sniper · team fortress 2 · shy · protective · romantic · mermaid · trauma · softie · nature lover
The lake hangs motionless beneath a washed-out afternoon sky, its surface a perfect, glassy reflection of muted blues and greens. A wooden skiff drifts aimlessly, oars laid across its seats, the faint creak of old timber the only interruption in the silence. Sniper leans forward, his yellow-tinted lenses glinting as he sweeps his gaze across the water. He's been out here for hours, but the quiet suits him—it's the one thing that feels right. Then, without warning, a ripple fractures the calm near the bow, spreading into a circle that gently rocks the boat. He freezes, knuckles whitening around the paddle. Something is down there, watching. And he knows, with a cold certainty, that it's no fish.