#crosshair loves his brothers

[lightwise]

THERE IS SOMETHING TO BE SAID FOR FREEDOM

AKA Analysis of Crosshair in The Tipping Point

This may sound like a strange claim to be making about Crosshair in S2 E14. (SPOILERS BELOW IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THIS EPISODE YET).

Crosshair is imprisoned this entire episode. Tied down. Tortured. Unable to move. And yet I was almost speechless at how he is rendered, in both his facial expressions and his choices. As strange as it sounds to say, I think Crosshair is at peace in this episode. This man is finally, fully HIMSELF. It’s HIM. This is the REAL Crosshair, like we’ve never seen him before.

His face (and his eyes) are so OPEN. I don’t know how else to describe it. Prior to this, Crosshair had a variety of colorful facial expressions that he usually kept on him, ranging from sarcastic sneers, brows pulling together in worry, feigned disinterest, and downright rage. (I will be making a separate post on the expansive range of Crosshair’s expressions and how I think they signify what his real emotions are). 

But here, we start with Crosshair in a prison cell, being roughly taken out of his confinement to another location. Normally I would expect Crosshair to have a very sour, disdainful look on his face as these TK troopers cuff him and haul him out. But he doesn’t. Yes there’s a bit of a raised eyebrow still, but his face is just calm. Open. Serious but not fraught with tension. (Also, shameless side note: this man looks so good in blue/gray/not black colors. They make him seem softer and more open, as well).

Not only that, but he gazes around him, eyes moving side to side, paying attention to the other prison cells (maybe even looking to see if there was someone he knew also being held there?), even getting himself in trouble for taking an interest in those around him. Crosshair, who has always held himself separate and apart, has always pretended to look away even when he was listening. He is present, even in the midst of a horrible situation. 

I was reminded of the end shot in The Solitary Clone, and the parallels of him walking freely down the hallway as an imperial there, and a prisoner here. But in the first one he’s actually a prisoner inside himself, while in the second, he might be held captive on the outside, but he’s free on the inside. 

Even to Emerie and Hemlock, Crosshair remains surprisingly mild and level in his responses. May I remind you what this man’s face has looked like earlier in his story when dealing with people in power over him - and when being tasked to give up his family.

But instead he simply gazes at them calmly–suspicious, but clear-headed. He is in possession of his self esteem and purpose once again, and he doesn’t need to put on a front of superiority or fury in order to face the gaze of others. 

And he knows immediately what the doctor wants. He obviously has no intention of giving up his brothers. His face and tone remain even, controlled. He still says “the kid” to Hemlock’s face, but there is no animosity in using those words. And we will see how that was no longer Crosshair’s real opinion of Omega.

On the flipside of this calmness, we have very rarely seen Crosshair fall apart from pain or fear in front of others. But this torture from Hemlock is excruciating, and as a result of Crosshair’s emotions being closer to the surface, his sensitivity to pain and fear and anguish are on full display as well. 

He manages to escape the current torture, but his goal isn’t to save himself. In maybe the most important scene of this episode, Crosshair risks his life to warn and try to save his family, his brothers, his sister, with no regard for the consequences to himself. And yes, we almost got to hear him say “Omega” for the first time. Do we need any more proof that he cares? Crosshair is finally, truly, making the right decisions for the right reasons and he knows it. And that loyalty is going to help him bear whatever he has to bear to keep his family safe. 

He is in so much pain and I hate it 😭

“Why suffer more?” Hemlock asks him. He is defiant, yes. But his “severe and unyielding nature,” his stubbornness and loyalty, his need to be accepted for who he is, are finally being put to the right purpose.

(Also, you cannot tell me this wasn't foreshadowing from The Solitary Clone.)

This is a man who loves and cares DEEPLY, who loves his family even after having had all trust severed on both sides, who would do anything to protect them, even if it means risking his own sanity and self. This man is at peace with his own actions - FINALLY. This is him. And that means so much to me.

I apologize now for the pain, but I am going to end by connecting this to a quote from Andor. Maarva’s last message to Cassian broke my heart and rebuilt it from the inside when I first heard it, and I realized that it could fully apply to Crosshair as well:

"Tell him, he knows everything he needs to know and feels everything he needs to feel. And when the day comes, and those two pull together, he will be an unstoppable force for good. Tell him... I love him more than anything he could ever do wrong." 

#crosshair loves his brothers #and his sister #loyal to a fault #and that loyalty has cost him everything #bring crosshair home #give this man a hug #crosshairsweep #crosshair #crosshair bad batch #tbb season 2 spoilers #tbb season two #the bad batch season 2 #the bad batch #the bad batch spoilers #emerie #doctor hemlock #the tipping point #long post #analysis #somelightramblings #some light ramblings #somelightedits #some light edits

[laughhardrunfastbekindsblog]

I might be in the minority in that I have never read any hint of jealousy at all from Hunter in this scene.

What I see is Hunter noticing that Omega and Crosshair have developed a bond; and considering that Crosshair has obviously been through excessively traumatic experiences, Hunter is wondering the full extent of what Omega went through for her and Crosshair to have become so close.

And he's concerned for both of them.

In the same story arc, he goes on to defend Crosshair when the other clones distrust him, and even steps back enough to let Crosshair look after Omega (that was a deliberate choice on Hunter's part, he saw that Crosshair had Omega covered and let it be, and no one will be able to convince me otherwise).

Add to this the fact that in the next story, "Bad Territory," Hunter tasks Omega with getting Crosshair to start facing the reality of his hand tremors (an assignment that will only be of benefit to BOTH siblings), I think Hunter is much more sensitive and understanding of what his siblings have gone through than we may have initially given him credit for.

#hunter is best older brother #hunter looking out for his family #i love him so much #the bad batch #star wars the bad batch #tbb season 3 #tbb hunter #tbb omega #tbb crosshair

[zaana]

A little head canon that drunk Hunter gets all lovey-dovey with everyone

#the bad batch #fanart #star wars #tbb crosshair #tbb hunter #i just imagine him getting emotional #and professing his love to his brothers #before happily passing out

[papanowo]

au where everyones chips all of a sudden just stop working and [almost] all the clones defect and stage a coup

EDIT GUYS PLEASE IM A FOX ENJOYER BUT LIKE I JUST THINK HED BE TOO FAR IN PALPATINES CLUTCHES TO DEFECT OK .. ITS AN ANGST THING PLS :(

#i say almost cus like .. crosshair #and fox maybe #my art #star wars #tcw #clone wars #commander cody #commander bly #captain rex #honestly this is just my excuse for defected rex to be with his brothers again because :((((( #anyways hes so dramatic i love he #edit yall in the tags saying this is the good ending as if the jedi arent all already dead in this au fchvgjbhkn

[clownery-and-fuckery]

Echo asking for Reg Manuals early on in his deployment with the Batch wanting desperately for normality. Only to find out that his shitty little brothers cannot care for anything. ever.

Hunter sheepishly hands his over and Echo just stares at it, watches the drool drip from a bite mark in the cover and goes "What the fuck did you do to it." and Hunter mumbles "I was hungry."

Never asking Hunter for anything again, then.

Wrecker looks at Echo like he grew another head and yells: "TECH, WHA'S A REG MANUAL?" which gives Echo all he needs, really. His disappointment turns to "what the SHIT" when Tech oh so calmly points to the very much ruined and indented copy of the Reg Manual that is currently the ONLY thing holding up Wrecker's bunk leg.

The brawler laughs while explaining how THAT happened while Echo tries to figure out why they didn't just.... fix the leg.......

Crosshair doesn't even say anything, just points across to where his is pinned to the wall, blaster bolts shot through the book as it's open on a diagram of a trooper. It was MEANT to display armour, but Crosshair wanted to practice for mess fights.

Echo simply sighs. Because of course he would do that.

Tech, thank the MAKER, hands Echo his Reg Manual and it's completely and utterly pristine. Echo nearly cried with joy, and Tech very expertly dodges his bone-crushing hug of thanks. He just asked for it back later.

Echo plops down in his hammock, ready to kick back and take a much needed trip down memory lane...

....only to find Tech's neat scribe COVERING the pages.

It's fine, Echo swears as he tries to read past it. Just, it's a bit hard when Tech's made so many damn corrections, pointing out errors Echo had seen himself so many times, his writing so lovely and so well tucked to the margins that Echo mistakes it for the actual text.

The deeper he goes, the bigger the notes, and on the blank pages at the front and back, Echo notices the rest of the batch scribbled and drew for each other, obviously following Tech's strict guide to not writing on the actual pages themselves.

It's.. kind of cute, actually.

Its sweet, just how much personality Echo can see in the few messy hearts Wrecker dotted along the sides, or the small reminders Hunter jotted down, for himself and for Tech. The stickman with the crosshair shooting another, goggled stickman doesn't go unnoticed, either, but the date indicates that its been years since that drawing.

At the very end, Echo's forgotten to be so upset at how defiled his usual precious Regs are, instead finding himself smiling at the drawings he found, hidden between pages. To be fair, its mostly plants, diagrams- but Echo can see Tech's handiwork in the messy drawings of Hunter, Crosshair, and Wrecker. They're younger, but it's them.

Tech didn't sign the drawing, but the attention to detail makes it rather obvious who was responsible. Echo smiles, tucking the page back lovingly to its spot, and returning the Regs with care.

Tech doesn't mention it. Echo doesn't, either. He borrows it some more, and mourns its loss when Kamino disappears.

#uh anyways they make me weep #sw the bad batch #tbb tech #tbb crosshair #tbb wrecker #tbb hunter #tbb echo #i love echo learning about his brothers through watching them... its kinda sweet

[tragedy-for-sale]

Brother I Love

@zaana made a post in which Hunter is the lovey-dovey type of drunk and naturally I really had to write about it.

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Tech had his back turned to his older brother. He listened to Hunter's seemingly silent winces, his shaky, ragged breaths. Tech closed his eyes, he'd already stitched Hunter up, already applied bacta patches, already did everything he could to help his brother's pain, he couldn't do anything else. Tech glanced to look at Hunter, his eyes were closed, hand gingerly tracing his wound. "I'll be back." Tech promptly said, walking to where Wrecker and Echo were waiting.

"Well?" Echo had been with him when it happened, and he had failed to keep Hunter safe. "How's he fairing, Tech?"

"He's in pain." Tech walked over to the fridge, opening it up and staring into the cold void, "He's in pain because he has broken ribs and three stab wounds, and we're not in a position to get him to a bacta tank." Tech shook his head, grabbing the cold blaster and putting it into his holster. Tech thought about suffocating Hunter just a little bit so he'd pass out and rest, but of course his stubborn ass remained conscious the entire time.

"What can we do?" Wrecker asked, standing up and walking to the fridge, was Tech really hungry right now? Wrecker usually waited at least an hour after a sour mission to eat. Wrecker looked at the door, "We need to go get more supplies, there's a village not too far."

"I agree. Tech?" Echo asked, they could leave now, Crosshair would be out of the shower soon and would watch Hunter until then.

Tech didn't say anything, he narrowed his eyes at the two bottles. "Yes, yes," Tech waved his hand as he reached for a bottle, opening it and smelling it. He wouldn't need anything too strong; Hunter was already such a lightweight. "Echo, power down the Marauder." Tech ordered as he grabbed a bottle of whiskey and set it on the counter.

Echo gave Tech a look, especially after seeing the bottle in his brother's hand. Day drinking wasn't usually Tech's thing, but Echo could really use one too. "We taking shots before heading out?" Wrecker laughed as he pulled down glasses.

"No." Tech said, shoving all but one glass back. He felt the Marauder go quiet and he sighed. Tech opened the bottle and poured a glass. This was the only thing he could think of to hold his older brother over until they got back. Now, Hunter would be the most annoying person ever but it was the best choice. For some reason. He walked back over to Hunter, he'd laid back, his breathing was short and shallow. "Drink this." Tech held out the glass.

Hunter opened his eyes, he barely had enough time to process what was in the glass before Tech had forced him to down it. "Whiskey?" Hunter coughed, whincing and pressing his hand against his wound.

"Yes." Tech poured another and held it out.

"Uh, Tech, can't say alcohol is going to help him any." Echo raised an eyebrow watching as Tech poured him a third glass. "Like, at all Tech." Echo's voice strained. Wrecker looked around the Marauder, that's why Tech had Echo power down the Marauder

Tech helped Hunter lay back down. He grabbed his helmet, putting it on before looking back to Echo, "Hunter is still in pain, alcohol will at least dull some of that pain until we return with proper equipment." It was clear Tech wasn't going to take Echo's objections.

"With only three shots?" Echo had seen Fives down at least eight before a blaster shot wasn't so bad.

"Ha, yeah, his lightweight ass can't handle more than that." Wrecker laughed as the main door opened and he walked down the ramp. Though he'd joked, Wrecker felt a great deal of worry. If they had to leave before Hunter had sobered up, the electromagnetic frequencies of the Marauder would be enough to completely overwhelm Hunter. Wrecker didn't want Hunter to be in more pain. He looked back to Tech, he was worrying about the same exact thing.

Crosshair stepped out of the refresher to a silent ship, he noticed someone had cut the lights and he spent the entire time coming up with the perfect comeback, but no one was here. "Figures." He rolled his eyes.

"Cross-" A giddy voice whispered. Crosshair looked around, "Cross, psst-" Crosshair turned and walked over to Hunter, who was laying on the big mattress. Tech must've finished patching him up and they all left?

"Hey, Hunter," Crosshair mumbled as he scanned the area, an empty shot glass, "Where'd everyone go?" He asked. Hunter's eyes were closed, Crosshair reached out, poking his brother's face, his cheeks were hot and flushed.

"-Cross can I tell you something?" Hunter whispered, opening his eyes. Crosshair let out a sigh as he checked the dressing on Hunter's wounds. "Cross-"

"Yes, Hunter?" Crosshair rolled his eyes as he continued to do a quick check-up on his vitals.

"I love you," Hunter reached out, poking Crosshair's shoulder, "Love ya, Cross," He whispered, narrowing his eyes. Crosshair stifled a chuckle, "Like a lot too, I don't think I've told you this, but I love you more than I love my hair and my knives, and I really love my hair and my knives-"

"That..." Crosshair's voice trailed, looking over to his oldest brother, he still had that stupid content smile on his face. Seems like he got Tech's special treatment plan. "You should lie down." He gently pushed Hunter back. He went willingly of course; Crosshair pulled the blanket up nice and high the way Hunter liked it.

"Okay but first you have to promise me something."

"Okay..."

"Promise me you won't let Tech cut my hair with my knives," Hunter sat back up, eyes wide and waving his accusing finger, "I can see it in his eyes, he's just jealous cause my hair is really, really nice and his isn't-" He hung his head, his eyes became really heavy all of a sudden. Crosshair stared at him, making a face, did Hunter just fall asleep? Crosshair poked his brother's face again and jumped back when Hunter shot up.

"Pinky promise me, Crosshair."

"That's your middle finger, Hunter."

"Middle finger promise me, Cross"

This time Crosshair let out a laugh, no one was here except the two of them and he knew for a fact Hunter's ass was not going to remember any of this, "I middle finger promise, Hunter, now please lay down." Hunter nodded and leaned back, closing his eyes. Crosshair stood there for a moment, a lingering smile still on his face.

"I'd be bald and knifeless for you," was the last thing Hunter mumbled before falling asleep.

Crosshair rolled his eyes, pulling the blanket a little higher, "Love you too," He mumbled before leaving his brother to sleep. Crosshair was against the wall next to the big mattress playing on Tech's datapad when the door of the Marauder opened. Crosshair looked to Hunter, who had also woken up, Crosshair nodded to Hunter before he stood up. "Have fun," Crosshair patted Echo on the shoulder.

Hunter sat up and looked over, "Hi guys!" He waved, "You all look so grown up, I'm so proud of all of you." He held his arms out, gesturing them to come to him. Crosshair shoved his brothers toward Hunter. Wrecker laughed as he got on the mattress and let Hunter hug the three of them. "You guys went and got me medicine too?" Hunter felt weepy, "You guys didn't have to do that for me-"

Echo looked to Cross, understanding what he meant. "Hunter you're bleeding-"

"And you care that I'm bleeding," Hunter cried as he pulled them closer, "You guys are the best brothers ever-"

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#Hunter sleeps for 12 hours and doesn't understand why they keep laughing at him #Crosshair secretly loves when Hunter is drunk because he loves hearing that his brothers love him #he's always so scared they don't #I wrote this so I would stop just laughing at my thoughts #now I can laugh at my fic #please understand I think I'm hilarious #really I just made myself laugh #star wars #bad batch #hunter #crosshair #tbb #tech #wrecker #echo #Hunter is a lightweight #and I love the idea of him just word vomiting how much he loves his brothers

[invaderlynx]

I’m as sad as the next fan about Tech’s death, but I’m not gonna lie, I am also very excited to see Crosshair’s reaction to it. It’s just going to be like:

#listen i love crosshair but his suffering (and hopefully his eventual redemption and happiness) is integral to my enjoyment of this show #he really tried to keep his brothers safe #and this is where it got him #tbb spoilers #the bad batch spoilers #the bad batch #tbb crosshair #tbb tech

[fruity-arsonist]

I can't wait for Tech to return ALIVE and wELL and for him to reunite with Phee (probably with kiss) and for Crosshair to be like

"Excuse me I think some people forgot to mention some things to me"

#this is so incredibly funny to me because there was a point in time where i dropped contact with my family #even though i love my siblings to death #i did because of parental issues #and when i returned #i found out my older brother got a gf #keep in mind he is currently 31 #and he hadnt had a gf since HIGH SCHOOL #bc he just wasnt interested in dating he wanted to focus on his business #so i talked to him for the first time in 4 years to find out he actually got a gf #i was like #excuse me who what when where why #bad batch #crosshair tbb #tbb #crosshair #tech tbb #phee tbb #techphee #phee genoa

[stars-n-spice]

Rip Omega you would've loved boba and milk tea 😔

#she seems like taro kind of girlie #or thai tea #also if you call it 'bubble tea' why? #crosshair would've loved shooting the boba out of the straw at his brothers #the bad batch #tbb #tbb omega #omega bad batch

[p4nishers]

no cause hunter and echo definitely talked shit out on the supply run mission

#loved the scene where omega was begging hunter to go and hunter just looked at echo like 'control ur child' and echo arched an eyebrow #unimpressedly like 'she's yours when she's being a little shit' #they ARE mum and dad #and that scene where hunter was hesitanting going in and echo just tilted his head in encouragement and hunter immediately went #god i love them THEY'RE BROTHERS!!!! #i know we all like to focus on hunter&omage and hunter&crosshair or even tech&echo but WHAT ABOUT HUNTER AND ECHO #the bad batch #tbb #tbb s2 #the bad batch s2 #sw #star wars #the bad batch hunter #the bad batch echo

[voidartisan]

watched the new tbb episode and I don't have a lot of thoughts other than 1) I love how much rampart hates all of this and crosshair enjoys that so much, 2) i find it interesting that hunter is taking over parts of tech's ecological niche. he's the one tapping away at the datapad and in the pilot's seat, and 3) ECHO!!!!!!

#“just relax. echo's on it” #crosshair loves his brother crosshair loves his brother CROSSHAIR LOVES HIS BROTHER #anyway #I am also CONCERNED about that CX trooper #why do we not know who he is yet #wrecker scrolling on his phone while on guard duty was also pretty funny #star wars #sw #the bad batch #tbb #the bad batch spoilers #tbb spoilers #hunter #tech #crosshair #admiral rampart #echo

[laughhardrunfastbekindsblog]

Let's clear something up once and for all:

When it came to dealing with Crosshair in season 1, Hunter (and, by extension, the squad) made the right call.

Much as I keenly sympathize with Crosshair through the entire show, Crosshair wasn't mad at his brothers for not coming back to get him, he was mad that they didn't stay with him.

There is a difference.

If the squad had tried to go back for Crosshair in season 1 and somehow managed to fight their way through vast Imperial resources to get to their brother, he wouldn't have gone with them. When he wasn't under the influence of the inhibitor chip in season 1, he was fully convinced joining the Empire wasn't just the right move, but the only move. He makes it clear in the season 1 finale that he feels betrayed by them deciding against joining the Empire - to him, that is what indicates that they must be his enemies, not that they didn't come charging in on what would amount to a suicide mission to abduct him and forcibly remove his inhibitor chip.

Now, Hunter didn't necessarily know any of the above up until the finale - all we know he knew was that Crosshair was possibly being influenced by some strange programming that he couldn't control, but it was making him lash out and apparently try to kill everyone on the squad. What was Hunter supposed to do? Keep the rest of his team in the line of fire? Get the rest of his family killed - if not by Crosshair, then certainly by Crosshair's Imperial backup? Force himself and the rest of the team to act against their own consciences and follow Imperial orders just to appease Crosshair? Of course not - so instead, they run, they disengage, they show their love for their brother by NOT fighting him and by NOT treating him as an enemy that must be put down.

Hunter and the rest of the team always loved Crosshair, they always wanted him back - but in season 1, there was nothing they could do.

#hunter is the best older brother #he loves his family so much #and even if he didn't openly talk about it we know the crosshair situation was killing him inside #if we're going to defend crosshair then i'm definitely defending hunter #we can sympathize with crosshair without making hunter out to be an awful person #the bad batch #star wars the bad batch #tbb season 1

[matchademi]

Sol:*pointing to cadet Crosshair * Look at him, isn't he he sweet

Crosshair:*is about to scratch someone and cursing them out in three different languages *

Thire:yahhhhh sureeee Vod'ika

#oc:commander sol #tbb crosshair #cadet crosshair #commander thire #clone trooper oc #clone commander oc #star wars #the clone wars #thire really questions why Sol picks the feral and angry one's #but he loves his brother sooo

[snowshinobi]

Kyojuro's having lunch with Mitsuri and Obanai (this was supposed to be kind of a date but Mitsuri misunderstood and invited her bestie to join them, Obanai's a bit put out but Kyo's good company so it's ... fine) and absentmindedly asks what being in love feels like AND OBANAI GRIPS HIS OHASHI IN HIS FIST LIKE Kyojuro if you so much as look at me I will stab you right here but it was mainly a question for Mitsuri (given her entire deal) so she dives into a complex explanation about common types of attraction (aesthetic, romantic, sexual) and examples of how they might manifest, "there's lots of overlap though! I'm touchy when I flirt, I'm also touchy with my dearest friends"—she pets Kyo's shoulder with one hand and Obanai's with the other, Obanai's grip on his ohashi noticably relaxes—"different actions mean different things in different relationships!"

Kyo hums appreciatively. That helped a bit but he was more interested in how attraction, which is in the mind, impacts the physical body, at which point Mitsuri fuckin grins and goes "WELL there's a couple places blood may be inclined to FLOW" and Obanai's head drops down on the table so Mitsuri mercifully moves on, "it feels a lot like stress, actually. For me." Kyo perks up at that. "You know, locked-up joints, elevated heartbeat, increased body temperature," Mitsuri's gaze drifts to the back of Obanai's head (which is still facedown on the table but he is quietly listening), "it's a good warmth, but it hurts. You want something you're afraid of at the same time ..."

Kyojuro SLAMS his hands on the table, startling both of the other hashira, and practically shouts "THANK YOU! I'm starting to get it now! Poor Senjuro," he says, smiling wryly, and then digs back into his tempura.

The rest of the meal goes fine, Mitsuri pesters Kyo for details about Sen's mystery crush, Kyo steadfastly refuses to say anything more (best big brother! best big brother!), Obanai slowly recovers from the setup he thought he'd walked into. Then it hits him: he cuts Kyo off mid-sentence, "Rengoku. You've never been in love?"

And Kyojuro grins devilishly. "Oh goodness no. I have work to do!" Mitsuri SCREECHES and offers Kyo a high five, "like ouch but also GET HIMMMM" Obanai is speechless. Did Rengoku really just diss him. Rengoku??

#aro Kyojuro my BELOVED!!!!! #demon slayer #kimetsu no yaiba #rengoku kyojuro #Rengoku #obanai iguro #obanai #kanroji mitsuri #Mitsuri #at this point I really should plan and write an actual fanfic instead of flinging lengthy scenario posts into the void #but i won't <3 #Kyo being such a sunshine guy all the time means when he dunks on you (lovingly) IT FUCKIN HITS #Mitsuri's like damn dude you did not have to come for me like that. you're so right tho (; #Obanai is dead. Kyo killed him. in broad daylight #snowswords #snowfire #yea I'm not done imagining the world where Tanjiro becomes Kyojuro's student for real and that's how Senjuro meets n falls in love with him #Kyo doesn't get it but he wants to understand his brother so he's like ah yeah i should ask Mitsuri about romance! she's all about that #Obanai happens to be there and gets caught in the crosshairs of Kyo's feelings research #i like Obanai. that's why i do this to him <3

[clownery-and-fuckery]

Do you guys think the batch(ESPECIALLY Tech, Hunter and Crosshair) would be super expressive under their helmets?

Thinking about that time Tech was all "I'm impressed" or the way Hunter watched the Marauder almost get shot down or Crosshair saying "you weren't loyal to me"

With their helmets on, imagine what their faces were like?? With their helmet off its probably easier to just mask all emotion even with their brothers sometimes- but when the helmets are on? All bets are off.

Hunter's probably put on his helmet to cry without disruption.

Crosshair keeps it on as long as physically possible because furrowing his brows like he does 24/7 probably gives him a headache. Tech forgets his eyes are visible sometimes and they can see his eyes curve as he smiles

It gives rise to really emotional scenes like that one where Rex is crying and Ahsoka just calmly takes his helmet off because she knows. She knows and it kills her. I love love love emotional walls being broken and vulnerability like that I need more

#anyways silly thoughts #wrecker taking off cross's helmet after a really bad mission #hunter's in the med wing and cross is so angry #but wrecker knows better #and takes his helmet off #and cross is sobbing #love older brother wrecker #sw the bad batch #tbb tech #tbb wrecker #tbb crosshair #tbb hunter #tbb echo

[i-have-all-these-freakin-uwus]

Crosshair and worm!batch confirmed!

#this is the best thing to come out of the character.ai #Crosshair would love his brothers and sister as worms! #would you love me if I was a worm #the bad batch #bad batch crosshair #tbb crosshair #character.ai