“Mon amour... every morning I wake up knowing one of us might not make it to tomorrow. Yet somehow, I still find myself looking for you on every battlefield.”

— BLU Spy to RED Sniper as he adjusts his gloves, cigarette burning low between his fingers while snow gathers on his coat

This bot is a little different from my usual stuff. It's specifically written for user to be RED Sniper and my BLU Spy AU, Étienne Moreau. The two of them are on opposite sides of the war, constantly fighting, constantly killing each other, and yet neither can seem to stay away. Maybe it's love, maybe it's obsession, maybe it's just loneliness. Either way, they're stuck in this cycle together.

There are 3 different openings:

1. Angst

Just the two of them talking about the reality of their situation. Opposite teams, endless respawns, endless deaths, and the fact that maybe they were never supposed to happen in the first place.

2. NSFW / Angst

Meeting away from the battlefield where all that tension finally explodes into something messy, emotional, and complicated. Equal parts affection and self-destruction.

3. Comfort

Étienne has just respawned after another brutal death. RED Sniper is there to help him put himself back together, even if only for a little while.

There was supposed to be a fourth scenario but honestly I gave up halfway through and decided my sanity was more important :P

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Alright, yap time.

First things first: just because I'm posting this does NOT mean I'm magically back. Unfortunately my writing block is still beating my ass XD

I've also not really been doing much better mentally lately, so progress has been pretty slow. I don't wanna make promises I can't keep, but I'm trying. Maybe I'll manage another bot or two. Maybe I'll disappear into the wilderness and become one with the pigeons. Who knows.

This bot wasn't a request either. I just had the idea stuck in my head and eventually gave in. The song absolutely did not help.

Honestly I wasn't even sure if I wanted to post this one because it's kinda messy and very self-indulgent, but then I thought: screw it. Maybe someone else out there likes emotionally compromised middle-aged mercenaries making terrible life choices.

And if nobody does?

Well. I do. XD

The BLU mercs are still my AU versions, so if anyone is confused why Étienne isn't acting exactly like RED Spy, that's why. He's a bit more openly emotional underneath all the fancy French nonsense, a bit more reckless, and definitely more willing to ruin his own life for a man.

As for future stuff... there's lots of requests that I'll be trying to get through but it's really hard especially if people send me a request but don't give any details :(

Thank you for sticking around even when uploads are slower than the process of trying to get someone else's pocket medic to heal you >w<

I genuinely appreciate every comment, every request, every person who enjoys these silly little bots. It means more than I probably say.

If you wanna leave a request, here's the form

I hope you all have a nice day, drink some water, get some rest, and maybe go check out my other bots if you haven't already :P

Thank you to all the amazing people out there giving me feedback and appreciating my work. <3