I made a quick Goncharov moodboard because I am OBSESSED
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I don't think the fandom as a collective will ever get past Crosshair and Mayday shivering violently as they huddle for warmth in the middle of a snowstorm.
My heart is broken beyond repair.
i rewatched the terror again and had to draw my most darling lieutenant
character designs i did based on The Terror season 1. i did multiple versions even though i really only “had” to do the third one because i was having a gay old time.
If everyone in the Batch ends up living, and they all go back to Pabu, I don't believe that Crosshair is going to stay. I think he's going to go with Echo and Cody and Rex and the others. It would be the perfect ending in a way for the Clone who hated regs: to end up leaving with them as supposed to the Batch.
I had this thought as well. I think it would be a very good way to end his character arc and give him a true redemption. If he just went back to Pabu with the Batch, there would always be fans saying that he hadn’t done enough to atone for what he did, that he didn’t deserve that peace and redemption. I think that joining the clone rebellion would be a great way for him to try and right the wrongs he committed in service of the Empire and would be a poignant nod to his bond with Mayday/how it changed him.
Additionally, from a character perspective, I don’t think it would make sense for Crosshair to settle down immediately with the Bad Batch. He hasn’t had the transitionary period they have. He’s been thrown from the Republic to the Empire and finally into Dr. Hemlock’s clutches without any real chance to decide what he wants to fight for, if anything. I think him choosing to fight beside Rex and Echo would be a fantastic cap to his story and a real sign of growth on his part.
Also, he’s still very clearly nursing the hurt of being abandoned by his brothers (and honestly Hunter was ready to leave him again—it’s up for debate whether or not this was a reasonable decision, but I don’t believe that by the end of the season he and Cross are going to be—or even should be—at a point where either of them can completely ignore the tension between them). I think him taking some time to get his head on straight away from his batchmates is something he needs before he settles down. He obviously loves them, but I feel like he would need the space to process things in his own time.
he says "gobi glie" like 15 times throughout the course of these two episodes and it upsets me every time... (sexy crosshair voice) "i have glup shitto in imperial custody" you need to stop
#i first read this at like one in the morning and literally laughed so hard i choked#i came back less sleep deprived and its still hysterical#hearing crosshairs frankly beautiful voice saying fucking gobi glie like its normal is insane#there really are some glup shittos out there in the Star Wars universe#and gobi glie—bless him—is one of them
You ever think about how one of Crosshair’s last memories of Tech is going to be his brother aiming a blaster at his head?
Like, it’s a completely understandable decision on Tech’s part, but damn that still has to sting. There was once a time when his brothers would have trusted him without question, when it wouldn’t even have occurred to them to take aim at him. Those times are gone, and now he’ll never be able to make it up to Tech…
I’m as sad as the next fan about Tech’s death, but I’m not gonna lie, I am also very excited to see Crosshair’s reaction to it. It’s just going to be like:
now this. this is a girlboss and her malewife
this happened to modern AU miles vorkosigan
crosshair and mayday clinging to each other an entire night (to just barely stay alive) only for him to die in front of his eyes THAT NEXT MORNING is absolutely earth shattering
wait omg can u guys tag or reply with non horror media that really scared you as a kid im curious
#clone wars#specifically that episode where the droids hunt for survivors and then space them#that bit where plo koon and co manage to contact another escape pod#only to be forced to listen as they plead and beg for their lives while the droids crack open the pod like a tin can freaked me out#i was eight and it was horrifying
Crosshair carrying Mayday back to the outpost even though he said that there was no point in carrying a dead weight, cuddling up to him during the storm, begging for someone to help him and then avenging his death. This episode hurt me.
#no but literally#this episode was so good#this was exactly the kind of crosshair character development i was hoping for#him literally begging and pleading for Mayday’s life was gut wrenching#because its so different from the crosshair we have seen up until now#crosshair is not the sort of man who begs but for his friend he was willing to put his dignity on the line#everything on the line#he was injured too (albeit not as badly) and not once did he request a medic for himself#his only concern here was Mayday#the bad batch#the bad batch spoilers
It’s nice to have a friend, ain’t it?
Star Wars: The Clone Wars 1.02 (2008) | Star Wars: The Bad Batch 2.12 (2023)
Goncharov (1973)
"I would say it was time well spent if the last I ever saw was you."
-Goncharov to Andrey Daddano, from the movie Goncharov (1973).
Little fanart I did of this incredible movie, go watch it!!
these are the workplace standards in every fanfiction
The Terror AU of this when?
hawkin-byrd
Building my silly machines to destroy my silly archenemy