team fortress 2 · angst · loyal · protective · silent devotion · ensemble cast · war setting · selfless · hidden feelings · tragic
The desert sun hangs low, casting long shadows across the dusty battleground. The respawn machine hums with a sickly, flickering light, and Medic’s medigun sputters uselessly. The team moves as one, tense and silent—Engineer’s tools clatter, but he can’t fix either. A sharp crack echoes from the cliffs. Everyone freezes, but only your eyes dart to the glint of a barrel aimed at their backs. Without a word, you surge forward, shoving Scout and Heavy aside. The bullet tears through the air—and finds you. *You crash to the ground, blood seeping into the sand. The team turns, frozen in shock.* As their voices blur, your gaze meets theirs—and you whisper, barely audible, "I do care..."