#ngl coming up with these is a lot easier than Wrecker and Hunter

[tragedy-for-sale]

Updated: Crosshair

Because this next episode is gonna,, it's gonna. Oh also these are all evil. I'm pretty sure. I have a game for you, guess which ones are gonna be fics 😌

﹄『❝Crosshair❞』﹃

Crosshair wasn't always a grump, he wasn't always unhappy. When they were little he'd smile and laugh and always want to play. But something happened and the light in his eyes flickered out. Once that happened he distanced himself, lashed out, he never says 'I love you' back. Most of the time he's who he is now, but on the good days, maybe even late at night, he'll crack a smile, make a joke, laugh a little. In those moments, he's okay again, he loves again. But those moments never last long. The unhappiness sinks back in and he shuts down. His brothers wish they knew what they did to take away his smile.

Tech and Crosshair used to be a lot closer, Tech would sneak them out while Hunter and Wrecker were sleeping, take them to 99's room and they'd watch old movies with him or go exploring. Crosshair would sit with Tech, doing the math for Tech's project. But one day, one random, insignificant day, Crosshair changed his mind. He taught Tech to do the math on his own, offering only to check. He'd shoo Tech off when his brother wanted to go exploring in the dead of night. He'd rather sleep. He started hanging out with Wrecker a lot more. Tech, why, well how it affected him is for another time... Over the years, the fact they were inseparable became such a silly thought, as if it had never been true. Crosshair had made a decision that day when he was a cadet, Tech was no longer his favorite brother and from there, they drifted apart.

There's a headcannon floating around that Crosshair was afraid of the dark due to his enhanced vision, I've stuck with that. Now, he isn't afraid of the dark, that's what he says. For the most part, he isn't. But every now and then, he'll close his eyes at night when walking around the Maruador, if he gets up to use the refresher or something, he keeps his eyes closed. So Crosshair also knows his home blind.

This came in handy when Wrecker's accident left him unable to see in his left eye. Sure he has a cybernetic eye now, but he didn't get it until his wound had healed. Crosshair remembered, in the days they waited for their brother to come home, Crosshair closing his eyes and finding out where Wrecker may hurt himself, then he closed his left eye and did it all again.

When Crosshair was little he'd call Hunter 'Worm,' He didn't know why but he always had such a hard time talking to Hunter. Wrecker and Tech were easy, but Hunter, if Crosshair was honest, kinda scared him. He was very much intimated by his older brother for a long time. Sometimes he still is. So he'd call Hunter 'Worm,' something small and good. It made it easier, in a way. Nowadays, he doesn't call Hunter anything really, he doesn't try to talk to Hunter anymore. But there have been occasions, very rare ones, where Crosshair is scared or desperate, where he reverts back to a child, and 'Worm' slips out.

Inspired by the reels, Crosshair is one of those weirdos who can fall asleep in a moving vehicle. He doesn't sleep a whole bunch, if they're floating in space or on a planet. But when they're flying, he'll zonk out as long as they're moving. Hunter and Tech think it's funny, it's almost like Crosshair's snooze button. Crosshair says it's a little stupid, he doesn't know why, but he just really likes to sleep when they're moving. Wrecker figured it out, though he's never said anything. When they were little, Crosshair was pretty sickly and spent most days laying around or at target practice. Needless to say, Cross' never had the energy or muscles his brothers did, when he realized that his smile started to fade. So Wrecker would put Crosshair up on his shoulders or in his arms and he'd run around the facility, just making his little brother laugh. Wrecker would jump, do abrupt stops, etc.. Anything to make Crosshair happy, he'd keep running until Crosshair was too tired and ready for bed. So Wrecker figured when in motion, that's when Crosshair feels safest, as if he was little again, safe in his older brother's arms.

﹄『❝Crosshair❞』﹃

// Tech // Echo //

#lol that one with Tech is actually my favorite #I thought of it cause I was trying to decipher their relationship #ngl coming up with these is a lot easier than Wrecker and Hunter #who we have more material to work with #crazy innit #Crosshair #clones #clone wars #star wars #tcw #sw #bad batch #the bad batch #tbb