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zeta-in-de-walls · 4 years ago

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Brief summary of the Dream SMP S2 + S3

Hey guys, I’ve been meaning to make another helpful recap! [Here’s my summary of the 1st season of the SMP].

Just to be clear, I consider S1 to be all the events up to the Nov 16th war. S2 are the events from Nov17th-Jan 20th. S3 is the current arc

And like before, I mostly watch Tommy’s POV so I’m only going to cover his storyline. Sorry! I won’t be touching much on the Red egg, or Fundy’s story or Quackity’s stuff. You can easily follow Tommy’s story through his vods channel, as every stream is archived there. The roleplaying is much more prominent these days so this is going to be wordy but I’ll try to be as succinct as possible and keep it up to date.

=> Tubbo, now President, commits to rebuilding New L’Manburg. It’s on stilts, leaving the crater below as a memorial of the events that went down. Wilbur’s ghost appears, a friendly ghost who can only remember the good things from Wilbur’s life. He commits himself to rebuilding L’Manburg, wanting to make others happy.

=> Quackity wants to go after Technoblade in revenge for what he did to L’Manburg. Technoblade has retreated to distant lands but Quackity fears he will come back again if they do not stop him. Tubbo shoots his suggestion down, emphasising that he wants peace above all. Fundy, also part of L’Manburg’s Govt, sides with Quackity though they listen to Tubbo as he’s the President.

=> Tommy, now Vice-President again, moves into his old house. He meets several of the new members of the SMP, including Philza, ConnorEatsPants and CaptainPuffy - while he’s not involved in rebuilding he does make an effort to bond with some of the new members. After so long in exile, he wants to focus on his own goals and have fun now that L’Manburg is safe.

=>BadBoyHalo organises a funeral for JSchlatt, who is now deceased. Rather than being respectful, everyone messes around, stealing his remains and making fun of the former tyrant.

=> Vikkstar and Lazarbeam also join the server. Tommy makes a bit of a bad first impression. Next another new member joins, Ranboo. Tommy invites him to go prank George’s house: they dress up in disguises and go rob it in the middle of the night, griefing it some for good measure. After Tommy logs off, Dream logs on.

=> Dream builds a huge obsidian wall around L’Manburg - notably with far harsher borders. Everyone is confused and appalled. Dream indicates that Tommy’s to blame. Dream’s using George’s house as an excuse to challenge L’Manburg’s authority by taking offense to Tommy’s grief.

=> The next day, the cabinet speaks to Tommy and, feeling attacked, he denies everything. They take him and Ranboo to court with Dream threatening to build the walls even higher if Tommy is not punished. Tommy eventually confesses when they start blaming Ranboo too and Tommy insists that Ranboo had nothing to do with it.

=> They hold a meeting. Tommy is to be punished. Tubbo tries to argue for probation where Tommy is stripped of his power and has to be on best behaviour for 3 weeks. Dream would prefer exile but listens. If Tommy were to break probation, he would double the size of the obsidian walls, trapping L’Manburg further, and have guards patrolling the walls, preventing the citizens from leaving. Tommy is outraged at this, finding Dream’s actions entirely unfair.

=> He realises that Dream doesn’t have that much on them where Tommy still has Spirit - the remains of Dream’s dead horse which he once traded Tommy’s disc to Skeppy for. He threatens Dream - take down the walls or he destroys Spirit. Dream goes silent... then doubles the obsidian walls, stating he cares about nothing anymore except Tommy’s music discs and that he’s going to trap L’Manburg forever - it can be independent but never free.

=> They have another meeting. Tommy wants to call Technoblade and fight Dream as he’s oppressing them. Quackity and Fundy agree with this plan, not wanting to comply with Dream. Tubbo refuses, wanting to avoid a badly-thought out war and agrees to exile Tommy. Everyone’s shocked. As Tubbo is the President, it was his call. Tommy is lead away by Dream, accompanied by Ghostbur. Dream promises to take down the walls, now that L’Manburg has complied.

=> Quackity says that they need to get respect back as currently they have no power. He again suggests a ‘butcher army’ where they go after Technoblade as justice for L’Manburg and, this time, Tubbo agrees.

=> Meanwhile, Tommy is lead to a faraway land; his exile forbids him from going to any already inhabited land in the SMP. Dream destroys all his things and he has to start fresh. Tommy feels betrayed by everyone despite Ghostbur’s attempts to cheer him up; they call the land Logstedshire.

=> BadboyHalo visits Tommy and gives him a new music disc - chirp. (He wants to offer more, but Dream stops him.) Dream arrives to watch Tommy, making him destroy his iron armour and follows him around while Tommy tries to mine and build his new base. Tommy makes a tent as he doesn’t want this to be his permanent home. Ghostbur gives him and Tubbo compasses pointing to each other.

=> Exile takes a toll on Tommy. His humour grows darker with more references to death. Others visit but it feels disingenuous to Tommy. He feels lonely. Dream keeps visiting and destroying his armour and other things. But Tommy appreciates the company all the same. One time he has a hallucination of Tubbo visiting. (Tubbo’s too guilty to visit.)

=> Tommy decides to have a beach party so people will visit to see him but he only tells Dream and Ghostbur and Dream secretly sabotages the invites, sending Ghostbur away. When no one but Dream shows up, Tommy gets extremely depressed and angry, destroying the bridge he built through the nether. He decides Dream must be his only friend and even convinces Dream to give him a trident.

=> Jack Manifold visits while Tommy is feeling depressed and Tommy spleefs him into lava in rage before regretting it as he realises this dark mindset is unhealthy. Jack begins to hate Tommy, secretly wanting revenge.

=> Tommy is losing hope, feeling like he will die. He makes a secret room from Dream full of stuff he never wants to lose including pictures of Tubbo and other keepsakes. Dream discovers this room and grows furious, blowing up Logsteadshire and destroys all his things, his armour, his diamonds, everything. The only thing Tommy keeps safe is the pictures of Tubbo. Tommy apologises repeatedly, begging Dream to stay his friend, that he’s so lonely as Dream forbids anyone from ever visiting, destroying the nether portal.

=> Tommy nearly decides to end his life but reconsiders as he realises that Dream was just here to watch him, not be his friend. He cannot give up hope and let him win. So he runs away, and eventually ends up at Technoblade’s house in the wilderness.

=> In L’manburg Quackity sets off his Butcher army plan and they force Philza to tell them where Techno lives, placing his under house arrest for helping a known criminal. From Philza they take a compass that leads them to Techno’s house. Tubbo, Quackity, Fundy and Ranboo all fight Techno who is prepared with potions and gear. Thanks to Dream, he also has a totem of undying. Quackity threatens Techno’s horse, Carl, and Techno surrenders, giving them his weapons and armour, letting them lead him to L’Manburg where they immediately execute him, skipping a trial. Thanks to the totem, Techno lives. He escapes into the sewers with help from Dream and Punz. Quackity finds him but Techno kills him with a netherite pickaxe and flees home on Carl. He swears revenge, determined to absolute destroy L’Manburg for daring to attack him.

=> L’Manburg decides instead that their true enemy is Dream and plan a festival to catch and kill him. Ranboo visits Techno and gives him back his armour. Tubbo visits Logsteadshire and thinks Tommy is dead.

=> Tommy sees Techno who takes pity on him given that Tommy was exiled and now he’s on the run from Dream. Techno shows him his vault containing 150 wither skulls with which he wants to use to destroy L’Manburg. Tommy is horrified and doesn’t want to destroy his old home in spite of his conflicted feelings. He just wants to get his music discs back. Techno suggests working with him and he’ll help get the discs back if Tommy does some minor terrorism with him. Tommy agrees.

=> Dream turns up, looking for Tommy. Techno hides him but notes that he does owe Dream a favour for saving his life. Tommy is very confused about Dream - seeing him as both a friend and enemy, obviously emotionally vulnerable after exile. He fixates on the discs as the one goal that looks achievable. He is reliant on Techno for protection and looks to him for what to do, having no confidence of his own. Techno lets him have armour and golden apples.

=> Techno and Tommy commit acts of terrorism in L’Manburg. They kidnap Connor, torture him a bit and get Tubbo to exchange him for Techno’s crossbow. Tubbo was shocked to see Tommy was alive while Tommy calls Tubbo a monster, after hearing that he tried to kill his new friend Technoblade. He is conflicted though even as Techno shares his negative opinion on L’Manburg. Dream confronts them and Techno protects Tommy, though he offers his favour. Dream refuses, saving the favour, and leaves Tommy alone for now.

=> More terrorism, this time Techno releases a wither while Tommy threatens Fundy and Ranboo, getting back Techno’s sword and axe while accidentally scaring Fundy so much he drowns and even Techno is alarmed at his aggressiveness. Only afterwards does Tommy reflect that he’s going far too far and this might not be right. Techno says he’s beginning to respect him where originally he was useless and tells him his real plan to destroy L’Manburg. Tommy is scared. He reluctantly agrees, then backtracks and says he only wants the discs, not to hurt Tubbo but he is very uncertain.

=> The festival occurs. Tubbo and co. host it waiting for Dream to arrive. Tommy and Techno head over, seeing a scary prison Dream commissioned on the way. When they get there Dream appears but rather than take off his armour, he starts rebuilding the obsidian walls. It’s apparently because of Tommy again.

=> The community house has been blown up. Dream blames Tommy and everyone seems to believe him. He says that he considers L’Manburg responsible for Tommy’s actions unless Tubbo gives up Mellohi, which Tommy gave to him as a sign of trust.

=> Tommy appears and says that he didn’t do it. He’s hurt that Tubbo doesn’t believe him and angry at everyone. He and Tubbo and up fighting while the rest of the server watches. They’re screaming at each other until finally Tommy says that the discs were worth more than he ever was. They both freeze, digesting what he just said.

=> Tommy regrets and says to Tubbo to give up the disc to Dream, saying he’s becoming worse than everyone he hated. Then he says he’s on Tubbo’s side, on L’Manburg’s side - because all his violent behaviour was wrong and he should not let his trauma justify anything.

=> Technoblade says Tommy should come with him, that he’s siding with the enemy after all he’s done for him. Tommy’s mind is made up. Techno accepts this and demands his axe back, saying he’s no longer worthy of it. Tommy refuses, saying he decides that he is worthy. Techno leaves, saying either way he’s going to destroy L’Manburg and that Tommy’s made a mistake.

=> Dream calls Tubbo the worst president ever, explaining how he was pretending to be friends with Tubbo for it and now that he has the disc, he’s going to destroy L’Manburg with Techno tomorrow. He also says that Ranboo is a traitor. Dream leaves.

=> Tommy is in an awkward spot, but apologises to the surrounding crowd. He swears that he didn’t destroy the Community house and that everyone needs to put their differences aside for now because they don’t have time to argue or hold grudges. They need to band together to save L’Manburg from Dream and Technoblade. Settle their differences afterwards. Everyone has to work together to save the day. He believes in L’Manburg still.

=> Quackity talks to Tubbo, saying they should punish Ranboo, Tubbo refuses, saying he will not punish an innocent citizen and will not be pushed around by Quackity anymore. He’s going to be forgiving. Quackity says he’s going to leave L’Manburg for this though still agrees to help in the fight tomorrow.

=> Niki, is angry and doesn’t believe Tommy. She does not want to work with him and doesn’t care about L’Manburg anymore. She’d rather watch it crumble than work with Tommy. Fundy notes that no one likes Tommy but they should band together just while they have a common goal. The next day though, he reconsiders. Why bother trying to save a nation that’s never done anything? Why bother helping others?

=> Ranboo is frustrated saying that this whole fight is stupid and having sides caused the problems in the first place. Having a nation is the problem. He’s friends with people regardless of who they’re with. He says Dream is the enemy but is too scared to fight Dream as he’s too powerful. It’s pointless.

=> Punz says to help L’Manburg but he’s secretly a spy working with Dream to gain people’s trust.

=> Sapnap is conflicted as he doesn’t want to side against Dream. Tommy speaks to him the next day after searching the ocean for his lost fish Mars. He returns Mars to Sapnap saying he wants them to be friends and put aside all the betrayals and wars of the past. Sapnap agrees to help Tommy. Getting Sapnap to release Mars was wrong as hurting other just because you yourself was hurt is wrong, Tommy has decided. Tommy likewise forgives Tubbo for exiling him, saying it was justified and he should never have hurt Tubbo and teamed with Technoblade just because he was hurt and traumatised.

=> The war happens. Few turn up to fight. Fundy has sabotaged their supplies while Niki burns the L’Mantree. Techno starts his assault. Half a dozen Withers are released and they wreck havoc. Tommy and Tubbo fight together, helped by Sapnap, Ponk, Quackity, Punz, Jack Manifold and Eret. They are no match for Techno, Philza, Dream, a dozen withers and a huge pack of dogs.

=> Finally Dream releases tons of TNT, obliterating the nation. Tommy screams at Techno, saying how he never really considered him a friend and this was a betrayal while Techno counters that Tommy betrayed him, seeing him as a weapon rather than a person where Techno helped him and would have fought anyone for him. Tommy calls him selfish for being unable to compromise his views even a little, that he couldn’t have just let them live in peace but had to destroy what he loved.

=> Dream talks to Tommy too, saying that this was just fun for him, and wants to continue toying with Tommy. Tommy swears he won’t give up and Dream says he looks forward to doing this again. L’Manburg’s story is over, but theirs is not.

=> Quackity says to trust no one; all this was too far. Tommy agrees, planning on going after Dream and the discs once more to finish things. They agree that L’Manburg is beyond repair.

=> Ghostbur appears, he asks Phil why he did this, why he would destroy all that Ghostbur built and let his sheep, Friend, die. Phil just says he’ll understand some day. Ghostbur wants to die. Bringing back Wilbur will end his own existence he believes.

=> Tommy and Tubbo move in together, planning to fight Dream together after all he’s done to manipulate them.

=> Ranboo is anxious, he is hearing a voice that sounds like Dream but might just be a memory he’s trying to repress - the voice says that it was he who destroyed the community house. Ranboo goes to live with Philza and Techno, who offer him a home after destroying his house in L’Manburg, now just a crater.

=> Jack and Niki both want to make Tommy pay. Jack plans to get close to Tubbo in order to hurt Tommy.

=> Philza, Ranboo and Eret try to resurrect Wilbur - Tommy sees and is very conflicted as it means killing Ghostbur, who Tommy is very fond of and he’s wary of who Wilbur became. Their first attempt does not succeed but they’re going to try again.

=>Dream destroys Tommy’s house. He asks for Tommy and Tubbo to meet him. Alone. It’s about the discs.

=> Punz has been feigning loyalty to the SMP but was a spy for Dream. However, Tommy had secretly dropped off a chest of valuables in his house, realising he’s suspicious, and ask Punz to help him.

=>Tommy and Tubbo meet Dream alone on a mountain. They fight but are overwhelmed by Dream who makes Tommy choose between Tubbo and his disc. Tommy chooses Tubbo (and the disc turned out to be a fake anyway). Dream continues threatening tubbo, saying he will kill him if they don’t both comply and makes them both drop their armour and items before destroying it all.

=>Dream takes them to a secret vault he has made, containing items of attachment from everyone - it has the disc, Beckerson, Friend the sheep and spaces for more things he wants to collect, such as Sam’s dog Fran, Punz’s shulker box and Techno’s horse, Carl. He also adds the axe of Peace to the wall, which he had taken from Tommy. He then reveals he needs Tommy to be alive and get attached to things and make others get attached so he can collect those things and gain power. Dream has removed all attachments form his own life and believes taking others is the way to gain absolute control. For that he needs Tommy.

=>Dream plans to kill Tubbo and throw Tommy in an inescapable prison. There’s nothing they can do. Then Punz arrives, having heeded Tommy’s message, brining with him the cavalry as a dozen other players come with him, such as Sapnap, Eret, Jack, Niki, Sam and Quackity. They protect Tommy and Tubbo, leaving Dream in trouble.

=>Tommy goes up to Dream, makes him drop his armour as he’d done to Tommy so many times and gets Dream to reveal how he blew up the community house and his manipulative plans, even talking about his exile. Then Tommy kills Dream twice more, (taking two lives as he’d once done to Tommy) and considers killing him a final time so they’ll be free forever.

=>Dream begs him to let him go and offers the secret to bringing someone back to life - which means they could bring back Wilbur. Tommy reluctantly agrees and Sam and Sapnap take him and throw Dream in the inescapable prison.

=>Finally free, Tommy and Tubbo return home. They have the discs back ad listen to them at the bench. Wilbur talks to them - the real Wilbur from beyond the grave, apparently briefly able to communicate after their brush with death, not Ghostbur. He asks about them and they tell him how they want to bring him back. Wilbur is angry, having been content with death. They’re not quite sure what they might have done...

[This is considered the end of Season 2, the disc saga finale being the conclusion. What follows is season 3].

=> The next day, Tommy visits Dream in prison. It’s an impressive structure. Dream is rather subdued and Tommy asks him to write some novels for him. Now that he’s free from Dream, Tommy decides to start a new project for himself: building a hotel so when war breaks out and people inevitably lose their homes, they can stay at his hotel. With all the blown up buildings, the SMP needs some new central buildings, he feels.

=>Tommy asks Sam to build the hotel for him. Sam agrees but asks Tommy to pay him and also to do tasks for him. He becomes a new character, ‘Sam Nook’ like Tom Nook from animal crossing and even speaks in animalish while Tommy does various tasks for him.

=>Meanwhile, red vines have been growing throughout the SMP. They come from a mysterious red egg. They’ve actually been around for a while, but only now is Tommy, and many other characters, becoming aware of this. The egg had spread through the SMP and mind-controlled Bad and later Skeppy, but they’d managed to contain and stop it the first time. Bad got infected again, (because it had changed Skeppy and he wanted to be with him) and so he and Antfrost are now helping it spread once more.

=>Tommy investigates the egg, and finds he seems immune to its mind-controlling effects - most people like the egg or seem to hate it but he’s so far completely neutral and isn’t too concerned with stopping it. When Tubbo goes near it, it makes him cry. When Sam becomes ensnared by the egg, Tommy and Captain Puffy work together and help save him from it.

=> In Snowchester, Jack and Tubbo have been working on building nukes and decide to test them. Jack plans to kill Tommy by luring him to the test site, with Niki’s help. Jack and Niki’s plan nearly succeeds but they don’t get Tommy to the sit fast enough thanks to Tommy’s tendency to chatter and his distractable nature.

=> Tommy is unaware that they tried to kill him though he does feel slightly suspicious of Niki and how close he was to dying. Niki and Jack are disappointed with their failure but try to come up with another plan to kill Tommy.

=>Jack tries to get closer to Tommy by helping him at his hotel. Tommy begins to get suspicious of Jack’s odd behaviour. Meanwhile the egg is still spreading.

=> Sam Nook orders Tommy to go and destroy it and when Tommy goes over, he can hear the egg talking. Tommy nearly starts to destroy it but changes his mind as he doesn’t want to start another big war (many love the egg) - he just wants peace. He decides to take a piece of the egg to place in his hotel, hopefully contained to try and attract egg loyalists to his hotel.

=>The hotel is finished, ready for a grand opening. Tommy decides to visit Dream in prison one last time. He wants closure as he’s healing and doesn’t want Dream in his life anymore.

=>During Tommy’s visit to the prison, TNT can be heard going off in the prison. It seems there’s a problem. It’s suspected to be an attempt to breakout Dream (though the cell is secure) and the prison is put on lockdown with Tommy still trapped inside the cell with Dream. He’s stuck! Dream is very happy about this for now he has Tommy with him.

=>Sam is unable to work out what’s wrong with the prison. Until he finds the culprit he is reluctant to let Tommy out in case it allows Dream to escape. Meanwhile, Jack hears Tommy’s trapped and is ecstatic, realising his great enemy is trapped. He claims the hotel for himself. Much of the rest of the server seems unaware that Tommy is in trouble.

=>After a week, Tommy is angry and frustrated but remains resistant to Dream’s attempts to be friendly, refusing to let himself get manipulated again. Dream beings up the revive book and how he can bring back the day, and Tommy declares it a lie. Dream punches Tommy to death, which takes his last canon life.

=>Sam is devastated. He shares the news with others. Tubbo’s in denial. Jack’s reaction is interesting - initially celebrating but then he feels angry and cheated and empty and realises he’s not sure he wanted Tommy dead. Killing Tommy was the only thing that gave him purpose and now he has nothing. He burns down Jack Manifoldland, and continues with the BigInnit Hotel, still feeling conflicted. Quackity is also shocked by the news, stunned that Tommy could die. Ranboo becomes very pessimistic, feeling like no one on the server cares even as he blames himself for not caring. He’s not sure how much Tommy cared about him but starts to realise it was more than he thought when he finds the flower he first gave to Tommy saved in a chest - Ranboo had thought he’d thrown it away and never cared. Puffy is devastated, viewing the death as a personal failure. Bad and Ant celebrate, showing how much the egg has influenced them. Eret is shocked too, he’s sad as he’d always highly respected Tommy. Even Foolish is saddened though he hadn’t known Tommy well.

=>Tommy speaks to Wilbur in the afterlife, which seems to be a void. Time seems to flow differently there, its much slower. Wilbur still seems fond of Tommy and they keep each other company though Wilbur’s mindset remains a little worrying. He says how he and Tommy were both bad for the server and its better off without them. Tommy hates it in the afterlife, but Wilbur seems fine with it. Schlatt and Mexican Dream are also in the afterlife.

=>Dream resurrects Tommy. Tommy claims over a month has passed for him but for Dream its only been two days. H’s very disoriented. They are still both in the prison and no one else knows that Dream brought back Tommy. Tommy’s alive again but still trapped with Dream. He describes being dead as torturous and he’s sensory deprived.

=>Dream wants to kill Tommy more to learn more about Death, to Tommy’s horror. Dream calls himself a god, cause he can control death and Tommy feels a duty to kill him for the information to resurrect someone is in Dream’s head. But Tommy can’t, for he fears he’d be trapped alone in prison and he’s unsure if Sam would let him out after he killed Dream. Tommy can’t bear to be alone even as he hates what Dream’s doing and planning.

=>Dream intends to resurrect Wilbur. Tommy begs him not to, suggesting that Wilbur would be worse for the server in some way, that bringing him back would mean doom. Dream ignores his warnings, enjoying the power he possesses.

=> Sam finally lets Tommy out of prison and he’s doing badly. He’s afraid of taking damage and feels lost, not sure how to connect with anyway as he feels like they’re treating him differently. Sam is clearly hugely regretful but Tommy no longer trusts him. In fact, he wants a new warden for the prison, not feeling like Sam is capable of it anymore. Tommy finds out about Tubbo’s marriage to Ranboo and feels jealous and left out, seeing how his friends have moved on.

=> Jack is shocked to see him alive and they get into an argument, with Jack refusing to give back the hotel. Jack tries to confront him on everything, like how he wanted to kill Tommy and Tommy does not want to have that conversation at all, hating speaking about death so they leave on bad terms, Tommy not acknowledging Jack’s anger and Jack more angry than ever. He wants Tommy gone once more. He also decides to try and become prison Warden as well

=>Tommy has made it his goal to kill Dream because he’s certain he will escape and destroy everything he loves if they do nothing. He tells Quackity about the revive book.

=>Quackity meets Schlatt’s ghost in an underground cave, where the ghost is trapped after a cryptic message leading him there. He makes a deal with the ghost which might involve resurrection. He then goes to Sam and convinces him to let him in the prison to torture Dream. Sam agrees and every day Quackity visits the prison to torture Dream until he tells him about the secrets of revival.

=> Tommy visits Dream’s bunker from the disc saga finale, to see if the cow he saw was actually Henry, his old pet who died, now that he know the revive book is real. He and Ranboo carefully take both and Friend out of the vault. Then as they’re leading them back Tommy pulls too hard on the leash and Henry dies for a second time. Tommy is thrown into grief once more, feeling defeated and once again clings to the idea of killing Dream.

=> Tommy and Tubbo prepare once more. Tubbo shows Tommy how to build TNT cannons as they plan a way into prison. This is traumatic for Tommy and he is worried he’ll have a panic attack in prison, wrecking his plans so he tries out some exposure therapy, visiting some places of past trauma, including Logstedshire and a replica of Eret’s button room and an obisidian room they build to replicate the prison cell Tommy died in. Tommy find it all extremely stressful though he seems to forgive Eret after seeing his apology in the button room. The prison is hardest as he lasts no more than 30 seconds.

=>With invisibility potions prepared by Tubbo, Tommy sneaks into the prison, following Ghostbur who is visiting Dream (as part of Tommy’s plan) this goes well at first, Tommy making it all the way to Dream’s cell before he’s caught by Sam before he gets close enough to kill Dream. Sam is furious as Ghostbur is left beside Dream, in danger with Tommy helpless to do anything to save him.

=> Dream kills Ghostbur. Wilbur is revived, appearing in the spot he died. Sam tells Tommy he will kill him if he ever goes near the prison again, accusing him of causing this. Wilbur is happy to be alive, after being trapped for 13 years in limbo. He is thankful for Dream for reviving him while Tommy is less than happy to see him alive. Wilbur goes off to plan as stories of his revival spread around the SMP.

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And that’s everything so far! This is quite Tommy-focused I realise. That’s simply the story I’m following. (Sorry about the bias though.) Other parts of the SMP are interesting and I do encourage you to check out other creators as well. Badboyhalo has quite the interesting plot arc of his own, involving a Red egg that corrupts people while Karl is doing one-shot episodes called Tales of the SMP and many other characters have been doing their own thing.

If anyone has any further questions, feel free to ask! I can probably elaborate on most things or point out the relevant streams etc.

#dream smp #tommyinnit #timeline #meta #please tell me if i made any big mistakes #or missed out anything really crucial #cheers!#i'm trying to make this helpful without being too overwhelming #hence why its only tommy's story #exile arc #the disc war

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cmyknoise · 3 years ago

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so, something very obvious now with the new lore reveal is: revival of a person means that dream has to preform some steps, a ritual of sorts, in order to do it.

dream needs a book, a written book. something which we don’t know the contents of, but it’s not the revive book itself. and that book, with whatever is written inside, needs destroyed. as far as we know, it needs to be destroyed by lava.

and this is very interesting, because this isn’t the first time we’ve seen dream with a book to revive someone. actually our only other instance of witnessing dream revive a person, wilbur, we see him holding a book before ghostbur dies.

its very hard to see, but dream is holding a written book. the lava flows down. he kills ghostbur, and wilbur is revived not long after. we don’t see him using this book anytime later on, we don’t even see a written book at all with him, so it can be assumed once the lava flowed down and the barrier opened, he killed ghostbur and tossed the book.

so, there’s a ritual involved with reviving people! we know you need to write something in a book. now, either the real revive book is hidden or like dream said, he destroyed it. and i don’t doubt he memorized the passage in order to revive people, hence why he just needs the single use item.

but the reason i bring this up is, as we’ve now been told by the story through interactions of dream and punz, the final disc confrontation was staged to some extent (as sad as i am about that...there’s nothing we can do about it). dream and punz had planned for dream to be imprisoned for one reason or another. it explains dream telling punz not long before that he’d “be going away for a little while” and “you’re in charge while i’m gone”.

but there’s even more to this. the prison was built during exile, and is heavily implied to, by sam and dream, have been only for tommy. a place dream could hold tommy and show off ‘like a trophy’.

dream helped build the prison. he helped make the blueprints. he hired sam. he provided materials. he made the rules. he made what food was allowed. sam wanted steak, dream said raw potatoes. sam built and wanted a courtyard, dream had him block it off. he wanted this place to not only in theory, be completely impenetrable for tommy and for others, but i think he also did something else..

he designed the prison, including the cell he was in. its funny then, that the prison cell has everything you need to revive someone. it is surrounded by lava, it contains books. and although not confirmed, there’s a moment where we see the book surrounded by obsidian, so there’s that too.

and dream has chests full of books. he has the lectern. he has lava. as much as i hate to say it... i think he knew tommy would come back to visit, rub something in his face.

and thats why he found a way to get (enderwalk) ranboo to set off tnt, lock tommy inside.

we know him killing tommy wasn’t him testing the revive book now. we now know it works, and he knew it worked. he killed tommy to show tommy it worked, and to prove he has all the power in that cold little cell.

if sam hadn’t done a check up, and tommy was there longer...

well, dream’s first promise of ‘over and over and over and over’ again was in that prison cell.

and he had the means to do it. he had plenty of books, plenty of lava. and tommy.

not only was the prison built to hold tommy there, no matter if dream had ended up in prison or not, but the prison was built as a revival chamber. somewhere no one could bother them. somewhere no one would hear or see. hidden in plain sight.

#dsmp #dream smp #tommyinnit #dreamwastaken #ghostbur #analysis #theory #long post #lemon's stuff

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findingjoynweirdstuff · 4 years ago

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Dream SMP: Common Misconceptions

(Please correct me if I’m wrong about any of these!)

- Niki did NOT fight in the L’manburg War for independence. She joined after Jack Manifold did, after the war ended. Her first big war on the server was the Pet War.

(There were no women in L’manburg at the time of Fundy’s birth, after all. Hence the salmon thing)

- Tommy was the one to press the button in the Final Control Room first, not Eret. He was wondering what its function was and pressed it with a carrot.

- Sapnap didn’t kill Spirit. Spirit died to mobs while Sapnap was riding them.

- The leather that Tommy has is not Spirit’s leather. Sapnap accidentally used the wrong piece of leather, the real leather, to craft an item frame for Spirit’s memorial.

- Sam did not join the server in Election era. He was, I believe, the fifth? member to be added to the server, just before Alyssa. He just took a long hiatus and became more active on the server much later.

- Canon deaths are a narrative device, not a game mechanic. Characters might kill each other in an important battle, but if those deaths aren’t consequential to the story and all the character arcs, they aren’t canon. That’s why none of the deaths on Doomsday were canon. The battle was important, but the deaths themselves were not.

- Fundy’s character is canonically older than Tommy and Tubbo, despite being born after them. This is because Fundy functions like a phoenix and gets reborn.

- Fundy’s L’manburg uniform was different from the others because before he officially joined the revolution, he had to make his own suit and used crayons to color it, and he didn’t have the expensive set of crayons with the right colors.

- Fundy was born when Wilbur cut off his toe and it grew. He did not come out of a fish or fish eggs.

- The Camarvan looked like a pile of dirt by the end because the L’manburgians tore it down right after the war with plans to rebuild it, and after a while of not doing it, Tommy and Wilbur decided to rebuild it in the same place it was. They just did so very, very poorly.

- Dream disabled phantoms on the server around the time of the L’manburg War. Techno had membranes in his possession because he did a deal with Tommy, not because he was given them as forbidden items by Drista.

The reason Tommy was the only one on the server with access to membranes is because before Quackity joined the server, he and Quackity did a heist (Quackity in VC) where he went around stealing membranes from every other member, gaining a complete monopoly on the supply. This was part of their Cartel plot.

(There’s pretty much nothing written on the Wiki about the Cartel plotline, which is why this isn’t as well-known)

- The voice in Ranboo’s head is not actually Dream. It isn’t Dream trying to convince Ranboo that he’s not real, it just literally isn’t Dream.

- L’mantree is a lie. It wasn’t actually there from the beginning.

#dream smp #reference #long posts

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speni-4 · 2 years ago

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ok ok so these are like 11pm melatonin induced ramblings but bare with me pls

(ive included different options for a few characters/put down masky/hoody/skully as separate entities to their hosts but just roll w it ok??)

ok so

alex/wilbur:

- they both have the super pretentious theatre kid/film student vibes

-arg!wil and operator!alex have super similar energy chaotic evil energy

-moves to america after giving jay tapes and meets amy/shubble there

(both ran!jay and tommy!jay fly to america and hotel hop while searching for wil)

jay/ranboo:

-is helping wil/alex pack up to move when he finds the tapes and asks to keep them (for gen loss)

-originally gen loss was supposed to be a horror project but turns into the MH channel; hence why no one takes what he’s posting about the operator and wilbur seriously

-ran gives off the vibes that he absolutely would do some of the dumb shit jay does

jay/tommy-

-helped wil film originally (while he was still living with his parents) and convinced wil to let him keep the tapes after wil tells him he plans to destroy them

-finds the tapes a few years after wil moved to america and tommy is packing up to move out to brighton

-starts reviewing footage for the nostalgia and creates MH channel to document and to reunite with wilbur

tim/niki:

-both are the only competent and level-headed members of the group

-gives off the vibes that theyre the only person who can actually hold down a job and live a vaguely normal/regulated life despite all the crazy shit happening

-both have tragic hero vibes (mental illness based but not in a glorifying or degrading way; iykyk 🤷‍♂️)

brian/jack:

-close friend of wil and tim (separately before filming)

-auditioned to act in MH and convinced niki to as well

-levity of the group

the operator/smajor:

for 2 reasons-

1) because he’s e v i l

and 2) the thought that, instead of the gang(tm) being stalked and driven to insanity/paranoia by a 7ft tall, faceless eldritch being, theyre being harrassed by fucking scott smajor is so unbelievably amusing to me. like. just imagine the tunnel/school/forest scenes with scott instead of the operator and tell me that isnt the funniest shit youve ever visualised

jessica/aimsey:

- (nblw / nblm solidarity w ran/jay👌)

-used to be roommates with amy (shubble) in alabama and didnt understand why they were worried when amy vanished

- would absolutely uno reverse wil during the tunnel scene in entry 76 (doesnt matter if hes a foot taller then them, aimsey would absolutely fucking topple that guy)

- despite being super disoriented/confused and not having their memories, they absolutely would catch onto jay’s (either tom or ran) weird vibes and that he was hiding something from them

seth/elodie:

-self-explanatory; wil’s cameraman and co-editor as well as another film student at their college

-first to disappear/become wil’s victim

-(obligatory “you brought your dog?!” dot point)

amy/shubble:

-self-explanatory characterisation-/story-wise tbh

-met wil online before MH was even conceptualised

-ex-roommates with aimsey/jessica (in alabama)

sarah/rhianna:

-both have the vibes that they would absolutely rip the shit out of wil if he was an asshole during filming MH (both teamed up w niki and individually)

-became somewhat close with niki during filming as they got along super well but stopped interacting after filming ended

masky/niki:

- for obvious story reasons (see: tim/niki)

-muscle of the TTA group

-would not hesitate to bludgeon a mans head in with a rock (loml fr)

masky/tom (prime):

-(the dude with the ski mask from the prime video streams)

- both non-verbal muscle of the group

hoody/ash:

-silent observer who documents everything

-imagine TTA but its literally just the monthly vlogs (without any of the cryptic editing or codes)

hoody/jack:

-i feel like this one is sorta self-explanatory

also!!

either skully/ran or skully/tommy just make sense for the vibes

Has anyone done a marble hornets au or assigned roles for JackManifold and his friends? Dude has been watching the series and I don’t think I’ve seen any au’s or putting these streamers in slender man esq scenarios.

I don’t have a list but Jack is either Alex or is Jay only if Niki is Jessica, purely for the team rocket duo.

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tuesday-teyz · 3 years ago

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For tje ask game Br! Techno? I need to crack him... I have to

Sorry it took me so long to answer😅

One aspect that I love:

Albinism. I had this idea of Techno having albinism ever since I joined the fandom and I didn't know where to put it use until Butterfly Reign. I think there is a severe lack of such characters in media and literature, especially when authors use it as something more than just appearance differences. Not only Techno's hair and skin are white, but it's very sensitive to light hence you rarely see him in outdoor scenes, and he also has eyesight problems that led to 1) he needs glasses for reading 2) he has better hearing than most people.

One aspect that I wish more people understood:

Techno's character is not oblivious, he's purposefully ignorant. It has been implied several times over that he knows very well that is happening behind the scenes, both during Wilbur's childhood and current events. Not only Techno is an observant person as a whole, he has an entire battalion worth of guards under his command that he uses to watch over both his brothers. The question is not whether he knows what Wilbur is doing to Tommy (because he does), it's about why he is not doing anything about it.

Character that I love see him interacting with:

Tommy definitely, for reasons that you both have seen and are yet to see. Techno loves Tommy and Tommy loves Techno, but both grew up with different ways to express it. Tommy's affection is about touch, Techno lets silence and his actions speak for him. In the scenes when they are together (like the one in library) is a soft type of blending between the two, its very comfortable to think and write about.

Character that I wish he interacted with more:

He's going to interact with Phil and Wilbur in the future but oh boy do I want to get to that point. We only had seen twins duo from Wilbur's perspective so far and I really want to show how the same story looks from Techno's point of view and what kind of conflicts it's going to bring.

Canon facts:

•Techno really likes dogs. There is a pack of hounds in the palace, that are technically meant for hunting, but Techno just loves to hang out with them alone every now and then;

•While Wilbur was missing, Techno took his guitar and kept it in his room;

•Techno allows Fundy to brush and braid his hair often;

•Techno does not keep any servants around himself and does not let anyone enter his chambers unless for occasional cleaning;

•Techno loves jewelry very much. He has a big jewelry box that he keeps different gems in, and he keeps adding small trinkets to the collection;

•Techno doesn't get cold very easy but he orders his capes to be tailored warm and fluffy because he knows that Tommy is going to steal them eventually;

•He is the only of Antarctic prince who visits Kristin's grave often. Tommy hasn't seen it since burial and Wilbur has moved on from her death so he doesn't show up as much;

There are more, but I'm going to withhold them because spoilers.

#butterfly reign

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gangles-toybox · 2 years ago

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Headcanons!(Spoilers 4 the show!)

TW: Talk of traumatic and dark content!! Read with caution Specifically: ED + child abuse Kids: Orel Puppington: -He/Him -Has PTSD from Nature and fireworks scare the shit out of him -Bonds well with Nurse Bendy -Had to give Shapey a bunny plushie that he won from the claw machine -Kins: -Morty(Rick and Morty) Shapey Puppington: -He/Him -Still has the bunny plushie, even if it is tattered -Probably unfortunately develops the habit of hurting himself for attention since he's so often neglected and that's what Bloberta does to get attention, so he probably unintentionally learns from her Kins: -Caliou(Caliou) -D.W(Arthur) Joe Secondopionson: -He/Him -Trans ftm -Used to be a really shy kid, Orel and him were friends cuz of that -Why did he change? Well, Tommy's bullying and the fact he was told at a young age by his "dad" his mom was killed in child birth probably caused him to act out. -Wants to seem like a big scary edgelord so he watches horror movies n stuff, the bloodiest of its kind. However, he also watches MLP, Strawberry Shortcake, Carebears, and other such, not that he would tell anybody. If somebody did somehow find out, he would use the excuse of watching it with his mom. -Has a build a bear with a sound chip of his mom's voice, Nurse Bendy has one with Joe's voice in it -Enemies with Tommy because he reminds him of how he used to be nice and weak and stuff -Orel was the first one to see him as a boy -Kins: -Dan(Dan Vs.) -Sid(Toy Story) -Batman(DC comics) -Wybie(Coraline) -Shadow(Sonic the Hedgehog) -Rodrick(Diary of a Wimpy Kid) -Max(Camp Camp) Doughy Latchkey: -He/Him -Trans ftm -Clingy and abandonment issues of course -Probably had a crush on Orel at some point in time -When he was little in Before Orel, he only "bullied" Orel cuz he wanted to impress Tommy -Kim and Karl forced him to wear dresses n shit when he was young so he gets gender dysphoria from wearing dresses -Tommy and Doughy share a dorm in college -Kins: -Max(Camp Camp, specifically him in Parents Day) Tommy Littler: -He/Him -mlm -Thinks he's really stupid legitimately, hence why he's always wearing the helmet -Grows up to be a scientist or something -Athesist -Only allows Doughy take off his helmet -Cried violently at Brian's confession in Breakfast Club -Good friends with Marionetta -Enemies with Joe because he reminds him of who he used to be. He didn't like being a bully and stuff when he was younger -Adrenaline seeker/trouble maker -Burnt out gifted/honors kid -Kins: -Brian(Breakfast Club) -Neil(Camp Camp) -Amity(Owl House) (Based on what I've heard, I've never watched it) Marionetta Jones: -Her response to you asking for her pronouns: nor/mal -Her actual pronouns: she/they/it -wlw -Really likes bugs and likes playing in the dirt and stuff. Her favorite is ants -Girlboss -Good friends with Tommy Christina Posabule: -She/Her -Hangs out with Marionetta and the gang -Very nice and sweet -Has either anorexia/bulimia due to the standards of women in Moralton and her parents -Kins: -Younger Bojack Horseman's mom(That's where I got the idea from, I don't watch a lot of Bojack horseman so idk how accurate that is but yknow) Billy Figurelli: -Any pronouns -Cat person -Really kind and caring -Mr. Figurelli and him have a good father-son relationship :) Kid One: -He/Him -Abandonment issues -Orphan -Later gets adopted by a single dad :) -Feels invisible/mute to others -Just wants to feel welcomed(hence why his personality can change from episode to episode)

Adults: Clay Puppington: -He/Him -After the whole Daniel incident, he's like really fucking open about how much he loves somebody very upfront. He tells Revs he loves him everyday <3 -Accidentally walked into Buried Pleasures one time, never walked in there again. -Asked Reverend Putty for his number once and he said to look it up in the yellow pages. So...that's exactly what he did :> -Intimated by Reverend Putty just a lil bit because he's the one person whose opinion matters to him -Kins: -Bojack Horseman(Bojack Horseman) Bloberta Puppington: -She/Her -Major, major savior complex -Girlboss Daniel Stopframe: -He/Him -After Honor, I think he's still subconsciously in love with Clay because even though he recognizes him as a bad person, he still flirts with the bear he got from him. -First fell in love with Clay when he was young after Clay showed him an act of kindness. -Girlboss -Kins: -Helga(Hey Arnold!) Stephaine Putty: -She/Her or She/They idk which fits best -Does stuff like not clean her piercings or small things, just go to the hospital and see Nurse Bendy <3 -They later end up dating and she moves in with Nurse Bendy and Joe -Joe and her bond over horror movies and other creepy things -Supports her dad being happy with Clay but will never fully trust him Nurse Bendy: -She/Her -When Joe and Orel have playdates, trying to replicate a real date, she always thinks it's so adorable and unintentionally embarrasses him -She showed Orel how to sew maybe and they bond rather well with eachother Reverend Putty: -He/Him -Has a hard time taking care of himself -Stephaine and Clay have to remind him to -Thinks his problems are a burden to people so it's really hard for him to open up about anything -Gets really red-faced whenever Clay starts flirting with him -Tsundere-ish -Starts knitting a shit ton -His sweater was made by Arthur's farm -Birthday is on Valentine's Day -Father figure to Orel -Still cares for Shapey and Block to an extent -Has to console Stephaine when he realizes he's not straight -Posts 2000000 Minion memes as soon as he gets a Facebook account -Has no idea how FaceTime works Mr. Cartsen: -He/Him -Bisexual -Used to have a thing for Reverend Putty back in college but didn't really do anything about it -Pretty lonely outside of his job -Later gets a part-time position at the libary -Awkward around ladies -Passive in love, gives a lot of compliments -One of the reasons he wants to be a boy scout leader is because he wants to be better than his own boy scout leader. He got molested by his boy scout leader at a young age -Wants to be a dad someday -Miss Censordoll and him read together <3 -Helps pick out books to burn -Kins: -David(Camp Camp) Miss Censordoll: -She/Her -Intersex -Doesn't really get his compliments til they become more frequent -Pulls on Mr. Cartsen's tie a lot lol -Occasionally helps him out with boy scout activities -Girlboss Dottie Trophywife: -She/Her -VERY lonely -BIG FAT crush on Florence -Just kinda teases with Revs because revenge -Has Bulima because Moralton's standards -Tries to grow as a person for Florence so they might be friends again -Buys Florence Zebras whenever she finds something -Takes clay classes -Makes clay figurines for Florence -Projects the insecurities of her own body onto Florence -It was definitely her idea for her and Florence to move in together -Very clingy -Girlboss Florence Papermouth: -She/Her -Bisexual -Binge eating disorder -Just wants love tbh -Very clingy too Millie Fakey: -She/Her -The only one who likes Bloberta's singing <3 And ya! That's all for now :3

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julie-thefatones · 3 years ago

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THERES NO ONE LIKE YOU || BILLY HARGROVE X READER||

A/N : I just wanted to thank @i-thought-i-knew-what-love-was for helping me with the idea of this story for I was having a block lol!!! Also im sorry if i didnt catch all the typos or mistakes, i tried my best lol! anyway i hope you guys like it :)

WORD COUNT: 5290

WARNINGS: 16+ (Kissing, Rude Language)

It was Summer 1985, it was unbelievably hot in Hawkins, IN this time of year.. but this year was different, it was hotter than any summer before that I could remember, so that only meant one thing.......Everybody and I do mean everybody was at the public pool. It was the only public pool in town and no on really thought or maybe they just didn't bother to get a pool of their own.

As I made my way to the pool just like every other day this summer, I felt different. I wasn't sure if it was because I did my hair different than usual, Instead of my usual half up half down action, I decided to do it to the side and crimped, it made me feel like I was in Teen Beat under the 'Your New Summer Doo' Section.... Or maybe it was my new swim suit that was all the rage this year with the coolest Neon Yellow and Hot Pink color block, sure it made me feel somewhat like a glass of strawberry lemonade but if i'm gonna be a glass of strawberry lemonade i'm gonna be the hottest glass of strawberry lemonade there is.

Well whatever, Im not going to let this strange feeling ruin my day at the pool, no way, nothing is going to ruin this day unless its an overly packed swimming pool with no room to breath...... as I walked through the gates of the public pool, I looked around, took a deep breath, and sighed "Ruined" I whispered to my self while closing my eyes. I walked over to my usual pool chair dodging kids left and right as i made my way, blocking out the parents yelling across the way for 'TOMMY STOP PUSHING YOUR BROTHER UNDERWATER!' I mean you think Tommy would know by now that when he tries to drown his younger brother, he's going to get yelled at. Taking deep breaths the whole way to my chair trying not to let anyone get to me, I laid my towel down and took my seat. I laid there for maybe 10 minutes before i heard Mrs. Fowl yelling once more "TOMMY STO-" but this time she was cut off *WHISTLE NOISE* "TOMMY! STOP DROWNING YOUR TWARP OF A BROTHER BEFORE I DROWN YOU! YOU KNOW THE RULES! YOU LITTLE DOUCHE" I heard a male voice call across the pool, I tilted my sunglasses down to see what was going down, first I saw Mrs. Fowl rolling her eyes at what the mysterious male just yelled, I scanned over to discover who this mysterious male was... He made his way down the side of the pool greeting a group of middle aged women who gawked at him. He was slowly getting closer to the Life Guard tower and thats when I realized who it was that was calling orders and greeting people across the pool...... It was Billy Hargrove, the new, but well known bad boy of Hawkins High School. Girls went Ga Ga over him, he was hot sure but I never really understood why these girls threw themselves at him, he was just a guy, I mean not to mention he was a major douche, didn't show respect to anyone he talked too, also I couldn't stand how loud his freaking car is!! like dude, not necessary, especially not necessary when its 3:00 in the morning!! did i mention he lived down the street from me. I was deep in thought, not realizing i was still staring at Billy, but now he was sitting at the top of the Life Guard tower, I didn't realize i was staring until he stared back at me and winked "Oh my gosh" I whispered to my self in embarrassment, I rolled over pushing my sunglasses back up feeling completely mortified, Maybe he would forget about it... I mean he has girls staring at him all the time.

I laid there for about 2 hours, forgetting about my slight interaction with Billy across the pool. I didn't feel bothered the last 2 hours until i felt a large presence blocking my sun, with out opening my eyes for not wanting to get out of my zen "Hey! Sasquatch, who ever you are, your mama wasn't a glass maker, so if you would kindly move out of my sun I would deeply appreciate it, thanks" I heard a cocky chuckle above me, as much i didn't want to, I opened my eyes, and there he was right above me... Billy "Ya know, its not polite to call people Sasquatch... and for your information my mom could be a glass maker... so you making assumptions .. well thats just plain rude" He said, licking his lips before continuing "But, i'm a very forgiving person so i guess ill let it pass" He said with a big cocky smile, I couldn't help but feel flustered, even though he was being so overly confident and cocky... he just had this charm about him ... but i wouldn't let him know that, I rolled my eyes in response and kept a straight expression laying still "Oh, Hey Billy.... I didn't know you worked here" I said with as little emotion as I could express "Now, I don't think that is true Y/N, I saw you checking me out earlier" He said with the same cocky but teasing tone, I scoffed "Oh please Hargrove, you wish i was checking you out" I felt him shift behind me before he answered "Ya know, usually when someone is just staring at another .. it means your checking them out" After hearing his words I tilted my sunglasses down to look at him "You flatter yourself sir" I said with a teasing smile, he scoffed and looked off and then back to me "hmmm alright Y/L/N, well my mistake" I rolled my eyes once more and pushed my glasses back up "Alright, you've blocked my sun for long enough, now move along Sasquatch" I said, back to no emotion, He chuckled "Yes Ma'am, I would hate to deprive you of your sun" He winked before walking away. I couldn't help but stare after him as he walked away..... I quickly looked away, realizing what i was doing ... What was I doing... I don't like Billy.

The next day rolled around, and I was feeling slightly more excited then usual to get ready to go to the pool. I know what you're thinking... NOO it had nothing to do with Billy... I just was excited to cool off in the water...... and lay in the sun again.... and maaaybe it had something to do with Billy, but its nothing big... I just like to give him a hard time, that is all... that. is. all.

I walked into the pool area, same as yesterday, but today I wore my red swimsuit that had little frills on the straps with a red Scrunchy to match. I laid my towel down, again like yesterday and just like clockwork I heard the same male voice as yesterday "TOMMY! DO WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS EVERYDAY! NOW STOP DROWNING YOUR BROTHER SO I DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHERS TERRIBLY SHRILL VOICE YELL AT YOU TO STOP! IT IS LITERALLY THE WORST PART OF MY SHIFT!" I looked behind me to see Billy finish walking to his place at the Life Guard tower, I couldn't help but chuckle at Mrs. Fowl's face, mouth wide open in offense to what Billy said.

The afternoon flew by and Billy paid absolutely no mind to me, he just say on his tower and every now and then yelled at Tommy.... But other than that.. nothing. I Hate to say i was slightly disappointed, yesterdays banter was not only fun but the most entertainment i have had this summer, all my friends were away for the summer leaving me alone ... hence the coming to the pool by my self everyday. The past week went by the exact same way, I would show up to the pool looking the cutest i can look interchanging the 3 swimsuits i own, and the 3 different hairstyles i knew how to do. But nothing, he would yell at Tommy, sit and do nothing... except when he would flirt with bimbo mcBarbie or wanna be Farrah Fawcett, it made me have a pit in my stomach... not that i was jealous... absolutely not, I was just bored.

The next day, I showed up, the same way as I had been for the past week.. except today i had no expectations except to mock the plastic Phoebe Cates wanna be that would flirt with Billy endlessly today. Today I wore my red swimsuit once again, with the same matching scrunchy... I sat and prepared to be disappointed again. I sat for about 20 mins, and just like a week before.... someone was blocking my sun, I couldn't help but grow a small smile on my face, I tilted my sunglasses and looked right at mr. Billy Hargrove with his cocky smile in front of me "You're blocking my sun Sasquatch" I said with a teasing tone "Oh my apologies ma'am" he said right before walking away. Really that was it .... no banter nothing.... I sighed aloud before sinking into my chair, what was gonna do .... and as I heard Mrs. Fowl and Billy yell at Tommy, thats when it came to me.

I approached the edge of the swimming pool, took a deep breath, was i really gonna do this... just to get Billy's attention? I rolled my eyes at myself, before stepping into the pool. I carefully walked closer and closer to the middle of the pool, looking around at all the kids around me, they looked like they were having so much fun. I started to rethink my plan, I didn't want to scare any of these kids just to get a stupid guys attention... a guy i don't even like! 'this is so stupid' i thought to my self before starting my way out of the pool, but thats when i heard the most annoying high pitched laugh coming from the Life Guard tower, and thats when I saw the Bimbo Phoebe Cates wanna be standing beneath Billy at the tower, and with out thinking I went for it. I started flailing and putting my own head under water to mimic drowning "HELP! HELP!" I screamed each time i came up for breath "HELP! I NEED HELP" I continued to scream, Thats when Billy just casually climbed down from his tower like nothing was going on and walked at a normal pace over to the edge of the pool before getting in. Billy swam effortlessly to me, and before i even knew it he swooped me up into his arms bridal style, carrying me out like i weighed nothing.... as we were exiting the pool, I had to admit, the way the water dripped off his hair and down his chest, Billy Hargrove was insanely hot.... I couldn't help but just stare at him, his face was not only hot, but it was .... Beautiful .. i mean his complexion was flawless... his eyes were such a beautiful shade of blue, and his smile was brilliantly white.. and thats when i realized he was smiling at me, I slightly shook my head in order to leave the trance i was in "Wow Y/L/N, that was quite the scene you made there.... you alright?" Billy asked in his teasingly cocky tone he always had, with his big smile, I rolled my eyes "Gosh Hargrove, please excuse me for making a scene by almost dying .... how rude of me!" I scoffed, he licked his lips with a chuckle "Oh almost dying? My bad ma lady, you did in fact almost die" he glanced at the pool and then back at me "In the 4ft end of the pool" he said with a huge smile looking straight into my eyes, with embarrassment i glanced at the pool and back at him "I was not in the 4ft end! i was at least AT LEAST!!! in the 8ft end!" I exclaimed in defense to myself, I hated lying, not only did it make me feel terrible but i was bad at it!! I noticed Billy was still holding me, and I only noticed because Bimbo Barbie and Wanna be Plastic Phoebe Cates was staring at me with murder in their eyes. Billys grip tightened around my thighs and arm as he effortlessly held me "Y/N, I had to train in this pool for 5 hours everyday for week before the pool opened to get this job..... I think i know where the 4ft end is" He said to me with confidence, I was at a loss for words, I had no comeback except for "Well, they must have painted to numbers wrong on the pool" Great one Y/N, stellar... they totally painted the numbers wrong on the pool, especially since you stood just fine where you 'Drowned' .. it was totally the 8ft end ... I wanted to face palm so badly but i didn't wanna give myself away that easy, my thought was interrupted by Billys laughter "Ya know! I bet they did paint them wrong.... My bad Y/N" He said in a sarcastic tone, I rolled my eyes in response "Well Billy, Thank you for helping me ... now if you would please let me down" I said, even though I didn't mind him holding me.... it sure was fun pissing The bimbo twins off. He smiled and nodded his head and gently let me down "It was a pleasure saving you Y/N" and as he started to walk away he turned back to me "Ya know, i teach swim lessons... I could teach you a couple things" He said with a wink "Yeah! maybe! Don't want to drown again" I said while wringing out my hair "Good! wouldn't want your fellow swim team to know that you forgot how to swim over the summer" He said winking before walking away "Yeah!!! that would be embarrassing!!!" I called after him, once he was not looking my face hit the palm

hand so hard it's like they were magnets.

Before leaving, with all my pride gone anyway, I walked up to Billy "Hey!" I exclaimed up in order for him to hear me up there on the tower, He looked down at me and smiled "Oh Hey Y/N!" He responded "Billy, did you mean it?" he squinted his eyes like he couldn't understand me, I sighed "Did you mean it!!" I exclaimed a little louder, but he still squinted with confusion "Ya know! why don't you just climb up here and tell me" He exclaimed to me, I sighed and looked around "Why don't you come down here!!" I yelled back, and again he squinted, I rolled my eyes and started up the ladder "Was this really necessary Hargrove, I see you talking to the barbie twins all the time with out having them climb up here" I said exasperated, he just smiled propping him self up on his chair "Yes, but you see... Im not actually listening to them.. its the same thing every time" he says before he start " 'Oh Billy, you look so strong, please take me out for a ride sometime' 'Oh Billy, I bet you could bench me with ease' " He said in his best girl impression and then went back to his normal voice "and yadda yadda yadda, but you! if you're talking to me... it must be something worth hearing! so how can i help ya Y/N?" I couldn't help but chuckle "well, i was just wondering if you meant it, when you said you would give me swimming lessons?" I said, looking down at my hands that were clasping the edge of Billys seat to keep my balance, I could feel his eyes on me, but i refused to look at him until i heard his answer "Well, That depends.... are you asking?" He asked, with pure joy in his voice out of amusement, I mustered up my confidence to look at him "Maybe!" I said, he was smiling the largest, cockiest smile, placing his whistle in between his teeth, not breaking his eye contact with me and then *WHISTLE NOISE* "TOMMY! IM GONNA COUNT TO 3 AND IF YOU ARE STILL BEING A LITTLE DICK IM GONNA COME DOWN THERE AND TIE YOU TO A TREE ..... BET YOU WOULDN'T LIKE THAT KID!" He yelled, still not breaking contact , I again couldn't help but chuckle, he opened his mouth so slightly so that the whistle would just fall out with ease, his mouth still open he grew a sheepish smile "Yeah Y/N, It would be an honor to teach you to swim" I smiled "Good!! thanks" I said as I started to climb down the ladder "Hows 10pm tonight?" He said, and I popped back up to level with him to make sure i heard him right "Huh?" he chuckled "I said how about 10pm tonight?" I just sat there for a minute, no knowing what to say.... I would have to sneak out in order to do that but before i could stop myself i said "Yeah sure!! that works for me" He smiled even bigger "Great!! Ill see ya then Y/L/N" I started down the Ladder again "Great!!!" I exclaimed.

I ran home and did the usual, eat dinner with the family, go to my room and read whatever book i'm reading until my parents go to bed, in which i usually go to bed or sneak down to watch some TV to myself, but not tonight.... tonight i was sneaking out.... I've never snuck out before ... let alone sneak out to be with a boy.... and not only that .. the town bad boy ..... ugh! what am I doing.

As soon as I heard my parents bedroom door shut I finished prepping my hair and slipped on some shorts over my swimsuit. I ran down the stairs and snuck out the door, making sure to close the door very slowly in order to not make a sound, clicking it shut ever so slightly, as soon as it shut i sighed in relief and turned running into someone behind me causing me to scream "WHAAAA!" I screamed "Geesh Y/N!! Ya want the whole neighborhood let alone your parents to know your sneaking out" I heard Billy whisper to me as he clasped his hand over my mouth, I let out a huge breath happy it was just him and not some criminal, I licked his hand to get it off my face, he laughed before removing his hand "Excuse me Hargrove, you almost gave me a heart attack" he chuckled "You know this is your second brush with death today, I don't know if me being around you is good for your health" I smiled to myself, Oh no... You definitely are not Hargrove. I looked at him and then realized "Hey!! why are you here, i thought i was meeting you at the pool?" we continued to walk down to his car "You really think i was going to let you walk to the pool, by your self, at 10:00 at night" he said as he held the passenger door to his car open, I rolled my eyes "Im not getting in there" I said crossing my arms, he scrunched his eyebrows confused "and why not?" he asked "Because i hate your car" I said without thinking, he laughed, now leaning on his open car door, looking at me with an amused smile "Oh really? You hate my car!!! you have never been in my car, my car is offended" He said teasingly, I rolled my eyes once more "Why do you hate my car?" He asked, I sighed a big sigh "Because!! it's entirely too loud, which usually wouldn't bother me, but when its waking me up at 3:00 in the morning and i am having a really good dream... yeah that would make me hate a car." He just looks at me with disbelief before bursting into laughter "Well, we're gonna change that" he said winking at me and opening the door wider "Now please get in the car" he said gesturing to the car "No! i'm not getting in the car." I stood my ground, I was not getting in that- My thought was interrupted by strong arms scooping me off the ground and before i knew it I was in Billys arms "Billy!! what are -" he set me in the passenger seat of his car and closed the door before i could finish my sentence. Billy effortlessly swung into the driver seat and within seconds we were zooming down the street, in usual Billy fashion... I had to admit, it was exhilarating going this fast with the music blasting this loud I couldn't help but belt the lyrics along "THERES NO ONE LIKE YOUUUUUU! I CANT WAIT FOR THE NIGHTS WITH YOUU! I IMAGINE THE THE THINGS WE DOOO" I belted, Billy smiled at me in awe, I could feel the blood rush to my cheeks and Billy started belting the song, hitting his steering wheel to the music, nudging me with his elbow to join back in, so I did. We belted songs all the way to the swimming pool, it wasn't a super long drive... but it was probably the most fun I have ever had in a 5 minute drive. As we pulled up to the pool Billy turned off the car and within seconds he was at my door helping me out. "Soooo are you even allowed to be here this late?" I asked looking around for security cameras, Billy chuckled "ummm thats up for debate, but for tonight.. yes" I nodded along "Alright.... why tonight but not other nights? did you bribe the security camera guy" Billy looked at me as he unlocked the gate to the pool "Not exactly" He said with one of his famous Billy winks, I have received more winks from billy in the last 12 hours then i have received in the past year its self.... but I didn't mind. He finally got the lock undone and we walked in, out of habit i started walking toward my usual chair "Ha, where you going Y/L/N?" I stopped in my tracks and realized what i was doing, I started back to Billy, but being flustered I tripped over my feet causing me to fall right into Billys arms, I couldn't tell if he moved to come catch me or I was just falling in

his

direction and caught me... either way, I liked the feeling of his arms around me "You know, you're a real dork" He said with a chuckle, and in a moment we just stared into each others eyes, until me being me had to sneeze, I faced away and sneezed into my arm, Billy helped me gain my balance before letting go of me "ehem.... well i'm gonna get the pool cover off and then we will start the lesson" I watch as Billy hastily got the cover off, I felt bad letting him do it alone, so I started helping him, he looked up at me and laughed "What are you doing Y/L/N" He said with a chuckle, I smiled at him "What!!! I wasn't gonna let you do it by yourself!!" He just smiled at me and then shrugged as we continued to get the cover off. We were now standing in the middle of the pool "Okay, Y/L/N, let start with basics.... Floating" He said looking at me as if to say 'Come closer' "Y/N You're gonna have to get closer to me" he said smiling grabbing my hand a pulling me closer to him, I looked up and our face's weren't even an inch away with how close we were, I could feel his breath on my cheek "you're gonna want to get on your back" He said in almost a whisper, not moving from how close he was to my face, I blinked a slightly turned to look into his eyes "Excuse me?" he chuckled "To float.... you're going to want to get on your back to float" He said smiling, all of a sudden his face was gone away from mine and i felt one hand on my legs and the other on my lower back as lifted up my Legs and balanced me out ... I was now on my back floating in a pool with Billy Hargrove "Alright, Im gonna let go" he said, he actually sounded kind of nervous, which i have never heard from Billy, as i felt his hands start to move away from me I couldn't help stop my self "No" I whispered, not wanting his hands to leave from me, he smiled and moved closer "If i don't let go, you wont learn" He said, i felt his fingers lightly graze my lower back "Well, I also wont learn if you leave me on my own too soon... ill sink" I said trying have a teasing tone but it was slightly ruined by my heavy breathing, i couldn't help i was filled with all kinds of emotions right now. Billy leaned down closer to my face "Thats true, good job" He said with just as heavy breathing as me. We focused on my floating for about 15 minutes before we went on to other things, we swam all together for about an hour or so until it started to get pretty cold, I could help but shiver "You need to stop Y/L/N?" Billy asked making his way back over to me "Im just a little cold, i'm okay though" I said through chattered teeth, he chuckled and ducked lower in the water and came over to me the rest of the way "C'mon, get down here" He said pushing my shoulder so that I would be in the water as deep as him, he moved closer where his arms were now around mine, and once again our faces weren't even an inch apart "better?" he whispered, all I could do was nod my head, I really was getting warmer.... "You smell good" I said, Did i really just say that...... 'you smell good' ? really??? ugh! ... Billy laughed "Thank you, I take pride in that." he said, moving a little bit closer "As you should, smelling good is something you should take pride in" man i am one with the words, i'm surprised he is even still here, with my stellar flirting..... A week ago I didn't even like looking in Billys direction, and now..... Now i wanted nothing more then to feel him closer not only physically but personally... He was a lot different than i thought he would be. I felt him start to lean in closer to my face, I didn't know why but i back away, which made me really mad at myself.... why did I do that "Im sorry I-" as he apologized I moved back to where I was and closer, inviting him to continue what he was gonna do, he smiled and then moved in, before i knew it his lips were on mine with out thinking I started moving my lips with his, our motion so fluid, he was good at this, his hands were now on my back moving me closer, and there we were ... me and Billy Hargrove.. making out in the middle of Hawkins Public

Pool at

11:45 at night. We both pulled away by the sight of lights passing down the street, cautious of getting caught, we both looked back at each other and laughed "You're good at that" I said catching my breath, once again feeling the blood rush to my cheeks "You're very honest ya know that" he said, rubbing my back now "Ya wanna know something though.... You're good at it too" He said looking down and quickly licking his lips and then looking back up at me "How do you do that?" I asked, he scrunched his brows confused "How do i do what?" I sighed "Get me from hating you to ... to... this! in less than a week" I exclaimed in a slight whisper "Its my super power" he chuckled "Now, c'mon... I better get you home" and before I could blink his hands were off my back and he was effortlessly hopping out of the pool. totally disregarding the stairs, he held his hand out to help me out the same way "I think, Im gonna use the stairs... ya know because ... thats why they are there" I said teasingly, he rolled his eyes "But where is the fun in that" he scoffed as he walked over to the stairs to meet me, and as soon as I reached the top he had me slung over his shoulder "Aaahh!!! Billy, I know that events today may prove other wise, but I do know how to walk on my own" I said in protest "Sure! but what if i let you down and all of a sudden a eagle comes down and swoops you away and i wont be able to stop him" I rolled my eyes at his comment "The likely hood of that happening, is about as good as me winning the lottery 3 times in 2 days" I said still hanging upside down on his shoulder "Well, maybe i just like holding you" and then ladies and gentleman .... butterflies happened... oh boy.

We had a good 5 minute ride back to my house, where he held my hand, in which I tried to protest just to mess with him but inevitably gave in... I like it. When we pulled up, just like before Billy quickly got out of the car and had my door open in second, helping me out and walking me to my door with our fingers interlocked, I started for my door until i felt a tug of Billy pulling me back to him, I knew he was strong, but just one tug i was flying back to him, he had to catch me, in which our faces were once again within millimeters from each other "We gotta stop meeting like this" He said teasingly with his famous smile "I gotta tell you something" I slipped out "I know how to swim and I wasn't really drowning, I pretended to get your attention" I said entirely too fast, he chuckled "I know" I paused at what he said "You know?" I asked confused "Ya know Y/N, You are a terrible liar..... First off no one drowns in the 4ft end of a pool unless your 3, and second we may not have talked too often in school... but that doesn't mean I didn't notice you, You're the captain of the swim team, which is why i brought it up earlier today, so of course you know how to swim... I offered the swim lessons as joke.. and then you came and asked and..... I couldn't be happier you did" He said still holding me, I smiled and did a little excited hop "You noticed me?" I said a little too eager, he chuckled and looked away and then looked back "Theres no one like you Y/L/N" he said right before taking my chin lightly with his fingers and bringing me in for gentle but passionate kiss goodnight.

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pathetic-dumpling · 3 years ago

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heyya! I'm reading through your posts and I'm growing more and more confused about c!dream (like trying to put a puzzle together without knowing what it looks like at the end). Basically, I get that he built the prison for himself and had c!punz throw him in, but why would he do that? /gen

well!! to be honest, we don't know for sure bc c!dream is a bitch and rarely states his true intentions (or "reserved" as cc!dream likes to put it). it's all pretty theoretical at this point.

/rp

but!! we do know the end goal of dream's plan. his motives. he wants the server to be back to like what it was before (pointedly before tommy/wilbur/l'manburg arrived), without factions, war, etc. his way of getting there seems to be, so far, making himself public enemy #1 so the server will come together (as a community, as a "big happy family") and take him down. he's the self-sacrificing type, even if it doesn't seem like it, because all the distancing he's done and the actions he's taken leave him out of the family he's hoping to make.

he probably thought people were going to want him dead at the climax of the disc finally, hence the prison (think back to all of dream's comments on "It’s just an option because if you can’t kill somebody, you might need to lock them up.” (thank you @call-me-apple's lore doc which may help you do some digging of your own)). he wants to see his plan though, so he's not going to let himself die, but people also need to feel like they won, y'know?

as for punz. it wasn't specifically punz that put dream in the prison, but punz did lead the server to dream and has a pretty public "betrayal" so i get what you're saying. that! was to protect punz ("you should, but you should act like you’re not on my side. because if you’re on my side then you’ll be in danger..."). dream cares very deeply about his allies and he protects them. you can see that with punz, techno, etc. he feels solely responsible for the server so he's not gonna be sacrificing his only allies left and right, y'know? he thinks a LOT about what they're doing and how he's going to use them. he's very mindful with his friends, even to an unhealthy level.

so.... long story short, nobody knows what's really going on besides dream, punz, ew!ranboo, and maybe techno. all we know is its a part of The Plan(tm) as remarked by punz after meeting up with dream. it might've been to keep him from being killed so he could see out the end of his plan, preparation time (such as other theories suggest), or whatever the hell dream has cooked up in his incredibly unstable tunnel vision. it wasn't supposed to go the way it did but uh. it was Supposed To Happen, so that's something i guess.

uh anyone is free to add to this post we need to hold hands like little kids in this dark abyss

#my asks!#my posts!#theories!#abyssal-starlight #dream #dreblr #dsmp theory #dsmp analysis #c!dream analysis #c!dream #this doesnt really answer ur question but i hope it helped!!!!#we're all kinda in the dark on what dream is thinking about at any given moment tbh #it was nice to see ya in my notes :DDD #if u keep looking to find some answers i wish u good luck!!!

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ruby-whistler · 4 years ago

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Alright curious anon here. All this is /dsmp /rp from here on out unless otherwise specified and is refering to characters. If i make any mistakes or am misinformed please let me know! So by the cat was nothing compared to mushroom henry i was meaning more toward the fact that the cow was killed as a punishment for something not worth or ok for it to be killed for at all and the fact that it belonged to tommy, wheareas the cat was killed more to annoy dream and belonged to tommy. (1/?)

alright then another lengthy reply, here i come! /lh /dsmp /rp

Dream also did not seem to mourn the cat much, shrugging it off with a "just more motivation to break out".

it was killed to hurt dream, not to "annoy him". it doesn't matter who it belonged to, c!dream was attached to it and it died, which had an effect on him and also further proved his point about attachments being weakness and caring getting you hurt, and it's still very sad.

you say that it was not ok at all to kill mooshroom henry, but the cat's death wasn't ok either, so i really don't see your point.

again, i disagree it was "nothing compared to" either way. i never meant to compare them in the first place, i was simply talking about the cat and c!dream so i don't see why it is in any way necessary to drag c!tommy and other dead pets into this. /nm

also, it isn't true he didn't mourn it. he is a very reserved person who doesn't show his feelings much, that's true, but the cat death still changed the way he acted afterwards, as well as the attempts he made to prevent it. he didn't "shrug it off", he yelled about it because he was understandably upset.

You mentioned that propganda was used to make dream seem like a tyrant, could you specify a bjt? Cus im a little confused srry /gen. Because the most i can remember from the lmanburg era at least is him being called a b'tch or other similar insults. You also mentioned how trauma responses can be differet which is true! I agree! Do you have any ideas to what caused dream the trauma?

wilbur would continuously make him out to be some sort of oppressive, tyrannical force, in front of his troops - a prime example of this being the lyrics of the l'manberg anthem itself and the l'manberg declaration of independence.

actually! here's a nice thread about l'manberg's establishment complete with links, timestamps and evidence :]

i also said in my previous post what could've possibly caused it, but since the character intentionally hides his emotions from the public, it would be difficult to see how things really affected him - which is why the way his spiral went is the majority of the evidence that would imply it, however it does make sense within the story as well with what i mentioned last time.

I would like to note that for sapnap at least had reason to leave dream. Some examples off the top of my head are dream leading an angry fundy to sapnap's pets on purpose, resulting in some deaths, dream assisting tommy in burning down sapnap's effiel tower where he got engaged to karl, and dream giving tommy either mars or the other fish at the battle of the lake. Idk about george tho other then the whole mexican lmanburg/el rapids thing and decrowning him

c!sapnap was actually at fault for most of this, and it wasn't really ever betrayal on c!dream's part.

c!dream is a mediator and he wants to stop everyone's conflict - c!fundy was angry because of c!sapnap's actions, and hence it made more sense for c!dream to centre him on c!sapnap's animals instead of running around killing everyone's pets (at that time, all c!dream knew was c!sapnap did something really bad and c!fundy wanted beckerson / mars from him, which were also his and c!george's fish).

c!sapnap was an instigator, and in multiple conflicts during the time as well as before he'd align himself against c!dream. he isn't "loyal" per se, he causes chaos and the reason c!dream helped c!tommy was because, c!sapnap, again, killed his pet. the first l'manberg war and then the 16th are signs of the fact that c!dream and c!sapnap were willing to fight together in actual war, but these small conflicts where c!sapnap continuously picked fights weren't about personal loyalty, nor did they seem to affect their relationship at all.

c!george was never really hurt by c!dream either. the dethronement was him very obviously being a guilt-trippy drama queen, but, well, that's just the character. he had stolen the l'mantree while he was supposed to be the diplomatic figure of the greater smp, which is why c!dream was justified in - very politely, may i mention - taking the duties off of him (seeing as he was also trying to keep him safe and c!techno had already assassinated him once).

Im pretty sure i remember cc!sam stating that his character never canonically physically tortured dream during his subathon but take this with a grain of salt as i am looking for the clip currently. So to the best of my knowledge dream did not have a physical contact trigger during tommy's visit which! I rewatched the vod and dream actually was first to hit tommy and i can give you my full writing downs but 10/12 of the phy-

you never finished this point because you had to go do something, but i'll reply to what is here at the moment (i suggest writing these down before sending next time, or even writing them out wholly before sending a single one could help avoid stuff like this).

i am 95% sure that the reason cc!sam stated this was because people were suspicious he had already been doing what c!quackity was doing after - torture within the storyline itself is associated pretty much only with what c!quackity is doing, so that's what he meant, just to clear up confusion - the starvation or terrible conditions haven't been retconned, but it was direct torture (like c!quackity is doing) people were asking him about.

i never said c!dream had a physical contact trigger at all, i don't think he had that, though he probably will after the torture.

huh, ok, i'm gonna have to rewatch then, but i remember c!tommy punching c!dream a lot and him just telling him to stop and only punching back to get him to stop. trigger or not, getting hit isn't very pleasant, if you know what i mean.

You mentioned tommy stealing dream's armor unprovoked. Do you have the vod or a general idea of the time so i can find it? Like before lmanburg after another event so and so because if you do not have it i can find it but any help is appreciated.

i am pretty sure you can find the video on cc!tommy's channel! there are also recaps of the disc war on youtube :]

I wanna talk a little on why the Final Control Room was so messed up. For starters, with the way the room was designed. It was small, and had labeled, empty chests with each person's name on them as a mockery. The next reason is that its bascially a kill box.

It's fairly inescapble with the stairs being ones you have to jump up, slowing anyone who climbs them down. The final reason it is messed up is that it is shown to have caused every person who died in it trauma. With tommy there are several examples, the time he saw it with techno, the way he refuses to go near it, the exposure trauma, etc. Fundy also appears to have trauma, as when the Red Banquet executions began, it can be seen as him being afraid of dying last again.

It can Be thought as tubbo having trauma because he buries most of his issues and pretends to be ok. Moreover this event took at least one of each person's canon lives, making it the most canon lives lost EVER in a dream smp event. (This is not hate on any of the ccs btw i loved this scene and its one of my personal favorites). Plus the fact Eret's betrayal just literally happened, giving at least Tommy and Wilbur canonic trust issues.

i wouldn't call the chests mockery? it was a trap. people had traps on the smp before. it was a trap in the middle of war, supposed to end said war by killing them all at once rather than individually which would be a lot more bloody and difficult.

i agree c!tommy and other people might have post-war trauma, especially if they were young during the time, but i think that's because the final control room was "messed up", moreso because the war itself was. it all happened fairly instantly as well? i don't think c!fundy would be able to realize he was the last one standing within the two second before he wasn't.

it "can be thought" and it can be interpreted like that but besides c!tommy there isn't much evidence for them "all" being traumatized by the final control room. of course betrayal would spark trust issues, i understand that.

The probation was humiliating in my opinion because dream was Sending tommy anatgonizing messages through out the whole meeting, plus he had to write a review of his day every single day, which fundy mocked him for.

i mean, it was definitely a strike to his pride, but he was being extremely uncooperative so i don't really blame the other members of new l'manberg trying to teach him to listen for once? of course i know c!dream was riling him up, and that should definitely be considered. i don't think it would be as humiliating if c!tommy didn't make it, is what i'm saying.

for the tommy being toxic to fundy? At least for the examples you gave, to me personally they come acoross as either in a meta way being the cc's bantering or in canon being the characters having banter. If you can send the post with the clips so i can read the tone better that would be cool but if not i will try and find em.

no, these were all in canon. canon isn't only when c!tommy is being nice, it's also when he's being a jerk. /lh

the first one was him threatening c!fundy about kicking him out of l'manberg and undermining his self-worth, and the second one was him trying to get c!sapnap to vote for them via bullying c!fundy.

i found these from a transcript focusing on c!fundy's character, so i don't know exactly where the first one is from, but the second one i am pretty sure is from when the elections were starting with the whole cabinet battle deal and all of that.

there are other instances, and all of them are canon. his personality was never being nice or compassionate, so i'm not really surprised? he still cares about the people he cares about and is very brave, y'know. but this part of his personality is definitely a valid reason for people to dislike him.

I hope the exam went well :). Hope u have a great day! (Ps i think theres something called a submission box to send in pictures? Am not entirely sure sry)

it would've gone well but my work-speed is a tad too slow for the schooling system (considering i'm three years younger than my classmates,,, probably that's also a factor) so probably not despite the fact i knew everything and would've aced it if i only had more time. i did as well as i could so i'm not worried about it, but thanks!

i think you're thinking submissions. sadly, i tested it and it doesn't work on anons, so idk how you'd solve that, maybe make a burner account?

Curious anon here one point you may wanna include in the redemption essay is that c!tubbo or c!tommy do not necessarily have to forgive him. What's important is that he recognizes what he did was wrong (exile, beating tommy to death, manipulating them both, etc) and does his best to make amends. Hope this helps! Can't wait to see your essay

it's out, idk if you've seen it yet, and i think i included enough of that so hope it's all good! :)

the mcc update video is out if you are an mcc enjoyer. It's very neat, if you wanna check it out

yeah! i am a fellow mcc enjoyer, saw it already, thanks for telling me though, i'm really hype for today.

Allo curious anon here sorry if the lots of asks bother you. I was just curious if i could share an interesting post i saw today about c!dream :0 (not necessarily negative i think? More of a statement of an often-confused canon)

sure thing! i don't know what you mean by often-confused since, the entire fanbase is very confused always, and often selection bias plays into the perception from both sides, but sure :]

you also sent in a thing for the other anon who said they didn't know what c!dream did that bad; pretty sure they couldn't really be alerted since, not sure if they watch my blog that closely, but i'll summarize your points just in case and add some notes;

the repeated blowing up of l'manberg (in my mind that's largely a positive since i,, despise that country, but fair enough), revealed c!ranboo as a traitor (they seem to be friends so i also,, think that might've been planned between him and enderboo), sent ghostbur away (i don't think c!dream knew it was dangerous for him and wanted to actually hurt him, but idk), participated in fighting against c!sapnap when he killed people's pets (that's only negative against c!sapnap and didn't seem to hurt him much at all), and then the whole vault scene where he was allegedly planning to steal people's things (though saying he would & being stopped beforehand and doing it are two different things, frankly).

so i still agree with the other anon that a lot of the hurt he did "to the entire server" (he only negatively interacted with like,, a half of them) is exaggerated both by the characters and the fandom, but i guess that's a consequence of most people seeing him as a threat to everyone's happiness rather than a complex personality.

Also he was aware of the butcher army going to kill techno but only got involved because he saw an opportunity to get a favor. (As he knew in advance due to him telling techno to get a totem, watching from afar instead of interveing or manipulating tubbo out of it)

i don't understand this at all, i'm sorry. how do you know he only helped techno in order to get a favor? last i remember he was only doing it to protect and strengthen his alliance, and techno came up with the whole favor thing entirely on his own. you might've not watched techno's perspective or their prior interactions, idk, but this really is a misinterpretation in my eyes. /nm

sorry if that is overly dream negative i just wanted to let yall know cus you seemed unaware -curious anon

nah dw, i watch the smp and i watched all of these things happen so, wouldn't say unaware, but thanks.

#long post #my asks #curious anon #tw torture #tw animal death #c!dream negativity in asks #nothing aggressive though #so safe to read

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redhairedwolfwitch · 3 years ago

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A String of Hearts (2) - Loose Tooth - Mary Hamilton x Fem!Reader - Batwoman

Part 1

Summary: a string of hearts, or ceropegia woodii, is a trailing plant characterised by its heart shaped leaves, but what happens when the string of hearts between you and Mary, grows poison ivy?

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"Killer Croc. AKA Waylon Jones. Former professional wrestler who suffered from an unidentified infection that caused his skin to grow scales, hence, the appearance of a crocodile. Now, as the infection progressed, other physical abnormalities followed. Elongated jaw, claws, tail." Luke explained as he showed details of Killer Croc on the Batcave screens.

"I remember him. Batman killed him, right?"

"Whoah, no, no. No, Bruce tried to save him. Yeah, he took pity on him, he always thought that his violent tendencies were a result of the infection. They had Wayne Tech labs working on a cure for his condition. A way to reverse it, they never found it though..." Luke explained whilst you fiddled with your fingers.

"Batman only ever killed Joker. Jack Napier version anyway..." You remarked as Luke gave you a shocked look.

"How did you-"

"What happened to Waylon?" Ryan steered the subject back to the new Killer Croc.

"The GCPD happened. They had their own ideas of how to deal with KC, so they dropped a truck load of thermite into the sewer junction, lit the primer cord, and ran. So that tooth? Pretty much all that was left of him." Luke explained, your gaze on Mary as she suggested the tooth carried the same infection and had infected a new host.

"I have a question. Why's there a tree in here? I mean, I get the whole, bat motif, but this is a, 44 story building. Surely there's a more comfortable workspace available?" Alice asked as you chuckled.

"Bold of you all to assume this is the only Batcave."

"Did Barbara tell you that?" Luke raised an eyebrow as you shrugged, giving him a sheepish grin.

"I need to talk to the three of you. In private." Ryan stated, the four of you leaving the Batcave to head upstairs.

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"I should probably put it out there right now, that I really do not do, reptiles." Mary explained as you bit your lip.

"I don't do fire. Firefly scared me as a kid..." You admitted, ignoring everyone's confused gaze as to why you were bringing Firefly up, whilst they kept talking about Killer Croc 2.0.

"Um... we don't really use the c word anymore..." Mary explained as Ryan frowned, looking confusedly at Luke.

"Crazy!" Mary blurted out, but the sound of a helicopter approaching had everyone looking at the windows.

"What the hell?"

"Seems we have a guest. Security cleared a landing request for the CEO of Jeturian Industries. Jada Jet." Luke turned his tablet around to reveal the stock photo of Jada Jet. Who is apparently insisting on a meeting with the Wayne CEO, and will not leave until she gets one." Luke explained, as everyone else discussed who the acting CEO is.

Ryan.

You didn't expect to be dragged away by Mary to help with all the dry cleaning she'd just picked up either, but that meant you didn't hear Sophie tell Ryan that Jada is her birth mother.

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"I'm going to go dig around some old Oracle notes. See you later, babe!" You smiled, kissing Mary on the forehead before heading out.

Mary smiled to herself before heading down to the batcave with Luke to look at his Batwing suit.

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"God, I miss you Babs. I miss my best friend." You whispered as you went over Barbara's files, your eyes landing on the Batgirl cowl in with them.

"This could be useful..." picking up the cowl carefully and rotating it to glance over it in more detail.

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"Luke, I... I'm dating someone... in case your rising heartrate meant-"

"Your hands were cold..." Luke fumbled, pulling his shirt back on as Mary nodded, agreeing it must be a problem with the suit, and not Luke.

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Your phone buzzing distracted you from your trip up to Wayne Manor, nobody had really been around it since Tommy Elliot AKA Hush was pretending to be Bruce Wayne.

Entering the details Barbara had left, you turned the grandfather clock hands to the correct time, revealing what you'd known existed since you first met Batgirl.

The day she, Robin, and Batman took down Firefly, saving you and a load of other children in the process.

"Mare? What's wrong? Has Luke got it covered, because I still need to ask Ryan if she'll do some martial arts training with me..." You trailed off as Mary went quiet, getting sass from Luke as she tried to ask him if the suit was working fine or not.

Your eyes lingered on an old prototype of a Batgirl suit, an idea in your head, but you knew the others would hate it.

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Your gloved fists hit the punch bag, earphones in listening to Vesper Fairchild's radio show talking about Batwoman taking down Killer Croc, and returning a missing girl with her mother.

Mary paused as she watched you punching the bag, frowning as you messed up your punch.

"Pretty sure your stance is wrong." Mary admitted as she approached, removing one of your headphones as her other hand ran over your hip.

"Show me?" You panted, turning around to smile as Mary chuckled, her fingers releasing your earphone wire so it would rest on top of your gloved hand.

"I'm pretty sure Sophie could show you better, to punch anyway... I'll just enjoy the view, and make sure you don't hurt yourself, I don't want to see you hurt, Y/n." Mary admitted as you sighed, leaning in to rest your forehead against hers.

"I know..."

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#mary hamilton x reader #mary hamilton imagine #batwoman x reader #batwoman imagine #batwoman #cw batwoman #cw #mary hamilton #sophie moore #ryan wilder #luke fox #alice #poison mary #eventually anyway

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cruzrogue · 3 years ago

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PrepPy GoThic LoVe

A redo. Cleaning up the story in A03.

Chapter 9 The PaRentals

Tommy can feel that he is being watched. Since stepping out of his high-rise apartment this morning he can’t shake the feeling off. It doesn’t help that in early today he called his father with a bizarre request. Malcolm Merlyn may not be the father of the year, but he is great at getting information.

Leaving a motel room with some annoyance as he paid off a photographer with a hefty price tag. At least he is now the sole owner of pictures and its negatives that he has safely stored in a pocket of his jacket. Just as the seatbelt clicks his cell phone goes off. A ringtone especially chosen to let him know it’s best to pick up or deal with the fallout of pissing his father off.

“Dad.”

“I thought I told you not to deal with the seedy professional yourself.”

“It’s just a sleezy…”

“An unknown threat. You cannot walk into an unfamiliar situation without a plan. Have a not taught you anything?” Tommy knows that is a rhetorical question. Best not to say anything. “Now, what exactly does he have on you?”

“Dad, umm… thanks for the information last night but everything is fine.”

“Asking me what I’d do if pictures were taken that you didn’t want to be released doesn’t make me feel confident that everything is fine.”

“I got the pictures, so everything is fine.”

“Thomas!”

“No really dad. I can handle myself.” Tommy rushes to end this call, “I got to go. Bye.” Oh yea, he is going to get grief over how he ended that call. He just doesn’t need a lecture right now. It isn’t too impossible to figure that his dad has eyes on him here in Boston. Probably the Queens also pay for this kind of service. He won’t mention his thoughts on that with Oliver; his best friend’s plate is full.

Cracking his neck as a headache is still in full bloom. Bombarded with question after question from his ice queen female buddy from Starling City. It was a miracle he didn’t ask her to shut up. Glad to have finally handoff the keycard to a hotel room.

Tired of years of being that friend in the middle. The one that she’d phish on getting data on his best friend. Because she loves his baby blue eyes. As if that were the only corner stone to her ridiculous needs. Laurel on a good day could be someone he can see dating but this girl is needy.

He is a free spirit and likes what privilege his family name offers. Plenty of girls, alcohol, good times and like he said on many occasions until recently where he like Oliver minus the baby… partying isn’t enough anymore. With that he isn’t a fool. He still does his part. His father isn’t a forgiving man.

The only person he trusts is Oliver Queen, his best buddy since… since they’ve known each other. Now Felicity Smoak is in his orbit. She’s cool and knows things that he hasn’t even said to Oliver. He is beginning to see another path for himself. Maybe be the doctor he once wanted to be when he was a kid. That is what makes Felicity special. Her supporting ways make him want to be more. Her sass on par to his own cockiness. All he knows is somewhere, somehow along the way he became very protective of her. Even when he didn’t like her choices of men. Like Cooper. He once told that fool to wise up, but he thought Kyle was that creep’s son hence why he kept from expressing his dark judgements to that jerk on several occasions.

Back to why he has a headache. Getting Laurel off his back the moment she found him to be the answer to everything. Her constant hounding him for dirt and he was stuck with her for less than an a few hours’ time.

If you cross her, she can be quite the bitch. Laurel sometimes just can’t let go of whatever ails her. Like a dog with a bone, she just will gnaw on it until nothing is left. Her commitment, tenaciousness, stubbornness, determination, single-mindedness is fine if she wants to be a lawyer. This grabbing hold of something and not letting go isn’t so great when it is going against two friends he cares for. It really doesn’t help that the Queen matriarch is egging her on. Oh boy! When Mrs. Queen finds out her son has a son of his own. He doesn’t even want to be a fly on that wall.

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Entering his apartment, he shares with Oliver. The said man is parked in front of his normal study desk as he is reading with the TV on for some background noise.

“You’ve been gone a long time?” Oliver hopes he hasn’t hooked up with… he can’t even say it.

“I was taking care of my buddy’s recent problem.”

“Laurel?” He says that with disgust.

“What? hell no. She’s another problem you’ll have to tend to without me. Even though I fed her and took her to her premium suite at the hotel of her choosing.”

“Sorry.” Oliver at least looks pained, “I just could not handle her without maybe committing some crime.”

“No shit! But that isn’t the problem I handled.”

“Then what was the problem?”

“The man who took your picture he was advised you’d be at the restaurant.”

“What?”

“Well while you rode in the back with your son, Laurel was texting a phone number your mom must have given her.”

“Why do you think my mom…”

“Your mom has used this person on numerous occasions.” He hands Oliver a folder this man already developed the film. The dude is old school. Mostly everyone uses digital now.

“How did you get this…”

“I paid some good money, and damn you’re in it deep. He was just there to snap some photos of you and your fiancé.”

Oliver just sighs. At least he now knows for certainty his mom is instrumental in all this.

“He doesn’t know about the kid. I would have lied about the kid but…”

“Laurel knows I’m a dad.”

“Yep, you better come clean to your parents.”

Oliver just nods and he looks like he is going to respond but takes a minute to ponder. Leaving Tommy to find his favorite chair and click the remote. Setting the volume on low as he glances to what he’ll essentially call a nephew sleeping away in a bassinet.

“Did you do more shopping?”

“I did.”

Tommy hands over the photographs. Giving his best friend credit on making sure the carrier that carried his son was secured with a cover. Using a blanket for the added measure was smart too. Tommy can already tell his best friend is going to be super overprotective of his newborn.

“None of these show Robbie. That good at least.”

“I don’t think that guy noticed the carrier because the shots are more geared towards Laurel’s engagement ring.”

“She’s not engaged.”

“That is what your mother wanted to exploit.”

“I haven’t had a real conversation with my mom since July.” Making a disgruntled sound, “Ever since that stunt.”

“Well yea I wouldn’t be thrilled either if I was suddenly engaged without consent.”

“I got off the phone with my dad about an hour ago. He isn’t thrilled. At least I came clean. He is totally disappointed.”

“Does he at least entertain the idea of a grandson?”

“He has no choice.” Shrugging, “He said he’d talk to my mom.” Oliver gets up to check on his son. Making sure he is comfortable as he sleeps. “Do you mind keeping an eye on him it’s chilly outside and I need to pick up Felicity?”

“I feel like my uncle duties are just beginning.”

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Waiting for Felicity to bring her home like he told her when he dropped her off for her co-op work study. It’s been a long day and he sits in the car recalling today’s events. Today’s proceedings are beginning to sink in.

A huge impact on his life has been altered. Yesterday he was a doomed preppy guy who couldn’t get a ghost of a Gothic chic out of his mind. He went to a frat party to find her and in a surprising twist finds the mother of his child. Now he is waiting for his girlfriend. They have yet to have a first date. Talk about living arrangements. Talk about everything. He means everything.

Waking up with her in his bed this morning and not some nook at that loud, smelly, fraternity dwelling happens to be a vast improvement. Her naughty words to him as he tore her dress won’t be forgotten for as long as he lives. Knowing enough that holding her creamy flesh to his may never be sufficient. If just her memory within this past year had such a power over him. He can’t wait to see what being with her will be like.

Felicity’s little witticisms in the heat of passion makes it feel like they’ve never separated. She’s a vixen and Oliver could tell by the envious looks of the other guys that his girl would be one to always turn heads. Catching a preview of some garments in her dorm’s closet. He can’t wait to see her parade her style. Oliver won’t say it aloud. Will not give Tommy ammunition to how pathetic he’s really been since waking up alone in a frat house and finding he lost his mojo to be the same old playboy gone.

He knows a little about subculture and occult themes. Being the owner of a few Haute Goth wear that he found irresistible when doing some homework on the different aesthetics that reflect Classic, Aristocrat, Victorian and other fashions.

Her little freak out this morning could have been a disaster, but all Oliver could think about is how perfect Felicity felt in his arms. How his dreams of her didn’t measure up to reality. He isn’t letting her go.

Oliver also isn’t a fool to think he knows her because he doesn’t. Both come from different worlds.

He spent this morning watching her sleep. It was exhilarating on figuring a suave way on how he would ask her out. To basically court her. The goal to start a relationship. That was the simplest wishes this morning. Extending a courtship to only get a life alternating tale and bam he is a father.

Dumbstruck. The discussion around him and Oliver unable to act as Tommy took her home and when the door closed after his best bud’s congratulatory praise leaving him alone to pace.

There is a little human that is a part of him.

Baffled now because he has no idea how his parents will handle this. Today he spoke to his father twice on the phone. Each time a tad different because the first call he didn’t fess up on the circumstances Oliver finds himself in.

The first call, Oliver was still bewildered with the huge surprise he just had received of being Kyle’s dad. Discerning it as if he is reliving those moments with his dad.

As if a sign on how the universe just loves messing with him the phone rings and a picture of his father pops up. He realizes he forgot to call his dad as promised early this morning. Sitting up on the kitchen island stool as he’s just so out of it with just being told a truth.

“Sorry dad, I know I was supposed to call earlier.”

“It’s fine. Though a phone call once in a while would be nice, your mother worries enough about you.”

“How is mom, Thea?”

“They’re fine. I was calling to see if this winter you’d go for a family getaway?”

He wants to scream that he has a son and probably wouldn’t think of leaving Felicity and his kid this holiday season, but he just uses the comfortable stance of his academic studies, “Um dad, I’ll have at least two classes for that time scheduled already. It will really help my GPA.”

“So no to Aspen?”

“Dad, I…”

“I know that tone. What is wrong?”

“Nothing really!”

“Oliver?”

“There’s just a lot going on and…”

“Does this have to do with distancing yourself since your mother’s stunt this past summer?”

“I’m not engaged.”

“I know that son.”

A defeated sigh because he really doesn’t have the energy to hash things out, “Does mom?”

“She just worries about you.”

“She sent me some groom-to-be stuff; in anger I threw it out.”

“I’ll talk to her. It sounds like she may be taking it too far.” A pause “Oliver, just so you know your mother is in contact with Laurel. I know it’s not what you want to hear.” Oliver grumbles. “I’ll talk to her see what I can do. About the Holiday plans we will expect you to come home.”

“We’ll see dad, we’ll see.”

“Well, I have some other calls to make so make sure to keep in touch.”

“Thanks dad.”

After some pleasant goodbyes Oliver tosses the phone down and stares off to a focal point across the room. There is a lot of thinking to do.

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The second phone call is even worse. Coming home from having a dreaded dinner with an ex that now knows to much about his state of affairs. To top that off with a darn stranger lurker around taking pictures. Nothing like fleeing a scene and feeling like some criminal.

Calling his dad, a dread comes over Oliver as he has no choice but to come clean. Disappointing his family once again. At least his father’s words didn’t overwhelm him.

“This is not what I expected when I called you this morning.”

“Dad for whatever its worth, I really like her.”

“You just found out about a son; don’t you think it’s relevant she would have told you earlier?”

“That’s a long story.”

“One you will go into detail when you sit down before your mother and I.”

“Dad!”

“No Oliver. This isn’t something you can weasel out of.”

“Fine but don’t treat the mother of my child like an enemy.”

“If she’s like all the other girls you’ve brought home…”

“Felicity, her name is Felicity and she’s… she’s the muse of why I’ve changed.”

“Wait!” For a second Oliver can hear his father’s tone is slightly surprised, “Are you telling me she’s the girl you’ve been pinning about?”

After the call ends with uncertainty a lot of one-sided fatherly advice which leaves Oliver weary but confident enough to follow his own heart.

Finally leaving the stupor he is in. He sees Felicity exiting the building. Oliver can tell something is off as her facial features seems to show signs of irritation. She looks peeved and in a fraction of a second a sheet of paper is plastered on the passenger side window. With bad lighting and dark surroundings, he can’t read it. Lowering the window panel down he tries coaxing into getting into the car only to get a muffled reply of no.

“Where’s Kyle?”

“You mean Robbie.”

“I know his name. Until it is changed. His name is Kyle.”

He takes the sheet of paper she’s holding up and realizes why she is so mad.

“I’m not engaged!”

“Really! That newsprint says otherwise.”

“You researched me?”

“I can understand peeing on a cop, but this…”

“Get in the car we can talk about...” Her eyes narrowed and he gulps. “Felicity.” Getting out of the car he can already sense they are going to have their first fight on a sidewalk off an MIT building at roughly a few minutes after ten at night.

“Where is our son?”

“In a crib sleeping at my place. Tommy is there.”

She’s fumingly pacing across the grass to a tree then back near him and the vehicle while he stands there using the car as a prop.

“Why does everyone from…”

“Starling City. It’s a long story.”

“You have a minute to explain.”

“My mom announced my engagement without me even popping the question. And… No! I wasn’t never going to propose.”

“So…”

“My mom has it in her head I need to settle down.”

“Let me get this straight.” Her eyes narrowing at Oliver. “Your mom announces your engagement to Laurel Lance even though you aren’t interested in marrying her?” He nods. “Just great! How do you think she’s going to feel about our relationship? I mean…”

“I don’t know, but my dad wants to meet you soon?”

“Wait! Your dad?” The mystified glare she is giving would be comical if he wasn’t in hot water, “Does your mother know?”

“Maybe, I don’t know. I haven’t spoken to her. Just my dad.” Oliver staggers upon Felicity to help stop her pacing, “He said he’d talk to my mom.”

“How do you think that’ll go?”

“I think we should stay at your place just in case they show up at my place?”

“What is the chance they won’t show up at my place either?”

“I’m hoping Tommy would give us a heads-up warning.” With Felicity not pacing anymore he directs her to the car, “Now please get in the car.” She reluctantly sits in the passenger seat still a little peeved. More upset with the situation and herself but she won’t tell him that. They really don’t know much about each other which with a shared offspring that just sounds weird in her own head.

“I want to know you better?” She lets out halfway to his place.

“That’s the whole point of dating but with the paid photographer finding out about…”

“What?” Her head makes a spin so fast from where she was looking out the passenger window to now finding his physical form. “Is our son safe? Oliver what is going on?”

“Let’s get to my place but first.” He pulls a hoodie from the central console, “Use this. It can help cover your identity. Just a precaution.” He is slowing down a few blocks from the unground garage.

“No. No. No. We talk now.”

“Fe-li-ci-ty” he draws out her name, it supposed to sound annoying but it actually makes her smile which she has to stop because she’s mad but the smile is not unnoticed by him so he parks the car on the next available space.

“So, you want to talk fine…” He really doesn’t want to talk in a car but she seems adamant and that only fuels what he going to tell her.

“Why are you being difficult?” she asks concerned.

She knows he probably has no idea how good she is at finding information. The thing about her work-study is that she is planted with a computer and she can plug away with a few key tools she carries with her everywhere. Finding out just about anything on Oliver Jonas Queen that is available. An easy feat to do. She didn’t think his life was as so glamourous as it is. Blown away that she had to physically pull herself away from the computer after all she did get up to have a cry when she thought he was in a solid relationship. No doubt to be married and she was that last fling.

“So… you gave me a background check at least you’ve read up on me. There are some things you know about.” She nods. Oliver isn’t going to sugarcoat it, “What do you want to know? That I’ve been kicked out of one school for sexual misconduct? The other one for… I can’t remember but I was told I was high as a kite.” He looks to see her reaction observing that she doesn’t budge so he continues, “You know about me peeing on a cop, or the fact I got a minor pregnant. There is a long list of shit I’ve done wrong. That I should tell you to keep away from me because I’m bad news.”

“Okay fine you’ve done all that.”

“You know about Harvard?” Her nod has him asking, “But what set you off were the news clippings?”

“Yes! Oliver, that shit is relevant to me. You being a dirty scoundrel player would have been relevant before I had our baby. That news is over and done with.”

“Maybe you’re too young…”

“Don’t you dare? I may be seventeen but I’ve gotten into some stupid shit too.”

“Really?” he doubts she has anything.

“I believed in hacktivism. I created a program that Cooper stole and tried to sell. The FBI got involved with some other government agencies.”

“What does that mean?”

“Basically, I’m under surveillance.”

Oliver scanning the area from his spot in the car.

“I mean they keep tabs on my internet or computer habits. I’ve been too busy with our son to care.”

“So, our son has been in danger?”

“Oliver, you have to believe me. I stopped all this craziness once I decided I was going to be a full-time mom.”

Her hand goes to his face and he automatically lowers himself into her palm. Their eyes meet and he whines that he didn’t get to kiss her yet.

“My poor baby.” Finding out whom your baby daddy is, seeing all the baggage he brings should have her keeping her in a rigid form but when they are alone like this, she’s putty. He hasn’t done anything to warrant her anger. Though she is now asking for inclusion. He reaches out to her and their lips meet. He lets out a sigh as his forehead remains against hers.

He really doesn’t know much about her and that little bit of information will be scrutinized later. He knows he is a screw up, but she has had a diversion that could have jeopardized their son. All-in-all there is a lot to talk about but he’s at least comfortable in sharing this with her.

“I’ve had a rough day.”

“Being a daddy is rough?”

He smiles. “Our son has been perfect even when grouchy.” He takes this opportunity to kiss her again because what he’s going to say next will most likely upset her.

She’s giving him little chaste kisses. They’re forgetting why they stopped a few blocks from his place. Felicity is so relieved he isn’t engaged to that attractive girl she saw online. That when he pulls away from her. Felicity is the one to let a small whimper it’s the cutest thing he thinks as she pouts.

“I need to tell you my ex-girlfriend is in town.”

“Any specific one?”

He rolls his eyes at that and points to the crumbled sheet under her feet.

“Oh. Laurel perfect Lance, she’s so…”

“Not perfect.”

“Wait does she have anything to do with this paparazzo?” He nods but affirms their son is safe. “Oliver what am I facing? God how can I compete? Your parents are going to hate me. Will they like our son?”

“Hey, hey.” He says softly “Calm down.” He kisses her gently. “They’ll love our boy.” Her eyes try to read his for any lies. “I just met him and I love him and I’m crazy about his mom too.”

“Oliver?” she wants to say more but he hushes her. “We can really talk about this later. We are parked in a car when you could be holding our son. In all honesty may his name be Kyle, Robbie, or another undecided first name to be I know he is hungry again. That boy is a monster eater.” That makes her grin. “No really, all that pumping this morning and I left Tommy an ounce of milk… and oh by the way… he thinks its formula so don’t tell him otherwise.”

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Oliver’s phone goes off. Tommy’s is calling. The Bluetooth connects Tommy to his car’s speakers. Both Oliver and Felicity exchange words to Tommy.

“Hey what’s up…”

Felicity happy to ask about her boy, “How’s my baby? Is he…”

“Guys, Kyle is fine. But…”

The pause is a killer. Leaving the occupants in the car startled.

“But?” Felicity and Oliver say in unison.

“Oliver, your parents are here.”

Preppy Gothic Love redo... (will be posting over) chapter 9 in A03.

Once the whole story is rewritten.

#preppy gothic love #olicity #arrow #felicity smoak #oliver queen

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thesunicarusfellfor · 4 years ago

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I found you through your Mortal Of Gold fic, and like many others I'm just enamored by it. You wouldn't happen to have any more ideas or headcanons for this AU, would you? I would love to see this idea/world expanded on! (Hope you don't mind if I give myself an icon. Bold enough to talk, but not enough to do it off anon- 💟)

I just gave happy squealing noises for a few minutes because I REAAAALLY want to talk about what I have planned! Also Hi <3 anon! (Sorry, computer atm)

Dream himself was originally going to be a god with XD being a god of gods, and George was supposed to be the high priest, but then I realized that a god having a higher god complex would complicate things further. Plus George wouldn’t exactly rob someone.

The Upperlands (which will basically be explained when the reader wakes up) is basically like Palutena’s Temple/Skyworld map from Smash. GUESS WHERE I GOT MY LOVE OF ICARUS FROM.

Speaking of Upperlands, there is a Lowlands, but it won’t be expanded upon too much?

Chat’s voice in Philza’s mind actually sounds like multiple voices at once and it’s hard for anyone but Phil to understand. Hence why Chat isn’t seen talking to anyone else, they are trying to, they just can’t understand the bird.

Techno can take control of the minds of his ‘Millionaires’, which is what happened in the first chapter with the gold and red eyes.

Chat, and the voices bully their gods. A lot. It's great.

Tubbo was going to be the god of Pollenation and Loyalty.

Tommy was originally going to be a mortal as well, but I decided against it last moment. Literally, I was going to post the story then I rewrote it.

I use it/its pronouns for Chat because there were too many places where using they/them sounded as if I was talking about the reader

the reason the reader was in a white and red outfit was because Phil and Techno argued about wanting them in the gods’ respective colours. Techno just grabbed the outfit from Phil and dunked the lower half in crimson dye. (surprisingly it was dye and not blood)

XD has a god god complex. He’s a god. That believes he is a god amongst gods, that’s just a better god.

Every dsmp character will have an interaction with the reader at some point. One of my favourite interactions that I have planned is BBH and the Reader talking. BBH is one of the gods of the Lowlands.

Originally this was supposed to be set in modern times with a Wiccan reader, but I couldn’t figure out how to continue it. So it’s kinda set in Egypt?

Yes, the reader did have a family.

Chat is actually the souls of the children and mortals that Philza protected over the years that died of old age.

Mumza, Kristen, is actually involved in this story! (She is the Goddess of Void and Death) But she is only a motherly figure to the souls travelling to the afterlife, which is why she is called Mumza. She has no correlation with Philza.

To be honest I actually don’t know how much to write without giving things away!

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dig-jules · 2 years ago

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"Tommy" (1969) and Christian Revelation. 1921.

Captain Walker. A pilot in the Great War. Deemed MIA in its final months. An improbable survivor.

After Walker's impossible return home, he discovers that his wife has found another man in his presumed-to-be-permanent absence. (To her credit, I'm not exactly sure you could call it cheating in those circumstances.)

Still, in a fit of jealous rage, Captain Walker shoots the man, ending his dreams of a blissful '21 with the recent "widow". The issue? The Walkers' son, Tommy, bore witness to the execution. "...the boy, he saw it all."

It's often assumed that what follows for Tommy is a partial "death" and an allegory for Christ's Crucifixion. Not only is this assumption innately ableist, but in my opinion it plays into the same ideas that the album critiques.

To the rhythm of his parents' chorus, "You didn't hear it. You didn't see it. You won't say nothing to no one - ever in your life..." , Tommy loses his sight, hearing, and his ability to speak. But even Townshend doesn't stir any false pretenses that Tommy's condition is a tragedy.

As the descending chords of "Amazing Journey" begin and the hollow vocals rise, it becomes clear that (if the title wasn't already enough) Tommy's sensory deprivation has made possible a newfound journey into self realization. A colorful symphony of touch and experience that the young boy will undergo, all in wild abandon from social pressures or a sense of conformity.

His thoughts are "...as bold as thoughts can be."

He is "...loving life and becoming wise in simplicity."

An important symbol to address, though, is the tall stranger with the "silver sparked glittering gown" and the golden beard. This man is Tommy. Likely it is who Tommy sees looking in the mirror, the only thing he can see. In Townshend's words, "...the illusory self"(Rolling Stone 1969), in contrast to what he refers to as the real self.

The idea of self, real or illusory, is where much of the album's complexity is drawn- as it is greatly derived from the teachings of Meher Baba. I don't have the understanding of the teachings needed to address this idea in full, so instead I'll focus on the most apparent distinctions between Tommy's perception of self and Christianity's, not its intricacies.

This is about to get very theoretical, very wordy, and very hard for even me as the one writing it to try and understand. You'll probably get what I'm trying to say just fine with just reading the first sentence, but I've included some additional headache if you're interested.

Here is what I have drawn from what the album seems to be conveying: The self is not a means of service to a greater power (a pillar for many of the world's major religions), but rather it is a means to seek the universal presence of God in each individual. The self is the only mirror into understanding questions like why or how we exist because it is a simple proof that we do even exist and that we are experiencing each sensation in the present- not assigning any false or illusory meanings to each experience, or looking only to a pleasant "after", simply experiencing living with its pain and its joy. Hence, why Tommy is only able to see his reflection in the mirror, and why that limited state is the true path to his enlightenment. Now, I'm mentioned will mention, this is just what I believe to be part of Townshend's intent with Tommy.

This song alone sets the tone that Tommy's journey will revolve around the curiosity and joy that comes from turning to oneself in all its simplicity. Still, much of the story to follow revolves around the fact that external pressures remain very much real and very much significant in Tommy's journey. Despite all of the pain to come, there are many moments on the second and third sides of the album that, though smaller in shock value, contribute more to this central theme and call for just as much, if not greater, attention.

#the who #pete townshend #roger daltrey #keith moon #john entwistle #the who band #concept album #tommy album #tommy #*

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cmyknoise · 4 years ago

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Something I don’t see mentioned or talked about enough is how without Tommy, travel would be a much much different story on the Dream SMP.

The original Prime Path, the one above ground, was created by Dream, although he didn’t create the entire thing.

When Tommy joined, he quickly took to the Prime Path. He was the one who discovered that walking on the path resulted in more primes than running (hence why he only walks on it).

Tommy is the only one who would really upkeep the path. It would get destroyed a lot, be it creepers, TNT, or other means. Tommy would be the one to go out of his way to get slabs and fix the path, replace the blocks, and even at times, the surroundings. Tommy also built pretty much the whole Prime Path past his house. This includes the path which leads to L’manburg and to Skeppy’s base.

Then you have the Underground Prime Path, the one which leads to Pogtopia. This path became really vital for the Manburg v. Pogtopia war as well as the spy job for Tubbo, and how Pogtopia could sneak back into the country. Tommy practically built this path on his own, and it is hundreds of blocks long. Not to mention he built the highway just above and a rail system straight to Pogtopia for the war.

Tommy also created the sewer system, which many of the older houses and buildings have access to (such as his own house and the community house). These have been used many, many times for escapes and get aways, as well as just fast travel. These have been used throughout many wars, fights, and other occurrences. Many chase scenes have happened down there.

Then you have the Nether Highways, all three of the main ones leading from the Nether Hub (not the ice one) was built by Tommy. He built two highways during exile from two directions. These highways are now used and have been branched off from to get to other places. He also built the path from Techno’s base to the obsidian highway. Techno, Phil, and Ranboo, as well as anyone heading to that base now use those paths. Before they had to do scuffed parkour through a Basalt delta. Now people use the highways to get to other nether portals and places.

Tommy has created nearly every main path and road on the server which leads to main locations. Think of how much these are used for shortcuts. How many times they’ve been used in lore. The sewers alone have been used dozens of times in lore (chase scenes, fights, Techno & Tommy sneaking in to L’manburg, Techno’s escape from the execution, etc). The roads from Pogtopia to Manburg were used in war and for lore. The highways now are constantly used.

Its something subtle, but without these paths I think, honestly, a lot of things would be different or may not even exist or have happened? I just think it’s very cool how something that seems so insignificant is actually so incredibly big?

It’s even been mentioned before. Tommy and his Towers and Roads. He has no big or impressive builds on the server, but he has created almost all main sources of travel on the SMP and they’re some of the oldest and longest standing creations on the server.

#dream smp #tommyinnit #i love this server so much #that stuff is just so cool #don't even get me started on tommy's dirt house #i could go on about the things that tommy has done on this server #or even the small bits about his character that seem unnoticable but are super important #its just... so good #lemon's stuff

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dreamsmp-au-ideas · 4 years ago

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Oops, I made a plot…

Anyways. Epithet Erased

I love the idea that the Egg was created by someone with the Epithet of Consume. Now an interesting idea I had is that the owner of Consume originally had possession of the Arsene Amulet after Copycat died. The owner of Consume created the Egg and then started using the Amulet to feed Epithets to the Egg. In return, the Egg was able to use these Epithets and temporarily bestow their powers onto those who followed it, hence the whole bloodline wanting to protect it kinda thing. When the original owner of Consume started to reach the end of their lifespan they fed themselves to the Egg in hopes that it would eventually be fed something like Immortal or Rebirth and it could bring back its former master. This is why it’s an Egg, eventually it’s going to hatch into the original owner of Consume if it’s fed the right Epithet

The reason those following the Egg want the amulet is because they want to get back to work again. Everyone else is varying degrees of aware in terms of the Egg group’s plan. The Egg Group also has a process that new members of the Egg Cult go through where they offer up their Epithet to the Egg by being “Consumed” by it and held inside the Egg for a couple days. At which point the Egg leeches out their Epithet as an extra way to force its followers to be loyal. Sure you can still use your powers, and a ton of other Epithets as well, as long as you’re linked up with the Egg. But the moment you become disloyal and break off your Epithet is gone. It belongs to the Egg, you were only renting it.

Of course this takes a lot of time so it hasn’t happened to anyone in the DSMP by the time the actual plot starts except for Skeppy who’s the bartering chip that the Egg uses to make Bad be loyal to it. Bad doesn’t belong to the bloodline that’s been taking care of the Egg, he’s just a victim of circumstance. Techno is part of the family, but he’s a member of an offshoot branch that distanced itself from the Egg. He’s Billiam’s great (however many greats) nephew, but that isn’t a strong enough link, he’s the actual great (however many greats) grandson of the Sheriff which is why the Egg has less of a hold over him than it would a typical member of the bloodline.

Mundies are actually the best people for the job when it comes to fighting the Egg since its mind control powers only work on those who have an Epithet or offered up their Epithet to the Egg. Those who lost their Epithet specifically to the amulet against their wills are also immune. The Egg has the same powers seen in canon because one of the first Epithets it ever ate was Control.

There is a trade off to the Egg taking powers however, since the Epithets can’t “mature” while inside the Egg. Meaning they stay at the same proficiency level their former owner possessed making it advantageous for the Egg to allow Epithets to “mature”. The Egg might even offer an Epithet to a Mundie to let them mature it before harvesting it at a later date. It’s worth noting also there is a difference between getting trapped on top of the Egg and getting trapped inside the Egg like Skeppy, only the latter will get your Epithet snatched while Tubbo and Ranboo who are victims of the former just get their heads scrambled.

Team Pro Omelet eventually learns of the Egg’s abilities and plans and at that point it’s a race against the clock to ensure they 1. Don’t get the Amulet and 2. Aren’t able to shove anyone powerful inside the egg (cough cough Tubbo/Ranboo cough cough). While we could have Tubbo angst with his powers getting yoinked, I don’t think it would mean as much as the angst that would come from him just being normally controlled by the Egg and having his Epithet taken against his will would partially break him out of its control. He might not actually care as much about his Epithet, but him hurting Tommy by accident while being controlled? That would break him, mentally and emotionally.

While I was thinking about the plot, I mentioned with my last post I think that Tommy’s Epithet should have been taken or lost. We’ve had a connection made between Tommy loosing his power to Ranboo causing him to forget which I really like, but what if, and hear me out, he loses it to the Amulet? The last caretaker yoinks it with the intention of giving it to the get, probably at some point a good ways before the plot starts. However, because the former caretaker loses the Amulet before depositing it, Tommy’s Epithet stays pretty much trapped inside the Amulet. Partially because I really like the idea of Antihero Dream having to 180 why he wants to Amulet when Tommy eventually admits what happened. It adds a nice dynamic of character wants.

Originally I purposed Hero as Tommy’s Epithet which is good, but I think I can outdo myself. Meaning I have two other options.

Earlier I mentioned the Egg really really wanting someone with Immortal/Rebirth. Well, it’s a running gag that I keep making Tommy a phoenix in every AU I touch because he never damn well dies. So you could give one of those two words, or heck, even the word Phoenix itself to Tommy and it’d not only be a really good Epithet but it’d be an Epithet currently inside the Amulet, giving even more of a dire air to the story as a whole. If the Egg Squad is able to get that Epithet inside of the Egg, you bet it’s gonna hatch and the results will not be pretty. It also plays well with the fact that Tommy just never seems to die. Even when he doesn’t have his Epithet it’s such an engrained character detail that people comment on it whenever he joins an SMP.

I think it could be an interesting dynamic and it gives Tommy an array of interesting powers from wings to fire to being able to bring himself back to life. Additionally, we can give Immortal or Rebirth to Foolish since he’s a sentient Totem of Undying in canon and it would work well.

Alternatively, and this is admittedly the idea I personally favor, we pull a parallel between Tommy and Tubbo by giving him a seemingly stupid Epithet that’s deceptively strong. And trust me, I spent a lot of time thinking about what this Epithet might be and how it could be misinterpreted. The idea I ultimately settled on was Archetype. Now, this idea is near and dear to my heart because it fits Tommy as much as everything I’ve posted prior and arguably even more so than Hero. Tommy throughout the entire canon DSMP has had role after role forced on him. Being called the Hero or the Villain when really he just wants to be Tommy. I like the poetic irony of his Epithet literally being Archetype when everyone around him seems so desperate to assign him one. Plus, it’s one of those things that requires not just creativity but a certain level of classical or psychological background information to use properly, leading most people to being unable to use it (Egg included if it actually managed to get the Amulet.) So people just kind of brush it off and it lends itself well to the whole do you wanna be a hero thing since Hero is an Archetype.

For this power we’d basically be able to pull some really strong parallels between Tommy and Tubbo. Both have Epithets that are strongest when they temporarily become a different Epithet. Maybe Tommy can not only use Archetype, but he can temporarily transform it into literally any societally recognized Archetype and use that as if it was his Epithet. So he could still technically use the same powers one could come up with for Hero, it would just be while he’s using an Archetype Swap ability. Not only that but he’d be able to change other people’s personalities or Archetypes. He could even imbue others with traits of a new Archetype (i.e. giving a Mundie the powers associated with a Hero Archetype, aka literal actual honest to god plot armor) to act as support, but you wouldn’t think to do that typically. You’d just assume that Archetype is a one trick kind of pony at best. But maybe if we wanna go Tommy and Tubbo childhood friends route as kids they specifically spent hours practicing alone when they figured out their Epithets. Specifically coming up with overpower combo moves, thinking up powers that interacted well with one another to make themselves an actually terrifying menace to society.

Tommy and Tubbo childhood friends also is near and dear to my heart because everyone remembers the scene where Tommy told Tubbo that he’d been the hero and Tommy was the one who was the side kick. Having Tommy’s Epithet be Archetype and the majority of his childhood used to find ways to support Tubbo’s Epithet using his own adds another layer to this. Tommy literally made Tubbo the hero, gave him the powers and assigned him the Archetype. It’s just that they’re the only ones who know that. Plus plus we get a really good queen and knight dynamic between the two when they’re going all out which I just die for.

Also if SBI is canon, it makes sense why Tommy would have learned the word Archetype as a child, he’s related to Techno, what else would you expect? Part of Tommy being stupidly good at his power is probably from Techno reading him mythology as a child and linking up characters to their Archetypes, giving Tommy even more stupidly overpowered ideas for how to use his Epithet. Unfortunately it got yoinked at some point, either because someone saw how powerful it was or maybe Tommy just got unlucky. I think out of the ideas I’ve listed Archetype is my favorite if we go the yoinked route. It also works well with Techno and Dream since, again, Tommy could play a support role to make these already terrifying Mundies even more terrifying. Plus it would be like Tommy to keep having an Epithet secret because Techno is a Mundie and then later accidentally getting it stolen or we can go double angst and have Tommy both forget he has an Epithet and get it stolen.

Obviously Archetype being the Epithet and the plot would still work with Tommy just forgetting what his Epithet was, but also I really personally just like the aching pain of Tommy being forced to describe what it’s like having your Epithet stolen. How much the gap doesn’t hurt physically but emotionally and mentally almost daily, a phantom pain that never goes away. Sweet angst my beloved.

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Tubbo🤝Tommy

Having stupidly overpowered Epithets

Anyways. Holy shit. This is brilliant. The plot is brilliant and oh god. This could open up so much now. The Arsene Amulet is still relevant in a way.

Oh man, the Egg just consuming Epithets as well? Man. That’s great.

#dream smp #dream smp au #epithet erased au #tubbo #tommyinnit #dream #dreamwastaken #ranboo #technoblade #badboyhalo #skeppy #submission #snapdragon & firefly

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