#C! Ranboo critical

[afmis]

Even if the dsmp is momentarily put in the back of my mind, whenever I do start to think abt it again I am ASTOUNDED by how genuinely amazing it was. I have genuinely never found anything as interesting, emotional, and captivating as the dsmp and the characters in it. The fact that those characters were real, fleshed out people at one point is what made is so unique and beautiful, and nothing else will top that. It was such an incredible thing and till this day I smile when I think abt it

[imflyingfish]

For some reason i woke up today super nostalgic for c!emerald duo and also ranboo despite the fact that they were my least favourite characters in dsmp

[tubborucho]

Sometimes I think: isn’t it kind of weird how you can just leave out c!tubbo and c!ranboo out of each other’s stories (especially post New L’Manberg) and it will not change like anything in their characters?

Like, for example, you can’t explain c!Tubbo as a person without explaining his friendship with c!Tommy, the influence of c!Wilbur on him and how c!Schlatt has a hand in who he is today. It’s just impossible to not at least mention these people for understanding this character as a whole. Yet you can leave out c!Ranboo and still draw a perfect picture. And they were canonically married. The only things that come to my mind that should be left to explain c!Tubbo are Michael (though I think you can mention just Michael, and it still would work) and parallels c!Tubbo saw between him and c!Ranboo during the green festival.

The major reason for that all is most likely the break between cc!Tubbo and cc!Ranboo. I would imagine if they still were actively friends, we would see c!bee duo playing out quite differently. But ultimately it leads to this.

I would even say, that c!Ranboo is more easily separated from c!Tubbo’s story than the other way. Because their argument about selling the Cookie Outpost was at least planned to be a huge turning point for c!Ranboo, where it was just a pebble in c!Tubbo’s life.

This post has no purpose other than writing down thoughts that keep me awake rn (it’s 5AM), I originally started by thinking how impossibly interconnected c!clingy duo are in each other’s stories and who they are as we have them at the end. And came to this.

[qpr-competition]

WELCOME TO THE QPR COMPETITION

the matchups in round 1 are as follows

part 1:

Aziraphale and Crowley from Good Omens vs Peri Dubois and Abel Moreau from Entropic Float

Sonic and Shadow from Sonic the Hedgehog vs Joan Watson and Sherlock Holmes from Elementary

Camilla Hect and Palamedes Sextus from The Locked Tomb series vs Riza Hawkeye and Roy Mustang from Fullmetal Alchemist

John Watson and Sherlock Holmes from ACD's collection of stories vs c!Ranboo and c!Tubbo from Dream SMP

Arthur Lester and John Doe from Malevolent podcast vs Polly and Yaretzi from Hello From The Hallowoods

Abed Nadir and Troy Barnes from Community vs ART and Murderbot from The Murderbot Diaries

Team Rocket from Pokémon vs Mane 6 Ensemble from My Little Pony

Timothy Stoker and Sasha James from The Magnus Archives vs The Doctor and The Master from Doctor Who

part 2:

Jesse Cosay and Lake from Infinity Train vs Joe Tazuna and Sara Chidouin from Your Turn To Die

Miles Edgeworth and Phoenix Wright from Ace Attorney vs Kris and Susie from Deltarune

Oscar Wilde and Zolf Smith from Rusty Quill Gaming vs Mollymauk Tealeaf and Yasha Nydoorin from Critical Role

Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee from Lord Of The Rings vs Loid Forger and Yor Forger from Spy X Family

Hunter and Willow Park from The Owl House vs Arepo and God Of Arepo from Tumblr Folktales

Sakuko Kodama and Satoru Takahashi from Koisenu Futari | Two People Who Can't Fall In Love vs Compton Boole and Cassie O'Pia from Psychonauts

Lapis Lazuli and Peridot from Steven Universe vs Kazuki Kurusu and Rei Suwa from Buddy Daddies

Nepeta Leijon and Equius Zahhak from Homestuck vs The Scooby Gang from Scooby-Doo

see you at 6 pm GMT 17th February for the first half of the first round!

[anarchy-and-piglins]

been brainrotting a concept lately but I have no one else to talk about it so you have to endure my rambling

c!sunrise duo(??) (c!techno and c!niki) centric fic feat. my extremely specific headcanon that cniki is a werewolf.

techno, aided by the voices and completely forgetting every other part of his being, is convinced he is an absolute bloodthirsty monster unworthy of love. this is mainly because of how he rampages in battle and is driven to spill as much blood as possible in these times.

Eventually, the syndicate learns that niki is a werewolf; during a full moon, she too rampages (possibly the syndicate finds out through her killing a few dogs and/or cows at the commune during this time?) and is completely bloodthirsty. Now, techno is forced to see his own behavior in a new light and change how he talks about himself, because obviously niki isn't some kind of unlovable monster just because extraneous factors cause her to be unnecessarily violent.

On the flip side, niki goes through a similar arc; she sees her lycanthropy as something to be ashamed of and hide no matter what. she's been hiding this grand secret for years, never telling anyone for the fear that they might abandon her or see her as some kind of monster; the way that every one else has treated techno has only reinforced this idea that they'd all hate her if she revealed what she truly is (it also doesnt help that stories of a "wolf man" that needs to be hunted killing animals and occasionally attacking people have been surfacing). she's grown a hatred of herself and what she is, seeing herself as uncontrollable, wild, and a blight to the smp. However, after the syndicate find out and accept her unconditionally, she starts healing from hating herself.

they help her learn how to control the lycanthropy. niki and techno of course learn to accept themselves together, both coming to the conclusion that if one isn't a bloodthirsty monster for being forced into a murderous rampage, then the other can't be either.

basically just a fic about learning to accept yourself for others and also not being so critical of your own flaws, because your friends might have the exact same flaws.

ofc this has a ton of sunrise duo, but it can also have a lot of emduo moments (especially when it gets to trying to force techno to see himself differently) and a lot of c!(whatever the duo name for ranboo and niki is) moments, because you could definitely fit cranboo's enderwalk into the same category as techno's violence and niki's lycanthropy 👍

anyways I'm not proofreading this have fun

Anon, no pressure but this is such a fun concept and I always need more Syndicate in my life, so if you were to write this I would totally read it

[bubble-popping]

techno walking dream around in a leash

everyone else: 👁👄👁

hello i am back with more questions :)

- does punz ever find dream? what about sam/quackity? - also, if punz does find him, and tries to convince dream to come back, what will be dream's reaction? - what about The Plan™ - does techno have lima sydrome? - what does dream's daily routine look like after the prison escape? - would techno make dream use the revive book on ranboo? what does niki think?

thank you for answering all my asks <3<3<3

Ah, hello again :D it's nice to see u in my inbox again :>

Answers under the cut, and yes it'd be quite the sight if anyone saw that (remembers the Dream shorts vid where Techno just had him on a leash for Some Reason...)

C!Punz does find him eventually, yes! They track c!Techno to the trophy room and wait for him to leave before breaking in. He's always been an excellent tracker and Techno starts to get a little complacent and less on edge since they haven't shown their face around since that initial visit. They get inside and it's clear neither he nor c!Dream are expecting what they see.

C!Quackity grows less concerned about Dream and the revive book as his main goal of reviving c!Schlatt quickly deteriorated into a simple lust for Dream's blood and suffering. C!Sam, on the other hand, grows much more concerned and looks day and night for him, at least for a while. Weeks pass and everyone is tired of looking, and soon enough so is Sam. The search party is basically called off and many people are left to their own devices. There's an air of the lingering threat that Dream may return, but people more or less get on with their lives. Especially Quackity, who's doing Big Things in Las Nevadas :)

Dream's reaction upon seeing Punz is great confusion, a little fear, and some relief and excitement. Techno said this place was completely safe and no one would find them. That was clearly a lie. But, it's Punz! Punz is his friend! His greatest ally! He's very happy, hugging them and smiling widely. Then, the fear bubbles up and he wonders what Techno would think. Probably not too happy.

And when Punz is insistent that they leave right that minute because this isn't a safe place, this is no better than the prison, Dream resolutely refutes. This place is much better than the prison! He gets good food, warm clothes, a comfy bed, and Techno loves him! Punz doesn't agree. He says they have to return to The Plan asap! Except, by then, as Dream has talked with Techno and explained why he did all he did, Techno poked a million different holes in his logic until he couldn't argue for it anymore. All The Plan got him was bruised and beaten and weak and alone. Techno was very convincing. Dream couldn't justify it anymore, the ends didn't justify the means anymore. Punz is... lost. They're unsure. They set it aside for a moment and instead emphasize that Dream is still very much trapped. He still has no real freedom. And doesn't he want to see his friends? Doesn't he want to get revenge? Dream... honestly hadn't thought about them all that much. He's been quite occupied. But Punz isn't taking no for an answer. Dream's at a critical crossroad. Should he leave and get back his freedom but risk losing everythimg he'd built with Techno? Or should he stay where he's found love and a home and comfort but then have to deal with his adamant ally?

So, had to look that up, but I think Lima Syndrome would describe Techno quite well! It would happen very gradually, but ultimately the connection would be surface level. Deep connections do not come easy to Techno. It took him centuries to be such good friends with Phil. Dream probably won't live long enough for their relationship to become a true, meaningful bond. He says he loves Dream, at first just to placate him because Dream certainly says it first. But then he thinks he means it. He's not really sure what that entails.

The first days in the trophy room are spent mostly exploring for him. Pushing at all the walls to search for any amount of give, though he finds none of course. There's little to do but eat, sleep, and write as Techno generously filled a chest with books and quills. Techno provided him with a lot more comforts than the prison ever had. It has working bathing appliances, a soft bed with blankets and pillows, and ways to cook the food in the storage. But, it's quiet. Quieter than the prison ever was. There's no one around, not until Techno returns. He also spends a lot of time thinking, about everything and nothing. Then, as Dream grows more and more attached to Techno as he's the only person he ever sees now, he does things that he thinks will make Techno happy, that will make him come by more often. He cooks food and takes up knitting (his first creations are... not great. His hands are shaky and his fingers have lost nearly all dexterity. Nonetheless, he tries his best) and just about anything for Techno's attention. To his credit, it works :)

Though the Syndicate did lose a member, Techno didn't think of him as all that valuable. However, things are Happening at Las Nevadas that Techno simply can't ignore, so he does get Dream to use the revive book. Niki, among others that Ranboo is close to, ask questions. Techno just shrugs. He has no idea why Dream would revive Ranboo of all people. Phil knows, he had agreed it was a good course of action, and ultimately was the one to convince Techno. Las Nevadas is getting more concerning with each passing day. They have to do something about it.

[theenderwalker]

hai!! im just curious on what your take is on c!ranboos enderwalk. thats a bit vague actually . like i mean what did you view it as? cus i know some people see it as morally grey, a different part of them entirely, etc. sorry if that doesnt make sense i just havent heard many people's opinion on it lol

ok this is a big and difficult question because ultimately we don’t have a conclusive answer in canon . so i’m gonna synthesize how i interpret what we do know.

i firmly believe that ranboo’s enderwalk state is, well, just ranboo. i think it’s a matter of what memories he has access to at a given point in time, how he acts on those memories, and it’s not nearly as black and white and ‘enderwalking’ and ‘not’.

there are things he knows, and doesn’t know that he knows, things he’s done that he doesn’t remember, and critically, he has relationships with people that he does not know about. it’s not as simple as enderwalking off-stream and not onstream, because we have examples of him acting on information he doesn’t usually have onstream and he has forgotten things he did while fully aware and not under duress (the shulker box deal with foolish, which he didn’t remember later when asked about it during the lessons stream).

it’s implied in some places that it’s a cyclical thing (in the arg, one of the pages refers to ‘the enderwalkers’ as ‘circadian’ (referring to circadian rhythms/sleep cycles)<-i think this is still sort of speculation but people tested it with the font layered over the crossed out section and it fit, arg also deals strongly with the clock motif, clock ticking and stopwatch as teasers for the arg, etc) though its also able to be triggered manually through strong emotions, pain, and fear. (splash water bottle, dream smile). Z claims uncertainly that it may be genetic, and their writings imply that ranboo isn't the only one though there's no suggestions as to where these other enderwalkers may be.

it oftentime feels like while he's enderwalking he has access to more memories--though it might simply be different memories. he for sure has access to more information about his past (eg. he remembers ender entirely sometimes, while most of the times we see him on screen he's in the process of relearning it, or is at least much more subtle about knowing it.) At times he acts on fully subconscious memories, like when he built the cobblestone end city over l'manhole without realizing exactly what it was or why.

what i think is most important to this understanding though, is that he is SO consistent in what he wants and believes. the things that change are who he knows and associates with, and what he remembers. but ultimately, he has the same goal. he just acts on it differently. people not sides, stopping conflict, being a mediator, ‘one happy family’. these ideas are something he consistently believes in all the time. it’s the context that changes, whether he’s working with dream on the community house, or with tommy and tubbo to kill dream, or wilbur and hitting on 16, he is willing to take extreme measures to pursue these goals.

IMPORTANT TO NOTE: i don’t believe the purple eyes enderwalk trope is strictly diegetic. we know for a fact that ranboo is visibly indistinguishable while enderwalking and not, as we have seen him ‘enderwalk’ on other people’s streams, and he has interacted with people ‘in’ and ‘out’ of the state without them recognizing any difference. (cphil, cfoolish, and cawesamdude as some notable examples)

TLDR: It's just Ranboo, with more, or different, or all of his memories.

(link is to a clip of c!ranboo saying as much based on the information he had at the time)

[most-tragic-character-tournament]

TUMBLR HAS DECIDED!

THE WINNERS OF THE PRELIMINARY ROUND, WHICH WILL BE ENTERED INTO THE FULL TOURNAMENT BRACKET, ARE:

MINCRAFT DIARIES: Dante & Laurance Zvhal!

ACE ATTORNEY: Maya Fey & Miles Edgeworth!

YU-GI-OH!: Fallen of Albaz & Bakura Ryou!

KAMEN RIDER: Tsukasa Kadoya,* Ukiyo Ace,* & Eiji Hino!

QSMP: q!Charlie Slimecicle & Juana Flippa!

THE MAGNUS ARCHIVES: Jonathan Sims & Micheal Shelley!

FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S: Crying Child & Micheal Afton!

CRITICAL ROLE: Zerxus Ilerez & Vax’ildan Vessar!

MARVEL COMICS: Marc Spector//Moon Knight & Loki Laufeyson!

LIFE SMP SERIES: c!Jimmy Solidarity & c!PearlescentMoon!

STAR WARS: Anakin Skywalker & Obi-wan Kenobi!

THE UNTAMED//MO DAO ZU SHI: Wen Qing & Wen Ning!

DREAM SMP: c!TommyInnit & c!Tubbo!

LIFESTEAL SMP [S4]: c!PrinceZam & c!Vitalasy!

GENERATION: LOSS: gl!Niki Nihachu & gl!Ranboo!

PERCY JACKSON: Jason Grace & Nico di Angelo!

HOMESTUCK: Davesprite & Vriska Serket!

RWBY: Penny Polendina & Pyrrha Nikos!

Congratulations to all the winners! See all of the polls themselves in #most tragic preliminaries

*As for the apparent tie we’ve had with Kamen Rider, tomorrow (I am in PST) will begin a 24-hour elimination poll between Tsukasa Kadoya and Ukiyo Ace. Winner takes all!

[calamari-minecraft-corner]

Hey can I pls know more about dnd!Puffy? And like what all went down with her and Dream? How does their meeting again and then later conversation go?

Also, is the syndicate a proper think in this au? And just in general, what're Ranboo and Niki like? Is Steve the polar bear here?

Wow that was an almost completely random assortment of questions, I guess I'm just curious about a lot of things to do with this au :>

Also I just really like the artic commune(my first and most watched pov is Techno's) so I can't help but ask about them :)

Honestly I love random questions like this because I fucking LOVE worldbuilding and character building like YES PLEASE— my Dungeon Master brain goes wild with this so it helps c:

Anyways onto the answers!

1. Puffy is a firbolg Swashbuckler Rogue! Firbolgs are basically half giants and the little thing I have kinda always done with my firbolgs is to make them have more sheep/cow features. Like Caduceus from Critical role

Like this! Also that means she’s like 7 feet tall bc Firbolg are massive.

Anyways— Puffy is Dream’s biological mom in this au- because firbolgs can live to be up to 500 years old! So the math tracks tbh. But yeah she basically raised him on the docks and the ocean, rarely staying in each kingdom for long. When Dream got old enough however he wanted to stay in the Kinoko kingdom because he wanted to help King George (this was before everything) and Puffy let him- she was always supportive of him no matter what.

And when everything happened she was honestly the last one that left him.

Puffy tried to find reasoning for what he was doing- she did. But the more unhinged and more impulsive he got she was obviously worried for her son- and after him breaking his allegiance with George and Sapnap he kinda- went off the deep end.

But he went to her because that’s his mother. And Dream honestly was kinda a mama’s boy back then.

But they got into a big argument when he tried to convince her that the reason why he was doing this was to be beneficial for the continent and that the pain and tragedy would be worth it but she didn’t listen.

He didn’t hurt his mom physically, but he left afterwards and puffy was crushed.

And she joined the final battle to try and stop him- but she didn’t want to hurt him.

She actually went to the prison once to ask if she could see Dream, but Sam told her that he didn’t want to see her- and Puffy believed it and stopped trying.

Fast forward to the current events- Puffy is still a captain, she has no allegiance to anyone and prefers to just make sure the waters are safe. When she firsts sees Dream she doesn’t believe it because he looks drastically different than the last time she saw him/ and she knew something was wrong.

And she heard these new friends (and Fundy) call him Pyre, so she knew something happened.

So she plays it up! Saying that her and Pyre were old friends and that’s why she knew him.

When they’re in private though it’s a lot different. Puffy is worried- concerned on what happened and who did this to him but Dream is too nervous and even stubborn to say otherwise. It takes a bit for him to open up and they do get into an argument one time, him yelling at her and saying why didn’t she visit or at least try and send him something.

But then Puffy tells him that she thought that he said he didn’t want to see her.

And it both clicks for them that Sam was lying to both of them.

After that and the initial shock of the party realizing that’s Dream- things.. simmer. Him and his mom are okayish- they’re rocky but Dream is trying. And Puffy honestly kinda adopts Cala and Spooky since she sees that Cala is trying to help him be better, despite what he’s done and did prior. She hopes it’s a good influence but is worried for all of them. But she still loves her son so so much.

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2. The syndicate is a thing! But it’s very.. secretive. Like secret secret. Nobody knows about the syndicate, only the monarchs do due to their ways of sabotaging some events as well as going against their laws. But no one knows who’s running it. The Syndicate is a secret faction that works on the belief that there shouldn’t be a monarch system and that these different beliefs aren’t healthy- especially with the restriction of wild magic. So they plan to dismantle it as best as they can and as quietly as they can. Honestly the vibe I get from them is like the Dark Brotherhood from the Elder Scrolls series if that makes sense?

Arctic commune exists though! In the far north is called the “Icebreaker’s Land” which is filled with tundra and Arctic. It’s one of the lands that isn’t run by any kingdom due to how dangerous it is as well as how rural it is. But people still live there! It’s like one of the only options if you don’t want to live in a kingdom, next to the Badlands.

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3. Niki and Ranboo my beloveds! for Niki, she is a halfling Alchemist Artificer and an Arcane Archer Fighter! Niki was a close supporter of Wilbur back then and they were pretty close friends- but she felt that something was up with him right at the end of the war. And when the war finally ended and he asked her to officially work under his kingdom again- she declined and left. Shes very- conflicted in this au, since she doesn’t know what fully went on with Wilbur but she knows something doesn’t add up. When she’s with the syndicate though it honestly helps her a lot and heals her- but she has her moments. She brings this air of authority around her even though she is a halfling, and Cala honestly looks up to her a lot when they meet.

For Ranboo, Ranboo is a tiefling Aberrant Mind Sorcerer! Ranboo has— been through a lot in this au. He really was only a teenager when the war started and he didn’t realize what was going on.

Dream encountered Ranboo and convinced him to help him- and it resulted in Ranboo being a sorcerer and hating his powers immensely.

Any time Ranboo uses his powers for a long enough time he goes into a blank state, similar to his endwerwalk state actually! And Ranboo was used a lot to help with the battle until Tommy and Tubbo managed to capture him and snap him out of it.

He’s been- coping ever since the war. He’s an adult now- he had a kid with Tubbo and they sadly became distant and they have shared custody. But he’s still unstable, on edge because no one can fix what happened to him except Dream himself. And he does NOT want to see Dream.

It… takes him a while for him to get used to him but he doesn’t forgive what Dream had done to him. He just wants to feel normal but it’s hard- and the course of the au he grows into getting used to his powers after so long.

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4. Yes Steve the bear is there and he helps a lot, patrolling the commune in general and just being a good emotional support animal for anyone that needs it :3

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IM SO SORRY THESE ARE SO LONG DHDSJSJ but yes please enjoy this and I hope this answers what it needs to- again I love answering questions like this since I legit planned this au like a dnd campaign HDJDJDKD

[stemms]

It's really frustrating that Dream SMP, a story that carefully approached and evoked such a sensitive subject as child abuse, in the most realistic way possible, as well as gave the real-life abuse victims the representation they deserved, didn't get the proper finale that would be mindful of its impact on real life. Not to mention the poor decisions in character and narrative development that only grew worse as the story progressed.

I have a serious complaint about the duration of c!Dream's imprisonment, in terms of narrative development. Keeping c!Dream imprisoned for a whole year added nothing to the plot and only limited the possibilities for the subsequent lore. The first few months were crucial, indeed, as this is when the key events (such as c!Tommy's, c!Bad's, c!Ranboo's and c!Sapnap's visits, the lockdown, c!Tommy's death and revival, c!Dream's torture, and c!Techno's imprisonment) of the prison arc took place (besides his escape, but it could've been carried out earlier, and it wouldn't have changed anything). But I doubt we'd have lost anything if the rest of this arc had been erased. Obviously, the plot's stagnation was caused by the majority of the CCs losing interest in the lore, and as a result, creating lore solely for the views, rather than with passion, as it used to be in the beginning.

Unfortunately, this lack of interest in lore not only resulted in general disappointment due to the lack of complexity in lore, but it spread the victim blaming, that had been ingrained in this fandom nearly since the beginning.

c!Dream's vulnerable position in the prison arc, especially due to the torture, resulted in c!Dream apologists receiving more content with sympathetic c!Dream, infantilising him to the limit, and using it to shift the blame to c!Tommy in particular, as well as the rest of the server, for allowing this to happen. They completely ignored the fact that c!Dream's behaviour during anyone else's visits but c!Tommy's, was an act; after all, they could always say c!Tommy deserved it for being annoying, so why even try using critical thinking? The constant infantilisation of c!Dream was extremely uncomfortable and ableist, and the escalating portrayal of c!Tommy as the ultimate threat and cause of all problems, was harmful to the real-life abuse victims. We shouldn't forget that fiction greatly influences our beliefs and perception of life, and if one excuses blatant abuse in fiction, they may see no wrong in doing the same in real life, if the consequences allow them to. Obviously, it'd probably be a rare exception, but ignoring this possibility completely would certainly do no good.

[ladyddanger]

I haatttee the insane wilbur soot tag on ao3

Dude it's so bad. It's gotten better thank god. but man for a while there it was weirdly normalized to write this horribly ableist version of c!Wilbur who's evil tm and laughs evilly while beating up c!Tommy or sometimes c!tubbo or c!ranboo or c!dream or c!Quackity (????) because he's super evil guys!!!

The worst part to me was that sometimes people wouldn't even tag that shit and you'd be reading a normal fic and then BOOM here comes c!wilbur burning down an orphanage or kicking puppies for fun.

It's so frustrating to see people do this because you don't need to flatten c!Wilbur's mental illness. It's pretty nuanced for a Minecaft Roleplay in my opinion. Not perfect by any means but just focusing on alivebur and c!Wilbur's first arc before ghostbur and revivbur. (I have a lot more criticism of how revivebur was handled but that's for another day.) I don't have many criticisms. And you especially don't need to flatten c!Wilbur for other character's angst. Rain duo and Crime Boys especially are such fascinating takes on how someone's mental illness and downward spiral can affect the people who love them and about what it's like to still love someone who hurt you deeply and not be able to let go of them. About how hard it is especially when you know they were struggling. It's very annoying to see people take this topic which could be so interesting and completely bastardize it into this black and white and frankly boring story.

<Sorry for the rant you pressed my c!Wilbur button.>

[forgetmenotcollective]

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[ranboo5]

Frankly the most tragic part of cbee was that the love (again, not always romantic) was real. Like if those two characters were not in that specific-ass situation they probably could’ve worked it out with a little couple’s counseling or some shit. Instead you got two people trying to be each other’s shelters but the shelter is like. Sleeping on an uncomfortable bench in the rain as opposed to in the mud. They were probably better off together than they were alone, but that doesn’t mean they were good together

I actually don't know if I think theyw ere better off together than alone but . Okay I was struggling to word this because it comes off as really unbalanced but like the thing is it IS unbalanced this is one of the most fucked up things abt cbee

Ranboo got out of that relationship two main things: a very expensive sense of security, which I don't want to call a benefit bc the threat mitigated in cbeeduo as threat mitigation is . Tubbo, and theoretically a proof of concept that they were a good person. Ranboo staked their morality in that, and while it wasn't nothing as an anchor, it was also . Extremely flimsy and extremely entangled, and I'm not convinced that, in absence of that anchor, Ranboo wouldn't have found a different one that was at least laterally bad. Like, to rephrase, the security he got from cbee was either something that a) was something that he could get elsewhere (the commune 2 some degree, and possibly other dynamics if he wasn't spending this much time and mental energy maintaining this one) or b) security from (both real and perceived) threats that either cTbbo or the relationship itself were the reason for

But you are not . Off base for saying this because

Tubbo kind of did not . Have those options . During and post NLM Tbbo had drifted from most of the people he was properly close with -- even people who didn't have direct conflict with him at that point (Q, Fundy, Jack) had their own things going on. Idr what his relationships w/ Foolish &c were like but they certainly weren't close either. And ofc Tmmy [FNAF ambience]

Like that's the thing, right, that's what I kind of lose in most of the metals I've posted as I remember . In giving Tbbo due credit, in making sure I'm leaving a certain critical framing of Ranboo intact, in making sure I'm addressing the paranoia and condescension and projection complexes and ableism that play into how it feels abt Tubbo as an object of pity,,

Tubbo during and after L'Manberg is actually deeply alone and generally isolated. He is in the poor graces of a lot of people, and the people he's in the good graces of repeatedly deprioritize him and fail to respect him or see him as a person – all except Ranboo, who sympathizes (and extremely personally, as someone who is itself insecure about being no one's priority and about being brushed aside as a doormat to the point of literally saying as much). Ranboo is condescending and afraid and is hanging onto this as copium to convince themself that they have some kind of control over a dangerous situation, and it's absolutely a viewpoint that rides in on a wave of arrogance and all sorts of distorted thinking, but it's also, in typical Ranboo fashion, tragically, agonizingly, damningly right .

What was my point . Okay basically like . In response to this while I think I can kinda reasonably confidently say that Ranboo probably wouldn't have been worse off without beeduo to worry about, I really can't say that for Tubbo, which makes it . A lot more agonizing, imo, and much more fucking excruciating that Ranboo's respect is only partially legitimate. Like think about the scene where Ranboo yells at Tubbo in Ho16 with this in mind .

But I also can't say either of those necessarily for sure bc this . Exact general outlook of the relative necessity of the relationship is in itself what made it inevitable .

[likethesword]

hi! we're the lavender system! bodily 18, collectively they/them. if you want to ask about our journey discovering our systemhood, feel free to ask but know that we're still figuring it out and may not have all the answers!

other places you can find us: AO3 (likethesword), Twitter (likethesword), TikTok (katlikethesword) and twitch (likethesword)! basically if you search likethesword anywhere you'll probably find us

DNI criteria includes: gender critical/radfems, bigots of any kind (homophobes, transphobes, racists, sexists, ect), DSMP neg discourse, anti endogenic systems, fake-claimers. we reserve the right to block anyone we see fit.

more info about each member and where you can find them beneath the cut!

Allie - our caretaker! she was the first to reveal herself, and she spends most of her time with our littles and making sure everyone's alright. dating Nemesis! she/her

Wilbur/Ozymandias/Mason - our avenger, a traumaholder, and an ideation holder. c!Wilbur introject, dating June of the Ghost Town system! (note! he talks semi-formally, he's not mad he's just like that) he/him. @lookuponmyworksanddespair

Nemesis - our gatekeeper, protector, and anger holder. xe's an introject of an oc of mine, and xe's the goddess of revenge. dating Allie. note!! xe talks very formally, xe's not mad I promise xe's just like that) xe/xem, though she/her is fine too. femme honorifics.

Tubbo/Camille - our rsd holder and a traumaholder. c!Tubbo introject, married to Allium! co-owns @tubboandtommy with Tommy of the Ghost Town system, also runs @beeteetubbs he/she

Leah - a little and traumaholder, you won't see her around often. interact with care! she/her

Kat/Niki/Phoenix - I'm the host and probably the one you all know the best! this is my blog! Dating Tommy of the Ghost Town system! she/they/bee

Ranboo/Allium - our anxiety holder and an ANP! c!Ranboo introject, dating Tommy of the Ghost Town system and married to Camille! find him over at @alliumforyou with Cam! he/they, though femme terms are fine

Schlatt - persecutor. would not recommend interacting with for long periods of time, he'll hardly be around here I think. dating Baylor of the Ghost Town system! he/him

Tommy - our protector! c!Tommy introject! he has so many wives you guys gotta trust me c'mon. he/him

Katniss - role unknown, introject of Katniss Everdeen from the Hunger Games! be careful with source talk around her, please! no personal blog, but you can find her here under #with love from district 12 she/her

Niki - caretaker! an introject of my rp blog phoenixchick! she just showed up, so this will be updated later. she/her

[qpr-competition]

contestants of "season one" and their qualification status!

disqualified for making it to round 3:

Aziraphale and Crowley from Good Omens

Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee fron Lord of the Rings

Team Rocket from Pokemon

The Scooby Gang from Scooby-Doo

John Watson and Sherlock Holmes from ACD's collection of stories

Abed Nadir and Troy Barnes from Community

Jesse Cosay and Lake from Infinity Train

Hunter and Willow Park from The Owl House

for everyone who didnt make it to round 3, qualification status is based on the additional rule - in some cases, from me knowing the media, and in some others, from information taken either from previous sibmissions or from my friends who do know the media in question. i would like to once again note that this is a loose rule with a lot of subjectivity to it; and by that i mean "please be nice to me and to other people about whether or not im "right" about this"

disqualified based on the rule:

Sonic and Shadow from Sonic The Hedgehog

Riza Hawkeye and Roy Mustang from Fullmetal Alchemist

c!Ranboo and c!Tubbo from Dream SMP

Mane 6 ensemble from My Little Pony

The Doctor and The Master from Doctor Who

Miles Edgeworth and Phoenix Wright from Ace Attorney

Kris and Susie from Deltarune

Loid Forger and Yor Forger from Spy X Family

Arepo and The God of Arepo from Tumblr Folktales

Kazuki Kurusu and Rei Suwa from Buddy Daddies

need more data on whether they qualify under the new rule:

Polly and Yaretzi from Hello from the Hallowoods

Compton Boole and Cassie O'Pia from Psychonauts

qualified under the new rule:

Peri Dubois and Abel Moreau from Entropic Float

Joan Watson and Sherlock Holmes from Elementary

Camilla Hect and Palamedes Sextus from The Locked Tomb

Arthur Lester and John Doe from Malevolent

ART and Murderbot from The Murderbot Diaries

Timothy Stoker and Sasha James from The Magnus Archives

Joe Tazuna and Sara Chidouin from Your Turn To Die

Oscar Wilde and Zolf Smith from Rusty Quill Gaming

Mollymauk Tealeaf and Yasha Nydoorin from Critical Role

Sakuko Kodama and Satoru Takahashi from Koisenu Futari

Lapis Lazuli and Peridot from Steven Universe

Nepeta Leijon and Equius Zahhak from Homestuck

[invisiblesketches]

... so I was scrolling through the ranboo neg (to see what their criticism is) and half is dream stans(? mad abt him congratulating quackity for the qsmp) and the other made me realize I'm in the good side of the fanbase(ppl who still care about c!ranboo and o!ranboo and his other characters)