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introboy · 4 months

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So so excited to share my @mcytblrholidayexchange gift for @follow-the-compass-home! My concept was to combine a bunch of prompts together into one AU.

The premise is a modern-fantasy roommate situation where Tango, Bdubs, and Etho live together in an apartment. The only issue is that none of them are human, but they're all trying desperately to blend in, even though they don't really understand humanity as a concept.

More information can be found below the cut, and an introductory fic snippet can be found here (x)!

Downstairs Neighbors AU

Prompts used as inspiration:

Focus on Tango, Etho, and Bdubs

Include Boatem

Story told from Grian's perspective

Hybrid/inhuman AU

Angst with a happy ending

Emphasis on character dynamics

Here's a summary!!!

Tango, Etho, and Bdubs found each other by looking for roommates on Craigslist. They live in a 4-bedroom apartment together.

Tango is a spirit who wanted to interact with the world in a physical sense, so he built himself a body. He's basically just a ghost possessing an android (but unlike ghosts, he was never alive; he came into being as a fully-formed spirit). He doesn't adhere to normal bodily necessities like food, water, or sleep, which is convenient but also heavily concerning from an outsider's perspective.

Etho is a specific kind of shapeshifter called a mimic. He doesn't have a true form, but can copy the shape and mannerisms of most living creatures. The only constant across all of his appearances is a scarred left eye and white hair. Unfortunately, it takes practice to nail specific species characteristics, so he often forgets what he's supposed to look like and falls into uncanny valley. He wears a mask to cover his more noticable facial slipups.

Bdubs is some sort of plant creature (he doesn't really understand it himself). He has a perfect internal clock and sleeps, without fail, for 12 hours every night. He spends a lot of time in the unoccupied bedroom-- he uses it as a makeshift greenhouse, and it's filled with grow lights and humidifiers. He loves taking care of houseplants, but it's also a cover for him to spend time under the grow lights. Without enough light & water he gets lethargic.

Bdubs, Etho, and Tango, henceforth referred to as BET, all assume that the others are human. But since none of them know how to act human, they continuously pick up stranger and stranger habits from each other.

BET are close friends with Impulse & Skizzleman, who live together across the hall. Their upstairs neighbors are Grian, Pearl, Mumbo, and Scar, who are also besties with Imp & Skizz. BET and Boatem don't know each other well, but Grian especially thinks his neighbors are really odd.

Like BET, Grian is not human, and neither are the rest of his roommates. But they all know about each other, and Grian especially is really good at knowing how to act natural in public places. He's an avian shapeshifter, who can take the form of either a scarlet macaw or a human. Unlike Etho, both forms come equally naturally to Grian, and the shapeshifting process is a lot easier for him.

(Imp & Skizz are not human either-- they are a demon and an angel respectively. But, like Grian, they're really good at blending in when in public.)

One day, Grian gets injured on a flight and accidentally ends up on BET's balcony instead of his own. He's too disoriented to shift back into his human form or fly away, so Bdubs and Etho find him outside their door. Tango calls Impulse over in the hopes that he knows how to fix the random-injured-parrot crisis, but the only result is that Grian and Impulse start to truly take note of how strange their neighbors' living situation is. Incidents like the one pictured above arise (i.e. everyone finding out that there is not a singular scrap of food to be found in the entire apartment).

Ok that's all the rambling I'll do in this post, but I hope you enjoyed! Happy holidays!!

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cielcreations · 1 year

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Rancher Duo DND AU [Revised]

First off, I want to credit @rainbowchaox and their "Roll Initiative" AU! It's also a DND AU and I just want to give them credit as their story is really nice so make sure to check them out! Added more detail and changed a lot of the OG prompt to hopefully better separate our AUs :)

Grian and Jimmy are brothers who go to the same college and share a dorm room. Grian is a DM for DND and Jimmy was never interested in it, so he would just stay in his room while Grian DMs. However, after a lot of begging persuading, Grian manages to convince Jimmy to join because they lost a player and really needed a new one.

The people at the table are as follows:

Grian: The DM who does have a DMPC, but they're more their to give quests/push the party in the right direction. His PC is the prince of the kingdom that is the party's hub. Again, he doesn't fight/play with the party, just their for NPC quest giving. Also, his character is engaged to the head of the Royal Knights, Scar.

Jimmy: A Human Rouge because he wanted to play as something easy for his first time. He always tries to talk with the enemy first before fighting, and so far it has only worked about 10 times out of the 30+ fights they have had. His character does have canary wings because Jimmy thought it'd be cool. Grian accepted, but under the condition he cannot fly and he rolls at disadvantage with stealth. Jimmy agrees. (little does he know, Grian gives him an advantage in acrobatics because he is a nice older brother)

Joel: A Half-Orc Warrior who has seduced and slept with three nymphs in game (Lizzie, Sausage, and Etho). He likes to "force" Grian to roleplay flirting because Grian doesn't like flirting and he likes to make the DM suffer (ongoing joke between them, Grian will and has let Joel know if he's truly uncomfortable and Joel'll stop).

Ren: A Changeling Druid, he mainly likes to change into a werewolf/wolf. Is actually the leader of an (in game) changeling tribe that were really affected by the evil BBEG. His character's story is he finds the party and joins them in hopes of saving the world. Also, he marries a fey in game (Bdubs).

Scott: An Elf Cleric who mainly plays support/backup for Jimmy. He does heal/help the others, but Jimmy rolls so low sometimes, it's hilarious. Also, his character has a crush on Owen (in game character), a normal human shopkeeper. Scott has tried several times to take Owen on a date but always ends up rolling 10s-15s, literally just out of reach from "success". Scott has joked multiple times that the game is homophobic. (Also, yes, Grian could give Scott the date, but he jokes that "if Joel can somehow roll a Nat20 not once, not twice, but three times to sleep with three different nymphs, you can roll higher for just a date.")

Anyways, as the new player, Jimmy is clearly not the best, but he's not terrible. He's just decent.

As the game and story progresses, Jimmy learns more about the BBEG. The BBEG is Tango, a demon king who has a base in a volcano and has opened up the world to release all the monsters/demons the party has to fight. However, Jimmy has seen the art Grian commissioned and Tango looks really hot. His hair is a bright blonde that will turn into actual flames when angry, he has blood red eyes, and he's super confident, sassy, snarky, and Jimmy is in love. Any time someone at the table points out, Jimmy argues "I-I'm playing my character as someone who tries to negotiate first, shut up!"

Anyways, the party gets to the point of confronting the BBEG and Jimmy rolls the highest in initiative.

"Okay, Jim, what do you do?" Grian asks.

Jimmy hesitates, "...Can I try to talk to him?"

"Do you want to talk or flirt?"

"...Flirt."

"JIMMY!"

"JOEL SLEPT WITH THREE NYMPHS, I SHOULD BE ABLE TO FLIRT WITH THE BBEG!"

"Joel is the reason we can't have nice things!" Scott yelled.

Grian hums before he shrugs, "Honestly, you've been rolling kinda low. I'll let you try. Roll for persuasion."

Jimmy does and screams, "NAT20!!!"

Everyone bursts out laughing and Grian screams in frustration because "HOW CAN YOU FLIRT WITH THE BBEG AND SCOTT CAN'T GET ONE DATE?!?!"

Grian sighs and goes, "Okay, Timmy, you managed to roll a Nat20, what do you say?"

"Okay, so I step forward and tell Tango that we're not here to fight and that I've read a lot about his history! I know about how lonely he was growing up, but that it's okay now! I'd like to be his friend-"

"Boyfriend!"

"Shut up Ren! B-But, yeah... U-Um, I also say that a cute demon shouldn't be alone and that I really want to help him!"

Grian rolls his eyes, "You are awful at flirting. Anyways, Tango blushes and looks away, embarrassed by your words. He says 'No one has ever spoken to me like that before. People usually just want to kill me. I'm just a disgusting demon.'"

"Noooo, he's not disgusting-"

"ROLEPLAY DUMMY!" Scott teased.

"O-Oh, right! Uh, I say 'No, you're not disgusting, just misunderstood! I can help show you how amazing you are!'"

"Tango blushes more and goes, 'You're quite... strange. But also really nice... and handsome. Um, what's your name?'"

"Solidarity!"

"'Solidarity... It's nice to meet you. You're... very bold, aren't you?'"

"Only when it comes to handsome demons!"

Grian gags playfully before he hummed, "Tango laughs shyly and faces Solidarity with a smile, 'You say you want to help me? You want to show me I'm amazing? Then... Solidarity, will you marry me?'"

Jimmy gasps, "WAIT REALLY?!"

Grian shrugs, "You rolled a Nat20 and, honestly, I think it's fitting that the campaign that is full of Joel sleeping with 3 nymphs, Ren marrying a fae, and Scott constantly trying to get one date with one guy, ends with the BBEG getting married to a party member. So, do you accept?"

"YES!" Jimmy nods, everyone else laughing.

Grian rolls his eyes playfully, "Okay, so Solidarity and Tango get engaged and Tango undoes everything, putting the world back in order. SmallishBeans goes back to the forest to live with Lizzie, Sausage, and Etho. No, I don't care what headcannon you make up, Joel, I'm not roleplaying another flirting session. Anyways, Rendog goes back to his tribe and, of course, his husband Bdubs comes with him and they live happily ever after. And finally, Smajor goes back to town to continue flirting with Owen and, this time, he actually does get a date because I am merciful, thank you very much."

Everyone laughs and packs everything up. It's pretty late, so the rest of the night is spent in the living room and Grian orders pizza. It turns into a sleepover, with Scott on one couch, Joel and Grian on another (opposite sides), and Ren and Jimmy fall asleep on the floor on a pile of blankets and pillows.

In the middle of the night, Jimmy wakes up to a weird noise. He groans and sits up, looking around. He sees a weird light coming from the dining room table, where they played DND. He walks over and sees the light is just the table glowing. He touches the table, confused. As he does so, a hand seems to grab him and he screams before he is pulled into the table.

When Jimmy wakes up, he is in a weird mansion. He looks around and gasps, confused.

"Are you okay?"

Jimmy turns and is face to face with... Tango.

The demon smiled, "Oh, good, you're okay!" He gently cupped the other's cheek, "The gods weren't lying, you are way more attractive in person. Welcome home, Solidarity."

Jimmy just stares and blushes because Tango is so much hotter in person than the art Grian commissioned.

"...Are you okay? You didn't hit your head too hard, right?"

"You're pretty." Jimmy blurts out.

Tango blushes and laughs, "Charmer, aren't you? Come on, let's get off the floor, we have a wedding to plan."

Ji- Solidarity nods. He can question this weirdness later, preferably after the wedding.

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pixiemage · 1 year

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A haunting and heartbreaking AU I just thought of by listening to “I’m Alive” from Next To Normal while picturing Grian’s amazing entrance at the edge of Tumble Town…

We joke that Grian is Jimmy’s sleep paralysis demon but…what if he kind of was? What if, after Grian disappeared on Evo, Jimmy never quite moved past it? What if, to them, Grian was dead. So what if Grian haunts him constantly, and all those moments where Grian is “tormenting” him, all the times Grian actively messes with him and teases him…that’s part of the “haunting”.

Jimmy, of course, is the only one who can see him. Martyn can’t, and he got extremely concerned when Jimmy tried to explain what he had been seeing - so at some point Jimmy stopped trying to explain it. He pretended it was a brief thing and he’s over it now. He ended up on Empires, where nobody from Evo would know who Grian even was, so whenever Jimmy accidentally mentioned him he could pass it off as a long distance friend he’s been messaging.

And let’s take it one step further:

Jimmy thinks he’s going crazy when Grian gains the ability to interact with objects around him. He moves a block or tips over a potted plant, and Jimmy starts panicking because wait did he just do that himself and he’s seeing things? Imagining his own actions as those of a ghost?

Until…until Jimmy watches Grian playfully knock an item frame off the wall, and Lizzie sees it happen too. She can’t see Grian, but she DID just watch an invisible something knock that frame down, and no way did it happen on its own. So…so Jimmy calls up Martyn, freaking out about it, and Martyn forced him to calm down. Martyn calls up Pearl and Mumbo - the other people who would’ve been closest to Grian - and they all go to meet up with Jimmy and figure out what the hell is going on.

Turns out…Grian? Not a ghost. More like a mental projection, one that latched onto Jimmy and got stronger over time. Because wherever the Watchers have him, he’s trapped in a bit of a trance. He’s only meant to Watch, after all. Communing with players at all takes effort and more power than the other Watchers gave him, so he poured all he had into reaching someone from Evo for help. He ended up reaching Jimmy by pure chance…but of course he wasn’t very strong yet, and there was a disconnect. He sent his personality but many of his memories were missing on the other end so…no knowledge of being a Watcher slipped through in his communication. He only recently became strong enough to actively change things in his projection’s vicinity.

Hence: Grian, the demon-menace who’s been making Jimmy’s life hell for years without really intending to in the first place.

#Watcher!Grian #Evo SMP #Grain #martyn inthelittlewood #inthelittlewood #jimmy solidarity #solidaritygaming #Pixiemage Writes

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bluiex · 1 year

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Random idea that just popped into my head fog the scarian demon au- Grian getting sick, with like a cold or something, and Scar thinks theyre fucking dying

-👾 anon

OMG YES LMAO Scar is just trying to find ways to save Grian's life cuz it isnt his time to go yet-- and Grian i just like.. Scar calm down im sick.. I just need sleep and soup

#bluie gets an ask poggers #scarian demon au

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verdantglow · 16 days

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Okay so @plumadot’s posting about her D&D Traffic AU has made me remember how much I love my Dungeons & Traffic AU & I Must Talk About It Now.

Basically all the characters are in a modern setting, playing a rotating cast D&D game DMed by The Watchers. (I never really decided how that works. Plan was for everything in out of game space be completely mundane except for the floating purple eye behind the DM screen lol.)

But yeah! So I picked classes & heritages that the characters would pick themselves based on play styles & preferences. &, uh, here they are!

Bdubs: Firbolg, Light Domain Cleric of Helios

Of course he’s a light cleric. Of course his god is literally the god of the Sun. This man does not fuck with the night & darkness At All. (Also he wanted to be tall lol.)

BigB: (???), (???)

Okay, gonna be honest, BigB is the last one I need to make decisions for ‘cause I feel I have too many knowledge gaps about him to figure this out. Was thinking Paladin maybe??? But I will totes take input, please help me here. Only restrictions: I’d prefer if he doesn’t double up on heritage or subclass with anyone.

Cleo: Reborn, Circle of Wildfire Druid

Cleo’s gotta be a zombie, so Reborn is perfect. & who can deny Cleo the opportunity to have a skill set based entirely around setting shit on fire?

Etho: Shadar-Kai, Way of the Shadow Monk

He’s a ninja lol. Also in this AU I was thinking he & Gem would be siblings, so having him play an emotionally flat dark elf played nicely with what Gem goes with. Which…

Gem: Eladrin, Eldritch Knight Fighter

Gem had to be a fighter, that girl is a fighter through & through, but she’s definitely not playing a boring character. Eldritch Knight adds some magical flavour that goes well with her being an Eladrin. & she had to be an elf of some kind; I think she’d like the versatility & expressiveness of Eladrin.

Grian: Changeling, Pact of the Tome Warlock of the Archfey

Okay, I know this is probs controversial but hear me out. 1) Grian being a Warlock I think is just very in character. 2) Pact of the Tome lets him cast catrips from other classes & you unknowingly he’d get a kick outta that mechanic. 3) His patron is a homebrewed version of The Traveler, half way between 5e canon & Critical Role canon. Trickster vibes are real. 4) This dude has had so many skins. Changeling energy. (Also I just love changelings & Grian made the most sense to me.)

Impulse: Hill Dwarf, Forge Domain Cleric of Tharmekhûl

Another controversial one, but I’m not a fan of demon/tiefling/horned Impulse. & he legit has been a dwarf before. Hill dwarf because they get a Wisdom buff & that makes sense for Impulse. Cleric of Tharmekhûl because forge/light vibes & also he’s the god of smiths & that feels… like something Impulse would choose. (Impulse’s character is also min-max’d to hell. This man is going to win at D&D.)

Jimmy: Human, Oath of Glory Paladin of Tyr

Jimmy got overwhelmed by all the heritages & just went human for simplicity. He takes regular human rather than variant because he doesn’t want to learn all the feats & getting +1 to all stats is pretty good, right? Oath of Glory Paladin of Tyr because he really, really plays into being Lawful Good, & being The Law of the party.

Joel: Half-orc, Path of the Berserker Barbarian

Half-orc for being the closest I could get to an ogre. Path of the Berserker because he’s all about The Rage.

Lizzie: High Elf, School of Enchantment Wizard

Idk Lizzie just has big Wizard vibes to me, but like. Not the best wizard. Like she’s powerful, but rolls shit. She couldn’t get anyone to sleep in the Secret Life campaign because her DC is kinda low & everyone kept making their saves. (Except Joel. He failed his save on purpose. <3) High Elf for Queen Lizzie.

Martyn: Tiefling, Swashbuckler Fighter

Another natural fighter choice imo, but Swashbuckler for The Performance. Tiefling because he’s a bit impish & also so he can have Thaumaturgy to constantly scare everyone with monster/mob noises.

Mumbo: Rock Gnome, School of Evocation Wizard

I need to Mumbo to be a glass canon. School of Evocation Wizard does that so well. He can blow shit up so good, but he takes one hit & he’s out. Rock gnome because he just wanted to be a little guy & so he can be a Tinker.

Pearl: Wood Elf, Beastmaster Ranger

Beastmaster Ranger so she can have Tilly as an animal companion. Also more combat than magic focused, ‘cause that feels right? Elf because that’s her vibe, wood elf because it made sense for her build.

Ren: Werewolf Shifter (Doglike), Bannerette Fighter

Ren really wanted to be a fighter, but he put all his points in charisma RIP. So yeah, he’s the fighter class that does the least actual fighting lol. Doglike werewolf because of course.

Scar: Half-elf, Wild Magic Sorcerer/School of Eloquence Bard multiclass

His first few levels were in sorcerer, to reflect his absolutely bonkers all or nothing luck. School of Eloquence because he’s the type to talk his way out of most any situation he can. Also: Scar is 100% a charisma caster. (He still uses a longbow, don’t worry; he gets proficiency with it from being a half-elf.)

Scott: Fairy, Lunar Sorceror

I have changed my mind the most about Scott. Landed on Fairy, because the Vibes. Sorcerer because I felt he’d have innate magic, Lunar because it gives him access to a wide variety of spells that make sense for him. (Like Shield. He uses Shield all the time. Can’t hit this man, no sir.)

Skizz: Protector Aassimar, Path of the Ancestral Guardians Barbarian

He attac, he protec. & most importantly, he place high value on bonds between folks. So giving him Ancestral Guardians just… yeah.

Tango: Fire Genasi, Battlesmith Artificer

I don’t think I need to explain this much. His Steel Defender is an Iron Golem.

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cydanite · 1 year

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Crack Headcanon here; Jimmy still recognises Grian when the hermits cross over into empires, but not in the way that you think. For whilst Jimmy was asleep, he had countless dreams many of which he cannot remember; one thing that forever sticks out to him though, is dreams of a man is a red jumper, with an innocent looking face but the laugh of a person out for trouble

When he wakes up, the memory of the red jumper man is still there, as are all the memories of the man bullying him and mocking him at every step. He eventually tells Shelby and she explains to him that this red jumper man, must simply just be a sleep paralysis demon or some sort of manifestation of his guilt and self loathing - which Jimmy can live with

Until he sees the red jumper man in person, real standing amongst the dunes in tumble town for all to see. Some of the other strangers who he was (begrudgingly) introduced to, recognise the red jumper man as ‘Grian’, excited to see him there, if not also annoyed as apparently it was this Grian who stranded them here

The Grian doesn’t care though, instead looking at Jimmy with a wicked smile as he begins taunting Jimmy that he’s never and can never escape him - even using the nickname ‘Timmy’ that the red jumper man had always used in his dreams

Jimmy is convinced he’s insane now, and begins to have a panic attack that he never woke up and that this is all still in his head - meanwhile Grian just laughs with all the other bystanders being incredibly confused

Ah it is very crack theory-ish, but very fun! Just for clarity's sake, not something I will be exploring in this au. This has very good angst potential though. I feel bad! Grian stop laughing at him, can't you tell he's already having a bad day?

I think for this au however, it makes more sense if Grian doesn't recognize The Codfather as his Jimmy. After all he is a big ol' scaly fish man (and though this is definitely overthinking it, the situation with both S1 and S2 Jimmy being different people but both remembering Life Series or only S2 does and S1 has vague memories- my brain is too small to wrap around it ;~;)

But that also means Grian doesn't think to mess with him like he usually does. How about "S1 Jimmy is there when Grian says that to S2 Jimmy, and it suddenly clicks this is the man he dreamed about. Why did he dream about this man?" Idk, your version is better! :D

#swamp duo au #cydanasks

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sparksnevadas · 1 year

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📒📓📔📕📖📗📘📙📚 im putting all variations of book emojis in here for the ask game share as many as u want

Hi will my beloved!

Sorry this took so long! Honestly, i got busy with work and now my head is a little empty but anyways here are a few spontaneous ideas as yhey come to mind

• somewhat inspired by OFF (old indie game)— grian embarks on a journey to rid the server of evil (maybe the watchers) accompanied by martyn who is just curious on what hes up to. Every level, grian meets a new antagonist, some of which join him (mumbo, other southlanders) while others are too stubborn to switch sides and grian mercillessly gets rid of them. As things go on, it becomes apparent that grian is overtaken by bloodlust, his eyes red. Scar is a merchant who trades lots of wares and information. Once it becomes clear that grian is not the man who started this mission, scar and the entourage has to decide what to do with him. Continue to support his murder spree or…

• radio station au— wait, touch tone telephone (lemon demon song) au where scar and cub are hosts of a call in radio show, and mumbo is a frequent caller that is trying to convince them that hey??? The moon is huge and ive been seeing eyes in the sky but no one believes me??? And they think hes delusional, but like chaos so they follow his instructions to not sleep, and… well, cub certainly starts to act differently. Also grian is mumbo’s friend who he recruited to stay with him during this whole ordeal bc hes so scared and lonely

• fwimmy idea: jimmy decides to take up painting/doodling for relaxing and self reflection, and finds himself being very enchanted by fwip’s goblin-y face structure…

• etho jokingly praying at bdubs church on the emp server, failing to realize that Lore Magic can give anyone any powers as long as others agree. Therefore, bdubs has a clear shot of etho’s thoughts while in the church, and boy does etho have some Thoughts about Bdubs

•scar and mumbo taking swing dance classes. Thats it thats the idea

Hopefully these are good enough, but sorry if not!

#its wil!#talking to friends #i really should proof read before posting stuff lmao

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angeart · 4 months

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AU Masterpost [tags]

I think it's time. So I can keep track, and you guys know what's out there and how to search for it <3 I'll try to order AUs based on how much there is to them. Some AUs will only have a single thought/art underneath their tag, but there might be more added to them in the future, and if you're curious about anything, you can always ask. (I'm very easily convinced to drop rambles, as has been proven in the past—)

Help Me To Breathe [hmtb]

my main multi-chapter story, set in s8 boatem. deaths abruptly hurt on hermitcraft, and each respawn makes it worse. scar dies a lot by grian's hands, before grian even learns (the hard way) that things hurt now. welcome to a scarian angst hellhole where 3rd life flashbacks hit like bricks and guilt is mercilessly spilled everywhere <3

this fic is the epitome of it gets worse before it gets better. trust me.

cws: violence, ptsd, anxiety attacks, delusions, unhealthy coping mechanisms, suicidal ideation, suicide, temporary character death... please check tags on AO3 which i try very hard to keep updated

tags: #hmtb - an all-encompassing tag for fic updates, rambles, and art. (sometimes #hmtb art is also used in tandem, where relevant.)

fic: Help Me To Breathe on AO3

Hunted hybrids [hhau]

hermitcraft s8 got code-attacked and all the hermits got scattered into different worlds, lost and stuck in unfamiliar places, not knowing if their home still exists. the au follows scar and grian who ended up in the same world (although originally unaware)—a world dangerous and hostile to hybrids. grian is an avian, scar is a vex, and they're hunted relentlessly. also, it's permadeath <3

this au is self-indulgently used in RP and co-owned by linkito

cws: violence, blood, dehumanisation of hybrids, self harm (feather plucking), mentions of suicidal ideation

tags: #hhau

this one got out of hand so >> hhau masterpost <<

Boatem circus

scar, a sea-lion hybrid, builds a circus as a safe haven for all the hybrids and misfits that have nowhere to belong and need a place to heal. they all carry their own traumas and wounds, and scar gives them what they never had: gentleness and options and freedom to roam or leave. but it's not easy, navigating a growing community of varying triggers and buried pasts.

au put together with stiffyck

cws: ptsd, panic attacks, fear of fire, loss and grief, mentions of captivity/torture/abuse

tags: #boatem circus au

fics: don't be afraid, little bird (there are no cages around you now); elegy

[AO3 series link]

Sleep demon Grian

grian is a sleep demon, existing in the dreamscape, able to manipulate dreams and thriving on giving people nightmares. he meets scar in a dream, immediately intrigued and amused by his reactions, and he keeps coming back to him. scar, despite all the nightmares being thrown at him, catches a glimpse of his perpetrator, and grows curious in turn. they start talking, everything eventually culminating into a ritual and a summonning circle. grian, in the waking world, needs to learn how to exist somewhere where he can get actually hurt, and come to terms with the fact that he has locked away memories and trauma.

cws: injuries, fear, panic, nightmares(?), trauma, violence, memory repression

tags: #sleep demon grian au

au rambles: here

fics: the nightmare snippet; even if it hurts (and even if it isn't a dream) you can have a home here

Cursed forest

found family boatem, where each of them carry their own heavy past and an attached curse. they thought they'd never find a place to settle that'd accept them and let them heal. but they found each other, deep in a hidden away forest, littered by bones and flowers, death and hope. (honestly, just see the au rambles.)

au put together with stiffyck

cws: animal death, necromancy, grief and guilt, body horror

tags: #cursed forest au

rambles: here

fics: even with death haunting your footsteps, your flowers will bloom again

Misguided Heroes

scar is secretly hotguy, a hero meant to protect the people. grian is a shopkeeper at barge, but with self-proclaimed king ren wreaking havoc on economy and making life of ordinary citizens so much harder, he decides to secretly play vigilante, cuteguy, and stage a one-man rebellion.

also, scar and grian are roommates.

au for rp with sima <3

cws: injuries, illusions messing with perception/reality, [to be determined]

tags: #misguided heroes au

Ari au

grian is ariana giande (ari), a famous singer beloved by the crowds. except things start getting a bit too out of hand. there are stalkers and people who think they have the right to ari's personal life, the right to see and dictate everything. the press gets out of hand. maybe the crowds get too rowdy. maybe—

more scared and overwhelmed by the second, grian gets a bodyguard. that bodyguard is scar. things continue to escalate though, and by the time ari calls a break in her career, everything's irreparably breaking down around grian.

(If it wasn't clear yet, this is one very dark, very heavy, very human story. There's love and so, so, so much despair. Things go wrong and then worse.)

au with Ben

cws: papparazzi hounding, stalkers, lack of privacy, blurring of self, drugging and [attempted] SA, self harm, overdose, medical trauma, restraints, seizures, ptsd, depression, suicidal stuff

tags: #ari au

Ghost Scar

grian is a paranormal investigator. scar is a ghost. they meet, they talk, and grian resolves to do his best to make scar feel less lonely.

cws: dead character??? he's a ghost dw he's fine-

tags: #ghost scar au

fics: you exist in silence (i'll help you make a sound)

Silly vampire Scar

scar is a vampire living in a mansion too big and too lonely for him. grian and mumbo are survivors in a world riddled with monsters, which they learn to hunt and kill. one night, they seek shelter in what seems to be an abandoned mansion—

cws: general vampire stuff, [to be determined]

tags: #vampire scar au

fics: [one day]

Cuteguy au

things do be angsty in this one. scar is hotguy, grian is his sidekick cutecuy. one day, things go wrong and a building explodes with scar still inside. the body is never found. hotguy is presumed dead. that is, until cuteguy comes face to face with a new villain that is oddly familiar—

idea loosely bounced off of stiffy's TOGH au

cws: blood, violence, delusions, brainwashing, grief, loss of identity, presumed major character's death (twice. wild. huh.)

tags: #cuteguy au

Papers please au

what it says on the tin. scar lives with his cat jellie in a cold, small, state-provided apartment and gets assigned a job as an immigration officer at a border checkpoint. he... isn't great at the job, but doesn't have a choice, and needs the money to keep them fed and healthy. grian is the head of resistance, because of course he is <3

cws: dystopian world, cold, hunger, sickness, potential pet death, injuries

tags: #papers please au

Spirit au

grian is an avian living freely in a patch of forest. that is, until he gets caught by people who think hybrids are on-par with working animals, and is shackled and hurt and trained, to serve. there is a looming war, and flight-capable carriers are very valued (but not much cared for). scar is a vex hybrid, coming from a settlement that's kinder to hybrids, who also gets captured. they meet in captivity, and things happen.

cws: hybrid slavery, hybrid dehumanisation, loss of freedom, abuse, warzone stuff

tags: #spirit au

DL rp au

grian and scar in double life, soulbound and with vague memories of previous life games. their soul connection transfers not only all the pain and injuries, but also emotions. and they both feel. a little too much. (they're a mess, but also in love, as they should be)

au for rp with sima <3

cws: they very sad; self destructive tendencies (sorry there's no self in this one, they are linked and there's always collateral-)

tags: #dl rp

Half sea town au

a town half-submerged into the sea. the upper half is reserved for humans, who are seen as better, richer, the posh and the nobility. the lower half, the submerged part, is slum-like, reserved for seafolk, seen as lesser. many seafolk learn to live on land, to improve their standing (not necessarily living situation; they do need water). mumbo lives amongst the nobility. scar lived his whole life in the sea. grian, even though he belongs to the seafolk, lives on land. mumbo's best friend, forever trying to be something he isn't.

a crackers collective au

cws: er.. class divide?, self worth issues, needs denial in a way?

tags: #half sea town au

The underwater au that somehow fails to have a name the first thing i ever posted on tumblr woo.

an underwater au set somewhere in the wide, deep sea. merfolks. mumbo is a prince, grian, jimmy, and joel are his guards. scar is a deep-sea fish, and tales say those are scary and horrendous and dangerous. (he's just a silly guy, pls)

stiffy/crackers collective au

cws: injuries, idk

tags: #mer au

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smaller aus/ideas:

last life scar: #post-ll scar's issues with touch

fixing double life scarian: #fixing dl au

puppeteer scar: #puppeteer scar au

cannibal scar/forest (the game) au: #forest au

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others' aus that i have yoinked and might have content for:

#grumbo apocalypse monster au - ben's au that i slinkered my way into <3 - ben's au masterpost here - grian is very much a (horror) creature :3

#space grian au - also belongs to ben. also burrowed my way in to this one. hehe. (ben none of your aus are now safe from me.)

#snifflins au - crackers group au, based on that one time jimmy and scar were piglinmynose, and joel and grian were sniffermyfeet - twisted into snifflers and piglin hybrids (snifflins!) in the aftermath, trying to get used to their new bodies and instincts and needs.

#desert alien scar au - belongs to stiffy

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+ a whole bunch of aus (some collective ones) that i haven't talked about on tumblr yet <3

(for example, the zombie whisperer scar/dancing zombies au - postapo, (mum)scarian, with one redscape-focused fic (written for stiffy): the blooms in a dead world)

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(if i missed any cws for any of the aus, please let me know!)

reinstating that if you're curious about anything, i don't bite! come ask!

[my AO3]

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Cursed - 3rd Life SMP

Could be seen as Romantic Desert Duo, because I'm falling hard a fast for these two idiots. (I’m Aro Ace guys, and I have a hard time gauging what is and isn’t a pairing thing hehe)

- I don't see enough Evil/Villain Scar AU's, and I really just want to play Grian who falls head over heels for this man. Despite the fact Scar is a red life and a murdered and a bit crazy.

- TW for Possessive Behavior and Talks of Killing

Everything was normal, it was fine, working out okay enough. They claimed the sand biome, chopped down a bunch of dark oak trees, and built a house on the mountain. Grian felt like things were calm, and life was slowly devolving into a normal. Despite having only 3 lives, despite the fear of falling into the red, things were fine between him and Scar. The man who he owed his first life after a prank gone wrong, curses his sense of honor. And the same man who could con you out of your clothes and somehow convinced him to make a monopoly with sand of all things. Silver-tongued demon is an understatement when talking about Scar, he was a con man through and through. And yet Grian found he enjoyed the days in the hot sun with the man who had a thing against shirts.

Then it changed, Grian could only feel a cold dread settle into his stomach when Scar fell off the edge and lost his 2nd life. Red. Scar was now red. He could only let out a burst of hysterical laughter and at least collected the other's things. Yet the weight of it stayed on his body like lead-laced in blood, Grian owed his first life to a Red Lifer. And Red's were known to be sane or predictable, and if Scar wanted he could theoretically take Grian's first life in any way he wanted. The urge to flee as far from this place jumped into his throat, and his legs trembled to fly, fly far from this and place. The thought crossed quickly but was dashed by the sound of the footsteps. Scar was back, he looked paler than before. "Can we still be friends?" the question was sheepish as he gave red poppies and the soft pinkish-purple lilacs to Grian.

Nimbly tongue indeed, as Grian held the flowers in his hands, and he found himself smiling. "I still owe you my first life after all," he said, even if he wanted to screech at himself for saying such words. Scar's eyes light up at that, the red color seemed to shine like freshly spilled blood, swirling with inhuman desire. And despite the feeling of fear the bird in his head felt, Grian wanted to stare into those eyes, maybe he'd be able to lose the sense of fear it gave him. "Oh, that's right!" Scar said delighted now, the smile on his face both threatening and full of joy. Before he let out a hearty laugh, "Well this will work out well, let's break a boat with an angry Enderman, test a theory, and head home!" he clapped his hands together at that, the easy grin staying on his face.

Maybe this could work? Grian hoped so, pushing back the feeling of fear that lodged in his throat.

Or it was a pipe dream, waking up the next morning in the arms of a man whose skin was gray and eyes as red as the late sun. The man who convinced him to share a bed to keep out the cold of the desert night. "Might help if you wore a shirt." Grian had said one night, which got a snort of a laugh, and a whine. And Grian each night would let himself be hugged by strong arms and chest. Opened his eyes to red eyes staring into his own green, one arm around his waist, and the other on the back of his neck, tickling the baby hairs. Scar's eyes held lots to decipher, things Grian knew it'd take the whole day for him to understand. Though the one thing that stood out was amusement and something much deeper, near hungry he'd dare say.

"Morning little birdy." Scar's voice said, deep from waking up, rumbling in the chest that Grian was near pinned against. "Sleep well?" the question was soft against his ear. Though his heart was racing all the same, the words flee repeating over and over, his wings twitched. Grian steeled his nerves, "Don't really remember falling asleep." he admits, he remember being hugged from behind after laying down, then it was a dreamless sleep. Must have been very tired that night, given he had waited until alone to let out the tears that he had refused to let go around Scar.

A laugh, vibrating through his being, "Well it was about the same for me, yesterday was eventful hm?" a shark-like smile, but Grian returned with a tiny one of his own and a nod. "So what's the plan for today Scar?" Grian asked sitting up and the bird in his head calmed a bit being they weren't trapped in a predator's arms. Scar was huffing when he got up, grumbling about losing his bird. Grian's feathers near ruffled, but he shrugged it off, Scar was sleepy and seemed to like cuddling a lot. He looked back at the other laying on his back now to stare at the ceiling.

The silence stayed as he let Scar think of ideas, and plans, the smile slowly growing. "Given I'm red now, I guess my next objective is to get others to Red now also," he commented peering at Grian, he kept his reaction neutral, Scar was the first red life and would now feel the need to turn others red like himself. One life, and a life that demanded the blood of Greens and Yellows. "Well the easier targets would be Yellows," Grian commented moving to now face Scar, his legs under him. The blanket pooled around his waist, and also left Scar's chest exposed to the low light of the morning sun. He adverted his eyes up to the face, gosh why couldn't Scar keep some clothes on?!

A hum at that as hands laced over the top of his stomach, Scar tilted his head at the ceiling. "True," a tap of one finger, "though I've noticed Green Life people are rather skittish, it'll be fun to watch them run?" he suggested with a grin at Grian. Grian shrugged faintly, "Well Greens are cut out for fighting, running is easier than losing a life." he explains to Scar, just as an arm snaked around his waist. He let out a squeak that made him embarrassed, as he was pinned down to the bed. Scar leaned over him with the same grin on his face. Green eyes looked up at the ashen gray face, that was stretched to show a fanged smile.

"Can you run now though little bird?' Scar asked him as his hand pressed to Grian's chest, a pressure that was enough to keep him in place. No doubt feeling the thumping of Grian's heartbeat in his chest, the fear was back as he could only gap up at Scar. "I can feel your heart racing, are you scared of me?" Scar asked with a gentle tone, the edge of curiosity and amusement.

A shaky breath in and out, Grian didn't speak as Scar stared into his eyes.

"I could take your life you know, it's owed to me." Scar spoke in a soft voice, barely above a whisper, like speaking something secret. "And yet you stayed, given a handful of pretty flowers and a sad begging question." a hand reached up to run two fingers over his cheek and trace down to the edges of his jawline. "We could be red together, be bound in more than just word or contract." The bird was silent, trembling, caught in the paws of a large predator. Grian could only let his chin be tilted up to expose his neck and meet Scar's gaze head-on as they gripped his jaw. Though he could pull away, he didn't, letting the thumb and index hold him. "Care to tell me why you stay, even with knowing I want to kill you?" he asked, but the possessive tint was gone, filled with genuine curiosity.

The heartbeat of silence stayed, Grian's mouth felt dry as he ran his tongue over his teeth, "Maybe I just feel like it." Grian's voice rasped out finally after the staring contest they had. "Maybe I'm just doing this out of honor that could easily be misplaced." the finger twitched around his chin, "Or, maybe I'm the crazy on."

Who was to say what was going on in his head, to be honest Grian had no idea either.

But Scar's smile came back slowly at the last words, the thumb petted over his lips, "Or perhaps, there is something much deeper in that mind of yours that we'll bring to the surface." he suggested with a passive shrug of his own. "Greens are runners you say, or maybe they haven't found what makes them bite?"

A soft breath over the finger on his mouth, Grian's heartbeat was slowing down slowly, "We'll find out I guess." he said back to Scar, something in his chest jumped at the very thought. Excitement? Fear? Apprehension? Guess he really was the crazy one. He was possibly all three, eager for the future but also scared of what it'll turn him into. The desire was there though, here, now, he wanted to make it last. The swirl of emotions that made his head spin in circles, the rush of instincts, the pounding and slowing of his heart, and the question on his tongue: How far will you go into this red hallway?

They stayed like this for a moment before Scar got up and huffed out a laugh. "Well best get ready then Grian!" he said back to his chipper self. As if that did not just happen, possessive need and clinging want. "Got a lot to plan for, and I heard you're great at traps right?" he asked as Grian nodded stiffly. "Great! Meet you outside soon!" With that Scar got up and left the bed to outside, leaving behind Grian sitting up slowly.

He was shaking, breathless, and so much more. And Grian... Grian wanted more.

#desert duo #3rd life smp #goodtimeswithscar #grian #writing #my writing #villain scar #green life grian #red life scar #scarian #maybe?#I guess it could be seen as that #tw possessive behavior #tw talks of killing

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doctorsiren · 3 years

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My sleep paralysis grimon

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unexpectedly-haunted · 2 years

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Fic Reccomendations!

Looking for Hermitcraft fics? Here’s an ongoing list of my favourites, hope you find something you like :D

The Woods by InsaneWeasel: Mumbo Jumbo centric horror AU. Really cool worldbuilding, very well paced and just so, so unnerving! Words: 55360 Chapters: 8/?

The Sunseekers by MawoftheMagnetar: Part of a wider Eldritch! Keralis AU, this fic features the whole Hermitcraft cast, and is one of the most horrifying and engaging stories I’ve read! Have not been able to stop thinking about it for days. Words: 39032 Chapters: 22/?

Poison the Well by HighAsAFlyingFish: Grian POV urban fantasy/murder mystery AU. Incredible worldbuilding, very few human hermits, and an intriguing storyline! Words: 29837 Chapters: 9/?

the INCREDIBLE CASE of the BODY SWAPPING SERIAL KILLER by iamsolareflare and ThaineZane: A Fallen London AU, focused on Grian and Mumbo but including a lot of other hermits. A super cool and unusual universe for an AU, with the main plot centered on a murder mystery. Words: 37873 Chapters: 26/26

The GRANDEST PERFORMANCE of OUR LIVES by Deadlybeautyblue and ThaneZaine: A “what if it all went wrong?” AU for the previous fic! Really interesting exploration of a darker story, but still with a happy ending. Words: 23511 Chapters: 20/20

The 8th Bureau by sleepyrinas: A full Hermitcraft cast fic, taking place in a very haunted hotel. Three factions divided by clashing ideals find themselves locked in the 8th Bureau, which may be infested with ghosts and demons, but it also has scheduled arts and crafts activities! Words: 22818 Chapters: 3/7

Au Clair de la Lune series by Hypno_Cat: Boatem during the Moon Big arc, aka sleep deprivation central! Really good hurt/comfort, love the characterisation and dynamics. 3 complete works.

Healing is a Four Letter Word also by Hypno_Cat: Watcher! Grian escapes and goes into hiding on the Hermitcraft server. Some hermits take notice of the new woodland cryptid, and, well, friendship! Words: 20070 Chapters: 6/6

nothing bad ever happens at a haunted carnival by maybeans: Part of a wider Paranormal Investigators AU, where Etho, Grian, Mumbo and the resident ghost Bdubs investigate a haunted carnival. Spooky, fun, and definitely full of sound decision making. Words: 14426 Chapters: 1/1

Horse Sense by RedWinterRoses: A very nice fic where TFC gives Mumbo some advice over cocoa. Unlikely duo, but I’m all here for it! Words: 2853 Chapters: 1/1

This is Boatem (We Have a Dragon) also by RedWinterRoses: Dragon! Grian baby!! Featuring all of Boatem, it’s unintentional shapeshifting fun with a bit of hurt/comfort. Words: 2864 Chapters: 1/1

Good to Be Alive by doctortrekkie: One of my all time favourite Watcher! Grian fics, featuring Mumbo and Xisuma, and about the process of joining Hermitcraft. Love the characterisation! Words: 5549 Chapters: 1/1

Phantom Prayer by ShadeSwift99: Do you want to see Mumbo completely losing it? Do you want to see him break, begging for the love of a god who can’t hear him? Read this fic! It’s a heartwrenching exploration of Mumbo’s state of mind as a Mooner in Season 8. Words: 1728 Chapters: 1/1

EXPERIMENT 76844537: SUBJECT 47426 by HaloRocks1214: A really lovely fic, where Zedaph instructs Grian to get hugs from the other Hermits in the name of science! Words: 10904 Chapters: 1/1

Of Profanities and Love by yuukomi: Mumbo has a rough week, but the rest of Boatem is there to cheer him up. Love the characterisation of one Mr Jumbo in this, and it’s overall just really nice! Words: 7560 Chapters: 6/6

- More will be added later! Feel free to reblog/comment to promote your own fics or to recommend others! -

#hermitcraft #hermitcraft fics #writing #fanfic #fic recs #fic recommendation

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bananasofthorns · 2 years

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In your MCYT God AU, what is each person the god of? You don't have to go into detail about them and stuff, just a simple thing of their name and what they govern is fine (like, outside of Empires is Fwhip just the God of Destruction or is he still also corruption and the plains?)

hi, anon! I have. domains for a lot of people, so this is gonna be a long one lmao (I will put everything under a cut for convenience)

I'll also say that domains sometimes differ between worlds: for example, Empires is its own pantheon but it's like. secondary, I guess? So people's domains change on Empires vs what it normally is. 3rd Life and Last Life are also different in that their powers were suppressed during the games; instead of domains, they have titles that mortals give them in legends.

now! onto what you actually asked about lol. I have domains for Hermitcraft, the Dream SMP, and Empires SMP, as well as a few for HBG but I don't actually watch them lol. also I don't have domains for everyone because this AU, despite having a lot of content, is still very much a work in progress (and/or I don't watch people enough to know them well). also also some of these are subject to change probably so I will try and update them if I remember

Here is an explanation of the pantheon names

Heremitartis Pantheon

(the Hermitcraft and adjacent people pantheon)

Xisuma: god of wisdom and change; admin god

EX: god of attachments and corruption

Etho: he's not really a god. shortest way to describe him is "embodiment of the Void Itself"

Beef: god of adventure, competition, and animals

Wels: god of honor

Hels: god of vengeance and error

Tango: god of innovation, challenges, and chance; patron god of beasts (such as ravagers, wardens, golems); used to be mortal, became a god

Doc: god of protection (or protecting), greatness, and impossibility

Scar: god of nature and deals

Grian: god of chaos, profit, and explosions

Bdubs: god of sleep, time, pathways, and color

Ren: god of fellowship and warmth

Cleo: god of reanimation and the undead

Joe: god of poetry and knowledge

Mumbo: god of contradictions and redstone

Gem: god of spirit and the wilderness

Impulse: god of cheer and dedication; used to be a demon, became a god

Zedaph: god of science and experiments

Pearl: god of celestial bodies, pranks, and strength

TFC: god of mining

Cub: god of games and biomes

False: god of battle and camaraderie

Keralis: god of wealth and gambling

xB: god of the ocean and archery

Hypno: god of misdirection

Fictornium Pantheon

(the Dream SMP and adjacent people pantheon)

Dream: god of manipulation, luck, and agility

Sapnap: god of fire, battle, and camaraderie

Geroge: god of sleep, intelligence, and apathy

Phil: god of life, death, creation, and destruction (god of cycles)

Kristin: god of the underworld and the afterlife

Techno: god of blood, violence, and retribution; used to be a mortal, became a god

Ranboo: god of amusement, morality, exploration, and solitude; lesser-known patron god of explorers, wanderers, worldhoppers, and nomads

Tubbo: god of experiments and confusion

Tommy: god of determination and hope

Wilbur: god of music, chaos, and fate

Foolish: god of rebirth and architecture (building and rebuilding)

Niki: god of empathy and respect

Karl: god of time and memories

Hannah: god of nature and mercy

Schlatt: god of contracts, corruption, and indulgence

Sam: god of redstone and duty

Fundy: god of abandonment, invention, and puzzles

Eret: god of ambition and reparation

Quackity: god of metamorphosis and imitation

Skeppy: god of trickery and gemstones

Puffy: god of bravery and sailing; patron god of sailors

Purpled: god of loneliness and competition

Jack: god of spite

Ponk: god of spirit and honesty

Bad: angel-demon hybrid; isn’t a god, but he’s about on the same level power-wise

Punz: demigod (mercenary, blessed by the Universe, liked by a lot of gods)

Callahan: god of power and silence

Charlie: immortal trickster spirit

Aevitare Pantheon

(the pantheon made of people from servers such as X-life and Afterlife)

Lizzie: god of trickery and intelligence

Joel: god of death, chaos, grandiosity, and solitude

Jimmy: god of naivete and goodness

Scott: god of community and connections; his main pantheon is MCC

fWhip: god of mountains and civilization

Oli: god of pranks and pandas

Sausage: god of storytelling and exuberance

Emperia Pantheon

(this is self-explanatory. the Empires SMP pantheon)

Lizzie: god of power and the ocean; patron god of sailors and sea dwellers

Joel: god of death, chaos, solitude, and the mesa

Jimmy: god of naivete, cod, and the swamp

Scott: god of mountains, isolation, and winter

Pixl: god of life, prosperity, and the desert (outside of empires: god of survival); prophet

fWhip: god of destruction, corruption, and the plains; admin god

Pearl: god of growth, strength, and forests; patron god of farmers

Gem: god of crystals, magic, and cliffs; patron god of wizards and scholars

Joey: god of rebirth, revival, and the jungle; patron god of the lost

Katherine: god of ambiguity and flowers/nature

Shrub: god of mushrooms, perseverance, and forest hills

Sausage: god of blood, ambition, and dark oak forests

Aidomhors Pantheon

(HBG/House Builder Gang; I do not know much about them please be nice)

Illumina: god of skill, movement, and innate talent

Fruit: god of luck, movement, and innate talent

Couri: god of persistence

Punz: demigod (worldhops in his free time)

TapL: god of challenges and possibility

Feinberg: god of tournaments

#empires smp #hermitcraft #dream smp #mcyt #god au: in the form of stars #banana made a post #banana answers things #this is so long but. yeah i have so much brainrot for this au #my doc for it is 10k words and counting #also if u have domain suggestions for anyone feel free to send an ask!#if i remember to i will update this post when i change/add domains

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anonaddy · 2 years

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Mhau fanfic?(Monster Hunters AU)

This au was created by @p1neapplerum go check em out!

(Please ignore bad grammar and if I get some facts wrong) Enjoy :D

Grian was restless, he tossed and turned all night at the thought of Tango being a demon. He knew they would cross paths again and he would have to kill him for the better of everyone. Grian was also having the dilemma of he himself being a monster blending into the crowd. When he couldn’t sleep, he went to the rooftop to sit and think things over. He was smoothing his feathers out to calm himself when he heard a noise. The familiar sound of boots on the concrete.

“You ok mate?” Mumbo asks,

“No, I’m worried for us.” Grian answers as Mumbo sits beside him.

He puts a hand on Grian’s shoulder. Grian shifts over to cry into his best friend’s chest.

“Tango going to kill me then you cause I know what he is a-a-and I d-don’t know if I can kill him i-it’s my job but-” Grian stutters,

“Mate you’re ok you’re the best monster hunter in the world you can fight him.”

“I don’t want this anymore Mumbo Iskall’s hunting you and Scar, Tango’s a demon that probably wants to kill me, and I don’t know how long I can hide these wings for I’m one of them Mumbo there’s no denying it I’m a horrible monster of nature no better than that disgusting zoglin or a demon or anything else!”

Mumbo is quiet as Grian cries, and he wonders what will happen to him to Grian to us all.

-Part 1 sorry if it’s a bit short feedback appreciated as well as reblogs thank you for reading!

#mhau #hermitcraft fanfic #hermitcraft au

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Hermit DSMP Swap AU: Part 8

X helped Grian sit back down and handed Grian a clean rag from his inventory. Grian pressed it against his nose to curb the bleeding as X checked his eyes. X asked Grian several basic questions before asking him to count backwards from 100 by sevens and listened as his friend struggled.

“100… 97 no 93… 87... um... um, ow-” He faltered, staring into space for a long moment.

“You’ve got a concussion.” X shook his head.

“Can’t I just take a health pot and get back to work?” Grian asked.

X folded his arms and shook his head “Health pot’s don’t work like that. You know how when you take a health pot the cuts all seal up just leaving some bruising. A concussion is just a bruise on your brain so it would be kind of useless. Regen might help a little because it boosts your body's natural healing process but it has the same problem as health in that it won't target bruising. I would avoid coffee for now and anything else with speed pots in it for that matter,” X added, noticing Grian reaching for his unfinished coffee mug.

Grian pouted “What can I do?”

“You can go home and rest... though you probably shouldn’t be flying for a while. I’ll walk back with you.”

Grian sighed and let X help him to his feet. To be honest he was starting to like the idea of resting, his head was spinning and he was having trouble focusing. “Alright, you win. Just be sure to let me know if you figure anything out about the whole server problem will you.”

“Don’t worry, you’ll be the first to know,”

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The day before, Scar and Grian had given Skeppy and George a tour of Boatem. Scar had offered to let the two of them stay in his landboat (As it had more space than Grian’s house) till they could make their own starter bases.

Skeppy had been startled when, as soon as it started to get dark, the sun blipped in the sky and it was on the other horizon. George explained to him that the night was skipped here, something to do with a Time King named B-dubs. He apparently could cause night to skip for everyone if he slept. George wished he could do cool things like that when he slept, as it was, all he did was talk to demons or gods or whatever XD was. Skeppy insisted that was way cooler than time powers. George didn’t believe him.

Grian had left to work with X on the server problem and Scar was off gathering some stuff to help get them settled in. This left Skeppy and George alone to snoop around Boatem town on their own. They explored Scar’s base but soon became tired of that and went outside.

They were nosing around Grian’s base and the nether portal when Skeppy noticed something odd. There were a lot of things here he had never seen before but this felt different somehow. It was about a foot in diameter, dark and smooth and round, shining with a deep purple iridescence, and it seemed to call to Skeppy, like the egg, like the blood vines. It called to him, not quite with words but more with instinct, urging him to touch it. Skeppy reached out-

“What’s that you found?” George called snapping Skeppy out of his trance.

“I have no clue,” Skeppy shrugged.

George came closer and squinted behind his glasses, bringing his face close to the things surface. The air around it tingled like static. “I never saw one myself but I think it might be a Dragon egg,” George said, reaching his hand out to touch it.

Skeppy shoved George out of the way and grabbed for the egg. He was going to be the first one to touch it. The Dragon Egg. His fingers brushed against the smooth surface then fell through to air. He stumbled and caught himself on the now empty quartz pedestal.

“What the hell, Skeppy?” George protested. Then his eyes fell on the egg sitting on the grass not far from him.

They’d both seen it. Skeppy caught his eyes. They held each other's gaze, silently urging the other to stay put. They both lunged for it.

Skeppy collided with George practically landing on top of him but it was too late George's hand knocked into the egg and it disappeared.

Both of them scrambled to their feet looking for where it went. Skeppy found it over the hill but hesitated before reaching for it this time.

“No you don’t” George cried coming up behind him. Skeppy jumped at the sound seconds before George tackled him directly into the egg and it was gone again.

“Ow ow- hold on, get off,” Skeppy protested, pushing his palm against George’s face trying to shove George off himself, “This isn’t working. It’s being all teleporty and shit.”

George backed off, and huffed to himself, as he brushed himself off.

“What are you two doing?” Scar said as he came over. “Oh look,” He stopped as he noticed the dragon egg at his feet. He placed down a piston next to it and a button and *boop* the egg was pushed right into his arms. He picked up the egg and looked back at the two who were still sitting on the ground, grass stains on their clothes and hair disheveled from their fight. “Looks like you two touched the egg. Don’t worry, I won’t tell Grian,” He said with a wink placing it back on the pedestal.

Skeppy and George just stared at him. “Wait, how did you do that!” Skeppy shrieked pointing.

Scar laughed, “The egg can be tricky, it doesn't like being touched but you can trick it into thinking it isn’t being held by using a piston. You can also break the block underneath it and catch it as it falls, just make sure to place a torch first... something about the heat is important.”

“I’m holding it!” Skeppy announced scrambling to his feet and moving towards the egg.

“Who says you get the egg, I saw it too,” George argued.

“We’ll I saw it first,” Skeppy retorted, sticking his tongue out, summoning his shovel from his inventory.

George scowled “You didn’t even know what it was till I told you.” He summoned his netherite axe from his inventory, the one XD had given him.

“Well you didn’t even know that it teleported so-” Skeppy started digging down next to the pedestal.

“Woh woh woh, you both can hold it if you want,” Scar said trying to break up the tension “You can’t keep it though, it’s Grian’s,” He added.

Skeppy and George both turned and glared at him. There was a calculating pause then George’s posture changed, he seemed to relax. “Heh- sorry about that,” He rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly, “It’s just neither of us have ever seen a dragon egg, guess we got a bit carried away,” He shrugged.

George wanted that Dragon egg more than anything. Skeppy probably did too. That was the rarest thing on the server and if someone could get it and bring it back to the Dream SMP then they would be the most powerful person on the server. But there were a lot of hermits. Way more than the two of them. It was probably best that they not make them mad. He could find a way to get the egg without them noticing another time.

Skeppy looked surprised and a little too satisfied with himself as he continued to dig out under the pedestal. He placed the torch and mined away the pedestal catching the egg as it fell. It was surprisingly warm, he felt it vibrating with power as he held it against his chest, his arms wrapped around it, nestled in the folds of his bright blue hoodie. He grinned, he felt like a proud father, why did he feel like a proud father? He hadn’t even felt this way about Sapnap and he practically helped Bad raise him… multiple times.

“Don’t look so pleased with yourself, it's not that great,” George scoffed, rolling his eyes.

“Hey Scar, can you come over here real quick” X called as he and Grian walked back into Boatem town.

“Yeah, be right over,” Scar called back before turning to Skeppy and George “Just make sure to put it back,” He said before running over to see what X and Grian needed.

George glared at Skeppy over his glasses, he was still holding his ax. “You're putting it back ok,”

Skeppy turned his body to put himself between George and the egg. “And why should I?” He pouted.

“Because,” George said calmly and quietly, so the others talking by Grian’s house couldn’t hear, “If you take it now they will know it was us and won’t let us leave.” George watched the gears turn in Skeppies head “So truce for now... we work together to steal the egg later,”

Skeppy glanced off to the side as he thought about it. Finally he nodded “Alright, agreed,” His fingers were crossed.

George grinned and pushed his glasses back into place “Great.” His fingers were crossed.

Skeppy climbed out of the hole and George helped him put the dirt and pedestal back. Skeppy begrudgingly let George hold the egg before putting it back on the Pedestal.

Ok so maybe holding the egg was kind of cool George thought smiling softly before Skeppy made him put it back.

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“So what’s up?” Scar asked coming over to join X and Grian. Now that Scar looked at him, Grian wasn’t looking too great. His feathers and hair were rumpled more than usual and he was leaning on X’s arm. “You ok there?”

“Yeah, Just got a concussion.” Grian shrugged.

“He flew into a barrier while trying to get into the Dream SMP Server,” X explained.

“Oof,” Scar winced at the description.

“He should be fine after a month or so, he just needs to rest and not do anything too strenuous.” X continued, “Also it is probably a good idea not to let him sleep unsupervised for a couple of days.”

“Got it,” Scar nodded “I’ll be sure to keep him in line,”

“C'mon guys, you don’t trust me?” Grian teased.

“I wouldn’t trust you with a ten foot pole,” Scar laughed.

“Fair,” Grian chuckled, “Well anyway, thanks for walking with me back here X” He said letting go of X’s arm.

“No problem, just take it easy, got it?” X reminded Grian.

“Don’t worry. Besides this means I’ll have plenty of time to help the new guys settle in.” Grian added as he noticed Skeppy and George standing looking at his Dragon egg.

“Oh no you don’t. You are going inside and resting,” Scar said, taking Grian by the shoulders and guiding him into his house.

“No, but- I, I’m fine really,” Grian protested

“No buts, You rest, I’ll take care of everything.” Scar insisted and Grian gave up, letting himself be led off to bed.

[So I know I said I already had a bunch written in advance but when editing this part I realized I needed to add some interactions with Skeppy and George. I really like how this turned out but it is now longer than I originally planned so I am breaking it up into sub parts. The next segment will be out soon]

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