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#thinking about the mercs crying: okay but like would he really cry over that or would he just laugh maniacally and skip off to the sunset
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Making angst for a silly goofy fandom like tf2 is so hard because they've never been put into serious situations so everytime I write something is like:
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cupidsdescendant · 1 year
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Mercs helping with Periods (Part 3)
GENDER NEUTRAL :DD
AM I OKAY?!??!! (changing the name bc the original was about periods in general and not just cramps) THE LONG-AWAITED ENDING OF THE SERIES AHHHH- I wanted to do part 3 for hella long but my ass forgot for like....4 months lmao- (NSFW WARNING FOR MEDIC'S PART)
Spy:
-ugly stupid frenchman who doesn't care about anyone but himself
-but this is fandom so you think I really care? no.
-He's a womanizer, man. like his ass doesn't know what a period is.
-Anyways he's super romantic! Always showering you in kisses everywhere, stomach, neck, shoulders, everywhere!
-"Aw, Mon Cheri~ Vill this make you feel better ?" He lays you on his bed and pulls your shirt up kissing all around your hip bones and belly. You giggly tell him to stop cus it tickles.
-Whenever you lash out at him/get angry if he does something you don't like he smoothly gets out of being punished
-Like you could be fucking furious but his ass will make you fall for him once more in less than an hour
-Massage expert. Like. Massages anytime anywhere.
-He's the one that makes baths for you to relax your muscles in
-the few times he's physically romantic (like with the kissing) he hugs you and holds onto you more often
-He actually sleeps in the same bed as you! Win win!
-When you get hungry he makes you food <3 mostly french food but he's open to making you something you crave
-THEE. shoulder to cry on dude. He comforts you so much and whenever you latch onto him his body is all warm. presumably from all the smoking
-He doesn't want you to talk to the mercs while you're on your cycle because if they say something slightly offensive he doesn't want you to be hurt by them
-"You all must be less of imbeciles while shes around, le bien?" He says angrily pointing at everyone. They all nod nervously, they don't really want him sneaking up on them anyways
-Oh how he loves his Mon Cheri <3 everything just for them
Medic:
-the one i've been waiting for, for so long.
-As an ex doctor, Medic is always caring and loving with you
-He's the one that asks you to take pamprin or other menstrual medication
-He knows when your period comes after a bunch of tests, and after all as his love he wants to make sure he's always available!
-Coddles you 24/7, he treats you like you're bed ridden and only wants you to stay in so he can take care of you <3
-He's always trying to make sure you're okay. At the drop of a hat he would zoom off to you if you yell his name
-"Oh vat's wrong, liebling?" He says as he rubs your aching stomach. He would lay his head on your stomach and hum.
-Always feeding you, does the stupid airplane thing if you're acting angry
-Speaking of angry, if you lash out to him he usually ignores it and continues to baby you.
okay. I'm sorry but I had to write a NSFW part because he legit. like. the demons in my brain are telling me to (NSFW WARNING AHEAD)
-He's into period sex, he finds it fascinating. absolutely hot.
-He already has fun teasing you with blood on his hands after surgery, so having your own blood on him turns him on 100%
-likes the smell. yeah i know it's gross but what do you expect from a fucking freak doctor who stole a patients skeleton
-"Did jou know sex is a great way to relieve menstrual cramps?" He taunts you as he kisses you up against your neck.
-Knowing you're on you period turns him on so much. All he wants to do is fuck you until there's blood on over your thighs
-Now this man is disgusting and unsanitary but! He still gives you showers and baths, of course, he has to be in it with you.
-He likes watching the blood fall from your legs and down the drain, usually muttering the most unhinged horny things in german.
k I'm sorry. like. fr. Thanks 4 reading though!
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yanderes-galore · 4 months
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Madness combat
Romantic Yan! Deimos with GN! Grant! Darling, who plays hard to get(That's what Deimos thinks)
29 + 71 prompts (https://www.tumblr.com/yanderes-galore/690595130849312768/yandere-writing-prompts)
29. “ Stop denying our love! Stop denying our future together!! ” + 71. “ From the moment I saw you , I knew you were the one for me.”
When I think about stalker!Deimos, I imagine that he leaves cigarette butts under the window of his obsession. (Intentionally or not). Just creepy headcanon from me.
(And also, I do not know how to explain it, but Grant!Darling means they isn't agents or mercs, just a nevadian, who live an ordinary life and ordinary job.)
I'm sorry there are so many letters🤐
Prompts here
Nah, you did fine! I did what I could with what you gave me so I hope it's okay even when short.
Yandere! Deimos Prompts 29 + 71
“ Stop denying our love! Stop denying our future together!! ”
“ From the moment I saw you , I knew you were the one for me.”
Pairing: Romantic
Possible Trigger Warnings: Gender-Neutral Darling, Obsession, Stalking, Parasocial relationship, Forced affection, Slight biting, Breaking and entering, Dubious ending, Delusional behavior, Forced relationship.
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“From the moment I saw you, I knew you were the one for me.” Deimos whispers while hunched over you. The smell of cigarette smoke violates your nose when he leans closer. The whole thing makes you struggle from your position against the wall.
You wonder what you did to be stuck in this position.
Deimos wasn't sure what he liked about you, really. You weren't like him in the slightest. If anything he was much more rugged and scarred than you. It's funny to him, how could a Nevadian like you look so proper with what happens outside?
Maybe the fact you looked so perfect in a world such as this drove him to you? You met purely by chance, a passing glance before skittering away to your homes. He knew he scared you… he was a street rat criminal while you looked like you kept yourself well groomed.
You really were better off than anyone he knew. You lived in a nice house, had a normal job, and minded your own business. You were normal… You seemed like you were so well off in your own little world.
Deimos felt he experienced your life with you. Not physically, but from what he could see from your window and behind buildings… You were perfect. You were like a ray of sunlight that pierced the red skies of Nevada in his eyes.
A sight for sore eyes… he's only ever seen violence for who knows how long?
When Deimos watched you he felt there was a chance he could be normal. Maybe someday in the future he doesn't have to scrounge around and fight due to the bounty on his head.
Deimos couldn't pull himself away from you. He would spend what felt like hours smoking away by your window as he watched you live your life. He wanted to be part of it… He wanted you.
Oh, Deimos wasn't even sure how long he spent watching you in total. It could easily be months of him inserting himself into fantasies of you and him together. It had to be months to develop his parasocial relationship with you… Falling for you and wanting you as his… All by simply watching through your window.
The only clues you had of him had been the cigarette butts sitting outside your window on the ledge.
That is until now… Where Deimos couldn't take it anymore.
You had no clue.
No… All of this happened while you were unaware. While you lived your small life… Deimos preyed on it and you. Right up until the point he slipped through your window and pinned you.
“Let me go! I don't know who you are!” You cry, shaking against Deimos’ hold. You see his grin turn into a frown when he sees your resistance.
“Baby, stop denying our love! Stop denying our future together!” Deimos growls softly. “You may not know me yet… But you will.”
Deimos nuzzles his face into the crook of your neck with a teasing grin.
“You can call me Deimos…” Deimos purrs, nipping the skin on your neck with sharp teeth.
“I'm your new boyfriend.”
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web-spinning · 2 years
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I know everyone had negative views on Spy being a father because he’s quite shit at it honestly, however I was hoping we could get a Spy late father instincts kickin in for a young adult reader?
" Late Night Comfort "- Spy comforting a young adult reader.
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Word Count: 1036
Tw. hurt/comfort.
You sat down on the fancy chair, uncomfortably tapping your fingers on it's arms. 
This whole situation made you feel like a child again. You weren't a child, you were almost an adult! And on top of that, a mercenary. You could get through this yourself. 
The battlefield has been tough. A little more than usual. You noticed the others were much more concerned about you lately, but you always shrugged it off with stress and said it's all gonna be okay. The excuse worked on everyone...expect Spy. 
You've barely been a part of the team for two months. You had no chance to even show yourself to your teammates. But somehow, he just knew. 
He saw right through you. And tonight, he knocked on your door while you were crying yourself to sleep, saying he needs to talk to you. 
Right now you were sitting in his room, watching him settle a glass with red wine on the coffee table before you, and then going to the chair on the opposite end of it, facing you while sitting down. You swallowed. Here comes the lecture about how dangerous the job is and how young you are, blah blah...
- Listen...Oh, also the wine doesn't have much alcohol, you can drink it. If you want a cigarette, I have some too.- He said casually. You were about to open up your mouth, but he stopped.- Don't say you don't smoke, I know you do. Saw you with Sniper after the last mission. 
At that, you looked down to your feet and only nodded. You could hear the man sigh. 
- You see, what I wanted to you about is...I think you should take a break.- He said. 
You looked up at him again, starting to get angry. 
- A break? Right now? I can't, Spy I'm...
- You're in constant stress. I can see it. You can't focus during battles, you miss every single shot. And I noticed you've gained some interesting scars on your arms, am I correct?- Spy said, looking right into your eyes. You couldn't help but look away. 
- It's from...
- I know, you don't need to explain it to me. I just want you to cooperate with me. The sooner you go on vacation, the better. It's only two weeks off. 
- Well, where on Earth am I suppose to go?- You asked, a bit salty. You hated the fact that he was right. 
- You see...- He started, taking the glass full of wine into his hand and taking a sip.- To your family. And if you don't want to, Scout's also going on a break to Boston. You can join him. 
- And how is that gonna help? I'm just gonna stress over you all and the missions more and will be counting days to come back.- You replied, feeling a gulp forming inside your throat. 
- That's the thing. You won't, if you manage to let it all stay here. That's why I want you to talk to me. Tell me what's on your mind. We can work this through.- Spy said, putting the glass back down. His tone was very gentle and he seemed to really care. 
For a moment you put down your defense, and sighed. 
- It's just...the missions. I'm not doing good on them anymore. We keep on failing because of me. And you know, the whole mercenary thing...I'm starting to feel like it's not for me. All the other mercs are so much older than me, and I can't really have a normal talk with any of them. I mean, there's Scout, but he prefers to hang out with them. And I'm...
- Lonely?- He cut you mid-sentence, tilting his head to the side. 
- Yeah. It's kinda...- You felt your stomach twist as you thought about it.-...pathetic. 
Saying it out loud, it really hit you. You felt like crying, but instead just took in a deep breath. Spy wasn't replying, so you decided to say something more. 
- No matter how hard I train, no matter how much I try, I can never impress any of you! I just want to feel like home. I didn't take over war, it's the war that took over me! Don't you know, I would rather be at the state university of New Mexico right now...but it was blown up by Saxton Hale because he needed money!- Now pure anger mixed with sadness, and you felt tears forming in your eyes. 
- Spy, I just want to make a new home. I can't have a normal life, at least I can still have this one. But it's not working out.- At this point tears just started rolling on your cheek uncontrollably as you began to delicately shake in the chair. 
- I just want...want a home...- You began whimpering out as you sobbed. It was embarrassing to cry in front of him, but you couldn't help it. 
Spy didn't say a thing, just stood up from his seat. He slowly took off both his gloves, then the Balaklava off his head. He wouldn't usually, but it felt like a good idea. It was somewhat illogical to feel comfortable with someone who hides themself. He slowly approached you, and when he finally got to you, he crouched delicately to meet your eye level. 
He gently took your hand in his, which made you snap your attention towards him. 
- Shhh...I know it's hard. I promise it will be better.- He said.- You're gonna take a break and when you come back, everything will be okay. I promise. 
He began delicately caressing your hand, which was quite calming. 
- Did Scout agree to that?- You managed to mutter out. The man only nodded, and you sighed.- I guess I can go with him.
- Of course. I'm glad.- Spy said, letting go of your hand. He stood up and looked at you again. You exhaled deeply, cleaned the tears off your face and also stood up. Without asking, you just threw yourself onto him. After a second he accepted the hug, pulling his arms behind your back. 
- It's alright, mon chou. Everything will be okay.
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leorawright · 2 years
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What would the mercs do if they accidentally made you cry? Like you said something and they laughed at you thinking it was a joke, but oh, oh no, that's your sad hurt face, they have Fucked Up!(I am an extremely sensitive bean when it comes to the opinions of those I care about)
Yeah sure
The mercs accidentally made you cry
Scout
Panics so bad
He'll start desperately apologizeing and hugging you
He'll babble out so many apologies and might start crying if you don't stop crying
Scout feels absolutely terrible that he made you cry and he promises that he didn't mean it
He'll cradle you in his arms and try to calm you down
Once you stop crying he'll bury his head in the crook of your neck and continue apologizeing
Soldier
It takes him a second to see.youre crying
Immediately he feels so mucb guilt wash over him he never meant to make you cry
Soldier will rush over and careful ask to touch you
If you nod he'll pull you into his arms and start mumbling "sorrys" in a surprisingly quiet voice
Even when you stop crying Soldier doesn't let go until you ask and he'll stare at you with the saddest look on his face and promise he didn't mean to make you cry
Demoman
Demo might start crying if you start crying
He feels terrible when your sad but knowing it was him who made you cry nearly breaks him
He'll quietly hold you and rub your back whispering words of comfort and apologies for his behavior
Even the next day Demo will continue to do small things to make up for what happened
Even if you tell him it's okay he still feels really bad
Pyro
Pyro notices the tears rolling down your cheeks and panics wondering who did before realizing it was themself
They are mortified by what they did to make you cry and desperately try to calm you down
They let out muffled apologies and desperately tell you that they didn't mean it
If you don't let Pyro hug you they might start crying too while telling you that they promise they didn't mean it
Heavy
Heavy made you cry? Whoof
Scout probably told Heavy it would make you laugh but now your crying and Heavy is panicking and Scouts gonna die soon
Heavy will careful walk over to you and give several genuine apologies saying he's sorry
He feels terrible that he made you cry and will understand if you want to be left alone
Over yhe next couple days Heavy tries to give you extra love just because
Medic
Medic is speechless when he sees you crying and it's because of him
For once Medic feels incredible guilt for his actions
He'll rush over and apologize and wipe the tears from you eyes and try to calm you down
Medic will be extra careful with his words after that and will make sure not to make you cry again
He does feel terrible and might go quiet for a while to think of a way to make it up to you
Sniper
Sniper tried to make a joke for once and now he's never trying again because you're crying
Sniper doesn't know what might hit a nerve because he doesn't go out much but he knows he just did on accident
Sniper will flutter around you and try to calm you down but he really doesn't know what to do
He's profusely apologizing and he feels absolutely terrible right now
After that he'll give you random stuff and do nice little things as some extra apologies
Spy
Seeing your tears has Spy freezing in his tracks
He didn't know that would make you cry and now he feels really bad :(
Spy will try to apologize but he doesn't really know how to
So instead the next day Spy will do small favors, give extra love, and do little things to make up for his bad job at apologizing
Spy does truly feel terrible about what he did and promises to think more before he speaks
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wolfiemcwolferson · 1 year
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hey logan if ur still taking prompts………… mtf georgie/alex 🥺
Samuel, baby. Yes.
Trans stuff so like, if that bothers you, first off, what are you doing here? Are you lost? I don't have a second point actually, just kindly fuck off.
Some coming out and some soft feelings realizations.
"I'm a girl."
Alex drops his phone and his water bottle and apparently his brain because he spins on George with wide eyes, "You're what, mate?"
And then he cringes at himself and tries again. "Thank you for telling me that."
Alex thinks George looks nauseous and Alex realizes that...that Alex might be the first person to hear this confession out loud. He often is when it comes to George - or, well. Alex moves closer to where George is trying very very hard to disappear into nothing, folding down down down until -
Alex places both of his hands on George's cheeks. "What name would you like me to use?"
George turns her - Alex categorizes it and repeats it. Her her her - face into Alex's open palm, eyelashes fanned across her cheekbones. "Georgie is fine, Lex. That's what you've always called me and well -"
She swallows hard, eyes coming up to meet Alex's, shiny with tears and...the reality of it comes crashing down on Alex.
Alex can call her by this name and make sure she has space in her flat or Alex's flat and support her...but F1...even if it's Merc. Even if she has Lewis behind her. It's...it's not that easy.
Georgie sniffs hard, a sob getting caught in her throat and Alex pulls her in, wraps his arms around her shoulders, tries to put love and protections and respect into it, tries to make Georgie feel it all.
"Okay, Georgie. Whatever you need." Alex kisses her temple. "We can talk about it more after dinner, yeah?"
Georgie sniffs and pulls away, but she's smiling at Alex like she hasn't smiled in...in a year maybe and Alex wants to cry too all of the sudden - thinking about her struggling with this big thing alone.
"Help me cut up the veg, Lex." Georgie says, busying herself with the carrots.
Alex can only help really, touch her on the side, treat her exactly the same as before so she knows that Alex is unshakeable. He's been here since the beginning and this changes nothing.
.
They're somewhere in Greece. Snuck away on summer break.
Pierre is at the same resort, being squirrelly and weird, but Alex doesn't care to ask questions - their relationship still tense in places - like the place they stitched back up has but one thing to make it inflamed again and they're it for each other.
Georgie has her arms over her head, dancing with zero coordination and a laugh on her face.
Alex had bought her that top in France - a bit more fitted than anything Georgie has ever bought herself, but not quite so obviously a woman's top. He had seen in and known that Georgie would take it out of the box, run her long fingers over it, smile at him.
He watches her dance and watches her drink and watches her blush underneath the lights when she looks up and catches Alex looking at her and it fills Alex up like nothing ever has and he -
That's his girl.
The weird swirling feeling he's had over Georgie for the last four months? The way he looks for her first? The way it's gotten steadily more since that confession in her kitchen. More everything. More all of the time.
Georgie crooks a finger at Alex, requesting him to come dance and Alex goes immediately - tries to make it bro behavior when he slings an arm around her waist. He knows that there will be a camera phone pointed at them soon and Alex can't do this here.
"Come back with me?" He leans over to shout in Georgie's ear.
She nods, easy and trusting, following Alex out the door before quickly untangling herself from Alex and his heart falls. He wants her. He wants her always.
Georgie stops. "What's wrong?" She puts a hand on Alex's arm and he stops walking. "Did something happen? Was someone taking pictures?" Her eyes go wide wide wide.
Alex shakes his head and starts to say not now or maybe I think I've just realized how gone for you I am, but he waves her to keep walking towards the villa they rented for the weekend and they continue in silence, but now she's stiff, arms wrapped around herself like she does when they're somewhere she's uncomfortable.
Alex is awful because he makes her wait until they're inside the front door before he reaches out to take her hand.
She's always been honest with her. Unfailingly honest. Even when it hurt him - even when it hurt the both of them at times and they've always survived.
"Think I've committed a friendship sin, Georgie." Alex goes for self deprecating, but it comes out tired.
Georgie tries to tug her hand out of Alex's, but he doesn't let her.
"Been feeling a bit weird lately. Think I'm falling for you a little bit. Which I know is not something you need, but I wanted you to know." He laughs, squeezing down on her hand and studying the way her left shoe lace has come untied. "But do not worry about me, Georgie." He says each words carefully. "I know I'll sort it out -"
Georgie leans in and cuts him off with a kiss - chaste, quick, dry.
She is red all the way down to her shirt collar, trembling and breathing shallowly. "You shouldn't." She whispers, eyes down. "Sort it out, I mean. Because it's um. It's you for me too."
Alex kisses her again, grinning too hard for it to be a proper kiss really, but she's giggling into it and he feels her body relax underneath his touch.
"You look so pretty tonight and it's actually going to end me, Georgie."
Georgie pulls back, eyes shiny and blinking hard. "Say it again."
"Pretty," Alex places his hand on her cheek. "Prettiest girl I've ever seen."
The end up standing in the foyer for a long time while Georgie cries and Alex holds her and he wouldn't want anything or anyone else.
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bobathirstaccount · 1 year
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Priceless Ch 2
Boba x fem!reader, slight action/adventure, no smut, bit of fluff, bit of angst
Ch 1
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“Sexual favors?”
Boba laughed. “I can just fix it for you. Cause you know.”
Smiling shyly, you handed him the broken ship part. You had managed to make it worse with your attempts to fix it. He turned it over in his hands. “Hmm, actually; this might cost you some ‘favors’ after all. What did you do?”
Embarrassed, you shrugged, “Well, I thought I was helping…”
He nudged you, “How about a snuggle?”
You leaned into him and wrapped your arms around his torso while he fiddled with it. “Okay, that’s pretty good payment. Now, just put this back where you found it; don’t get clever.”
You smiled to yourself as you took the part. “Thanks… baby.” You skipped off to reinstall the part as Boba waited in the entryway. He was leaving, but not without a proper goodbye.
You calmed yourself and walked back normally. But your heart skipped a beat when you saw him. He tilted his helmet slightly, “What?”

”Oh, nuthin’ - I’ll miss you,” you came up to him and put your hands on his chest. He nodded, “I’ll miss you too. It’s only a few days, max, though. Vader just needs…. Uh, someone tracked down.” He clammed up.
You narrowed your eyes. “Is it someone from the Rebellion?”

”…No..” he murmured weakly.
“Fuck, babe, would you come for me if he said so?”

”That literally would never happen.” He was unmoved.
“You know what I mean. You’re helping him crush us. We’re fighting for something, here, and you’re just going where the money is.”

Boba shrugged, “How did this conversation get so out of hand?”
“Well?”

”I don’t wanna argue. You know who I am and how I operate. You still okay with it or do you not want me around?”

You started to cry. “I want you around! All the time. With me. With the Rebellion…” you trailed off, realizing you were making a scene and feeling a bit foolish.
He embraced you. “Please, don’t get upset. Just think of it as I’m going away on business. And, I’ll be home soon.”
Sniffling, you decided to let it go and not ruin your goodbye. You hugged him back. After a moment, he stepped away. “I’ll be home soon,” he repeated. Then he was gone.
***

”Your boyfriend knows you’re part of the Rebellion?” Your fellow Rebel was taken aback. If only you knew the whole story, you thought to yourself. You swirled your iced drink. “Well, he’s trustworthy, so, it’s fine…” you tried to change the subject, “So anyway, you seen the new guy?”
“No. But like. How do you know we can trust him? Didn’t you also say he was a merc? What if the Imperials buy him?”

You swallowed hard. “He has a code of conduct he wouldn’t break,” you said defensively.
“Everyone says that, but for the right price…”

You shrugged dismissively. You deeply regretted mentioning Boba at all. Damn your excitement. He had made things official by renting a hangar big enough for two ships. Your small airspeeder was barely able to squeeze in next to his Firespray, but it was the thought that really mattered.
She continued, “Don’t go around talking about this. It’s kind of a security leak. And! Don’t tell him anything else.” She grabbed your shoulder seriously.
“Okay, I agree,” you mumbled.
She released you. “C’mon, let’s get seated for this meeting. I heard that they have some kind of big news to share.”
Grateful for the change in subject, you followed her to the conference room.
***
“You understand what you have to do?” Your commander was stern.
“Yeah, yeah I get it,” your mouth got dry. You had volunteered for this, but now you were scared.
“Alright; stick with the others and do your part and we just may pull this off.” He grabbed your shoulder, “Keep your head in the game, kiddo.”
You nodded seriously, gulping a bit. Dismissed, you returned to the hangar where your team was gathered. After a bit of small talk and reaffirming everyone understood The Plan, you loaded yourselves into the ship. It was an old yacht, holding the memory of better times. But it was retrofitted with an exceptional hyperdrive, which was what mattered. You sat next to the New Guy, who seemed keen to chat. You smiled and put your headphones on. You needed to focus.
***
Your team made it to orbit around the target planet. Now you would wait until you got the signal. Your data pad pinged. Curious, you checked it. You immediately went to the fresher and reread the message. It was from Boba.
It was essentially about nothing. You smiled. He missed you. You suddenly realized your head was not in the game. You typed a fast reply and went out to sit with your team.
***
“There it is. Let’s go.” The pilot nodded and took the ship off autopilot. The ship tilted downwards and the ground became visible through the cloud cover. It grew larger very quickly. You looked away, starting to get vertigo.
The old yacht leveled out and landed among a stand of trees. The copilot killed the engines immediately. You sat in silence while the comms officer scanned for any sign you’d been detected.
“All clear,” they finally said. You all collectively sighed in relief. You hung back while the away team slipped out the door and into a light fog. You and your partner looked at each other. You closed the ship up. “Now we just watch and wait,” your partner commented, making your situation feel almost normal. But you reminded yourself you were on an Imperial prison planet, tasked with guarding the ship and its crew.
You engaged in small talk with the crew while you fidgeted with your blaster absentmindedly. The away team had 30 minutes. The time ticked by nervewrackingly.
The comms crackled to life. A coded series of beeps came through. “They’re in trouble. Not detected, but stuck in a bad position with guards around.” You all exchange looks. “They’re gonna go over 30 minutes. What do we do?”

You grit your teeth, “We wait.”

”But, we could get caught…”

”We all volunteered to be here. Let’s act like it.” You stood and started to pace. “We’ll give them another 15 minutes… we’re here as their escape, we can’t just leave them.”
“Right,” the pilot agreed.
You continued to pace until someone complained. Then you sat and tried to fidget quietly.
***
The comms lit up again with more beep boops. “They’re on their way!”
You opened up the ship and stood outside, waiting to see them emerge from the fog. You heard your partner take up position behind you.
The team appeared quickly, battered and down one member but up one rescued political prisoner. It was a mixed result. You were snapped back into the present by blaster fire, much closer than you would’ve liked. Ushering the team back into the ship, you yelled to the pilot to take off. You closed up the ship as it cleared the tree line. Blaster fire scorched it.
You were thrown to the side. The pilot was going through evasive maneuvers and you weren’t strapped in. You flew around the ship gathering bruises as the ship rocked left to right, then angled upwards abruptly. You dropped your blaster. It clattered away.
Both hands suddenly free, you were able to grab ahold of a ladder rung. You gripped the ladder grimly, holding on for dear life. The old yacht took fire. The deflector shield held. You thought of Boba. Would you see him again? More direct fire hit the ship as it screamed up towards space and a hyperdrive jump to safety.
Focused on holding on, you waited to exit the atmosphere. Finally the ship leveled out. But it was still taking fire. The shield had finally failed. You worried about the hyperdrive taking damage. If that happened, it was all over. You heard excited yelling from the cockpit. You hoped it was good excitement.
A huge explosion rocked the ship. The ship went dark momentarily, then the emergency lights turned on. Gravity disappeared. The main life support had gone out. Your heart beat even faster. You let go of the ladder and kicked off it, directing yourself towards the cockpit. When you got there, the mood was tense as the calculation to hyperdrive was being run. More hits scorched the ship. The computer beeped; it was ready. The copilot initiated it and you jumped. You held your breath.
Safety. You were staring at your home base world. It was calm, blue and white, with a few moons quietly orbiting. Your rescued passenger swore up and down out of relief. You sighed in relief yourself; it had been an extremely close call. The ship was very badly damaged.
The comms came to life with overlapping chatter on the emergency channel. Everyone quieted. You squinted out the front of the cockpit. Were those ships coming? They were small dots, but growing larger.
“He’s getting away- I’m on him, just give me another minute - Garra II, come in!” You recognized your ship’s call sign. “We’re in pursuit of a Firespray-31, engage but do not fire! They’ve got hostages!”
“Copy, we’re badly damaged over here with no shields. We can’t engage without risking ourselves and our passenger.

”This is priority one, he’s got the Commander!”
You gasped. Your mentor and friend, taken by… Imperials? Wait. You replayed what you’d just heard in your mind. Firespray-31? It couldn’t be. Your mouth got dry and you started sweating. Shit. The comms officer got the enemy ship up on the view screen and magnified it. Sure enough, it was a red, green, and gray ship coming towards you. What did you do? Everyone was arguing about how to slow him down.
“Frag mines!” Your passenger exclaimed. Everyone turned towards her. “I.. uh… I think this ship is equipped with them?”

The copilot nodded, “Yeah, it is retrofitted with those. But we only have 2.”
“We’ll have to make them count.” The mines were quickly deployed by the pilot, who maneuvered the ship in Boba’s way. Your mouth opened slightly. Was he going to shoot at you? His ship grew quite large and veered downwards to avoid your ship and the mines above. The copilot pressed a button and something somewhere on the ship clanged.
“What was that?”

”Heat seeking missile I remembered we have. Should damage but not destroy the ship.” It was a risky move. You watched through the view screen as the ship angled towards where the sensors said Boba was.
Flack! He had faked out the missile and the sensors and was gone. The comms officer swore as the copilot scanned for Boba and your Commander. Nothing. You sighed in relief, then became frustrated. The Commander was a big part of the Resistance. He was both personally and professionally important to you.
Your badly damaged ship was escorted back to base. The mood was dismal, but your team’s relative success bolstered it a bit. You debriefed, then headed back to your home planet, a few systems away. Landing in the hangar you and Boba shared, your mind stewed on what you were going to do now.
Boba had found and taken your boss. Did he use you to get the location? Your stomach flip flopped. Surely, he had no need to even think about doing something like that, right? And, should you use him to learn the location he’d taken your Commander to? You might be able to trick it out of him if you were clever enough. But… you didn’t want to do that. But did you have the obligation to?
You went in circles in your mind until you nearly felt dizzy. You decided sleep was in order. You checked your data pad for anything from Boba. You deleted a message from your ex. Nothing from Boba. Sighing, you laid down to sleep. It did not come easily.
***
“I didn’t know he was your Commander. Just a Commander.” Boba put his hands up. You were interrogating him about how he’d found your Commander.
You sighed, “Okay, I believe you.”
“No offense, but I am a professional. And, I have standards.”
“I know, I know… it’s just, when I saw your ship coming towards us, well, it was so crazy to see that…” you wrung your hands. You wanted to ask about the whereabouts of your Commander. If he was okay.
“What. What do you mean, ‘when you saw my ship coming towards you?’” Boba sounded put out. “You were on that old yacht?? Who put you on that horrendous thing; dank ferrick I could’ve blown you out of existence!” He grabbed your upper arms.
You squirmed out of his grasp. “Well, if we had better ships and more experienced pilots…” you started defensively. Boba sighed. You stopped, not wanting to fight more. You stepped back into his embrace, “Sorry. Let’s not fight anymore. I just wanna be happy that you’re back home and we get to hang out.”
“Okay,” Boba said easily, hugging you securely. After a moment, he asked, “Dinner?”
“Sure, I’m hungry.” You kissed his helmet.
“Hmm, more kisses without the helmet later.” He turned and pulled you with him gently. The two of you went off to eat. But in the back of your mind, you worried.
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rb!george adjusting to merc accordingly i— 🥺🥺🥺 my god, i'm so Soft for found family dynamics, or just general kindness from a group of people after they know you've gone through a rough time. i could imagine how absolutely surprised george is after realizing how fucked up his past working environment is compared to this one. 100% feel like that man would cry like he did in hungary 2021 because he finally internalizes the fact that he's okay now, that he's in a good place.
also curious—you don't have to respond fully if it spoils the fic btw!—how would lewis ask george to join merc? and if it's announced, how would the entire grid react? :0 as always, fuckin love your writing!! :D also i am a sucker for perfect and open communication too so 🤝🤝🤝 - @ruszhou
AME THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME TALK ABOUT FOUND FAMILY CAUSE IM FERAL FOR IT.
Spoilers for Redbull George au! Big ones!
God George joining Merc may be one of my favourite parts of the second half of the story haha. Lewis approaches Toto about a seat for George somewhere around Russia. Redbull have nerfed the shit out of George’s car post summer break to keep him in line, and while he’s worked his ass off to outdrive those issues, to keep his head above water, they make the car fundamentally harder to drive. Around rolls Russia, max has the engine penalty, and George is having a really hard time keeping his car in contention.
He’s also exhausted. He isn’t sleeping much, every weekend is brutal reminders that if he doesn’t perform he’s fucked. He can’t look Lewis in the eye. After Monza something in him twists like a knife seeing Lewis crash. He throws up when the team joke to max he should have tried spinning his wheels. Going to sleep means the next day comes faster so he often ends up laid up in whatever expensive hotel the team is booked into staring at his phone, trying to figure out who he can talk to. He can’t talk to his family, after all they sacrificed to get him here. He can’t talk to Aleix, or any of his previously close friends all on Redbulls pay role. All he has is Lewis, what cruel irony. He doesn’t call.
This lack of sleep, combined with the surprise rain in Russia, his horribly under responsive car, slick tires and max just slightly tagging his back wheel into a turn as he overtakes him, and George’s car spins out and takes Max with it. George hits the wall harder, max gets off lightly even if the car isn’t able to finish the race. George’s head is still spinning when max is leaping out of his car to shout at George, vitriol and acid that george can barely parse over his ringing ears. George can’t even look at him he’s panicking so badly, adrenaline making his instinct to freeze rather than fight kick in. Max shoves his head violently before he storms off (at this point he doesn’t even know if george has a head injury or not, which is pretty horrifying) and george is so dizzy he can’t get up. Max is already on the back of a cart back to the garage when medical arrives, and once they get his collar guard off, george has to try and pull himself out the car and look fine because he knows Redbull will be furious if they think he was using the medic for sympathy. He grimaces and waves his arm to the cameras even as his shoulder screams. Nobody can tell behind the helmet.
Redbull put the blame for the incident entirely on George, they quote his drop in delivery (that they forced) and his withdrawn attitude as him reflecting on what he did (he’s actually trying to stave off a crippling migraine.) When he’s back in the redbull building it doesn’t get better, they verbally abuse him for damn near an hour before marko tells George he won’t be driving for Redbull next year. When george looks like he’s teetering on a panic attack they tell him that if he behaves from now to the end of the season they MIGHT give him a seat in the AT rather than pierre. But if he steps out of line again they’ll blacklist him from the sport entirely, making everything he and his family have worked for worthless. As he leaves, max shoves him so hard into a wall he’s surprised he doesn’t break his nose, hissing something about George deserving it for fucking with his championship. Nobody stops him .
That’s how Lewis finds George, tucked away behind a Redbull motor building, blood dripping out his nose, on the verge of a complete breakdown as he tries to stop the blood getting on his shirt. Lewis was just looking for him to tell him he didn’t think the crash was his fault, and now he’s found george looking bruised and beaten emotionally and physically. He hustles George into a quiet Merc building to get him out of camera view then leaves him sat on a sofa while he finds something to get the blood off his face.
When Lewis cups his face to gently wipe the blood off his nose and lip, he ends up murmering who did this to you? He sounds angry, and George is panicking again, thinking about what just happened, and he dives for Lewis to kiss him. It’s not graceful or loving, it’s desperate, George acting on instinct bc Lewis always made the pain go away before god please take it away now. Lewis holds him back, because Jesus george what’s going on with you? You’re not fuckin okay what happened? And George just, breaks, tells Lewis everything. About the second driver status, the testing, the abuse, and how he’s just lost his seat and might be kicked out of F1 entirely. Dams broken, he’s shuddering and sobbing into Lewis’ shoulder. Ugly, snotty, terrified crying as it all crashes over him.
Lewis ends up hugging him close as he processes everything, everything george is telling him is 10x worse than he guessed. No wonder george has turned into a stranger on and off track, it’s all beyond fucked up. He can’t do anything more than help calm george down and offer him somewhere to stay away from Redbull. Once George has cried it out he just laughs without any humor to it and tells Lewis he can’t, he has to go back, if he’s gone any longer it’ll be worse. Lewis has to let him leave even if it feels like letting someone walk off to be tortured.
It’s when Val finds him, still sat on a couch; still with slightly bloody hands and a damp spot on his shoulder that Lewis realises what he can do. He asks Val for his blessing to suggest george as a replacement to his seat (as mentioned last time, it’s already been decided that Val will be leaving Merc for 22, a mutual choice between Bottas and Toto). Val looks at him like he’s grown two heads, then at his hands, and connects the dots. He approves and doesn’t make Lewis elaborate. Solid man, Val is.
Lewis approaches Toto about it just after that debrief, and it takes two weeks for a preliminary agreement to be drawn up between Toto, himself, and James V. When George podiums in turkey, it’s agreed they want to approach him, and just before COTA Lewis invites George to dinner. George goes because he barely gets to escape his hotel rooms now. He thinks it’s just Lewis; he’s not prepared for Lewis to lead him into the lavish back seating area of a fancy restaurant and to be met with Toto, James V, Bono, Val and shov all waiting for them. Here george is in a slightly wrinkled shirt across from a whole table of serious looking men in smart buisness attire.
He’s on edge immediately of course, doesn’t even sit down, all their calm measured gazes feel like spotlights, and he defaults to angrily demanding to know what the fuck is going on. Are they trying to get him to give up engineering secrets? To blackmail him into shitting on his team? Are they gonna take advantage of him as well??? They let him hiss at them like the angry feral cat he is before Val just leans forward on his elbows and says “they don’t want secrets, they want you”
George falls into shocked silence. Toto confirms it and taps a stack of papers, telling George it was Lewis’ idea. Lewis is eyeing George for a reaction, and George is so overwhelmed, confused and… kinda scared. He just can’t trust them, so he asks Lewis what the fuckin’ catch is, and Lewis tells the group he just needs to speak to George and drags him outside and into a side alley where it’s quieter and they’re hidden from passers by.
Lewis, very politely, asks George what the fuck his problem is, and George blows up at him and accuses Lewis of either trying to get something out of him, or pity him so George will feel in debt to him. He’s working himself up and doing a lot of pointing at lewis and accusing him of trying to make George his bitch on track too, and lewis gets a little fed up and grabs George by his shirt collar and pins him to the wall so George shuts up for a second.
This is when lewis uses his communication skills to tell George to maybe consider that lewis fucking misses him. Fighting George made him feel like a kid again, that he can’t stand having George handicapped on the grid no matter how much it makes his job easier. He wants to battle with him again, he wants George in a car alongside him so he knows that no matter which of them wins it’ll be for the team. And George’s jaw is tense, eyes damp and glaring at Lewis with a vulnerability Lewis fucking hates because he knows Redbull put it there. The only thing George manages to spit back in a wobbly voice that sounds a little close to tears is that “you just want to get a leg up on redbull” and Lewis just growls and gets right up in his face to tell him “of course I fucking do, don’t you? I want to battle someone who actually matters”
That finally shuts George up, and Lewis can gently unfist his shirt and step back. George self worth is in the basement and it makes Lewis so angry and sad. He misses the George who taunted him so Lewis would bend him over a table. He misses the spark in his eye. He tells George just to hear them out, listen to the offer, he doesn’t have to decide today. Redbull are going to fuck him anyway, what does he have to lose. George finally nods and let’s Lewis take him back inside, listens quietly to Shov and James explaining the details of the offered contract. The only thing he asks is to valtteri, which is he really okay with this? Val nods and explains why he’s moving. It’s all very tense as George tries to guess if they’re going to screw him, and everyone else waits for George to explode.
At the end George takes the copy of the contract he’s handed, and leaves without much of another word. Val and James immediately start questioning if George even wants a seat at Merc, sure doesn’t seem like it, but Toto is staring intently at Lewis, who matches his gaze, steady and determined. Toto nods at him and tells the rest that George wants it, the question is if he’ll let himself have this.
COTA is right before a two week break, and none of them hear a fuckin peep from George. He’s radio silent on and offline, till 3am on the Wednesday before mexico where he calls Lewis. Lewis is barely awake, asking George what’s going on, but George just cuts him off and asks lewis if he can trust Mercedes’. Can he trust this contract. Tell him this isn’t a trap.
Lewis is awake immediately, telling George about all the details of his own contract, about how fair Merc are, how they want him, not just because of Red bull. George doesn’t reply, silent, and lewis just says “ even if you don’t know you can trust us, isn’t that a better option than red bull, who you KNOW you can’t”. Silence. Lewis asks if he’s okay. George hangs up, leaving Lewis groggy and confused.
But next morning he’s getting on a private plane in Monaco with Toto and Valtteri to fly to the race, And Toto holds up his phone to show Lewis the freshly emailed scans of George’s signed contract, just waiting for his and James signatures. Sent over that morning, time stamped just after George hung up on him.
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Any tf2 ships that are your personal favorites or that you just like ? (and PLEASE give any hcs you have for them :D)
My favorite TF2 ship:
Okay so...
Do you want me to be honest with you? Because this is REALLY controversial. And also super rare, like almost-never-talked-about rare. It doesn't even have a proper ship name. My favorite ship is:
ALL the mercs in a polyfidelity
You may be thinking "Wait, that means Spy and Scout are dating!?" Yes, yes it does. And before you start typing that rant I just want to specify a couple of things:
I would only ship this in an AU where they AREN'T related. I don't even really like the idea of Spy being Scout's father because that means he was a deadbeat dad. He never did ANYTHING for Scout or Scout's ma, even though he supposedly "loved" her. And, I also know that polfidelity's are VERY uncommon and is usually MUCH smaller than 9 people dating each other. Some of you guys may also be writing a paragraph because I decided to ship Pyro with the other mercs, and they have a child's mind. And to that I say, this is in another AU. Where even though Pyro still does experience hallucinations, they actually know that they are hurting people, they just don’t really care. Also, even though Soldier is still dating Zhanna none of the other mercs are involved with her. And yes, that technically makes it NOT a polyfidelity but, ehhhh, close enough.
Besides, just think about it!
You can take all your FAVORITE ships and have them all happen at once! Also, I can't help but imagine them trying to slip each other kisses on the field while still trying to keep it a secret from the other team. Or the look of heartbreak and defeat on their face whenever they see their loved one get killed, imagine Heavy's reaction to Medic's death happening whenever ANYONE on the team dies.
The pet names, the cuddles, the movie nights! From stupid rom coms to war documentaries, to crappy action movies, to ten-dollar budget telenovelas, to cursed horror movies! By the end of each movie, there will always be someone crying, screaming, laughing, shocked, sleeping, bored, or making out. 
ALSO! Imagine how much better the team would be when it comes to fighting! Not only would the team be battling with genuine RAGE for harming their loved ones, but the communication and cooperation would be SO much better! They might even learn a bit about each other’s “trades” which would make them much more dangerous. Imagine, them all knowing basic first aid so when Medic is busy they can make sure that they all don’t die, or them all learning how to rocket jump or remove a sapper from a sentry!  AND IMAGINE DEMO AND ENGIE AND MEDIC AND PYRO JUST GEEKING OUT TOGETHER! Trying to explain concepts like chemistry and biology to each other and them all just loving each moment of it! And Sniper just holding his hat over his face as the whole entire team just flirts with him as he tries and FAILS to hide how flustered he is! Or Scout and Spy trying to prove that they are in fact NOT gay as the entire team is just like “Bitch what we’ve been dating for like 2 years” 
OH! And them both trying to prove how manly and badass they are but at night they are def the little spoon. OR the team BEGGING FOR kisses from everyone (which they obviously get)The sadists of the team swooning as they watch their loved ones blow the other team up from the inside out, the like three people who can cook on the team desperately trying to stop the entire team coming inside the kitchen to “help cook.” Medic yells at them all to stop smoking but when someone offers him a cigarette he takes it and shuts up. Speaking of Medic, it will actually start being fair about who they heal instead of just following around Heavy the entire time! 
The whole entire thing is funny and chaotic and stupid but so so SO loveable and darling! I know I may get a lot of hate, or I may lose a lot of followers (mostly because of SPYSCOUT, even though in this Au they aren’t related) but you know what? I can’t help it, whenever I see a team of people together I always think “Okay but what if they kissed.” I know I didn’t exactly answer the question but EHHHHHH
Fin.
(SORRY FOR BEING DEAD! I’M CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH A BIG DEPRESSIVE SLUMP! ASK ME STUFF AND TELL ME YOUR OPINIONS ON THIS! Also, no hate to u if u dislike this, just don’t be mean about it.)
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How do the mercs react to their crush (s/o) who is scared of rainstorms and thunder in general. Sorry, most of the part is really similar scenarios, especially the first 3. I couldn't think of anything damn. They will protect you do not fear! (*'▽'👍) (by the way, the crush (s/o) is a merc or works for the company.)
Scout
He heard little cries in the base and instantly noticed that it was s/o's voice/cry. He was going to beat up whoever made s/o cry. He saw you sitting against a wall covering your face while a bunch of paper was scattered all over the floor. By the looks of it you were delivering papers but suddenly heard a huge I mean huge thunder. Since he does not know how to comfort you... he called your name and *tried* to comfort you. Hey S/o... After you calmed down he asked if you would like to read some comics or play games in his room and eat a bucket of chicken. Of course, you said yes. (Side note: to make you feel better Scout let you win the games just to see you jump up in happiness :) )
Soldier
He heard a loud bang in the base, it was not the sound of gunshots but rather the sound of something falling. He first ignored it...but then he heard a tiny little ouch come out. It sounded like...s/o!!! (you were holding something and dropped to the floor due to the huge sound of thunder). He practically ran to you...He was yelling your name s/o! s/o!!!. Sadly that made you even more scared, his voice was now just as loud as the thunder. Once he found you he finally calmed down and asked if some maggot tried to hurt you. You now had tears in your eye. Everything, it was so quick, the loudness was too much...you then weakly explained that you feared thunder and storm in general. And finally, it clicked to the soldier Oh sorry! but are you okay maggot? After that, he picked you up in a bridal position and ran somewhere quieter, (idk a soundproof room or something) and comforted you by reading American history. :)) (He then beated up merasmus for making it thunder :< God dammit merasmus you made s/o cry! How dare you maggot!! ( poor wizard)
Pryo (Not gonna lie but they might also be scared of it too. Let's just pretend that they are not.)
They saw you shaking on the floor. They saw you crying *shock* They ran to you and asked about the problem, after you explained they just nodded and took you somewhere warm and cozy. Campfire time! +engineer yey. You had a wonderful time singing songs and eating snacks with pyro and engineer. Pryo is happy to fight off the scary thunder. Go away evil storm!! :<
Engineer (guitar time~)
(the sight he saw when walking into your room) He saw you scrunched up in your room, covered in blanket and comfort objects. He first laughed at the cute sight, in till...he heard sobs! Panic mode activated. He rushed to you and asked what was wrong. *after explanation* He instantly understood what to do. (get ready lol) Yep. Comfort party He got you a cup of hot cocoa, played the guitar (to distract you from the sound of thunder), and just generally comforted you. Once he saw you warm and gentle smile on your face, he only fell in love more.
Heavy (extra protecting mode: on)
As soon those sounds of fear came out of your mouth and tears in your eyes. He was already next to you comforting you. You didn't need to even say anything, he instantly knew what was going on (just by observing). He lowered his voice by a 100 and carefully guided you somewhere safe. (he took you to the couch or his room you choose.) Once things settled down he slowly wiped off the tears in your eye and asked if they are interested in reading a book together. You of course said yes and soon forgot about that scary thunderstorm. :))
Demoman
He (barely) walked down the hall in a straight line, and was just going to his room, since there was a terrible storm that night he just thought yeah~why not chill in my room and drink scrumpy'...Until BOOM there was a huge crackle of thunder. He didn't even flinch he was used to big sounds...I mean he is a demoman. Then he heard a tiny eek right around the corner. It was you. Now that made him flinch. Oh god! What the hell is s/o doin here? Are they crying? He quickly asked what is wrong in a panicked voice, you slowly raised your head up and told him the problem. He would have usually laughed at such a cute fear but right now there were tears in your pretty eye. Nope serious mode on. He invited you to his room and you accepted and chilled there the whole night. To cheer you up, he shared wonderful and funny stories from his past, when he saw you laugh at his jokes he felt the nice warm fuzzy feeling in his heart just grew even more.
Sniper (okay this story is a bit different from the others)
Yep. You probably guessed it! You were in his van. It was a cloudy day but you still chilled at his van, much to the delight of sniper. But then suddenly the cloud got, even more, darker, sniper just ignored it and continue doing what he was doing. Then a huge I mean like really really the big sound of thunder came. Wow, that was a big one. Are you o...okay? S/o! He saw you curled up in a ball, shaking. He moved from his spot and asked you if there is something that hurt you. Then another sound of thunder came and click. Oh. He got what the problem was. (not gonna lie I think he swore to the thunderstorm to shut the fuck up lol) He then comforted you saying that it was okay. You soon calmed down and hugged the sniper and said a small thanks to him. He froze for a second but he accepted the hug and hugged you tighter...patting you back slowly.
Medic doctor will take very good care of you :) (this is long)
You were in the med bay when everything happened. You were chilling peacefully, the only people in the room were you, Medic, and Scout. Scout got an injury so Medic was taking care of it *sigh*. Then there was a rumble...you just thought maybe it was just heavy or Scout's stomach lol. But after a while BOOM, a huge crack of thunder, you were literally shaking on the floor, covering your ear...and closed your eyes shut. Too bad fast boy Scout was here...He saw that and laughed and made fun of you. Calling you weak. Medic saw this (obviously) and saw his lovely crush crying......He beat the life out of Scout How dare he!!! But before he can finish he saw you on the floor, if there is one word to describe your face it was fear. So he walked towards you and carried you to his room (I think his room is pretty close to his workspace) Leaving Scout alone in pain (sorry) Medic cupped your face and wiped off the tears, and told you to breathe in and out slowly and to calm down. Once that was done he told you to wait and make yourself at home. He had some unfinished business with *sign* Scout. After that yep, we are going gloss over what happened between them :) He comforted you, and gave you some tea, and just relaxed with his bird. yey For a whole dang week he refused to heal Scout. Nope. Better give some respect to his lovely crush :< Medic's bird even screwed him over.
Spy (Ultimate comfort man)
Both of you were hanging out in his smoking room, it was all good and cozy. Both of you were just happily enjoying each other's company...It started to rain. It was first light, and you enjoyed the sound of soft rain. But...it got harder and harder each minute. After 1 hour it was a whole storm. Then you both heard rumbles...you got nervous. Spy noticed but kinda ignored it, he just thought it was his imagination...it was not tho. Before you know it, there was a huge flash out from Spy's window. Then did a whole panic attack to you, then in a few seconds, a huge sound could be heard. BOOOOM You were...scared. Spy noticed this and immediately closed the curtains and came to you. You were covering your eyes tears were forming. Spy panicked and asked what was wrong (he already knew but wanted to make sure you are fine by communicating) After 20 minutes of talking he signed in relief. He comforted you in the fanciest way possible (yey) He gave you the finest and softest blankets and pillows, top quality tea, and soft music in the background...it was perfect. Both of you had a wonderful conversation. Conversation ranging to how much the enemy team sucks, the latest news/weapons, interests, etc! After such a lovely time, you fell asleep on the soft chair, Spy gently smiled and patted your head, and said good night. :)
Not gonna lie, some of this writing is messy as hell, but I think I did better than the first post...I hope.....I still have a lot to learn, don't I? But I will enjoy the process of it, anyway hope you enjoyed it!
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“You have a niece and you never told me?”
Yep. Kerry has officially found out V had a niece. Or a sibling at all for that matter. He tended to keep his sister on the down low since she had been working for Arasaka, now a fixer in training since V’s little… incident there.
“Okay listen I know I should have said something but I didn’t think it would come up… like this at least!” V tried to defend himself, standing up to meet his partner. Kerry wasn’t actually that upset, because he kept his kids from V until V had to meet Louise, so really this was just evening the score of ‘what Kerry and V kept from each other until it’s uncomfortable timing’.
Currently they were waiting outside of a stupidly large house, Kerry could not believe he had lived this close to V’s TWIN SISTER, this whole time and never fucking noticed. On the way, V had explained that they were street kids until Vik found V calling for help for his sister, who was pregnant at the time and no one was responding. The image alone broke Kerry’s heart at the idea of two kids, alone in the rain, one sick and pregnant (he really didn’t want that story and V said it wasn’t his to tell so he respected that) and his own mainline crying himself hoarse for help. Then, after the baby was born, his sister, who Kerry learned was named Vex, went to work for Arasaka.
Kerry understood, the poor girl had a baby and he knew lower level mercs didn’t make that much money, and Vik’s apartment was too small so she disappeared one night and V never saw her until a few years later. You had to do what you had to do for your children, Kerry could understand that much.
“Uncle Vax!!!”
Kerry looked up at the absolutely adorable little girl running out of the house, and right towards V. The smile on V’s face was priceless, and Kerry wished he could have bottled it up forever. V scooped her up like she was nothing, Kerry could place her around nine, maybe ten years old. He stayed back while V reunited with his niece, and it was the cutest thing Kerry had ever fucking seen.
“So it is true.. my brother bagged Kerry Eurodyne.” Kerry hadn’t mentally prepared to meet V’s sister. She was beautiful, tall, and he noted the blond hair did not look dyed and would be having a conversation with V about his natural hair color later. He kicked off the car and held out his hand. He’d be polite.
“You must be Vex, I’ve heard a lot about you.” Vex snorted, shaking his hand. “I unfortunately have not heard about you. But I’d like too.” She was nice, and from what Kerry had heard, V’s dislike came from her just up and leaving him for Arasaka. He could only imagine losing someone as close as a twin.
A tiny gasp drew their attention and they looked over, finding the little girl whispering in V’s ear. He smiled and his eyes flicked to Kerry before nodding and whispering something back. “Are you Uncle Vax’s boyfriend?” She asked Kerry, and the pure innocence of the question made Kerry chuckle. She what to be too young to realize who Kerry was, or at least understand. But kids were surprising so he didn’t know.
“I am, it’s very nice to finally meet you.” He said, coming a bit closer to them. The little girl just giggled and looked up at Vax. “He really likes you.” She sang, a teasing tone. Kerry just smiled and nodded, looking at Vax. “I would hope so. And what’s your name, beautiful?” He asked.
“My name is Victoria.”
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I'm angry. I do not like Mercedes, I actually despise them. I like Hamilton, seems like a hood guy, but I can't stand the team or Russel. I used to like Russel until this year when I now do not like him at all, I don't think he deserves this win after all the things he's done to other drivers these last few races. I am terrified Mercedes will be a front runner team again, I don't want that, I want to cry thinking about it. And the fact that Russel won before Hamilton is just so frustrating, I would be happier to see Hamilton win.
And alpine, its mostly cause I'm a mclaren fan that I hate the team. I have nothing against Ocon and Alonso is Alonso yknow but the team makes my blood boil. I can't stand them.
Now redbull, my opinion on redbull is alright but I really like Max. I'm happy for him to win the championship and I don't know what happened this race. He's been off in both the sprint and today. It almost feel like Max from last year is back when he just seemed to desperate. But this year its for no reason. He could've won today I belive if it wasn't for the incident with Hamilton. About that incident too, I don't think it was Maxs fault, from what I've seen he was ahead and Hamilton left him no space. I'm just so frustrated.
And now Mclaren. Daniel messed up on lap one but I don't have any expectations of him anymore so I don't really care. But Lando drove well, he had a great start and fought good with the ferrari. I understand the penalty for colliding with Charles but I'm still sad of course. And I'm so angry at mclaren for creating an abomination of a car that Lando has managed to get a fucking podium in. He knows the team is relying on him to win and has driven three race while sick!!!! That's not okay. I'm also a bit angry at Daniel for being this shitty that Lando has had this pressure on him. Mclarens entire year has been on Landos shoulders and that can't be good mentally on our boy. He doesn't deserve that. He deserves a good team that can give him a good car. How hard can that be?
Ughhhhhh
I suppose that's all my thoughts about the race. Sorry if it seemed a bit too angry sometimes but I'm still very upset.
Firstly I hope being able to vent made you feel a little better <3
Second, we feel the same way about a lot of things from this race and this season but I will summarise:
Same thoughts about Merc, was raised a Merc hater and shall stay one. I've only warmed up to Lewis in recent years tbh, but like you I really liked George at Williams (bar the incident with VB which I still get prickly over) and since he's been at Merc I've slowly liked him less. He's made certain comments and there have been several incidents, particularly Singapore and since that have made me change his cute tag to one less cute, but I can't fault him today. For Q3 absolutely I'll fault him and will claim that helped him today, but he did a good job and I can't deny him the race win
Alpine, same hat, don't hate their drivers but they're a threat to McLaren and since my boy's there that's my team (and it was my team even back in 10-12 with JB and LH even though at the time I could not stand LH)
RB is where we differ a little, I can't stand the team and I have extremely mixed feelings on it. I don't hate Max but I'm certainly not his biggest fan, and I think he and Lewis bring out the worst in each other on track. I think Max has been getting incredibly frustrated while driving not in his usual spots this season, or at least since summer break. Singapore a classic example with the safety car incident and the lock up (both of which I was angry over because Lando was at risk) - tbh I wouldn't have cared either way if either, both, neither of them got a penalty for that incident // EDIT: having seen Max's comments post-race he's in time out until further notice
McLaren..... big sigh. Idk what they did between the 35 and 36 but whatever it is IT AINT IT. Lando had a fantastic start, especially since he's had some rocky ones this season, and I'm so glad they replayed it, and he was driving very well considering he felt like absolute shit and has done since Thursday. The incident with Charles was just that, an incident in my opinion, and the fact I'm hearing that Charles stans are sending Lando hate and even death threats is so disgusting but I honestly can't expect much better (and much like with staniels I am fully aware it's not all Charles fans). Lando has consistently dragged that tractor into the points, put it a lot higher up the grid than it deserves, and even managed a podium in it which is incredible, and I feel bad he's had to carry the team for basically two years, especially this year with how much they've had to fight with Alpine and it's basically been him alone
And Daniel.... if I speak, I am in big big big trouble because boy do I have words and only some of them are nice
That's all my feelings out for today but if anyone wants to rant, vent, chat, feel free to drop in my inbox
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F1 Re-Watch 2022: Round 5 - Miami
Okay so this was one of the races where I didn’t watch C4 highlights, so the only thing I remember from this weekend was everyone roasting the fake marina, Underwear-gate, and Mick and Seb crashing at the very end of the race (😭)
So, let’s just dive in and hope I land in the water and not the plywood marina
*bops to the F1 theme*
I am a bit apprehensive for this one bc I’m terrified I’ll hate the track sdvghaerghe
I want to be open minded but, it’s v hard to get enthusiastic over what was once a carpark
Seb starting from the pits???? oof
and Lance???? Aston Martin what were you doing in Miami???
hmm. Ferrari front row. This does not give me optimism.
(sorry Charles fans, but lad did not have any luck from pole last year 😭)
Love Lewis’ neon helmet though
(should I add helmet watch to livery watch??? idk I probably will)
okay credit where credit is due the setting with all the palm trees is quite pretty
But I’m sorry the fake marina really isn’t it my dudes
So AM started from the pits bc their fuel was too cold and they had to change it???? That’s extremely wack
[Start/Lap 1]: Everyone clean into turn 1????
lol Charles said au revoir at the start
oof this is a long lap
A clean first lap???? I’m astounded.
[Lap 2]: Or maybe not Lewis was on the radio saying Fernando hit him
(what is this, 2012???)
[Lap 3]: The whiplash I got from hearing that Russell was under pressure from Alex. How tf did he start in P15?!
Teeeeeed!!
ew no I don’t want to hear from Horner
[Lap 6]: Can’t say the track is going anything for me rn. I feel like I’m watching parade laps
“It would be nice to see him [Mick] get a few points this afternoon” and then he didn’t 😭
[Lap 7]: Zhou out with a mechanical failure.
[Lap 9]: Aaaaaand Verstappen passes Charles with DRS.
(Yeah Mattia you should look dead inside that was embarrassing)
[Lap 11]: “It’s a four horse race out front” Is it though???
[Lap 15]: One quarter race distance. I’m a bit bored lads ngl.
also YIKES that on-board with Charles porpoising. 0/10 would not recommend to a friend.
[Lap 16]: Anyway Seb’s made his way up to P16 woo!
SEB SIGHTING!!!! FINALLY
aw yeah that battle with Latifi was pretty good!
passing on the inside. v sexy.
[Lap 18]: Yikes 3.5 sec gap between Verstappen and Leclerc. 
(insert “It’s a Ferrari” “It’s a shitbox” scene from Rush)
[Lap 20]: Oop Seb v Kevin? 
“I’m losing power” “No you’re not” “I’m losing power!” oof Perez is not having a fun time
Livery watch: very bored of all the matte liveries 😭 Give me shiny
[Lap 24]: “The car is so difficult to drive” Yup. Shitbox.
“Let’s go on board with Sebastian Vettel” About bloody time Crofty.
[Lap 28]: Over a five second pit stop for Sainz. Clowneria Ferrari strikes again.
[Lap 30] Don’t let Horner talk over Bono. Rude.
also thank fuck I’m past half distance. How did C4 make a highlights package from this?!
[Lap 31]: Hell yeah Seb into P13!!!
The Seb onboards are what’s making this race bearable ngl. Even if he just went down to P15.
[Lap 39]: aggressively waves blue flag
[Lap 40]: oop Nando on Gasly violence
well, it wasn’t really violence. more a heated exchange of words.
[Lap 41]: AH SHIT LANDO
Thankfully he’s okay but yikes wheels shouldn’t just come off the car like that.
“And it’s the soft tyres. Ooh la la” Is Ted okay?? Did he remember to drink during the race??
[Lap 42]: Seb with a 3.4 stop 😔
Ferrari didn’t stop Charles or Sainz. Zero braincells on the pit wall. Disappointed but not surprised.
oh god not a shot of the boats on the fake marina it’s so bad
[Lap 45]: Comms getting hyped over Mick 🥺
You’re crying. Comms think Charles has a chance to get past Verstappen on his old hards and you’re crying.
[Lap 47] YO SEB INTO P12!!!
ohhhh there was Kevin on Lance violence.
[Lap 50]: Merc on Merc fisticuffs??? 👀
oh damn maybe Charles did have a better chance than I thought.
[Lap 52]: oop Perez on Sainz violence.
[Lap 54]: Seb into P9 for all of three seconds before I assume he went into Mick 😭
BOYS WHY 😭😭😭
“You can’t be mates in Formula 1 you just can’t” idk about you Martin, maybe they were able to have a grown up convo about it.
ugh. pain.
[Lap 57/Finish]: Well I’m glad that was over.
The best part of the race was by far the post-safety car period. Not even the midfield could save how dull it had been up to that point. So... yeah. 4.5 front wings out of 10. Next up: Spain!
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Could I request some headcanons for what the mercs would be like crying in front of their s/o? Or what it would take to get them to?
Scout:
It’d have to take him getting really, really angry or frustrated. Typically the only things that will push him this far are embarrassing himself really badly, losing a match, or somebody insulting him about something that he’s really sensitive about (like his lack of a dad, or if they tore him down about his appearance).
When he cries, he runs off somewhere to sit in a dark corner and bury his face in his knees, because he doesn’t want anyone to see him. When you come to see if he’s alright, he yells at you to leave, but makes no physical effort to force you. He still doesn’t do anything when you wrap your arms around him; in fact, after a while, the tension in his body leaves and he kinda slumps into your arms, burying his face in your chest or shoulder.
Soldier:
Solly is a person that you’d never expect to cry. Typically, he never does, because insults go over his head and he typically just demolishes a punching bag when he’s emotional. But he can come incredibly distraught when thinking about his early experiences in war.
When he feels like he’s about to cry, he locks himself in his room. He’d get angry at anyone who knocks on his door, except you, of course. When you knock, he opens the door wordlessly and captures you in a tight hug. He holds you close and buries his face in your shoulder, almost like an upset toddler. Usually, he’s never been able to talk about things that make him upset without getting brushed off, so getting held and being allowed to talk things out makes him feel a lot better.
Pyro:
I can’t really imagine Pyro as being much of a crier????? Like, maybe they’d cry if you were really upset with them, but that’s about it.
I guess that when they cry, they typically just sit by themselves, softly but audibly sniffling under the mask. If you ask them what’s wrong, they don’t answer, but if you come close, they’ll rest their head on your shoulder and tightly grip your hand. They’re back to normal in a few hours, but they don’t wanna talk about the crying and will disregard it if you bring it up.
Demo:
If he’s drunk, he constantly cries over things that are often random and unimportant. When he’s sober, he usually gets frustrated or angry rather than sad, so he’d only cry about something huge like losing his mom. Also, he’s quite touch and affection starved, so give him gentle affection when he’s upset or stressed- might make him get emotional and tear up a lot.
The way he gets emotional when he receives affection is actually quite cute. He’s big on affection and initiates it 99.9% of the time, so it’s a surprise to him that you would actively seek out affection from him and initiate it. He gets a little flustered and has the cutest nervous smile, but he melts into your arms and cuddles close like a happy cat, puts his head on your shoulder, and wipes his eye and cheek behind your back.
Heavy:
Heavy likes to present himself like he doesn’t get scared or sad or upset, but he does, he just hides it and uses healthy ways of coping or releasing emotion. So it’s very rare for him to cry, especially around other people, even his family. It’d have to take something extremely impactful, like the loss of a family member, to make him cry in front of other people.
When he cries, he does it quietly and by himself. When you find him by accident, he says nothing and just looks away, but he doesn’t try to stop you when you approach him. You reach up and touch his cheeks wordlessly, acknowledging that he clearly doesn’t want to talk. He only looks up at you for a moment before pulling you into a gentle hug, taking in the warmth and comfort of your body.
Engineer:
I don’t actually think Engineer is much of a crier either? His emotions probably come out as anger and frustration (which is obviously never taken out on you). I can imagine that he might cry after losing a loved one. And he’s a very patient and well-tempered person, but I think a very, very long string of failures with inventions might make him angry-cry.
When you find him crying, he wipes his eyes and hangs his head, refusing to look at you. But when you approach him and try to comfort him, he weakly complies and lets himself get wrapped in a hug. If you ask him to, he rants his heart out. Once he calms down, he pulls away, wipes his eyes again, and gives you a weak smile, clearly grateful for the comfort. “Look at me, moping and crying like a child,” he says with a soft, breathless chuckle.
Medic:
Saying that Medic’s childhood was rough is an understatement. He tends to ignore that part of his life and doesn’t talk about it/won’t ever elaborate, but sometimes he can’t avoid bad dreams and scary memories. They tend to stress him out a lot and take him back to the roughest events of his life, so of course he tends to cry after one of these flashbacks.
When he has these memories, he tends to hole up in his lab or his quarters, as it often comes with a bad mental crash. Another mercenaries had mentioned that he seemed out of it earlier, so you went to go check on him, and you found him an exhausted and miserable mess. He immediately crushed you in a hug, crying into your shoulder or cheek. Your body’s warmth and your voice really helps ground him and calm him down. Over a little while, he relaxes a bit and practically melts into you, maybe even falling asleep, but not before he manages to softly thank you for staying with him and comforting him.
Sniper:
Sniper doesn’t seem like much of a crier, and he’s typically not. But he spent a lot of time crying his eyes out until alcohol made him numb in the first few months after his parents’ death. And, like Demo, a lot of affection could easily make him emotional and cry a little because he’s so unbelievably touch starved.
One time, you find him in his quarters (no I don’t think he lives in the van), clearly having a bad day. You sit down next to him and stroke his back, asking him whats wrong. “Nothin’. Just a long day,” he responds weakly. When you reach up to touch his face and comfort him, he jumps a bit in surprise, being unused to people touching his face, but he leans into your hand and closes his eyes. For a moment, you didn’t even realize he was starting to cry, but he sniffles loudly and his eyes are wet when he opens them. He still gives you a soft smile, grateful for the comfort.
Spy:
Basically never cries because he’s excellent at bottling up every emotion he feels and acting like everything is okay. Even losing a loved one wouldn’t make him cry, but that doesn’t mean that he’s not absolutely traumatized and heartbroken; He just doesn’t show it externally. The only thing that could make him cry is a loved one trying to help him improve his mental state- of course, letting out his feelings is an incredibly important part. He strongly resists their attempts for a long time, but seeing how worried they are about him and how much they care makes him fall apart.
He just randomly starts crying in the middle of a conversation about you trying to help him mentally heal. Like, all of a sudden, he buries his face in his hand and sniffles softly. He lets you hug and comfort him, but he hides his face out of shame as he silently sobs into his hand.
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How would the mercs react to 'you are the father'? Which one would cry while holding their baby for the first time? WHERE ARE THEY!...oh, sorry. Wrong fandom on that last one...
mercenaries | holding their kid for the first time
Scout
"Me? A pa?"
He's frightened. He's excited, but he's frightened. He grew up with only a mother, how the fuck does he become a father? He silently curses whoever his father is for putting him in this kind of situation, but also thanks him for giving him the opportunity to not fuck up like he did. Scout springs back up again, a determined grin on his face as he holds his kid. This was his kid. A mini him. Scout as much as possible tries to block out any insecurity and tries to see the good side of things. Though every now and then, he'll need constant reassuring.
"Imma spoil him rotten. Ya think he'll like chicken for breakfast?"  (son is literally a few minutes old without any teeth)
Soldier
He has such a gentle look on his face it'd be hard to tell if this man was Soldier or not without his helmet. For once, he fathers up and takes the news like a champ. He isn't scared, this is his kid. His little.. part of him. The information is still processing in his head, but you can tell he's struggling to get the right words out. He tries to give a decent reaction. This isn't the war, this isn't the battle back in Teufort, this is his fucking child. He already has a whole future planned out in his head for what he wants to do with his kid. He's ecstatic, and he's looking forward to all of this. 
"You and me, son. I'll make you proud."
Pyro
It's a MINI PYRO! It's obvious they're struggling to keep their giddiness in, with shaky hands they cradle their kid, eyes sparkling with joy. They take a moment to admire all this. Their own kid, alive and healthy, pure and innocent. Pyro treated them like they were the most fragile thing on earth and momma hen instinct took over.
"Um, excuse me, we still need to run some tests." The doctor stood by the door, watching the firebug cradle their kid in the far corner of the room. Pyro just shook their head.
Demoman
Demo's in silent shock, a look of pure adoration in his face. This was his kid. *His* kid. There's a gentle smile on his face as he pokes the kid's cheek. Okay, this wasn't a dream. He's doting on his kid so much it's unbelievable. He nudges their cheek with the curve of his finger, tickling their nose, anything. He still can't believe this is happening. He doesn't have the heart to let go of the kid when the doctors come in to check on them.
"Just check 'im while I'm holding 'im. Och, is that so much of a problem?"
Heavy
He's mommy. Let him be. He's overjoyed to be holding his kid, he needs to be scolded sometimes to keep it down. It's surprising to see Heavy like this; the usually stoic man doting over his kid like there was no tomorrow. Can't stop with the nicknames, might have forgotten their real name because of it who knows
"медвежонок.. you are so small. You fit like egg in hand."
"Heavy, da fuck did you just say?"
Engineer 
Engineer is speechless. What? Him? A father? Holy shit. He thought that maybe his experiences with being a total father figure to the team would help him out, but boy was he wrong. The moment he held his baby, he realized that taking care of a baby would be very very very different from taking care of eight grown men. He can't hit them with a wrench or send them into respawn. This was a FUCKING BABY. He's nervous when he holds his kid, but once his kid let out their first giggle or laugh, Engineer was laughing along for whatever reason, hell bent on making them laugh again. That was a very cute noise. Do it again.
"Hell.. I can't believe this. You're.. adorable. Got that from your father, didn'tcha? Heh. Just kidding. Or am I?"
He's a freakin dork
Sniper
W-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-what? He was mentally preparing for this moment the past nine months, and all his training went crashing down the moment he held his kid. He was shaken up, this was his kid. Was this even okay? Was being an assassin and a father a good idea? Definitely not, but the way his kid grabbed his pinkie stole his heart, and he was determined to keep his little roo safe. This man is fucking territorial, not even his partner could hold the kid for the first few hours. 
"Mundy, c'mon, give-"
"Piss off." He says, a dangerous edge to his voice as he pats his kid's back, trying to get them to burp. He would have been taken seriously if not for the adorable scene he was making.
Medic
The reality of him being a father doesn't hit him until later, when he's back in his own sleeping quarters. In the hospital, he's professional, checking on the kid to see if they're healthy. He gives the check-up, even does the delivery, if adopted, he did all the paperwork. He did everything he needed to do as a doctor. But as a father? It dawned on him in the middle of the night, when he heard his baby cry. Like an automated response, he got up, carried the baby until they calmed down. Then it hit him. When did he ever learn to do this? From nurturing baby baboons probably? It came to him so naturally it was surprising, pleasantly surprising.
"Mein gott.. this is veird. Babies are so fragile.."
Spy
Sadly, he misses his baby's delivery. He spent the entire night and morning on the roof, finishing his pack of cigars. He was stressed. Very. He had his car keys in one hand, contemplating whether or not he should just drive off and forget this ever happened. But he didn't. After a couple of years with Scout back in the base, he's learned his mistake, and he still regrets it to this day. He's been wishing for a chance to redeem himself, now he has it. He returns to the hospital room, apologizing for his delay. When he sees the baby, he's stricken with fear. What does he do? Without being given another second to decide, he's given the baby, and he's never felt genuine fear before, but staring at the baby really got him thinking hard. The baby's eyes, they were exactly like his. The baby's hair even even looked like his. All of this was so shocking to Spy. He couldn't help but stare at the baby- his baby- the whole time. The scene itself was adorable. Spy holding and staring at a baby with eyes full of adoration for 9823487 hours.
"This.. this is mine?"
"Yes, Spy, and can you not talk about the baby like he's a thing?"
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Brocedes time line for a very patient anon
Lewis quotes in orange, Nico quotes in pink, everyone else is blue.
okay first some background knowledge:
Nico is rich as fuck. only child, born in Germany, brought up in Monaco. son of world champion Keke Rosberg
Lewis was born on a council estate in Stevenage and his dad had to work multiple jobs for him to start karting
Honestly I think the difference in their backgrounds is one of the things that pushed them together, they were both isolated from the rest of the kids, but I’m keeping this purely facts rather than speculation.
2000
They’re both 15 years old and are karting teammates for MBB (Mercedes Benz McLaren) in Formula A
Robert Kubica: “there was always competition. But they didn’t fight. It was friendly competition. There was always laughing afterwards.” // “they would even have races to eat pizza”
They often shared hotel rooms at the races which was a “scene of many wrestling matches between them”
Dino Chiesa (their karting boss) – “many times I was called by reception about some problem in the room. It might be noise, or they might have broken something. They would never sleep so they were always tired the next morning”
“they both liked ice cream so much, particularly vanilla. During the night they wanted to eat ice cream always, so I had to go out everywhere to find some and keep them happy”
Lewis would often persuade Nico to buy him sweets
They would have competitions over LITERALLY EVERYTHING
Lewis: “we always had great competition whether on the racetrack or computer games or playing football”
“probably the first bit of competition we had was when Nico used to ride a unicycle everywhere so I thought, ‘I’ve got to learn how to ride this unicycle. Ive got to be better than him.’ I spent all my time outside the go-kart learning to ride this unicycle”
Apparently it only took Lewis 2 hours to teach himself how to do it
In maybe 2013 ish (when they were still friends) Lewis reflected with– “I have never laughed so much than when we were racing together. Nico was kicking everyone’s butt at that time. We had so great races together and built a great relationship”
“we were just arriving and enjoying go-karts and eating pizzas every weekend, fighting all the time and just having fun, whereas now it’s all business.”
many times they would talk about what they would do when they got to f1, made plans hoping to be teammates and become world champions together.
“Nico would say ‘when I’m in formula one’ and for me it was always ‘if I ever get to formula one’. Because obviously Nico’s dad was a formula 1 driver- he knew he was going to make it.”
F1
Nico joined f1 in 2006 with williams, Lewis 2007 with McLaren. And man I WISH I knew what went down with this two when Lewis nearly one his rookie season (missing out by one point to mr fernando alonso) and then WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP in his SECOND SEASON (again by one point thank you mr alonso)
2008 Australia
Nicos gets his first podium, and ofc Lewis is there (he won it) and they are jumping around in the cool down room. Just, two kids who are literally living the one thing they have spent their whole lives dreaming about together. Lewis won the championship that year and oh wow I can only imagine their celebrations together.
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2013
They’re teammates in Mercedes!!!
Nico: “every other day there are moments or things that pop up and I can smirk and thing, ‘that’s exactly the same as it was 15 years ago’”
2013 Malaysian Grand Prix gets an honourable mention. This is the race with red bulls good old multi 21 but merc also had their own team orders, stopping nico from fighting for his first merc podium, but Lewis disagreed with it so it didn’t really spark that much tension between them- more the team.
2014
the start of the turbo-hybrid era so y’all know this was good in terms of performance.
2014 Bahrain Grand Prix
They were both fighting for the win and had a collision which prompted a “mock fight” in parc ferme after the race (which I really hope there’s a video of).
Turns out, Nico won because he had used engine modes banned by Mercedes to get a power advantage in the closing laps. which kinda pissed Lewis off
2014 Spanish Grand Prix
Lewis’ fourth win in a row and took lead in the championship. They were fighting till literally the last second and Lewis crossed the line 0.6 seconds ahead of Nico, who says he could have passed him with one more lap.
Lewis defended using the same banned engine modes that Nico had used in Bahrain. Yeah.
2014 Monaco Grand Prix
This is IT. This is peak petty bitch. This is the one people still cry about.
It’s the end of Q3, both of them are out on a lap, Nico ahead of lewis. Nico’s already on provisional pole but Lewis is pretty close.
And then,, Nico just,, parks his car?? He says he made a mistake but the guy doesn’t even crash he straight up just,, rolls to a stop into a slip road. So the yellow flags come out forcing Lewis to abort a lap that was in the makings of pole.
The stewards say it was a-okay but Lewis was convinced it was intentional (and let’s be honest, yeah it probably was) and he even claimed that merc’s data proved it. (low key surprised he didn’t just tweet out the telemetry but I guess he got a stern telling off from mclaren last time)
But *this* is when Lewis tells the world that they aren’t friends anymore. An iconic interview.
Nico then wins the race too, ending Lewis’s four win streak and putting Nico in the lead of the championship.
2014 Hungarian Grand Prix
Lewis has an engine failure in quali meaning he starts from the pit lane, but he does good to make his way up the pack but THEN there’s a safety car which puts him ahead of Nico but on a different strategy.
Nico asks if Lewis can let him past as he needs to pit again before the end of the race, which will give him the place back anyways. Lewis straight up refuses, he’s on a role here. He started from last, and Nico started from pole, why should he slow down to let his title rival through.
Mercedes strongly suggest that his blocking fucked up Nicos race but Niki Lauda is on Lewis’ side so he doesn’t get punished (We stan a supportive father figure) even though he did blatantly refuse to be a team player.
And guys, this is the last race before the summer break so you know Nico was left seething for four weeks.
2014 Belgian Grand Prix
Second lap, Nico attempts a clumsy move and there’s contact, giving Hamilton a puncture and knocking him out of the race.
There’s a lot of controversy but basically it turns out he crashed with him intentionally, not backing out of the corner to “prove a point”. Nico ended up finishing second but was punished by the team, forced to apologise, and even booed on the podium.
2014 Abu Dhabi
For some reason it ran for double points?? The first time in History??? But idk???
Lewis had a perfect start and went on to win it and take the title, Nico had a problem and was told to retire the car but he kept going anyway and finished 14th. Nico went into the cool down room to congratulate Lewis on the championship win, which. cute.
Lewis claimed his second championship. Which not only was huge because of the inter team rivalry, but also because of the large gap between his first win. This guy had lost out on winning the championship in his ROOKIE season by ONE POINT, and then WON it in his SECOND season, and then there was like a FIVE YEAR gap before he won it again.
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2015
Damnnn this car was fiiiinneeeeeee.
They do more laps in testing than any other car AND do it on a single power unit. And then. Australia. They take a one-two THIRTY FOUR seconds ahead of the third place Ferrari.
2015 Chinese Grand Prix
Nico is second in a one-two but claims that Lewis kept backing him up into Seb, trying to compromise his race (and help out his boyfriend).
Lewis gave zero shits: "It's not my job to look after Nico's race, it's my job to manage the car and bring the car home as healthy and as fast as possible. That's what I did."
2015 U.S. Grand Prix
If Lewis wins here he could also claim the title with three races to spare (you have to remember back then the title fight often went up to the last race so this was pretty cool)
Lewis very aggressively forced Rosberg wide at Turn 1 to claim the lead, and then there was some sexy fighting between the Mercs and Redbull all race. Nico led in the closing stages but made a mistake, running deep into a corner and letting Lewis past with only a handful of laps to go.
Nico finished P2 and had not only lost the race but the championship title. Nico was fuming, saying Lewis’ move at the start was “one step too far”.
This is the infamous cap throw in the cool down room. Lewis throws Nico his P2 hat, Nico straight up yeets it back at him. I tear up just thinking about it. They grow up so fast.
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2016
Nico had came so close to winning and I guess this was just, the last straw. All or nothing. This year he literally gave it everything he had. Lewis and him stopped speaking, Nico gave up literally the rest of his life and even stopped sleeping in the same bed as his wife and taking care of his kids, instead spending every moment trying to get into Lewis’ head. Honestly, I think he might be the only one that could beat Lewis. Just because he knew him *so well*. He literally threw away like 16 years of friendship. But also it’s like, he had to be world champion. He *had to*. His dad was champion and his whole life he’s been preparing to win it too. Tough luck that he raced in the same era as Mr. Best Driver The Sport Has Ever Seen.
Nico won the last few races of 2015, and the first four races of 2016. Lewis had a couple car problems and Nico had a good lead on him in the championship.
2016 Spanish Grand Prix
Gentlemen. A short view back to the past. Nico had made a switch error on the formation lap causing the car to go into the wrong engine mode. So he was running a lot slower than Lewis, who was fighting to claim back the lead.
Nico closed the door to keep him back, and Lewis lost control on the grass, and spins into Nico and taking them both out of the race in the first lap. This is probably one of the most iconic crashes. I’m pretty sure there’s a clip of this somewhere in black and white with the titanic music over the top.
Niki Lauda blamed this one on Lewis (I guess even a supportive dad has to be critical sometimes) "Lewis is too aggressive. It is stupid, we could've won this race".
2016 Austrian Grand Prix
Nico had been struggling with a brake issue all race but was still on the way to win it. But in the last lap Lewis had caught him up and gone in for the overtake.
Typical Nico not taking any shit, refusing to be the guy that backs out and they collide. Lewis took the win and a damaged Nico dropped to fourth. From first. In the last lap.
Both of them blamed each other and tired dad team boss Toto Wolff threatened team orders in future races.
The stewards blamed Nico for the incident, issuing him two penalty points for failing to allow "racing room" and causing a collision.
2016 Abu Dhabi
In the final laps of the race, Lewis ignored team-orders from his race engineer and the technical director.
He deliberately slowed and backed Nico into the pack hoping they overtake him, and there would be enough of a points difference to win the title.
Nico finished second and won the title by five points.
And then,,, Nico announced a surprise retirement during the FIA prize giving ceremony.
Lewis’ response:
"This is the first time he's won in 18 years, hence why it was not a surprise that he decided to stop.” (We stan a petty king)
“But he's also got a family to focus on and probably wants to have more children. Formula One takes up so much of your time."
“In terms of missing the rivalry, of course because we started karting when we were 13 and we would always talk about being champions. When I joined this team, Nico was there, which was something we spoke about when we were kids. So it's going to be very, very strange, and, for sure, it will be sad to not have him in the team next year."
And now they are kind of on speaking terms but not really, they are both pretty private but I think they are at the ‘awkward small talk when we run into each other at the supermarket’ stage of the break up.
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