Never in my LIFE have I liked Sci-Fi fantasy AUs or the world of Sci-fi in general. Tragic, I know. But Death Duo? The Death Family? They make me FEEL THINGS!
Guys, imagine:
Au where Missa is an Android made with the pure intent of serving and protecting a human named Tallulah. Androids are usually only meant to serve. They don't have any real rights on his planet. So he serves her and protects her from mundane nuances like the sun or thirst while they stay locked away in a glass domain. He doesn't really mind. He actually enjoys his time with her. Then he gets wind that they want to use Lullah for something (Either experiment on her or use her as a trophy for status reasons) and he hauls her away during the night, crashing a stolen spaceship into a planet as they run away.
Philza and his son Chyanne find them. They're of course alien hybrids? Philza with crow-like features and Chyanne with dragon-like ones. Adopted. The Philza Minecraft will never NOT adopt in ANY universe.
I'm not sure if I want Philza to be the ruler of this planet or a random space pirate who just happens to be on this planet as well? But yeah!
Give me Philza questioning his own understanding of the world when he finds himself falling for Missa. Give me Missa actually being so human-like he gets flustered and easily embarrassed when trying to understand feelings. Give me Lullah being a little badass because BITCH YOU CAN'T KILL ME! She can't be touched. The Federation wants her ALIVE. She uses it to her advantage. Give me Chayanne bonding with Lullah over being a very rare species. ❤️
qFit: Mans is built like a brick shithouse—he can totally balance Phil’s additional weight. The first attempt is a bit shaky, sure, but nowadays Phil swoops down or hops up onto Fit’s shoulder and all Fit really has to do is jut out his elbow to give his friend a little more space for his talons to work with. Bam, he’s perched. Works out about 9.9 times out of 10, though Phil delights in trying to catch him off guard.
qEtoiles: He doesn’t have Fit’s bulk on his side, so he’s not as sturdy, but he is strong. The landing is usually a little rough since Etoiles has to work a bit harder to counterbalance the additional weight, but he always finds that center of gravity in no time flat. Phil usually perches with one talon on each of Etoiles’ shoulders since he’s not as w i d e, just so Phil can have a little extra grip. At some point, Etoiles tries fighting a mob while Phil is perched on him, and that goes exactly as well as you would expect.
qForever: Honestly, with all of the hard labor Forever does for his big builds, Phil was expecting him to do better, but the first (several) attempts end up with Forever stumbling over and knocking Phil off of him from his wild arm-pinwheeling. They eventually figure out it’s more doable if Forever himself has something to lean on (a wall, a chair, the butt of his pickaxe) and Phil puts one talon evenly spaced on each shoulder. Phil learns some new swears in Portuguese in the process.
qMissa: Flattened. Full-on face in the floor, mouth full of grass, wind knocked out of his lungs at Mach 5 the first time Phil tries. Phil apologizes profusely, but Missa—once he can breathe again—just rolls over onto his back and asks Phil if they can give it another try. It takes a long, LONG time, but they figure out that if Phil plants his talons on Missa’s shoulder pads and leans forward while Missa leans back, they have a small little window of time where they achieve balance. The best part? Phil gets a perfect view of Missa’s goofy little grin every single time.