i was playing symmetra on the second checkpoint of hanamura and i was on the top floor setting up some sentries bc this genji kept sneaking behind us n down the stairs. so im doing that and then all of a sudden i hear someone spamming the hello command n turn around and genji’s just waving at me from behind the doorway to avoid getting killed by my turrets. so i wave back.
this continues for a solid ten seconds before out of nowhere our team’s hanzo comes up the stairs, shoots him straight in the fucking face, uses the ‘thanks’ command, and leaves. and its been like an hour and i cant stop thinking about that kind of Brutality,
Honestly something that bothers me more than most things is having my compassion mistaken for naivety.
I know that another fish might eat this bullfrog right after I spend months rehabilitating it.
I know that turning a beetle back onto its legs won’t save it from falling over again when I walk away.
I know that there is no cosmic reward waiting for my soul based on how many worms I pick off a hot sidewalk to put into the mud, or how many times I’ve helped a a raccoon climb out of a too-deep trashcan.
I know things suffer, and things struggle, and things die uselessly all day long. I’m young and idealistic, but I’m not literally a child. I would never judge another person for walking by an injured bird, for ignoring a worm, or for not really caring about the fate of a frog in a pond full of, y’know, plenty of other frogs.
There is nothing wrong with that.
But I cannot cannot cannot look at something struggling and ignore it if I may have the power to help.
There is so much bad stuff in this world so far beyond my control, that I take comfort in the smallest, most thankless tasks. It’s a relief to say “I can help you in this moment,” even though they don’t understand.
I don’t need a devil’s advocate to tell me another fish probably ate that frog when I let it go, or that the raccoon probably ended up trapped in another dumpster the next night.
I know!!!! I know!!!!!!! But today I had the power to help! So I did! And it made me happy!
H-howdy, pardner! The name’s McCree. Came all the way from the far west! I reckon youse must be ancient gods… your friend behind you, at least. And have I finally found the realm of the Spirit of the Forest?
I never seem to get away from trying to make ghibli versions of fandoms I get myself involved in. Kindly blame @mariejacquelyn for giving me ideas.
I’ve already seen a McHanzo Spirited Away AU, so I thought to do Princess Mononoke just because San’s outfit reminded me of Hanzo’s Okami skin, and definitely be the lone wolf protecting the spirit forest. Then for McCree, by amputating his arm, that slowed down the process of the poison killing him, but he definitely needs to find the cure before the poison consumes him.
