-Sniper and TF2 belong to Valve. "Just Breathe" belongs to Pearl Jam.-

Sniper was staring at the sleeping form in his bed beside him. So peaceful. Sniper touched the other man's cheek. The skin was so soft, delicate, As if nobody had ever touched it before. When the couple started off only two months ago, Sniper NEVER had this kind of confidence. If Sniper even tried to do ANYTHING romantic, he always became a stuttering idiot. It was mostly his partner that did all the romancing. But as time passed, Sniper's confidence rose, and he started to be more daring. But he was still out-romanced by his lover. As he stared at his lover's soft complexion,

He felt a surge of happiness. The kind of surge that makes your body tingle, the kind of surge that makes you want to yell out just for the hell of it. Only because you are just so goddamn happy.

Sniper needed to let it out somehow. He thought for a while before he finally came to a conclusion...an embarrassing one, but one all the same.

Hoping to god that his lover was dead-asleep, Sniper slowly started to softly sing.

"Yes I understand that every life must end, aw huh,..

As we sit alone, I know someday we must go, aw huh,..

I'm a lucky man to count on both hands

The ones I love,.. Some folks just have one,

Others they got none, aw huh,..

Stay with me,..

Let's just breathe.

Practiced are my sins, Never gonna let me win, aw huh,..

Under everything, just another human being, aw huh,..

Yeh, I don't wanna hurt, there's so much in this world To make me bleed.

Stay with me,..

You're all I see.

Did I say that I need you?

Did I say that I want you?

Oh, if I didn't now I'm a fool you see,..

No one knows this more than me.

As I come clean. I wonder everyday

as I look upon your face, aw huh,..

Everything you gave

And nothing you would take, aw huh,..

Nothing you would take,..

Everything you gave.

Did I say that I need you?

Oh, Did I say that I want you?

Oh, if I didn't now I'm a fool you see,..

No one know this more than me. As I come clean.

Nothing you would take,..

everything you gave.

Hold me till I die,..

Meet you on the other side."

Sniper ended with a "bang", by softly kissing his lover on the cheek, and whispering the words:

"I love you."