Don't You Dare Clock Out Early

by Rockgod96

Struggling with many issues, such as being rejected, feeling inferior, and being depressed, Scout decides it's time to end it all. Tracer begs him not to do it, but will it be enough to talk him out of it? Warning. This fic is a story about depression and suicide and it contains strong language and some graphic violence.

1. Chapter 1: Introduction

This is my first crossover fanfiction. First of all, I would like to say up front that I only just recently got into Overwatch, so my knowledge of the game and its' settings are not the best. So if I get anything wrong with this story, that is, concerning the characters, their origins, and whatnot, do not, I repeat, DO NOT hesitate to correct me. I am constantly looking to expand my knowledge.

Second, this is a rewrite of an earlier fanfiction that I wrote (but never posted). It featured Scout and Tracer as lovers (boyfriend and girlfriend). I abruptly stopped writing this when I found out that Tracer was a lesbian, because now such fanfictions don't make much sense to exist, even though they are just that: Fanfictions. They're your own work. And besides, it's not like Valve and Blizzard executives constantly read fanfiction and decide to make it canon.

Even so, you do feel a need to keep your story consistent with what is canon. You wanna write stories that feel like they could fit in the canon of the universes and not make it too ridiculous.

I was a little disappointed at first with Blizzard making Tracer come out. Not because I am anti-gay or anti-lesbian (I'm not), but because I just loved writing about her and Scout together. I thought they made such a cute couple. Even cuter than Scout and Miss Pauling (who, apparently, is also either a lesbian or bisexual).

However, in retrospect, having Tracer be a lesbian actually works out better for me, because it allows me to write about couples other than what I'm used to (that is, heterosexual man and woman couples). I've always been nervous about writing about LGBT couples because I'm not sure I can properly represent them.

So, I re-evaluated the relationship that I made between Scout and Tracer and decided instead to make them more like siblings than lovers. Gay and lesbian really act no different than straight people, so I feel like I can properly show Tracer in this story as like an older sister who constantly teases and mocks and embarrasses her little brother (in this case, Scout), but at the same time is also very protective of him and after hearing his backstory (which will occur at some point in this fanfiction), feels that it's her responsibility to be that big sister that Scout never had and look after him, especially in his times of need and hurt.

Third, I wanted to create Scout as someone with issues such as an inferiority complex (you can thank ScrewAttack for that), fear of abandonment (being rejected by one lesbian girl whom you had a crush on is bad enough, much less two), and overall depression. And he uses his cockiness and attitude to try to cover it all up so that no one will think he's a wimp. This, I feel, leads to some very interesting hurt and depression stories revolving around Scout, which, frankly, I don't see very much of on the internet, even on this site.

Fourth, I wish to express that I do not own the rights to any of these characters or settings. Blizzard Entertainment owns Overwatch and Valve Corporation owns Team Fortress 2.

Finally, please, and I cannot stress this enough, PLEASE leave reviews. I want to know if this story is good enough that I should continue writing it.