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I think the biggest appeal of the third life desert duo storyline to me is the fact that they broke all the established rules.

Scar turns red and he doesn't turn on Grian like he's supposed to. Grian, a green life, kills three people under Scar's name. Even in the end, they still claim it as a double victory despite the very rules of the game stating that there can only be one winner.

Idk I'm probably not articulating it as clearly as I'd like to, but it's still just so insane to me how the entire course of the life series could have been very different depending on how the first game played out, and yet Grian, the maker of the game, bent, if not broke the rules for Scar multiple times. Scar himself laid the grounds for how yellow/red lives should act because he was the first in the entire history of the life series to reach them. Together, they blurred the lines between "rules" and "suggestions" and I think that has contributed so much to this series we've all come to love.

I mean, we all know and love the lilacs and poppies moment, I'm pretty sure the line "can we still be friends?" is all but etched in our minds at this point, but just talking a second to imagine what could've happened had Scar not returned to the ravine with flowers in hand is mind boggling. Bamboozling, even.

Would all red names from that point on play solo? What then would happen to the Red King? His Hand? What of double life? Would soulmates split up? Would soulmates have even been a twist in the first place? idk its just crazy that we've gotten so many interactions and beloved moments all because someone broke the rules at the very start.

And idk you can kinda see that repeating trend of bending/breaking rules a little bit more with each season, in different interactions, even in how different the twists to each game are, becoming less and less uniform and more and more open to creative input, allowing the creators to weave and tell their own stories, to bend the rules whichever way suits them to fit their storyline.

Take Martyn's Eyes & Ears AU for example-- according to his storytelling, the emotions the Watchers hate the most are love and trust, so for a character that is trying to rebel against the Watchers, what better way is there to do so than to stick with their closest ally even on their red life? To break Their rules?

And Grian and Scar aren't the only ones to break the rules either! Scott's refusal to conform to the boogeyman curse in Last Life set a precedent as well! As did his and Cleo's refusal to team with their soulmates in Double Life. I'm so interested to see how this trend of breaking rules continues throughout the series... who knows! Maybe we'll get someone just start killing right off the bat as a green life! Maybe Scar wears that helmet on purpose! Maybe someone will win without ever spilling a drop of someone else's blood! The possibilities are endless and yet ever-expanding.

And idk maybe it was all bound to happen this way anyway, maybe it didn't really even matter that Scar brought back flowers, because someone was going to break a rule somewhere along the line regardless, but it's interesting food for thought, wouldn't you agree?

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the parallels n similarities between 3rd life/double life scarian and secret life/wild life gempearl is MESSING me upppppp

what do you MEAN they used to be thick as thieves, murdering left and right? what do you MEAN that when it came down to the final three, they chose someone else? what do you MEAN they're still bitter about that betrayal from a past season?

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I've seen a lot of people take scar's "what happened in third life?" question and interpret it as scar not remembering third life—which makes for a very fun idea

however, I'd like to offer:

scar and grian’s entire interaction is the two of them trying to gauge where they stand with one another. grian’s hesitant “…just like in third life” is a silent question, both trying to discern if scar remembers the desert, and how he feels about it. it’s his hesitant foot forward

scar remembers third life—of course he does. he knew so many of the answers to the questions. he remembers every little detail of that game, because it was probably where he was happiest

he only asks grian “what happened in third life?” because it's a test. he's testing the waters between them, now standing as two victors on equal footing, equal ground. he plays dumb because it's scar, and he never shows every card in his hand, every trick up his sleeve. before scar takes any kind of step forward, he needs to know how grian will explain the desert, what he’ll say about it.

he asks “what happened in third life?” but there’s more questions lying in it. “do you still care?” “am I safe to trust you with my heart?” “did it mean something to you?”

scar is sneaky like that, subtle, as he pretends he doesn’t know or doesn’t remember. he needs to see what grian’s reaction is before they take up their dance again

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found an old writing snippet I had done before wild life… probably far from relevant, but I’m so obsessed with scar being stuck in secret life like the concept is phenomenal

anyways,

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Does time still go on? 

I see the crumbling, aging walls of this endless place and something tells me it does, 

I have seen the weeds reclaiming these empty homes and I know it all still ages. 

But I do not.

I have lived on the brink of death since the game concluded.

The game…

I think back fondly to it. 

At the time, I had hated it. The tasks, the distrust, the bitterness. 

I suppose I’ve been here long enough to miss it. 

After all, it’s much better than this infinite nothing. 

I’d rather be surrounded by enemies than no one at all. 

Even the ghosts have left. 

The celestial victors are here, though they keep their distance. 

Something tells me the secretkeepers want to wring me dry before I may finally join their ranks. 

I often wonder if it was my fault for being so resilient. That the only reason I was still here was because of my own deeds. 

I know of course that I am the last person alive, but there must be something I’ve done that’s kept me here so much longer after her death.

I’ve pressed ‘succeed’ plenty of times, enough to know that whatever has held me here is not yet satisfied. 

But I have nothing left to offer. 

So I have done the best that I could. 

I’ve tended to the sunflowers, rebuilt the trading shop I once called home. There is no one here to buy my wares, but I restock nonetheless. 

I’ve buried all the bodies I could find, and treated with utmost care the ones who died by my hand. 

They deserved a sweeter end than I gave them. 

If only I had fought a bit harder, struggled more against the secretkeepers who wanted so badly for me to win. 

I hate that I gave in. 

I only fueled the fire I had been trying to extinguish. 

But nothing can be done now. 

So here I am, walking amongst the sunflowers as I have done so many times before. 

The earth is still disheveled and uneven, but the grass has regrown over the holes that once littered the ground, past violence forgotten. 

The air in my home stopped smelling of smoke a little while ago. Oddly, I find myself missing the scent, though the warm smell of acacia plank floors reminds me of a kinder, more pleasant time. 

Even the earth forgets, after a while. Corpses return to dirt, and trees regrow from ashen ground. I hope that I too, might be granted such sweet relief.

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at what point do we think Grian will just start stealing his clothes??

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This ones for @honeybeebuddy!

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another scarian royalty au cause i think the world needs more of them

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some pastel n charcoal art of Gem!!

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SLMAU FANAAAART!!! FCTUVUYGVGYUVYVYTVF

⚠️HERMITSHIPPING⚠️

Au does not belong to me! This art is for the secret life modern au made by @honeybeebuddy go check them out!

Ft: Skizz

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Weekly art 8: Formal

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ouuuu headcanon idea... Ren's song in the pale forest right? Immediately after it the creakings come out?? what if. What if Ren's a creaking charmer? What if creakings are attracted to music?? What if Ren can hypnotize them??? ideas ideas

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Wild life designs part 2!!

Say hello to team faster and... furiouser?

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Introducing: The Life Series Comment-a-thon

In light of several of the content creators involved mentioning negative comments on Wild Life, Secret Life, and Life Series videos in general, I want to suggest an event that encourages people to leave positive comments on life series videos as well!

The life series has some of the kindest and most supportive people I have ever encountered in fandom, and I think the creative minds behind the series deserve to get some of that love too. There is no starting or finishing day to this event, as the intention is for fans to leave kind comments highlighting what they love about Wild Life and the Life Series in general, over the course of the current season. I have devised a total of eight weekly comment prompts, making an educated guess as to how long the season will be based off previous season, intended to encourage you to leave a comment on at least one video per week.

There is no time limit or minimum word count for comments. Just be kind, be honest, and don’t tear other creators down in the process of trying to build others up (“[X creator] is so overrated, people should be watching you instead”, “you deserved to win so much more than [Y creator]”, etc.). Without further ado, The Life Series Comment-a-thon:

Week 1: comment on at least one video telling the creator that you liked the video!

Week 2: pick a team/alliance, then tell at least one person in that alliance that you are really enjoying the dynamic of their team/them collaborating with the other member(s) of the team.

Week 3: tell a new member or one who skipped one or more seasons (Gem who joined last season, Ren, Mumbo, Lizzie, Skizz, and Bdubs who all either missed or did not originally post their POVs of a season) that you are happy they are on the life series.

Week 4: Most of the creators involved in the life series are male, but we know that those who are not get a larger share of the negative comments. This week pick one of them (Lizzie, Pearl, Gem, and Cleo) and tell them that you enjoy their video/their content/etc!

Week 5: leave a comment on someone’s video mentioning at least one specific thing you enjoyed about their episode/their season.

Week 6: pick a person whose videos you have not yet commented on in this event and leave them a comment saying you look forward to their episodes every week/season.

Week 7: write a short, positive comment (e.g “I loved this episode” , “this was great” , “keep up the good work”) and leave it on every POV you watch this week.

Week 8: leave a comment on someone’s video mentioning at least three specific thing you enjoyed about their episode/their season. Alternatively pick three videos to leave one specific compliment on.

Week 9+: repeat one of the previous week prompts, or better yet combine two or more! You can pick yourself, use an eight-sided die, or a random number generator to decide for you.

I know commenting can be scary and that it can be hard to find the words. At the end of the post, beneath the the read-more cut, I have a list of suggestions for what you can bring up in a comment. Just below this you will also find a list of things you can do to let the content creators know that you love their art that are not commenting!

Other things you can do:

Like ten comments on a lifer’s video

Like every video you watch

Watch a video from one of the less popular content creators (subscriber wise, or within the fandom) on the day it comes out

And most importantly:

Reblog this post and/or repost it to other social media platforms to spread the word of the comment-a-thon!

A list of questions to spark comment ideas:

Did a joke make you laugh?

Did you catch them making a reference to another season, SMP, or piece of media?

Did the creator interact with someone in a way you enjoyed?

What made the interaction stand out?

Did they build something you thought was pretty?

What part did you like best: the shape, the blocks they chose to use, how it ties into their season, or how it ties into the terrain around it?

If they have a new skin, what is your favourite part of it?

Did they use background music in a way you thought was especially fitting? In what way?

Did a change from one scene to the next feel very well-timed, smooth, or narratively fitting?

If you did not notice any scene changes or cuts, can you think of something the creator did to make you feel immersed in the story of the video instead of the video making itself?

What do you hope happens next? (be sure to tell them that whether it happens or not you still look forward to watching the rest of their season)

Did something surprise you?

Did the content creator say or do something that made you have a new idea?

Did you learn something new about minecraft?

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impulse's team rn basically

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BAM!!!

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and i'm feeling safer than i knew i could bе with your arms dragging me into the sea

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Life teams I reaaaaaallly wanna see

Disaster Squad (Jimmy, Scar, Skizz, Bdubs): Grian's worst nightmare, probably. These guys all have hilarious reactions / an interesting sense of humor that I think would mesh well and create maybe the funniest moments in the entire series. (Just imagine the out of context videos)

Guaranteed Win (Cleo, Etho, Gem, Joel): one of them wins, I just know it. Redstoner, builders, and PvP gods?? The other teams can kiss the win goodbye. Probably targeted first for being an absolutely goated team, but they win anyway cause they're just that good. They're probably the last 4 players alive too. Make them all fight it out cactus ring-style.

PIT (Pearl, Impulse, Tango): overall wholesome vibes. No one can harm them they're just too cute. Probably incredibly underestimated until it's too late and they've killed everyone. If this team happens i might just sob real ass tears

How did this happen? (Grian, Lizzie, Mumbo, Ren): somehow all got grouped together unknowingly. Maybe they're all loners who consider the others their alliance?? Who knows! At least they know the others have their back... for the most part

Gaslight (Scott, BigB, Martyn): Gaslight

GIGGS (Grian, Impulse, Scar, Gem, Skizz): GIGGS in life series!?!??!?!!? i would die. please let this happen. for me

Shadowrot + Bdubs (Lizzie, Cleo, Bdubs): i feel like there would be. so many jokes made by just implications. Bdubs is supportive bug lizzie and cleo keep in their house. What does he do? Who knows. just bug.

Wolf imagery (Pearl, Ren, Etho): are they normal or do they cause problems? We'll find out. Ren causes drama, Pearl partakes in drama upon occasion, Etho does not know what a "drama" is. They probably win

BigBeans (Joel, BigB): Please tell me someone sees the vision?? I can't explain it... it'd just be perfect??? They'd get along so well i think. Two very different play styles I'd love to see interact more

What (Mumbo, Martyn, Jimmy, Scott, Tango): Just watch them all fight tooth and nail over jimmy each other. Does this team even like each other??? Mumbo is oblivious to it all. The return of AHA but it's like. uhu.