#evil xisuma fanfic

[naris-606]

So I started writing something. It's not finished, but I'm updating it weekly-ish.

It's a Evil Xisuma and NPC Grian Fanfic I'm calling 'Drained' until I can think of a better name!

I have an idea of the direction I want this fic to go, but keep in mind this started as a one shot.

Anyways, here's the link! I'll probably reblog this whenever I update adding a new chapter. For now there's 3 chapters, and 7258 words, with more to be added!

Perhaps art can even be added in if I feel up to it...

[lostinthe-void-666]

“I’m gonna hand this over to someone- I can’t- I definitely can’t call them my friend, uh, let’s say I’m gonna hand this over to my nemesis? I believe?” - Xisuma, 2017

FIRST EX APPEARANCE OF SEASON 5??? WHOA??? (Maybe not canonically but… oh well, they make me excited :)

[welcome-back-to-hoimycraf]

Xisuma took a depth breath, steeling xir nerves. This was fine, it would be fine! Countless others had done xer Observance before xim, xir’s would be no different. The pessimistic voice in the back of xir mind wasn’t so sure, though. What if xir future wasn’t what xi wanted? What if xi wished xi had never seen it in the first place?  

The voidwalker turned back from where xi had paused on the steps to the temple, wordlessly asking Ex for something encouraging, something to keep xim from making xir way back up the stairs and forfeiting the ritual altogether.

Xir twin sat on the top step, watching Xisuma descend and awaiting xir own turn. As twins, xe were to approach the void in the same order xe came out of it, leaving Ex to go second. At Xisuma’s hesitation, xi raised both arms in the air to cheer xir sibling on silently. Words seemed to be inappropriate for the entrance to the temple, amplified by the fact that neither had said a thing on the trip over. Besides, Xisuma was too far down for xem to speak without yelling.

Xisuma nodded, turning to face the stairs leading downward once more. They stretched off into the void below the island, the Observatory tiny in the distance. That didn’t help to make it less intimidating. The platforms beneath xim bobbed in the void with Xisuma’s steps, bouncing once or twice before stabilizing- just enough to be concerning.

Before long, xir feet once again touched solid ground. The temple was much steadier than the path leading up to it, giving Xisuma a feeling of security. It was peaceful, really. A nice contrast to the oppressive sense of dread xi had before. 

The Observatory wasn’t long at all, nothing but simple carved endstone framing a lookout point. Xi approached the cutoff, crouching at the end of the platform and looking into the void. It was thicker here, swirling with stars in dusty purples, blues, and blacks. This was where all the voidwalkers were born, made directly from the universe itself. Looking into the void you were born from, once you came of age, would tell you your future, what you should expect and how to prepare. It was a sacred, highly revered ritual in voidwalker culture. 

Xisuma didn’t feel exactly venerated at the moment.

The waiting felt awkward, to the point where xi questioned whether or not xi’d missed a step somewhere, somehow. Was something supposed to appear by now? A vision? A depiction created by the swirls and glimmers of the void?

Xisuma sat there, crouched dumbly on the edge of the platform for what felt like hours. Xi knew, realistically, that it couldn't have been more than a few minutes at most, though. Xi were just about to give up, to grab Ex and tell xim that this was a waste of time, when the void before xim… rippled. X’s gaze snapped back to the motion. Was this it? Was this what xi were supposed to be seeing?

A pair of bright, wide eyes emerged from the liquidy substance before xim. At first, they stared directly up without even noticing xim. Then, the pupils… blinked? Xisuma didn’t know they could do that. The black circles squished and curved into a crescent, though the eyes themselves never closed. 

Xisuma’s mind was already racing with questions before the pupils shifted to look at xim, the eyes widening. Abruptly, something moved beneath the surface of the void. The figure connected to the eyes shot out, hands slamming down on the endstone in front of X. The voidwalker screamed, lurching backward, only to slip in xir haste. The air left xir lungs in an instant, leaving xim to stare hazily up at the Observatory’s ceiling, gasping. 

The thing that had emerged from the void stepped into xir vision, blurred with Xisuma’s daze. A voice said something above xim, which xi attributed to the figure. “You okay, sweet face?” Xir voice sounded wrong. The way xi pronounced words was so, so off that it completely threw Xisuma for a loop.

“I-I’m fine, I think,” xi groaned, blinking a few times to clear xir vision as xi sat up. Xi felt so utterly confused, though xi chalked that up to the strange experience xi were having. “Who… who are you?”

The stranger did something weird with xir face in response. In fact, xir entire face wasn’t right. Colors Xisuma had never seen before made up xir body, with cloth covering almost everything below xir head. Speaking of xir head, a large hole split open towards the bottom of it. A mouth, perhaps? Xisuma had never seen one like it. Xir mouth opened to reveal a set of flattened teeth pressed together. 

“That’s good, that’s good!” The person’s mouth moved as xi spoke, xir hands clapping together. “I’m Keralis, sorry for the scare! May I help you up?”

Keralis stuck out xir hand, which Xisuma accepted. This was all so weird, xi almost felt lightheaded. “I’m, uh, Xisuma.”

“Xisuma? What a nice name!” Xi laughed, already moving to step past the voidwalker. “Now, how about you show me around? I haven’t been here in, oh, a hundred years, give or take? Whatever- we’ve got things to see!”

And with that, Keralis took Xisuma’s hand, leading xim back to the stairs xi’d come from.

…This was going to be an ordeal to explain to Ex, wasn’t it?

@qpr-kersuma-week

[nekodere07]

Can you guys recommend me Evil X centric fics? And provide a summary and major spoiler to convince me to read them? I listed the ones below that I discovered/read so far, so you don't need to recommend them again. It also functions as me recommending stuff to EX enjoyers :D

Asking for Nothing by mayflowers fr "i can be the one you call" series (Evil X redemption saga after traumatizing Keralis w/ Zed's help; you need to read everything for context since it has diff events and has continuity) ✨

Anthophobia by residentevilxisuma (Evil X has platonic Hanahaki disease) ✨

Make Me Hurt, Make Me Bleed by residentevilxisuma (Reaper Evil X got tortured by Mumbo but doesn't have physical scars due to his regeneration, but it's been hiatus/discontinued since 2021 😭) ✨

residentevilxisuma's Reaper AU by residentevilxisuma (collection of Evil X reaper au)

Another Chance by Ronin_Resistance fr "Void Medic EX" series (Evil X is in charge of respawn while in the void)

Homesick by Inquillitory (Evil X redemption arc after being indirectly responsible for s8's doom)

Can't Even Hear My Own Sobs by GoodTimeWithCip (EX has meltdown after being ripped fr the void)

Here is Home by Shrug (Icynightsky) (not centric but major role; Evil X rescues Impulse fr the void who was banned due to Imposter Syndrome)

The betrayal of brothers doesn't mean the betrayal of others. by JustAnotherMutantKid (Evil X was banned by Xisuma for not doing what he wants but got help by Team ZIT + Wels)

The Road to Hell (Is Paved with Good Intentions) by Random_Reviewer (not centric but antagonist; Evil X tortures Etho and streamed it for the Hermits to see)

this is about a stuffed bird by Bee_4 (downloaded it but didn't have the motivation to read since MCD)

The Hermits And The Mystery of How Evil X Eats by thatgirlfromasgard (not centric; like the title suggests)

it takes two to play (the game of mutual secrecy) by kiwinatorwaffles fr "the hermitcraft hero au (VDHAU)" series (Evil X vigilante due to admiration of a hero, not knowing it was his older brother Xisuma, and those two were just oblivious to each other's identity when all their friends already figured it out a long time ago) ✨

Late Night Visits by Lackyducks (not centric but major role; Evil X sends a stressed Xisuma to Scar since he can't shapeshift back)

Family Revelation series by PickleGirl23 (Exil X found and adopted Grian as his son; didn't continue the series tho since they crossover w/ DSMP)

Iron Bleeds Green by MawoftheMagnetar (not centric but major role; X and EX were formerly the same person but separated due to a tech fr their home planet, and an individual fr there was hunting both of them down)

Cat Among Pigeons by qvill (Evil X was spit out by the Rift after being void banned, shapeshifts into a cat so no one will know it's him)

Love Me Like I'm Dead by Dani_ofCrows (ongoing; major role; X and EX were secretly some kind of creature but X keeps it a secret fr the Hermits until this was forced to be discovered, Hermits shortly realized that both siblings have Hanahaki disease)

I'll Take You By The Hand by ScarletHalo (Evil X was captured by the Watchers but Grian helped w/ his injuries until Xisuma comes to theit rescue)

Words Are Hard by BDbSafe4U (BlueDblue62) (depressed Evil X can't communicate how much he was hurting to X until he tried to off himself in Decked Out)

voidfishing, the new sport that nobody regretted partaking in (eventually, anyway) by kiwinatorwaffles (major role; Xisuma fishes out kid Evil X out of the void)

Well well, look who's inside again by rorythewriter (ongoing; Evil X is freed fr the void but has amnesia and is suicidal due to the pain fr sensory deprivation/overload, EX and Zed friendship for the win)

Cold and broken and hurt (Warm and healed and protected) by Moonflowers24 (EX disappeared in s8 and was stuck in the void until s10, assumed X hated him since he banned him to the void again and never responded to their texts)

A Nether Return by Sharo (EX glitch spawned in the 1.16 Nether after being banned, got sick but was taken care of by team ZIT and Zed got pissed after discovering X banned EX)

[eliyips]

Xisuma lands, collapses, and makes no effort to right himself. His counterpart wouldn’t be able to find him here, hundreds of blocks from The Octagon, hands and knees pressed against abrasive netherrack. With time, his panic subsides and breathing settles. What’s left is embarrassment. Xisuma had made a mistake, as he tends to do. Placed yet more barriers between EX and his path to redemption. He needs to make it up to his friend, and he’d promised him as much. But that’s for later, after he’s addressed his feelings and organized his thoughts.  For now, he needs a moment alone.

[insoucianceart]

Aaand my second work for @diabolical-on-ao3! Tried something a little different with this one and went with a school AU where Wels and Hels are brothers! Enjoy!

[lilajeanbasener]

Chapter 10! Hermitcraft Audiobook [Forgotten or Forbidden]

[ask-evil-x]

Ship names! Basically a name a fandom gives a group of characters that are canonically(or headcanoned) in a relationship, at least I think that's the typical definition, I wrote this off the top of my head so it's prob not 100%

Anyways Swagoons means Ashswag X Reddoons and Clownzy is Clownpierce X Branzy

oh

I don’t know these people

what are some ship names…? for hermit people? I think it would be fun ti know

[lady-astras]

Healed Promises - Pt 1

! By Xizara i mean Evil Xisuma, that’s the name I have him !

! These phone numbers are purely randomly typed into the keyboard, please do not try calling them !

Xisuma prided himself on the fact that he kept his promises. He was a man of honor - whatever he told someone he’d do (or implied that he’d do it), he would do it. No one would be let down under his watch, least of all his hermits. 

He didn’t see Wels all that often, but he liked to think of their pride as a bonding connection.

Maybe there was a reason for that. Maybe it was the guilt that consumed his soul every single day since he was eighteen. The guilt that ate away at him, constantly reminding him of a fateful portal he’d opened.

He’d let them down by leaving.

He always kept promises after that though. Ones he could keep, ones that were iffy. He always kept them. A promise was like a little trinket, something small that meant something big to someone else. They’d entrusted him to keep it and so he honored that wish.

Which was why he was initially so hesitant to send a reply letter back. By no means was it a huge commitment. But… did he really want to see him again?

Xizara had never, ever done anything wrong. He had always been the one to wrap Xia in blankets and whisper soothing words to her, all while he himself was the one who invoked arguments with his parents as a last-ditch effort to try to help. Maybe if he’d been more emotionally available for his siblings they wouldn’t resent him so much. Xizara had probably asked to meet him just to tell him off after gathering the courage to see him after fifteen years.

He picked up the letter to read it again, parchment clearly ripped out of an empty notebook, the paper softened from the times he’d crumpled it up and instantly regretted it.

Xisuma -

I write to you after a while to tentatively ask to meet. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you, and as everyone knows, twins always stick together.

Void if only they could have stuck together, like False and her twin did. 

I know you’re busy - you always are, precious Admin child.

Was he being made fun of? Was that some form of anger being expressed in the note of always being overlooked?

So if you could please write back that would be great. We can arrange a time or something?

My new comm number is 682-720-8165 if you want to save it. If you’re mad at me just say that.

Inanis’ blessings,

Xizara Void

Dammit this was difficult. Was he annoyed or not? Surely if he was annoyed the letter would be worded differently? But he could be trying to hide it.

He pulled out a piece of paper and a fancy pen from his stationery drawer.

Hey Xizara,

Yeah I’d be down to meet! I’m pretty busy lately but as the admin of the server I’m sure I can delegate or something, haha.

Do you want me to come back home or do you want to visit me here? I can make accommodations for the air and stuff, but it’d be helpful if you still have the helmet or mask I gave you.

I don’t have much of a preference but I get the feeling I’m not really welcomed at home anymore…

You can contact me as well if you like by personal comm at 451-269-0157. If that’s the wrong number just let me know, I get my work and personal numbers mixed up sometimes.

Regards,

Xisuma Void, Ad.M

He sighed, setting down the pen. The promise was inked and he was now obligated to send it.

If this was a trap waiting for him he’d rather be prepared, but if it wasn’t he didn’t want to estrange his siblings even more.

To the interdimensional post office.

[aries-of-spades]

Making Covers for Fanfictions #1: Actions Speak Louder Than Words

So, I've decided to start a little series that will have zero consistency in how often it's updated.

Basically, I want to practice book cover design by making covers for fanfics I liked. I'll mainly be doing ones that don't have cover art already(*cough* like most Wattpad stories), but I might do some of those as well. (This is mainly so I don't have an existing cover influencing my ideas, more creativity.) Also, Some will be oneshots, not just full length fics.

Also, let's face it, probably all of these will be Hermitcraft fics, maybe other MCYTs.

ok, with that out of the way, here's the first one:

Actions Speak Louder Than Words by starlit_voids on Wattpad

(aka, a really sweet highchool AU HEX oneshot that feeds my brainrot. I think about it so much.)

It was really fun to mess around with the colors for this, cause I wanted it to feel soft and warm. I also wanted to try a mostly lineless style, since I don't do that a lot, but you tend to see that sort of thing on the cover art of YA romance novels.

I 100% recomend checking out this story, and the other ones I'll be drawing covers for.

Also, if you have any fics you think deserve a cover design, let me know. It might take a bit, especially if it's one I haven't read yet, but I always love new ideas(and new fics to read).

(PS this is in no way comission work. I'm just doing this for fun and practice.)

page of planning under the cut:

[thathermitweirdo]

Sibling Issues

Hi everyone! This is a oneshot I wrote over TWO years ago. Kinda crazy, but here we are. I wanna start moving some oneshots over here to tumblr, but if you’d like to read more, check out my Wattpad :)

Anyway, Enjoy!

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Xisuma sat on the edge of his storage tower, just as the sun began to descend over the jungle. The dusty orange glow of the horizon caused the leaves to gleam in the sunset. With the wind brushing through his chestnut hair, the admin took in a deep breath of fresh air. His helmet sat on his lap, allowing X to breathe freely.

Hermitcraft season seven had come to its end. Xisuma had let the hermits head to season eight, while he stayed behind to wrap everything up. The quiet was nice, to take a few moments to enjoy the peacefulness of the empty server. No pranking or firework rockets in the distance, the only sound was the rustling of the leaves that shook with the wind.

Xisuma watched silently as the sun slowly crossed over the horizon, the sky turning dark as the moon began to take its place in the sky. Stars twinkled above, gleaming down on the quiet little server. The admin shut his eyes, feeling the wind against his face, the gentle breeze brushing against his cheeks.

"Alright Xisuma. Enough wasting time. Get back to work." The Brit spoke to himself with a heavy sigh, placing his helmet over his head as he got to his feet.

The admin snapped his fingers together, a purple screen appearing before him. Xisuma typed away at the keyboard, hesitating as his hand hovered over the 'enter' key. This could risk everything that he had worked for. The identity that he had built, the life that he had created from scratch, it all could come crumbling to the ground if something went wrong.

"This needs to be done," Xisuma said to himself, trying to reassure his decision, although he didn't sound saddened or hesitant, even as he continued to speak. "I can't just leave him in the void. I never should have banned him to begin with."

He quickly pressed the 'enter' key on the screen, and within moments, Xisuma had spotted the chat message popping up.

<EvilXisuma joined the game>

Typing in another command, Xisuma hit enter once again, his brother suddenly teleporting right in front of the admin. Ex was stunned at the unfamiliar method of travel, dazed after returning from the void. It had been so long in the silence, the cold, empty, darkness that he had been locked away in.

Ex ripped off his helmet, dropping to his knees as he gasped for fresh air. He had breathed in the air of the void for so long that it burned his lungs to breathe the air of the overworld, but the evil hermit didn't care. It felt so fresh and warm, it was the greatest thing that Ex had felt in months.

He looked up at his brother, Ex still breathing heavily as his eyes flashed with burning hatred. There were deep scars across the Brit's face, much worse than the marks across Xisuma's face. The cuts and slashes were covering the majority of his face.

"Why...why am I here..?" Ex panted, his eyes trailing to the ground, unable to meet the steely glare of his brother. Xisuma smiled.

"I couldn't leave you there."

His brother laughed at that. "Oh, you couldn't leave me there? Well, you took EVERYTHING AWAY FROM ME!" Ex snapped with his eyes looking up from the ground, the fire in his glare quickly burning out as he looked back to the safety of the ground.

"It would have been better if you had just left me there." He muttered underneath his breath, Ex placing his helmet over his head and adjusting it with a scowl across his face.

"I know," Xisuma said, staring down at his helpless brother. "But you also know I couldn't do that."

The two were silent for a couple moments, neither attempting to lock eyes with one another. After what felt like an eternity, Ex finally spoke up.

"W-...what season is it..? Last I remember, I was in season six, then I was suddenly back in the void."

"It's going to be season eight soon enough," Xisuma explained, "we just finished season seven. You and I are currently in my season seven base."

Ex smiled cruelly. "So, you're letting me join season eight?" He asked jokingly, Xisuma letting out a weak chuckle in response, his eyes narrowing.

"You'd tear everything apart. I can't let you do that."

"What? Just because you don't want the hermits to know the truth about you?" Ex asked tauntingly, his tone mocking the admin. Xisuma pulled out his blade, he and his brother locked eyes with one another. Ex grinned at this.

"There he is. There's the Xisuma that I know.." he said with a flat chuckle, Ex's words causing him to be met by the tip of his brother's sword.

"You don't know me at all." Xisuma growled, Ex audibly laughing.

"I know you better than any of the hermits ever could. I know the real you. You, Xisumavoid, are a heartless, cruel, monster. You kill anyone who figures out who you really are, just like how you killed Python and Biffa, along with anyone else who stood in your way."

Xisuma grinned, dragging the sword across his brother's neck. "They were the smart ones. But everyone else is too dense to realize. They all think that I'm just a derp, that I'm just 'good old Xisuma'. And they'll never think any differently of me."

Ex cussed underneath his breath, knowing that it was true. Although, the cussing turned into quiet laughter underneath his breath. The evil hermit smiled at his brother.

"So you're going to kill me? So no one will know?"

Xisuma smiled. "You know me so well, brother."

"Then, let me at least ask one question."

Xisuma thought for a moment, but he slowly nodded in agreement. Ex looked up at the admin, his eyes no longer filled with hatred, but with sorrow.

"Do you regret it? Any of it?” His brother asked earnestly, eyes filled with what seemed to be pleading.

“You stole the life that I was going to have,” He went on. “And you put me in the void while you ran off to join hermitcraft. I could have come along, I could have had something more than this worthless life in the void!”

X rolled his eyes, slightly raising his blade, but his brother persisted and he continued.

Ex stood up and stepped closer, almost taunting his sibling. The pleading gaze changed, shifted to a cold, yet burning determination. “But instead, you discard me while constantly lying to the people you called your friends! You gave me all these scars and made me this way! So tell me, brother, do you regret any of it?! From ruining my life to killing those hermits you called your friends?!"

Xisuma thought for a moment, then slowly, yet reluctantly nodded. "I do. I do regret one thing..." he said, lowering his sword away from his brother's neck.

Ex could barely react as the sword was shoved through his chest, Xisuma's face practically glowing with insane joy as a crazed grin spread across his face. Blood trickled down the netherite blade, dripping off the sword and into a small puddle on the ground.

"I regret not getting rid of you sooner."

Ex chuckled drowsily at that, it was clear he was beginning to lose consciousness. Xisuma pulled his blade out of his brother's chest, causing Ex to fall to the ground. He looked past the admin, looking out at the jungle, a weak smile coming across his face.

"T...the one thing I wanted to see while I was in the void...more than anything…” He began to cough and choke, blood running up his throat and spewing out his mouth as he tried to speak. “—was the sun..nice to see you w-waited just s-so I couldn't get the thing I wanted m-most.."

"Quit whining." Xisuma growled as he stabbed his sword into Ex's side, pulling out the blade once his brother had stopped breathing. A warm puddle of crimson blood surrounded the body, the admin dropping his weapon beside his dead sibling.

"I never really did like you. You were nothing more than a nuisance if you ask me." Xisuma said carelessly, shrugging it off as if Ex had meant less than nothing to him.

"Messing with you, the hermits, anyone really, all of this is more fun than you could ever imagine, Ex." Xisuma said, speaking to his brother as if he were still alive.

"The rush of killing, it's incredible. You wouldn't know. You were nice compared to what I've done, and that's why you're dead.” He said, dragging his gloved finger through the warm blood on the edge of his blade.

“This is all a game, and you just couldn't figure out how to play it right."

—

Xisuma stepped into spawn, the other hermits waving at him. They had been waiting for the admin before starting the new season. The large group of hermits all smiled and greeted him, unaware of what he had just done. Xisuma grinned and acted like his 'regular' old self.

The season started and all the hermits ran off to gather materials. Keralis had joined Xisuma in a small group with a few other hermits, gathering wood and stone to start. He noticed X joining the server, waving happily before coming up to the admin when everyone else was out of earshot.

"What took you so long, Shiswami? I almost thought you weren't coming!" He laughed, smiling at the admin. Xisuma chuckled, his smile sweet and his voice calm.

"Oh, you know, just sibling issues."

[writing-the-end]

The hermits return home to find an unwelcome surprise

A Wizard Hermits tale (au, designs, and ideas belong to @theguardiansofredland )

Masterpost

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Hermitcraft s10 amirite? I haven't watched consistently since s7 but it still got me in the mood to finally work some more on LoL!

Hopefully yall are still interested in Light of Lairyon- or some new faces interested in magical hermits definitely check out LoL and Red's awesome art!

[lostinthe-void-666]

Helsknight. The fascinating culinary student.

[zeighost]

Final part of GvsB universe :D

[creationofacentury]

(For anyone who's interested in interaction between X and Grumbot: Hello! This is a short fanfic about them.)

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Grumbot has been working in the grocery store for a long time. He has seen a lot of strange people. People with gills, people with eye patches, people with wings, people with watermelon hats, people that looks like creeper...but the strangest person among them is the owner of the store.

X, is what the they asked Grumbot to call them. X wears their helmet all the time, Grumbot has never seen their face. (Grumbot assumes they have a face. Most people have it.) X never eats, which is very different from most people that Grumbot knows. X also talks in a really unique voice, it sounds like the asphalt surface when Grumbot drags his feet across the floor (X doesn't like it when he does that), and Grumbot likes how X's voice sounds similar to his own. Some times, though, X stares at him with an expression that Grumbot doesn't understand, but despite the strangeness, Grumbot likes X. X takes good care of him, and X is red- Grumbot loves red.

He tells X that.

Beneath the visor and armor, X stiffens. They slowly turn to look at Grumbot and frown.

"Yeah?" X sounds extra cheery today. Normally they just make noises at Grumbot that he has yet to understand and walk away. "Why is that?"

Do frowns go with cheery? Grumbot needs to update his database. "It makes me think of...bed, I guess. It makes me feel warm."

"..." The frown disappears, and now Grumbot can't read X's expression at all. It's all blank. "Your bed only has two colors, and it's yellow and black."

"Bee's color,"

"Yeah."

"I like bees,"

"I know."

"But I still don't know why I like red..." Grumbot sighs- a movement he learns from X, "...Oh, I know! Maybe it's because you are red, X!"

X visibly shakes.

Grumbot tilts his head in confusion.

"...Yeah?" X asks weakly after a few seconds.

"Yeah!"

"...That's great." They smile, and it looks wobbly. "Kid, isn't it almost your bed time?"

Grumbot checks the clock on the wall to be sure. "It's only seven, X, are you alright? You are acting unusual today!"

"I'm fine, don't worry about me." X turns around to fiddle with the counter. "How about we close for the day early, and I'll let you count the diamonds?"

"CAN I?!"

"Yes, but! Just for today."

"Yay! You are the best, X!"

X turns away. "What are you waiting for? Go lock the door."

As Grumbot runs to lock the door, he hears X mumbles. It isn't unusual, X does that a lot, and it's always something about sooma and void, but Grumbot has never figured out what a sooma is. He has a feeling that X doesn't know he can hear them all.

This time though, there's a new word:

"Call me heartless one more time...who's the heartless ones? The simulation is over, it's been years- aren't they your children? I swear to Notch, Grian..."

Grian?

Grumbot collapses to the ground.

System rebooting...

Memory access blocked...

Overwrite?

Access denied...

System rebooting...

"...umbot? Grumbot! Wake up! Kid, come on, come on, come on-!"

"...X?"

"KID, YOU SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH!"

Grumbot realizes they are on the ground. X is cradling him like a human baby, and Grumbot kind of like it.

"X? What happened?"

X has their right hand on Grumbot's forehead, "You are shaking,"

Grumbot wants to say X's voice is shaking too, but he decides not to. He is shaking after all, and he doesn't know why.

"Why?"

"I don't know, you just collapsed- and-"

"Sorry, X..."

"DON'T." X yells and then immediately regrets it, "Sorry, I...don't be sorry for things you can't control, don't ever apologize for that, okay?"

Grumbot nods.

"I need verbal response, kid."

"...yes, X."

And X wraps their arms around Grumbot. Grumbot has seen customers do that. Once, a man with a watermelon hat came in with a yellow shirt child, and when the child cry, the man did this. X told him it was a hug, and finally Grumbot gets one as well.

X's soft, Grumbot decides. He can feel it through the armor. Maybe X have a face underneath the helmet after all, since faces are soft, too.

After three minutes, Grumbot thinks he still needs to ask, "...Can I still count the diamonds?"

X chuckles. It sounds choked, maybe X needs to drink water. Grumbot knows X has a pair of cups and a box of tea, but he has never seen X use them before. They just sit on the shelf in the back of the store, strangely not collecting dust at all.

"You don't sound great, X, are you sure you are okay?"

X stays silent.

It takes them a while to reply, "...Give me a night. I will be okay tomorrow, alright?"

"Okay."

"You can count the diamond on your own right? Don't fall asleep with them in your bed, I will know if you do."

"Okay, okay! I won't! Get better soon!"

With a final pat on the head, X walks him to his room and hands him the diamonds. Grumbot counts the diamond one by one, and he recounts just so he doesn't mess up. When he falls asleep, he dreams of a person in red and a person in black, smiling towards him. They seem nice. All in all, it's a good day. (And if he gets up before X, he can get away with sleeping with diamonds in his bed, then the day would be even better.)

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I am planing out a fic that im gonna write rn but i wanna know if you guys think i should give Ex a real name?