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So just a curious question from a curious author-

Who do y'all main? And if you don't play tf2, Which mercenary do you like? (<<thats a question for everyone :))

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Who would've guessed that one loss could have a massive toll on someone?

Especially a certian patriotic veteran?

"You are all weak! You are all bleeders!" He yelled at his team. The mercenaries shook and trembled in their boots as their leader scolded them. It was their first ever loss against the [Enemy Red/Blu] team, and Soldier had not taken it too lightly.

One particular female mercenary was beyond any and every level of shaking, to the point where Medic, who was closest to the trembling mercenary, had to hold her close to him so that she wouldn't look like a chihuahua.

The veteran, much to [Y/N]'s misfortune, approached her with an expression that held nightmares. Her already wide eyes widened even more as the angered soldier gave her a snarl.

"That was a great killing spree," Soldier began as [Y/N] visibly relaxed, but the man before her spoke again, "BY THE OTHER TEAM!"

"I WILL NOT tolerate failure on my team! Do I make myself clear?!" He whipped his head from side to side, giving each one of his team mates a death glare.

Everyone, especially [Y/N], nodded their heads rapidly.

The female trembled even more as she buried her head into her protector's chest. All he could do was hold her closer and rub circles into her back in hopes of calming her down as her tears stained his coat. Try as she might, [Y/N] could not stop the shaky breaths and hiccups that escaped her lips.

Soldier heard the whimpers and breaths that the she released and approached her once again with a look that displayed absolute disgust.

"You're crying?!" He yelled. "You're a mercenary, dammit, ACT LIKE ONE!" The brute growled deeply.

"Weaklings like you aren't wanted here!"

"Herr Soldier!"

All of that was too much to take, and before everyone knew it, [Y/N] was thrashing against Medic's hold and bolting out of the rec room, and Soldier's face softened drastically when he heard the first sob escape [Y/N]'s lips.

All the mercenaries stood in shock as their leader's chest heaved.

"You're all dismissed..." Soldier growled deeply as everyone bolted out the doors of the rec room.

All except one.

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Who could've guessed that the poor girl had fallen for the brute? She admired everything about him; the way he laughs when a good joke is told, or the way he speaks to her about his beloved country with a passion so great that it would put entire armies to shame; How his adorable steel blue eyes would light up when she passed by him with a smile...

Now she was doubting that he was doing all that from heart.

Her own heart ached even more with every step she took, almost like someone had taken a knife and shoved it right through her chest.

[Y/N] had not realised that she reached her room until she felt the cold, smooth surface of her room's door handle. Without a second to waste, she swung the door open and closed it just as fast, locking it and throwing herself onto her bed, engulfing herself in tear-stained pillows as she wept bitterly. She could hear voices coming from the rec room, despite it being a bit far from her own room. Whatever was going on in there didn't sound too good.

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"She's not a little kid, Doc! She's a mercenary for christ's sake, she needs to act like one!"

"Screaming at her in zhat vay vill not help her in zhe slightest!"

"What do you want me to do, cradle her and tell her it'll be alright? We lost today, if you haven't noticed-"

"Und it vas zhe first loss in years! Don't you think zhat jou vere perhaps overexaggerating about zhis entire situation?" The doctor argued. His patriotic comrade was heaving as the brute's face grew redder with anger with each passing second.

Thank god the rest of the mercenaries left before the rampage began.

"Do jou not know vat is happening vith ze fräulein right now?" Medic stated with a frown. Soldier froze. What was wrong? Did you have some kind of illness? Some incurable state of mind that could lead to your inevitable doom?

Ok, maybe that was too much-

The German sighed as he rubbed his eyes with two fingers and proceeded to pinch the bridge of his nose.

"Do jou not see zhe vay [Y/N] looks at jou vhen you pass by her? Do you not see zhe vay she grins und blushes vhen you mention her or talk about her vith endearment?" Medic began, his voice softer now. Soldier's head dropped as regret etched onto his face.

"Do jou not see how even zhe smallest words can affect ze poor girl? For better or worst?" The german almost whispered. Soldier's head instantly shot up, and anguish was ever present on his face.

Oh god...

"I gotta go.."

And without another second to spare, the veteran fled the rec room and bolted towards the female's room. His remorseful heart pounded against his rib cage, growing more painful with regret as each second passed by. The words of his comrade echoed in his head...

He remembered a day when he and his team had narrowly snatched a victory from a tough battle against the wretched [Enemy Reds/Blus] alongside his team. He would never forget her glowing face when he praised her for her hard work. He would never forget the expression of pure hopelessness on her face as those disgusting [Enemy Reds/Blus] mocked and teased her in their jealousy. He would never forget the ecstatic look she gave him when he gifted her the raccoon plushy to help her feel better.

And now he wouldn't forget the look of fear and sadness that was ever present on her beautiful face.

It was all his fault...

When he reached [Y/N]'s door, he knocked while trembling in his combat boots. He couldn't bare the thought of loosing her. She was the sun that brightened up his dark days. If he lost her, he would never be the same again...

Shuffling was heard from the other side of the door, and when it finally opened, Soldier's stone heart shattered at seeing his long time crush's face full of anguish and misery.

'It's all my fault...'

When her puffy, reddened eyes met his grief-filled ones, her eyes widened and she rushed to close the door. She would have been successful, had Soldier not flung his hands and foot out to hold the door open.

"[Y/N], please wait! I need to talk to you!" Soldier pleaded.

Soldier knew that she'd heard him when he felt the pressure on the door vanish. He cautiously pulled his hands back from the door and placed them at his sides. The door opened slowly, revealing [Y/N] with all her misery.

"C-Can I come in...?" Soldier said quietly. [Y/N] was surprised that he could lower his voice. He was normally so loud!

She gave a small nod and stepped back, allowing the brute, (also her crush), to walk into her room. [Y/N] went to sit on her bed, looking down as she fiddled with her fingers. Soldier turned back and closed the door, leaving the two of them in the dim room alone.

"[Y/N]... Listen, I-I didn't mean to be so harsh-,"

"Why would you say that...?" She whispered softly. Tears began to prick at her eyes. "You don't know how much that hurt... I-I...,"
Soldier's heart pounded with even more guilt. He rushed towards [Y/N], kneeling in front of her while wiping the stray tears away with his thumb. All [Y/N] did was close her eyes.

"I am so so sorry, cupcake. I let my blind rage take over. I never meant to be so harsh. It was a mistake to raise my voice like that... I thought it would make everyone work harder..." Soldier almost whispered as he lowered his head. His quiet voice calmed [Y/N] down slightly; she now began to understand why he was always so harsh.

But it wasn't exactly her fault that her mind chose to take and turn everything into a big deal.

When Soldier didn't hear her reply, he continued.

"But I guess screaming won't solve anything, it just makes everything worst..." He gave a sad smile. "I always make everything worst..."

Soldier's head was lifted by two soft hands, and his eyes locked onto [Y/N]'s tear filled ones.

"Jane," Soldier's cheeks grew warmer when he heard his name leave her lips. "You don't make everything worst. You were just upset, and now I see why. I understand why you said those things now." [Y/N] gave a sad smile. "I forgive you."

Soldier let a stray tear fall as he picked [Y/N] up by her waist and held her in his arms, hugging her tightly as she reciprocated the action with equal fervor. She stood on the tips of her toes when he let her down and buried her face into the crook of his neck. He held her tighter.

Soon, the two broke away from the hug and stared into each other's eyes. Soldier chuckled when he saw how cutely [Y/N] smiled at him. She gave him an even cuter confused expression.

"What's so funny?" She asked. Soldier only shook his head while smiling. He raised his massive hand and softly caressed [Y/N] cheek, with her leaning into his touch.

"OH JUST KISS ALREADY-!"

"Shut that darn mouth 'a yers, boy! Have a little respect, will ya?"

Both [Y/N] and Soldier's heads snapped towards the door. In their little moment, they hadn't noticed that Scout was standing behind the door, with a look of impatience plastered on his face. Engineer stood behind the Bostonian, disappointment clearly visible.

Soldier growled, but was quickly silenced when [Y/N] turned his head and placed her soft lips onto his slightly chapped ones. She pulled the collar of his shirt to pull him closer, and he responded by wrapping his arms around her waist.

A cheer, a chuckle, then a parade of claps, laughs and cheers emitted from the door. The two broke apart to glance at who was at the door, only to find that the rest of the mercenaries had shown up, with Sniper being in charge of holding the camera (And recording). [Y/N]'s face went beet red, and Soldier had a pinkish tint on his face, making everyone laugh.

"Let us leave zem alone, mes amis. Have fun! But not too much fun, oui?" Spy spoke up with a smirk. Sniper high fived the frenchman, and everyone was on their merry way, save for Medic who stood by the doorway and gave the brute of the team a thumbs up. When the German saw a smile from Soldier, he left without a word.

Soldier turned his head towards his beautiful crush when he heard her giggle adorably.

"What's so funny, cupcake?" He asked. She shook her head and smiled, wrapping her arms around the brute's neck. His first instinct made his arms wrap firmly around [Y/N]'s waist. She looked up at him and gave him an even wider smile, standing on her tippy toes to plant a long, passionate kiss onto his lips.

"Guess this loss just turned into a victory..."

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NWIABEYBAUSGSGSG HOLY HELL IT WAS A LONG TIME SINCE I UPDATED-

Im so so sO sorry this took forever. Summer camps, writers block and irl human interactions (*shivers and cringes*) were an obstacle to deal with :3 [not you KeepCalmandLoveTF2 you were amazing (and still are :D)]

I'll try my hardest to finish off the requests, but it might be difficult to continue that starting September 10th (schol ;-;)

Anywhoozles, I really hope you liked this guys :D

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Seeya in the next one! :D