#not as inspiring as double life

[owtenen]

When a Ranch Becomes a Home (pt 1???)

Tango, despite his best effort, dies. Unfortunately, he has a lot more than just death to deal with after.

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CW: Depictions of anxiety, minor panic attacks, and tango gets blown up.

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Tango was just thankful this game happened during the summer.

His body was still cold, and when the wind picked up, he felt the fire on his head fight for its life to stay alive. But all in all, it was better than last time. The cold winter air and stormy rainy nights made it almost impossible for the blaze born to function properly, but this time it was different.

He felt good. He had armor, he had food, he joked with his friends and made some new ones. But behind all of the it, there was a little nagging thing in the back of his mind.

It took Tango a while to realize it was anxiety.

He didn't really get anxiety, which is probably why he didn't realize it at first. He was a man on practicality, a man of smarts. He knew he could talk himself out of any anxiety he found himself clouded in, so he had never really felt the hollowness in his stomach like he did now, or the way his heart jumped when he thought about it.

It was faint though, like it wasn't really there at all. That is, of course, when Tango realized it actually wasn't there. That is was his soulmates. Whoever his soulmate was was really stressing out, and only when Tango realized it did it start to actually effect him. Like when he was talking to Bdubs and Impulse, he had to stop for a moment to breath, his soulmate had fallen off something and it hurt his ankles, but the pain in his stomach from the anxiety his soulmate felt was somehow worse. He needed to find them, whoever they were.

It got worse as he was going deeper in the cave, it started creeping into his own thoughts as well. Maybe his soulmate had a reason for being this anxious, maybe they were in trouble. Maybe he was in trouble.

An arrow shot right through his arm, and it took a minute for Tango to register the pain. He turned around quick, but there were too many monsters coming after him to process what was happening. He swung his sword with one hand, making sure to step back with each swing. He was getting through them one by one, if he just brought them to a choke point-

That's when the creeper dropped, and thats when everything went black.

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"Common..." Jimmy found that muttering under his breath as he scaled the mountain to actually be quite helpful. His arms and legs hurt like hell though, and he was having a difficult time breathing.

He felt a shattering pain rip through his left arm, but he just shook it out and continued to climb, "Don't. Even. Think about it." Finally, he got to the top, and he looked out over the sky as he tried to catch his breath.

He felt another jab in his side, and then he felt a sharp snap in his ankle. He winced and clutched his stomach, the random bursts of pain were not helping his anxiety.

He would not be a burden to his soulmate. He would not damn them the way he had already damned himself.

He felt a few more jabs in various places around his body, and as he was thinking what on earth his soulmate was doing, he felt a searing pain ripple up his back, and he fell to the ground to die.

He wakes up sweating, he didn't think he was sweating before, but he certainly was now. Sitting up from the grass, he pressed the palms of his hands into his eyes, his breath coming in short, uneven huffs that made him feel like he wanted to throw up. The place on his back that hurt the most was pulsing, and he felt paralyzed.

Suddenly, he heard a tree branch crack, and a voice coming from above. Was it God? Was it Them? No. Jimmy shook his head to clear the fog that clouded his brain, looking up to see what was happening.

He saw a man in the trees. Well, calling him a man was maybe a stretch. He had seen him around. Tango if he remembered correctly. He was the blaze born that hung out with Impulse and Etho. Redstoner maybe? Wasn't this the guy with cows in the first game? Jimmy's head started throbbing along with his back, he tried to ignore it.

"Oh no...." He heard the man mutter under his breath. The flames in his hair were big and wild, and yet they didn't set the tree on fire when they jumped up to meet the bark.

"What happened, Tango?" His voice was tough, and he fliched at his tone. When he looked up, he noticed that Tango did too.

"I'm- I'm so sorry." Tango leaned over and put his head between his knees, his legs dangling off the branch. "I'm so sorry."

Jimmy took a deep breath, and then another, "What happened?" His voice was softer then, and he was satified.

Tango sniffed, and ran a hand through his flaming hair, "I was caving, and there were about 500 mobs coming at me from one side and while I was worrying about them-" He looked up, and the two soulmates made eye contact for the first time. Jimmy smiled, maybe it would ease Tango's mind. It must have, because the man in the tree paused to give Jimmy a small smile of his own, "You know, the old creeper-from-behind trick."

Jimmy nodded, looking around spawn where just a few hours ago, was filled with everyone. He realized with a jolt that he was yellow, the first yellow. He quickly took out his communicator and read the chat, every joke and taunt making the hole in his stomach grow bigger and bigger.

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Jimmy's anxiety was just getting worse. Tango watched in silence as he watched his soulmate read the comms messages about their death. He wasn't completely oblivious, he knew the jokes that were said about him.

Cursed. Stupid. Careless. Jimmy's friends would always say they were taunting him in good fun, but Tango never felt comfortable enough to go along with it.

"Jimmy, right?" Tango hopped down a couple branches before landing on the ground, his back was still stinging, and he didn't need broken ankles on top of that.

He watched Jimmy come out of a trance in real time, his eyes going from little glossy things to wide alert oceans. “What?”

Tango shook his head and held out his hand, “I’m Tango….” after a pause, he awkwardly added, “of the Tek variety.”

Jimmy, despite it all, chuckled softly. “I’m Jimmy.” He thought for a moment, and Tango could see the gears turning behind his eyes, “of the…. Solidarity variety?” He shook his head in disapproval. “Doesn’t have the same ring to it.”

“Good enough for me.”

Jimmy smiled, and Tango felt the anxiety lift just a bit. Until it came crashing down again, and Jimmy ripped his hand away from Tango to run it over his hair. “I have no idea where I was.” He looked back at Tango, and his wide eyes were filled with worry, “All my stuff is gone.”

Tango sighed, “Yeah. I have no idea where my stuff is either.” He thought for a moment, watching Jimmy as he began to pace around the top of the hill. He wanted to shake him, tell him to breathe and calm down.

Instead, he started picking up sticks, “Let’s make a chest here, then we can go find out stuff and meet back up.”

Jimmy turned and watched Tango, his arms were crossed and one of his hands was up near his face, and Tango raised an eyebrow while he watched Jimmy bite on his fingernail.

Tango sighed, “I’m really sorry for killing us. It’s one thing for me to explodificate myself but I didn’t want to take you down with me.”

Tango saw Jimmy smile behind his hand, and the tightening of his chest had nothing to do with the anxiety, “Explodificate?”

Tango smiled and threw some materials at Jimmy. He didn’t catch it. “Common, let’s go hide our bits in a tree.”

This time Jimmy’s head tilted back in laughter, and Tango wanted to bottle up the sound.

The anxiety didn’t come back as strong after that, and Tango was happy for it to stay that way.

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i should be working on Problem of Etho and my other 24lsmp fics and yet here i am writing about a dead ship from a 10 month old smp …. oops?

#my writing #life series #double life #rancher duo #jimmy solidarity #tangotek #tango #solidaritygaming #traffic shipping #yeah they will eventually kiss your honor #is it bad to start a whole new fic while procrastinating on the final chapter of my other one? probably #i cant help it #also yea i know double life is long gone but tbh limited life is #in MY OPINION #not as inspiring as double life #like idk i can’t seem to write anything about limited life but maybe that’s just because i only really write ship fics #and limited life is giving off more family dynamics than is really necessary #also it’s not finished #i’m sure after the end i’ll find something to write about #i’ve written this so fast and i’ve been working on 3 desperate 24lsmp fics to stop myself from getting writers block #and yet there’s no writers block for RANCHERS #maybe they just are everything to me

[fishbloc]

#double life #grian #goodtimeswithscar #desertduo #desert duo #double life smp #trafficblr #咸鱼.jpg #cant draw today #everything looks bad #both pieces inspired by the rp i did with makkz

[pikorulli]

THE CARDS HAVE BEEN DEALT

#3rd life #last life #dlsmp grian #grian #grian fanart #grianmc #double life smp #limited life #limited life smp #watcher grian #i’m so insane #this was inspired by grian’s recent stories #pikoart

[paddysol]

when the moons high, you might die

#BANGER FUCKING LINE MARTYN WHAT THE FUCK DUDE #AGHHHHHHHHHH #HIGHKEY INSPIRED BY THE WOLF FROM PUSS IN BOOTS #pearlescentmoon fanart #pearlescentmoon #limited life fanart #limited life #life series #last life #double life

[cjskribblez]

He fell.

#AGAIN #bro me and some discord friends were trying to count how many times he died of fall dmg in all of the SMPs hes been on and... #it was #a lot #so anyways #it inspired me #have a jimmy #im basically a jimmy artist now how did this happen #trafficblr #double life #limited life #jimmy solidarity #solidarity fanart #new life smp #new life #nlsmp #nlsmp jimmy #nlsmp fanart #hermitblr #empiresblr #solidaritygaming #i was listening to the kh soundtrack lmao can u tell

[vesperionnox]

[ Day 54 ]

The Hunter and The Ghost

#vnox art #dddaily4sherin #desertduo #grian #grianfanart #gtws #gtwsfanart #gtwscar #double life #goodtimeswithscarfanart #goodtimewithscar fanart #goodtimeswithscar fanart #goodtimeswithscar #Inspired by phasmo streams #ghost hunter #ghost #Impulse would be a hunter too #and skizz is a ghost

[sand-stinger]

gorey double life art below the cut!! be warned!

no bodies here!! no way! no dead bodies or heartbeats here! nope!

a gift for @kingscourthouse as another part of @mcythorrorgiftexchange !

#tw gore #tw blood #very gore!! #inspired by telltale heart. in case that wasnt clear lmao #pearlescentmoon #zombiecleo #scott smajor #double life #mcythorrorgiftexchange #dont ask me how the soulbond still works when their hearts are Fully Outside. idk and its cool enough to not need logistics #also ty mod mulberry for helping with the tags!

[cyani07]

double life time babey

#mcyt #double life #double life smp #grian #goodtimeswithscar #gtws #desertduo #eye scar super inspired by linktoo hehe #thse arent that good but i had to rush them #my art #tw blood #tw injury

[pearlescentmoon-enjoyers]

shading practice with my favorite wet cat (wolf in this instance though)

#design mildly inspired by mapleejays scene pearl #pearlescentmoon #pearlescentmoon fanart #double life pearl #double life smp #dlsmp #trafficblr #life series fanart #life series #double life #leafpost

[srwbry-minecraft]

We love some 5 am Pearl><

#btw this is completely inspired by my pearl cosplay #pearlescentmoon fanart #pearlescentmoon #traffic life series #traffic life fanart #traffic light smp #last life smp fanart #last life fanart #double life pearl #double life smp fanart #double life smp #limited life smp fanart #limited life smp #secret life smp #secret life smp fanart #secret life pearl

[olwolo]

something wicked

#double life #pearlescentmoon #mcyt #fanart #my art #inspired by the way ren keeps pushing the demon!pearl agenda

[nauticalynx]

pearl in her red hood, inadvertently leading rendog to his death. what a strange, accidental take on the fairy tale

#i speak #pearlescentmoon #renthedog #rendog #double life smp #dlsmp #maintagging so perhaps someone artsier than me can get some inspiration

[triplehearts]

“There is a belief that if you witness the first snowfall with the person you like, true love will blossom between both and it will be long-lasting.”

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Grian wakes up to a familiar sandstone ceiling. There’s an unfamiliar chill in the air and the slowly fading sound of his heart in his ears. By instinct out of some well-worn routine, he pulls himself out of bed to go to Scar and get ready for the day.

He finds him outside, smiling at him, and there’s a familiar tug in his chest that causes his steps to be a little lighter as he moves towards him, and a gentle smile floats up his face.

Until it starts snowing. 

Scar is awestruck catching the flakes in his hands. It shouldn’t be snowing in the desert.

Ah.

This is a dream then. 

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Grian’s body lies cold some place far away underground.

#desert duo #3rd life smp #double life smp #trafficshipping #scarian #rambles #rare triplehearts writing moment #inspired by grian's winter merch YES i wrote this that long ago #this was meant to be notes for a comic but again... that was a long time ago. just wanted to share this now bc i remembered it exists <3 #also doesn't have to be /r i just really wanted to point out the 'first snow' thing bc AAAAAAAA

[minecraft-sideblog-tm]

Okay I’ve roughly seen at least one POV from each pairing and the first-episode dynamics are just so funny, it’s literally like:

Scar: Man, I wish I could find my soulmate. They’ve got to be so close.

Grian: Scar, it’s literally me! I’m like 2 meters away from you!! I’ve been here trying to tell you for an hour!!!

Scar: It’s almost like I can hear their voice 😔

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Impulse: Oh! Yeah, we’ve been married for 7 happy years :)

Everyone else: Guys the server has only been active for like 3 hours, how can you already be marr-

Bdubs: *bursting through the door* 7 HAPPY YEARS AND MANY MORE TO COME >:(

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*reality show confession cam*

Scott: We spent ALL DAY trying to find our soulmates. We searched! 

Cleo: We put in the WORK! To find them! And-

Scott: And you know what? They just- *stands up* ugh I can’t even say it. *walks off camera*

Cleo: Apparently our soulmates went to Hell! Together! Without us!! They weren’t even TRYING to find us!! They were just out exploring and apparently walking through fire instead, like can you believ-

Scott: *storming back into frame* Cleo and I are soulmates now. We don’t need them. “I dOn’T thiNk it woRKs thAt wA-” WELL it does now.

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Tango: *respawns* oh no... uhhhhh *checks chat* Jimmy? You here, buddy?

Jimmy: What did you do?

Tango: Oh yeah I just......We must be soulmates! Neat! Ugh sorry about the whole “killing you by proxy” thing though, haha.

Jimmy: Yeah.... so now what? 

Tango: Hmmm, build a house? Yeah! And get some resources!

Jimmy: That sounds good! ....how?

Tango: .....yes?

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Joel: *takes damage* Oh my g- Who is my partner!? They just keep getting hurt by things!

Joel: *10 minutes later* Wait... Etho, did you just...? Hold on let me test this, we might be soulmates! *already towering up*

Etho: Wait really?! Oh no...

Joel: Yeah!! *jumps* I think we might be sou- *lands* Wait...”oh no?”

Etho: No, wait! I meant yay! This will be great!

Joel: Okay good

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Ren: *punches BigB* Aw, I don’t think it’s us :(

Joel: *punches BigB, hurts Ren* No, hang on. *punches again* I think it is!

BigB: Wait!

Ren: Wait!!

*Joel punches BigB again*

BigB: !!!!!

Ren: !!!!!!!!

BigB: :D

Ren: :DD

Ren:

Ren: ahem Okay can everyone else leave us so we can start planning the rest of our lives together? Thanks

#if any artists want to draw any of these scenarios like please do I'd love to see it #the scott/cleo one and the grian/scar ones are what inspired this post #because I just had such a vivid visual in my head of the interactions lmao #lee speaks #double life #grian #goodtimeswithscar #solidaritygaming #tangotek #ethoslab #smallishbeans #ZombieCleo #smajor1995 #BDoubleO100 #impulseSV #rendog #bigbst4tz2

[soulfireblue]

The most recent session of Secret Life is so fascinating to me, because there's so much emphasis on this idea of heroes and villains in a series that's so full of murder. Like, everyone's doing it! What makes one person a villain for doing it and another a hero? Is it the cycle of violence, that the person in the wrong is whoever committed the crime first? Is murder excused when it's done for the sake of a task? Or for the sake of an ally rather than for yourself?

Scar: "So I'm just the villain of the red lives, the people who can kill me, the people who I was trying to kiss up to with the creeper farm. This is... secret keepers, why do you have it out for me?"

Gem: "All right, wow! I thought I'd have a lot more enemies, but actually I seem to be a bit of a hero on the server! Everyone likes me! Everyone has good things to say!"

Bdubs: "Want me to kill Scar? Okay, great, wonderful, that's going to be my mission for today! I'm going to be the hero of the server today!"

Gem and Scar both had tasks that involved hurting others on the server. So what's the difference? Everyone excuses Gem because it was just her task, but Scar's villainy was a task too. Do the others know that? Do they care? If Bdubs killed Scar, the narrative goes that he would be the hero of the server defeating the great evil villain. Task successful, I suppose.

#secret life spoilers #secret life #secret life smp #goodtimeswithscar #geminitay #bdubs #bdoubleo100 #there was more i could have included from bdubs' conversation that was said about scar's villainy by etho and cleo as well #but i wanted to focus on the ways that people identified themselves within the narrative based on the ways that everyone else perceived the #it's just so interesting to me #it's a double standard but like not in a negative way. it's in a way that makes me want to shake them like a snowglobe #i love scar's life series characters so much #fun fact: one of my dnd characters was inspired by his last life character #and then i proceeded to be like “D:” when i had the same exact situation of people in the party not wanting to be friends with him jhjjgjhj #he's a tabaxi wizard and he does at least have a couple people on his side and i love them <3 #but anyway that's beside the point

[vesperionnox]

[ Day 89 ]

He's helping him get ghost writing!

#vnox art #dddaily4sherin #desertduo #grian #grianfanart #gtws #gtwsfanart #gtwscar #double life #goodtimeswithscarfanart #goodtimewithscar fanart #goodtimeswithscar fanart #Inspired by phasmo streams #ghost hunter #ghost #ghost grian #ghost hunter scar