honestly i don't think sniper is a dirty person lol. i think he knows/accepts that Being Grody comes with his job sometimes so he'll deal with it with no fuss, and everyone enjoys working up a sweat now and then, but i don't think he's someone with Bad Hygiene, not even a little!
he clearly shaves regularly and brushes his teeth and he'd have to know how to take care of himself if he's been a survivalist and whatnot. i don't think he does Skincare Routines or Self Cares on the level that maybe spy or medic would, but i definitely wouldn't say that he like. pees all over himself or Actively Chooses to stink or "be gross". i think he knows it comes with the job/his hobbies (taxidermy, hunting, survivalism stuff) so he's like "eh whatever" but he loves hot showers and a fresh change of clothes.
i think that Because he's been out in the wilderness sleeping in buffalo corpses etc he'd Appreciate being clean that much more. like i think something he really Loves is a hot shower after a gross day on the field. hot water dries out his Already Dry/chapped skin but he doesn't care because it feels good Dammit!
and with jarate i don't think he'd keep the jars in his home either.. if he doesn't have a tiny toilet in his camper then he'd just go outside/to the base to do his business?? and he'd probably fill them while working and just keep them in his Weapon Crate for the next fight..idk
whereas like spy would just. Be So Pissed if he got Even Remotely Dirty (again he'd acknowledge work is work but wouldn't be Happy about it LOL)
medic and sniper are more like "oh well! let's get our hands dirty! >:) it'll be worth it in the end!" and spy's like "EUGHHH!" med and snip wandering around after battle and looking for dead animal corpses or Cool Stuff and spy is like "GROSS XP"! like he's not Put Off by gore (given his job) but i don't think he'd like. actively pursue it. whereas medic and sniper would be like "oh! a vulture ribcage! in tact! yippee! ^__^"
spy's like "i'm going to leave you two Freaks alone i am only interested in this stuff when it is made into a belt or shoes! >:/" and has tea with heavy and reads books and spy vents about how their bffs are gross and heavy nods and is like "da... they are.. unconventional.. ^_^;"
like in my mind they interact like this:
sniper and medic: kneeling in the dirt and giggling with their backs to spy
spy: *looks over their shoulders Reluctantly (but he's nosy so he can't help it) what exactly are you two doing :|
sniper: *holds up corpse of [animal] Way Too Close to spy's face (he's very enthusiastic)* look! it's perfectly preserved! :D
medic: *clapping his hands Delightedly* yippee!! i am going to bleach zhe bones! ^v^ hoo hoo!
spy: *Frowns In All Caps* i am Sincerely sorry I asked
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a personal spy headcanon that i literally never stop thinking about is that he loves practical jokes. he'll wake up early and put cooking oil on the floor of the kitchen and sit down at a table and read (hide behind) the newspaper and as soon as Any of the mercs come Running in they slip and eat shit on the oil and crash into the door, (or better yet the oven), which makes engineer go "God Dammit I just fixed that!" and the merc that wiped out can't stand up bc of the oil and spy's shoulders will be Shaking trying not to laugh from behind the newspaper (more under the cut)
and he'll pepper in some Faux Disgust and make comments like "good lord, can't you miscreants watch where you are going?!" etc. and the more mercs he can make angry at Other mercs the better the joke is. like if he can manage to get engineer, sniper, demo or medic pissed off at scout or soldier for running in and slipping, it instantly makes the joke a 100000/10 bc Eng/Snip/Dem/Med's insults are ALWAYS the best. especially bc when they get Really Pissed or Riled Up... they just start Spitting Insults in their native slang/languages which Rules (to spy, bc he delights in learning new things about other dialects + the prank itself)
or he'll polish glass doors/windows Really Well and trick scout into thinking they're open so that scout slams against them and leaves a Print of his smashed face against it and in the moment he'll always be Decently Composed (a Gentleman's Chuckle is the most they'll get out of him) but when he's alone in his smoking room at the end of the day and he's recalling his Successes he throws his head back and snorts and puts his hands on his knees and does his Snort Laugh (which i think is his genuine laugh tbh)
also this is when heavy will be Quietly Observing spy this entire time and be like "spy. you are the one pranking." and spy's like !!!! and whips his head around and is like "don't be Ridiculous! as if something so childish would Ever--" and huffs Indignantly.. and heavy gives him a gentle grin and shrugs and is like "of course, heavy understands. i will keep this between us then." and spy's like 🤨…. and heavy chuckles and is like "was funny when soldier crashed into oven. engineer danced like sniper's truck bobblehead."
and spy snorts and hums/nods and heavy grins and is like "spy likes to laugh?" and spy smiles softly and laughs sheepishly and is like "….. i suppose.., once and a while,., even I am not above a good laugh.,.," and heavy nods and smiles and is like "da. like scout?" and spy chuckles softly and spy's body language relaxes a little bit and spy is like "i suppose... yes..., but his mother has a good sense of humor too. it would be difficult to trace where he gets it from." and heavy and spy share A Look.........................................
"where is pyro in all this?" simple question warrants a simple answer: pyro wears non slip boots so he is Immune to spy's pranks and also spy Never pranks pyro. pyro is True Neutral Merc (also because pyro bakes for spy so he doesn't have the heart to dunk on him)
hiii, i really love your interpretation of spy and i love hearing you talk about him. he's sooo mischaracterized most of the time that it really hinders my enjoyment of fan material. I would live to hear you talk more about him (or spoovy hehe)
EEE SHRIEKS THANK YOU SO MUCH MY FRIEDN ;u; that means the world to me!! i'm always happy to hear that people like my thoughts on the mercs!! ;;; and i completely get that, i do the same with characters i love for that very reason! :/ buuut that's why i gotta make what i wanna see, heheehe!! >:)c i'm so happy you enjoy my characterization, i'm so honored!! ;;; <3333 i am also SO sorry that i've kept you waiting for so long, but i am so happy to finally be able to take time and answer!! :-)
i've covered a lot of bases with spy in terms of what i've posted about him kind of superficially, so perhaps i'll delve into things a little more specifically! i hope this is okay! ;o; <3333 some big headcanon chunks and some spoovy >:3 HEHEHE!
i often think about how spy operates in terms of how he expresses generosity... while he's obviously very guilty of bombarding his loved ones with gifts, food, whatever their heart could possibly desire (even if heavy insists that spy doesn't need to do any of that for him!), i think that's reserved solely for his romantic partner(s)... like heavy and scout's mom! >:3c hehe... as for anyone else, i think he prefers to control how his kindness is perceived (and if it's perceived at all!)...
i've mentioned before but little things liiiike:
taking pyro's sweets out of the oven before they burn
replacing engineer's wrench that he swore he'd lost forever (spy found it and put it in the right place on engie's tool wall)...
making sure scout always has a cold can of bonk in the fridge
and so on!
and he never wants any of them to know that those random acts of kindness come from him! he also sometimes takes it upon himself to "gently interfere" (despite his insistence that he hates doing that or refuses to do that!) in some of the affairs of his friends... a personal favorite of mine goes like this:
spy knows sniper has a hard time expressing his emotions or being vulnerable and gets kinda stubborn about it
spy "lets it slip" to medic in passing that sniper sleeps with a stuffed animal
sniper gets embarrassed and is like "SPY!!!! >:/"
medic gives sniper puppy dog eyes and is like "oh, hoo! can i please see him! ;o;" and sniper's like ";-;... really... well.. alright..." and shows him and they have a lovely night together in his van of sniper telling medic about his childhood or some kind of anecdote and getting Vulnerable and medic pulls a little suture kit out of his pocket and is like "he certainly looks well-loved... perhaps i could sew some of these (misc rips and tears and Worn Down Spots) up for him? hmm?" and sniper's like ";_; you'd do that.?.." (sniper can sew but he just never got around to repairing his lil friend) and medic is like "certainly! uUu you needn't worry, he'll be in good hands." and winks and sniper takes medic's hands in his own and kisses them and murmurs "the best.. <3" against them and then watches medic "operate"... hehehe... to which he of course does a perfect job and its very cute/intimate/romantic for both of them!
next day sniper and spy are taking a smoke break together and spy's like "... well, how did it go?" and sniper's like "how did what go- OAO WAIT..." and spy smirks and blows smoke away from their faces and hums and is like "i see. a success, then? i hope you had a good night." and sniper's like ">//M//<... yeah... we did... thanks, spy..."
like spy will sometimes just take it upon himself to push some relationships forward or do little things that he knows will improve the lives of those around him but asks for no credit in doing so... and this is where i think heavy would start to really notice him in a romantic kind of way.. he admires that spy can be flamboyantly generous but that his real bread and butter is being Anonymously (or, in a Roundabout Way) Kind... i think that kind of thing would go a long way with heavy and he'd respect it... actions speaking louder than being able to Brag that you did them and so on..
heavy confronts spy about it one time.. they're in the kitchen together and heavy sees a cloaked spy loading a few bonk cans (they're floating into the fridge from the pack scout left on the counter) and heavy grins and is like "excuse me, impressively floating cans. i would like to make a sandwich." and takes out everything he needs and moves aside so that spy can continue and has his back to spy and he can hear spy finish and close the fridge and go to dart out of the room but heavy's like "scout will be happy for cold drink. he is lucky you are watching out for him." and of course everyone (including heavy and spy) know spy is no dad of the year and that historically spy doesn't have a great track record of watching out for scout but he's trying now... and that's what heavy's acknowledging.. and spy doesn't say anything and slips out and spends the next like 2 weeks thinking about heavy and what he said, wondering if heavy will say anything to anyone or expose him.. but he doesn't. he figures spy has his reasons and respects them.
then heavy decides to go and make another sandwich a few weeks after and sits down at one of the mess hall tables first and puts his book down, starts making tea first, preparing the kettle.. and he goes to make his sandwich and he sees the ingredients floating out of the fridge and slowly making themselves into a sandwich, just the way he likes it... perfect ratio of sauces and toppings, olive meticulously skewered with a toothpick on each piece... cut neatly into four little triangles, instead of his usual two. just enough of a difference for it to be Clearly From Spy (as if it was any mystery). spy then places a glass of wine that compliments the flavors of the sandwich (spy's personal recommendation of course) beside it on the table..
heavy smiles warmly and the kettle is whistling and heavy doesn't even notice as he takes a bite of one of the sandwich pieces and he swears it tastes better since spy made it.. takes a sip of the wine and it's perfect... an absolute delight.. and he's not even typically a wine drinker but oh my gosh. and the kettle is still whistling and heavy finally notices and is like oh! and looks over and sees, through the steam, a red suited sleeve (the rest of his body is still cloaked) take it off of the stove and heavy smiles lovingly and is like "thank you, spy." and keeps eating and taking his time, savoring it... and spy's still cloaked but he feels spy brush the tips of his fingers over his broad back and hears a gentle "de rien." before the door opens and closes.. and now it makes heavy think of spy... that gentle touch with those poised and graceful fingers... how he typically hated being touched on the back, but how he loved how spy had done it just then... HEHEHE...
quick compilation of some of my spoovy Thoughts and Musings.,., they’re my second favorite ship so i think about them often!! lets go!
both are silent watchers/Observers. prefer to be in the background of things and like to be the most Informed people in the room. spy notices this about heavy and finds it Interesting that they both have this in common. heavy knows that wherever spy is, Something is Going Down!
heavy watches spy Orchestrate things around the base while none of the other mercs are the wiser. replacing That Wrench Engineer Swore Someone Stole But It Was Actually Dropped On The Battlefield Somewhere, taking out pyros baked goods before they burn, scout always having one cold can of Bonk in the fridge, etc. things that can’t be traced back to spy (just the way spy likes it, of course). Little Miraculous Happenstances. heavy notices and this is when he starts to truly.,., Look at spy Some kind of Way… :-)
if you love someone, sometimes you have to leave them behind. both understand the stress and pain of not being with the ones they love as much as they’d like to be. heavy misses his family and spy misses scout’s mom!
mutual lovers of literature. spy also adores linguistics and is constantly picking heavy’s brain about the intricacies of russian grammar. they discuss classic literature and trust one another for good recommendations!
acts of intimacy include spy reading to heavy (who, of course, picked out the book) while they lay in bed together, or heavy whispering all kinds of Romantic Russian endearments against the back of spy’s neck while he pours them wine for the dinner they made together…
food is a huge love language for these two. spy often takes up the mantle and cooks and urges heavy to relax (something he has trouble doing)! heavy will make their plates while spy picks out a worthy wine accompaniment.
heavy dislikes fancy dates and doesn’t like Extravagant date nights or gestures of love. he thinks that love is best displayed from acts of service; calling the other to say goodnight while one is away on contracts, a warm cooked meal, etc. spy respects this and 1/2
while he sometimes teases heavy (asking him to put on a suit, they are having “a lavish evening together… at home, at home, i promise! don’t worry mikhail!”), he has no problem doting on his gentle giant just the way he likes it! 2/2
spy helps heavy safely (and, most importantly, discreetly) deliver letters to his family. heavy is surprised to find out spy doesn’t pry, but later learns that while spy values information, he also appreciates discretion.
both are direct and honest with their feelings and feel no need to “play games”. as soon as they think there is mutual interest between them, they become an item!
both have dry senses of humor. they might both come off a bit gruff or rude, but they love to laugh! their laughs are among their favorite features of one another’s, too!
they enjoy their time separate as well as their time apart. heavy has tea with medic often and spy often talks with engineer about his inventions and his knowledge of the other team.
and yes, scout’s ma knows about heavy and thinks he’s a great match for spy! spy and scout’s mom are on great terms and are in constant communication; spy confided in her before making a move with heavy. she trusts spy’s judgement and encourages their relationship! spy might come to regret her support when he finds her telling heavy embarrassing stories about spy, though!
heavy and spy having a mutual interest in poetry and opera 👀 it's one of the first things they bonded over, i imagine that spy is also fluent in russian, much to heavy's utter delight! he is just so delighted to have someone on the base that he can hold conversations in his native tongue with!
YESSSSS OH MY GOD YES!! YOU GET IT!! ABSOLUTELYYYY REAL REAL REAL REAL... i think they bond over literature too! both of them LOVE books and could talk literary analysis for DAYS!!
i think spy IS fluent in russian but wants to be Better (both because it interests him bc i think he loves linguistics and also because he wants to hear/speak to heavy with it)! which i think would be something that would really hit home for heavy and would be so romantic to him!
I may have followed you for bushmed but you are also converting me to a spy/heavy enjoyer. tank x glass cannon my beloved... anywho have some asks
4. After a bad day, what would each member of your otp do to cheer the other up?
10. If your otp had met at a different point in time/their lives, what would change? Would they still end up together?
19. Is the approval of family and friends important to your otp? If so, how would they try to win over a skeptical in-law? Would they cut people off if they didn't approve of the relationship?
ASD:FLKASDFLAKSD:FLAD:ALSKDF YAAAAY ITS WORKING... ITS WORKKINNGGGGGGG..... >:) HEHEHEHEEEEE and omg i'm not sure if these asks are for bushmed or spoovy BUT! i will do both if it is all the same to you.. ehe..... <3 ALSO THESE ARE LONG SO nyoom under the cut they go!
4. after a bad day, what would each member of your otp do to cheer the other up?
bushmed: i think both would give the other a little alone time first, just because medic and sniper are prone to being in moods when they're upset! but medic would absolutely croon and dote on sniper, laying it on really thick!! he's so sorry his spatzchen had a bad day, come and relax! :-) the over the top cooing would make sniper snort and playfully shove him off (before clambering up close to him or resting his head on medic's lap)... he feels better already! when medic is upset, sniper is the master of changing the subject. what medic usually needs is just a little change of setting! sniper will lace his fingers with medic's (gently coaxing some kind of Murder Tool out of his hands) and bring them to his own chest and hold them there... say "why don't you let me take you outside for a while, out of your gilded cage," and grins crookedly and medic can't help but smile and medic hums and is like "i suppose i could stretch my wings..." (medic loves when sniper likens him to a bird and sometimes he does it because he Wants sniper to know he loves it and do it More) and sniper smiles and kisses medic's forelock and is like "mhmm. c'mon then, pretty dovey." and even if they just go to sniper's camper or go out on a walk or something small and simple, it's always just what medic needs to cheer up!
spoovy: neither of them need alone time; they just go right to each other! heavy and spy are mercenaries that aren't particularly close with any of their other teammates (and that's how they like it), so they find sanctuary in each other. spy is someone who is almost always Put Together, so it takes heavy a bit to find out just how spy ticks and knowing when he's really down. once heavy senses his partner is feeling bad, he takes spy in his arms and gently pulls him close... spy loves the feeling and security of heavy's embrace and will always insist that he's fine, and heavy will hum and be like "heavy knows this. spy is always just fine," and shrug casually and be like "perhaps we can stay like this anyway?" and spy nods and after a few moments he leans his head into heavy's chest and takes deep breaths... calming breaths... focuses on heavy's weight all around him and feels Secure... Safe.... sometimes this is when he'll open up but other times he won't, spy is very fickle like that! but heavy is there for him regardless :) and when heavy's upset, spy loves to hold him, too. people laugh at their size difference but they both love it... spy can be just as Strong and Secure-feeling as heavy can and heavy loves the contact... spy will put on tea for them and let heavy prepare it (doing things with his hands helps calm him; plus the smell of the tea and the steam does too) and holds him... i also think heavy can be a sleeps when he's upset kind of person and spy holds him the entire time, sometimes reads to him (heavy will ask questions about the book and spy will patiently answer and heavy will sigh in content at spy's voice and the literature itself)... i think heavy and spy are mercs that know each other's pain without having to say it (it's long-term and Always Present ykwim) so they don't often "need to talk about what's wrong", they're just always happy to be there for each other!
10. If your otp had met at a different point in time/their lives, what would change? Would they still end up together?
this is actually interesting to think about for both ships!! i love thinking about medic bringing out some Mischief in sniper and that they'd probably both have gotten along really well at any time, having the same "both weird kids who were totally rejected by everyone else so they found love in each other" kind of way! but how they'd fall in love i think would be varied. i can also see them having a Casual Sexual Tumble and then developing feelings afterwards, i can see them Pining and Slow-Burning, i can see them being friends with benefits... very flexible ship in how you can ship them!
with spy and heavy i think yeah, they'd be compatible no matter when or where. they're both flexible and emotionally mature enough that i think they could work wherever/however! and they've been Saddled with feelings of Duty (VERY different than medic and sniper's "married to the job"; i could make a whole post about this sldkj) for a Very Long Time (spy's Stubbornness with opening up might create a bit of a problem..!), but i think they could ultimately work together no matter what!
19. Is the approval of family and friends important to your otp? If so, how would they try to win over a skeptical in-law? Would they cut people off if they didn't approve of the relationship?
going to preface this with saying that i think making the mercs homophobic sucks and i do not subscribe to that idea. gay people existed at literally any and all times in history and In My Mind they are all very accepting of one another no matter what. anyway!
bushmed: hmm well if they get together post-comics, sniper's parents are already dead :( but i think if they were living, well.,,. i think sniper Obviously cares about what his parents think and i think that he'd want medic to meet them eventually, even though he'd be SO nervous about it! but i think medic would be sensitive to that and would be on his best behavior for his beloved bushman! he can't relate to sniper's desperation to please his parents, but it's definitely something he would be understanding of. he'd never make sniper feel guilty (or feel guilty himself) for sniper "hiding" medic from his parents. whatever makes sniper feel safer and happier, medic is more than happy to oblige! and i don't think he'd cut medic off just because/if his parents disapproved, though! with medic, he literally does not care what anyone thinks: if they have a problem with he and sniper, they can look forward to a jolly knock in the mouth! medic's parents are long since passed and even if they were around he wouldn't take any bs from them!
spoovy: both of them value their families greatly and their family's opinions! scout's mom (and scout.. after their relationship starts being on the upswing) is everything to spy and always will be. i think she and spy have a very Cool relationship and she knows about heavy (and spy talked to her about him before they began dating) and heavy knows about her. heavy and spy are polite and easy-going with others so worrying about family approval doesn't concern them; as long as heavy is happy, heavy's mom and sisters are happy too! they might playfully threaten spy should he break heavy's heart, but they all have a good sense of humor about it! i don't think it would ever come to the point where they'd have to cut people off over it. heavy bonds with scout more when they start dating and finds it to b very easy. everyone likes being in heavy's company! sometimes if spy and scout are Snarking at each other, heavy will come in and place a giant hand on both of their shoulders and say something like "scout. spy. there is no time for this." with a dismissive/subject changing statement like "dinner is ready", "engineer is waiting in the car" etc. nobody wants to argue with heavy so they're both like "thank you, mikhail (spy)" and "thanks big guy (scout)". heavy's the king of diffusing Bad Vibes! SKDFKSDF
2, 14, 51 from the otp asks for Bushmed and/or spoovy? 😊
HIIIII MY FRIEND ABOSLUTELY!!!! EEHEEEE and omg you know i'll never pass up an opportunity to talk about bushmed AND spoovy... HEHE... >:)c
bushmed;
2. What would they do if the other woke in a manic state after a nightmare?
omg... don't hurt/comfort me.,., OHHH NOOOOOOOOOO.,., so in my fics medic is gradually worrying more and more about how sniper is becoming less of a coworker/successful experiment and more of an.,,. object of affection... and i think it's important to medic that no matter how close he gets with someone, it's important that his Clinical Thoughts doesn't get mixed with his Emotional Thoughts and unfortunately sniper is in fact a delicious mixture of the two :(... HEHE.. but i think once they start dating and going to bed together, sniper's always the first to fall asleep. being cuddled up to medic just makes him so sleepy hehe!! but with sniper, medic has a hard time "leaving work at the office"., so once sniper's asleep he'll sometimes (carefully, quietly) check his vitals as discreetly as he can (ones he can without any equipment of course), specifically checking in on his heart. it's more about The Ritual of doing so than anything else (like "oh shit did i leave the oven on? better go double check" type of thing) except, you know, it's sniper's life. so medic will listen to sniper's heart and tell himself it's fine, he's fine, go to bed. but sometimes if he falls asleep worrying about it, he'll SWEAR he heard sniper's heart stop and jolt awake and press his ear to sniper's chest... only to hear the reliable thump thump thump... whew okay see! nothing to worry about! i don't think sniper has nightmares very often so i can see medic's Hyperactive Mind/Weird Sleeping Schedule making him more prone to them. when he gasps and jolts awake sniper instantly wakes up and is like "y'okay, pidge? sorry, did i squish you?" (even though it would be impossible for sniper to squish medic imo LOL) and medic takes a deep breath in through his nose and is like "no, aheh, i'm sorry my heart, i must have had a dream!" and pulls sniper close to him and sniper curls around him and is like "sleep, dovey." (said like a groggy "order") and medic nestles against him and is like "ja, ja, alright, alright,.," but his eyes open again and he presses his palm to sniper's skin... alright it's not too cold, not deathly cold like it was when it was fished out of that ocean water in new zealand and dumped in the morgue and-
14. How do their personalities compliment each other? How do they clash?
OOHHH FUN ONE... i think they're a very fun ship because they can be written as Clashy OR Complimentary... both of them are capable of tenderness though only reserved for Very Few people... both are capable killers who can be (read: Not Exclusively) cold and cunning.., a really interesting dynamic for them for me personally is sniper's professional code vs medic's complete lack thereof and how it affects not only them individually, but how they interact with each other.... i think they're both mutually respectful of it but it's definitely a fun thing to think about!! i've touched on that in one of my mini fics for bushmed week that i wrote last year! of course i think they compliment each other because i think sniper needs someone who is a bit more Outgoing than he is to really show him how to have fun (and in medic's case, make mischief!) and let loose!! HEHE...
51. What’s a non verbal way they say I love you?
UWAA so many.., sniper leaving one of his shirts for medic to cuddle up to when sniper gets up early and medic stays asleep.. medic massaging sniper's (sore, but he'll never admit it) hands after a long day on the field... laying in silence together and focusing on the sounds of them being Alive Together (sniper likes listening to medic's breathing and medic likes listening to sniper's heart)... ;-;
spoovy;
2. What would they do if the other woke in a manic state after a nightmare? i hc that heavy has ptsd (and gets treatment from medic for it) and that he is actually quite the restless sleeper. he tries not to bother spy with it if he can, but spy is too receptive to just let heavy brush it off! spy is a night owl himself so he'll often lay in bed with heavy and rub his head or his back while he reads and heavy falls right to sleep! if heavy has a nightmare, spy is awake and right there, ready to comfort him. he asks if he wants to talk about it, or if he needs him to go and get medic. spy always makes sure there's a glass of water and a snack on the bedside table (i think they're both bed time/night time snackers! hehe) if heavy wants it, but usually he's just glad spy is there with him. he focuses on spy running his thumb over the shell of his ear and spy Volunteers to read to him (one of heavy's russian copies of his favorite books, but reads it in french; something heavy loves) and lets heavy cut in with anecdotes about translation and language while spy hums lovingly... <3
14. How do their personalities compliment each other? How do they clash?
tbh i think they have very complimentary personalities. level-headed, rational, very calculated people. i have no clue where the "heavy is dumb" trope came from but i hate it soooo much. i think they're also on the same footing intellectually as well as street-smarts and mercenary capability. while their skillset is Very Opposite i'd say they're still mutually knowledgeable and very emotionally intelligent, too. spy's a little more thickheaded than heavy is, but i think spy needs someone who can cup his face and be like hey. listen and give him earnest advice when he needs it. which is often. because spy is the world's most grand supreme darling little girlfailure and i think heavy sees that but also respects spy enough to know it's more complicated than whatever "surface level reasons" spy has for doing what he does!
51. What’s a non verbal way they say I love you?
ah! they love leaving each other notes. it's the linguists in them! spy leaves heavy little notes tied to sasha with a ribbon and heavy stashes notes in spy's disguise kit or in the book he knows he's going to pick up later that day. heavy thinks it's fun to "communicate like a spy does" and spy likes the cheekification of "communicating like a spy does"!! it's playful and very flirty for both of them and they often play games of trying to catch one another in the act of placing the notes!! HEHE.., they have yet to catch each other though!!! >:)
