#im not promising a time for when/if im creating this animatic i just like the idea and wanted to draw smth for it

[sirenspells]

Somewhere out there...

Concept art for an animatic idea I had a couple days ago. It focuses on Siffrin when they were younger right after their country disappeared. Now alone and unable to remember much of their life, they look up at the stars as they wonder and hope there's someone out there who loves them, even if they can't remember them

[evevoli]

Hey Ev! Sorry to pester you again, but I came across your Hunter playlist on Spotify and it is very good!! I was wondering if you would be willing to kinda share yout thoughts on it, or like behind it? Why you chose the songs you chose for it and in that specific order and stuff, it'd be cool to hear! Also just,,, the three last verses of Dear Wormwood after Thanks To Them.... oh.... Oof, even... Anycase have a nice day! 🌻

oh boy howdy i have been waiting to hear these words all my life

i promise you are not pestering me at all bdjfjdjfks i am frothing at the MOUTH at the opportunity to talk about this damn thing lol. this stupid playlist is my magnum opus my baby i have spent like 2 hours meticulously organizing it yes im normal why do you ask

the hunter playlist in question for everyone else

the playlist's structure is generally meant to follow hunter's growth as a person, starting from pre-canon childhood to the present, and is at times loosely based on the five stages of grief. (this "grief" being the revelation that his entire life has been a lie.) to split it into sections, the first 20 songs are meant to catalogue hunter's experience being raised by belos and rise to the position of the golden guard. 21-27 is his gradually expanding worldview through hunting palismen to any sport in a storm, after he meets flapjack and the hexsquad and starts slowly questioning his beliefs. 28-42 is hollow mind and the direct fallout of that—with 33-45 centering around the "anger" stage of grief—and 43-48 is his feelings between labyrinth runners and king's tide. 49-58 is firmly in the "depression" stage, with everything after 59 being when he reaches acceptance and is able to truly start to recover.

putting this under a cut because i swear it is longer than the damn bible, but below you will find a more in-depth song-by-song breakdown. never underestimate the power of a very exhausted college student who drank too much soda's ability to think about one particular fictional character ig.

to start, i put dear wormwood at the very beginning to act as a sort of "prologue" to the playlist and set the stage for what's to come, and also because it is THE Hunter Song(tm) and i need to make sure everyone knows it. that song has had a flashing neon sign with hunter’s name on it in my brain since eclipse lake at least.

bumblebees are out, because it's so short and blatantly "oh this is hunter and belos", acts as a clear divider between dear wormwood and the rest of the playlist, with fish in a birdcage being the official "start" to the narrative. this song and helplessness blues after it then act to sort of sum up hunter's general feelings growing up isolated in the coven.

english house through you're a useless child (君はできない子) is actually from belos's perspective indoctrinating him, and then love me love me love me (愛して愛して愛して) onward is back to hunter. the next several songs detail hunter's experience as the golden guard. life itself is a recent addition mostly just there for vibes and because the first verse fits lol (thanks skit) and honey i'm home and saint bernard are the two obligatory Religious Trauma Bops i hope to make animatics for eventually. icarus (Bird Symbolism #1) through stonewall stone fence is meant to be from the perspective of an outsider looking in (aka the audience) and going "oh this kid is Not Well" it is Necessary. (silhouettes particularly fucks me up lol i need to make a dadrius playlist)

with that all being said there beneath is where his character arc in the show proper actually kicks in. it acts as a divider between the prior songs to say "oh he is Thinking about Things." [insert that shot of him looking out his window at the end of hunting palismen] the songs from notos don't really fit in chronologically—torches would actually fit better earlier, and the other two later—but they flowed better here lol. bad blood is mostly vibes i don't even remember why it's in there, something something it being about god creating man paralleling belos creating the grimwalkers, but i like it too much to take it off lmao. this section is basically all of hunter's beliefs slowly slowly starting to crack throughout his Field Trips With The Good Guys.

uso janai is where shit gets Real; this one is actually from luz's perspective after half-befriending hunter in hunting palismen and then wanting to get him away from belos after You Know. escapism is back to hunter—more questioning, and the line "i'd rather be free" calling back to his desire to choose his own future—before shit goes down.

pale white horse and where is your rider happen specifically during the confrontation with belos in hollow mind. the actual songs are about uhhh,, an abuse victim being approached by the personification of death itself (when the other three horsemen failed to rattle them) and being scared shitless before realizing death had been their abuser disguised the entire time which fits with. well the last 5 minutes of the episode.

the next songs until around whisper encompass the time between hollow mind and labyrinth runners where hunter is alone to process things. the extra oh hellos songs there are him thinking back on his life and all the harm he'd caused working under belos as everything is recontextualized. (plus passerine has that extra bird symbolism fuck yeah)

(if you think there's a lot of the oh hellos in this beast oh my god. i think i had to physically restrain myself from adding like 70% of their entire discography at first im pretty sure the entirety of dear wormwood was on there for a little bit. it's all hunter. i am deranged.)

from this point onward starting with james picard, the playlist structure really kicks into the 5 stages of grief high gear, with everything before pale white horse generally being denial and these next several songs shifting into anger. this section until time to move on is what i like to call hunter's Religious Trauma Breakdown Arc where he's just thinking things through and gradually becoming angrier and angrier at the universe as it all sets in no im not projecting

(also i should note that the order from here on is a little fucky and songs are mostly chosen by what flows best sound-wise; if we're going just by lyrics it'd be something like where is your rider > the garden > dear god > let it burn > dream with everything else tacked on afterward)

sweet sacrifice specifically gives me mad "angry at your shitty parent for years of Nonsense" vibes no im not projecting and obsolete is. bro come on just listen to the lyrics. "you bring me back to life so you can watch me die" it's out of my hands at this point bsjfkfkd

the Our Last Night Trifecta is meant to be hunter's thoughts upon realizing he's effectively out of the coven after labyrinth runners. sunrise would actually fit better lower in the playlist but i wanted to keep them together in order for the flow bshfksk. lie to me is the Oh He Has Friends To Help Him Through This song and more than this stands as hunter and the hexsquad both vowing to protect each other from belos,, ,, oh he has friends to help him through this,,,,,, arsonist's lullaby is there to sort of say "you're not outta the woods yet kiddo" but it's also mostly there because. philip notably has a fire motif going on with him and im a huge slut for symbolism X)

starting with bird song, we have officially entered Hunter's Depression Era after king's tide. bird song is mostly there because Oops! All Bird Symbolism. the moon will sing grabbed me by the throat with Sad Boy Vibes it's sort of there as a retrospective "wow that whole thing was fucked up" on hunter's part, and unraveling is literally only there because the first verse reminded me of darius but it's got that post-hollow mind "shit ive lost literally everything" feel going for it so in it goes. lyrically these both fit better during the initial anger pain spiral (around where the garden is) but again, flow.

(note that ive barely touched this section moving forward since thanks to them so the songs here are a lot more vague, predictive Being Sad And Healing type shit; i will probably do an overhaul after season 3 is over and his canon character arc is actually complete. i havent added anything with the events of thanks to them in mind because i don't want to disrupt the flow i have, however i am actually planning to add who am i by cami-cat eventually; it gives off MASSIVE post-hollow mind hunter and luz vibes)

welcome home, son gives off a very specific emotion i cannot describe you're just gonna have to trust me on why it's there but let the river in is peak "lmao fuck my dad" energy he needs this . uneven odds is more vibes (+ camila going is anyone gonna parent this and not waiting for a response) but you understand right. He Needs This.

lost in paradise sort of represents a low point during the timeskip in thanks to them; that lingering feeling of "everything is (comparatively) fine now so why can't i be happy and feel like i deserve to be" that will no doubt be haunting him for years. glow is straight-up about grief and i put it there initially looking at it from a "healing from non death-related trauma" angle but after uh. You Know. i am seeing it differently,,,, kokoronashi + can i believe you build off of the thing i said about lost in paradise with that "why can't i feel like i deserve to be happy" thing plus my favorite, "feeling inherently unlovable what do you even see in me."

eight through soap is him clawing out of that mindset and deciding maybe kindness and trust is Good, Actually (said through tears). love like you is love like you and wanderer's lullaby is Me Specifically reaching into the screen and giving him a hug /j (it's actually his like 5 parental figures telling him they love him <3 i have a lot of feelings about this song okay) the author once again plays off hunter's desire to choose his own future with him finally being allowed to do so, and ready now is exactly what it says on the tin. that he's going to be okay.

finally, FINALLY, thus always to tyrants finishes things off with a bookend to dear wormwood. this song ends the dear wormwood album with the victim staying firm in their decision to leave their abuser with a hope that they become a better person someday; hunter is now on the road to recovery away from belos, closing up his character arc while still leaving the path ahead relatively open-ended. (i chose make this one last since it feels less "final" than the prior two songs—signaling that his journey is far from over—and, y'know, bookending.)

this is quite possibly the longest post i have ever written but!! thank you for giving me the opportunity to talk about this abomination lol i worked. way too hard on it bhsgsdkh hope that answers your questions and lmk if you have any other thoughts!!! <3

[alicee1]

The compass

Technoblade x GN! Reader

Warnings: battles, some slight cursing, mention of skin reforming

Word count: 2.6K 

Requested: no

Synopsis: The butcher army searches your home for the compass leading to Techno. When they find it you are put under house arrest and forced to meet up with your old companion under less than desirable conditions. 

A/n: This is basically my take on the absolutely amazing animatic ‘Hog Hunt’ by Sad-ist.Also im working on a prison break Dream x sibling! reader oneshot, possibly two shot if it ends up really long. It’s taking longer than expected so i decided to finish this first.

Rules, Masterlist

You shouldn't have stayed. You made a stupid decision and now Techno would suffer for it. If only you had followed the warning bells in your head and ran while you could.

Even now, you barely remembered why you had decided to stay. Although it didn't matter, you had made a mistake and you couldn't make up for it.

They hadn't even knocked as they bursted into your home, absolutely destroying what little decor you had sat up. Luckily all valuable items were stuffed in your ender chest, placed neatly in the corner of your room.

Chest were thrown open, the small map of the area you possessed torn off the wall to look behind it, ripping it in the process.

At first you weren't sure what exactly they were looking for. It wasn't until you heard part of the conversation between Quakity and Tubbo that you realized they knew of the compass Techno had given you.

You stood powerless as they ransacked your home, searching through your chests books thrown off the bookshelves.

Tubbo moved upstairs, you considered taking a run for it to reach the object first, but for it to be safe you'd need to get it inside your ender chest, and you knew you couldn't make that.

It be worth a try however, you dashed past Quakity up the stairs, yanking the compass from the chest by the small chain attached to it.

You had pushed him to the side, forcing him to fall against your closet and onto the ground as you hurried past.

The other members of the butcher army stood waiting for you forever, although they were unsuspecting as you leapt over them from your position on the stairs.

A painful crack resounded from your shoulder as you broke your fall harshly when you rolled over the ground.

With your other hand you threw the glowing compass to the ender chest that opened on your command. It landed against the lid, making it fall close as you looked hopefully at the green object.

Your hand cradled your shoulder as the pain shot through your body, pulling a whimper from your throat.

The adrenaline numbed the pain as your eyes were glued to the chest that seemed to fall shut in slow motion.

A satisfied sigh left your mouth, at last you had been able to protect Techno in return of all he had done for you in the past.

That was until the black Netherite axe landed in the last millimeters the chest needed to close, preventing it from closing and shutting off the access to the insides.

A small smirk tugged on Tubbo's lips as he met your eyes, seeing the desperation on your face.

Using the axe to pull the ender chest back open, he yanked out the compass, disregarding anything else you had in the chest as it fell shut.

A crack had formed in the glass, the device slowly spinning from its chain as Tubbo dangled it in front of his face, looking at Quakity who had been the last downstairs after you shoved him against the closet in your room.

"Look what I've found, big Q." His eyes met yours, sinister as he looked at you on the ground, hand cradling your hurt shoulder although your eyes didn't leave the silver casing of the compass.

It slowly spun in the air, the letters engraved on the silver backing mocking you as you read those words a final time "find your way back to me". The letters elegant and painful as the compass wasn't in your hands anymore.

You didn't have to look to see the frustration and anger on Quakity's face morph into a look of wicked triumph. The butcher army approached, each wanting to take a look to see where the red pin of the compass pointed. The glow of the device confirmed its ability's, and they held it beside a different compass to make sure it worked.

Tubbo met your eyes as he saw the compass point at a different direction than north. A frown formed on his features as he looked at you, although it didn't do anything to hide the satisfaction in his eyes. 

It was a poor play he put up despite everyone inside the room knowing better.

"Y/n, you'll be put under house arrest for refusing to comply with presidential orders." Your eyes narrowed at him, you knew that you couldn't take them on right now, not with the current state of your shoulder, or you would have. Any last ideas to stay neutral on this matter thrown out of the window.

Besides that, it wasn't even as if you could be neutral anymore, not now that they found Techno's compass in your house and how you had tried to hide it from them.

"You won't be able to keep me confined here Tubbo." Your words venomous as you spat them out, a sly smirk forming on his face as he looked to the side, facing a tall, lanky male, his form split in half between black and white.

He looked unsure as he moved, making you realize he had been the only one without a blood stained apron, the only one that hadn't touched any of your belongings and hadn't actively searched for the compass.

As he approached you, you could see an ankle monitor in his hands. You couldn't do anything but allow him to put it on, the male avoiding your furious gaze in the process as he stepped back, with that the butcher army left your ransacked home.

For the first minutes you didn't move from your position on the ground, your leg stretched out as your gaze was locked with the iron device hung from your ankle, trying to fathom what had just happened.

After a few minutes you needed to think of a plan, the device against your ankle uncomfortable as you climbed the stairs, forcing your attention to it every so often.

Your house laid in shambles around you, although you couldn't bring yourself to care, opening your window and clumsily hanging outside to access one of the birds that sat perched upon the little stick you had added to the outside of your home for it.

It smoothly hopped onto your hand, allowing you to pull it inside as it nuzzled its head onto your hand affectionately.

Allowing it to sit on your desk, you ripped a piece of parchment from the ground, dipping the quill into the remainder if the ink bottle that had spilled most of its contents onto your desk.

Your handwriting was quick and hurried as you wrote a single sentence, "The butcher army is coming right now." time didn't permit you to explain the entire situation. Rolling up the small piece of paper, you tied it to the birds leg, sending it off soon after and trusting it to reach Techno in time.

Worry ate away from your mind as you moved back to the downstairs of your house, searching the mess for any leftover potions you had, or first aid that once had been stored neatly in a chest.

Finding a regeneration potion in a corner on the ground, you quickly downed the liquid. You couldn't tell how long your shoulder would take to heal, especially not with the potion in your system, but you could only hope for the best as you created a makeshift sling for your arm for the time being.

Not bothering to reorganize what had become your home, you decided it would better to just leave, you could come back later for anything important left behind.

Despite that, you had to somewhat organize your belongings as you put together your weapons and supplies. It took longer than it should have with one arm, but you worked relentlessly, mind racing between Techno's condition and the ankle monitor that bound you to your home.

You had found your sword stuffed under your bed, your bow and arrows in the closet. The bow would be useless for now so instead you left it behind with the arrows, promising yourself that you'd return for them later.

The sun had started to set and more time than you'd like had passed. Lighting some lanterns throughout your home to provide lighting, you attempted to hack away at the iron device surrounding your ankle.

Using a pickaxe clumsily with one hand, you brought it down time and time again on the steel. There were times when you'd miss the device entirely, making the skin surrounding the device red and sensitive.

You were close to breaking the device when your attention got caught by loud noises outside, your eyes widened as you moved up the stairs, ignoring the dull ache coming from your ankle as you ran through your house.

Throwing open the doors to your small balcony, it didn't take long for you to see where the noise came from.

Your hand clasped over your mouth as your eyes widened.

The noise had come from the rattling of chains. Chains connected to metal cuffs on Techno's wrists. He stood without his cape, his crown and armor, without a weapon and chained. Quakity yanked the chain forward, and Techno's eyes met yours.

Despite the height difference as you stood on your balcony, Techno could see you perfectly well as they approached your home. His eyes widened at your scared eyes, the shocked expression on your face and the furrow of your brows.

He could see the sling that hung from your neck and hid your arm from his sight, the ankle monitor clasped around you and the red irritated skin surrounding it.

In a wave the voices blew up inside his mind, pure anger filling his veins as he realized the state you were in, what the butcher army had undoubtedly done to you.

Your name was torn from his throat, the desperation echoing throughout as he yanked on the chains connected to his cuffs.

It echoed over the street as you watched him, seeing the podium with its obvious intention behind him. Truly, he was in no place to worry about you.

Quakity couldn't control Techno, even with the chains, as he pulled himself loose, yelling out your name in attempt to reach you, making Fundy move over and grab the chain as well.

"What did they do to you?!" Despite the desperation, the need and anger that coated his voice, you couldn't find yourself able to allow words to leave your throat. Simply shaking your head hesitantly as you watched him.

Maybe, under different circumstances, you could've enjoyed hearing his voice once more.

He was torn away by Quakity and Fundy, his gaze desperate underneath the mask to see you as he twisted his head in your direction as long as he could.

When his eyes left yours, you moved inside, grabbing the pickaxe once more as you pulled your arm from the sling around your neck.

Your shoulder protested against your movements, although adrenaline coated most of the pain.

Raising the pickaxe above your head, you positioned your leg on a knocked over chair, smashing the tool down on the device with both hands.

It broke, the pickaxe scratching the skin and making a few droplets of blood trickle down your foot. You could hear Tubbo speaking outside as you pulled on your remaining boot and hurried up the stairs to grab your sword.

It didn't take long for chaos to break out on the small square, you could hear the loud shouting outside, grabbing a potion of health you only noticed now that had rolled under the table, you downed the liquid to relieve the pain of your shoulder as you unsheathed your blade.

Storming outside, it was a mess, Techno had pressed himself to the bottom side of the cage, his eyes following the descending anvil with wide eyes as you gasped involuntarily.

You had been too late.

The world seemed to slow as it hit him, a blinding light surrounding the cage for a moment as Techno jumped up, muscles and flesh reforming over his face as he arose from the death, leaping over the cage.

His eyes met yours for a mere second as you whispered wordlessly "go" knowing he lacked a weapon and what the butcher army could do if they caught him again.

The nod of his head was faint, nearly unnoticeable as he looked around for another second before jumping off the stage and running away.

You hadn't stored any armor in your home, although you didn't need it as you rushed past into the battle that was going on, swinging your sword dangerously around you to block whatever hit anyone send your way.

It hit Tubbo's shield, he send a piercing glare your way as you pulled your blade loose from the wood. He moved the shield to the side to attack you, but your reflexes, trained for the battle, were faster as you kicked him harshly backwards.

It didn't do much damage, but it forced him to stumble back and focus on finding his balance first before attacking you. It gave you the small window of time you needed to run away, following Techno's direction.

This time, you didn't need a compass to find him, simply following him where you knew he would go. It lead you to a familiar cave, although something was off, shouting could be heard from inside.

You had hurried to the entrance, hearing the beaming voice from Techno echo off the walls as he yelled.

"I have a pickaxe, and I'll put it through your fucking teeth!" His voice was booming loud as you entered, seeing the pickaxe make contact with Quakity's face as he took his second life.

His eyes met yours as you stood there, watching him as Quakity's body disappeared to respawn. He wore messy iron armor, obviously old and well used although it didn't matter. It was enough for now.

Techno could see the way your arm hung limply at your side and cloth you had used for a sling messily stuffed into a pocket. It made his embrace careful as he moved to you, his large hand brushing your hair messily out of your face as he met your eyes.

Words didn't leave his throat, but his actions said enough as he pulled you closer, allowing you to wrap your one arm around him in return.

It had been a while since you had seen each other, the feelings had been there and lingered back then, but now, pulled so close to him, you couldn't help yourself as you pressed your lips on the skin below his mask. He pulled back from the hug momentarily only to pull you in once more and pressing his lips against yours, allowing your actions to speak louder than any words would ever be able to.

From you could hear the fight go on in the distance, and he pulled away from you and moved towards his horse that stood prepared and ready to leave. He pulled you along with him as his hand clasped in yours.

He mounted his trusty companion, offering you his hand to help you up as you moved closer. You sat in front of him with his arms wrapped around your torso to hold the reins and guide the two of you back to his cabin.

[businessbois]

hello blue :D i would like to know everything you would like to tell me about your favourite fic you've written

lyssie shrugofgod weirdly-enough this is the kindest thing ever i hope you're ready for vaguely comprehensible ranting.

okay so i couldn't choose between two fics "once i called you brother" and "the art and (mine)craft of war" because i could talk forever about both, but im gonna talk about "once i called you brother" because its the less popular one

heres the link :)

so i basically wrote this fic because i thought that the song "the plagues" from prince of egypt (or at least the opening lines) were incredibly perfect for c!tommy and c!techno and it was a shame that no one did an animatic for it yet. i cannot draw so i just wrote a fic for it.

once i called you brother once i thought the chance to make you laugh was all i ever wanted

is that literally not tommy with techno though?

and then the rest of the song can read as like doomsday or november 16th, you know, them arguing about selfishness and betrayal and all that. the song fucking slaps.

but anyways the fic itself? the opening is inspired by how like, if you didn't know who technoblade was during the beginning of the smp, he would just be this mysterious figure of legend that tommy, wilbur, or dream occasionally talked about. it hit me during the dream v technoblade duel stuff that since techno had never been on the smp before, he was just this invisible dude with a huge reputation and that was so cool to me.

"Alrighty, I've been here before, right?"

"Listen, Techn—Dream..."

these are quotes from tommy that i quoted in the fic. i used to do this a lot, just stick quotes with no context into fics because i assumed everyone had the same precise memory of everything that went on the smp that i did. the first one is referring to tommy being surrounded by people outside the community house and "i've been here before" is him remembering a similar scenario on smpearth and therefore technoblade. the second is when he accidentally calls dream techno (about 30 seconds into this comp) again adding to techno's thing of being just this widely alluded to figure.

"Who do you think will win? My bets on our boy, Dream, but feel free to be wrong."

Niki stays quiet, a small frown on her face.

i feel bad for cutting niki absolutely owning dream with "well, techno's my friend" but it simply couldnt stay in for fic purposes

waking up to a frantic Bitzel muttering about hypothermia and something heavy and red covering his shivering frame.

smpearth is canon because i Want it to be canon and in my canon there's a moment where tommy passes out in the middle of a fight and techno brings him back to business bay wrapped up in his cape because he's technosoft and all their fighting is more like play fighting anyways

Tommy knows that love is earned. That if he does well in some Championships, then his place in the family is secured.

this is inspired by the bet that wilbur and tommy had in like mcc8 that if they placed fifth or higher tommy could be in sbi. in tommy's pov it becomes, "you have to earn your place in this family."

“Because I’m not the vice president.”

this is from one of his exile streams where he's talking to dream about why people won't visit him anymore

Tommy is 10 and too big for his boots.

this section is inspired by tommy's story of how he met techno as told in this storytime.

there is something that flickers at the back of his mind when the ratty zombie child calls him The Blade.

i think it's so incredibly special that everybody calls techno The Blade but like,, that's tommy's nickname for him. theres this moment where tommy's talking about giving techno a nickname and techno's like "you call me The Blade!' again, everybody calls techno The Blade, but he tells tommy "you call me The Blade." like i don't know how to articulate this but, that's tommy's nickname for him. they're brothers.

Tommy's been to war with soft, pale blues.

ae reference because again, smpearth is canon cuz i said

Tommy is 13 and standing over the remains of Business Bay's storage area.

this is an smpearth thing. wisp and vop did a whole grief of business bay, it was very dramatic very tragic. the thing with techno coming to business bay to talk to tommy is from this comic and i hold this headcanon close to my heart.

"Tommy, if anyone gives you trouble—and I mean serious trouble, not the kind we have—you tell me.”

Tommy hears an echo of similar words from the man who just burnt down everything he’s worked for.

"Tommy, anyone that touches you fucks with me... I will kill Techno if it takes me all of my life to prepare for it, you understand me?"

im so proud of this parallel between wisp and techno man you have no clue. okay, so like i said before, the ae versus bb thing in my head is very much like play fighting. sometimes it gets serious like the scenario which is happening in the fic where things actually get destroyed. that's because they're stubborn teenaged boys and conflicts can go from fun to actual trouble real quick. these "similar words" and the following quote are references to one of my favorite wisp moments ever. wisp, for anyone unclear on smpearth backstory, was a part of business bay before he betrayed them for the antarctic empire. he was also the one who burnt down the storage area which is why tommy's remembering this quote so bitterly.

Tommy rolls his eyes. "I pinky promise, Technoblade." He sticks out his little finger like a challenge.

the pinky promising is Canon from like the post-exile streams i think and i headcanon it as something tommy just does with people

and so this is to put context to the "using techno" thing. because i've always kinda viewed as like calling in a friend (or a big brot—[gunshot]) in for help so this part of the fic gives it the background to be like that

But then, Tommy is 16 and standing in a cataclysm, once again watching everything he’s worked for get destroyed by a man who swore to protect him.

this line solidifies that parallel to wisp where techno made a similar promise to protect tommy and now he's destroying everything tommy's worked for (business bay in wisp's case, lmanburg in techno's case) im very proud of this parallel.

His tall brown-haired friend from competitions past

wilbur of course, the competitions past being mcm

He collects titles like music discs

i asked my friend for things that people collect and they said "records" and i said "wait—"

Technoblade is 17 and he has no family. He has a friend who makes sure he sleeps. He has a friend who creates bridges and mischief. He has a bug that he still hasn't squashed.

i've always loved the idea of sbi becoming this little found family on smpearth. like they're not super lovely dovey "we're like brothers" but they're so fond of each other and they hang out when they're not pretending to be at war. and so theres still that room to say that they're not family, but like they totally are

Bright blue eyes beg him for some entertainment, so Techno sighs and grabs The Complete Works of William Shakespeare off the shelf.

this headcanon that techno used to read them shakespeare comes from wilbur's offhand comment asking techno to recite king lear to them

Wilbur's planted himself at Techno's side for the duration of the finale, something that he's grateful for. Wilbur's always been his person to lean on for things like this.

inspired by i think wilbur saying that he was techno's like designated extrovert during mcc's and i really love that aspect of their relationship. because techno is looked at as "the older brother" in so many ways, but like in this way, when wilbur's guiding him through social situations and supporting him, he gets to be wilbur soot's little brother.

Technoblade never says I love you, but he reads his baby brother The Twelfth Night instead of Hamlet and ends Theseus' tale after the Minotaur.

this was one of the first things i had written for this fic. so obviously hamlet is a tragedy while the twelfth night is a rocking good time. so like going back to that shakespeare headcanon but techno protecting tommy in the little ways. the theseus part is inspired by me not knowing the rest of theseus' story after he gets home and his dad jumps into the ocean. like the exile and death stuff i didn't hear about until the dsmp so that's where that came from. techno, even though it kind of goes against who he is, leaving theseus' story as a victory where the hero slays the monster, just to give his little brother something with a happy ending

"Do you want to be a hero, Tommy? THEN DIE LIKE ONE!"

i did always think this could be seen as like "well if you want to be a hero, then you can die like one" and leaving off the unspoken "but if you don't want to be--if you choose not to be, then you get to live. so don't be a hero. please don't be a hero." and theres like that little tragedy there that i really love in techno and tommy's relationship. like, i love you, you love me, all i ever wanted was to make you laugh, but we don't speak the same language. we don't understand each other. everything you are is against everything i stand for. so yeah bedrock bros feels. i wrote this long before exile and all that so its even more complicated now gosh.

[thisgirlsays22]

Ereri Creator Interview: Renriva

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Mira ( @renriva​ ) is an artist who has been in the fandom for over four years. On shipping Ereri, Mira writes, “I really love how Levi is older than Eren so Levi can give Eren some advice from his experiences and Eren can make Levi feel his youth again. I love their teacher and student relatioship, their "humanity's strongest and last hope" title”. 

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How long have you been in the fandom for?

For 4 years

Why did you start shipping Ereri? 

Ahh where do I start....I started shipping them as a "crack" ship for a while because I didn't ship any ships before EreRi as a serious ship. When I went to the anime and the manga, I started shipping it more than a crack ship. I just love how Eren and Levi have wonderful relationship development. To "idgaf about this brat" to "I would die to let this brat alive" kind of relationship. I really love how Levi is older than Eren so Levi can give Eren some advice from his experiences and Eren can make Levi feel his youth again. I love their teacher and student relatioship, their "humanity's strongest and last hope" title and alot of stuff cause I don't want to make this long XD. Any other word, I love EreRi and it's the first serious ship I ever shipped.

What is the work you're proudest of and why?

Probably this one (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCYfPZ7xJUc) because I didnt took too long to make a video like this and yet got to finish it because surprisingly im lazy on making animatic stuff. Also proud that I get to finish my OTP's animatic <3

What inspires you to create?

Sad song inspires me to draw angst stuff, happy and bright song inspires me to draw some fluff and songs like "Or Nah" inspires me to draw smuts. (Basically song inspires me to draw >w<)

Is there any work you'd like to share that inspires you?

As in other artist/writer's work? Tbh there is alot of those artists/writers' that inspires me to make my work. They are also sweet and nice people to make me draw whatever that inspires me from their work

What are your strengths as a writer/artist?

I can learn new drawing style that suits ones theme and also can improve my anatomy

What is an area in your work which you're trying to improve on?

Im trying to improve anatomy for a while and also trying to improve my colourings

What advice do you have for other creators?

Do what you do because I love all of your work no matter what. And for the artists, don't give up on whatever you are doing, because I promise that you can do better if you're practice, same goes to the beginner writers <3

Do you have any pets?

Yes and they're all cats

How do you relax?

By hearing songs or draw some sketches

Tell us about your dream day

Currently nothing in mind rn (I dreamt abt EreRi last night after watching too many doujinshi the night b4 so that's new)

What music are you into?

All type of the music general as long the song have good lyrics and rhythm XD

What are some of your favorite tv shows?

I used to like tv shows but not anymore cause I only watch Youtube more nowadays 

What are some of your favorite films?

All of Tim Burton's work <3

What are some of your favorite books?

I dont remember since it was a library book that I read last year and I don't want to get it back cause my library membership just expires on that day