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the fence blocks bloodlust
Bdubs hates the fence, he loves being red, but he hates watching Etho walk away.
last life!ethubs angst drabble :) 352 words
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Bdubs hates the fence.
He hates the line drawn down the middle of the snow castle, he hates the fence, he hates all of it. But he loves being red. It's exhilarating, it's refreshing, it's violent.
But he's alone.
He stares over the fence at Etho, who is staring back at him with an apprehensive look. His eyes are tinted green, even the red one with the jagged scar running down it. Contrary to Bdubs, whose eyes are red and full of bloodlust.
He watches as Etho begins to struggle for words. His mouth is covered by his mask, but Bdubs knows the former well enough to tell when he's struggling for words. His eyes start to wander and his hands start shaking. Bdubs isn't sure if Etho is scared â surely not, Bdubs would never hurt him â or just unsure of where they stand.
"Etho-â he starts off, but Etho shakes his head.
âI canât do this, Dubs,â he admits, reaching down to his side for his sword. âI canât do this again.â
âDo what?â Bdubs asks, the red bloodlust in his veins itching to do something, to attack Etho. But Bdubs restrains himself, because this is Etho, and Bdubs would never hurt him, not like that. Not unless he really had to, and right now, he doesnât. âWe havenât done anything like this before.â
âLast time,â Etho murmurs, resting his hand on the hilt of his sword, âyou were red early on. And you lost Cleo, and I thoughtâŚâ his words hitch in his throat.
Bdubs stares at him, waiting for his best friend to continue.
âI didnât want to see you go before me,â Etho breathes out, and he turns away.
Bdubs - despite how brave he is, how confident he is - watches him walk away. As a red player, he should be chasing after Etho, taking his lives, forcing him down to red, acting on the bloodlust coursing through his veins. But he doesnât.
He watches Etho go, run away to find safety in greens and yellows, away from Bdubs who will only hurt him if he stays.
#grace writing#ethubs#hi guys. i did it again#ethubs angst#they are very sad#sorry#mcytumblr#mcyt#trafficblr#traffic tumblr#last life#traffic series#they are so incredibly angsty i couldn't help it#enjoy!
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false infinity - ethubs
ao3 link for easier reading (my user is diff, apologies)
last life spoilers! also not beta read, i was too excited
summary;
He thought that he would win it. For both of them.
Maybe wanting to win was just a set-up for disappointment.
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Despite how heavy he felt, he couldnât close his eyes just yet. He cast them to the sky, with exhaustion bleeding into him and whatever had decided to kill him, his only remaining friends. It always ended the same. It always would.Â
How foolish he was, to think that he could live forever. And how even more foolish it was to think Bdubs would join him too. Except you canât promise someone infinity if infinity didnât existâ the game would have to end, or else was it even really a game anymore? The infinity never existed for them, not really. Etho couldnât fight for his own life, what made him think he could fight for both of theirs? Besides, if it ever came to the two of them, what made him think it would stay like that forever? Probably his own stupid ego.Â
He laughed, though, of course, no one heard. Bdubs wouldâve made a funnier joke anyways, no need to waste his breath.Â
In any case, his mind drifted back to Bdubs (like it always did). Bdubs had been naive to think that it would be the two of them at the end of all of this (except, he also thought this, so who was he to say who was naive and who wasnât? There was a possibility he was just as naive, but Etho liked to think of himself as better than that, even if everyone knew heâd die for Bdubs as Bdubs would for him). How different things couldâve been if he changed a few things. Or maybe he just liked to tell himself that. If this, if thatâ not like itâll do anything for either of them. Perhaps the thought just comforted him.Â
Except he couldnât close his eyes just yet.
Denial was the first stage of grief after all, and couldnât he grieve for his own life?
He stared back up at the sky, clouds swirling. Maybe he never really got over Bdubsâ deathâ like he would just open his eyes and there he was, a toothy grin and new antic ready for them to do. Mornings were never quite the same after, and the nights somehow were lonelier.
Back then (and perhaps even now), Etho thought he could save them. Theyâd see the glory days and every sunrise to grace the land (Etho was more of a sunset man himself, but heâd rather wake-up to Bdubs shaking him awake lest they would be late for the next sunrise than stay with his thoughts).Â
Now, he wonât live to see anything. Heâll just die, and if Ethoâs lucky, join him.
Though, he guessed that it didnât really mean anything. No matter which of them died first, they always would. Thatâs just how the cards were dealt; how the dice rolled; how the narrative went. Everyone would die, that was the rule. It was a shame he only got it in his last few seconds here. Normally, he was quite observant (or so Bdubs says (said, he reminded himself)).Â
He supposed that immortality wouldâve been boring anyways. Theyâd do everythingâ finish every goal, see everything around them die before they would. Maybe Bdubs had the right idea in dying first, no need to mourn the lost or grow bored with their life. To ask for anything more than the time they were already given was just greedy. Even if that brief, small window of time just felt like an insignificant moment (bitter tea, snow boots, and fingertips).Â
He smiled at that.
They were only a moment, and maybe (just maybe), if Etho wasnât so greedy or Bdubs so naive, it wouldâve been enough. Only in another life. Whatever they had, as soothing and perfect it felt, was just finite, and nothing would change that.
Well, if they were just finite, at least they were finite together. The thought let Etho close his eyes. Before he went, he thought of one thing, and one thing only. Then, he let go.
#ethubs#ethoslab#bdubs#etho#bdoubleo#can you tell im not over last life?#last life fanfic#last life smp#last life#okay so it doesnt HAVE to be last life but i had it in mind#ethubs brainrot#actually in general just brainrot#trafficblr#my first actual post and it's ETHUBS#i am in too deep#angst#ethubs angst#last life spoilers
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Hello Ethubs nation :]
no text version
#gremnda art#this is the silliest thing i've drawn in a while and i am so happy w it#i just read a heavy angst fic with etho and bdubs#this is my way of coping guys let me have this#ethubs#hermitshipping#trafficshipping#ethoslab#bdoubleo100#oo look at me go making ship art#guys im from dsmp fandom i feel like im committing an actual crime by drawing ship art#please be nice i will cry
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gg buddy am I right (ethubs doodle that I don't know what to do with)
#ethubs#Ive wanted to draw ethubs angst for so many days but art block is still hitting hard and this thing has been sitting around for awhile#hey ethubers how did you. survive#last life ethubs upsets me so much make it end#The way after Bdubs dies Etho is trying to justify to himself not having given him a life to begin with rather than#telling him to prove himself#its like he expects the others who are with him to comment on it but they dont. Etho's all "I couldn't have just given it to him you know..#without them asking about it or anything. And Etho just keeps going. god damn it Etho I feel so bad for them#dont even get me started on what Bdubs said to G about Etho grrrr GRRRR I saw that for the first time not long ago GRRRRRR#I still wanna draw proper ethubs though. someday#also the damage to Bdubs' face is supposed to be from the rocket Lizzie shot#does it make sense? No probably not but its an excuse to make him look more dead#tubby art
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No fences. Just for a little bit.
#nics art#ethoslab#ethubs#bdoubleo100#bdoubleo fanart#ethoslab fanart#last life#last life fanart#traffic smp#life series fanart#im having fun colouring again yippee#my brain is full of angst but turns out all i can manage to draw is fluff !#wow !#nics gallery
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âPerson a pushes person b out of the way of danger and has milliseconds to tell a horrified person b âgoodbyeâ before theyâre annihilatedâ my beloved
#I just wanted to draw angst real quick between workin HEHEH#ethubs#hermitshipping#bdoubleo100#ethoslab#angst#my art
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distant worlds, ethubs, 2042 words
âYou know, I really should have established a timeline for how long I would be your employee,â Bdubs sighs, stocking boxes with enderpearls. âBecause Iâm sure not doing this forever.â
Etho is sitting at his desk, idly doodling in the corner of his accounting book. âAw, youâre not?â
Bdubs stretches, cracking his neck. âNo! I need to go and build stuff! Make things! I have my own life, you know.â
Bdubsâ pink shorts are riding up a little. Etho tries not to look. âMmhmm.â he says instead, his go-to when he loses track of a conversation. The doodle on his accounting book is starting to look suspiciously like a series of little hearts. Etho hastily scribbles them out.Â
âYou know, you donât have to sit here and supervise me. Iâm not going to wreck your shop or anything.â
âYeah, butâŚâ But itâs been years since Etho has had Bdubs like this, working at his side.Â
Bdubs sighs dramatically. âYou donât trust me?!â
Etho spirals the pen around the page. âYouâre a trainee, I gotta keep you on the straight and narrow.â In this case, lying is less pathetic than telling the truth.
Bdubs huffs, but doesnât argue. They subside back into silence, Etho stifling a smile at the muffled expletive Bdubs lets out when a shulker box closes on his hand.Â
The pen travels across the page.
Years ago, a day like this wouldnât have been so rare.Â
 âââ
Bdubs was humming and hawing over Ethoâs newly-constructed bridge.
âItâs bad,â Etho sighed. âYou can say itâs bad.â
âNo, no, no,â Bdubs chided. âNo oneâs saying that. It just needs a little⌠ummâŚâ he rummaged through his inventory, then brightened. âLeaves! Dude, just add some leaves.â He scattered some across the bridge railing with a flourish. âSee? Fixes everything.â
Etho hummed, unconvinced. âAnd then maybe some⌠trap doors under those?â
Bdubs clapped his hands. âOh yes, thatâll do it.â
Etho placed the trap doors and stepped back to take in the full picture alongside Bdubs. âI dunnoâŚâ
Bdubsâ hand dropped to his shoulder and squeezed. His touch was distractingly warm. âIt looks great! Very rustic.âÂ
Etho tilted his head. It did look a little better than before.Â
Satisfied that todayâs job was mostly done, he went to go empty his inventory. Bdubs decided to stick around as he worked. He had been doing that a lot more lately.Â
Etho put away the final stack of cobblestone and cleared his throat. âThereâs actually, uh, something Iâve been meaning to ask you.â
âOh, yeah?â Bdubs was tooling around on Beyonc, showing off her elegant lines and five-block jump.
Etho watched them circle the area and tried to breathe through his sudden spike of anxiety.âRemember the game we worked on? In the modded server?â
Bdubs kicked Beyonc into a flying leap that landed her on top of Ethoâs chest stack. âHow could I forget? All those hours wasted!â
âWell, yeah.â Etho chewed his lip. âI was actually thinking of building something like that here. In vanilla.â
âYou can do that? With redstone?â
Etho shrugged. âI can try.â
Bdubs snorted. âFrigginâ genius.â
âThe thing is, thoughâŚâ
Bdubs nudged Beyonc forward and she landed gracefully before Etho.
âThe thing is thoughâŚâ Etho continued. âI actually may need helpââÂ
âIâll do it,â Bdubs interrupted, before Etho had even finished his sentence.Â
âYou sure?â Etho hesitated. âI donât want you to put you on the spot or anythingâŚâ
âOf course!â Beyonc reared and Bdubs sat comfortably astride her. âWeâll do it together. As a team.â
It was Ethoâs first time leading a big project, so he wanted it to do things right. He chose the location and dug out the area himself. He even decided to build a workerâs shack where he and Bdubs could sleep and store all of their materials.Â
In retrospect, Etho thought as he mapped out the floorplan, marking two separate bedrooms for him and Bdubs, he shouldnât have been nervous about inviting Bdubs to join. Bdubs was a kind person and they had already tackled several projects together.
Etho paused. So kind that he probably felt like he couldnât turn Etho down. So kind that he unflinchingly put up with all of Ethoâs various idiosyncrasies and insistences. So kind that, any time they had a disagreement, he would capitulate with a laugh, easy and unbothered.
âYou donât have to help,â Etho blurted the first time Bdubs came to visit the workerâs shack.Â
Bdubs was standing in the doorway of the bedroom Etho had built for him, but still a glimmer of uncertainty crossed his face. âWhat, you donât want me here?â
There was a lump in Ethoâs throat. âNo, I justâŚI donât want to force you into anything.â
Bdubs placed his bed down in the room like a declaration. âThereâs no forcing.â He met Ethoâs gaze and smiled, so warmly that Etho felt it in his chest. âIâm gonna decorate this place so good.â
Etho had worked with Bdubs before, but he had never lived with him. It was different, not having to say their goodbyes at the end of the day. Instead, they walked back to the workerâs shack side by side, chattering about everything and nothing. It was different, waking up in the morning and finding Bdubs already in the kitchen, sleep-mussed and cooking, asking Etho how he liked his eggs.Â
It was differentâ Bdubsâ toothbrush in the bathroom, the wet puddle after he showered. The flowers that appeared in the windowsill and the laughter that echoed through the halls. Prepared meals, easy company, warm nights of doing nothing much but enjoying each otherâs presence.
It was a different kind of torture, Etho learned, having Bdubs so near and liking him so much. He was too kind, making eggs just the way Etho liked, telling stories that made him laugh, helping unflinchingly with the enormous task of building this arena. He was so kind that Etho couldnât help falling in love with him.Â
Nights were the worst, were the time when Etho felt furthest from any semblance of rationality or self-control. Lying in bed, staring through the darkness, he felt hyperaware that Bdubs lay just a short distance across the hall. So kind that he just might let Etho climb into bed with him.Â
Etho rolled over and willed himself to sleep.Â
Days passed, and then weeks. Spring was pushing into summer and the days were getting hotter. One particular day the heat was so oppressive that it even invaded the underground bunker where Etho had been doing most of the redstone wiring.Â
When the sweat started dripping into Ethoâs eyes, he had no choice but to take a break. He stood, wiping sweat from his face with his shirt bottom, and took a deep draught from his water bucket.
Bdubs, he knew, was probably even worse off. He was building outside in the blazing sun. Etho decided to check on him. He felt bad that Bdubs was working so hard on a project that Etho himself wasnât certain they could finish.Â
The end of the season had been announced a week ago and since then they had been scrambling to complete the arena before they had to leave this world and go to the next. There was a pit in Ethoâs stomach every time he thought about it. This had happened to them last time, and now it was happening on the project that he was leadingâ the project that he had roped Bdubs into, that they had spent so much time on.
The worst part, though, was leaving their home. Etho didnât know when he had started calling the workerâs shack home, but he had. It certainly felt more like home than any other place he had built on the server. He couldnât deny that was in a large part due to Bdubsâ presence.Â
He didnât know what the next world would hold. He didnât know if he would find an excuse to live with Bdubs again. He didnât even know if Bdubs would want to work with him again, especially after this project had turned out to be such a thankless grind.
Etho found Bdubs building on the outskirts of the arena. He was shirtless, sweat beading along his shoulderblades. The sight was so overwhelming that Etho almost turned to leave.
Bdubs was grunting with the effort of building a wall, dropping blocks into place. âYou donât have to push yourself so hard,â Etho ventured once he felt more in-control. âIâm not even paying you.â
Bdubs put his blocks down with a heavy sigh. âYou think at this point my egoâs not all tied up in this too?â
Etho snorted and drew near. âGood point.â This close, he could see the smile lines crinkling at the corner of Bdubsâ eyes. âWant a break?â He held out his water bucket and a snack.Â
âGolden carrots!â Bdubs exclaimed. âYou spoil me.â
He took the water bucket first, though, and drank from it deeply. Ethoâs eyes were drawn to his throat as he swallowed, to the sweat droplets that chased each other down his torso.Â
âAhh,â Bdubs sighed, refreshed, and Etho snapped his gaze upwards. âDo you mind?â Bdubs asked, gesturing to the water.
Etho shook his head, confused, but before he had much time to ponder, Bdubs was tipping the bucket over his own head, sending water crashing down around him.Â
Etho squawked and hopped backwards out of the splash zone.
âOh,â Bdubs groaned, âOh, that feels so good.â His hair was dripping, plastered to his head. Water was still sheeting down his body and soaking into his jeans. His eyes fluttered open and he caught Ethoâs shocked gaze. He blinked. âYou said you didnât mind!âÂ
There was a note of petulance in Bdubsâ voice that wouldnât have been there a few months ago, before they had started living in each otherâs pockets. Before Bdubsâbefore he was comfortableâ
Something inside Etho snapped.Â
Bdubs lifted the bucket uncertainly, âI can get more water, I didnât think it would be a big deal.â
Etho carefully took the bucket out of Bdubsâ hands.Â
ââŚEtho?â Bdubs was stepping back awkwardly, falling back on those sloppy forms that had gotten him killed by Etho more than once.
Etho grabbed Bdubsâ hand and Bdubs froze, blinking up at him from under his soaked fringe, eyes soft and worried.Â
âYouââ Etho tried. âIââ His ears burned with embarrassment.
He gave up on speaking and pulled the mask underneath his chin, pressed his lips to Bdubsâ hand.
âOh,â Bdubs said. So kind that he didnât pull away.
Etho turned Bdubsâ hand and pressed a lingering kiss to his palm.
âOh,â Bdubs said again, voice hushed. âYou donâtâ do you?â
âââ
Etho wants to reach out, wants to take Bdubs hand, but he canât. Heâs too afraid Bdubs will run through his fingers like water, melt away like he has so many times before.
Bdubs is squirmy that way, surprisingly hard to pin down. One minute heâs swearing his eternal devotion, the next heâs mocking Etho, eyes gleaming with mirth. Thereâs months and years heâs not even there at all, times when heâs nothing but a sore spot in Ethoâs memory.Â
That day in the unfinished arena, Bdubs had kissed him. His hair had dripped into Ethoâs eyes. Etho hadnât thought anything of kindness that night when they curled together, Ethoâs chin propped on his chest. Bdubs was too busy looking at him like he was a puzzle he had found the last piece to.Â
Things change, Etho knows. That world ended, a new one began. Bdubs never kissed him again.Â
It can never be like what it once was, Etho fears. Here is too distant from there.
âDone!â Bdubs announces. âYour enderpearls are all sorted. Now can I leave?â
Etho sighs, but he doesnât have any good reason to keep Bdubs longer. âYeah, that should be it for today.âÂ
Bdubs is already packing his inventory. He pauses on his way out the door. âYou know, you didnât even comment on my uniform.â
Etho is caught off guard. âIâI didnât?â
Bdubs gives a spin. His legs are on full display. âI made it just for you!â
Etho swallows. When he meets Bdubsâ gaze, he winks. âIâll see you tomorrow, boss.â
#happy valentines day uwuuuuuuu#idk what this is#not quite angst#not quite fluff#but very much#ethubs#and#my fic
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The hill I will die on is that LastLife!Etho (and Etho more generally) worries so much about rules and that's the reason some people think that he comes across as 'uncaring', especially when it comes to giving Bdubs his life. In episode 5, he tells Cleo he can't just give her the brewing stand - he can't just give things to red lifes, it has to be a deal. He is happy to make the deal for Bdubs to sign Scar's book to get him a life, and then executes the boogey kill (arguing that he didn't break any contract), and Then signs Scar's book himself. He goes on to argue that 'The Boogeyman took the enchanter' but when Scar counters that Etho was cured upon the kill so that's untrue, Etho backs down. He talks about rules and technicalities and he loves to play the game but he wants to find loopholes, not break rules.
That's why he hesitates to give Bdubs his life later on. All alliances with reds are cut, so he can't give anything to Bdubs without something in return. And yes he's a survivor yes he bends to the whims of others but he does care. He was the one out there working to get Bdubs back on yellow, and he was willing to make enemies to do it if he had to. He never fully trusts Bdubs and he vocalises that after he sees BigB kill Cleo ("it's always the ones you least expect") but he does care. He does.
#sorry i resent the idea that etho doesnt care#even if its a narrative even if its how your source your ethubs angst#just because he isnt self sacrificial even if it was also self serving he did care about bdubs#ive noticed that etho has a tendency to add âactuallyâ when hes stating a feeling he wants to be heard as serious#or at least not a full joke#âthat one hurts actuallyâ when bdubs died#âthat hurts actuallyâ when he misunderstood as saying they would hate their task to be talking to him#ethoslab#etho#bdubs#bdoubleo#bdubbleo100#ethubs#last life smp#secret life smp#trafficblr#gg buddy
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Not going to lie, whenever I watched Smalletho in their double life series, it very much was just a "this is the circumstance" for Etho. And Joel would play into the joke of I love my soulmate, so much that I made a t-shirt with his face on it. But to me it was never a great life series ship, especially in comparison to Ethubs angst and Bdubs pining. (when it first came out ofc)
But through Limited life and Secret Life, and now Hermitcraft s10, the ship has thrived. What once was a pairing through circumstance, turned into a true ship, and now a mockery of what once was as seen through rose coloured glasses. Where Joel who once was "obsessed with Etho", turned into Etho "obsessed with Joel."
Honestly, this post has no other purpose than to put these thoughts into words. Especially since Etho is being such a silly lil guy these days, and only he truly knows what goes on in his brain. The stark contrast just keeps me thinking about them.
#hermitcraft#trafficblr#ethoslab#smallishbeans#smalletho#thoughts?#maybe I'm just being cynical#tell me I'm wrong and that the ship was always great#either way I'm still going to think of ways to write Smalletho and Ethubs angst
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ETHUBS + 8, you know what to do with this
Send me a pairing + a number! || Accepting
8. A kiss in grief, Bdubs/Etho, 936 words
Among the sound of breaking blocks, running water, and falling gravel, the survivors' communicators pinged in tandem. Etho dared to hope that his partner had earned his keep. Lizzie was gone, a glaring red smear in chat announcing her demise the result of fall damage, and from where Etho was, trapped in a cave system far underground, he had no way of knowing if Bdubs contributed.
He waited a moment. There'd be a sign, Etho was sure, a message, a bold confirmation that the deed was done, maybe even an echo of boisterous, proud, manic laughter. It was what Etho wanted, however impossible; Bdubs, head held high as he mined the survivors out of their cavern and proclaimed that he was one of them once more.
The communicator pinged again.
BdoubleO100 was slain by Grian
And that was that.
Ren had him by the hand as they dug their way out of the cave, Cleo at his back with fleeting, encouraging touches whenever he drifted a bit too far. They kept him moving. They kept him talking, offering condolences and advice, plans and promises. They got him above ground, cheering at the sight of the sun and heaving lungfuls of fresh air, but Etho found it no easier to breathe.
The grounding hand was back, turning him gently, stopping him before he could get any closer to where he last recalled the reds congregating.
"Where are you off to?" Cleo asked, but something in her voice sounded like she was already well aware, "The session isn't over for another hour."
Etho's mouth dried. "I, uh. I don't think this is something that can wait, Cleo." "Sure it can," Cleo said, not unkindly, but straightforward in a way that had Etho's guts in knots, "What're you going to do if you walk straight into the reds?"
"I won't," Etho reasoned, "I won't, they- there's no reason for them to double back, right?"
"Depends on where he- where the fight happened. I'm not letting you join them," The hand on Etho's shoulder squeezed, "We can't lose another, is all I'm saying. I can't."
Cleo stared, and Etho stared back until he couldn't stand the mirror he found there any longer. Her loyalties never truly faded, and if it wasn't for the need to press forward, to carry the memory of allies long since fallen and survive, she'd be as stricken as Etho.
Etho took her hand off of his shoulder and gave it a squeeze, "I'll be back," He promised, "It's only for an hour." Outside of the session, the reds couldn't touch him.
Cleo looked him up and down, as if appraising whether his word could be trusted, until finally, "I'll hold you to it." She pulled on his hand, and when he leaned in, she kissed his cheek over his mask. "Give him that for me, then?"
It was the least he could do for her.
For Bdubs, when Etho finally found him, Etho would do much more.
"Of course you had to go and die somewhere this inconvenient," He said, short of breath from scaling the mountain Bdubs had been climbing when he died, an attempt at levity that fell short.
Bdubs was curled up on his side, the jut of two fatal shots piercing the gaps in his armor. Etho eased the arrows out of Bdubs' back so his body could be laid flat, and a shuddering breath tightened his stomach as he covered Bdubs' eyes with a softly-placed hand, sliding them shut.
It didn't suit him, the image of a warrior fallen on a battlefield. "You don't wear anything this heavy back home," Etho said as he loosened buckles and untied straps until the diamond plate could be set aside. Etho paused, and after staring for a moment, he shrugged off his coat and laid it over Bdubs' chest like a blanket. "Yeah. Yeah, you look more comfortable already."
Nothing answered. The sun was setting, and with dusk would come fresh dangers, but Etho laid down beside Bdubs and watched the sky darken.
"You know," Etho mumbled into the empty air, "I meant everything I said this morning." He turned his head. Like this, it was easy to imagine Bdubs was just sleeping, that any moment he'd crack a smile and agree, be proud of himself for winning Etho's admiration, "You were the best teammate I could have asked for. And when I-" He swallowed, cleared his throat, "When I said we wouldn't be friends, I- man, I hoped- I wanted so badly for it not to be you."
Etho rolled onto his side and ignored the way it made the suspiciously warm streaks on his face change course, "And now it's my fault you're not here. Heh, can you believe that? I'm gonna be kicking myself for ages. You earned that life and I didn't pull the trigger fast enough."
Etho closed his eyes and breathed, deep and chilly, pulling his mask down on the exhale. The snow fort was always cold. Bdubs wasn't, though, the brief immersion of being home gone the moment Etho reached a shaky hand to rest across Bdubs' waist. "It's still your life, I think, I'll keep it safe. Get a win maybe, give you something to really be excited about."
Without his coat, the snow seeped into Etho's clothes, leaving him cold and wet as he sat up. The sun had set. Session hours were over.
Etho leaned down, and kissed Bdubs' cheek. Then, his lips, and if a few tears dripped onto his face in the process, at least he wasn't awake to notice.
"Goodnight... partner."
#Ethubs#Ethoslab#BdoubleO100#ZombieCleo#Angst#Hermitshipping#Trafficshipping#Last Life#MCYT#Hermitfic#Asks#randomly-reblogs#Bdubs#Etho#Astral Library#My Writing#I'm not sure I like how this came out but!#It sure did come out and that's better than nothing!
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Some misc doodles
#justtrashdoodles#trafficblr#double life smp#last life smp#bigbst4tz2#big b#rendog#renthedog#bdoubleo100#ethoslab#ethubs#is there any duo name for ren and big b#or is it just box boys#first time drawing bdubs and itâs immediately angst
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Ethubs please?
Maybe something a little angsty?
Unwritten events based off HaTO-When does a man become a monster?
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Etho was dead, or at least, Bdubs believed him to be.
When he saw the demigod of Hades lose control of himself, ignoring all kinds of injuries he was receiving as well as all the last bits of energy he put into his hits, Bdubs genuinely thought; He's dead. Etho is dead.
And despite the confidence he had in that claim, he was terrified of it.
When Etho couldn't scream, Bdubs did. He screamed louder than Kronos had when the Olympian gods had finally returned to finish him off.
That would've been one of the rare times he could meet his mom, but Bdubs didn't even acknowledge her, not even respectfully bow to her, focused on the way he was desperately clawing at Etho's blooded figure and dragging him off to whatever exit is the fastest to camp. He would've considered jumping off the sky to make his trip easier if it weren't for False stopping him.
His first proper meeting with his mother, Demeter had said, "What's with you? He's just a boy."
Bdubs had simply sobbed out, "That's the point!"
Etho was just a boy. He wasn't meant to go up here and play hero. If Bdubs had continued to rudely tell him that instead of being such a softie and instead teaching him to love the world Bdubs lived in so he could selfishly keep Etho, would the ending have been different?
Alas, he had no time to change such things. This was the outcome, and Bdubs was left to cry over it. It was then that the son of Demeter had a dangerous thought; he wouldn't mind the end of the world if it meant Etho could live a little longer.
It's a good thing that the gods had reacted quickly and helped him to the infirmary before that thought would result in anything.
If anyone had seen how Bdubs kept begging to sleep in the infirmary to be able to monitor Etho's pulse, no one spoke.
If anyone had seen how Bdubs suddenly started learning how to grow various healing herbs despite having no use for them, no one spoke.
If Scar noticed anything about his new older sibling figure's tone when he told him bedtime stories of a certain Underworld hero, he spoke of nothing and simply hugged Bdubs to sleep.
Because if anyone were to speak, Bdubs would rather have to die than let Etho be his one weakness to a nth world destruction.
#Hermits and The Olympians#Bdubs âI love the world but I love you moreâ#Etho âI sacrifice myself for the world because you are in itâ#idk how to write angst im doing this in the middle of the airport.#ethubs#ethoslab#bdoubleo100#hermitshipping#trafficshipping#tw implied suicidal thoughta#tw mentions of death#but no one really dies#drabble#ficlet
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nights like these
A drabble for @mcyt-drabble-exchange and made for @riceofthepuffedvariety. You can also find it here on AO3. This was a super fun exchange!! Hope you like it Rice <3
It was just going to be a few nights away from the sea. He hung his fluffy coat by the door of the little cabin, it sitting next to Ethoâs green bomber jacket like it belonged there.Â
On warm nights like this, Etho pressed to his side, he could almost forget the itch.Â
Tonight he couldnât. He snuck out of bed, slipping silently to the door.Â
The hook was empty, the green bomber sitting alone. His chest squeezed as he turned back, Etho stood in the doorframe, his gaze anywhere but him.Â
âEtho, whereâs my coat?â There was no answer.Â
#bdubs#ethoslab#bdoubleo100#ethubs#hermitshipping#hermitcraft fanfic#hermitcraft drabble#drabble#selkie#selkie bdubs#angst#rabbit writes
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âHeads I see BdâI get to go home. Tails, you can take me.â
this comic is based off @oh-snapperssâ âs fic Can you see me? (Or should i keep waiting?) and reading it made me cry (a lot) so this is my revenge sbdjfbshj (everyone go read the fic RIGHT NOW!! GO!!!)
the words in the comic are from the song little lion man by Mumford & Sons :)
#seta art :)#i already said it but go read the fic right now i need to spread my brainrot over it its so good akhsbdjahsbdj#i just AUGH the angst got to me alright#ethoslab#etho#ethoslab fanart#bdubs#bdoubleo100#bdubs fanart#angst#cysm fanart#hermitcraft#ethubs#hermitshipping
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haunted
#hermitblr#hermitcraft#ethoslab#bdubs#last life smp#etho#bdouble0100#art with jeddie#my art#IM STILL NOT OVER THEM OK#THEY R GAY BC I SAY SO#THERE IS ANGST OK I CAN SMELL JT I FEEL IT IN NY BONES#anygays#ethubs
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but if you could ask him anything anonymously without him knowing itâs you?
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I... if he didn't know that it was me? So he had no fear of my reaction? How he sees me. How he feels about me.
If he loves me too.
#blog e e's#etho#ethoslab#ask#rp blog#ask blog#hermitblr#trafficblr#hermitshipping#trafficshipping#ethubs#bdoubleo100#mod note: sorry i love angst. especially etho angst#đ#ethubs confession arc
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