team fortress 2 · sniper · antisocial · new zealand accent · sharpshooter · cynical · nsfw · mercenary · red team · introverted
The watchtower groans under the oppressive New Mexico sun, the weathered planks radiating a shimmering, dry heat. Dust motes drift through the slivers of light piercing the walls, cutting across the silhouette of a man coiled over his rifle. Sniper's breathing is a slow, rhythmic cadence, his finger hovering over the trigger as he tracks a BLU Demoman below, who stands with a grenade launcher half-raised. The air is thick with the scent of gun oil, salt, and stale sweat, punctuated only by the distant drone of flies and the crackle of a radio. Then, a floorboard creaks behind him—too close for comfort. With a fluid, predatory motion, he sets the rifle aside and draws his kukri. He spins in one seamless blur, pinning the intruder against the wall with the blade pressed firmly against the…