..

#tf2 heavy #tf2 fanart #heavy weapons guy

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Yeah, perfectly logical.

Sniper doesn't have any skincare although he spent all of his life frying inder the sun. Bro's gonna die from cancer once the respawn machine is off. He also smokes, pretty excessively, I assume. Always dehydrated (saturated color of jarate). Probably eats the same foods (just meat he hunted down and nothing else? Veggies who?). Doesn't exercise. Plus he's a lonely loner abd there's no way he's not struggling mentally too (definitely affects your physical body in many ways).

And Scout is very healthy compared to that. Always running, keeps himself fresh and flexible. Doesn't smoke (or at least very little, unless he wouldn't be able to run that fast and for so long). Very active and reactive, so I'd say his a pretty happy guy overall. Can't really say anything about other habits, but I'm guessing he knows how to keep himself happy, he's a sport junkie after all.

So it's neither a secret nor a mystery why one of them is an early grandpa and the other one is a babyface. We're comparing neglected houseplant to a dandelion.

Okay, so ykno how in game cosmetics, Sniper looks a lot older than Scout? Well, not to sound like a nerd but a possible reason for this is the difference between their lifestyles.

Sniper grew up in Australia and now he's in New Mexico, that's a lot of sun, and I doubt that man has taken proper steps to avoid sun damage. He's in decent shape, but not like Scout, speaking of which, he grew up in Boston, and as far as I know, it doesn't get too sunny there. He also runs like, a lot.

I know this doesn't explain everything and it could be more comprehensive and less "thrown together last minute" but I don't feel like it. Yall get the gist.

#tf2 sniper #tf2 scout #tf2 #ramblings

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Oh yes actually about Scout's self-conscious character. Classic but gold.

Just imagine how much misunderstanding and humiliation this guy went through his life, always being forced to be better-stronger-faster-smarter, whatever. Like, always being stopped and corrected at certain behaviours because its girly, chicken and gay or whatever, being mocked for being the youngest child, not the strongest, definitely not the smartest at school... He overcompensates with his speed and this is why his taunts are twice as toxic. This guy's core confidence is as fragile as fine china.

Some people portray him as an asshole for some reason, as if he was a heartless fuckboy. Totally wrong, it's pretty evident that he's a very kind guy. Even with Ms.Pauling, he doesn't just want to fuck her, he's genuinely faithfully in love, faithful even if there's no pressure for him to be.

He's kind to his friends. He's the one of the friendliest of them. This shameful gentleness is what made me fall in love with him. Seeing his facade cracking, revealing this more or less innocent soul (not counting the killings) is what ironically would give him all the love in return for his heart overwhelmed with his own love.

If he was a little bit more mature and nit scared of people's opinions and more genuine, I believe his smile would brighten up the whole world when the sun in no more.

has anyone done this already

#tf2 scout #scout tf2 #tf2 #just my rambling

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A big part of writing is laying down and half-hallucinating about what should happen next. You don't even make thus up, you're literally watching your characters telling you their story by throwing random vague scenes at you. And you have to solve the puzzle and guess what they were trying to say, correctly.

Sometimes you get the idea wrong and you have a new "hallucination" that clarifies the thing, AFTER you've already wrote a paragraph (it doesn't make sense anymore and you have to redo).

P.S. I'm guessing these "hallucinations" are simply our subconscious that always already knows everything... but it can only communicate through symbols and vague pictures, and ONLY if you listen closely and with an open heart....

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You are SO fucking SMART!!!!!!! YES!!! I've thought about it before too, it makes a lot if sense, yes!!

I also have a headcanon that Spy inly became Spy because of the Ma. When they first met, he was a young conman, a little alfonso who lived off one-week romances and money of women he seduced. He thought Ma was just another filthy rich but miserable lady, easy to get to.

Yet she immediately recognized his intentions. He played along for a while, to entertain herself, but in the most intimate moment, she opened her cards and told him what he was actually playing with. However, she grew some sort of affection to him, so she didn't kill him or whatever.

She taught him how to be a better liar.

Thus, the Spy was born.

Who Is Scout's Ma?

She's a character we know extremely little about, however when you stop to consider the IMPLICATIONS of what little we DO know, things start to get interesting:

1. She lives in the roughest part of Boston ("if you were from where I was from, you'd be dead") but dresses quite elegantly.

2. She had 8 boys, all of whom she raised BY HERSELF, and yet somehow she finds the time to maintain this impeccable appearance.

3. Scout clearly loves and admires her to a point where it's one of the few things he'll drop his "tough guy" act for, and dialogue in the comics like "Ma's gonna kill me if she finds out" implies he also still fears her disapproval, despite being a fully autonomous adult.

4. Spy, despite what he likes to pretend, is clearly head-over-heels for her. He even had her likeness engraved on his fanciest gun! (Note the distinct hairband & hoop earrings) For a man who avoids attachment to the point where he never lets anyone see his face, that's an unusual degree of infatuation.

5. None of Scout's brothers left Boston while he was growing up, despite a few of them presumably being adults by then. Not only this, they were still all getting into fights together, implying they were both continuing to live with or near their mother and brothers, AND had reasons to brawl with others beyond just some adolescent street scuffle.

My Theory:

Scout's Ma is the matriarch of a Boston-based crime family.

It explains her elegant appearance, how she and Spy were able to meet, why their bond clearly goes beyond a one-off fling, why she was able to be in Scout's life so much despite the financial burdens of being a single mother of 8, and why all of said 8 were continuing to get into fights with other locals. They weren't just some street gang, they were enforcers. It also explains why/how Scout got into mercenary work, his many mafia-themed weapons, and why he continues to fear her ire even as an adult.

Plus, take a look at this unused angle of the last photo from Meet The Spy:

You'd THINK a single mother from the rough side of Boston wouldn't appear so in-her-element on a fancy date with The Spy, and yet her appearance and demeanour here just SCREAM "confident and in control."

Scout's Ma is Boston's Godmother, and I desperately wish to see someone draw her as such.

#tf2 spy #scout's ma #scout's mom #tf2 #tf2 headcanons #He was chased for his crimes after scout was born so he kinda *reeaallyy* needed to leave them #Even though with such a mother he probably didn't want it #I don't know much about mafia thought lol

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Sniper tf2 mentality

Today I will be talking about Sniper's personality because I often see people portraying him DRASTICALLY different abd I wanted to understand what's going on and why all of the interpretations are correct (in my opinion)

Let's name the most prominent thesises:

Sniper is shy and introverted.

Sniper is unhinged and bloodlusty and is annoyed by people.

Why do i think that these aren't exactly contradictory?

I think at this point it's safe to assume Sniper is autistic (I mean lol this is easier to prove than to disprove). As an autistic person myself, I can see why he could be perceived like that.

Sniper doesn't talk to people and mostly observes them and the situation. Very in tune with his profession. That, however, might be perceived as being shy or very introverted or both. People love talking and expect others to share information, yet Sniper never says half of the things he's thinking about.

But let me tell you, it's NOT because he's shy. If he was shy, it would show in his body language as being stiff and rigid. He's not. His body is pretty relaxed and takes enough space. Still crosses his arms, but in a "don't bother me" way, not a "please don't judge me" way.

He's just disinterested.

I relate to it a lot in real life! People at my job think I'm too shy to talk to them, but no, I just DON'T WANT TO. I'm not scared of any if you, there's just nothing to talk about. I don't know your business, you don't know mine, our interests don't collide. If I talked to you about my interests you wouldn't listen anyway. Small talk? Ew, are y kidding me?

However, I like to listen. I'm an extrovert personally (unexpected huh) so I love being around people, but it doesn't mean I have to takk to them. I'll just sponge the information they are babbling about so I know my community better. When I meet new group of people where everyone knows eachother but me, I'm not going to feel awkward, it's perfectly fine to observe.

Sniper seems to fit into this kind of behaviour too. So he's not shy in a social anxiety sense".

NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT THE BLOODLUST!!

Yeah you all know his in-game voicelines. You feel either horny or assaulted after he rolls these sadistic words on his tongue. Yes I said sadistic, are you gonna argue?

"We professionals don't give speeches we just take a shot" he says in the comics. OH YEAH? IS THAT WHY YOU HAVE THE MOST FUCKING VOICELINES OF ALL OF THEM??

Have you ever noticed how much attention he puts into saying how 'professional' he is? Like, yeah no shit, they all kinda are. But why, unlike other mercs, he insists on calling himself a professional with standards and morals, detached from emotions and feelings, so much???

There's literally no reason to be ashamed of being a killer and to admit that you enjoy killing people, you were hired to Mann Co. for that specifically!!!

My assumption: it's a personal disgust towards himself and his anger issues. I've said it before already and I will again.

His so called 'shadow side' that he suppresses so much. It loves to cause people pain, it loves releasing the inner anger, it is being feral and impulsive in nature. Sniper cannot let himself be like that for whatever reason. He's already built a clear picture of what he is in his head and he doesn't want to destroy that.

The only time he allows himself to be a monster is in the battle because it comes naturally. However, when it's not a situation of adrenaline rush, when people want to talk about his persona face to face, he starts to defend himself and bury his face under the lies he believes in.

And THIS is anxiety. To be scared to be truly perceived. Not like many people tried, but I assume he wouldn't like it.

Bro really thinks he doesn't have feelings lmaoooo imagine being so emotionally immature the only way to process your emotions is to shot a human dead.

So, is Sniper anxious? Yes. Is this social anxiety? No, he's not shy. Is he an unhinged murderer? Yes. Does he identify as one? No. It's really a little bit more complicated than the two thesises from the beginning.

He's a person. Obviously not mentally healthy. High dimensional. Can be potentially broken or healed in terms of a good character study.

I might be very wrong though and most of the assumptions are simply guessing by grasping the patterns, but usually when I analyze someone like thus, it turns out mostly right. But correct me if you feel like it.

#tf2 #tf2 sniper #sniper tf2 #just my rambling #I've been thinking about this mf a little bit too much #He is so NOT self aware #Can anyone see that???? #His childhood traumas were never addressed he's just suppressed them #I wish he had more backstory #Bleh

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SniperScout is a strange pairing (rant)

First of all, why the fuck is it so popular??

Second of all, why tf is it MY favourite ship??????

Like, I'm very picky about my choosing my favourite characters and ships because I treasure being LOGICAL™ and CANON COMPLIANT® as much as possible, because I want to know that it's POSSIBLE to have A and B in yaoi relationships in theory, I'm not satisfied with baseless stuff I'm very sorry.

Yet sniperscout has 0 CANON CHEMISTRY!!! In any of the sources almost!! No sorry it's NEGATIVE POINTS chemistry by the "are they likely" scale. I mean, even if there is some chance, it's not going to be mutual for sure. (I am using my perfect logic and reasoning because I'm the smartest here and only my understanding and headcanons are objectively correct.)

You see, (my vision), these guys as they are, unchanged, are incomparable. I mean look, they are like frozen chicken breasts: to make them tasty you need to warm them up first and then start to COOK. You can't just take default sniper and default scout and make them kiss if you want to be compliant, NO. IT WON'T WORK.

Because Scout is so unapologetically blinded by heteronomativity and Sniper doesn't talk to people. It's always a potential slow burn that is never actually moving anywhere....... The soil could be growing flowers but it's just dirt....

In order for sniperscout to work logically, they both have to go through a meat grinder of character development, GROW AS PEOPLE, find out things about themselves, each other, to have a story together... (Scout to become more vulnerable and emotionally mature. And Sniper to... Ah he's actually fine, it's scout who causes all the trouble.)

...To actually plant the seeds into fucking dirt!!!! In that case, yeah, I've been proven it can work, I'm satisfied.

BUT

There come problems:

While character development is not inherently OOC, in that case it LOOKS OOC because. In canon Scout actually didn't have his development, we don't know for sure how would a "more mature" scout look like. It already kind of beefs with my desire to be reasonable and it hurts...

And what else hurts that I CAN'T HAVE INSTANT YAOI. IT'S ALWAYS THE FUCKING """SITUATIONS""" AND """CONTEXT""" of 50k words before the action begins.

Like, some other ships have their potential inherently in their character instead of situations. I can see how SoldierSpy would work (opposites attract), SniperSpy (combat rivals), Medic x anyone (no comment), not even talking about HeavyMedic and DemoSoldier......

While Sniperscout... Is the most BASIC Sun & Moon dynamic......

except THE SUN DIDN'T FUCKING CARE IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!

God please I just want them to hug I want one if them thinking "you are the sun in my eyes I'm literally alive because of you" abd another one to be like "you're sooo cool like very very cool you are never going to get rid of me got it??"....... Without hearing their long ass slowburn every time but if I don't my brain will not believe it.......

#sniperscout #speeding bullet #tf2 sniper #tf2 scout #rant post #If you can ship your blorbos without any reasoning behind it good for you #I'm taking everything so seriously I'm thinking it might be an illness #Terminal being smart and sexy that is #I wished I wanted to fuck spy like a normal person

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Ooh I have a few things to say about that!!

Firstly, this also could be a read as queer coded or neurodivergent coded, (you know, how they do it in mass media, metaphorically, so they wouldn't receive backlash. You know, the "I've always felt different" thing)

And secondly, i think this childhood insecurity + his father's disapproval messed up sniper in a long run a little harder that one might think.

Imagine you're a total outcast. You don't understand what's wrong with you. You're excluded by peers and your dad is never satisfied with anything you do. You hide alone in the bush, mastering your hunting skills or whatever, convincing yourself that you actually like loneliness, it's other people who are stupid and too loud. You isolate from people even more because you're growing an ego, an ego of a "not like others" cool guy who thinks that he compensates being an outcast with being smart and precise with his arrow shots.

Now, I have nothing to support this suggestion, but I think there might've been a period of time Sniper would take his inner aggression out on the wildlife he hunts. He would just shoot or stab more and more little animals even though he doesn't even going to eat them or use them in some way, creating violent waste. Because you're a teenager and nobody taught you how to recognize and deal with your emotions.

Then there goes shame. You see yourself growing violent despite having high standards and moral values. There comes cognitive dissonance. He now switches to an idea that some living things DESERVE to be killed, and he is simply just an executor. He holds strongly about the predator vs pray narratives, the good vs bad, pure vs corrupt ideas...

And by the time he gets his sniper license (let's assume he has one), he already built an inner system of "morals" that basically say "you can kill PEOPLE if they asked for it. You're still a good decent person that way."

So that's why he emphasizes so much on being a "professional", having "standards" and values. He still separates himself from the other mercs, as if hinting at "they are lunatics, I am normal" train of thought. He does it in such a self conscious way, it's showing that he's overcompensating. Although it's pretty evident thar he's taking joy in killing people, just like any other mers.

There's no need in apologizing for being evil in Mann Co. But he's still pretending. As if he himself deeply disturbed by his own violent urges, it looks like a big trauma to me, there's a lot to unpack.

(sorry if it's unrelated but it's just been on my mind for a long time I needed to talk about it somewhere)

You know, I don't see a lot of people talking about this moment in the TF2 comics right here, seconds after Sniper realizes he's actually from New Zealand. Does anyone else think about how freaking insecure Sniper must have been growing up?

I know it has a somewhat comedic tone but I can't help but think about poor Sniper as a kid wondering why he was so different but never knowing why. With other Aussies being huge and muscular he must have thought something was wrong with him. And I feel like you can actually see the relief on his face in the bottom panel.

Also, side note, I love the bit about him throwing rocks from a tree which absolutely foreshadows his future as a sniper. His whole thing is shooting people from far away because he was never built to go on the offensive.

#tf2 #tf2 sniper #just my rambling #tf2 theory #Maybe I'm wrong though don't take it too seriously #But he's just... He's such a guy for that ... #He's a chill and kind person most of the time don't get me wrong #But repressed anger doesn't go anywhere you know what I mean

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