:)

this is the guy they hate

Post-war Hawkeye but it's him building a still and, for the first time, realising BJ isn't there to take the first sip with him.

Post-war Hawkeye but it's him looking for someone to complain to and having to come to terms with the fact not everyone is as patient as Potter was with him.

Post-war Hawkeye but it's him donating his change to the church every Sunday, knowing Mulcahy would have been overjoyed to receive it.

Post-war Hawkeye but it's him buying a teddy bear and wondering how Radar sleeps without his.

Post-war Hawkeye but it's him craving hotdogs, knowing Klinger might still be missing them, too.

Post-war Hawkeye but it's him hearing a classical song play on the street and thinking about what Charles would have to say, even if he doesn't want to.

ART FIGHT MAY RUN BUT I RUN FASTER.

And he sees all this, sees the difference between faking it and what losing your mind looks like and watches as Hawkeye is sedated, or calmed, or talked away from the edge, or sent for R&R and they never even talk about sending him home because his hands still work. His hands never shake. He can still do surgery.

And Klinger's the only one that isn't truly surprised when Hawkeye Pierce is sent back to them after time spent in a mental hospital.

It wasn't about being crazy at all. It was about being functional as a cog in the war machine and Klinger and Hawkeye were always the most functional pieces in the 4077th.