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moltengoldveins · 9 months ago

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that’s it I’m designing movie posters. If this gets enough traction maybe one day I’ll write a script, but I’m not writing all of this: this is just here to give y’all an idea of how I think a DSMP movie series might function if I had a billion dollars XD

The TCU (Technoblade Cinematic Universe) is as follows:

Emduo Origins Films - (Two very good standalone films, technically prequels, set up a lot of worldbuilding and the entirety of the Emduo characters, but aren’t technically required watching until Child of Revolution) :

ANTARCTIC EMPIRE - (Described in detail above XD)

COVENANT - (Three decades after the events of Empire, Techno is aging. Phil is not. Techno decides he’d like to do more with his life than rule, and goes on a trip with Phil to find a mythical totem said to be capable of resurrecting the dead. He finds it. He also finds godhood. Heavily based on the early Orphan’s Path worldbuilding and Techno/Philza qpr)

Ma’beren Trilogy (#ControversialbutBrave, Tommy-centric for most of the main plot, known as ‘the ones that’re basically the two original Star Wars trilogies layered atop one another.’ Ie rebellion + senate politics) :

Child of Revolution - (Thomas Innes is a street kid in the underlayer of Ma’beren when he meets (a replacement character for He Who Shall Not Be Named) Icarus Craft, the charismatic only mortal son of a lost god. He’s magnetic, persuasive, and utterly mad. Tommy would, and does, follow him into hell for the sake of his city. He’s fourteen at the time.)

Child of Corruption - (Two years after the events of Revolution, Icarus is rapidly loosing the support of his followers. His madness is devolving, and his treatment of his friends is getting worse. He runs an election to try and drum up political support, then looses. Tommy is sixteen when he follows Icarus into hell for the second time. This is the first film that hints at the existence of Pandora’s box as an immortal impenetrable labyrinth that at all times must contain at least one prisoner and one Warden, a mortal whom it chooses and changes, corrupting them and extending their lifespan that they might better serve the prison. It’s implied that Dream is manipulating things from the shadows and that Pandora is going to be a part of his future plans. )

Child of Destruction - (Homeless and desperate, Icarus turns to an old ally for help while his few loyal followers attempt to overthrow the new regime from the inside. Tommy isn’t sure about this new guy; something about him smacks of something Other. But he’s all they have. Tommy is just going to have to get used to Techno. And he does: right up until he critically injures his best friend, and Icarus bombs the entire city, and Tommy realizes all at once that he is Not equipped to be the sole hero of this story.)

Sequel Trilogy - (considering the general defeatist approach to the nature of mankind in the first three films, they attracted a Rather Specific brand of fan. The Sequel Trilogy is divisive because while it remains extremely grim, dipping into topics the Ma’Beren trilogy didn’t even touch, it ends on a note of hope and the conclusion that people are kind, that good will triumph, that no suffering will endure forever. Not a lot of original trilogy fans much cared for that notion: but it did attract quite a few new fans, so it wasn’t a total bust):

EXILE - (the longest film in the entire TCU other than Axe of Peace: Ma’beren is rebuilding on shaky legs. Tommy is framed for the destruction of a citizen’s home and is exiled, ending up in the clutches of a man who has until now been a side or background character (Dream) but is now obviously more important than we realized. Meanwhile, Techno has attempted to retire with Phil, but due to Magic Reasons cannot leave entirely (he’s the god of Justice, try as he might to give them mercy. If he wants to let Ma’Beren rebuild, he must stay close and wait until enough generations have passed that they no longer bear the guilt of their forefathers.) Also unfortunately, Ma’beren isn’t interested in letting such a powerful figure remain unbothered just outside their borders. The Butcher army arc happens, and the totem from COVENANT makes an appearance during the execution. The film ends after Tommy leaves exile and Techno returns from the execution, on the “Welcome Home, Theseus!” Line. SAD-ist is a queen and her work should be treated as such.)

DOOMSDAY - (Everything from Tommy finding Techno in his retirement home to the events of Doomsday, along with a lot of syndicate stuff and Ranboo’s connections to Dream, kinda shuffled about to fit the arc. Ranboo is implied to join the Syndicate on Phil’s invite in a post-credits scene that also rather blatantly reveals that Dream is Pulling Strings.)

OZYMANDIAS - (the expected finale of the entire TCU, Tommy and Tubbo, who is running Snowchester as a camp for the survivors of Doomsday, hunt down Dream while Techno bonds with Ranboo and re-examines his life priorities, coming to the conclusion that he doesn’t regret Doomsday, but he does regret how much he hurt Tommy. There is also a pretty obvious relationship budding between Ran and Tubbo. Michael is a refugee kid. Ends the majority of the extended cast showing up in That Scene where Dream gets arrested, saving them, and implying that, while Techno isn’t there, he did arm and mobilize most of them to Tommy’s side and put in the grunt work of finding Dream’s hidden lair. Sam appears, revealing that he’s been chosen as Pandora’s Warden, and offers to imprison Dream.)

Casino Royal - A Ma’Beren Story - (Released in the period of a few years between Pandora’s announcement and release, clearly meant to be a shock of something new for the fan base that hadn’t had much content in a while. Focused on Quackity’s character throughout the majority of the previous films, his creation of Las Nevadas after Doomsday and his discovery of a magical artifact that can control the new Warden (Awesamdude) of Pandora’s Box, ending with the implication of him using it to torture Dream in prison and mess with Sam’s head. Rated significantly darker than the rest of the TCU, possibly R, similar in humor to Deadpool but without the fourth wall breakage.)

The Pandora Duology - (the fans of the TCU were generally ok with the end of the sequel trilogy, but there was a pretty vocal movement of fans unsatisfied with both Dream’s end and Tommy’s arc. They felt his character wasn’t given enough time and space to really recover from the trauma he went through, and none of the rest of the characters really redeemed themselves for their treatment of him. They also weren’t satisfied with the hanging question of Beeduo’s relationship and the purpose of the syndicate, which was created and then didn’t really… Do anything. Then, four years down the line, there’s an announcement out of the blue, and Everyone Looses Their Minds.)

PANDORA - (Tommy, slowly healing his various broken relationships and living with Tubbo in Snowchester (Ranboo lives in the arctic enclave, but he’s Always Visiting) visits Dream in the prison in an attempt at closure. This desire for closure is set up as the basis of these two films: very few of the characters have actually gotten closure on the stuff that happened to them, and they’re looking for it in the wrong places. Tommy isn’t over his abuse or his ruined relationship with Techno and Hence: Tommy Prison Visit.

Sam, who has been pretty blatantly shown to be loosing his mind for the past several films, traps Tommy in the prison, seemingly in an attempt to ‘keep the server safe from him,’ making it incredibly clear to the audience Exactly what the writers think about people who view Tommy as a danger or a nuisance. Ranboo is also involved in this whole debacle, clearly mind-controlled. Theres less of a time span where Tommy is trapped: he dies pretty much immediately and brutally at Dream’s hands. Everyone is furious, but Sam manages through a lot of Lore and a lot of “I have no idea what happened, the prison itself is Flipping Out” to keep people from killing him, attacking Pandora’s Box, or demanding Dream’s head, and the server goes into mourning. Tubbo is clearly unstable after the news, and Techno is putting his rage and grief into the Syndicate, subtly monitoring Tubbo in case he becomes a government. They suspect something’s up, but nobody discovers Ranboo’s sleepwalking and mind control until he appears, completely under control, drops a note ‘from Dream’ in Techno’s lap, and vanishes. Techno heads to the prison to confront both Dream and Sam, Ranboo is still missing, and the rest of the Syndicate starts pulling in favors and prepping for an assault. Techno steps aside with Phil before he leaves, handing him a small bound book with a “just in case.” Upon arrival, he finds that Sam is missing, Quackity is there, and Dream is in Very Bad Shape. Quackity sent that note. He wants techno dead, and he gloats that Sam is headed to Snowchester for Michael, so soon Ranboo and Tubbo will be under his thumb too. Techno has faith that the syndicate can handle Sam so he lets himself get caught.

When they get to the cell, everything stops. Tommy has been revived. Dream’s original plan was to use his favor for Techno to get him out and give him control of the prison, leaving Tommy as The One Prisoner, (after all, the last he actually saw of Techno was Doomsday: he didn’t show up for the finale of Ozymandias.) but Techno has no intention of paying that debt, and Quackity is a wrench in the works. He’s panicked, revealed himself too soon, and possibly lost the last thing that could have given him an ‘out’ of the Box considering Snowchester knows about Ranboo. In the ensuing conflict, the Box itself rebels against what’s happening within it, vicious and unpredictable without its Warden there to control it, though nobody’s sure what’s set it off. Tommy and Quackity barely escape while Techno and Dream are stuck in the prison, the labyrinth contorting and expanding within itself, hellish creatures of rot and mechanics emerging from every corner. Quackity, once free and without control of Sam or the prison, has no need of Tommy, so he lets him go, and the first thing Tommy sees is his own grave. The movie ends on that shot. Cue the audience screaming. Everyone is Certain that the next film is gonna be a return to Original Series form: everyone dies and is sad, the word is evil, people are inherently bad, etc. they’re Not Happy, but they’re also Desperate for answers. Perfect. )

AXE OF PEACE - (The Actual finale of the TCU. The Syndicate (Niki, Ranboo, Phil,) and the remaining members of Snowchester (Jack, Tubbo, Puffy, Foolish, Eret. The Egg plot line is very tangential/not mentioned in the TCU) are mid-battle prep, trying desperately to find where Sam has gone and where Michael might be hidden. Children cant be held in Pandora’s Box; it’s an old rule, woven into the magic itself. They can visit, but once they’re ‘prisoners,’ the entire place looses cohesion, so he can’t be there. That’s partially why the prison lost its mind over Tommy after he was revived. (Sam didn’t know this when he trapped Tommy, but he’s learned by now.) Speaking of which: Ranboo, freshly wiped and really confused, has found a Very Alive Thomas Innes at the site of his own grave and brings him back to Snowchester, expecting to find a relieved husband very good friend, happy kid-he-hangs-out-that’s-not-his-son-he-swears, and joyful populace. Instead, Everything Is In Chaos, and everyone knows he’s being controlled by Dream. His secrets are rather out in the open now as well, he doesn’t understand what people are talking about, and he panics when confronted, leaving the safety of the walls and getting immediately Yoinked by Sam.

Sam has Officially Snapped and is gathering everyone and everything he thinks might pose even the slightest danger to the Box, having left Michael in his old home from back when he was… well, human. Tommy relays the “dream and Techno are both in the prison, Quackity is still a Problem,’ situation, and Boy is his relationship with Tubbo strained right now. But they don’t have the time to break down: they have a kid to find, a Syndicate to get off their lawn cause they have No Interest in helping them free Techno, and- holy crap where’s Ranboo?

Cue the Breakout Arc, complete with cooperation between the Syndicate and Snowchester, finding Dream’s compass to the prison plans in some of Techno’s old Doomsday stuff, and Tommy playing Techno’s role as front man. also a whole lotta Horrifying Eldritch Crap that the prison is pulling in an effort to keep its prisoners contained and alive while they’re trying to escape and also kill each other. They ‘meet’ (see the bones of) the former ‘only prisoner’ of the Box, an old man who’d been artificially kept alive by the Box itself in order to keep the number of prisoners at ‘at least one.’ Niki gets an excellent scene with a bunch of Withers, but after everything they don’t manage to get Techno away from Dream: if one of them goes, so does the other, and it’s unclear exactly What the Box will do without a single prisoner. Techno won’t risk it, and he won’t risk Dream escaping without him someday in the future. With a “This is for Theseus, you bastard.” He beheads him with the Axe of Peace, which he found in an armory along with a lot of other miscellaneous gear. It was taken off of Tommy before he entered the prison with Dream, and Tommy had it because Techno gave it to him. Techno got it from Phil upon their decision to throw a coup back in ANTARCTIC EMPIRE. Things have come full circle, leaving Techno alone as The Only Prisoner.

There’s a very emotional scene with Tommy and Ranboo when they find him. (And also the beheaded Dream, Tommy has a Moment about that) They can’t bear to leave Techno alone to be trapped forever now that it’s clear they all care a lot about one another, but can’t do anything to save him. Tommy calls Techno ‘brother.’ Techno calls him Theseus again. Tommy promises to find a way to get him out. it’s great, very sad. X

Tommy and Ranboo exit the prison to a convoluted Mexican Standoff: Quackity has Michael and the amulet, and Sam is too far gone to resist him anymore, while the Syndicate has an immense quantity of firepower and Tubbo is honestly considering nuking Pandora. Phil realizes what’s happened when Tommy and Ran emerge Techno-less, and some quick thinking and teamwork gets Tubbo the amulet. He orders Sam to reveal Michael’s location and arrest Quackity, hoping to get Techno out, but Sam has reached his breaking point: he takes Quackity, but he decides to use his position as Warden for one last essentially-suicidal act, unmooring it from its foundations and vanishing entirely into the void between worlds, taking Techno with him and rendering the amulet useless for Lore reasons. (There are so many maguffins I’m hand waving here for the sake of condensing the plot of this Dang Series, there could be like eight more films, plz give me a break)

Time cut of like two days while everyone calms down and Eret and Tubbo go get Michael. The Syndicate and Snowchester are finally free of Dream, Quackity, and Sam, but Techno is gone. Tommy, Ranboo, Tubbo, and Phil gather in one of the Syndicate meeting rooms after the victory party, tired and sad. Phil pulls out the book he hasn’t had the time to read, flipping through it to reveal a ‘Last Will and Testament.’ They read it, but something feels off. Phil, Ran, and Tubbo give up on it pretty quickly, but after sitting alone with it for a while, staring at “I hope Tommy finds whatever it is he’s looking for,” and trying not to cry, Tommy puts together that Techno has left a message in code: the blueprints of a teleportation system. He’s confused for a bit, but then it clicks and he’s up checking corners: Techno left this as a last resort. It’s entirely possible he already made the teleporter.

Meanwhile, in the Box outside of reality: Quackity finds Techno in the labyrinth. Closure is the name of the game; Q wants closure for his eye, Techno wants closure for the horrifying pain of resurrection and Q’s pushing Sam to go ballistic and lock Tommy in with Dream. This isn’t the first we’ve heard of the pain of using a totem: the scars are pretty obvious. But this is the first Techno has willingly spoken about it, and it’s gruesome. It’s, in the main series at least, the most vulnerable we’ve seen Techno. Q attacks him, but Techno is obviously not really concerned about its winning; he’s debating whether dying and letting Quackity languor here for eternity is more satisfying than killing him and staying. Then, just as he seems to have made a decision and Q is *this close* to killing him, the teleporter kicks in.

Techno finds himself knocked to the floor of a Syndicate meeting room with a hugfull of sobbing Tommy. The rest of the gang come back to check on Tom after the noise only to find Techno, crying for the first time in the entire series (other than the prequels) and Lose Their Minds. Phil looses it a bit, grabbing Techno by the shoulders and wrapping him in wings we haven’t really seen him use since the explosion when Icarus died.

Tubbo and Techno have a Rather Tense interaction over Phil’s and Tommy’s shoulders, (they are still very much crying,) but Tubbo pretty quickly extends the olive branch of ‘we’re gonna need someone to teach Michael about his heritage.’ And they seem chill. Ranboo is just waiting for his turn to hug.

The movie ends with an Actual Good Ending: Techno, Phil, Tommy, Tubbo, Ranboo, and Michael safe. There’s an epilogue/ end credits scene of Techno watching Tommy teach Michael to sword fight while Phil and Tubbo compare mechanical blueprints on their latest projects in the bg. Ranboo is braiding Techno’s hair. Everyone is happy. Because I said so. So there.)

(WHEN I TELL YOU HOW LONG THIS TOOK- I swear the DSMP is so painfully long and complicated and I didn’t want to bring in any of the ghost or respawn mechanics when the main character that stuff applies to has been replaced and rewritten for Content Creator Reasons and I wanted it to end well and I didn’t want to add some of the story beats that were clearly only there for ‘Techno is Sick’ reasons and I didn’t think I could float Techno&Tommy reconciliation with Techno breaking Dream out of prison unless I wrote like eight more films and I got Tired, so There. That’s my TCU. Forgive me for my lack of detail on the worldbuilding and the characters who aren’t my main 5, this was not supposed to be this long or involved. Hope you enjoyed, drink water, God bless 💜)

so we can all agree that the newest 2WEI song (take the crown) is the trailer song for an Antarctic Empires Emerald Duo pg14 movie where Techno is a gladiator who earned his freedom and has vowed to destroy the government that enslaved him and Philza is an old demigod banished to a solitary plane of existence for five decades after attempting to run a coup against the ruling class.

They meet on a battlefield, Techno having joined up as brute muscle and Phil having used some minor illusions to pass as a quirky avian and join the bombardment team. Combining some similar plot beats as Oceans 11 and Atlantis: The Lost Empire, they gather a specialized team of insurrectionists, anarchists, battle mages, and warriors to take down the imperium from the inside, eventually planning on restoring the nation to the democracy it was in Phil’s earliest memories. But will they manage it, or will their bloody pasts and violent present seat Technoblade on the throne as the Antarctic Emperor, with Philza as his right hand, the Angel of Death? (Spoiler, the second option. It’s the most controversial film finale decision of the decade.)

The movie is filmed in a style somewhere between Dune 1, the Prince of Egypt, and Topgun. (denis villeneuve is too busy and too expensive, but it’s clear they’re taking inspiration. Bold colors and lighting and a lot of shots of the sky, wildlife, architecture, or of characters’ hands.) It’s scored by an up and coming indie musician, working under the consultation of Ludwig Gorannson in his spare time as a pet project, though his association with the film doesn’t really come out until it Smashes the expected theatre income in the first two days of release and critics start Raving about it. Techno’s actor is nominated for an Oscar for one of the most compelling intricate portrayals of ptsd and platonic devotion in modern cinema, but doesn’t actually get the Oscar.

Tumblr is flooded with gif sets of Techno in the Obligatory No Armor After Gladiator Fight Scene and the Late Night Vibing With Phil In A Loose Poet Shirt scene (firelit, lots of closeups of his eyes, the film is obviously attempting to express his complex emotional state and his deep relationship with Phil, and is failing miserably at doing Anything but making him hot. The internet is ✨gay✨ about it, because when is the internet not?) Also most of the simps are calling Phil a dilf.

Fit MC is the fan-favorite side character, his four scenes and nine lines of dialogue are clipped and edited and giffed and memed into the dirt. (His armor and prosthetic, the makeup and costuming department say, were the hardest thing to do in the entire film, which is why he isn’t in too many shots.) Though, a close second is Niki, who is played by a woman built like a brick house who doesn’t wear sleeves, so…. Yeah. We all know what the response is there. The effects, including Phil’s wings, are almost entirely practical and the only real places it gets iffy is Steve, the giant war polar bear that’s pretty clearly clipping through a few snowbanks here and there. Nobody can agree on which characters are morally reprehensible.

Within a few years, very few people outside a dedicated fan base have seen it and a few assume it’s made up like Goncharov. It’s also, for some ungodly reason, been labeled a Christmas film. (most of the plot happens in the ice and snow, hence ‘Antarctic Empire.’) I guess nothing says ‘Christmas spirit’ quite like ‘unmitigated violence, platonic yearning, and overthrowing oppressors.’

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undreaming-fanfiction · 10 months ago

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I don't even have a clear storyline in mind for this, but I just really, really want to see a modern AU with Eddie as a detective who investigates the Harrington Pharma company. The company is huge and looks clean on paper, but Eddie has a nose for these things, he knows something is wrong. He knows that Richard Harrington ran some sketchy trials and some of Wayne's friends have lifelong health issues, Chief Jim Hopper included.

The company looks almost impenetrable, but Eddie digs. No detail is too small for him. He crosses paths with the owner's son and a board member, Steve Harrington. Eddie despises him. A fucking rich kid, making millions out of other people's misery. His public appearances are well rehearsed, but Eddie knows his type. A shallow, pretty partying douchebag who hasn't had to work a single day in his life. His PR manager Robin Buckley seems way too decent to work with such a bunch of assholes, but Eddie's seen what money can do to people. Either way she's corrupt too.

He meets the younger Harrington several times. The handsome young man is not openly hostile, but he's condescending, bitchy and he looks at Eddie as if he were dirt. "Good luck with your efforts," he sneers when he sees Eddie digging through the public records of Harrington Pharma. "But maybe get a real hobby instead? I hear golf is nice." Eddie wants to murder him.

Eddie cooperates with an investigative journalist, Nancy Wheeler, who keeps all her cards close to her chest, but she still points him in the right direction several times. He collects evidence, partners up with the public prosecutor Joyce Byers. He even meets her son, Jonathan, who is able to get the most damning photographic evidence. No one fully trusts each other, but that's okay. Harrington Pharma is their shared enemy and that's enough.

One day, Eddie makes a mistake. He sneaks into the Harrington Pharma archives and miscalculates the guard shifts. He's stuck hiding under an old desk for hours, he's slowly losing hope, he has no way to contact anyone, his legs are cramping and he's exhausted, but then he hears a familiar voice talking with the guard.

"Hi, Tommy. All good? How's Carol and the kids? That's wonderful to hear. I just need to verify some records for dad, it's not a big deal. Have you had your smoke break yet? You can go, stretch your legs. I'll be here for at least half an hour."

Shit. It's Steve fucking Harrington. Eddie tries to stay still and will his muscles to cooperate, and he thinks he's doing a great job, but then-

"You can come out now. He's gone."

Eddie freezes. How the fuck does he know?

Harrington's voice is quiet, urgent. "Damn it, Munson! You have ten minutes tops before he comes back, so stop playing hide and seek with me!"

He manages to get back on his feet, uncertain and wobbly, and when he sees Harrington leaning over the desk, he's half ready for a fight. But the other man doesn't make a move, doesn't call out to anyone. He just hands Eddie a folder, some of them are the files he selected, but some are new. "I added a few that you missed," hisses Harrington and leans into the corridor. "I'll go first, get Tommy to focus somewhere else. You run to the right and pray to anyone willing to listen. And most importantly," he says, and shit, Steve Harrington can sound serious if he wants to!, "I never saw you here. You heard me come in, used the opportunity and bolted. Clear?"

Eddie just nods. He watches as Steve extends his arm, probably grabbing Tommy by the shoulders and leading him to the other end of the building, he sneaks as far as he can and then he madly dashes for the hole in the fence he made earlier.

The files are it. With all the evidence Nancy, Jonathan and Eddie collected, Joyce can finally take that dark empire down. Eddie is there every day, watches the trial, but then he hears that there are two witnesses for the prosecution from inside the company itself.

It's Steve Harrington and Robin Buckley.

He sees Steve give him a wink from the stand and he wants to kiss the man. Eddie hears all of it in the following days - how Steve used to date Nancy Wheeler, but then her best friend Barb Holland died due to a mishandled drug trial for her condition by Harrington Pharma. How Nancy broke up with Steve, but even with no chance of rekindling their relationship, he vowed to stop his father for good. How he worked in the company for years, climbed the ladder, managed to make enough connections to get his friend Robin Buckley the position of a PR manager. How she helped him to keep up the charade until the very end.

When the Harrington empire finally falls, Eddie watches quietly as Steve embraces Nancy, whispering to her that she did so well, that Barb would be proud. "We finally did it, Nance. We're finally free."

And then, before Eddie can disappear, Harrington is walking towards him, the mask finally off. He looks younger now, his smile is genuine and Eddie can't help it, his traitorous heart is telling him that this is the single part of the Harrington case he'll never leave behind.

"Hi," says Steve. "I...uh. I just wanted to say sorry for all the nasty things I said before. I had to for my cover, but...I just want you to know, I really appreciate what you did."

Eddie just stares at him, blush forming on his cheeks and a crush blooming in his heart. "I'm pretty sure I just butchered your career," he mutters. "And you're thanking me?"

Steve shrugs. "I mean. I'm out of job, I'm a known whistleblower now and my dad's lawyers will probably try to sue me. So that's not great. But if you want to ease your conscience...take me out for a coffee?" Another wink, another squeeze around Eddie's heart.

Eddie fakes a deep sigh and takes Steve by the elbow. "I don't think a single coffee is going to get rid of all my guilt, but it's a start. Maybe a lunch tomorrow would help my healing process?"

Laughing, Steve nudges his side. "Anything for your peace of mind, Eddie."

#steve harrington #eddie munson #steddie drabble #steddie au #steddie #detective au #joyce byers #jonathan byers #nancy wheeler #robin buckley

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deyna-d · 5 months ago

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Post dsmp au. The grown-up Michael lives a good life, but he has to put up with the fact that absolutely all of adults around him sometimes accidentally recall completely WILD facts from the past as if it were commonplace

Michael: And Uncle Techno made a joke about the anvil, but I didn't get the joke

Tubbo: Oh, he's talking about the time we tried to execute him.

Michael: WHAT

Michael: In this movie, the main characters are trying to get into a strictly guarded facility

Ranboo: Oh, it reminds me of the time when I was involved in breaking into Pandora

Michael: Wait, are you talking about THE PRISON???

Tommy: *tells stories* and that's how Sapnap and I went to do shit because it's fun

Michael: *suddenly realizes that Sapnap is one of those guys who tried to kill him as a child*

Michael: I can't. All the adults on this server are so fond of revealing sudden crazy facts from their biography.

Shroud: That's right, I still can't believe Uncle Jack and Aunt Niki once tried to kill Dad.

Michael: Yeah, and the fact that Uncle Wilbur and Uncle Tommy had a drug van when they were young? Madness

Shroud: I still can't believe that Uncle Techno and Uncle Phil once ruled the empire

Michael: THEY'RE WHAT

Shroud: EXACTLY

#dsmp #dream smp #dsmp michael #michael underscore beloved #dsmp shroud #c tubbo #c ranboo #c tommy #c technoblade #c wilbur #c philza

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anarchy-and-piglins · 3 months ago

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Care for an AU idea?

Missing Hearts AU, with dark SBI and fantasy/sci-fi setting. (Dark themes, death, mind control, magic, coercion, graphic descriptions. Really I'm just throwing all possible warnings in there just in case.)

Technoblade is a soldier---one of many---who is completely loyal to the Federation's cause. He has no choice.

The Federation, once a loose association of various planets, now a military complex held together by fear mongering and nepotism, has been at war with the Empire long enough to completely restructure the government, long enough that Technoblade cannot recall a time without war or find its start, and long enough to develop some less than savory tactics.

Heartless, they are called, by civilians, by the enemy, and by the heartless themselves. Completely loyal, ruthless, deadly, precise, nearly impossible for an enemy to kill and stronger than any mundane soldier. The Heartless are feared across the Federation and Empire alike. The only group who doesn't use the name are the officials, the Oligarchy at the head of the Federation and their commanders. After all, they know full well where the soldiers hearts are. They're the ones who keep them, after all. Weaving spell after spell to keep the hearts beating, to stifle unwanted generosity, to take their fear, to bind their loyalty, to keep them strong. To kill when a soldier gets out of hand.

Technoblade only saw it once. For the most part, the heartless are kept in check by their fear and the magic beating their hearts. There's no real chance for rebellion, loyalty tied so tightly to their being that it's nearly suffocating. There is failure, though. Any heartless deemed a regular enough failure, a waste of resources, is immediately terminated.

They'd just gotten off a mission. Botched, sure, but they'd pulled off most of it and gotten out almost unscathed. Injuries hurt, despite the healing coursing through their veins, and they could damage a mission. The only thing they wouldn't do was make a heartless die.

They were in the shuttle heading back when the man responsible for the main failure collapsed, clutching his chest. Technoblade, only sixteen, watched in horror as the man choked, the rest of the ship going on like nothing was wrong. The man died, terminated for failure, one too many as he'd find out. Technoblade hadn't had his heart in years, but he almost thought he could feel it seizing in his chest, the gaping void turning hungry and tearing him to nothing. The same blank in the man's eyes.

He went to bed haunted. He woke up to the same apathy as ever, emotions gone now the Federation had given their warning. The memory remained.

(Technoblade himself had his heart removed when he was seven, when he started showing potential for the army. Strength, speed, an interest in strategy. He doesn't remember much of the process. Just the screams, and an angry tearing feeling grown muted with age. He doesn't even remember what it was like to have a heart. He lost his family in the same moment, shut into private training and missions not long after.)

It was after another mission that things changed. The operation had been a large one, with multiple units working in tandem to do... something. The higher ups didn't give much information as to the what or why of a situation unless directly relevant to the soldiers role in the mission. It's only afterward that Technoblade finds it was a raid. Countless empire citizens are taken, one of which is claimed to be the emperor's youngest son. A blond kid joins Technoblade's squad, spitting and angry and with his heart newly gone. He's from the Empire, though no one goes directly out and says it. He's trained, they say. But wrong, differently from Federation tactics, and it's obvious.

Technoblade is assigned to watch him, this kid who yells and jokes and still puts too much emphasis on names when no one there counts as a person, Tommy, his name is, as he insists, growing louder with each repetition until Technoblade caves. "Tommy, then."

Tommy isn't going to mention that using the name will lead his brother and father right to them. He's furious, stuck, and glad to see it all burn. Except, well. They don't get there right away. And as he learns more about the gaping wound in his chest (not as bad as the rest, though he doesn't know that, not as smothered in magic and death), he realizes how little freedom they have, how little personality they're allowed, how little emotion. But Technoblade is funny. In a dry, sarcastic way, like he's afraid if he sounds too real then they're going to off him. And as scary as Technoblade is, he never hurts Tommy. And Tommy isn't silly enough to believe that's because he can't. He doesn't. He's only scary when either Tommy or the mission is at risk. Technoblade cares, and Tommy, still full of rage, is going to steal him. He's going to give him a family. He's going to make sure that every bit of his humor and genius and kindness belongs to the empire, to them, to his family. Technoblade is theirs, and he doesn't even know who he's got.

The Emperor, as it turns out, is not happy with the alleged capture of his youngest, an age still technically older than Technoblade, though perhaps not in looks or maturity. The Empire doesn't have heartless, but they do have their own magic, and it's rumored to include immortality.

They strike hard and fast, capturing or killing a many forces as they can as they push towards the Federation's center, their heart. The Federation is in shambles, scrambling to adjust to the change in tactics resulting from a move they thought would lead to surrender. Or negotiations, at the very least. No. The Empire is out to kill, heedless of their own losses in the rampage to get their prince back. Someone is leaking information (the Empire doesn't have heartless, had no information on the nature of their existence, but Tommy has intimate experience with what it's like to be one, knows their triggers and controls and where the hearts are kept).

Tommy is pulled off of Technoblade's force and vanishes. Technoblade himself is called back to the capital, still with aching wounds from battle after battle as the Empire mounts their assault.

Everything is fine. Everything is within their calculations, the heartless can't die, they can't die, he can't die, all they need to do is stop this- and his men start falling. The facility is a maze, a labyrinth, meant to be entirely secure. The heartless have never known where their hearts are kept within the compound, secrets and lies another barrier to their escape, but they found it and Technoblade gets the call to head to the secret room at the center of the building. The hearts can carry information, the magic a link between the heart's enchanter and the weapon they control.

Maybe there's a fleeting thought that he can take his heart, grab it and go, escape the chaos and save his men. Or maybe he feels nothing at all, winding through halls of fallen heartless.

The doors open whooshing back to reveal the emperor and his eldest son. Smashed containers line the walls, broken hearts left to bleed.

And Technoblade feels a throb of fear. Distant, echoing out from the hearts place in the Emperor's hands. "Hello Technoblade." The Emperor smiles, and Technoblade is frozen in place. The empire didn't know about the hearts, once, but they learn fast and the stiffness of his limbs is more than fear. He tries to speak, but even words die in his throat. "We've been waiting for you."

The heart is tossed from one tyrant to the next, and Technoblade tries to breathe as the Emperor takes him by the arm. He's still smiling as he leads Technoblade out, through desolate halls filled with corpses of his men, all while false affection pumps through his veins at the direction of the hands that hold his heart.

"All for your own good," they say. "Not all the heartless were slain," they explain, talking about rehabilitation, good lives waiting for the heartless soldiers. "We'll give you everything," they promise him, draping him in medals, offering food and riches and blankets and clothing the likes of which he's never seen. "You're one of us," they swear, as another prince to the empire is crowned.

But they never give his heart back, not like they do Tommy who is whole the instant all of him is found. They never let him hold it, rarely let him see it, keep it as a prize. Never let him wander, or flee the prison of gold. And maybe it's because they worry he won't stay without the hands on his heart, feeding him devotion, binding him carefully with loyalty and fear. Maybe they worry who he would be without their touch, with emotions completely his own again. Technoblade wonders too. He'll never know.

Technoblade is a prince---one of few---who is completely devoted to the Empire.

He has no choice.

Congrats on getting the Lenn treatment because I kinda took this ask hostage for a month like I do with their AUs lol. Just a testament to me enjoying them, thank you for the tasty treat Anon.

#dark sbi #thoughts #asks

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yasminthespiritfaninnit · 11 months ago

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HOLY HECK YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

So, Prince Thomas of Antarctica (A lovely and large set of countries that legitimately came together via a legitimate treaty instead of colonialism) is the heir to the throne and he is not especially thrilled.

However, he does have plans to expand the parliament, make government reforms, and laws more accessible to the people. He also is planning on raising stuff like minimum wages and destroying corruption even if it means he has his power taken away. Finally, he also wants to make sure that those with little means (like homeless people) get help in the best way possible.

Despite not seemingly being interested in government and the wellbeing of his people, Tommy is a rather intelligent and involved young man who wants everyone to be happy.

Meanwhile, General Cornelius “Dream” Taken is the main general of the royal family. Essentially the general of the Royal Guard.

At Tommy’s 10th birthday party, he met Dream and, despite being a prince, kept messing with him and being a general menace.

The general was annoyed but he chalked it up to Tommy being a kid.

But every event since then, Tommy stuck out like a sore thumb against the poised and stuck up nobles and royals.

(Also. Dadnoblade. PLEASE.)

Suddenly, the general started to look forward to seeing the loud and rowdy prince who acted drunk despite only drinking soda instead of wine.

Slowly, the general’s obsession with the prince simmered until it was beyond well done.

It was burnt and crispy.

But Dream did not care.

He wanted that prince to be his protege. His little brother. His entertainment.

Forever.

What do you think? XD!

Hola. I have an idea.

Tommy is a prince.

This is a modern AU.

After a party……Tommy realized that he wasn’t having fun at all and wanted to go home. Usually, he would go home with a friend or two but right now…..he wanted to be alone.

So, he got on his horse and left. (He has a horse, bite me. Horses are fun!!!!)

Anyways, he is riding his horse, trying to find his way back to his castle home…..only to hear hooves pounding on the ground behind him.

He turned around, only to see a shadowy man riding a horse at full speed towards him.

Tommy, having a terrible feeling about this man, begged his horse to go faster. (He didn’t have any reigns or anything. He only has a saddle on his horse. He doesn’t want to hurt ol Clementine.)

His horse listened to the prince and raced as fast as she could while Tommy held on for dear life.

Unfortunately, the shadowy man’s horse was much faster. And thus he was able to catch up to Tommy so quickly.

Then, as the prince continued to plead for a way out-

The figure yanked him off his beloved Clementine and placed him in front of themself.

Tommy yelled out as much as he could as the figure held him close. But unfortunately, only he, the horses, and the figure were near.

And thus, he was stolen away in the night.

What do you think? Wanna develop this AU with me? XD

Hello, thank you for sharing this idea, I'm losing my mind over it hehehe :) Many of my c!Prime ideas revolve around c!Tommy's kidnapping, so this is right up my alley lol :)

I'm so emotional about c!Tommy never using reigns to avoid hurting Clementine, and the fact that begging her to go faster was more than enough because they have a Connection,,, I love them so much <3

This idea is chilling in the best way, I can vividly visualise every part of it hehehe :) And yesss, I'd love to develop it with you, it'll be fun :)

Since c!Tommy is a prince, after his disappearance was revealed, people probably assumed that it happened because of his status or wealth, right? But because he's still quite young, I imagine that his first encounter with c!Dream was marked by his childish attitude, contrasting with his status. Knowing c!Dream, c!Tommy was probably unaware of the man's presence... So, intrigued by the teen, c!Dream began stalking him, and it was only a matter of time until he claimed what was rightfully his :) :) :)

Whatever c!Dream's status was, I don't think he cared about c!Tommy being a prince, but rather the fact that he was utterly amusing, and so different from others :)

You know how princes are supposed to receive a complex education and live under strict rules? Perhaps, c!Tommy wasn't particularly dedicated and obedient in that regard? In that case, c!Dream could easily take advantage of it, and impose himself in the role of his mentor :) He probably often made him doubt his own knowledge, even in things that he knew well, so that c!Tommy could trust the man's reasoning more and obey.

Also, what if, in order to make the teen more dependent on him, c!Dream made him write and read out loud certain lines related to him? For example, "I belong to you, and you alone". "I'll be nothing without you", "I should always listen to you without questioning", "You're always right", etc.

#dream smp #dsmp #c!tommy #c!dream #mcyt #dsmp au talk #royalty #antarctic empire #c!techno #smp earth

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