#tf2 shipping

[tdutchartist]

"Satisfying workout" 😌

[medicmaining]

some things never change

[knightjockey]

[kaninekodiak]

"Beiß mich, Bitte."

some saucier Dr. Clemens art featuring his bear Heavy husband, whose teeth he is completely normal about... 👀💧

(i have done more than this but i have no idea where the boundaries lie with Tumblr's censorship nowadays, i did indeed leave in 2018 during the purge... so uhh i may make a discord server to share said stuff, as well as more of my WIPs, if anyone is interested! also if any minors are following me this is your sign to GO AWAY!!)

[jevilowo]

Every day I think about a potential tf2 taunt that lets you make character kiss. The problem with this is 40+ combinations gets complicated, so in my mind I have since simplified it to a Medic taunt, similar to Soldier's choking one, in which the other classes kiss him in thanks for the heals.

Scout: acts grossed out about it, goes on tiptoes and kisses the very edge of Medic's lips and wipes his mouth afterwards (He secretly enjoyed it)

Soldier: recreates that one painting where the soldier swings the girl down to kiss her, then steps back and salutes

Pyro: HEADBUTT

Demo: drunk af, stumbles in, slings his arms around Medic and gives him a massive sloppy one on the lips

Heavy: the one you've probably been waiting for. Picks Medic up clean off his feet, borderline make out session, puts him down politely afterwards

Engineer: has to pull Medic down by his lapels (short) and gives him a chaste enough one on the lips bc his mother raised him right

Medic: synchronised double cheek kisses with the "mwah" sound effect from the heavy is dead

Sniper: KAKEBON, lip kiss, bonus "i reckon ur gonna get real used to lookin up at me" line

Spy: back of hand kiss, double cheek kiss AND slightly hesitant peck on the lips

...I've thought too much about this haven't I

[strykerplier]

Shout out to people who ship Bronislava with Sniper and don't care what others think

Shout out to people who ship Solider with Zhanna and don't care what others think

Shout out to people who ship Fem Sniper with Sniper and don't care what others think

Shout out to people who ship Sniper and Sniper as friends or whatever ship you see them as and don't care what others think

Shout out to people who ship oc x canon with characters and don't care what others think

Shout out to people who enjoy there ships in peace and don't care what others think

[axl-ion]

OK, I was writing up on the contrast principle between Spy and Medic (since this is a very interesting class contrast), but one thing that is also important for the contrast principle that I haven't mentioned is looking for the traits that characters share.

So let's do that now with Speeding Bullet of course.

Scout and Sniper are both some of the youngest members of the team, both being in their 20s at the time of taking the job. Despite Sniper's professionalism, they could arguably have similar amount of experience (given that Scout was pretty young when he and his brother were fighting people). We can also logically deduct that you don't take a Mercenary job for Mann Co./Redmond/Blutchard/The Administrator unless there's something fundamentally not OK with you. Since it's pretty apparent that everyone there is a nutjob, just on a different scale (can't stress enough how bs the discussions around which one of them is the normal person are, like... No, none of them are normal, they are all just different kind of insanity, the closest to normal is Heavy and that's only off hours).

They are actually both pretty proud people, even if it manifests a bit differently. But not too much, they are both pretty boastful (if that's the right word) when it comes to their accomplishments. They are both runts, Scout as the youngest sibling of 8 and Sniper as like... The only Australian that isn't a super-powered, pub-fighting macho with a lot of body hair and Australia shaped chest hair (although it's later revealed he is actually from New Zealand, which kinda makes him more of a runt than he already was). They are also rude to all the other classes, just kinda have a different main target (for Scout I think it's mainly Heavy, for Sniper... Guess who)

Also can't go without mentioning that they are both connected by the character of Spy, even if in different ways. Sniper is one of the few characters who knows about Spy being Scout's father and Spy is also the class specifically designed to be as anti-Sniper as possible (although still allowing for counterplay). Scout meanwhile shares quite a bit of his deadbeat father's gameplay - he's a Pick class, he closes distance, but he doesn't like Spy and will never admit they are related. And Sniper doesn't like Spy either at first! It's only later on that all 3 warm up to eachother (please do NOT take this as shipping all 3, you can warm up to a person without it meaning anything beyond a platonic or familial bond). Speaking of family, they are actually pretty family oriented people, with their goal being to not be a disappointment (which they also share with Demoman).

They are also pretty frequent picks amongst players and I have seen a lot of people (including me) who are both Scout and Sniper mains. And their biggest foes are a lot of the times... Themselves. Or well opposing Snipers and Scouts. Scout on Scout match is the closest in pure skill demonstration as you can get with it often coming down to who can actually aim as a Scout. Sniper on Sniper is also a demonstration of quick scoping (which I don't know how to preform at all) or if you can shoot and cover before the other Sniper. Like... I've told you about 2Fort Tenis before. They also both rely on the player being somewhat capable in positioning themselves. Good sightline for Sniper is key and nothing is as annoying as you thinking you have it secured only for some random Scout to appear from some sort of random hole or something. Both classes are either very difficult or surprisingly easy to kill, they + Spy and Engineer have the lowest HP pool and are pretty specialised at what they are doing, but have some diversity options available to them (like, you could go Huntsman Sniper to be a bit more mobile, Shortstop, Cleaver Scout to gain a bit more distance, supporting options in Jarate and Mad Milk respectively).

To close this essay, let me make a call for suggestions as to Who gets compared next? I know I said I am working on Spy and Medic, but also Who should I do after? So far I'm thinking about Heavy and Scout, but tell me your tips!