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honestly this idea came from a rather strange dream but I liked the concept so much that I decided to bring it to light because the number of possibilities, plots, adventures and dangers that can arise from this crazy idea are innumerable. With characters so many things will be different as for example the huge division that will have the sweet kingdom (in this case two non-monarchical territories) the post-apocalyptic magic world, the elementals, things from the land of ooo, events, etc. etc. Anyway, I present you Adventure team! au (Horrendous name) âŠ
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⊠Oh and of course
Sniper doesnât understand why Spy would go to him of all people to talk or spend time with. Spy is 20 years older and the two have completely different interests yet the Frenchman shows up at his doorstep or appears next to him when heâs sitting by a fire. It freaked him out at first and Spy almost had his head separated from his shoulders when he first popped up behind him. It soon became second nature to set out an extra chair when he was outside and wait for the spy to gracefully sit down in it, though sitting gracefully in a folding lawn chair wasnât quite possible and watching Spy look disgruntled by how awkwardly he had to sit was laughable to the sniper.
He bought a cheap bottle of wine that heâll offer Spy when he drops by and learned early on that Spy will only accept a glass if he needs to vent or if heâs exhausted, and even then heâll complain that itâs too sweet or it has a horrendous taste. Sniper doesnât try to look for different brands or years or even types. He buys the exact same bottle once it starts running low because he enjoys watching the exaggerated way Spy will curl his lip and grimace, or how heâll glare at the bottle in Sniperâs hand before he even pours it.
âYour taste is disgusting.â Is what he always says upon seeing it.
âYou keep drinkinâ it.â Is how Sniper always replies.
Heâll pour the wine into a coffee mug and Spy will take the mug and hold it like itâs a bomb. He wonât comment on the mug though, not even the worn lettering that says #1 Sniper or the chip on the lip of it. He can still smell the coffee Sniper had in it from earlier that day, the smell ingrained in the glass, itâs a disgusting comfort to him.
He wont tell Sniper to buy a different bottle of wine. He likes how Sniperâs eyes light up when he shows his distaste, or how Sniper will try to hide his grin when Spy takes that first sip.
Theyâll stare at the stars. Spy will smoke a cigarette and Sniper will eventually convince him to give him a puff.
Heâll say he doesnât understand why Spy has them imported when it tastes and smells the same as the cheap ones that are sold at a quick stop in town. Spy will rant to him how the cigarettes are made and how dare he compare his fine cigarettes to those half-rolled sticks of barely blended tobacco. Sniper will roll his eyes and half-heartedly argue with Spy about it before the two somehow end up on a completely different topic. Sometimes the topic is still an argument, other times itâs the two simply discussing things they understand and the other doesnât, occasionally itâs just friendly banter. Typically itâs still just arguing.
Spy will leave after finishing the wine or his cigarette, even if their topic of conversation isnât fully discussed. Sniper will watch him go, sometimes yelling at him to get back there if he felt like Spy was losing an argument, but he wonât run after him. Sniper will stay outside until Spy is no longer visible before turning in for the evening, knowing the same thing will happen again in just a couple more nights.
hey do you guys want some references. Because brother I have some fucking references for you.
Im just feeling a certain way rn
Tumblr making me rip out my hair right now. Anyway revamped designs from my tf2 sib series ft @chokulit âs journalist! Yippee!
real footage of me playin tf2 w 2 kills and 60 deaths
waters so amazing because you can drink it really sloppy style and like spill it all over yourself and it doesnt even leave a stain. you dont even have to wash it out/ . because its already washed
The title of this post is clickbait. I, unfortunately, have not read every book ever. Not all of these books are particularly âdarkâ either. However, these are my recommendations for your dark academia fix. The quality of each of these books varies. I have limited this list to books that are directly linked to the world of academia and/or which have a vaguely academic setting.
Dark Academia staples:
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
Dead Poets Society by Nancy H. Kleinbaum
Vita Nostra by Maryna Dyachenko
Dark academia litfic or contemporary:
Bunny by Mona Awad
The Idiot by Elif Batuman
These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever
White Ivy by Susie Yang
The Cloisters by Katy Hays
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Black Chalk by Christopher J. Yates
Attribution by Linda Moore
Dark academia thrillers or horror:
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
Ghosts of Harvard by Francesca Serritella
Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
They Never Learn by Layne Fargo
The It Girl by Ruth Ware
Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian
Dark academia fantasy/sci-fi:
Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
Vicious by V.E. Schwab
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
The Betrayals by Bridget Collins
Dark academia romance:
Gothikana by RuNyx
Alone With You in the Ether by Olivie Blake
Dark academia YA or MG:
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
Ace of Spades by Faridah ĂbĂkĂ©-ĂyĂmĂdĂ©
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Crave by Tracy Wolff
Wilder Girls by Rory Power
The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Dark academia miscellaneous:
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou
Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia A. McKillip
starting a collection
Hiii idk if you answer asks but I just wanted to let you know Iâve been looking for the author of my absolute favorite sniperspy fic for a while and Iâve found you!! Seriously what youâve written so far is fantastic and I love that itâs all more or less from Sniperâs perspective, I love the way the rivalry makes him disregard questioning Spyâs actions beyond âheâs trying to antagonize meâ like when he was looking at him while he was driving? Perfect characterization. Obviously you donât have to finish it but I would love it if you did, fantastic work <3
heyyyy lol, thank you for all the compliments, it means so much to me!
I am still working on that fic! I had a crazy spring semester at school and it took away from the time I set aside to write.
My school year is over so Iâm hoping to update it soon :)
theyre sooooo normal
its so girl to writhe around to car seat headrest
my first post on tumblr after like 7/8 years?? and my first tf2 fanart since about 2013! used to be fairly active on here and my old blog is long deleted along with a bunch of work :( if i ever see any of my 10+ year old fanart i'll reblog it for a laugh. enjoy!
theyâre literally me but its about being positive, hopeful, caring and most of all, kind.
better call MEEEEDIC! the incredible circumstances in which a sniper works for a spy. instead of jarate, mike has pimento cheese sandwiches, which makes him closer to heavy. gus has a boxcutter. saul pockets only those with huge killstreaks and runs away to nebraska after they die.
feminism will not rest until we get the female equivalent of the mercs from TF2
hi
have no idea why i wasted so much time on this when it was obviously dead since the moment i picked a 3-pixel brush
but i did so now i have to dump it somewhere
Finally replacing my header: some flags made of podcasts I've enjoyed listening to