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4 of the 5 linearts I sent in my application, hope I get accepted.
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lionheartedmusings · 11 months
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hell is being way too into qsmp lore and knowing way too much, because i was just rewatching phil's vods and the first code sighting had some interesting details it's sad are lost to time.
the pattern of retaliating towards players through the eggs started immediately — after phil and fit fucked it up, it didn't go for them again. it went straight for ramon, and in hindsight it's very interesting to see how it clearly doesn't view the eggs as something it primarily wants to hurt. like it said in the arg, it doesn't want casualties but it also won't stop.
there's also the fact that phil's primary question to it was always "what do you want?" and with the coords to luzu's computer, i wonder if everyone's got it ass backwards and the computer is actually their key out of the island. the code wants them gone, we know that now, what other reason would it have to draw specific attention to the computer if it was going to kill / hurt / harm it in any way?
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thekittymuffin · 9 months
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Day 5!!! These dudes sure are in a situation (they're just chilling) (if I had more time Tommy would be rapidly approaching to disturb this peace)
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There are a couple thumbnails in pencil at the top cause I needed some brainstorming also omg techno and Phil are so tiny
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nomsfaultau · 1 year
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Worship the cook! (Preferably with blood sacrifices)
doodles of SCP/Dragon Philza with one of his previous Collected, since a buddy demanded he wear an apron. I decided Philza tagged along to a Mexican archeological dig and made all the little dirty nerds meals. Except, of course, he couldn’t reveal himself since he isn’t human. I think Anderson’s team runs bets about his ‘mysterious roomate’. Most say Philza isn’t real, which obviously can’t be the case because one look is all you need to know Anderson is a barely functioning mess and yet he has on new clothes every day. Some think Philza is actually Anderson’s mom, and a few (privately) think Anderson is just straight up gay, but, you know, it’s the 90’s you can’t say that he might lose his job. I mean, who would guess that their colleague got adopted by an ancient dragon?
Archeologist: sorry, his roommate ‘goes to a different dig site’ Anderson: crying I swear he’s real
Archeologist: so why cant we SEE your “””roommate””” Anderson (nerd, panicking): HES UGLY
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x-pair-o-dice-x · 2 years
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Basically you know how a chicken will sit on anything if it's egg shaped? Try that with Crow Hybrid Philza(human sized) and his new mini giant sized son's, Wilbur, Tommy, and Techno being Naga's. And hoo boy does he have a few things to explain with his wife, more specifically how he found and carried the eggs over to their nest-
-Cream Puffs Anon
“..phil?” phil hears someone say, and he turns from where he’s perched to his wife.
“yeah, kristin?” he says innocently, staring down at the vulture-avian.
“wh..what’s this?” she says, gesturing vaguely.
“i don’t know what you’re talking about,” phil says matter-of-factly, pointedly not staring away from her.
kristin’s brow furrowed, and she gave him a Look™️.
“phil,” she deadpanned, before turning her attention to the three giant eggs inside the nest, one of which her husband was currently sitting on. “how in the world did you even get them here?” she continued, bewildered.
“oh, you know,” phil said, dodging the question, “i have my ways.”
“i will make you sleep outside,” kristin shot back, before taking off from the ground, landing on one of the eggs.
“phil, what even..” kristin trailed off, looking at him for answers.
“well, you know how we always talked about wanting kids..?” phil grinned at her, causing her feathered-ears to flick.
“i- phil, there’s a difference between talking about kids, and- and this.” kristin laughed at him, staring at the eggs once more.
“come onn, i don’t hear you complaining that much,” phil teases, reaching out and poking at her, “you’re not completely opposed to it.”
“i- well,” kristin tried to defend herself, but phil continued.
“plus, well.. these guys didn’t seem to have any parents. dunno if they were abandoned, or if they..” phil trailed off, before shaking his head, “well, no one was around to take care of them, so i thought.. well, why not, you know?”
krisitn seemed to slump her shoulders a bit when he mentioned the parents.
she thought about it for a moment, before-
“well.. i suppose it wouldn’t hurt-” she started, before getting cut off when phil rushed over to give her a hug.
“fuck yeah!” he shouted, as kristin giggled at his his antics, “we’re gonna be the best fucking parents to these kids.”
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"Where's papa Missa?" is the first thing that Chayanne asks in the morning.
"Oh, he's just helping your godfather with something - we'll go meet up with them after breakfast," Philza brushes aside in concern, already knowing exactly what is going on.
Chayanne and Tallulah both give him wary looks, but his kids are good kids; they eat their breakfast, and start getting dressed.
"Wear something you don't mind getting dirty," Philza tells them. Which is true of every day, and so the reminder really does set them both on edge.
"Is something happening?" Tallulah asks.
"Well, it is Easter," Philza answers her. "Some people go to Church and stuff, but otherwise we just use it as an excuse to eat lots of chocolate. Just like Santa brings presents at Christmas, the Easter Bunny brings good kids chocolate eggs. Or decorative ones. Missa mentioned something about confetti but I'll be honest, I was half asleep so none of it went in."
That has their attention; both kids start glancing over the house, looking for a stockpile of treats. Philza can only laugh, and promise they'll find the eggs later.
Find being an operative word.
He had been meaning to hide them about the house, it's true, but then Bad had suggested maybe something for all of the eggs, and Tubbo had taken it upon himself to offer to host. Philza was a little worried about letting all of the kids run around the factories, but Tubbo had promised back and forth everything would be turned off - and he knows his friend would never do anything which could harm the kids.
Tallulah, having learnt there is a special event going on, insists on a different hat, and Philza helps her tuck flowers into her curls. Chayanne wants to immediately run off, hovering next to the door as he waits for his sister, and only begrudgingly accepting a tiny flower crown for his ducky.
Philza snaps a photo of Tallulah placing it there, and double checks he has a couple of fresh albums.
The teleport over to Fobo is fast, and involves being hit with a wall of sound. Before the purple has even faded Philza can hear Pac yelling for Richarlyson to get down from... somewhere? while Mike dies laughing on the floor. Not all of the eggs and parents are here, yet, but the earlier types are - Fit and Ramón, Pac and Mike with Richas, Bagi with Empanada... And, of course, Tubbo with Sunny. Leo also seems up already, probably under Tubbo's supervision, while Roier is sat on a picnic rug with Missa, the pair of them both half asleep while Pepito crawls through a nearby bush. Aypierre is examining one of the machines, so surely Pomme is about.
Now that he thinks about it, while a fair few parents aren't up so early, the only kid who seems to still be missing are Dapper and Chunsik. A quick glance at his comms shows that Bad, Acau, and YD are all awake, so it's not likely long.
"Hey guys!" Philza calls, drawing attention to their group. "We made it!"
"Great!" Tubbo grabs a pair of baskets - one wrapped with purple ribbon, one orange - and brings them over. "Here are your baskets! There's ten gifts specifically for each of you - they'll have a ribbon that matches your basket on them - hidden around the courtyard. Once everyone's here, we're gonna let you guys into town, where there's a whole bunch of eggs that don't belong to anyone, just waiting to be picked up. For now you can look for your own, just stay nearby, ok?"
And they /are/ good kids, but they are also excitable, and so the pair of them are three eggs apiece before remembering to come and hug Missa good morning.
Philza, having by then greeted everyone already there and found a bit of roof to perch on, captures the laughing and the smiling in his camera.
Once the kids have returned to their hunt, he drops a copy of the best down on Missa. It earns him his husband looking up, with a grin and a wave. Philza grins and waves back, snapping a quick photograph of Sunny directing Pepito towards one of Pepito's eggs as he swings down to the rug.
He is immediately met with a plate of gorditas. Phil takes one, squeezes Missa's hand in greeting, and joins the slowly growing collection of parents on the rug; Bagi and Mike have also joined, leaving Pac to wrangle children with Tubbo.
"Early morning?" Philza knows Missa was up at the crack of dawn, unusual for him, but it's still a nice thing to ask.
"Sí," Missa only nearly drops his plate as he yawns. "Eggs needed painting."
"I really thought you'd come home after delivering the eggs."
Missa waves his hand, "Tubbo had too many to hide. We stayed to help."
Between the chocolate eggs, the painted eggs, the little plastic eggs of jellybeans, and the cascarones, Philza just knew there were going to be more than the hundred and ten eggs they'd agreed upon. Ten for each kid had been plenty, but with a general hunt as well...
Philza watches the kids scrabble around, looking for everything.
"Did he work out how to balance it so none of the eggs get left out, or is that why some eggs are marked as for them?"
"No more than ten extra eggs, and there are some extra special prize eggs hidden about. The older kids can hunt the prize eggs, and the younger ones just want the shiny ones."
There's a bit of doubt as to if if that will actually hold, but it's as good a plan as any. Kids thrive on a bit of contest, right? It'll be fine. If nothing else Chayanne will wrangle the older kids into sharing stuff out a bit more evenly, if only for Chunsik and Pepito's sakes.
Just as he's thinking that, he spots Sunny and Ramón sneaking up on Fit. He gets his camera just in time to catch the moment they break a cascarón over his bald head, showering him in confetti, a matter which only ends with them being chased across the courtyard, shrieking in delight as Fit leaves a trail of glittery confetti behind him.
It is about then that the rest of the kids arrive, their parents trailing behind. Bad is immediately met by attacks by Pomme and Richas - Philza has no fucking clue where the water balloons full of glitter came from - while Tubbo tries to round everyone up.
Philza takes more photos, but otherwise leaves them to it; conversation is largely about the amazing picnic spread, one he can keep up to in his sleep.
Even if the occasional joke does draw his attention for confused laughter and a double take.
Tubbo gesticulates dramatically as he speaks, excitement already high for the present children, but being driven further as they are congratulated on progress so far, and hyped up for the hunt to come.
It's nice, seeing everyone and the island at a bit of peace for once. The town is safe enough - as soon as it was announced as hosting the event, Philza and Bad both spent hours checking all of the lighting, and adding clear fences. It's a daytime event, but you can never be too careful with these things. Tubbo can be trusted with the kids and machines, but just to make sure Mike and Aypierre have both looked over it, while Pac and Fit helped Foolish make sure any roofs that could be accessed were not ones you could fall off without putting effort in to doing so.
Philza's pretty sure someone - probably Richarlyson - will still find a way, but it's not like there's a big area to cover, and there are plenty of both adults and other eggs about if anything does happen.
He might go perch and take some more photos.
In a little while, though; Missa hands Philza a cup of something, with a whispered 'they'll be fine'.
Philza accepts the cup, pours one for his husband, and gets out his album to show him the ones already taken.
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blockgamepirate · 1 year
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I've finally decided to make a sequel to this post with the Sleepy Bois animal figurines
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It's the Syndicate! They're having a picnic. Niki brought so much bread
[ID: A photo of four animal figurines dressed up like Dream SMP characters. Technoblade is a pig with a crown and a red cape with white trim, Philza is a crow with an Urahara bucket hat, Ranboo is a black and white cat with a crown and with green and red eyes, Niki is a grey and white stripy cat with a black and grey cape/poncho and a pink flower shaped button sewn on it. The figurines are on a wooden shelf with a red model cabin in the background. There's a Minecraft cake made out of clay between them. Next to Ranboo there's a grass block made of clay and model grass. behind Niki there's a mini basket full of tiny loaves of bread, some of which have spilled out.]
Also don't worry about the crimeboys, they're on their own adventure on the windowsill:
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[ID: Wilbur and Tommy on the windowsill next to a candle. Wilbur is a wild boar with a yellow jumper and a guitar on his back. Tommy is a white chicken with a green scarf around his neck. Tommy's discs are leaning on the candleholder.]
Will I keep making more of these? idk, maybe? I'm having a lot of fun with this project tbh, and there are some very obvious ones I could do...
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tmmyhug · 2 years
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All lore scripts from How Dream SMP Changed My Life
here are all the script reveals that were in tommy's video, typed up for easier reading and reference! messy grammar included. I also went back to the vid and filled the gaps where the subtitles obscure text in the screenshots.
How Dream SMP Changed My Life | Script screenshots
Script 1: November 16 (10:05 in the video) Discord messages
Wilbur Soot 11/15/2020
Hey, so I’m getting phil into position tonight after my stream and gonna lay the TNT. IMPORTANT NOTE FOR NOW TIL TOMORROW: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE TRY NOT TO BLOW ANYTHING UP NEAR LMANBERG OR YOU WILL DETONATE EVERYTHING
Treatment:
8:30pm GMT we all start roleplaying and hanging out
9pm the battle begins
Dream explains how Schlatt will not be here for the war and we will instead have to fight him
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After a valiant fight Dream tells how even if we kill Schlatt it doesn’t matter because he’s already got what he wants from him
Dream leads everyone to Schlatt’s hide-out and we find him drinking and smoking
Schlatt is locked away in a tiny room with only a lever and bottles of alcohol
he is drunk. Coughing and spluttering as the gang enter
he is immediately pissed at fundy’s betrayal. Saying how fundy was like a son to him. This pisses off wilbur and Wilbur asks Sch [image cuts off]
Schlatt takes a puff of his cigarette, muscles bulging and agrees to his execution. He explains how when he dies, democracy die [image cuts off]
Wilbur nods and draws his sword to kill Schlatt. He stops and looks at Tommy. He explains how if anyone kills Schlatt it should [image cuts off]
Tommy steps forward, dream’s crossbow in hand and aims at schlatt’s head
at this point Schlatt beings to violently cough and splutter. He claims he’s having a heart attack. His character stumbles and pul [image cuts off]
the lever is hooked up to a command block “/say I never liked this hell hole anyway”
Schlatt has a heart attack and fucking dies, finally muttering “enjoy manberg, dream”
manberg is reclaimed. The gang head off to the podium of the now ravaged land of lmanberg
Tommy steps up to the microphone and thanks everyone for their help in this accomplishment
however he decides he doesn’t want to rule. Until he has the disks back from dream, he has unfinished business and cannot rul [image cuts off]
he hands the microphone back to Wilbur. Giving him the presidency
Wilbur steps up and thanks him. Wilbur does a small speech where he renames manberg to lmanburg. He changes the flag to [image cuts off]
However, he feels he is not without sin. And begrudgingly hands the presidency to Tubbo. Saying Tubbo is the only person who [image cuts off]
Tubbo accepts and steps to the podium, offering a new era of peace in lmanberg
Wilbur walks away
Wilbur goes to the button room and stares at it once more wondering if it even works
he decides to press it
philza joins the game
philza asks wilbur why he’s doing this. He expresses disappointment and tells him to step away from the button
Wilbur waits. Seems convinced and begins to leave after a bit of coercion
before he leaves he turns back to the button.
“Phil I’m a traitor to this nation. I have nothing here and I’ll never have anything again. have you heard of a famous phrase uttere [image cuts off]
“no?”
“It was never meant to be..”
Wilbur presses the button detonating 8 stacks of tnt under lmanberg
MEANWHILE
While Wilbur is gone the gang start discussing who the traitor could be
Once Philza joins the game to everyone’s shock, Techno beings explaining how he guesses he fits the role of the traitor
Techno explains how he’s not really a traitor, just a guy who hates the government.
Techno beings setting up soul sand on Jack Manifolds old home
As soon as the TNT is detonated during the chaos technoblade completes the withers and unleashes them into the world, atta [image cuts off]
A huge fight breaks out amongst the L’Manberg people and the withers, with technoblade trying to slow down the gang as muc [image cuts off]
Phil joins the VC and helps
Everyone fights until the withers are gone
Script 2: January 4 - New L'manberg festival (10:43 in the video) Google Docs
The festival is happening. Fundy, Tubbo, Quackity, Ranboo, Niki, and anyone else that is generally around lmanburg can attend. Everyone starts streaming early for the festival. Before the festival starts, Quackity Tubbo and Fundy (and ranboo? I’m not sure who was there originally), have a meeting about how they’re going to kill Dream.
They talk about how Dream trusts Tubbo so Tubbo is going to have to be the one to do it. That they’ve become sort of friends since Tommy was exiled. Tubbo agrees, still slightly doubtful that it would work. Tubbo says that Dream agreed to show up with no armor to for the first time ever, honor lmanburgs laws.
The meeting ends and they start the festival, talking about how Dream said he would be a little late.
Tommy and Techno at this point have been planning how they’re going to ruin the festival (and get back Tommy’s disc from Dream). They know that Dream will show up, but they don’t know how they’ll fight him without him escaping. (Ranboo finds them on the outskirts of lmanburg and tells them that Dream agreed to show up in no armor? Possibly?) That sparks that they can hide around lmanburg and ambush Dream when he’s at the festival. Tommy and Techno improv and mess around while trying to build an “ambush spot” (all of this is sort of unimportant to the plot so can be adjusted to make funnier/better streams for those two)
Tommy and Techno start streaming about 30 minutes after the others.
After some festival activities have been done, Dream shows up in full armor, placing obsidian again in a wall formation. Everyone sees him and runs over confused about what’s happening.
They hop in a call with dream (techno and tommy join too but tell each other to be quiet before joining.) Dream starts screaming about what Tommy did and how he really screwed up this time (tommy is kind of afraid and is looking at techno for assurance), and everyone is confused about what Tommy did, especially tubbo. Dream yells about the fact that Tommy destroyed the community house, the longest standing structure on the server, and how he has to pay for it. Quackity and the others don’t believe it and decide to go look with Dream. (Techno and Tommy follow stealthily behind (invis), no one should see them).
Sapnap and anyone else from the original Dream SMP can log on now or already be on and come over to see. (Awesam, Callahan, George(probably not), Sapnap, BadBoyHalo, Punz)
They stand in front of the shattered remains and everyone is shocked that Tommy would do this, and upset. Everyone is insisting that Tommy really screwed up and that it’s horrible.
Tubbo agrees but insists that he and lmanburg had nothing to do with it. Dream says that as long as Tubbo has one of the discs, he has everything to do with Tommy. Tubbo seems shocked and thinks about what Dream said. All of the Dream SMP original members agree and are talking about how he should give it so they can burn it once and for all. Tubbo is reluctant but seems to agree that Tommy keeps doing things that would put lmanburg in danger, so he doesn’t want association.
He seems like he about to give the disc, so Tommy reveals himself (techno too) and gets into a screaming match with Tubbo about it.
--Tommy and tubbo fill in what happens here, but it’s a big argument and fight probably mostly improv-
Eventually after both nearly dying, Tommy realizes that he’s fighting his best friend and stops. Tubbo is angry and gives the disc quickly to Dream, saying that it’s just a stupid disc. Tommy is hurt by that but realizes that he’s been blinded and has lost friends because of it. Tommy realizes that Dream now has both of his discs, and that they’re back at square one.
Dream has an evil speech about how Tubbo is an idiot and that he never should have given him the disc. That Tubbo was never the president of L’manburg, but that everyone else had more control than him of his own country, even Dream. That he’s the worst president because he was no president at all. Expose Ranboo as a traitor that has been working with Techno and Tommy, and that he can’t even keep control of his own people. Give Tubbo the book with proof. That l’manburg is weaker than it’s ever been, and that the only thing stopping Dream from completely destroying l’manburg was the fact that Tubbo had the discs and so Dream had to befriend him.
Now there’s nothing stopping Dream from completely obliterating l’manburg. Everyone seems shocked and tries to talk Dream down, but Dream screams and tells everyone to shut up. Everyone goes completely silent. Dream asks Techno if he has any withers left. Techno responds basically like “oh do III” because he has so many.
--Techno should add more here so he has more of a role-
Dream announces that tonight is the final night of l’manburg forever. That he and Techno will finish the job that Wilbur started, and that l’manburg will be blown all the way to bedrock at (TIME, the next day). He tells everyone to say their last goodbyes, and to not try and stop him because Techno and him will kill every last one of them.
Dream leaves.
Everyone is left in shock, (maybe techno has some funny monologue here like it’s awkward that I just left him there with everyone or something)
No one knows what to say. They realize that Dream has gone completely insane and that he has to be stopped. (techno is gone by now) They realize that Dream made a mistake by telling them the time, and they decide that they will all plan to work together and stop them. If all of the server fights together they can beat Techno and Dream. They get hyped about it and Tommy and Tubbo agree to fight together, despite having 1 canon life, that they’re willing to put their lives on the line for l’manburg. They kind of have a reunion.
--Possibly Tommy leaves or ends here?-
Quackity seems blood thirsty and wants to punish ranboo for conspiring with them and being a traitor. Tubbo disagrees and quackity and tubbo get into an argument, Quackity insists that he HAS to execute him because he was a traitor. Tubbo gets mad and flips out on Quackity insisting that he’s not going to be like schlatt and execute him next to his own festival decorations (call back), that they need to ALL be together, ALL of them, otherwise they will lose to Techno and Dream. As long as he agrees to fight, he will fight with them. Quackity still seems to disagree, Tubbo puts his foot down and mentions what Dream said. That everyone else always pushed him around, but no HE’S the president, and his word is final, anyone who goes against it is committing treason. Quackity reluctantly agrees, but says that what Tubbo said doesn’t mean they can’t deal with traitors after they stop Techno and Dream.
-End of this stream-
Bullet points for Tommy-
Start stream a little after Tubbo and the others start.
Plan to go to l’manburg to ruin the festival
Show up at l’manburg, with lots of invis potions, investigate what’s happening
Dream shows up, join VC secretly Hear Dream freak out about the community house, seem confused, follow them.
Once Tubbo seems like he’s going to give up the disc, tommy interjects
Fight tubbo
Give up on fighting tubbo and realize that you’re fighting your best friend
Listen to Dream evil speech
After Dream/Techno leaves, convince everyone to work together. Talk about putting your life on the line for l’manburg
Bullet points for Techno-
Start stream a little after Tubbo and the others start.
Plan to go to l’manburg to ruin the festival
Show up at l’manburg, with lots of invis potions, investigate what’s happening
Dream shows up, join VC secretly Hear Dream freak out about the community house, seem confused, follow them.
Once Tubbo seems like he’s going to give up the disc, tommy interjects
Fight tubbo
Give up on fighting tubbo and realize that you’re fighting your best friend
Listen to Dream evil speech
Join in when Dream asks if you have withers, “whatever else you want here”
After Dream leaves, awkwardly leave and head back to your house
Dream is there and Techno & Dream briefly talk about what they’re going to do, Techno shows Dream the wither room
Bullet points for l’manburg-
Start Stream a little before the festival.
Have meeting with cabinet about killing Dream, how Tubbo should be the one to do it because he’s trusted.
Start the festival, Dream said he would show up a little later.
Dream shows up in full armor and is building an obsidian wall.
Realize and run over pissed off. Join his VC (don’t see tommy / techno)
Listen to Dream, then go see the community house
Be mad at Tommy
Tubbo fights with Tommy after almost giving up his disc
Fight ends, Tubbo gives the disc to Dream to end war
Listen to Dream evil speech
Ranboo was a traitor for Techno/Tommy
After Dream/Techno leaves, Tubbo and Tommy convince people to work together. They talk about putting their lives on the line for l’manburg.
Quackity wants Ranboo executed
Tubbo puts his foot down and insists that he will not be doing that, that he’s president.
Bullet Points for original DreamSMP members:
After l’manburg and dream show up at the community house(it’s blown up), show up and seem upset and distressed that it was blown up. That it was the oldest artifact on the server and it had a lot of memories.
Follow Dream’s lead, mostly agreeing with what he says.
Once Dream brings up the disc that Tubbo has, insist that it be burned and turned over by Tubbo.
Once Tubbo turns over the disc, Dream gives an evil speech
Realize that Dream is taking it too far and that l’manburg is a part of history and is a free country
Follow Tommy/Tubbo’s lead, talk about how you guys can stop Dream and Techno if you all work together
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maeizy · 1 year
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C!ranboo little sister x reader!
I HATE MYSELF RN, I LOST THE DANG REQEST THERE WAS TWO AND I REMEMBERED THE FIRST ONE- sjdjdnsidndoanfiehidn anyways the request was by @fantasyfiction-net ! and no I dont have a discord server yet! Ill try and make one though, ty for the advice! And yes I'd love to be freinds!!:D annnyways- ONWARD!!
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INFO FOR REQESTS MY FANDOMS, AS WELL AS BLOG
GENRE: PURE FLUFF!<3
SYPNOSIS:x-reader where very young sibling,age 4-5. of C!ranboos, gets close with the sbi, Tubbo, philza, tommy ecr. To where he thinks they like the sbi more than him but they dont.
PRONOUNS: gn
TRIGGERS: getting hurt; (by water[since readers also half enderman]), no others!
Notes <3- totally didnt forget about this- I kinda hate it but its whatever I guess. Sorry for being so inactive as of kate, I'm making a lot of more fics, not in this fandom but in others like Lockwood and co ect. Please please please make sure to check out my blog info and my other stuff I have it linked in ever post :D sorry of this is trash but I hope y'all enjoy anyways.
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you and ranboo where getting ready to go to philzas house it had just started to snow. you had always been fascinated by the white floating specs that reminded you of your very own purple ones that floated around you from time to time connecting to you to your ender man heritage.
"Y\N!" your older brother Ranboo yelled out as your tiny bare feet thudded out of the shack door breaking free from your bigger brothers arms to excitedly run out to the snow and attempt to flop down on it, but as soon as your bare skin touched the cold frozen flakes of water it burned, the excitement was then sucked away, as a searing pain tore through the pads of your exposed feet.
an enderlike screech of pain burst from your shocked mouth and purple particles was all your vision picked up on as you subconsciously teleported back, with a soft woosh, you popped back into the small space of the entrance of the Shack, that you and ranboo called home.
upright and confused, you where frantically holding your foot with a Audible "ow,ow,ow,ow,ow-" trying to balance on one leg and hopping backwards. already loosing your balance due to your freakishly long limbs for your age. (Thank your enderside) with a hiss you where sent wheeling back. being uncorranated as is, and then adding the fact you where standing how you where at the moment, you knock things down with you as you fall and land on your back with another shriek and a loud thump.
You let out another small, half hurt half annoyed huff, as tears formed at the ends of your green and red eyes. ranboo panicked running over in a semi-shocked state to grab onto you checking the red scorch marks on your left foot as you pushed yourself up on your elbows to let out another soft "ow" as he bent down to pick up your small 5 year old form.
being carefull not to bump into anything as he stumbled to set you on the staircase as he went to go grab some bandages rambling on with a " oh no!- I said to get your enchanted shoes on! Water hurts us-aww no please don't cry- healing poti-TUBBO"
The shorter boys head popped around the thrown open door as cold wind pushing its way in in a blizzard you hadn't noticed brewing till now, too focused on the throb in your foot.
The boys chipper voice was followed by ranboo half falling down the stairs to greet him and help you "Hi ran boo and- RANBOO WHY ARE THEY CRYING?!" ranboo fumbled with The wrappings as he wrapped it around the fresh wound " they went outside! in the snow! without enchanted boots and got hurt when it melted on them!" The little kid rushed over to tubbo hugging him tightly completely oblivious to ranboo who was trying to help; and ran into the shorter hybrids arms tubbo stooped to pick the younger child up as he set them down again on the staircase.
She wasn't full blown crying now, just sniffling as she tried to wipe of runaway tears as tubbo patted her head warmly with a small comforting grin to calm her nerves. she let the goat boy wrap the rest of the bandages around her foot then gave him an exited hug and a small. "thank you tubtub!" And got to her feet ignoring the ache and running to the front door to pick up her shoes, while ran boo wined a little at The younger boo and crossed his long arms in silent protest, giving a little huff of annoyance.
Tubbo chuckled "apparently she just likes me more" he said in a joking tone. But ranboo frowned "pftt-no.she-" tubbo laughed again as ranboos face turned a shade out of embarrassment. "whatever" he grumbled as he walked over to little y\n as she finished yanking the big enchanted boots onto her much smaller feet. she hummed with a happy little smile as he watched her with furrowed eyebrows standing their a little she got up humming a song tommy taught her and unconsciously grabbed his bigger hand bouncing as she pulled him outside "Phil's!phils!phils!" She chanted as her hand slipped from his when they got to the front porch of their small home in the snowy biome. Phil and technos conjoined house in the distance, lit with a warm light as the girl twirled through the snow twords it.
Ranboo teleported to the front step of philzas house with ease and tubbos head peeked out of the door of ranboos house, confused and annoyed, his shouts unheard as he ran across the landscape to join ranboo, and his sibling, who was huffing up the steps. "Cheater" you glared with a tired face. Your brother grinned as tubbo caught up. they didn't bother to knock as tubbo opened the door lazily and thunked his snow boots on the side of the doorframe. piles of snow landing on the hardwood deck from his boot.
The younger boo copied his actions holding onto the door frame for balance. And with a less powerful kick, her boot collided with the door, sending a little amount of Triump into the girl as she soon forgot about it and rushed into the house.
when she spotted philza and Wilbur having a chat in the kitchen she ran straight to them ranboo trailed aimlessly after her finding a spot next to tubbo as he chatted with tommy. Tomny and tubbo where fighting over who got the last peice of cake to which ranboo intervened and took it holding it above their heads while he took little pieces to eat himself while tommy and tubbo complained.
The little girl rushed over to hug phil who managed a "hey mate!" and patted her head and before he could say anymore she found techno who was talking to Wilbur.
"no -you have to kill them, then you can drag them into the-" he spotted the younger girls salt and pepper hair as she was silently staring curiously at him. He switched up his words as she walked up to him with a small cautious and confused face "kill someone?!" You questioned "uh-but of course we would skip the uh first step. and We would -drag them... to a nice place to have a talk-" she laughed hugging the pig-man who akwardly patted her back with a grimance. A glare shot from wilbur burned into technos skull.
You then hugged Wilbur who already had his arms stretched out. and with a warm smile she ran straight into him as she gripped his jumper with all her force. She leaned her small form back to Look up at his muddy eyes. With a mischievous grin then snatched his glasses off his scarred nose putting them on there face quickly, and dodging his long arms they Ignored the shouts of the older man. running off to find philzas arms to hide in. You darted into the living room, stopping shortly to take in there surroundings. the chatter from the boys, the sun streaming through the window, and the wonderful smells coming from the kitchen of whatever Phil was mixing up. it was comforting, but the loud footsteps behind them where not.
You couldn't make it to philza in time so you went to the person you would normally go for comfort, ranboo. Your brothers long limbs where crisscrossed on the floor and he silently nodded along as tubbo and tommy conversed. His green and red eyes found yours and his mouth turned into a grin and you sprinted twords him. Tommy spotted you coming there way and intervened "HEY y\n!" His bandaged arms opened wide, with a boyish toothy grin. Before you could decide who to go to, Wilbur rounded the corner. a glare set on his face as he squinted at her. "AHAHHHH" you ran straight into tommy.
the betrayal on ranboos face was prominent, his arms dropped slowly to his sides as his smile faded. though he didn't show it his heart panged a little As Tommy's arms locked in around you. He was supposed to be the one you ran too. He was your brother!
Wilbur barreled into the living room trying to take you from him. Tommy attempted to throw you on the couch and quickly cover you up with a pillow but it didn't work. The fight was over, Wilbur grabbed his glasses back off your defeaded half dead looking form and grabbed the pillow and proceeded to beat tommy with it.
You lifted yourself up, your hair now disheveled from the two brothers. You looked over to ranboo, your own brother, who looked a bit downtrodden. A wary smile was shot tword you, you huffed, feeling a bit tired you walked over to him, laying your head on his shoulder and gripping his arm "you ok big man?" He said as he patted your head lovingly "yes-can we go home now?" you yawned "we can- but I thought you wanted to hang out with techno, and tommy and-" " ranboo! I wanna spend time with you!" you smiled up at him, your eyes squinted. ranboo, forgetting you where a very unfiltered five year old died at your next words "Tommy's a little loud anyways-" he Busted open with laughter as wilbur did too, pausing over Tommy's defeated form on the spot on the floor where he had been being hit multiple times with the soft round throw pillow clutched in wills grip, tommy yelled in protest "HEY! I PROTECT YOU AND THIS IS HOW YOU REPAY ME??" You look at him blankly " ummmmm- yes." Ranboo shoots grin his way, and scoops you up and grabs your shoes. As you slowly drifted off to sleep, you could hear techno voice echo " the kid was right, you are really obnoxious tommy" and another yelp from the blonde boy as a pillow thrown from techno this time, hit him square in the face. another loud scream was heard this time from tubbo "GET WRECKED" and a bust of laughter was heard.
This was your family.
And as you grew up, it always stayed that way, no matter what you went through, this, what some would call a ragtag group. was stuck with you, as family and you were ok with that, as long as your big brother stuck by your side, you felt impossible.
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drmslastmorning · 2 months
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Cooking for two, three (or even four?)
Characters: Dream, Technoblade, Echo(oc)
Words: 2.8k (one-shot)
Warnings: short panic attack, unplanned pregnancy, very small references to past abuse
done for @sixteenth-day-event february prompts!
A good amount of years after Technoblade broke Dream out of prison, Dream attempts to make a cute valentine's breakfast for his partner. A weird familiar morning sickness interrupts his plans.
Dream wakes up first. It's not really established, or what Technoblade would prefer, but it's just how it turns out. Techno really doesn't get a say in it. Dream's always been that way, last to go to bed, first to get up, noone really knows how long he actually sleeps, or if he does at all. Rarely, Techno gets to trap him in a hug and keep him restrained to make sure he'd at least rest during the night hours, but even then he's never quite sure that Dream settles down enough to sleep. It's the best compromise they'll be getting, however. So he doesn't grumble about it too much, whenever he wakes up in bed, alone. (or with Echo, close to his side!)
 Dream also isn't used to cooking. Simple joys aren't something he used to indulge in and even now, he'd usually say they're far beneath him. Even having lived with Techno for so long and actually beginning to enjoy cooking, it's difficult to allow himself such a simple joy. But it's valentine's day, and he'd feel worse if he didn't cook a little something. The first thing he learns about cooking for two is that you always have to not only think about yourself. Dream isn't used to that. Whenever he'd provide the bare minimum of nutrients to himself, he had only himself to think about. But when he's standing in Technos kitchen he's not just cooking for himself: he'd feel bad if he did, because he's supposed to be sharing. (besides, he's using the excuse that this is for valentine's.)
 Another thing Dream isn't used to. At first, Techno would cook and he's actually quite skilled at taking into account everyone who would be receiving the meal, due to Philza, it's not new that he'd be cooking for two, but Dream has learnt that the Angel of Death isn't actually the pickiest eater; yet Dream would probably find it easier to list all of the things he wouldn't eat, than the ones he would.
With the addition of Echo, finding one meal that would suit all became basically impossible. Because, somehow, Echo manages to be just as bad with her eating habits as Dream. It's at least one thing she happened to get from him, considering her little face was growing to resemble her other parent just a bit more than Dream would've liked. (when he sleeps with Techno and her, he can even pretend she might be Techno's.)
 He stares at the cooking book next to him. His vision is still so screwed that he has to hold it up to his face to properly read the small print, but he's making an effort, and Techno keeps telling him that's what counts. A lot of cooking utensils have tiny prints, like the measuring cup. Techno admitted that even he can't read most of that, he just eyeballs and bullshits it, and Dream appreciates the honesty. Cooking doesn't need to be perfect. 
 Right. Breakfast. Technically he doesn't have to do this, but if he's already up, and he's already trying to keep himself alive, he might as well try to be a helpful member of the house and feed everyone else in it, too. What he's learned that it's almost impossible to find one meal all three of them will eat. At this point, he's convinced it might actually be impossible. Making two meals isn't really an issue, but making the effort to think that someone might need a different meal is.
Because, again, he's a little selfish.
 Eyeballing ingredients has become something he's actually decent at. Who knew Technoblade had advice that was actually useful? He smiles a small smile, throwing together whatever the cookbook and his knowledge of his-- boyfriend? Partner? Roommate? He's not sure they've actually had a conversation on the terminology they're going to use- but he's using his knowledge of Technoblade and his child to conjure up something he hopes will be satisfying. Techno will be likely to eat it however bad it is and still lie to his face. (he'd admit later that it kind of sucked, whatever.) 
It's small, it's simple, he hopes it's what it means to heal.
With the meals set up, he hesitantly bites the inside of his cheek. Eating will forever be an issue, he fears. He feels weirdly sick, actually, but he chalks it up to the usual sickness he felt before eating. (it feels weird, familiar, though.)
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He jumps when the door to the kitchen opens and a tired Technoblade walks through. Dream stares at him, but Techno doesn't look back at him for a hot second, yawning, just trotting over to the hot cup of tea his boyfriend had set up for him.
The smaller hybrid chuckles. Looks like someone is still too tired to acknowledge his existence. "Good morning to you, too," he says, tapping the table with his hand.
 He swallows down the morning sickness and the tremor in his hands. It's okay. He's not sure what's wrong. But whatever it is, he's going to toughen it out and ignore it as usual. One day Techno will smack him up the head for hiding his issues, but today won't be the day. (or he'll notice anyways, as usual, and he'll get a lecture either way.)
 For now, he seems in the clear. Someone's too busy recovering from the fact that it's morning. Techno's cute like that, when he'd just woken up.
"Morning," Techno returns, dropping into his chair at the table. He glances over at the cute meals on the table, and the little candle Dream'd set, and are those- flowers? An eyebrow raises, while he lowers his mug. "Alright, what did you do this time?"
Offended, Dream crosses his arms. "W-what's that supposed to mean?!"
"You know, looks like you're apologizing for something," Techno responds and smiles smugly, watching Dream stumble over his words and turn red. Techno isn't even correct, but he's so baffled he can't help his surprise and reaction. "I--??? What??? Techno, it's-" He pauses. He's not sure Technoblade knows it's valentine's day. Do piglins do valentine's day? Maybe he should've asked Philza first, now that he's at it. But it's kind of too late, his boyfriend is already in front of him, thinking he's apologizing for something. Maybe he's apologizing for the weird ass headache and stomachache he's got, but that's not really something to ever apologize for, right? He isn't too sure, ever. This is almost weird now.
 He clears his throat, walks past Techno, putting a hand on his shoulder momentarily, as he does. "No, I mean, I was just-" Chewing the inside of his cheek, his feet shift, his ears pin to the back of his head. He feels really awkward now. An anxious finger scratches at his weirdly growing horns, and he already dreads having to trim them again, just hoping they'll grow a better direction next time. "Valentine's day, Techno. I thought-" It's not like he did anything super special now, actually. Maybe he could've just pretended he felt like doing a little extra to the breakfast, but now he's already dropped the bag. There's a short pause, then a snort. "Oh," Techno laughs. "Right." 
Looks like he remembered something, his eyes widening. "Oh," he repeats. "What?" Dream blinks, confused, Techno's shock at least pulling him out of his embarrassment and shame that he was possibly celebrating a holiday Technoblade didn't even seem to think about enough that it's today.
Maybe that means Techno also had something planned? He tries to ignore the growing headache. Okay, he swears something is wrong. Is he on his period or something?? Those have been coming and going irregularly since he's been eating more again.
 He sees Techno move his lips and say something, but he isn't listening. Rubs his forehead, groans, shakes his head. "Wait, wait a moment." Lifting a hand, the cold metal of his finger prosthetics poking into his skin a bit too strongly. "Okay. What did you say? I didn't- sorry, I've got a really weird headache."
"You good?"
"C'mon Tech, it's nothing. Just- I dunno, hormones or whatever."
The Piglin hybrid raises an eyebrow and Dream shakes his head. "Dear god, no. No, I don't- I haven't checked, but I mean, I-" Shouldn't be his period. He isn't bleeding, right? The thought of that feels uncomfortable, but usually he's pretty good at telling- That really shouldn't be the case.
Techno shrugs it off. He's not super sure what Dream thought he was thinking of, but it probably isn't what he thought. "Bruh. I mean. I was saying, Valentine's today??" Dream blinks. "Yeah, I think so?"
"Ah. I. Uh. Forgot. This is really awkward, Dream. I've gotta say. This is really awkward of me." Now he's the one to look all embarrassed.
There's a giggle. And another. Well that lifts Dream's mood. At the very least, he isn't going to have to explain the concept. Remembering Techno's age, he'd consider it a little weird if it's something he hasn't come across at all. But it makes sense that it'd be a holiday he'd forget, or not think about enough. (he doesn't think they've celebrated it the past years either, but it's all a big blur.) 
"No, I- I don't mind. I mean, I didn't do anything special either." 
"You set up breakfast and the table!" Techno rebukes, frowning slightly.
"I do that-- from time to time!," Dream stems his hands on his hips, a little offended that Techno is acting like it's so rare that he cooks food. "That's not a big accomplishment!"
"Oh no. How am I going to face Philza and tell him I forgot it's Valentine's day? This is terrible. He's going to tell me I'm an awful boyfriend." Okay, now he's just being dramatic. Dream pouts, lightly punches Technos shoulder, then trots over to his own chair. (he momentarily considers waking Echo, but he supposes she'll get up eventually on her own. Or through their banter.)
"And now I'm being hit as well! Deserved, only the worst treatment for me today."
"Oh my God, Technoblade. You're so dramatic." He snorts, and finally Techno can't really stop his own laughing anymore, either. "C'mon. You gotta be mad at me at least a little," he reiterates, tilting his head at Dream.
"No??? It's a silly holiday." 
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Now he's turning red again, but for other reasons. He didn't know he could be so in love with someone's laugh. It's cute, it's big and hearty and leaves little room for him to feel any malice towards him for forgetting it's Valentine's day. (again, it's not like he did anything super special, either.)
"It was important enough that you made breakfast for it!" Techno gestures at the meals, but again, those aren't anything special. "I probably would've cooked either way!!" Dream bickers, crossing his arms.
"Oh, bruh. Did you even sleep tonight?"
"---no." He answers, voice tiny and small, because he's a little embarrassed of the fact that he didn't. He shouldn't be, it's nothing new, or surprising and Technoblade only rolls his eyes, but c'mon. "A-and if I did I probably would've forgotten and not done anything either!"
"Bruh."
"Shut up, Techno." Dream shakes his head, then shoves his plate towards him. "Eat, and shut up."
"Yes, mom."
"I'm not your-- oh my god. Whatever. I'm breaking up with you."
"You wouldn't do that to me," Techno says, regardless of the fact that his mouth was already full. "Thank you."
Dream pouts. Rolls his eyes. "Sure, whatever, you're so stupid."
"You love me that way."
 He does, but he's still upset. At least it's distracting him from his headache. But he still feels like throwing up. It's only been a few years since he'd been pregnant with Echo, but he was going through so many things at that time, that he's not really sure what was a pregnancy symptom and what was a symptom of something else.
Oh God, does he think he's pregnant? There's no way. Okay, there is a way, but- He pauses, just kinda, staring off into nothing. If he's pregnant- He's only been with Techno recently. And it's definitely not like they've been taking into account that there would be a possibility he'd get pregnant. It's like he's learnt nothing.
Technoblade swallows his food before he speaks again. "Uhhh, Dream? You good?"
"I. Uh-" He lifts a hand to his mouth, then rushes over to the sink to throw up. Great, amazing, lovely. Dream retches, doesn't even notice that Techno got up until he's helping him hold his hair back. "Let it out. You eat something wrong? Did I say something wrong?" 
Dream only manages to shake his head, throwing up whatever's left in his already empty stomach.
 "I'm fine-," he heaves, taking a deep breath. Okay, in and out. In and out. You're good. You're- good. Oh God, wait. The realization is finally sinking in more. "No, I'm, I, I think I- fuck, Techno, do you think I could be- oh God, I mean, do you-" He gestures all over the place, then sinks onto his knees, leaning his head against the cupboard. Techno keeps running his fingers through his hair, now that he's not throwing up anymore, but it's still a comforting gesture. He's sat down next to him. "Take your time. No rush," Techno muses, and Dream melts. Oh, he's so glad he hasn't seen Sam's face in forever. Closing his eyes almost makes him capable of forgetting his face. 
"Dream?" Oh, that's a voice he didn't need to hear now. "Echo, baby-," Dream starts, but his voice cracks. He grimaces awkwardly, doesn't look at the very small 4 year-old standing in the doorway. She's so tiny still, such a fragile thing. He doesn't look. If he sees her face he might throw up again. It feels like a really mean thought, but it's true. It's very mean. He hates that thought. He wants to say more, but he's not sure how it's coming across that he already won't look at her. He notices Techno moving away from him and he hears a few big footsteps, he thinks he hears Techno say something, but while he's trying to get through his small panic attack, it's a little difficult to comprehend anything either of them say to each other. 
His head is pounding. Again, he presses his fingers into his forehead, and the cold prosthetics both help and don't help. It's okay. It's okay. He feels dread at the back of his gut. He doesn't notice when Technoblade is in front of him again, and the child seems to be gone. Takes a shaky breath, then falls towards him, letting him wrap him in a hug. "Where's Echo?," he whispers against Techno's chest, letting him play with his hair calmly.
Techno seems to pause, just kind of cradling him to his chest. "I gave her her breakfast and told her to eat in bed. I'd get her when we're done. Just told her you're feeling sick." That's fine. That's fine, he supposes. He groans. "Techno, do you think I-- uh."
"You, what?"
"What if I'm. Y'know." He gestures, but by the look on Techno's face now that he's opened his eyes again, nope, Techno doesn't have any idea. "Oh my God. Techno. What if I'm pregnant?"
That definitely gets Techno wide-eyed. "Oh." That's a realization he must've not considered before. Because now he's just staring at him like he told him Santa is actually real. Then it fades into worry again. Concern? Weird excitement? Everything at once? Dream can't really pinpoint it and he's not sure he wants to. (besides the sickness, he's not actually super sure how he feels about this.) Pregnancy isn't something he ever thought to have willingly, and he's not so sure this is willingly. He definitely had Sex with Techno willingly, but dear God.
"Wait. Are you sure???" 
"No- I mean, I dunno???" It would explain his sickness. And his headache. And his hormones being all over the place the past few days, without being on his period. There's- no way, though, right? "Techno, what the fuck do I do?"
 "Dream-" Pinpointing the exact emotion on Technoblade's face is surprisingly difficult. Looks like he's going through it more than Dream is. It actually makes him laugh. "Oh my God, Techno." He stops trying to look for something on his boyfriends face, falling against him again. "Oh my God," he keeps laughing, even though he's not sure if he should laugh or cry. "Are you laughing, or crying?" Techno asks, not sure which one he should be doing.
"Definitely both," Dream says, runs a hand through his hair in sheer disbelief. "I, I mean, I could be wrong. Echo's pregnancy was- really weird-" 
"Phil's going to kill us, bro."
"I tell you I might be pregnant because of you and you're calling me 'bro'???"
___
"Well, now I'm definitely a terrible boyfriend for not thinking of valentine's day."
The way he says that makes Dream put at least half of his actual strength into the punch he delivers against his chest. "Oof. That really hurt, Dream."
"Good. Fuck you."
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insanitybl00m · 1 month
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Tales From Under The Wisteria Tree
Chapter 10 - Curious Daughter
“Apa, Apa.” Purple eyes met emerald ones.
“Yes Tallulah?”
“The sun is up but you and papa are still asleep. Also there’s a pretty horse.”
Missa sat up and noticed Cielo laying down.
“Hey Cielo.”
A niegh.
“How are you doing?”
White. What would white be? Absence?
“Fine?”
“Are you talking to the horsey?”
“Sort of.”
“Cool! Hi horsey!”
“What are you doing here?”
Light purple. Pink. Hints of blue. Then sudden flashes of red.
“You uh… are concerned? There’s danger?”
Tallulah’s eyes widened.
A wave of light blue.
“Calm. No danger?”
A neigh.
“Ok so theres no danger but…”
“She thinks you could be in danger apa!”
Cielo seemed to agree with Tallulah. Missa looked at the little girl, she had taken off her bonnet and her curls were spilling out of the bun.
“I’m not in danger, Cielo.”
Cielo nodded towards Phil who was slowly blinking, squinting at the brightness. When Missa’s eyes met Phil's, his eyes lit up slightly. He moved just a tiny bit so Phil could see Cielo and Philza took that as an opportunity to wrap an arm around his waist and rest his head on his thigh.
“We’re fine Cielo.” Missa ran his hand through Phil’s hair.
Phil had no idea what was happening. He woke up and Missa was talking, and it was bright. Really bright. Missa moved when he noticed Phil was semi-conscious. And Phil laid on his lap, fully taking advantage of the excuse of sleep.
“Morning.” Phil murmured.
“We’re all safe, Cielo.”
“My apa is protected, Don’t worry, pretty horsey! I’ll protect him! I’m strong!”
“I’ve protected him…” Phil murmured and he felt Missa running a hand through his hair.
Cielo neighed and Phil stared at the unicorn. She was glaring at him.
“Tell ‘er I haven’t done anything wrong.”
“She can hear you.” She stared at him and Phil smirked at her. This was his Missa. Not Cielo’s. And Missa chose him and Tallulah.
Cielo neighed and then nudged Missa with her nose before leaving for the depths of the forest.
“Papa needs to wake up.” Tallulah said.
Missa looked down towards Phil. His blonde curls spilled out everywhere.
“He can sleep for a bit longer if you want me to braid your hair.”
“You’d do that! Really? Yes, please!” She sat down and let Missa twist her hair into two separate braids.
“Thank you apa! Now Papa Phil needs to wake up!” She shook Phil.
“I’m up, I’m up.” He stood up and stretched. “Eat breakfast and then we need to pack up the campsite.”
“Tia Niki packed food!” Tallulah raced to her bag and started pulling out bags of food.
“That’s great, me and Missa will pack up camp while you get breakfast ready.”
Tallulah busied herself with the food while Missa and Phil rolled up the bedrolls and essentially just cleaned up the area they had stayed in.
“Protein bread bites! Tia Niki says that all the travelers buy these! She says that they’re good because travelers can eat and walk!”
She gave a few to each of them and put the rest back in her bag.
“Tuck away your wings Tallulah.” Phil said as he pulled on his cloak.
“Boo.” She wrapped her shawl around her.
“All ready?” Missa asked.
“Should be.”
They made their way southwest along the trail.
“So apa, how did you meet Papa Phil?”
“Well, I was lost looking for directions and he was there. We talked and he joined me on my little adventure.”
Phil reached out and took Missa’s hand.
“Have you gone on a date?”
Phil started just making noises, there were no real words he was saying. Just pure shock.
So Missa responded. “Not officially, no.”
“Oh. Have you guys kissed though?”
Missa looked to Phil who was still just staring at Tallulah in shock.
“Yes.”
“At least give her context.” Phil covered his face with his hands.
“Fine. I was dying because I got tricked by a kelpie and your dad saved me. Then he kissed me when I started coughing up water.”
“You kissed me back! You—“ Missa covered his mouth so Tallulah wouldn’t hear anything but muffled noise.
“He’s just trying to justify himself. Don’t listen to him Tallulah.” She was suppressing her giggles.
“Papa, don’t you know you’re supposed to take someone out on a date before you kiss them?”
Phil pulled Missa’s hand off his mouth.
“He kissed me more.”
“It doesn’t matter papa! You need to be polite!”
“He literally started making out with me! How—“
“Phil, she's six.” Missa said, quickly covering Tallulah's ears.
“She’s heard worse from her Tio Tubbo.”
Tallulah pulled Missa’s hands off her ears. “You kissed Apa Missa before taking him on a date. That’s not good. The stories say—“
“You know what Tallulah, I will take Missa out on a date. Is that good? We’ll go out on a date the next time we are in a village.” Tallulah grinned.
Wait— What did Phil say? He’d take Missa out on a date?
“Apa Missa you wanna go on a date with Papa right?”
“Yes, I’m just concerned about what we’re gonna do with you sweetheart.”
“I’ll be quiet, zip!”
“We‘ll figure out those details later.” Phil said.
A small pause between the constant stream of questions before Tallulah started again.
“So Apa! Is this your first date? Papa hasn’t been on dates in a longggg time! Since before I was born!”
Hey. That was only partially true. It hadn’t been that long… but Phil kept that to himself.
“Actually it will be, I was considered a weirdo back in my kingdom.”
“Why? You’re so cool!”
Phil’s thoughts echoed that of Tallulahs, why was Missa considered an outcast?
“Well, I don’t really know why but when I was younger I adopted a kid. He’s just a bit older than you. Everyone assumed I had a child outside of wedlock and shunned me for it. When in reality I was just taking in a changeling. Like you Tallulah.”
Missa was perfect. How was Phil so lucky? A human who was determined to help those around him. Despite all the consequences he went through.
“Oh. Well if you haven’t dated anybody then papa was your first kiss. I’m sorry for you.”
“Hey you little gremlin! What’s that supposed to mean huh? You don’t appreciate my goodnight kisses?”
But as Phil thought about it. Was he really Missa’s first kiss? What. His poor brain was going in circles. Mainly it was the small part of him that desperately needed to show off Missa as his that was yelling so loudly.
Missa was his?
He accepted the date without question.
He kissed Phil.
So Missa was his?
Humans weren’t that possessive. Missa was Missa. Phil could accept that.
“Apa is Papa Phil a good kisser, you’re the tie breaker.”
“I am not answering that.”
“C’mon Missa, admit it, I’m an amazing kisser.” Phil leaned over and kissed Missa’s cheek.
“Not you too.”
“Hey, I’m just trying to win an argument here, I’m clearly a good kisser other–”
“Don’t you dare finish that sentence.” Phil felt a grin spread across his face.
“What sentence the one where I was talking about how you were so despe–”
“Tallulah, you’re right, he’s a terrible kisser.”
“Liar!” Phil and Tallulah said at once.
“Wh– oh. Tallulah you know that this was a silly lie right? I’m not trying to hurt you. I’m sorry.”
Oh. Missa was apologizing. For lying. Because he knew the smell would hurt Tallulah’s senses. Oh. Phil really needed to stop fawning over every small thing Missa did. But could you blame him when Missa was so considerate?
“It’s ok Apa! You just have bad opinions.”
“What? Just because I like your Papa?”
“No. Everyone likes papa. He’s the best.”
“Thank you Tallulah.” Phil said.
“How much farther, my feet hurt.” Tallulah complained.
“Not too much longer.”
“I can carry you for a bit if you want to rest your feet.” Missa offered.
“Yes please!” Missa picked her up and Phil grabbed her bag. Once Tallulah was comfortable with her head resting on Missa’s shoulder they continued down the path.
“Did she fall asleep?”
“I think so.” Missa whispered.
“The village isn’t too much further.”
Missa shifted Tallulah’s weight to his left arm and took Phil’s hand with his right.
“I’ve been to this village before, it’s not too far from the pixie fields but also farther south is Niki’s house.”
“So you know your way around then?”
“For the most part, there's an inn that way.” Phil pointed up a narrow road that seemed to lead to nowhere. Missa followed Phil and sure enough at the end of the road the sky seemed to open up and reveal an inn.
“Hello sirs. A room with two beds?” The innkeeper asked.
“That would be great, thank you.” Phil responded, pulling out his bag of coins.
“Your daughter is so cute, I hope you don’t mind me asking, how long have the two of you been married?”
“Oh uh–”
“Not too long.” Phil said.
“Well I wish you the best blessings then. Maybe you can ask for a blessing from the stars at the harvest festival tomorrow. Pray to the stars for safety and a great harvest for our crops.”
“Will do, thank you.”
“You’ll be in room eight. Here’s the keys.”
Phil took them, thanked the innkeeper and then they went to their room.
“We’ve been married for not too long huh?”
“Easier than explaining everything.” Phil set the bags down.
Missa carefully rested Tallulah on the bed.
“She’s going to have to wash her hair tomorrow anyway, we don’t have to worry about her hair.”
“Are we going to stay here for the festival?”
“Well I still have to take you out on that date.”
Missa’s face flushed red.
“You don’t have to.”
“No, I promised and I keep my promises. Besides, I'd love to go out on a date with you.” Phil sat down on the other bed and took his cloak off so that he could stretch out his wings.
“What is Tallulah going to do?”
“It’s a festival Missa, there’s going to be things for kids to do. We can just have fun and dance and do other festival things.”
“I’ve never actually enjoyed a festival, I was always just making sure nobody killed the king while he tormented the children.” Disgust dripped from Missa’s voice.
“I haven’t been to a good festival in years. So we’ll enjoy it together.” Missa smiled.
“That sounds nice.”
“Well we need rest then if we’re going to wrangle that one while she’s on a sugar high, she’s a menace.”
“You keep saying that but she’s been nothing but an angel.” Missa sat down and allowed Phil to pull him into a hug.
“She’s been a menace but you’re too good to admit that.” Phil kissed Missa. “How’s that for being a bad kisser?”
“You’re still hung up on that?”
“Well someone said that I wasn’t a good kisser and I would just like to prove them wrong.”
“You’re an idiot.” Missa whispered before giving in and kissing Phil again.
“No you’re an idiot.”
“You just hate admitting you’re wrong.”
“Even so, you keep proving me right.” Missa pulled Phil into another kiss. That way he couldn’t be annoying by saying anything else.
Phil melted into Missa’s arms as he was pulled into another kiss, this time it wasn’t out of desperation or just small kisses. It was just for them.
“You are a good kisser, ok.”
“I know I am.”
“Shut up, I’m going to sleep.” Missa rolled over.
“Missa, come back no—“
“I’m going to sleep.”
“I’m cold though.”
“And?” Missa rolled back over and faced a pouting Phil.
“I want cuddles.”
“You’re needy.” Missa said but he obliged and wrapped his arms around Phil. He rubbed his hands up and down his back, lightly touching the patches of feathers that spread from his shoulder blades.
“That feels nice.” Phil whispered.
“Hm? Want me to keep doing it?”
Phil nodded, pressing his face into Missa’s chest.
“Goodnight Querido.” Missa whispered as Phil’s breath slowed down until it remained steady. He kissed his head and—
“I know what that means…” Phil mumbled.
Missa smiled down at him, face still covered by blonde waves. “No you don’t sleepy-head.”
“Ok darling.”
“Goodnight Phil.”
“G’night Missa.”
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thanotaphobia · 8 months
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Missa doesn't mean to run into Forever.
He's just out gathering supplies- exploring, too. Keeping to himself, but keeping around, narrating his life where no one else can hear. He can still see the wall in the distance, is what he's trying to say. He's wandering, but not too far this time.
It's probably why he bumps into Forever. He's close and far. Forever lurks around those boundaries, in his relationship and in the real world, too. That. or Forever was also minding his own business and Missa interrupted him. Either could be true.
"Aha," Missa says, awkwardly shuffling backwards. "Em, funny- funny seeing you here."
The translator picks up on his words, the awkwardness seeping through his body language if not his tone. He sees the way it takes Forever a moment to parse his words. The other man is equally on strange footing, leaning away from him and eyeing him awkwardly. Missa wants to cry. He also wants to run away. He settles for backing up slowly.
"I'm visiting Bad Boy," Forever says after a second. His lips don't quite match up with his words, but he seems to gain some confidence as he speaks. "Why are you here?"
"Wandering," Missa says. He takes another teeny tiny step back. "Seeing things I've missed."
Forever's eyes narrow, just a little. "You've missed a lot, you know."
"Not too much," Missa says, gripping his backpack strap tightly.
"Chayanne think the same?" Forever asks, grinning slightly. He cocks his head, and Missa feels a flare of annoyance curdle within him.
"Keep his name out of your mouth," he says. He tries to keep his tone light and jokey, but it still sounds tense. He stays still as Forever shuffles past him, watching as he kicks a stump, restless energy, always moving.
"Touchy touchy." Forever says, hoisting himself up to sit on a fallen log. "Philza forgiven you yet?"
"He was never angry with me," Missa informs him. At least, not in the long term. Forever doesn't need to know that bit.
"As far as you know. You were gone. Meanwhile, I was here." Forever props his chin in his hand, elbow on his knee. "Who knows what could've happened?"
"Phil said... nothing ever happened," Missa says slowly. And he believes it, just looking at Forever. The way his mouth cocks to the side and he says slowly,
"You gonna believe him?"
Missa nods once. "I trust him. He trusts me."
"But he doesn't love you." Forever is still watching him, and behind his mask, Missa feels his cheeks burn.
"What do you know about love? About him?" Missa asks, suddenly more than a little furious. "You know his little habits? Did you stitch the backpack he wears? Do you know what he did for me? I am on all the access doors to the house. To the eggs. I am allowed in his bedroom at night. Not you."
Forever looks up from where he's been inspecting his nailbeds, feigning nonchalance. Missa can see the tightness in his shoulders, the way his face is a little too bored. "I only care about one of those things," he says.
"And that's why you've never gotten it," Missa snaps. "Goodbye." He turns on his heel to leave- but doesn't miss the way Forever's face scrunches up before it leaves his line of sight.
"Watch your back!" Forever calls out. Missa purposefully does not look over his shoulder. "You never know when that trust will run out!"
Missa keeps walking. Not worth it, he reminds himself, and immediately warps home once he's out of Forever's sight.
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py-dreamer · 1 year
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SBI & RodentHybrid!Reader
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GN!Reader, (this is my first time doing something like this-)
Rats, mice and most rodents alike are under-appreciated in my opinion and I had some SBI brainrot I could not stop.
How did they find you?
Philza had just adopted his 3 chaos sons and was not expecting to have anymore children.
Tommy was 3, Wilbur and Techno were both 10
however, one day he heard tiny squeaks during a trek in the forest.
he thought it was just a regular mouse but it was too loud to be one so he followed the source and peered in the bushes and in it was lil' ol' you
you couldn't have been more than a year old by the looks of it and you were absolutely tiny! you could fit in the palm of his hand
you were also freezing cold and there were no adults around so... guess Phil's gonna adopt another child then!
Your rat features:
I put down rodent hybrid cause' I couldn't make up my mind if you were going to be a mouse or a rat (there's a difference!) so neither can your family!
You have the cartoonishly big mouse ears (think Mickey Mouse) and also a long thin and scaly tail
You also have delicate whiskers and a itty bitty nose that has a surprisingly good sense of smell
There are small patches around your body hear and there
TOE BEANS! TOE BEANS! TOE BEANS!
Also, smol. Extremely small. You are by far the shortest in the family. Mice are really small so I think you'd grow to 1ft 6 at most
Rats have strong teeth so you also have a set of really strong buck teeth
Since Techno once talked with a piglin, and Phil's chat are literally crows, you can talk to other rodents
"I'm not like other people! I'm 1ft 6, I have the best sense of smell, I can talk to animals and I have a tail cause I'm a foocking rat baby"
Life with the SBI
it was rather difficult to adjust to the new family member because of the drastic height differences but nothing they couldn't handle
All the seats, tables ect have a little ladder carved in or have a step-ladder attached so you could climb up
Stairs and doors. They were going to be a problem. So Dadza made like a little elevator out of string, small planks of wood and pulleys so you can get up and down the floors. Each door in the house also had a small doggy door on it so you could easily enter...though one time a stray cat had gotten in and chased you around the house so the main door and the door to the backyard had to have little locks installed on the little doors too.
Once you got a bit older, Dadza realized it would've been a very tiring life for you to have to climb up every seat and every table and every shelf you want to use so he made a little hole in the wall under a table and built tiny furniture perfect size for you and helped you decorate your room
Any soft fabric in the house was a perfect napping spot for you. your family would often find you nesting in hoodies, cushions, jackets, cloaks, blankets ect. (Although once Wilbur almost sat on you when you got a little too comfortable and fell asleep on the couch)
I'd like to think whenever you were mad at one of your brothers, you'd steal their stuff (that you can carry ie Tommy's disc, Wilbur's beanie, Techno's gold) and hide it in your room or a small crevice that only you can fit in and they'd be to big to fit in and reach their stuff.
You would also take advantage of your size and hide in places impossible for your family to hide in but not for you! You were always the hide and seek champion and could evesdrop on your brothers from inside the walls or inside a chest.
Midnight snacks. Just all the snacks. Rats can fit through any space they can get their heads into and some can chew through metal so there was nothing stopping your hungry tummy. Phil was even considering enchanting the pantry to prevent you from theiving all the snacks (you'd share with your brothers though, Phil was just miffed you ate all the snacks before dinner and could get ill)
When you guys were going out and you couldn't keep up, you'd just ride in one of their bags. You were extremely light and it was hard to keep up with their long legs so this was a perfect solution (you 100% fell asleep in a bag once and the family almost flipped the house upside down looking for you)
Your relationship with Dadza
We already mentioned him earlier but he loves you very much
Phil was a lot more nervous to take care of you cause he'd never raised a child this small before
He was very hesitant to let your brothers hold you when you were a baby because you were just so small and fragile-
When you were little and went out with him, you always had to be on him or holding his hand. Sitting on his hat, his shoulder, riding in his bag, him carrying you, he didn't mind but you couldn't be let out of sight especially in large crowds or tall grass.
He always had at least one of his crows keep an eye on you when you went outside to play just in case anything goes wrong
He still worries about you a lot but knows that at least you can defend yourself now.
Your relationship with Wilbur
he was your big brother and you both love each other a lot
it took some time getting used to you but the moment he saw such a tiny baby, he just went 'SMOL CHILD I WILL PROTECT YOU'
in the early days, when Philza couldn't take care of you, he'd hand you to Wilbur who'd spend time with you and Tommy. Be it going to town, making a new song, going to meet Sally, he was mostly glad to bring his little siblings along
While he cared for you a lot, he still played tricks on you sometimes like when he told you that birds eat mice and you just became terrified of Phil and his crows for a good week XD
He was much more relaxed when it came to your safety (not that he'd let you go into the woods alone, like just be less protective than dadza) though he would just be wary when you guys are with a lot of people so he'd prefer it if you were riding on his beanie. He'd get weird stares but as long as you're safe, he didn't care
when composing songs and you're with him, he'd sing the lyrics and you'd sometimes squeak them back in your high-pitched voice and he would either laugh or die from cuteness...or both
rats also generally have better hearing than humans so when he was composing a song, he'd ask for your opinion to see if it was good or not
Your relationship with Techno
when you were first welcomed into the family, he didn't know what to do-
don't get me wrong he got the same 'PROTECT DA CHILD' feeling as Wilbur and even the voices told him to 'PROTEC SMOL THING' when he got them later on
it's just that you were so small that he was afraid he'd hurt you he was never as gentle as his twin or his dad and Wilbur seemed to like you so he figured he'd him take care of you like Tommy
though one day, you were out in the garden. Techno was training, Phil was in the house, Wilbur and Tommy were with friends. A stray zombie found its way to your home and it started to attack you.
you were too small to get away quick enough and tripped but just as the zombie was about to hurt you any more, Techno shot an arrow through that f*cker's head he then realized you were too weak to defend yourself so decided to train you to be stronger
Wilbur was unsure about letting you wield a sword but Techno insisted it was for the best. Eventually, Tommy bugged him enough to train him too.
it took a while but after enough time and hard work, you were able to wield a few light weight weapons and were able to hold your own at pvp by quickly darting and dodging around your opponent.
when you weren't training, Techno read you and Tommy greek mythology. Tommy would sit in his lap and you would rest on his head (if he felt like it, he'd let you two braid his hair)
like the rest of the SBI, he gave you a piece of golden jewelry, for you it was a small earing
Your relationship with Tommy
I'll be honest: Tommy didn't really like you at first
He was glad to not be the youngest but he didn't realize that he'd get less attention due to you being a baby
they still loved him of course, but Tommy couldn't help but feel jealous when Dadza helped you make your own room or when Wilbur took you on their trips to town or when you'd always be carried by Wil or dad or when Techno started training you before him ect
he'd always try to ignore you or glare angrily and naturally, you reciprocated the behaviour and thus you two always had a sort of rivalry
he'd call you names, yank your ears, tail or whiskers and in turn, you'd call him names, steal his stuff and sometimes bit him if he pulled too hard
But then, one day:
You were 10 and sitting by yourself on the swings in the park. Barely anyone else was there and you were doing your own thing. It was one of the rare opportunities when you could be alone. I mean, you did love your family and all but it was nice to have some alone time too. You were minding your own business when suddenly:
"Hey are you a doll?"
A little kid had just picked you up by your waist and you were frankly very startled. You started wiggling, trying to get out of the kid's grasp but it was too tight.
"You're a very weird doll"
The kid held you tighter and you squealed out for help.
"I'm not a doll! Let me go!!"
The child gasps "A talking doll! Mama, mama! Look, a talking doll! Can I keep it please?" they called their mother over
A woman strides over and looked down while you were trying to get out of there. She gasps in horror and shrieks
"A RAT! A RAT! THROW IT AWAY AT ONCE BILLY! IT HAS THE PLAGUE! GET IT AWAY!!"
She then snatched you out of her child's sticky hands and threw you at full force into the mud.
"GET BACK YOU VERMIN! GET AWAY! RETURN TO THE MURKY SWAMP WHERE YOU CAME FROM!" She screeched while you were trying to process what just happened and collect yourself.
All of a sudden, you heard a very angry yet familiar voice from the bushes
"OI! NO ONE GETS TO PUSH MY SIBLINGS INTO THE MUD BUT ME!!"
He then pounced and shoved the prick and her brat into the mud.
"AHHHH YOU INSOLENT BRAT! HOW DARE YOU!"
Without warning, she grabbed Tommy and tried to trip him over him but before she could, you sneaked up behind her and bit down hard on one of her legs. Tommy then grabbed you and booked it out of there with the screeches of the witch behind you.
Once you two made it back home, you started to clean yourself up when Tommy handed a towel to you. He said nothing and looked away but the gesture was all it needed. The both of you were silent but a mutual care about each other started to grow that day.
it took a while but you two soon became thick as thieves
he even introduced you to Tubbo later on!
You and Tubbo relate to each other on the fact that you were both often underestimated and your shorter heights compared to everyone else.
Life in the smp
you decided to follow Wilbur and Tommy when the left home and promised to write to your dad and older brother
by now, you were as tall as you could be and could defend yourself reasonably well
you, Tommy and Tubbo absolutely cause chaos together. I mean the rat, the racoon and the goat? Who makes better thieves than that?
You definetely participated in the disc wars, stealing Tommy's discs back from Dream whenever you could
During the L'Manberg era, you decided to join your brothers' country and became good friends with the rest of the L'Manberg members. You had a little uniform and everything, you helped to plant flowers and decorate around the country since it was a bit hard to place down blocks.
L'Manberg really felt like a second home and a second family for you even with the constant battles, you still had each other and that was enough.
Then you and everyone else lost your first lives during Eret's betrayal and Tommy had to give up his discs (you wanted to steal them back but Tommy told you that it was ok and they'd find another way) but hey, at least you guys were independent now...right?
Then the elections happened. You were sure your brothers would win until the votes were revealed. They were banned from the country and you desperately scurried after them, trying not to get trampled in the angry mob
You helped them set up Pogtopia and that's when Wilbur decided to give you a job.
With all things considered, you were arguably one of the best spies on the server: You were tiny and hard to spot, you can hide in places no one would think to look, you were fast, agile and hard to catch, you have a far more superior sense of hearing and smelling and can therefore sense if anyone's coming much easier, and you can communicate with rodents; one of the most common and unsuspecting animals.
Therefore, Wilbur gave you and Tubbo the job of spying on Schlatt and Manberg. Tubbo would pretend to be on their side and you would eavesdrop from the shadows.
You should've been more wary of Wil's behaviour, he looked like he was loosing it but still wanting to help your brother, you accepted the job and spied on Manberg, giving Pogtopia info when you could.
Techno came to help and you thought that it would be alright from now on...then the red festival happened. Tubbo gave his speech while you watched from behind the curtains. Then he was boxed up and you could only watch in horror as Techno walked to the stage to execute your best friend.
You thought it couldn't get any worse when someone grabbed you from behind and took you to the stage. JSchlatt held you by the neck and learned that you were the spy sneaking info all along. And before you knew it, he squeezed your throat and you died from suffocation on stage.
Wilbur couldn't look you in the eyes after that and you were told that Techno shot a firework at Schlatt cause 'it wasn't part of the deal'
After the final battle, you couldn't be happier. You were celebrating with all your friends and looking for Wilbur before the ground shook and everything exploded.
You lost half your tail and parts of your left ear that day. But that loss couldn't compare to the loss of your brother, dead in your father's arms
You tried your best to return to normal and just when you started to recover, Tommy was exiled. You followed him to Logstedshire and tried to stand up for him against Dream but he was too strong.
Tommy convinced you to leave him and that he'd be ok and you naively believed him.
When Techno took him in, you followed him and couldn't be happier; your family was back together!...well most of them.
Then doomsday happened. Techno didn't tell you his plans and you were in shock as to why he would blow up L'Manberg now.
He then told you about the execution. That while you were with Tommy in exile, he was going to be executed by the butcher army. That news shook you to the core but you couldn't think straight with your second home being blown to smitherines again.
Afterwards, you decided to take a break from society and ran away to live by yourself in a small home you built in the woods for some time to recover.
Tommy would visit sometimes and told you about the hotel he was building with Sam Nook, Tubbo visited when he could, he even brought Ranboo with him once and told you about their son Michael. Philza visited once, he told you that Techno was doing alright but just hasn't found the time to visit. You didn't answer when he knocked on the door.
(Sorry if the end sounds rushed, its because it is. I just didn't know what to do about the rest of the extensive lore but let me know if you'd like more of these x reader stuff, only platonic though. Anyways, until next time my lovely marshiemellows!)
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beansthough · 10 months
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Ch.9 {A Snake in the Bird’s Nest, It’s Made a Home}
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Cw/Tw: slight angst but hurt/comfort, slight fear.
Tommy never expected that this would be how his situation would turn out. It was strange to say the least. They boy was mostly expecting a painful death, followed by the destruction of the forest. Instead, he found himself sitting in a tree on the edge of the village, fidgeting with the leaves and twigs on the branches with an unsure feeling in his gut.
A cool breeze combed through the naga’s golden hair, his red eyes were dim as he thought of the events of the past few days.
When he woke the morning after the destruction, the first thing he did was release the hybrids he had tucked away in his storage. The fire was long dead and the rain of the night led to a cool crisp morning, even with the remaining smoky smell in the air. Wilbur was the only one that seemed to protest the idea of being let out into the chilled air, Phil and Techno seemed almost in disbelief that they were let out at all.
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Techno had been the one to thank the kid first. For his bravery, his strength, and for protecting his brother. Philza could only stand by his side and nod his head along with his son’s kind words.
Techno also apologized profusely. Guilt ate away at the warrior any time he even glanced at the kid. It seemed that his eye was healing well, but it seemed just a little more dull than its counterpart to the left. Techno also couldn’t help but notice the many tiny arrow scars that coated the boy’s arms and back.
Techno was relives that the healing potions had worked that well, but no matter how subtle it was, the evidence that Techno had deliberately hurt the kid was still there. It made something ugly and cold sit deep in his gut and crawl up to the back his throat, Techno couldn’t even meet the boy’s gaze.
Wilbur and Philza were stuck with Tommy while Techno made his own way to the villager’s camp on the other side of the river. His cut leg was already healed from the healing potion he had hastily splash on it last night, it was still sore and a rather noticeable scar was in its place, but he could walk.
His rabbit Carl, who he had rode into battle that night, seemed to had gotten spooked by the two naga’s and the fire’s presence and disappeared mid fight. Techno was relived to find his rabbit halfway to the river hiding in a burrow under a tree. It seems the fire hadn’t even made its way to this part of the forest, the plant life was as lush as ever.
He was glad that his rabbit knew how to stay safe, but he was a little disappointed that he was abandoned during such a stressful moment. Techno’s feelings couldn’t be too hurt, Carl was just a rabbit after all, and their instinct to run heavily outweighed the instinct to fight.
The rabbit had ran right to him the moment he walked by, Techno held him tight before climbing on top of his fluffy white back. He made it to the river in minutes. The berry bushes around them ripe with the early summer’s harvest.
Techno walked to the edge of the bank and gazed out to the makeshift camp. It was quiet, even as he saw villagers sitting outside of their tents, there was no laughing and shouting of friends, no joking from the guard. They were all quiet, waiting for any sign that their leaders were still alive.
Techno would give it to them. He brought to fingers to his lips and blew out a long shill whistle. Head’s all along the other side of the shore’s bank all whipped around to meet him.
Techno lifted his hand in a single big wave and cheers suddenly cried out everywhere. He could
make out Tubbo and Ranboo’s small forms jumping and shouting from the bank. His soldiers and friends were quick to storm him as he made his way across, tears and relief in their eyes, and many many questions pouring out of their mouths. This was going to be very difficult to explain…
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Tommy wasn’t use to being around this many people at once. Tommy wasn’t even use to being seen by people. Especially people who were all very much afraid of him.
Tommy could hear the large group coming when they drew closer to the village. When they did arrive all the laughter and conversations died down to a whisper, and many fearful eyes trailed over Tommy.
The healer’s hastily collected Wilbur and Philza, taking them to the medical center to deal with Philza’s broken wing and Wilbur’s broken leg and ribs. After they were gone silence once again overtook the crowd, Techno stood a little nervously at Tommy’s side. It seems the rat wasn’t to good around large crowds either.
The caution of the group was overwhelming, parents pushing the children behind them and many of the soldiers holding their weapons tight, you could cut the tension with a knife. The silence was however quickly broken by the relived cries of Tubbo and Ranboo. The pair quickly swarmed Tommy and tackled his face the best they could, smothering the Naga was tears and snot ran down their cheeks. A lot of the tension melted away, but Tommy could still sense that they all had their guard up.
Techno had said that he explained the situation to the villagers and guard to the best of his ability. He said he told him that his name was Tommy, he wouldn’t hurt them, and that he didn’t have anywhere else to go. Techno had said he had explained it as if they were taking in Tommy like they would to any hybrid that was in need.
Apparently some of the villagers protested the idea, but Techno had made it clear that Tommy wasn’t going to be a problem. He also made sure that Tommy understood that the villagers wouldn’t be a problem either.
So now here Tommy was 3 days later, sprawled out in a tree with only himself has company. The past two days he had stuck to Ranboo and Tubbo’s sides like glue. The pair never left him alone and Tubbo made sure to scare off anyone who looked at them a bit two long.
Today they were away. Helping to rebuild the town and replant some of the lost vegetation. Techno was busy leading the town in its new renovations under Phil’s directions. Wilbur was still restricted to bed rest, bones never did heal quite as well with potions like cuts and scrapes did. Philza however was up and about with one wing in a sling.
Techno made and effort to go see Tommy at least once a day, many of these meetings more awkward than not. Techno didn’t seem to be the best conversationalist when it came to anyone, many of their interactions started with Techno asking how he was doing and then telling him any updates on the restless mouse trapped in bed. Their talks never lasted very long, the Blade running out of things to say and them sitting in awkward silence. What do you even talk about to someone you almost killed?
At least Techno seemed to like Tommy, he made an effort for him and made sure to let Tommy know he was welcome. Philza, however, was no where to be seen. Tommy hadn’t seen him since he was let out of the clinic. He had only given Tommy a nod when he came to visit with Techno and he had utterly disappeared after the one meeting.
Tommy just wished he knew what he was doing wrong. He had been kind and understanding. He stayed out of the way and used his best manners, but people still seemed to think he would snap at any moment.
Honestly, if Tommy were in their position, especially Philza’s, he wouldn’t be quick to trust himself either. He has watched XD smack the bird to the ground. A sickening crack had rung out as phil’s wing made contract with the massive white tail. Only seconds later he impacted rather harshly to the rough ground.
XD had threatened to kill them all, he had done so casually, as if the tiny hybrids weren’t meant to be anything else than a quick snack. Tommy supposed that the sadist Viper didn’t really care that much for any creature of his own size as well, ready to sell them off for his own gain. As if they weren’t even people with thoughts and feelings.
Tommy shuddered at the thought of his old tormentor. He knew the viper was long dead, but sometimes he could still feel XD’s claws digging into his throat while Wilbur desperately cried out for him.
Wilbur…
He missed his older brother deeply, but he knew the mouse needed his rest. Tubbo and Ranboo were trying their best to help Tommy feel welcomed in the village, but Tommy knew when he was unwanted. Nervous glances and fearful whispers were the only interaction he got from the other villagers. The whispers stung the worse, but how were they supposed to know that Tommy could actually hear them?
Tommy wanted his brother.
A lump started to form in the boy’s throat and tears began to well up in his eyes. His chest ached and he longed for Wilbur’s warm embrace.
He missed Wilbur’s voice, wether it was telling a daring story or singing along to a beautiful melody. He missed his small hands that would pet his check or caress through his hair. He missed his brother’s contagious laugh and the fun games they played.
He missed Wilbur.
He just wanted things to go back to they way they were before. Just him and his brother spending the day together, with Tubbo and Ranboo coming to play on the days that Wilbur couldn’t be there, but now it was just Tommy once again.
Sitting alone in a tree, this time avoiding watch the villagers working below him. He found they were much more nervous when they knew he was watching.
Tommy sighed and wiped away the beginning of his tears and buried his head in his arms. Letting the sounds of the village fill his mind.
“Hey Mate…”
Tommy’s head shot upwards and he was surprised to see Philza standing in front of him. His wing still restrained in a makeshift sling, and Tommy to a moment to wonder who the bird got up in the tree in the first place.
The cawing of a crow over his head answered his question, Phil laughed and threw a shiny coin into the air. The crow dived for it and caught it in its beak before flying away to its murder. They flock of birds all began cawing at Phil and the avian waved them away before they all took flight.
Phil gave another chuckle before meeting eyes with Tommy, “They never stick around long after they’ve gotten what they’ve wanted, but they’re useful when you have what they want.”
Tommy gazed at Phil in amazement, this man had tamed the crows. “They listen to you?” Tommy asked with wonder in his voice. Philza shook his head with a smile, “Only when they want to, kind of like my own boys.”
Tommy found himself grinning with that last joke, but he quickly thinned out his lips and ducked his head away as the older man flinched at the sight of Tommy’s fangs. “Sorry…”
“It’s alright mate…” The pair stood in silence, neither of them having any idea what to say. It was obvious that Phil was still nervous around Tommy, if the flinch didn’t give it away, then the bird’s constant fidgeting would.
After what seemed like eternity Philza let out a long sigh. “Y’know, you remind me of Wilbur when I first found him.”
Tommy glanced back at Philza with a curious look, Phil gave a soft smile. “He was always so timid, always apologizing for things he shouldn’t be apologizing for. But he was also so full of wonder and curiosity. He was always finding something new for him and his brother to get into.”
Philza looked down towards the village as if he were seeing it as it was years ago. “You also remind me of Techno. Always willing to protect others and above all else your brother…. Y’know when the boy’s first got here they didn’t fit in all that well either. Techno was always picking fights with the other kids, and Wilbur wasn’t the best at making new friends.”
Philza turned to Tommy now, looking the boy in the eyes, “But they came around eventually, with some help of course, but they found a home here.”
The bird cleared a his throat with a short cough nervously picking at his hands. “Tommy… I’m afraid I’ve been rather a coward these past few days.” Tommy’s eyes widened. He knew Phil was afraid, but he didn’t think the bird would outright admit it.
“I’ve been hiding from you, from the village, even my own sons…. My mind hasn’t been in the best place since that night…” He was wringing his hands together now. “I didn’t have a very good experience with Naga’s when I was younger. My entire family and village were taken from me, and I’ve spent my whole life healing and rebuilding what I once had, and it was almost taken away from me all over again.”
Phil met Tommy’s eyes once more. “But you saved them. You save me.”
“It’s just… I’m so grateful for you, Tommy. You’ve looked out for Wilbur. You protected him and you even protected those who hurt you.” Philza took a breath.
“You did all of that Tommy… and you’re just a boy.” Philza took off his hat and ran a hand through his hair. “I regret more than I ever have in my life sending the guard to you. I didn’t know that you never intended to harm us, but I was afraid and irrational. I didn’t even try to scope out the situation before I rushed in.”
“I don’t ask for your forgiveness, but I want to make it up to you.” Tommy could only gaze in silence as Philza spoke, surprised that the man who he thought despised him, who had every right to after what XD had done, was instead now kneeling before him with his head to the ground.
“I want to know that you are free to stay here for as long as you want. I also want you to know that if you need something, anything, let me know and I’ll take care of it mate. I now we didn’t have the best first impression, but I want to change that now.” Philza stood back to his feet.
“You’re far too young to be on your own, Naga or not you should have someone looking out for you. I know that Wilbur had taken up that role for you, but I just want you to know that I’m here for you. Right, mate?” Tommy’s pupils rounded as the avian finished his speech, Tommy restrained his tail from reaching out to give the man a makeshift hug, instead he smiled and nodded his head. “Right.”
With that Philza gave a finale nod of his head grabbed a strand of ivy hanging from the tree. “See you tomorrow, mate?”
“Yeah, see you tomorrow.” A hopeful cheer coated Tommy’s voice, a happy purr was on the edge of his throat. It wasn’t perfect, but things were getting better.
“Oh!” Philza had shouted last minute before sliding down the vine. “Wilbur should be here to see you Tomorrow.” With that the Avian made his final departure leaving Tommy in a joyful bliss.
Maybe Tommy could have a home here. Perhaps he had already found it.
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Wilbur was practically bouncing off the walls, today was the first time in a week that he was allowed to leave his bed.
It was also going to be his first time to see Tommy again after he was taken to the clinic. He spent the week worrying himself into a tizzy, he could only hope that Tommy was doing alright.
He prayed to the gods that the villagers were treating Tommy well.
He had only gotten some vague updates from Techno on the subject in the afternoons. Phil never came to see him during the day, but he was there at his bedside when he thought that Wilbur was fast asleep at night. He never spoke a word, only running a clawed hand through Wilbur’s hair.
That was enough of an apology for Wilbur.
The mouse burst out of the room, his crutches clacking loudly against the stone floor. His father and brother were by his side, scolding and chirping for him to be more careful as he walked.
His cheeks hurt from the giant grin plastered to his face. He laughed and waved at anyone who walked by.
He was finally getting to see Tommy.
Techno led the way to one of the larger trees on the outskirts of the village, before the mouse could even call Tommy’s name, the Naga plummeted out of the tree to see his brother.
Philza gave a frightened Squawk at the sudden movement but quickly straightened out his feathers, giving an embarrassed smile.
“WILBUR!” The mouse didn’t even care to cover his ears. He dropped his crutches at his feet and stumbled towards Tommy’s face. The mouse vaguely registered Phil’s excessive scolding.
Wilbur head butted Tommy on the tip of his nose. The Naga’s purrs overpowering any other sound, Tommy completely taking up all of Wilbur’s senses.
They basked in each other’s presence, soaking up all of the lost time between them.
After a good few minutes of hugging it out, Wilbur reluctantly pulled away, taking in all of Tommy’s features. “I see your eye has healed well, a lot better than how I was healing anyways.” In the corner of his vision, Wilbur saw Techno nudge the dirt around with his foot.
“Yep! I can see just fine. I guess I’m just more of a big man than you Wilbur!” The mouse snorted and nodded his head.
“Yeah Tommy, I guess you’re right, I’m just too weak.” Wilbur playfully wilted to the ground. “Your mere presence is too much for my minuscule form.” Tommy was laughing now.
Wilbur put a hand to his forehead and faked fainting. “I guess you’re too much of a big man to need your big brother Wilbur then.” The mouse smirked and Tommy’s face dropped.
“Wilbur I didn’t mean it like that!” Tommy defended. Wilbur covered up his laughter with more sad wailing. “Wilby! Come on!”
Wilbur shot up and looked at Tommy with wide eyes. “Did you just call me Wilby?” A growing smile encompassed the mouse’s face.
Tommy’s face became as red as his scales and he tried to hide away in his coils. “You did! You did call me Wilby!” The pair became a fit of chaos, while Phil and Techno watched awkwardly from the sidelines. Phil slightly worrying for his sons broken ribs in the tussle.
After the two tired out they seemed to remember the pair they had sat to the side for their reunion. Wilbur gave an embarrassed chuckle and stood back up with his crutches, giving an apologetic glance at his father and brother.
Tommy also seemed to remember himself and he sat up straighter, smiling with his lips tight to hide his fangs.
“Uh Tommy…I was talking to Techno and Phil and we all agreed that you guys didn’t have the best first impression…” Wilbur cringed as he spoke, Philza and Techno kept their eyes adverted to the ground.
“Well…” The mouse drawled out. “We wanted to start over, on a clean slate.” Tommy shook his head in understanding, he Lowe’s himself to be closer to them once again.
“Alright, I guess we’ll start!” Wilbur gripped Techno’s sleeve and pulled him forward in front of the naga.
“Tommy, this is my brother Techno. Techno, this is Tommy.” Wilbur nudged Techno once more, Techno giving Wilbur a warning grunt. The mouse pretended to not notice.
“Um…Hi…” Techno mumbled. Tommy couldn’t hold back a giggle at the ridiculousness of the situation.
“Wilbur, you know I’ve already know them for a week now.” Tommy explained, but Wilbur looked downright offended at the statement.
“I know that!” Wilbur raged. “I just wasn’t there, so Techno please finish your introduction!”
Tommy laughed once more but they his eyes trail back to Techno. “It’s nice to meet you, person who I have never met in my life.” Techno spoke in a low monotone drawl, the Naga hissed in delight at the pinkette’s antics. Wilbur only huffed and instead pulled Philza forward.
The bird had a nervous smile on his face, giving a small laugh. “ Hi Mate…” He gave a small wave to the boy. “Uh… Pleasure to make your acquaintance?” He held out a wing for Tommy without thinking.
Tommy stared at the outstretched hand before reaching out with a clawed finger. Tommy felt the tiny talon’s softly grip his finger the best it could. Tommy slowly lifted his finger up and down, a happy grin on his face and his eyes crossed trying to sone in on the tiny movement.
Philza felt his heart warm at the sight.
Tommy pulled back his hand after the second shake and looked back to Wilbur. The mouse nodded his head, proud of his father’s performance, clapping his hands with a smug look. Techno rolled his eyes and shook his head with a small smile.
Tommy laughed at Wilbur’s antics. He reached out and gently plucked the mouse off the ground, holding from underneath his arms. Tommy immediately began nuzzling into Wilbur, the mouse shrieked with delight. “Tommy please! You know I’m ticklish!” Tommy’s response to that was to stick his tongue out, swiping at lick with the tip of his forked tongue. Wilbur only screeched louder.
Techno looked on at the scene amused. He leaned over into Phil’s ear before mumbling. “ I finally see why Tubbo gets along with him so well.The kid lives for chaos.” Philza chuckled in response.
Philza looked the pair over, they were already roughhousing in the grass once more. Wilbur crying out while Tommy repeatedly tickled him. Phil gave a soft smile as an idea popped into his head.
He leaned back into Techno’s ear as Wilbur’s cries for mercy filled the air.
“How would you feel about having a little brother?” The bird spoke with pure adoration, his eyes latched onto Wilbur’s and Tommy’s smiles.
Techno gave a satisfied snort. “Heh, I don’t think I’d mind.” Philza patted his son on the shoulder, and pulled him into his side. The old bird crooned happily, having already made up his mind.
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nomsfaultau · 2 months
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Thinking about Ant Philza again. Literal insect elytra. Tiny little man but so Stronk. He tags all his friends with ‘Colony’ pheromone so he can know when they’re comings and go hi mate! ^-^ before he even sees them. And he bops his antenna on them as a greeting. And also smacks them with it when they’re being annoying, but insists he’s just being friendly in ant culture.
At some point Techno figures out how to discern a few rudimentary ant pheromones using pig senses, and so he can always track Phil’s trail pheromones if Phil wants to be found.
As a prank, Wilbur coats Tommy in pheromones associated with larva and so for a day or two Philza is just hit with ‘baby? What is baby doing outside!?!? He’s gonna get eaten!’ and keeps trying to usher Tommy into the chambers of his den. Also fighting to stop himself from baby talking, which makes Tommy absolutely livid.
Were he of leaf ant flavoring, I imagine his complex underground builds are filled with lots of woods and fungi. Not leaves tho since that’s what the fungi is digesting. And doubtlessly sand that Wilbur keeps eating -_-
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x-pair-o-dice-x · 2 years
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Not sure if you’ve already talked about this Dice, but would you be willing to share how Phil and Kristin meet in By Nature?
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thank you for the cake, mx. red!!! as for your question,,, i!! do not know how they meet quite yet!!!! but let’s find out together!!!!!
hmmm… i’d imagine it would have to be before the village becomes a thing.. maybe when phil is pretty young? let’s say.. young adult, early twenties?
he travels alone, something that is much easier for him to do than any other borrower, since he has wings, and can travel much faster than the average borrower.
he’s alone — not because he wants to be, but because he likes to explore, and he finds that other people just tend to hold him back.
one day, he finds himself near a house — a human house, that is. odd, this place is very far away from any other human buildings — it’s in the middle of a woods, and your can only barely see a trail that leads away from the house, presumably to a main road.
whoever lives here, clearly prefers their privacy.
they also.. don’t seem to be home right now.
and, well.. he is getting pretty sick of just eating various berries throughout the forest. you can only eat so many of the same thing before growing tired of it.
it’s a risky move — phil has absolutely no idea who lives here, or when they’re supposed to be home. for all he knows, they could come home any minute now.
but, well.. when has he ever turned down a challenge?
he ends up breaking in through a window - it was left unlocked, the human probably either forgot to lock it, or didn’t think any humans would try to break in, considering they live in the middle of nowhere.
and, well.. in a way, they were right — no humans were breaking in right now. just him.
so he gets in, and looks around for the kitchen. and as he looks, he ends up taking in the rest of the house.
it was a one story house, that much he could tell just from looking from the outside. it was fairly plain, for the most part — no decorations, just boxes laying around, only a few open.
did the human just move in? he thinks, as he examines the boxes briefly. sure enough, they were labeled, with various boxes dedicated to various things, like bathroom items, or dishes; stuff for the living room, or the bedroom. there was even a box dedicated to garden supplies.
this is perfect. if the human was in the middle of moving in, they wouldn’t notice a few things missing.
finally, he managed to find the kitchen, and made his way to the pantry.
after a moment of struggling, he opened the pantry door, and took a look inside.
it.. was fairly empty, actually. only a few shelves held food, and even then, what was there was just junk food.
guess the human hadn’t been able to go shopping just yet, phil grimaces, looking at his options. well.. there was a thing of crackers that was already open, it seemed. surely, the human wouldn’t miss one cracker?
he takes one out, and flies out of the pantry, landing on a counter.
it was as he was debating whether or not to stay and see if there was anything else he could grab, make his time here more worthwhile; that he hears the sound of something outside.
he hasn’t been around humans much, but he’s been out of the forest a few times to hear them talk about it, know what it’s supposed to be.
a car, he realizes. there’s a car outside.
and.. if there’s a car outside….
the human is back.
shit, he didn’t actually think the human would be back so soon. he- he needs to leave-
all too soon, phil hears the front door open up. fuck, too late to book it to the window. he’s just glad the kitchen is out of direct view from the front. he needs to find somewhere to hide, somewhere the human wouldn’t think to look, at least until he can make his escape.
he flies towards the top of the fridge nearby, and just hopes the human will leave soon enough.
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kristin lets out a sigh of relief when she opens the door to her new home.
finally, that college class was absolutely just sucking the soul out of her. she knows she needs to take those classes if she wants to get into archeology, but by prime if it wasn’t taking a lot out of her.
at least i can just relax, now, she thinks as she heads towards the kitchen. maybe get some snacks, and put on a netflix show on her phone, spend the rest of the day like that.
she should probably work on unpacking a bit more than the bare essentials she has out already, but… that can wait for future kristin.
(future kristin absolutely hates her, but.. that’s just another problem for her to deal with.)
she walks into the kitchen, and opens the pantry door, before frowning at her options.
oh, right, i don’t have a lot in here, she thinks. she lets out a hum, before picking up some crackers.
she makes a mental note to go to the grocery store sometime(just another thing for future kristin to worry about), before turning around, and making her way towards her living room-
before stopping when she notices something on the counter.
her brow furrows, and she steps closer.
is that.. a cracker?
“what the..?” she mumbles under her breath, confused. did.. did she leave a cracker here last time she ate? she… doesn’t remember doing that, but she supposed if she did, she would have remembered to clean it back up.
she shrugs to herself, before picking it up, and eating it. doesn’t seem stale, so.. it’s good enough for her.
as she makes her way towards the living room, she notices that.. the.. the window is open?
well, that’s not supposed to be like that, she thinks, before closing the window.
did.. did she do that? but, no, she definitely doesn’t remember leaving the window open — hell, she doesn’t even remember opening it in the first place.
did someone break in?
oh hell, she really hopes no one broke in — she’s five wrong steps from being a broke college student, she really doesn’t need this right now.
she hurriedly examined all of the boxes she’s yet to unpack, but as she moves through them, she finds… nothing’s missing?
frankly, besides the window and that cracker, everything’s been looking normal since she got home..
did.. did they just stop in to steal a cracker?
..no, that just sounds absurd. she shook her head.
maybe i really did just leave the window open by accident..?
it’s unlikely, but nothing else seems plausible either.
she shrugs, and moves to lay on her couch. she pulls out her phone, adjusts the bag of crackers, and opens up a netflix show.
……..
it’s as she’s halfway through the episode when she hears a loud thunk on her window. she startled, dropping her phone on her lap, nearly doing the same with her crackers, before she sits up and looks at where she heard the noise.
laying right on the floor, presumably having fallen from banging against the window, was a little bird.
kristin jumps from the couch, and immediately runs over to it.
how in the world did a bird get in here? she thinks as she makes her way over. maybe through the open window?
but, as she steps towards it, she looks closer, and…
that’s…… that’s not a bird.
sure, it’s got the wings of one — ones that resemble a crow, she notes — but.. as she looks over it, she realizes… it..
it looks… a lot like a human..
if a human had crow wings, and was tiny — so, so very tiny.
as she stares at it, it seems to finally come out of the daze it was in, after it slammed into the window. it shakes its head, moving to push itself up — before freezing when it sees the shadow looming over it.
for a moment, it doesn’t move, until it.. it slowly looks over its shoulder, and makes eye contact with her.
blue eyes meet dark ones.
they stare at each other for a moment, while kristin takes the- the little bird-person-thing in.
it has blond hair, reaching just above its shoulders. it’s wearing a green cloak, and it’s got talons. sharp ones, at that.
the feathers on its wings, which look black on first viewing, seem iridescent in the light, now. and as she looks closer at its face, she realizes the feathers are also scattered around its cheeks, looking almost like freckles.
and as she takes a closer look at its face, she also realizes that… it.. it looks terrified.
am… am i the reason it looks so frightend? she thinks, eyes widening. oh, she doesn’t like that..
“uh, h..hello?” kristin speaks up, moving to sit down on the floor instead of looming over it. “uhm, hi. i don’t- mean to scare you.”
the- the bird, she guesses she’ll call it for now, doesn’t say anything. she’s not even sure if it can talk. hell, she doesn’t even know if it can understand her.
instead, it just backs away slightly.
“are you hurt?” she tries again, glancing up at the window, “i- i wouldn’t have closed this window if i realized you were in here.”
again, the bird stays silent.
a moment of silence, before suddenly, she moved again. she can hear the bird gasp a bit, shooting itself away, but she ignores it, moving until she’s on one knee, leaning in towards the window.
she pushes it up, until she’s sure it’s been moved high enough, and then pulls away.
kristin finally pushes herself off the floor, trying to pay no mind on how the little bird tenses, before she makes herself walk away, back to the couch.
she spares only one glance back at the little bird, before she picks up her phone and the crackers, and lays back down on the couch. she puts her show back on, and tried to not think about the tiny person in her house.
a few minutes pass, until she sees movement in the corner of her eye, and the bird flies out of her house, out the window.
she waits a bit longer, until she finally allows herself to relax.
in all honesty, kristin.. really wanted to talk to it a bit more. she has no idea what it was, and.. that piqued her curiosity.
but she could also tell that.. it was so.. so scared, so terrified. of her.
she.. she didn’t want that.
so, despite her curiosity.. she let it go.
maybe it’ll come back, she thinks to herself, but she knows, deep down.. it probably won’t.
still, though.. she can hope.
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because it’s been almost two hours since i first got this ask and i don’t wanna write anymore,, i’ll just tell you what happens next.
after a few days, phil decides he wants to go back, against his better judgement.
he knows it might not end well, the human could change their mind, but.. they… they really did seem nice.
so he comes back while the human is gardening, much to the human’s surprise.
and, after a moment of hesitation, he decides to talk back to them.
they introduce each other, and he finds the human’s name is kristin.
and, over time, they get to know each other.
and.. little by little…. they fall a little bit in love with each other as each day passes.
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