Honestly I’m not sure! It’s been a few years now. Probably since the comic that revealed Medic was a traitor to be honest. I’ve always adored Cheavy’s design and character, and I’ve been obsessed with Medic since probably around 2010? I think my neurons connected the first time I saw them, tbh.

Definitely deepened when I used to RP them with my ex gf for a few years. She never was into the intense stuff I was into though, so I privately wrote all the scat blood and guts only to make VerbotenMedic a few months later.