#i know you hate the dsmp so much but guess what I still love it

[tack-tick]

-Opens the QSMP trending tab

-Sees the fandom using Niki joining the QSMP to shit talk the DSMP

-Closes the QSMP trending tab

[remedyturtles]

20 Questions For Fic Writers

thank u for the tag @kiaxet 🥺

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

60 including anonymous works

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

816,928

3. What fandoms do you write for?

at the moment it’s all turtles all the time. i’ve written for so very many previously

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

winner is little kid with a big death wish, followed by techno fic from my dsmp days, then firefight, and then the fireworks and shore series from my life smp days

5. Do you respond to comments?

as many as i can!!!

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

i like angsty beginning and middle but i almost always try to have a happy ending. minus my ONE mcyt fic that ends in canonical character death

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

they’re all pretty happy endings lol it would be hard to rank

8. Do you get hate on fics?

the vast majority of commenters are extremely lovely people

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

for other fandoms. not sure what ‘kind’ lol — the kind with smut haha?

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

i LOVE crossovers but i haven’t ever published one myself. scary to try and get two canons right at once!!!

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

yes unfortunately lol

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

yes VERY FORTUNATELY!!! i am still so honoured by it 😭😭

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

not anything published! but i’ve noodled with writer friends in a doc or two

14. What’s your all time favourite ship?

cannot believe you’d expect a person who’s been on tumblr since 2011 to pick ONE

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

urghhhhh i’ve started a couple things that are rotting in my docs but pretty much if it’s rotting then i don’t wanna finish anyway it so it doesn’t matter.

16. What are your writing strengths?

i can write a lot. whether or not it’s good is another matter lol but hey there will be a lot of it

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

i can’t read what i’ve written so it makes editing hard

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

what an oddly specific question? i’d say i guess if the character doesn’t know the language then use a line like ‘she said something in x’ and if the character does know then use the words from the language

19. First fandom you wrote for?

general hospital. yes the soap opera. it explains a lot abt my story telling i think LMAO

20. Favourite fic you’ve written?

the storm will take its pieces … probably the only fic i’ve ever been consistently proud of

i tag you. if you wanna do it.

[wesslan]

20 questions for writers

thank you @adelfie for the tag<3

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

18! (and one hidden). i did not think it was that many??? thought it was 10 tops, lol

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

272,860

3. What fandoms do you write for?

batman, used to write some dsmp, but now im kinda eeh about it. i also (for some godforsaken reason) have a harry potter WIP thats been sitting in my docs for like two years that i kinda wanna finish, kinda not (jk r*wling suck my dick challenge)

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

cards on the table

when in gotham: don’t drink the water

robin radio

o bury me not on the lone prairie

and their dreams they dreamed awake

5. Do you respond to comments?

i try!!!! the number overwhelms me sometimes, but i try to answer when i have the energy! :,)

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

oh god, i mean… i pretty much only write happy/hopeful endings🤠 mayyyybe ‘you have (1) new message’? its not all the way angsty but it’s kind of?? angsty??

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

gee whizz buddy see above and take your pick, really

8. Do you get hate on fics?

i have gotten one (1) hate comment and i treasured it dearly until the person that posted it deleted it😭 other than that, nawt really. some people give unsolicited advice/critique, but thats about it

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

nope. not really my thing

10. Do you write crossovers?

again, not really my thing.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

not that i know of! sure hope it stays that way

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

yesss!!! so cool! they asked permission, and now my fic exists in a whole other language!!!

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

no, and i think i’d be really awful at it. i cant say no to stuff, i cant keep deadlines, and i dont enjoy people being in the kitchen when i cook, so to speak

14. What’s your all-time favourite ship?

BAYBEY!! you KNOW i was a klance shipper first and a human second when i was like? 14? now tho? i’m shipping myself with sixteen hours of sleep and financial freedom. but also, deep in my heart,,,, charlie and carlisle from twilight. you could have been so beautiful.

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you will?

man at this point, who knows what i’ll finish. maybe instant repeater ‘99. i LOVE the concept and the world building. but also i kinda left the fandom,,,

16. What are your writing strengths?

people (including my interactive storytelling teacher) have told me im good at writing distinct characters/realistic dialogue! so i guess that! :,D

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

CONSISTENCY. finishing things. ending up hating what i’ve written like 3 months after it’s done.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in a fic?

well,,, that’s what i always do. english is another language to me! cop out answer, lmao. but other than that, i guess i could be persuaded to write a few lines in spanish here and there. did study it for 7 years, after all.

overall, i thinks it pretty cool! as long as there is an ez translation somewhere, easy to understand without a translation, or if it’s not done in a way that bi/multilinguals absolutely would not speak B)

19. First fandom you wrote for?

oh god. percy jackson. it’s still out there somewhere. i forgot my username and password so i’ll prolly never find it (thank god) but yeah. it was solangelo bc i was closeted and emo.

20. Favourite fic you’ve written?

probably ‘mothman is real and he wants to kill me’. i had a lot of fun with it! i also really like ‘*cocks gun* manor’s haunted’ just because i based it off of the haunting of hill house which is like, one of the best books ever.

that was fun!!! thanks again for the tag! <3 i’m tagging whoever wants to do this, and also (no pressure) @quotidian-oblivion

puss å kram, skumbanan!!❤️

[mourninglamby]

its actually cool to see people dissect minecraft roleplay like this, like to me yeah it was just a block game but the dark subjects matters just intertwined in a way that made it very... strange? i guess?

i feel like to really get it you have to have a certian amount of respect for the story and medium but also scorn of it, like i have sooo many problems with how things went in a million different ways, but i also think that when it worked it worked wonders. so its interesting to me for someone to dig deeper then the surface and really see it for what it was objectively

i hate that its attatched to the minecraft youtuber fandom in general because for the majority of time i was wathcing I was soley in it for a story, I dont think i even checked out a non story realated stream until like... june of that year

and i hate dream but like you said him being there and playing such a character just ads to the levels of weirdness and rawness

c!tommy got me through a dark dark time in my life, esp exile. I dealth with abuseful neglect and manipulation all my life, and i was in deep bouts of depression when those streams were coming out. but literally seeing a character portray such a raw and ugly realality of those things and yet still get back up again was comforting and cathartic

to me it was the colaboration between actor and audience that really made it unlike anything else, and also what really led to its destruction. but im glad it was there when i needed it

This is well said anon and I’m so sorry you went through something like that. Dsmp found me at a very terrifying time in my life in regards to trauma. I don’t want to get into it just as I’m sure you don’t either, but when youve been a victim of abuse, you gain a perspective that nobody else has. Your mind is permanently altered. We see things that might not be as easy to detect let alone digest for those who havent experienced that reality. or even people who are currently working through that trauma who don’t understand how to deal with it or approach it yet. And that’s not good nor bad. It just is.

I think it’s. Hard. It’s very hard to talk about. And it’s by design! I definitely agree some of the performances were amazing but with very little consideration for what to do next or how to conclude those arcs, things got messy quickly and I think they relied on their dogmatic rabid fans to deflect any serious criticism of that. And I expected them to! I expect people who tread dangerously to know what they’re doing, but they didn’t know what they were doing. That became clear to me very quickly.

And ya it is still very important to me as well… I have never seen myself in another victim in fiction quite as well as I have c!tommy. And I have found so many like minded people that I cherish and love so much. I just got back from hanging out with someone who I got close with online during dsmp! So as disgusting and scary as the community was, yes, I am also very glad it was here when I needed it. Because I needed it.

I hope we can all continue to heal from these experiences and move on to make/consume kinder art together 🌈💫💗

(Oh also I didnt/don’t(it’s complicated) care about the real people either. I actually was so detached I believed dsmp was all they did! It’s crazy how much of a second thought a lot of this was in hindsight. Which is both infuriating and worrying)

[fandomanimatic-tournament]

Fandom song animatic tournament: Side A Round 1

Your Stupid Face - Kaden MacKay

"I just really like your face You don't have to look so happy I'm not really into love that you flaunt In some glittery font But if that's what you want Make it snappy"

Ready as I'll ever be - Tangled the series

"So gather around now (ooh) It's time to sing It's bittersweet (ooh) but it's a hell of a silver lining I tell the same old stories As y'all get your wings And I get better every time I kiss a weathered cheek And watching doves fly Sooner than me I guess I'm ready, ready as I'll never be"

Remember that we're voting on how Iconic they are for ANIMATICS, not for the song itself. In order to make things fair, the tone and mood of the song should not affect how iconic it is (for example, a serious song should not be considered more iconic than a joke song just because it's serious)

Propaganda and animatic links of the songs under the cut:

Your Stupid Face - Kaden MacKay

Propaganda:

Ultimate enemies to lovers potential as it starts with tge singer hating the other party and slowly growing to love them. Also has an excellent tma animatic (haven't watched any other animatics for it but a quick search shows there's a lot)

Animatics with the song:

Helluva Boss Stolas x Blitz

Don't Starve Together Wxwood

The Magnus Archives

DSMP TNTduo

Toilet Bound Hanako Kun Mitsuba Animatic

HFJONE Sodapack

Ready as I'll ever be - Tangled the series

Propaganda:

I can list at least three full animatics for this song for every major fandom I have ever been a part of, and still it's so hard to find them because there are so goddamn many

It's an absolute banger from the absolute King Alan Menken, originally from the pretty underrated Tangled the Series. I've seen animatics for this for like every fandom I can think of, and it deserves it because it slaps and has great vocal performances from Jeremy Jordan and Eden Espinosa.

i'm pretty sure this song is more well known than the show it came from is lol. i looked up "ready as i'll ever be animatic" on youtube just to confirm and counted 20+ of them, and i didn't even finish scrolling. it is a genuinely really good song from a /surprisingly/ good show that imo is super underrated. i definitely would recommend checking it out if you get the opportunity!

it's a fandom song that transcended its fandom and became a hit for twist villains.

The song really fosters creativity with how many animatics can create a darker AU where the usual protagonist (or a close associate) is made to be the antagonist because of injustice suffered and the other characters have to fight against them

I've seen *at least* one animatic of this song in almost every fandom I've looked into

It has a lot of Animaniacs because it is sung by an ensemble cast It is good for demonstrating a lot of different conflicting perspectives of characters for your big dramatic fight and its catchy and I love it

I mean everyone loves a scenario where one of the main cast becomes a villain for tragic reasons and the rest of the characters have to fight them while dealing with the betrayal and attempting to make them see reason

How in the actual hell does a song from a Tangled spinoff series go this spectacularly hard? More to the point, how does it have an animatic/AMV for practically EVERY FANDOM IN EXISTENCE?! Yeah, most people know it from that one Warrior Cats MAP, but there is SO much more. Not to mention the bucketloads of people who used this song for their own OCs, which is always a bonus.

Animatics with the song:

Star Vs The Forces Of Evil

Miraculous Ladybug

Sander Sides

Danganronpa V3 fantasy AU

BNHA Villain Deku Animatic

DSMP

Please keep in mind that I don't know all the media and fandoms of the animatics provided as examples and I don't have the time (nor the will) to research them all. Don't come into my notes or my ask box complaining about them being included, I will simply block you. HOWEVER, if a ship animatic includes a minor and an adult, do tell me, I'll remove it.

[bamjammy]

Hey guys

I know I kinda soft returned with the launch of the WOY reanimated but I just wanna say I am officially coming back to tumblr and it’s honestly probably gonna become my main social media seeing where things go

I loved this site but for a while I pretty much used it strictly for the tntduo community and, well… I think we can all guess why I don’t really want to associate with that anymore.

With everything that’s happened I just can’t even think about the characters positively anymore, it just makes me depressed, like most things do nowadays.

I’m still hoping to find a new fandom/ship to fill that void. I thought I kinda had it with SVS but i should’ve known that such a large but still niche community would eventually betray me.

So I guess for now I’m gonna focus more on my smaller hyperfixations, WOY, Deltarune, Ok KO, things I love and am dedicated to but hasn’t reached the level of obsession that I’m used to having in my life. And maybe I’ll get there eventually.

Also gonna post my art here more, sometimes for archival purposes sometimes just to get it out there.

The main reason for this is because of the AI bs that Meta is pulling over Instagram. I just can’t stand it, and if my work is gonna get stolen no matter what I do I at least don’t wanna be around to see it. And I hate putting those filters over my art. So yeah, I’m probably leaving instagram semi-permanently after tomorrow. I mean, I’ll post big updates and project announcements on there and stuff, but I just don’t really wanna use it anymore.

I wanna get back into fandom and community and having a good time talking about the things I love, instead of feeling like I’m constantly walking on eggshells just to please everyone.

Sorry for the kinda vent-y nature of this post, but the point is, if you like cartoons (especially cartoons from the early 2010s) follow this page. And please don’t bring up anything DSMP or tntduo related on this page ever again. I’m straight gonna block you so yeah.

[cleverpaws]

NOT. a generation loss blog

dee en eye if you support that man and that skeleton and what they did in that cage..

actually im keeping the title like that its so fucking funny to me

salutation i am michael (he/they) and uh. get intro post'd x100 - bi and/or gay whichever is more comedically convenient - aro ace & apl spec fool. peace and life - nonbinary dude 🎸🎸⚡⚡⚡⚡ there's no comma there for a reason - average EX library volunqueer again :( - king of the wildly inconsistent art & writing styles <- Update we figured out why this was. you'll never guess - cartoonist 💯💯 - Mongoose/weasal/etc - i love 2 run around and have wild frolicking visions of Character - adhd. autism. npd. maybe ocd. long ago the four nations ruled in harmony - the original #1 hetch fan (shared title) - plural btw. i will now gaslight the internet into thinking i was open about this the whole time and you all just missed it - ^ u probably wont meet many other headmates just bc our switches r mostly passive influence and very short-lived. except shilo. shilo really likes tumblr for some reason

I RUN @showfallmanagement AND @lostnfounder THE SHOWFALL ASKBLOGS!!! COME SAY HI!!!

ALSO MORE RECENTLY STARTED @notslmccl do NOT go look at "chase" and do NOT poke him with sticks

dream team fans and harry potter fans you are not welcome here!! TRANSGENDER BLAST RAHH 💥💥

also no, people who think queer labels can "contradict" each other you are not welcome here either 💥💥💥 * my bi gay aroace nonbinary guy energy explodes you x100 *

things i am not normal about: - GENLOSS!!!!!!!!!! 4️⃣ - ^ and, by extension, ENCOREVERSE!!!!!!!! 🌈 - BITB!!!!!!!! - JRWI IN GENERAL I JUST PUT BITB FIRST!!!! - SPLATOON!!!!!!!!!! 🦑🦑🦑🦑🐙🐙🌊🌊 - MINECRAFT!!!!! - HOLLOW KNIGHTTTTT!!!! 🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛 - ANGELS JUST LIKE AS A CONCEPT!!!!!!!!! - BODY HORROR!!!!! - VIDEO ESSAYS!!!!!!!!

things i am actually somewhat normal about (casual interests): - dsmp!!! - tdp 💪 love hate relationship - ghibli movies - cartoons in general! - assorted indie horror games - indie animation usually

i tag any and all posts that contain hetch with "#hetch generation loss" and any and all remotely sneeg/frank related posts with. shocker. "#sneeg/frank" go nuts gay people ("#asks" are also tagged)

(and if you go through "#saving this" you will find my many artist resources, recipes, and the occasional Insanely Good Post i think about every day)

ALSO!!! im like Never serious on here ever but just 4 the record (i dont even know if anyone will see this) please do not call me ur friend if i dont know you!! 😭 im aplatonic and while i do still have ppl i consider friends its personally just weird for me to be forced into friendships by people i literally havent interacted with that much (even if we're mutuals!!!!! sah ree guys) (saying stuff like "my friend" at the end of msgs in like that semi joking tone is fine tho)

how ever...... mutuals r totally free 2 ask for my discord or msg me on here 💯💯

also if you EVER need me to explain any encoreverse lore to you i will drop everything to do so 😍😍

(all banners n images r mine except the mcytblr sexyman voted one by @/tmmyhug and the sonic narc abuse one by @/nicepersondisorder)

skittering sounds alright ill get out of your hair . the particles aren't though. yeah sorry man they uh. they really get stuck in there. sorry

[napsaps-archive]

i’ve also been trying to not be super negative but the big sad is also hitting me tonight. like i LOVED q, his dsmp character is one of my favorite characters from anything ever, i had on multiple different occasions called him the funniest mfer on the planet, i bought so much stupid las nevadas merch and now it’s just like. MAN. it would hurt less atp if he just straight up said he hated the dteam now like this is just torturous and sad and i do not get it. i know time keeps marchin on and things will heal etc but it still sucks. there’s a little part of me that wishes he would have an epiphany or something and just apologize and explain everything but as it goes on it just feels like that’s not gonna happen :( sorry abt the rant but like. MAN *horse staring out to sea dot jpeg*

- foolishhappy

no no i fucking get you like in the beginning when it was first starting i refused to say anything at all i filtered tags and words and names and just talked about it on twt and then things just got worse and worse and here we are and it's just like . fuck dude what do we do now and the answer is move on but HOW and yeah i literally just want him to say something literally anything at all even if it's just to dream in private to tell him he's done like 😭😭😭 but q's never been that kind of guy so we'll see i guess

[issybettyx]

Guess who watched the new puss in boots today and could only think of how he could turn it into an au? Me.

So i’m gonna explain my thoughts on an sbi/dsmp au puss in boots, spoilers ahead for the film

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Puss in boots - techno, bad ass with a sword, doesn’t feel fear ect ect. He had several near death experiences and somehow made it out alive, but never truly enjoyed life, so dream (death) comes to finally take his life

Softpaws - wilbur. He is not in love with techno, cus that’s just weird ew and also it just makes aus better when they’re found family (says literally everyone ever). Wilbur distrusts techno after he left him alone in a room full of people who hated them, and somehow made it out. Has trust issues, but is still a badass

Perrito - tommy. Chaotic little shit, just wants friends, sees the best in everything and everyone because we love a good optimist :) tommy just wants techno and wilbur, two friends he starts to see as brothers, to be happy, and can see their brotherly relationship from miles away even when they can’t. He also saves the day, cus he’s actually awesome

Death - dream, man dedicates his life to hunting down techno because he doesn’t value his life as much as he should, and also just hates the fact he keeps getting away. After an epic battle, he realises that techno realises his life has value when there’s people he cares about in it, and that Wilbur and tommy make him a better person

Goldilocks - PHIL. That man just wants a family, idk what to tell you, him and his crows (cough cough the bears) dedicate their very souls to getting that wish because Phil wants a family. And he sees The renowned technoblade, Wilbur soot and some random blonde kid called tommy trying to get this wish, and decides if he can’t wish for a family, maybe he’d just make them his own, and bring his crows along with him

Jack Horner (the dude who eats the pie) - i didn’t actually have a set person for this, horner in this film is a horrible person through and through, the conscience on his shoulder not being able to influence him at all was proof of that. I dont know a character that didn’t change at all, like even c!dream learned at the very end it wasn’t worth it, and tho that was hardly anything at least he learned something! Horner was loved as a child, given everything including love and respect, and still he remained horrible, so i don’t have someone for him lmao

The cat lady Luna - I can just imagine Niki or Puffy taking all these stray cats in and taking care of them, :000 maybe BOTH OF THEM!!! Omg what if they both take in stray cats and like omg i had a realisation this is so cool

Anyways it was a fantastic film highly recommend, like it was genuinely awesome

[ghosts-and-blue-sweaters]

❤, 👿, 💐, 😍, 🤝, 🔥, 🧨, 🙈, 🐰, ❤️‍🩹

DUDEEEEEE YOU LITERALLY ASKED FOR ALL OF THEM LET’S GO >:D

Favorite character

…

You already know this one don’t you?

Hehe it’s Ghostbur <3 He is my most favorite character in any piece of media ever he is lovely and sweet and funny and amazing and just. the best. Ever. I love him so much.

Least favorite character

Ooh… hm.

Perhaps… Ponk? Don’t really know why; I just don’t like him very much and find myself getting annoyed whenever he shows up in DSMP streams 😅

Comfort character

Once again, Ghostbur <3

Literally one night I watched through everything in my Ghostbur playlist on YouTube (animatics and fan-songs) before I went to bed and it was yes. I mean, I nearly broke down sobbing but YES!!!

Character you have the biggest crush on

No one? 😅

I don’t really have—and haven’t ever had—crushes on fictional characters/celebrities. I just… don’t get it. Y’know?

I can still find people attractive, but I won’t be attracted to them… if that makes sense?

That being said Wilbur looks pretty fine I’m just saying-

Character you relate to the most

Ghostbur again XD

LIKEEEEE HE’S HIGHLY EMOTIONAL AND WANTS OTHERS TO BE HAPPY AND PUTS OTHER’S HAPPINESS OVER HIS OWN OFTEN TO THE POINT OF HURTING HIMSELF AND HE’S WEIRD AND WHIMSICAL AND CHILDISH (childish in some aspects, I should clarify) AND AND AND AND AJSGAKSGWOSGOWG

ME!!!

Character you think is overrated

Hmm… I feel like most of the characters are pretty good and should be popular, and I don’t find myself getting annoyed when I see a ton of content for them, even if I’m not personally a fan of ‘em.

I do think that a lot of people justify Dream when they most definitely shouldn’t—he is a bad man—so I guess that can be a little annoying.

But I don’t think his actual character is overrated; just that weird fanon interpretation of him.

Character you love to hate

Dream lol. Obviously. That man abused Many, and was stupid, and was immature, and hurt people, and freaking murdered Ghostbur *anger rage shaking fury rage screaming*

Character you always forget exists

Maybe Hannah or that… other lady character. I forgot her name. What is her name.

She was on the first few episodes of DSMP and then left, so she didn’t really do lore.

Favorite non-human character

Mmm… Ghostbur’s technically not fully human because he’s ghost, so… him XD

OOOH OR PHIL!!! I REALLY LIKE PHIL!!!

Character who deserved better

FREAKING GHOSTBUR

HE DESERVES SO MUCH BETTER

ARE YOU KIDDING ME

HIS WHOLE SHORT GHOST-LIFE HE WAS TREATED AS LESS THAN OR AS A VERSION OF WILBUR WHEN, IN FACT, GHOSTBUR WAS HIS VERY OWN PERSON WITH HIS OWN UNIQUE PERSONALITY AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN TREATED AS SUCH

AND HE HAD A VERY HARD LIFE FILLED WITH PAIN

AND HE DIED SCARED

HE DIED SCARED

I WILL NOT GET OVER THAT

AND EVEN NOW HE IS TRAPPED IN SOMEONE ELSE’S LIMBO AND HE SHOULD NOT BE THERE

LIKE. AT ALL. GET HIM THE HECK OUTTTTT

[koifishanonymous]

i think i'm going insane

heavy wilbur soot defending, read at your own risk

so i recently found out what truthblr/ebblr/critblr is and ofc i had to go through the critblr tag to ruin my sanity and question the one of others

and i come across this post, this fuckin post that's wilbur soot neg

basically, it's an anon reply saying that wilbur ''pushing'' the sleeboisinc family dynamic is . . . weird. they claim that while sure they bonded, he it was highly strategised for his ''benefit''.

both the ask and the reply talk mainly about how crimeboys is weird bcs tommy should be ''hanging out with people'' and not a ''25/26'' year old man.

the reply says it's weird, and they don't claim it to be grooming, but since his parents are alive it's weird?? and i'm like why would you even bring up grooming are you literally using buzzwords for clout. being friends with a popular mcyter as a popular mcyter is called having friends, though i'm sure this person wouldn't know.

they go as far as to say it would be SELFISH for him to spend so much time with tommy as he should ''socialising with people his age''

first of all, what?? you can be friends with people older than you?? talking to a minor as an adult isn't weird?? like, i have friends, but not BEST friends, in fact i think that my mutuals here, mostly young adults, are quite good friends because i too, like tommy has stated about himself in highschool, am an outcast. i cannot for the life of me talk to/relate to people my age. idk why it's a thing that happens. friendships can have agegaps. then, tommy is the one who really pushed the crimeboys sibling dynamic at first?? like in 2020, tommy was the one who wanted to hang out with wil

then they (anon) go on to talk about how he ''sees'' techno as an older brother despite being older and how he comes to phil as a son and how he relies on these dynamics. now to my knowledge, he has never explicitly stated seeing techno as an older brother outside of /dsmp but hey you can look up to people younger than you?? it isn't unheard of

and for phil, we all see him as an e-dad (not me as much as the rest of sbiblr, matpat is my dad /j) it isn't weird??? to see an older person and go ''ah yes parental unit'', esp since wilbur's (i think i don't like to pry on peoples personal life stories so i never watched anything were he speaks about this) relationship with his dad isnt stellar

and the last fucking point that made me lose it, the stupidest thing

''[he] likes the song ''privately owned spiral galaxy'' a bit too much for me not to notice at this point''

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK DOES THIS MEAN

the blogs reply: ''also that song is peak male manipulator lol''

HOW DOES ONE LISTEN TO THAT AND GO: '' AH YES THIS IS ABOUT ✨MANIPULATION✨''

IT'S ABOUT LUCID DREAMING/DAYDREAMING TO ESCAPE FROM REALITY. WHAT THE HELL, ALSO IF YOURE SAYING IT LIKE ''oh he likes this song and since its about false realities then he must be creating one with his friends 🥰 and they're not really friends'' you must be fucking separated from reality.

i like songs that are about literal stalking as love, mutual hate/love and toxicly romanticised relationships. I DONT CONDONE ANY OF THIS THOUGH???? LIKE LIKING SOMETHING /=/ MORALITY??? YOU'RE NO BETTER THAN ANTIS???

anyway i'm a bit of wilbur/cwilbur kinnie so take than into account i guess??

also devasted because tumblr user lmanburg is a critblr blog and they don't deserve that user :(

please critblr/truthblr/ebblr (still not sure what this one is) please actually watch the people you claim so much to know about and stfu

smile :)

[lilyminer]

I honestly hate to bring a more negative topic into fandom discussion again but there’s been something that’s been a constant in the dsmp fandom for as long as I’ve been in it and I just feel like having a little rant. Don’t mind me if you’re not here for that.

If you’ve been in the fandom for any amount of time (or at least since I joined late 2020) fun fandom catchphrases such as “the fandom is dying” “the smp is going downhill” and “the fandoms got so much worse” have surely been a common occurrence. How very fun and quirky :|

This kinda talk has always aggravated me so much and I think I know how to verbalize why now. The dsmp was a very strange internet phenomenon for a short while. Hell, all three of my very non-nerdy siblings got very into it. At a point it was practically everyone’s thing. My question is where the fuck do ppl think it’s going past that? Certainly not up, and very unlikely everyone from that wave would love it forever. The fandom isn’t dying it’s losing weight. At no point would any experienced fandom nerd ever call what we have a dead or dying fandom.

And sure it’s upsetting when a fandom begins to split and form separate bubbles, but what do you expect of such an enormous group of people? If a person thinks the fandom is worse now honestly I’d just say they aren’t curating their experience thoroughly enough, I guess that’s harder on Twitter and Tiktok but don’t blame the whole fandom for that shit. And especially don’t host “I’m not in this fandom anymore but I’m still mad at it” discussions in our fandom tags. (Looking at a select few tiktok videos I’ve seen recently)

I guess my main point is that if you looked at fandom popularity as a graph people are so obsessed with the popularity being a perfect straight line forever or even getting more popular as it goes but that is just not how everything works. Especially an independent creative project based on individual peoples motivation. I’m gonna get a bit existential here but oh “The fandom has just been slowly dying as it goes on :’(” . . . Yeah and so are you. Slow decay of things over time is quite literally the most natural progression for anything. There’s erosion and decay until only the most resilient pieces are left. And I say that with all the love of two years of the most passion and inspiration I’ve ever experienced for a fandom in my heart. We live, we experience, we change, that’s just how our silly brains work. Oh god, this is getting way too deep for a rant about minecraft men but god damn it decay is not something to fear. Let the fandom go through its life cycle, why would you want to focus on the erosion when you could focus on how beautifully polished what is left is becoming? Its ok to have a bad experience with a fandom and be angry about it but projecting that back at the fandom in such a general and aggressive way especially from outside of it always does more harm then good. Please stop telling me my community and greatest comfort is dying, we’re right here.

[shikai-the-storyteller]

EVENT DAY making a text post of reaction’s to today’s events instead of blowing up my poor friend’s phone with text updates, so without further ado:

KARMALAND WATCH

man sounds so drunk is this a bit

OH He’s just exhausted. ok valid king, I’m tired as hell too

FRICK HES READING THE BOOKS

NOOOOOO KING NO ITS NOT FROM LUZU NOOOOO PLEASE QUACKITY RUB THOSE TWO BRAINCELLS TOGETHER YOU KNOW LUZU WOULDN”T SAY THAT

Meanwhile Luzu hasn’t read any of the letters left for him LMAO

Quackity: LUZU RACIST? Everyone in Karmaland: huh Illojuan: We canceling Luzu rn?

Illojuan is such a bastard WHY DID HE WRITE THAT HORRIBLE LETTER SAYING IT WAS FROM LUZU

WHY IS HE IN THE HOUSE

WHY IS EVERYONE IN HIS FRICKIN HOUSE RN LMFAO this is what you get for not building a house with a ROOF

Luzu: I’m racist? But I have white friends? LMFAOOOO

Luzu idk what you’re wearing but you look GREAT red/pink is your color

LMFAO WHY DOES HE HAVE THAT PICTURE

Yesss communication. DSMP could never /j

HE CALLED HIM QUACKS 😭😭😭😭 

Luzu: Quacks, when have I ever called you Quackity? I always call you Quacks Quackity: *GASP* That’s true! But who would have tried to make us hate each other? Luzu: I don't know but we should find out Me leaning into the mic: Telenovella

“AMISTAD”???

BEG YOUR PARDON???

Not the mods joining in LMAO

they’re all so cute lmao

they think it was frickin Sapo Peta

Luzu still has that stupid fart mod installed MY KINGDOM FOR AN OUNCE OF SERIOUSNESS, LUZU PLEASE THIS RELATIONSHIP IS ON THE LINE

Quackity keeps slamming the door and Luzu keeps opening it IM LOZING IT Im clipping that

The gang’s back together :’)

WHAT IS THAT PHOTO

Quackity: What's wrong with my umbrella? It's very masculine Staxx: Mary Poppins LMFAOO

My favorite thing is when Quackity’s giggling too much to participate in a bit

Too many people are talking I have NO idea what’s being said RN so I’m EW Ok ignoring what just happened, I was GOING to say I love when Vegetta and Quackity interact but

HUH

😒 😒 😒 😒 

Quackity really kissing every man in Karmaland huh

Good for Vegetta, I guess.

God bless translators because I was too stunlocked to actually understand what they said

Wait actually where the FRICK is Rubius

OHHH PRETTY BUILD??? PRETTY BUILD?

Ok apparently Lolito Illojuan and Sapo Peta are all in the vault of memories

Is no one gonna warn them about Alexby’s frickin contagious demon arm thing

gosh this build is so frickin GORGEOUS

Live Quackity Reaction

I want to know how Max makes his voice sound like that, Sapo Peta’s voice is SO GOOD

Vegetta: Rubius quien soy yo para negarte algo que tú quieras? Rubius: pues vegetta dios de esta serie y dueño de mi corazón PARDON

Vegeta: Rubius who am I to deny you something you want? Rubius: Well Vegetta god of this series and owner of my heart Me, dead on the floor (clip)

WAIT TITI??? I COMPLETELY MISSED THAT I GOT DISTRACTED WHAT DID THEY SAY ABOUT TITI

Whenever Staxx says “Mijo” I cry

CAN THEY SAVE TITI

YES PLEASE MAKE LUZU GET RID OF THAT STUPID FRICKIN MOD I CANT TAKE THIS ANYMORE

There is literally no other minecraft series that has builds THIS gorgeous. I will die on this hill, this is like INSANE levels of talent

KARMAJUANA

QUACKITY STOP HARVESTING KARMAJUANA THERE”S LORE GOING ON

NO NOT THIS AGAIN NOT SAPO PETA’S DUNGEON DONT LET QUACKITY SEE THAT

Everyone: NOOOOO Quackity: YESSSSSS

Quackity: I’m single 😏 Sapo Peta: Oh? Well join me in the dungeon 😏 STOPPPPP

Vegetta really acting like the babysitter making sure Quackity doesn’t wander off and get left behind LMAO

HARBOR SEALSSS OMG OMG SO CUTE

Rubius: Technical question, what is the difference between a seal and a walrus? Luzu: The size, like the difference between your brain and mine, blondie Rubius: Oh, okay DAMN LUZU, YOU REALLY WENT FOR THE THROAT LMFAO

STOP WANDERING OFF QUACKITY

man’s missing all the lore

WHOOOOAAAA THIS IS SUCH A PRETTY ROOM it looks like a giant toy room!

Are those all the little trolls???

lmfao the FPS tanking for Quackity

Man I haven’t seen Rubius and Quackity interact in AGES

A crystal heart?

It’s a good thing Quackity can’t grab that because he DEFO would’ve already grabbed it and ran off with it

STOP EATING THE WEED QUACKITY

Poor Sapo Peta trying to herd cats LMAO

LOLITO....

THE SONG LMFAOOOO

I love that Vegetta gets into it so much, he has such a cute little voice it’s so distinct

Vegetta: I’m 30, Rubius is 40 LMFAO

Sapo Peta: Let’s see what’s inside Vegetta: Please let it be Titi 😭😭😭😭

They’re all such dorks I LOVE THEM

OH BOY

Gosh I love Karmaland’s frickin cutscenes. No one does it like them

EVERYONE IMMEDIATELY JUMPING IN LMAO PLEASE WAIT FOR INSTRUCTIONS YOU DUMMIES

TITANICUSSS PLEASE LET US GET HIM BACK

THE PORTAL CORRUPTED KARMALAND?

PRETTY NETHER....GORGEOUS CHANDELIER

builds that would drive Foolish gamers insane

Vegetta: We have to go in there to see if Titi is there! Quackity: Get over it QUACKITYSTOPPPP

Dang this really does feel like the upside down

I cannot tell what’s happening rn everyone’s speaking and my spanish is NOT that good

LMAO Quackity keeps frickin dying

I love that this evil portal was open and people IMMEDIATELY pushed Quackity in it

LMFAOOOO HE DIED FOR REAL

Thanks to the gods of Karmaland for babysitting this moron

MERLON???

Alexby has the cutest little laugh

Sapo Peta warning them that the open portal will let evil in but Vegetta insisting they need to go inside because if there’s a chance they can find Titi, then it’s worth it 😭 

Sapo Peta forgot Fargan wasn’t there KEKW

Group 1: Vegetta, Rubius, Quackity, Sapo Peta Group 2: Alexby, WIlly, Luzu, Lolito, Staxx

Group 1 is going to be a Hot Mess

Awh Sapo Peta saw Vegetta and Rubius look at each other and put them in the same group 😭 😭 😭

QUACKITY STOP DYING CHALLENGE

Wait Sapo Peta split himself into two? I completely missed that LMAO

Quackity: I'm a little embarrassed to be falling so much in front of you Sapo Peta: ..that doesn't exactly... bother me... 😒 

QUACKITY BE A TEAM PLAYER FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIFE

Rubius wanted to impress Vegetta but he keeps frickin dying. L

Sapo Peta’s first mistake was putting the prettiest but dumbest Karmaland boys together on the same team

Quackity: I have an idea! We should kill the boss! Vegetta: That's an amazing idea! Quackity: Let's go! Let's go! *Inmmediately dies* Vegetta: I got him! I got him! *the boss kills him* He got me! He got me! Someone help me!

Me: I wonder how Luzu’s doing Luzu, the resident emo punk: This place is kinda nice Me: Yeah that sounds about right

Luzu: For some reason I feel better here than when I'm on the surface, I like being here. I feel an inner peace KING.........

Luzu: I want to stay here forever. I want this to be my home. SEEK THERAPY KING!!!!

Wait this might not be a bit he might be getting possessed

Everyone in Group 1: *exhausted from the fight* Quackity: WHO WANTS KARMAJUANAAAAAA

Vegetta’s entire armor was destroyed. I’d love to see a drawing of that, that’s a cool visual

Wow they weren’t kidding this is LITERALLY the upside down

No matter how dire the situation, Quackity CANNOT resist bullying Merlon LMAO

Of COURSE the final boss lives in the upside down’s version of Vegetta’s house, it’s the best house in Karmaland

Luzu and Lolito finding a way out of the maze before everyone else. Yeah that tracks

Alexby and Quackity being the very last to find their ways out of the maze also tracks

YOOOO FINAL BOSS TIME LETS GOOOO

It’s like a red version of Staxx!

THE BOSS FIGHT HASN”T EVEN STARTED AND QUACKITY IS ALREADY DEAD

awh who just revived Quackity? That was so cute. “I gotchu bro!” 1h 30m in? WAIT WAS THAT ACTUALLY LUZU THAT”S SO CUTE

QUACKITY STOP BEING A FRICKIN COWARD

I KNOW YOU ONLY BROUGHT IRON ARMOR BUT THAT”S YOUR OWN FAULT

Quackity if you’re not going to FIGHT then you better at LEAST go around and heal people

QUACKITY IS SO USELESS IM SOBBING

This is such an important lore event yet everyone is sob-laughing because this big boss fight is happening yet Quackity’s just on the floor rolling around half-dead. Absolute Magikarp flop

Quackity on the ground and everyone just staring at him judgmentally LMAO he deserves it

World’s most pathetic man

Sapo Peta: We defeated the king, maybe we can return home through the portal now? Staxx: But what about Quackity’s legs? Is it permanent? Sapo Peta: I don’t know. Can anyone carry him in their arms while we go back? Luzu: I’LL DO IT! I’LL DO IT!!!

FRICK WHY WAS THAT SO CUTE

NOOOO SAPO PETA SAID THE RITUAL FAILED BECAUSE OF RUBIUS NOOO HE ALREADY HAS SO MUCH GUILT AND TRAUMA OVER LOSING TITI DONT SAY THAT

Quackity making fun of Luzu’s age and Luzu shooting him with arrows Me: Haha nice Luzu: I don’t know why -- my arrows all go straight to your heart. I don’t know why that happens Quackity: I don’t know. I don’t know CAN YOU HEAR ME SCREAMING

Unrequited love 😭 😭 😭

RUBEGETTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA BESOS

Luzu Rubius and Quackity in therapy what will the do. They certainly won’t cope or get any help, that’s for sure

Quackity: You need to be arrested! Rubius: And you need to be deported WTF RUBIUS LMFAO??? (clip)

I don’t think I’ve ever seen Quackity laugh this hard

SAPO PETA ENTERING THERAPY WITH A STEEL CHAIR

LUZU IM GOING TO UNINSTALL THAT FRICKIN MOD MYSELF I SWEAR

Luzu’s doing important therapy work meanwhile Quackity, professional streamer, is watching a “How to play Minecraft” video tutorial

QUACKITY SHUT UP CHALLENGE

Not Luzu explaining the concept of consent to Rubius and Sapo Peta I’m in hell I hate it here

STOP RUNNING AWAY FROM THERAPY QUACKITY

HE INSTANTLY FELL AND DIED LMFAOOOOO

Rubius: Sometimes I feel uncomfortable going to his dungeon and doing... dances for him Sapo Peta: You literally come just so you can get enchantment books and other stuff Rubius: Yeah but I want to do something other than dances! RUBIUS LITERALLY NO ONE ASKED YOU TO DO THAT YOU KEEP VOLUNTEERING IT AND MAKING EVERYONE UNCOMFORTABLE

Rubius: But Luzu, how am I supposed to know who loves me? Oh wow I feel like I just got punched in the gut

nothing is frickin funnier than hearing Luzu absolutely LOSE it then go silent for a second and swearing in English

Rubius: I- I don’t even know who I am anymore since I met Sapo Peta! FRICK. WHY IS THIS GETTING SO SAD

Quackity you are the last person who should be giving romantic let alone THERAPY advice

uh oh

Quackity: I have a problem with both people in this room! Luzu: There are 3 people Quackity:

OH NO RUBIUS FOUND OUT MERLON VEGETTA DIED NOOOO

They’re forcing Rubius to accept that Titi is dead MAN this therapy session is rough

QUACKITY IS SUCH A BASTARD

:(

For as much beef as they have, Luzu is being very kind to Rubius about Titi’s death

Quackity: MY PROBLEM is that I let my two boyfriends meet each other and now they’re getting along and I don’t like that! And my solution is to make you hate each other! Luzu: ...I think it’s best if we let our session end here

Yeah Quackity you deserved that my guy

QUACKITY DONT EAT THE LIMES AT TITI”S FRICKIN SHRINE YOU ABSOLUTE DEGENERATE

OH BY I GUESS QUACKITY

[snekkyfics]

20 Questions for Writers

Thanks for the tag, @ghosts-and-blue-sweaters!

1. How many works do you have on A03?

33. More than I thought tbh.

2. What’s your total A03 word count?

208,272

3. What fandoms do you write for?

DSMP at the moment. I've had some ideas for MHA stuff but there would be a few things I'd have to get out of the way first before I started on that stuff tho.

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

Things With Scales (not surprised, y'all love cute SBI)

The Vampiric Equivalent...

Apartment 238 (thank you. give it the respect it deserves)

Out of Darkness (HOW. HOW. THIS WAS WRITTEN IN LIKE 1 HOUR AND IT'S NOT EVEN THAT GOOD HOW IS THIS 4 ON A LIST OF 33)

Of Mice and (Not Quite) Men (i get it but also. i'm not proud of this one)

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Always! I write to build community. I can't do that if conversation isn't sparked.

6. What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Probably a toss-up between But Still He Lay Moaning and And If I Could, Would I Wish it all Away?

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Pretty much all of my stuff is in the business of happy endings but it'll probably have to be Bummerland (considering the themes and tones and all the bad stuff that happens before the happy ending)

8. Do you get hate on your fic?

Not anymore but I used to, sort of. It wasn't on Ao3 or anything just people being snobbish.

9. Do you write smut?

Never.

10. Do you write crossovers?

Nah. I do entertain them tho. Just haven't written one and don't have any plans to.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic?

No. I find that gets in the way of the creative process.

14. What’s your all-time favorite ship?

Makino x Shanks from One Piece

15. What’s the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Probably Look What the Waves Dragged In. sorry to anyone who was invested there.

16. What’s your writing strengths?

oh gosh i don't know. I guess that I can write? I've been doing it so long it comes naturally when I can get it to work.

17. What’s your writing weaknesses?

I ramble, I'm bad at pacing, and also need to work on my dialogue.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

I don't do it beyond a few words because, well, I won't know the language. One or two words, or a common phrase, is pretty easy to get right but beyond that I would need a consultant.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Probably Lord of the Rings?

20. Favorite fic you’ve ever written?

Genuinely I don't know. I don't really pick favorites, and when something's done I generally look at it through the lens of wanting to try harder on my next fic.

No tags, just tag me if you decide to do this! I'd love to see your answers and fics! (totally not scouting for new reading)

[theminecraftbox]

LOVE the eldritch god scenarios. What about prison trio telling each other one secret / vulnerability to get out? I’m guessing they’re dying in that cell LMAO.

/rp /dsmp

Dream: well I’m sure as hell not dying in here. A secret and a vulnerability? No problem. Secret: I had always planned to use the prison as a base. That’s the real reason I had you build it, Sam. And vulnerability: I really, really hate being drowned. Good luck ever trying it again. I win, bye idiots!

Sam: (quietly) it’s my—it’s not just a—it’s not your base, Dream.

Quackity: hold on, I knew that second one. That can’t count.

Dream: (rolling his eyes) you didn’t know. You guessed. You’d probably say that about everything you did.

Quackity: like it’s hard to figure out?

Dream: I don’t think you get just how much I lied to you. Like, I bet you think I’m afraid of pliers. Eh. Here’s another secret for free: those were pretty bearable, actually. That’s why I acted so worked up. It’s called theater. Idiot.

Quackity: …you are so fucking—you are a fucking maniac.

Dream: takes one to know one.

Quackity: Fuck off.

Sam: I… I didn’t arrest Ranboo just because of Techno. I thought—I think he was working with you, Dream.

Dream: I knew it.

Quackity: (mocking) you didn’t know, you guessed.

Sam: and a vulnerability? I mean… I don’t know how secret it is. But I love my dog. And I care about—Tommy.

Dream: yeah, those definitely aren’t secrets. Guess it still counts though? Huh. Reminds me I should pay them a visit.

Sam: (soft, weary fear) why? Don’t.

Dream: I mean, you killed Techno’s dogs. And I bet Tommy misses me :)

Quackity: shut the fuck up, right now. I am not fucking kidding, Dream.

Dream: (poisonous) what’s your secret, then? Go on, tell me. I promise I won’t destroy whatever you want to protect as soon as I’m out of here. Pinky swear.

Quackity: …my friend died because of me. Because of what I did to Purpled. It was my fault.

Dream: awww. So sad. Hey, you know, dunno if you were aware, but I have this really neat book—

Quackity: (talking louder and ignoring him) and my vulnerability is that Karl fucking forgot me. There. Done. Get me the hell out of here.

Dream: …huh.

[hannahhasnofriends]

two people one bed | dream

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summary: famous bed sharing trope!

pairing: dream x reader

warnings: swearing, fluff :)

word count: 1.7k

a/n: this fic was weird to write bc i normally write that the character calls him clay but with the setting it didn't seem right lmao – also psa, i have very little knowledge about constellations but i thought it was cute so i left it in lol

many members from the dsmp decided to take a road trip together (yes they clowned on dream the whole time)

it was a week long trip and it was finally the last day! you'd went cross country, stopping at a few different airbnbs along the way

and at this point, you were kind of over it😐don't get me wrong, it'd been an amazing trip, but you'd had little to no alone time in a week and you were just relieved to be going home after this

until you saw the last house, where someone had to share a bed.... and you and dream had just happened to pull out the two shortest straws…

‘Damn it.’ You mentally rolled your eyes, of course you’d end up the one to share a bed on the last day. You’d been driving all day and considering it was only one night, you had no mental energy to argue over sharing. Dream didn’t even seem phased at the fact, honestly you almost felt bad about how annoyed you were with everyone with how nice he’d been about it all. But he was always like this, he was always kind to you.

That was until you rolled over for the hundredth time that night. The space between the pillow wall you'd built and the edge of the bed was seeming to get smaller and smaller as the night went on. Even though the air was thick in the room, your feet were cold from Dream hogging the blanket and the bed would shake every few minutes from his constant movement. You could tell he was awake even though he was staying silent, and you tried your hardest not to let out an annoyed huff.

Finally, he shifted to peer over the pillow wall. In the dark you could still make out his green eyes and fluffy hair.

"You awake?" He whispered. You groaned internally, literally why does this man want to have a conversation now?

"No."

"Oh come on now, you can't say that and be asleep. I cant't sleep. We should do something." He shifted again so his forearms were leaning against the wall, basically destroying it.

"We are doing something. It's called trying to sleep so we can wake up at a good hour and go home." You sighed, screwing your eyes shut.

"It's only like 1 in the morning, we have plenty of time to sleep. Come on.. please, it'll be fun." Whatever, fine, maybe he'll actually calm the fuck down after this.

"Fine. What the hell can we even do right now." You opened your eyes up again, staring at the ceiling.

"We can go for a drive?" You can hear the smile in his voice. This man's love for driving was absurd.

"Uh how about no? We've literally been in the car all day and I'd rather not go back until we have to." You finally turned to face him, he wore a lopsided grin and a crooked pajama shirt. Cute.

"Fine, fine. How about we just go for a walk, yeah?" You grumbled, swinging your legs over the edge of the bed and grabbing the hoodie you left on the floor. No way in hell were you changing for this, it was bad enough you were even indulging in it.

“Alright,” He grinned in your direction, slipping a pair of shoes on. “We can walk to that clearing with the little pond we saw on our way here, it's not far."

"That's fine but can we please not be out forever? I'm serious about getting sleep." You recalled the place he was talking about, it was pretty over there. Plus, you were pretty sure you could see the stars tonight.

Dream hummed, "Yeah, yeah grumpy. Let's go and be quiet, I don't want to wake anyone."

"Didn't seem to mind waking me up." You rolled your eyes, the audacity.

"Not my fault you got stuck sharing with me." He elbowed your side lightly.

You decided to keep quiet after that, slipping out of the airbnb. It wasn't cold, but there was enough chill to make goosebumps rise on your skin.

The walk there was silent, both of you just taking in the scenery. Your mind was replaying all your favorite moments from the past week, sure you were tired and ready to sleep in your own bed, but you were grateful for the people around you and how happy you'd been the past 6 days. Dream had invited you to come along almost last minute compared to everyone else. He had messaged you one night and told you he was paying for everything and would be happy if you came, and who could say no to that?

"What? What is it?" Dream had his eyes on you as you came to a stop, reaching your destination. "What's with the smile, I thought you were grumpy."

"Shut up. I'm just thinking about the past week. I had a really good time, I'm really glad I came, thank you for inviting me." You rolled your eyes, but the smile stayed put.

Dream hummed, "Me too. Honestly I thought you were gonna say no when I asked you." He chuckled as his arm raised to the back of neck, scratching slightly.

"Really? What makes you say that?" Your nose scrunched slightly, you guys had always had a good relationship, you always enjoyed hanging out with him.

"I don't know! I guess I thought you wouldn't want to spend that much time with me." He was smiling, but you could tell he was being serious.

You frowned, "I'd never say no to something like this. I know I'm 'grumpy' or whatever but I seriously like spending time with you, all of you."

"Thanks, I like spending time with you too." He turned to face you, but you tilted your head up, getting a good look at the stars. Your heart softened at his words, he really was a good man.

There was a moment of silence before you spoke up again, "Do you know any constellations?"

"Uh, I can find Leo probably." His head tilted up to match yours and you snorted.

"Of course you can." You smiled and shook your head, typical Leos.

"Oh, there it is, here look." His finger pointed up at the sky, your eyes following where it led.

"There?" You asked, raising your own finger. Dream shifted behind you, close enough to feel his breath on your neck. He hooked his hand on yours and moved your finger up slightly, "Here." He murmured. His skin was soft against yours, you felt his heartbeat on your back and you could smell his aroma.

Neither of you moved, you could feel him turn his head to look at you. Your cheeks heated and you slowly lowered both your hands. You tilted your head to meet his eyes, your noses were barely touching. The beating in your chest grew faster and your mind whirled as you saw him lean in, just so slightly.

You pulled away and turned around quickly, "We should get back." You cleared your throat. Your palms were still sweating, but for a second your thoughts went blank.

"Um, yeah sure." He shoved his hands in his pockets and started his way back to the airbnb. You stood there for a moment before following after him.

What the actual fuck just happened. You were going to kiss him? Or was he going to kiss you? None of that even matters since you'd just rejected him. You cursed yourself as you kept trudging on.

This whole thing was a hot mess, it wasn't like you didn't like him, it was just you'd never thought about it before. Sure, you'd flirt with him in call or make dumb suggestive jokes, but you'd always assure yourself there was nothing underlying there. They were just jokes.

But now you couldn't stop thinking about it, his soft skin against yours, his heartbeat, the way his eyes looked so intensely into your own. Your brain kept repeating it over and over again, it made you sick.

By the time you reached the airbnb again, you began to hate how you yearned to be touched by him again. That, ok fine, you did want him to kiss you but you chickened out. He didn't help by holding the door open for you when sneaking back inside. You mumbled a thanks, not daring to look at him. You could still feel him behind you as you tiptoed back to your room, which you just conveniently forgot you had to share.

You got situated as fast as you could, climbing back into the bed, holding your breath as you went. You waited to feel the dip in the bed signally him coming to lay next to you. When it didn't come, you peeked at his side, he stood there gathering a pillow and his phone before turning to leave. Your heartbeat sped up again.

"Clay," You sat up before you could stop yourself. "Wait, can- can you stay. Please." Your voice wobbled, but the moments back at the clearing kept playing again and you couldn't just sit there anymore.

He turned around shifting his feet, "Yeah, yeah sure." His eyes seemed to soften at the expression on your face.

Your hand swiped at the pillow wall, this time completely dismantling it and you lied back down. You felt the weight shift as he settled next to you, your breath was still shaky. He lied down facing you, eyes searching your face.

"Hi." You whisper, nerves come rushing back now that he's here again.

"Hi." He chuckles and smiles softly. His eyes are still searching your face, he looks uncertain.

"I– Well I–"

"Listen, don't worry about it. I was dumb I don't even know what I was thinking. We can just forget it." He interrupts you, his eyes darting down and cheeks flushing.

"That's not what I was gonna say." You faltered. He stares quizzically, silently asking you to continue. "Well I-I first wanted to apologize, I was a dick back there. And um.."

The words taper off, lost. You feel his gaze bore into your face, he tentatively raised his arm from inside the covers, hooking your chin with a finger.

"It's ok." He whispers affirmatively. The consequences are instant, your nerves slow and you can only focus on how close he is. His eyes find yours, and he no longer seems uncertain. "Can I kiss you?"

You can only nod, so sure of your decision.

And he does.