#My phone auto corrected Joey to Jimmy I’m mad.

[empiressmpheadcanon]

Tfw you’re thinking about emails and then suddenly have a new angsty af au

The au has nothing to do with emails at all I could name the exact train of thought that led me to this but it will likely not make any sense at all

Anyway here’s some more corrupted Gem (eventually) because it’s me >;3

Writing this has already spawned two seperate (but very similar) aus I’m only on the second paragraph help

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It’s the final battle with Xornoth. Gem’s setting up the ritual to seal them away, and everything seems to be going as planned. Sure, she got an arrow to the shoulder before the others managed to cover her and sure, she can’t move it as well as she’s tracing the runes in the sky with her staff, but she’s sure it’s fine. Right?

Xornoth is trapped in the circle, Gem’s chanting and the others are holding off Joey. A flash of light. The corruption recedes and a crystal rests on the ground. They’ve done it.

Then laughter rings out, distorted and cruel.

Then the crystal rises off the ground, shaking slightly.

Then it explodes, and Xornoth is free.

They say two words before vanishing.

“You failed.”

They all stand in shock and fear before Scott whirls around and turns on Gem.

“What did you do? You promised it would work!”

“I thought it would! I don’t know what happened!” She raises her hands in surrender before letting out a hiss of pain as the wound on her shoulder opens again.

He doesn’t believe her, stepping forward and fixing her with an icy glare.

“How do we know that you aren’t working for them? That you didn’t fail the spell on purpose?” Gem opens her mouth to respond but he cuts her off with a scoff. “Save it. I don’t want to hear your lies.”

He shoves past her, ignoring her yelp as he slams into her injury, and flies off. One after the other, everyone follows close behind, and Gem is left alone.

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Word spreads quickly, and soon all empires bar one have turned their backs on the Crystal Cliffs. Fwhip still visits her, still cares about her, still defends her to anyone who will listen, but she can see how it wears on him.

He won’t abandon her, so she’ll push him away herself.

When he next comes over she tells him to leave, saying she doesn’t need his pity. He tries to figure out what’s going on, but in doing so he says the worst thing for her to hear in that moment.

“Is Xornoth making you do this? Making you isolate yourself?”

And then her anger becomes real.

“You’re just like all the others, thinking the worst of me. Get out, Count, before I make you. And don’t bother coming back.”

As he leaves both twins have tears in their eyes, and Gem is left alone.

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“Oh little wizard, how far you’ve fallen.”

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Two weeks later, when Xornoth next shows up, Gem is standing behind him with her head bowed.

Scott sneers that she’s finally revealing her true allegiances and asks what took her so long, causing Xornoth to laugh.

“Oh brother, she wasn’t mine until very recently. In fact, I should thank you, you pushed her right to me! She still fought through, right up until she couldn’t anymore. But she wouldn’t dare fight back now, isn’t that right?”

Silently, Gem shakes her head. Though none can see, she trembles slightly with every word they speak.

“So eager to please, but pushed away by those she once called friends. All she wanted to do was help, and you shunned her for it. Well, I simply redirected that eagerness. Wizard, time to prove yourself. They’ve all hurt you and your brother, don’t you want to take your revenge?”

“Yes, sir,” she whispers, standing up straight and pulling out her staff. The once purple crystal is now a bright red, and corruption snakes up the wood.

Even still she’s apologetic as she meets their eyes, and everyone is hit with the weight of what they’ve done. But it’s too late for apologies now.

If you say a lie enough, it becomes the truth. But what happens when you never thought you were lying?

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Woop woop more corrupted Gem

Every day is a battle between the “everything is an oc concept actually” and “everything is corrupted Gem” actually parts of my brain

Send help

-🦊

“Every day is a battle between the “everything is an oc concept actually” and “everything is corrupted Gem” actually parts of my brain” YEAH ME TOO.

ALSO FYCK THIS IS JUST ONE BIG PAIN SOUP

tjem hding back Joey :((( and gem just wanting help so bad but not being able to ask for it :(((,,,,, there are so many little details aauhh :((((