HEEE VANILLA EXTRACT

But serious though. I still have a raging migraine @superiorsniper please come back our health requires it. We miss you, Handsome😭

Y'all I think I'm getting sick from the lack of Crosshair, I feel a fever coming on and I feel so nauseous. Please I need Crosshair

It’s a glorious day to ignore canon

TBB S2E12 SPOILERS

“What are you doing just standing around?”

Oooooo, buddy im gonna

Let him have his memorial

THE CHAOS PILOT HAS MET HIS MATCH AND I LOVE IT.

"CT-9904 you're out of uniform"

YOU LITTLE BITCH THE TOOTHPICK IS PART OF HIS UNIFORM GTFO

Tech – Thank You For Loving Me 32 - Pirates

Warning: Tension/Angsty

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The unexpected visitors, create tension. Apart from having to fend off unwanted advances towards you, Tech also has to worry about your and Amy's safety.

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"Hello my friends! Long time no see!" A Weequay followed by several others, armed to the teeth, came up to the Marauder. A dirty, red leather cloak blew around him as he sweepingly spread his arms. "Did you miss me?" "Not really," Echo grumbled dryly. The Weequay laughed, "Oh, don't be like that!" "You sure got us in trouble last time," Tech said critically. Hunter's gaze wandered over the men accompanying the Weequay and their armaments. "What do you want, Hondo?" the sergeant finally asked. Hondo turned to face him, slowly and effectively, obviously about to continue his act, but something distracted him. Tech first thought Hondo's surprised look was for him, but when he heard a soft noise behind him, he realized the pirate was looking at someone else behind Tech. Hondo's eyes widened, Tech watched for any reaction that might indicate hostile behavior. But the pirate wasn't looking angry or belligerent, but rather interested and, in a way, eager. "Well, well, well! What have we here? Such a pretty thing!" Realizing you'd been spotted, your first reaction was to back away. "Oh, no, no, don't hide, you don't hide something as sugary sweet as you," Hondo cooed. Tech got hot and cold. He looked over his shoulder and saw you. "I explicitly asked you to stay in the engine room," he murmured quietly, but clearly annoyed as well as concerned. "Well, well," said Hondo "Who's going to be so strict? Are they locking you in the engine room, dear? Who are you beautiful?" Tech resolutely steps in his way and says, "This is my wife." Hondo laughs softly, then looks past Tech to you and asks, "Your husband locks you in the engine room?" Tech answers him before you could say anything, "Of course not, she was just supposed to stay there for her safety. When we saw your shuttle, we didn't know what to expect, I didn't want her to be the focus... which is what happened now." Hondo chuckled, "Any chance you two have an open marriage?" "Absolutely not!" growled Tech. Hunter intervened as he watched Tech's fingers slowly move to his blasters. The sergeant cleared his throat and slid in between the two. "What did you come here for originally? Surely not for Tech's wife" Hondo laughed, "One thing at a time".

He looked around as if looking for something.

"Where's the grumpy one? The one with the tattoo on his eye. Your sniper?", Hondo wanted to know.

He glanced around, but no one said anything.

Hondo laughed softly and said cheerfully, "Hahaha, let me guess, he's lying in wait somewhere, probably aiming for my head right now"

"Probably," Hunter confirmed with a smirk.

"Uncle Cross?" "Hmm?" Amy set aside her sniper stick and frowned critically. "Can I look down there, too?" Crosshair sighed softly and said quietly, "This isn't really a good time" "Please?" "The timing doesn't get better just because you say 'please'" Amy sighed wistfully and rolled onto her back, looking up into the canopy of leaves that hovered above their heads. "Who's down there? Do you know those people?" "One of those men, yes," Crosshair replied, still focused on his target. "And is he dangerous?", Amy wanted to know with concern. Crosshair thought for a moment before answering, "Not necessarily." Unsatisfied with the answer, Amy rolled onto her side to look at her uncle. "What does that mean?" "Hondo Ohnaka is a pirate, he is unpredictable, but usually not outright vicious. Greedy, devious, yes, but in some ways he can be affable. It's hard to explain." "Are mom and dad in danger?" Crosshair said confidently, "No, I don't think so. It certainly doesn't look like it, but just in case, I've got everything covered" "Okay," Amy said quietly. The girl was worried and restless at the same time, Crosshair knew it was better to keep her busy, so she could get her mind off things and feel like she was doing something good. "Hey little bean, I have a task for you."

Amy sat up excitedly. "What is it?" Crosshair pointed behind him and said, "There's a small clearing, just in that direction, it's not far, about 50 yards." Amy followed his finger pointing. "What's there?" she asked curiously. "Pretty flowers. I'm sure your mom will be worried and stressed when this is all over, pick her a nice bouquet to bring back to her later. What do you think?" Amy grinned at him and jumped to her little feet. "Slow down!", Crosshair reminded her, "If you hurt yourself out here now I can't tend to your wounds, don't run, stay on the little trail and only touch the flowers you know. Hunter has taught you which plants are safe" "Okay," Amy piped up and continued to run happily. Crosshair sighed and finally called out, "You come to me every five minutes and show me your progress, okay?" Amy stopped and asked, "How do I know when five minutes are over?" "Come here again" Amy came back to Crosshair who then adjusted his comm for her, the bracelet was too wide but adjustable, he adjusted it tight enough that she couldn't lose it. "See that down there on the display?" "Yeah, that's the time, right?" "That's right, smart girl, can you read the clock yet?" "Of course I can," Amy said almost indignantly, "Uncle Echo has even shown me the star charts already" Crosshair smirked and said, "Okay, okay, Tech junior, good. What time is it now?" "12:25" "Very good. So when do you have to come to me next time?" "12:30" Crosshair nodded with satisfaction, "Very good. Go on then."

"Hey boss! We found something, looks like a playground!" Hondo asks in surprise, "A playground? Here in the middle of nowhere?" He turned to Tech, who by now had joined you and was holding your hand, which you squeezed tensely as you realized the pirates were putting one and one together. "Have you two fathered any offspring? Where is the bundle of joy? Oh wait, not with that grumpy sniper, is it? Is this the proper company for a child?" "None of your business," Tech said as calmly as he could, but you could hear the tension in his undertone. "So I'd rather we were all here together in one place," Hondo turned back to the man who had spotted the playground and said, "Take some men with you, scout the area. I want the kid and the sniper here."

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finna start reading because I'm a starving Crosshair lover who can't sleep

listen babes if you haven’t started reading To Be Reinstated by @sanru on AO3 yet, y’all need to start because holyyyy fuck i need people to talk to about this

My heart cannot express itself enough

Or in any proper ways

Of all the things this last episode did to it.

And I'm just-

I've always believed in him,

that wasn't ever the problem.

But why does he

Always

Have to

HURT.

I mean not really a spoiler, but after that Episode, I am going to throw up. I now hate everyone and everything.

Spoilers for The Bad Batch Season 2 Episode 12 under the cut

This episode was so heartbreaking in so many ways

Crosshair - a man who was used to kinda just do whatever he wanted with his brothers - got told off for not wearing his helmet. And then was told he was "used equipment"

Crosshair, taking a small break to remember his own name when Mayday asks him, because by now he's so used to only being a number and nothing more

Crosshair crawling through snow and digging out Mayday (who lets be honest, was probably the first person to treat him like a living being in forever) and carrying him with him to what should be safety. Even after Mayday told him to leave him, because he was nothing but "dead weight"

Them cuddling together in the shelter of a rock, waiting for the storm to calm down so they can move. Crosshair using his rifle to hold them both in place and then letting Mayday use it as cane to help him walking

And when they finally reached the base, when they finally was at what should've been safety

They were told off for failing the mission on retrieving that shitty equipment

The stormtroopers there looked like they wanted to disobey orders, because they could obviously tell these men needed help, but couldn't risk it

And Crosshair

Crosshair who is usually so headstrong, who pushed away a man who tried to help him after getting burnt by the ion engine - that very same Crosshair

Was on his knees, tired and definitely suffering from frostbite, gasping for air and begging for his brother to be saved.

He was BEGGING

Something that is so out of character for this man, but at this point he is so broken, so tired, so desperate he was willing to throw everything that defined him away just for this one person who treated him with dignity

Just be told that that man wasn't a person at all, but a tool to be used, just as Crosshair is and when it breaks, why repair it when you can get something new instead

The amount of physical, emotional and mental abuse Crosshair has had to face. Holy fuck it broke my heart. I don't like the man, but he deserves better

He deserves a hug and a warm meal and to be told that he matters