#to hellenite if you see this-

[dreamcatcherwriting]

Not the real you.

Yeah haha I had a lot of fun with this one! It's based off the document @hellenite put out with their ideas for the Fading Lights continuation that will never happen.

Spoilers for that below the cut.

This is based off the would-be scene in the continuation where the new version of Ranboo, the reset one, comes back and successfully locates Tubbo. Tubbo at first thinks he's the "real" one, until he flips over Ranboo's wrist and sees that the tattoo is missing.

Here's the original fic (though this scene isn't in it.)

Here's the post hellenite made with the doc attached.

Complete credit for the idea goes to them!

[hamletteprinceofdenmark]

the thing in ad astra/de terra that lights up my brain like nothing else is the concept of cariad beads

cariad beads and cariad braids fuck so incredibly hard and I think about it constantly

[softspokenspideraaa]

Inktober day 10: Nomadic

AD ASTRA PER ASPERA GUYS

It took but a moment after hearing the prompt for my brain to go "I want to stay, he wants to go".

Ohhhhhh..

I'm sad I didn't write that down in quotation marks on the drawing, but if you look closely at the bottom right, you can see that I was going to. Unfortunately, the ink had to be put away. ink is fun. this was very fun to make. sad.

Anyway, so I know that the symbol of the syndicate is not a L'Manburg flag, but I just put those things wherever I can, man.

Was this the result of the "I do not draw Tubbo's eyes ever" philosophy? Not necessarily. While I have to admit that I think that is pretty cool, I don't do that myself normally, which sort of makes this drawing interesting. Like, why don't we see his eyes then? Is it because of the distance and sad from after that whole sort of maybe half-of-a divorce thing? I certainly didn't give this man a braid here (cries.) and look at how distant that expression is. It totally could be along those lines assuming this is Ranboo's POV.

That border of plain paper around Tubbo makes him look a bit divine in a way. It's separating them again I think, reminiscent of the way Ranboo paints Tubbo in such a higher light than himself in his head. And then it kind of looks like light, like, oh idk Heulwen or something.

meanwhile the border is also separating Tubbo from the stars around him.

through hardship though right (??? right) (cries)

The Event Horizon series/universe was created by @hellenite, and it is so very fire and I like it very much, and it also very very much inspired this drawing. Due to this series existing, I now am subject to giggling seemingly out of nowhere even more than previously thought.

style inspired by this cool person

[crifevergreen]

Hello! These are all my event horizons doodles

Feel free to look through them!

But yeah, my god damn brain rot for event horizons is kinda a problem at this point…

Anyway, hi hellenite if you’re see this I really hope you like it.

[afmis]

c!beeduo fic recs!

It’s time y’all :) c!beeduo fic recs for the soul

This will consist of platonic, ambiguous, romantic, and au fic recs, so read at your own discretion. Obviously, all sfw, and NO CC’S!

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☆ Wedding Bells by Doodlebloo

“Hey, Ranboo?" Tubbo asks, breaking him from his thoughts. "Hm?" "What kind of cake do you think we'll want?" "I- Sorry, what?" "What kind of cake are you thinking? I like ice cream cake quite a lot, but I don't know if that's-" "Cake... For what?" Tubbo's expression softens, and he pulls his legs up onto the counter to sit criss cross, still not quite eye level with Ranboo. "For our wedding, big man."

Or: After several months of relative peace on the Dream SMP, Tubbo and Ranboo finally feel secure enough to plan a real, proper wedding. It turns out that wedding planning may be a bit harder than they thought.

*A cute slice of life fic where c!Beeduo plans their wedding and everyone tags along! One of my favorite c!Beeduo fics EVER, I love this story so much and re-read it constantly. Doodlebloo is a c!Beeduo writer I love so she’ll be on here a lot lol

(Incomplete, ambiguous, fanon storyline)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/29919273/chapters/73639017

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☆ Ad Astra by Hellenite

Tubbo’s a smuggler who really only cares about having fuel in his tanks and making it to the next sol cycle, likes to think he’s pretty level headed, but this spoiled Ender prince is really testing his resolve not to shoot him out of the airlock.

*I love this story so much! An incredible space-alien-fighters-I-don’t-even-know AU that’s so well written. Will get you HOOKED and screaming in your pillow bc AGH, and one of my favorite Beeduo reads of all time ofc LOL. There’s a second part of the story in Ranboo’s POV linked here!

(Complete, ambiguous, AU)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/34950871/chapters/87039697

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☆ Bishop’s Knife Trick by bovinedaemon

Ran is an assassin from another dimension assigned to take out the city Subbin’s new general. But once he gets tangled up in solving a kidnapping plot, misgivings towards an impossible target, a drill sergeant job, and a slowly unfolding mystery, he realizes it’s going to be a lot harder than he thought…

*The author has stated that the Ran and Jackie in this are their original characters, but that’s bc all the c!Beeduo /p truthers were harassing them. Ran and Jackie are from Tales of the SMP and are based on c!Beeduo, so I think of it as a c!Beeduo AU bc I don’t see anything wrong with the story. But I’m not gonna insist it’s c!Beeduo if the author isn’t comfortable with that! I definitely think it’s an INCREDIBLE read and can be viewed aside from this list. Anyways. SUPER INTERESTING MYSTERY AND ROMANCE STORY! I WAS LITERALLY HOOKED ON UPDATES FOR THIS ONE.

(Complete, romantic, AU)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/31933171/chapters/79081960

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☆ standing at a lightswitch by DeadPatrol

“I would nuke someone for you,” Tubbo says plainly with all the confidence in the world. Because he has. He’s done it before and he would do it again in an instant — a thousand times over. It strikes him with a sudden gripping fury. He needs Ranboo to know. He needs Ranboo to know it like Tubbo knows it, deep and intrinsic. Utter truth. “That’s… nice?” Ranboo says, hesitant, cautious, nervous. “Your face is nice,” Tubbo spits, because that’s also the truth. “Thank you?” Ranboo’s voice pitches up into incredulity. Ranboo doesn’t get it. And Tubbo desperately tries to convince himself that that’s alright. He will soon. It’s a work in progress.

Modern Setting Reincarnation AU: With the server reset impending, Tubbo made a Deal With The Drista. Now, Tubbo is the only one in the new world who remembers their past life and the events of the Dream SMP, and he's on a mission to reunite with all the people who don't remember him. This time, he will protect them.

*Basically what the description says. A canon-storyline reincarnation AU that’s c!Tubbo centric and isn’t entirely based on c!Beeduo but is still an amazing read!

(Complete, platonic, canon storyline AU)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33644302/chapters/83607487

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☆ And Then You Fell in Love? by Doodlebloo

Ranboo brushes a thumb over his memory book, the knowledge of Tubbo's entry still fresh in his mind from his quick recap on the way over. Tubbo: Ex-president. Tommy's friend. Lives in Snowchester. Friend?  "You don't have to, I guess," Tubbo shrugs, rubbing his hands together for warmth. "Just a suggestion." "You're sure you want me to live here?"  Tubbo frowns. "Why wouldn't I?" "Well, I mean, we're... We're not exactly friends." Tubbo's hand - the bad one, the one that's mostly scar tissue - twitches, and Ranboo can sense that he's said something wrong. "Are we not?"

Ranboo and Tubbo go from barely friends to doting husbands in a matter of weeks, adopting a child and building a mansion somewhere along the way. Here are some of the moments in between.

*Another banger Doodlebloo fic! A canon based c!Beeduo fic on how they realistically went from being tentative friends to loving husbands. Down-to-Earth and really puts them as a pair into perspective

(Incomplete, ambiguous, canon storyline)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/31729423/chapters/78533989

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like orange juice in a mug by poettree

Tubbo loved love. He did. He truly did. But love didn’t love him back. And it was so much harder this year than the last one, to act as if he was fine this week… because, unlike last year, this year he was in love. And unlike last year, this year Tubbo had to deal with the heartache that rejection left behind.

—or, when Tubbo is an oblivious fool in love, Ranboo is a cowardly fool in love, and Tommy tries to play cupid and fucks up instead. Also, add into the mix a shitty handmade mug, some orange juice, and an unethically placed love potion.

*I loved this one so much! A harry potter AU of c!Beeduo. Such a feel good and a lovely read, I smiled so much while reading this

(Oneshot, romantic, AU)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/38507236

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Disney fixes everything, including memory problems by GeekyGlasses

[The arguing starts up again, this time with both Techno and Kristin joining in (although much calmer), and Phil once again sighs. The camera quickly shifts to Ranboo and Tubbo's car, the energy the complete opposite. Michael is still asleep, and it's quiet except for some soft music playing in the background. Tubbo looks over at Ranboo and smiles. Ranboo turns and returns the smile before they both turn back to look at the road. The POV switches back to the screaming van, Phil rubbing his head as his family continues to argue. He shifts in his seat again as if repreparing himself for the drive.]

"10 hours, let's hope I can make it."

*A modern AU of c!Beeduo and c!SBI (with Kristin!). I read this one A WHILE ago so I honestly don’t remember it that much, but I remember I loved it. A good luck charlie type blog for Ranboo, and it was cute seeing all of them together like a big family

(Completed, romantic, AU)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/32452810/chapters/80473810

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I Love You (That’s Not Possible) by ToriBlueBird

Tubbo wasn't lovable. Tubbo was hard edges and barriers and locked away secrets. Tubbo was hands tightened around a sword and refusing to let go. Tubbo was dusty records and tall walls and joking at the wrong time. Tubbo saw the way people danced around him. How they treated him like glass or treated him like dirt. How they smiled tightly at him or balked at his apathy. Tubbo wasn't lovable.

Or, Ranboo brings up that he loves Tubbo, and Tubbo doesn't understand how anyone could possibly love him.

*ToriBlueBird, a c!Tubbo and c!Beeduo writer I ADORE! This one was so cute, I love how sweetly they were written in this. THEY LOVE EACH OTHER SM!!!

(Oneshot, ambiguous?, canon storyline)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33154912

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Kiss, Kiss, Kiss by orphan_account

There was something quite liberating, he found, in being able to show how much he loved his husband. Some things were awkward to confess to while they were both awake. Sometimes, there weren’t the right words to admit it. But, as one hand curled itself in Ranboo’s hair and the other rested on the Enderman’s chest, Tubbo felt himself smile between the pecking.  Beeduo fluff where they kiss

*THIS WAS SO CUTE! Just the guys being in love :)

(Oneshot, romantic, canon storyline)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/38022832

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i think i’m getting butterflies, (but it’s really something telling me to run away) by inkstainzed

“Before he realizes it Tubbo is reaching out, and suddenly their fingers are brushing against eachother and— oh god. 

There it is. The vibrations that emit from his chest, sent through his gangly limbs like a shock through his veins. It's inevitable and annoying and Ranboo knows it's because he's so horribly comfortable around Tubbo and it's just so.. embarrassing. Weird. Strange. 

He thinks maybe he would die if Tubbo found out about it.” 

Or, 3 times Ranboo hides his affection for Tubbo, + the 1 time he doesn’t. 

(*clears throat* Badically Ranboo purrs when he’s comfortable/calm as a way to show affection and being relaxed. Having being made fun of for it in the past, he forces himself to hide it from Tubbo in fear and utter anxiety of it happening again. Ranboo makes a mistake, and accidentally upsets Tubbo.)

*Pretty much what the description says! This one was adorable and I love the hc that c!Ranboo purrs. So cute :)

(Oneshot, platonic, canon storyline)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/34957996/chapters/87059065

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Human Resources by Doodlebloo

"Ranboo, are we getting a divorce?" Ranboo immediately stiffens, freezing in place, breathing stuttered. "...Do you want to get a divorce?" Ranboo tries to keep his tone even, and it's a valiant effort, but Tubbo can hear the tears he's barely holding back.

Ranboo and Tubbo have an argument over two burger restaurants. In a shocking turn of events, this does not lead to a divorce.

*LMAO this was from back in the day when the DSMP was still going on. I tend to wipe the divorce arc from my brain, but when I do think abt it this fic is a good consolation to me. What I think SHOULD’VE happened between c!Beeduo… but ofc 🙄. UGH don’t get me started

(Oneshot, ambiguous, canon storyline)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33045976

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Some Sunny Day by Anonymous

Ranboo is revived, and he and Tubbo reunite.

*A lovely story of them reuniting :) once again, something I wish had happened. I WISH C!BEEDUO HAD A HAPPY ENDING AAAUHAHHA-

(Oneshot, romantic, fanon storyline)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/35586253

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i don’t wanna get over you (i wanna sit with you in bed) by 1wn8ure

"Twenty wives," Tubbo says, staring at Ranboo with something unreadable in his eyes.

"He's gonna make fun of me, y'know," Tubbo continues, leaning forward enough that Ranboo can smell the alcohol on his breath. "I don't even have one wife."

"Yeah?" they whisper back, forcing their voice to maintain its lighthearted tone. "Not sure that's much of a secret."

"Maybe not." Tubbo narrows his eyes, reaching out and placing a hand on Ranboo's chest. "Maybe I don't want a wife."

*THIS ONE WAS SO GOOD!!! I LOVE New L’Manberg c!Beeduo AND I WISH THERE MORE FICS OF THEM! (Oneshot, romantic, canon storyline)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/48941656

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All Hallow’s Eve by Doodlebloo

"What are you supposed to be?" Asks Ranboo, and Wilbur pushes his glasses up the bridge of his nose with a chuckle.

"I thought the scariest costume of all would be to just go as myself. You know, Ranboo, often times people are the real monsters. Sometimes looking in the mirror is just as horrific as any-"

"Boo!" Michael squeals from right behind Wilbur, who must jump at least a foot into the air.

"Jesus fucking christ!" Wilbur shrieks, and the group bursts into laughter around him.

-

Ranboo and Tubbo take Michael to a Halloween party. Michael is surprisingly good at scaring people.

*I LOVE THIS STORY SO MUCH!!! The way Doodlebloo writes these characters is AMAZING I’m always laughing at what they say. Sort of takes place in the future, if peace had happened for the server. Nothing better than just seeing everyone happy together, and c!Beeduo being spooky husbands :) SUCH A GOOD READ! (Oneshot, ambiguous, fanon storyline)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/34832683

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promises (warmth and light) by Anonymous

Michael stares outside with bouncing excitement, all previous remains of exhaustion wiped clean from his face. He looks back at Ranboo, tugging on his pants. Ranboo chuckles, ruffling his son's tufts of course hair. "We'll play outside when you eat breakfast, bud."

Michael hums, tilting his head and pressing his snout into Ranboo's paw. Tubbo calls out over the course of a couple minutes, "Come get food, you fucks!"

*THIS ONE’S GREAT! Cute story of the fam in their domestic life :)

(Oneshot, romantic, canon storyline)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/34448149

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It’s All Sacrifice and Violence (The History of Love) by Viola_riviniana

“Are you going to leave?” Tubbo glares, raises an expectant eyebrow. Ghostboo, still peering in through the doorway, lingers for a moment, before turning to him, “Uh, no I think I’m gonna stay.” Tubbo scowls, sighs, shoves the chest into the ghost’s lanky arms, “Well if you're staying then you can make yourself useful.” “Sure!” Ghostboo adjusts his grip on the box, “Doing what?” Tubbo heads back inside, heaves another (mercifully lighter) chest up, “We’re bringing these to the mansion,” he says, begins the familiar trek only for Ghostboo to easily outpace him, returns on second thought and locks the cabin door. Ghostboo slides his way over icy paths, spindly legs shaking on the stairs up the cliffside, “Careful,” Tubbo ascends behind him, passes the struggling ghost and is followed the rest of the way back. The mansion looms in the afternoon light, shadow stretching out long and dark as they enter, and Tubbo watches Ghostboo twirl in a wide circle, face tilted toward the ceiling. “It’s pretty in here,” he says. Tubbo sets his chest down, “Yeah,” takes in the curved staircase, chandelier, the high ceilings, and nods, “It was.”

*I just read this one and I alr forgot it 😭 but I do remember I was HOOKED. Got me wanting Ghostboo and c!Tubbo to get tg and forget abt c!Ranboo 💀 THAT’S HOW GOOD IT WAS LMAO

(Incomplete, romantic, canon storyline)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/36641647/chapters/91397785

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Kineograph by probablynotcas

There's some things no one can stand to forget, so they make the memories live on in film

*Basically c!Tubbo records moments of c!Ranboo to keep memories for him :) I think. GOOD READ THO!

(Oneshot, ambiguous, canon storyline)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/31374740

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Please Don’t Say You Love Me by ToriBlueBird

So please hurry leave me I can't breathe Please don't say you love me

"You shouldn't care about me......" Tubbo took a deep breath. "Because if you care about me, you get closer….. and….. everything I get close to.... everything I touch either leaves me or gets destroyed..."

or, Ranboo wants to know why Tubbo wanted him to forget about the execution.

*C!TUBBO MY BELOVED! A lovely story of c!Tubbo finally opening up abt his issues and c!Ranboo being a wonderful husband

(Oneshot, ambiguous?, canon storyline)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/32307778

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A (not so normal) Night In The _Beloved Household by compoundeyed

He walked across the hall and peeked into the living room. The lights were off and it was dark outside, but against the white snow outside the window Tubbo could make out a silhouette. Ranboo sat perched in the couch's armrest like some sort of creature, tail swishing back and forth.

"There you are! I'm done with the dishes, Boo." Tubbo walked towards them. Then they turned around and he froze in his tracks.

Their eyes were glowing purple.

Or Ranboo is enderwalking and they're very protective of their husband. Tubbo isn't complaining. It's honestly just fluff.

*Read this one A WHILE back. Pretty much just enderwalk c!Ranboo being just as loving as normal c!Ranboo :)

(Oneshot, romantic, canon storyline)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33120544

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Return by Selena_Snow

They had never done this before — kissed, that is. But they are husbands, platonic or otherwise, and Tubbo doesn't mind the new development one bit.

*A short little story of c!Beeduo kissing for the first time :) very sweet

(Oneshot, romantic, canon storyline)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/30436905

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Again by Selena_Snow

Waking up with no memories is hard. But his guide is always there to bring him back.

A sweet (but a little angsty) fic of post-Enderwalking Ranboo and Tubbo.

*Just c!Ranboo being smitten with c!Tubbo even when he has no memories LOL

(Oneshot, romantic, canon storyline)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/31264361

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United Front by orphan_account

Phil comes looking for answers, Tubbo's the only one who can give them. 

If only it didn't require talking about his feelings

*Basically c!Phil finds out c!Wilbur lied to him abt L’Manberg, hence c!Tubbo telling him (and c!Ranboo) abt his execution and Presidency. I love stories that get into c!Tubbo’s feelings, and some bonus c!Ranboo being there for him

(Oneshot, romantic, canon storyline)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/31400540

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but it’s time to rest, now by nabokov

“Please don’t leave me,” Tubbo whispered, unable to process his own words as he spoke. 

“Never,” Ranboo promised, tilting Tubbo’s head up to wipe his tears with the soft sheets. “I’ll never leave.”

*c!Tubbo grieving after c!Tommy’s death, and c!Ranboo being there for him. Them developing their relationship too, and just a nice little story

(Oneshot, romantic, canon storyline)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33706363

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prime, i’m in love by nabokov

"my beloved."

a quiet snowchester evening with ranboo and tubbo, who are quickly discovering the difference between love and in love. (hint: they're the latter.)

*c!Beeduo figuring out they’re romantic and not platonic. Very sweet :)

(Oneshot, romantic, canon storyline)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/34127989

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domestic bliss by thanotaphobia (blue000jay)

They bring Michael back to Snowchester on Valentine’s Day, a few days before they impulsively get married. It’s a joke at first-- a cute little mob that had gotten attached to Ranboo, who had toddled on baby legs, following them to the portal and clutching to a chicken’s feathery down the whole way. They’d lured him gently, promises of gold and meat, and he’d followed right into the overworld and through the snow and chill to Snowchester. By then, they’d gained his trust enough for the kid to let them pick him up, a tiny little thing that was mostly bone and leathery, half-zombified skin.

Or: Tubbo and Ranboo adopt a kid, get married, get divorced, and have a time of it. Not necessarily in that order.

*A cute story of c!Beeduo becoming dads :)

(Oneshot, platonic, canon storyline)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/29788827

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That’s all folks! I hope you guys enjoy :) I’ll probably do a part 2, I just wanted to get the ones I had written down out. BYEEEE 🫶

[i-am-probably-alive]

Hellenite

Is there ever that one writer that you keep on going back to, over and over, even if you have read and analyzed every single one of their works? And it still gets better each time? There is for me. Fucking Helleniteeeee. I left the DSMP fandom like almost a year ago, yet I still go and have Hellenite binge reads on the regular.

Ad astra was my gateway drug, De Terra is still my favorite fic of all time like ever, possibly even better than most published books I’ve read, anything from LiTWS brings me immense comfort, and Fading Lights….that one stuck with me really really REALLY hard. So did all the other ones, but yknow. That’s a bittersweet ending done right, man. I absolutely adore everything in Hellens style of writing. From the beautiful, captivating description to the absolutely remarkable use of italics, each and every fic has left me crying and begging for more. But there’s three parts that Hellen just does so well, that it honestly shocks me that the whole first page of DSMP isn’t stuffed, head to toe, with Hellenite’s work.

1: Theme

Tackling this first, cause i have a LOT to say about this. Cause, HOLY SHIT!!! Theme! I absolutely just HDRTHHFGGJGJHAZJ. I’m not saying other writers haven’t pulled off themes in fanfic well before, cause they have! But the way Hellenite does it just hits different. Everything has a moral, in one way or another. And the moral is something genuine. Something real, something that happens in real life and that is represented perfectly in all her works. Like, okay. Event Horizon: You can change, you can improve. You are not your past, you are not your family, you are not your mistakes. As long as you’re trying, You’re on the right path. Things don’t get better immediately, they take time. A long, long time, but you are allowed to be happy along the way. Healing is a process, not a teleportation device. LiTWS: A relationship, be it romantic, platonic or familial, can be complicated. They can be difficult to maintain, but you love the other person, so you will work at it to solve your issues. It’s okay to fight, as long as you can acknowledge when you screw up. Communicate. Fading Lights: Life is difficult, but that doesn’t mean you should try and escape it. Find the right people who care about you, even if at the moment you feel or are complete shit. You can recover.

everything just leaves a special impact, because those messages come through. And they come through strong, without being all “LOOK AT ME IM HERE”. It’s just. Wow.

2: Character Development

Change is a very prominent feature in Hellens stories, and it never feels clunky or out of place. You genuinely feel it, but you can’t pinpoint the exact moment things change. Like how in the beginning of Ad Astra, we feel genuine dislike, and very quickly, hatred for Ran. But over time, that changes, and we see how Ran develops and improves. There’s setbacks, there’s relapses, but the change is there. In LiTWS, the relationship goes from somewhat forced, to fully, truly, genuine. Struggles and all. In FL, Tubbo….well. In the beginning, he was an addict who had a gruffish attitude, who was pushing away from society and his friends. He feared that he was turning into his father. He had awful self esteem. By the end, he was willing to change. He was willing to give up smoking and drinking and willing to put himself in an environment that involved Tommy. Change, change, change.

I think it’s all really well done. Cause people change, it’s natural. And it’s done so well here.

3: Love

The way Hellen writes love makes me wish I was in it. But not because it’s written as an all happy and sunshine solution to all wrong. It’s not. It’s written as a strong, complicated emotion. It isn’t written as a one-size fits all. It’s written as something rooted in our hearts that WE get to define, and WE get to use. We love, and it is not a weakness. Love is not a superpower. We all are capable of it, and it doesn’t have to be romantic. Love is…love. It’s so, so SO strong, and I think that this one element is what’s made me cry so much while reading Fading Lights or De Terra or whatever it is. Love. Such a strong meaning for such a small word. I go to Hellens stories and take notes on the way it’s written because it’s just. I hate stories that focus on love, generally. Mostly because they’re written as if it has to be this huge, romantic beats-all card, where the only thing that defines it is the word itself. The characters have to say it for us to know it, and even after that, we don’t believe it. Hellen writes it as it is, which is a difficult feat. These fics are just…wow.

All in all, the way Hellen writes, not only in short term by description and beautiful scenery, but in long term too, leaves such a strong impact. Hellen is definitely, without a doubt, the writer who has most inspired, motivated and influenced the way I write and even the way I think. Hellen has left such a positive mark on me that I’m confident I would be entirely different without having read that one gateway fic. I forgot to mention this, but I read Ad Astra while in a reading slump, and when I say it pulled me out…

also, the concepts in and of themselves are so creative and good and original?? Like how?? And the WORLDBUILDING DONT GET ME STARTED ON THE WORLDBUILDING. HOW??? How does one just make a world so convincing and make it feel so real?? And explore upon it without making it feel like pointless exposition???

TLDR; A year ago, these fics broke into my house, put me in a chokehold, and demanded it be allowed to live there rent free. It still has me in a chokehold, and I give it muffins sometimes.

Theres so much More i can say, and I will probably say it in different posts later. but for now..

I love Hellenites stories more than I love Interstellar, and that’s saying something cause I was a mess by the halfway point of that movie.

Thank you, Hellenite, for each and every one of your stories.

I can’t wait for WGBITN.

(P.S: I realize I sound like an insane fangirl, but whatever. I most likely am one.)

[productofaritual]

Do you love Ad Astra? Because I love Ad Astra. And I am so normal about it. Like- What the homies know about Ad Astra and De Terra by Hellenite fr? 😭💕

OH MY GOD A FELLOW VERY NORMAL BEING THAT IS VERY NORMAL ABOUT TWO FRUITY TRAUMATIZED ALIENS HI HOW ARE YOU what's your favorite scene :D

Also yes you could say I love it... Like... Like love like... Like... Chapter four love and like... Like... Love it love it... Do you get it... Do you get the joke... Love... Like what do you mean when you say I love you- ok I'll see myself out that joke went on for too long hsjshdhhdd

[almostzander]

We are nothing more than Love and Stardust.

Tubbo and Ranboo of Ad Astra have become my most recent hyperfixation. The complexity of the characters, the depth of world building. Its like stepping into a new world, a world I'd get lost in if given the option. The deepest sorrows only make those bright moments shine more vibrantly.

The story has affected me so deeply. I've starting wearing a cariad braid in my own hair, on the right side rather than the left. A promise to love and commit to myself. My own life partner.

Its also gotten me motivated to write again. To craft worlds with my words again. Its helped me see the failing in my own writing, I've been afraid to commit. Not anymore.

Anyways a thank you to the writing of Ad Astra and the Event Horizon series, @hellenite for writing this master piece, as well as allowing me to read it out loud to my community later this month! Go read the story for yourself HERE! Trust me it is worth every single word.

[royallygray]

hey how would we feel if I made a writing exercise thingy but with androids and cyborgs and a bunch of tech but with life series members (+HC & empires crew if you want :])

just a thought

and they'd all be in the same fic in the most disorganized shit you've ever seen but it might be a mildly cohesive story maybe probably not

anyways

I'm gonna go get my laptop and start writing

@periwinklepaint @mysteriouswolf let me know if there's any other tropes you really like or any dynamics/ships/archetypes that you'd like to see in the fic bc I need writing inspiration and also like. characters you want to see more of

so far my brain has conjured up (this au has been around for a minute max)

scott

gem & joel

cleo & pearl

gem/pearl

shelby & scott

scar

impulse & skizz

grian

giggs (grian impulse gem scar skizz)

joel

gem & scar & grian

suggestions of who could be robots, who could be human, and who could be cyborgs (similar to lunar chronicles, if you've read those. basically just humans with mechanical working parts). and anything else if you want it.

I feel like avians would be fully canon bc I need Grian and Pearl to have wings. and someone could have an injury and need a mechanical wing

or maybe everyone just has mechanical wings and that's what elytra are for.

Joel is a robot. doc is a cyborg, even tho he might never be mentioned in this. Iskall is also a cyborg.

Joel hid that he was a robot for a very long time. Lizzie is also a robot and she hid that she was a robot under layers and layers of disguises and eventually she pretended that she was secretly a cat when she's actually been a robot this entire time

Jimmy cannot be a robot

OMG SPACE AU???????

SPACE YALL

SPACE WGEJAJLQ

SPACESHIPS

SPACESHIP

HAVE ANY OF YOU READ AD ASTRA BY HELLENITE ON AO3

ITS AMAZING

YOU MUST READ NOW

gently bonks you

Anyways what do you think of this idea and tell me anything you want to see in the replies (reblogs are fine too :])

omg I should play with the winners concept

gem is a cyborg

Mumbo isn't a cyborg but has worked in so many factories and eaten too many parts on accident bc they got stuck in his mustache (like the Twits by roald Dahl).

or he could be a robot. hmmmmmmmmm

ANYWAYS TELL ME STUFF U LIKE THIS CAN BE A GROUP PROJECT ASS THINGY

[twicearoundthebend]

1 & 19 for the love your fandom ask game !!

thank you for the ask! <3

1- list 3 positive things about your current fandom(s)

(I’ll go with one each from my top 3 fandoms :)

Lotr- the fanart! the different interpretations are so fun to see (hobbits with tails has my whole heart) the variety is so cool, and the talent never ceases to amaze me

Jwcc- the fact that it’s a community that creates a safe place for younger lgbt people to be themselves. all the oc’s and self inserts honestly make my day, just seeing people have the space to express themselves is amazing

Doll collecting- how ready people are to help out! need a doll identified? don’t know how to clean/store/display a certain doll? there are so many people with experience and advice

19- your current fandom(s)

I’ve got a lot ! the main ones rn are lotr, jwcc/jwct, and doll collecting. but honorary mention for good omens, botw, and mcga !

(also there’s a ton of fics that are their own fandom to me, if that makes any sense- like Determamfidd’s Sansûkh, Hellenite’s Event Horizon, DeHeerKonijn’s modverse, Welshaphrodite’s Journey to find Mimir, and your drdi - they are always floating through my brain :)

[titheinironside]

WIP Game

Tagged by @cupofteaandstars, who can apparently circumvent my writers block.

Rules: show the last sentence you wrote and tag as many people as there are words.

I'm doing a snippet because why not. Here's the latest section in my fic Slip Sideways into Reality (as if that'll make it stick this time):

Working backwards from the present moment, Addai attempted to wrangle his vaguely comprehensible wisps of memory into something more solid. He knew that he'd been here before, had a picture in his mind of a grey car and inexplicably flat tires that pulled a faint dread from somewhere before it disappeared into the fog again. Did he know the man in front of him? To his credit, the white haired man (and how strange, white hair in a place like this, it shouldn't look so pristine, it looked wrong) seemed just as shocked to see him. There... there was something wrong with that. Wary prickles of nerves ran down his arms, sending the dim room into slightly sharper focus. You know him. Don't you?

Maybe they could work out what was wrong together? He didn't seem to belong to the unsettlingly wet green halls any more than Addai did. Glancing down at the water pooling around his thighs and then back at the stranger in front of him, it struck him that his memory issues could wait. If they didn't find a way out before the next wave came in, well. He really, really didn't want to think about it. "Hey! Uh. I don't know you, but I don't think you're going to kill me. You don't look like you will, anyway. I'm trying to get out of here. Want to come with me?"

I don't personally know enough writers for the rules, but I'm sure as hell willing to tempt fate as a Lurker ™ in multiple fandoms. @wolfythewitch @aenor-llelo @imperialkatwala @whenisitenoughtrees @honeycowinnit @hellenite @caffeinewitchcraft @bunfloras @moonlightchess

Come have fun, y'all.

[musings-of-a-mecha-ghost-girl]

Lore Post: The Mystery of Resurrection

The Mystery of Resurrection used to be a practice of consent and gratefulness for life to the Ptolemites who developed it in pre-Mythraic Ptolema. The communion fungus was revered and cultivated in the temples to their major god, Galaxias, the cosmic dragon who encompasses all of reality and existence in their mythology. It is said that the fungus was a conduit to communion with Galaxias (as it's known in the language of the Hellenites), and that it brought you closer to eternity. The deity was even "discovered" by the Ptolemite Twiceborns and Thriceborns who said that the fog in their minds reminded them of a dragon made of stars who held the world in the twinkle of its eyes.

It was only ever given to monastics and pharaohs who wished to partake of it, unlike how the Mythraic Empire uses it to keep their best soldiers on the battlefield for generations. Once the practice of the Ptolemite gods was forbidden during the conquering of Ptolema, St. Yiannis Mythrasized the ritual, appropriating it to Mythras worship. At first, it was limited to the Emperor, but the issue arose that with the worship of the Ptolemite gods being banned, there was nobody around who knew the actual amount of the communal fungus that the kings and queens of Ptolema had applied to them, as it was one of the few things St. Yiannis couldn't translate or find a reference to. The amount that was applied to Emperor Mythras II drove him to madness and ramblings, leaving his son, Mythras III to take over the empire at the age of sixteen.

Mythras III continued his father's conquest to spread the empire across the continent, struggling to reach much further south than the Ptolemite Sahara and much further north than the Ararati Mountains. He had come to the conclusion that it wasn't the natural landmarks that stood in his way, but it was actually that he didn't have his father's greatest generals at his disposal, seeing how a majority of them had died. Emperor Mythras III then had the idea that in order to never lose that level of military might again, he must have soldiers who can live semi-eternally. He commissioned priests from the Temple to experiment with the mystery of Resurrection at once, helmed by one bishop by the name of Fr. Zosimos of Rhakotis in Northern Ptolema.

Fr. Zosimos' experiments left his staff a rotating door, as most priests commissioned to his work often left being unwell and traumatized at the levels of his experiments and the horrors they were forced to commit to innocent civilians. One such innocent was a child by the name of Fatima, the daughter of a priest named Fr. Faruk, who was killed, then brought back again repeatedly as a punishment to the priest for disobeying one of Zosimos' commands to do the same to a different child who was homeless on the streets. Each time his daughter was killed and brought back, he was forced to watch and take notes. Each time he tried to comfort his child, and each time, a little more of his child had slipped away from her eyes. She grew colder, more clammy, until finally, the last moments where she was still present in her frontal consciousness, she cried for her father to hold her and begged him for one final death. Fr. Faruk broke her neck and snuck out with her body, to give her a proper burial with her favorite flowers and the doll her mother had left her. She could finally rest. Zosimos congratulated Faruk on the data collected by his torture, telling him that all must sacrifice for the good of Mythras and His eternal kingdom. Faruk left the next morning, swore a vow of silence, cut out his own tongue, and resolved to live the rest of his life as a monastic hermit in the desert, seeking repentance for what he had done for Fr. Zosimos.

With that, they learned that too many resurrections over a short period of time would break the minds immediately, which became it's own form of creating feral Thriceborn for arena fights and gory executions for entertainment. The first Twiceborn and Thriceborn proper was Zosimos himself, having eventually found the proper amount to resurrect someone without the negative sideffects. This was then applied to soldiers and generals who proved exceptional service in the lines of expansion. Mythras III was thirty by the time he finally had his undying army. It's said that Zosimos' final death was at the hands of an assassin in the middle of the night, with the words "For Faruk and for Fatima" carved into his forehead.

[extravagantliar]

I'm back. I have more things to say. Put down a chair and pick up a drink. This one is MEAN.

A friend and I were talking about Veilguard Housewives, as we have dubbed it in iMessage, and how hm, this seems like shifting the blame onto someone who rightfully deserves blame - but by the end of it, no one who helped birth this new faith is around, so you can't scapegoat the elves, it's impossible as the shift of the world puts the power in the hands of the humans and firmly there for ages, ages, ages.

Here's the thing with religion: the beginning is important, sure, but it's also the steps that follow that matter.

Let me talk about some dirty old popes really quickly. The Catholic Church, for the last seventy years, has had issues. Still, it goes further than that - they terrorised people, converted people by force, killed people of colour, Muslims, Jews, Hellenites, and any other small faith like the greek gods and home religion - the elves - I'll come back to this - and was snuffed out by something based on a book he didn't even write. So time goes on, and the catholic faith has spread through Europe - we are now a colonising tool.

The Chantry follows these footsteps and POUNDS them into the sand. I can make the chantry go tool for tool with the holy see by saying some insane shit like - one of the divines had a smut ring, and I could be right because the POPES HAD THEIR CHILDREN IN PLACES OF POWER. My big blue eyes are looking right at Thedas.

oh, but this is you shitting on Catholics; they have my menorah; when I have my big fucking menorah back, I will stop shitting in their yard.

Sure, datv does drop a bomb about the modern chantry as of 9:51, but it doesn’t UNDO anything, and we are still looking at systemic imbalances. Things done in the dark still have a great imbalance in the world. Considering we keep it to ourselves, let those who wander not suffer the keen sting of being wrong due to no fault of their own.

[genevawrenn]

My A03 Wrapped of 2022 👀

This is not an official one done by AO3, but 2022 is the year I got into reading fanfic again so I am going to write my own top 10 of favourites I read this year! I'll link the original fic in the rankings as well if you are curious;

01) bones in the ocean by @bunfloras

This was the first piece I read when I got into the fandom and oh my goodness. It blew me away. I laughed, I cried, I loved the world and this story brings me so much comfort. It helped me meet close friends and new people to follow plus made Emerald Duo my top pairing forever. It was a catalyst to finding the kindness of the SBI Inc community. Thank you for such a lovely story 💕

2) Change fate by being aggressively kind by @sircantus

I found Markus through Bun and instantly fell in love with his writing, I read this through in like 3 days flat and its so cozy. It's such a lovely and very interesting concept, I hold it near and dear to my heart. If you want a story about misfits finding a home, kind father Philza and a bunch of ragtag children he adopts to protect, this is your tale to read!

03) tommyinnit's clinic for supervillains by @bonesandthebees

So fun fact about this one, I found it maybe a month before it blew up and I remember searching the hashtag to find one post. Then a few weeks later Siren was everywhere, for a deserved reason. Well written, funny and a world to get lost in, you won't be disappointed reading this one.

More included below:

04) Ad Astra by @hellenite

(I tried to put her Tumblr and it just didn't exist, I have no idea)

This one. This story singlehandedly inspired my love of writing again. You are transported to a far away galaxy with these two vastly different beings learning how to interact and it is just so good. I could probably go on for hours so if you haven't read it, please do.

05) Fields of Asphodel and Cornflowers by @saturn-bug

Not many know of his writing but oh my god people need too. They are genuinely so kind, one of my first people I interacted with on this side of the community, and this piece is amazing. It's soft, well described, and Saturn is an expert on Ghostbur and consistently does amazing writing.

06) Absent but not Erased by @b0n3d4d1

Peer Pressure Duo my beloved, this fic has so much of my mind still thinking about it. I'm a softie for anything with protective Technoblade and this story does it in an incredible way. I forever hold this one very close to my heart.

07) i’ll make a cup of coffee (with the right amount of sugar) by @kaydrabbles

Kay, you delight, literally an incredible and kind personality who wrote this awesome piece that inspired my cafe AU (You Make Sure I Always See the Daylight), literally give most of the credit to her. This piece is well done, soft and the concept is so lovely. It's a very at home and cozy piece to read with a warm drink, blanket and perhaps a pet.

08) Of the Healing Kind by @archfeykoi

Koi is so sweet and lovely, I very much need to read their other things but this one is just the perfect mix for me. Boreal Trio and protective Emeralduo, this fic needs so much more love. Koi has such a skill with putting so much dedication into their work and you can tell the hours that go in!

09) Don’t look back in anger by @grassytastic

I have a thing for protective Technoblade I've noticed doing this list; yet again another fantastic piglin man I adore being protective over a kid. Just so incredibly well written, I need to read more of their fics.

10) fate was placed in your brothers hands (and he failed you) by @jaspasaur

Bastian has such a gift for making the smallest things really pop out and I love it. Their angst writing is heartwrenching in the most /pos way, they need so much more love!

[yellowhearther0]

Fic Recs cuz well. why not

Space AUs that are either Ranboo centric, or close enough

Event Horizon by Hellenite (Series, 2 fics) - Everyone's heard about this one but I shall include it anyway! Beeduo centric fics where Ranboo is a travelling prince and Tubbo flies a ship for an organaization called the syndicate. Detested to Beloved speedrun any%

A Sheep and A Human's Journey Across the Galaxy by Maokitt (Series, 3 works, 2 complete 1 ongoing ) - Puffy and Ranboo centric fics where Puffy escapes from her deathworld planet and winds up becoming companions with Ranboo. Super funny (see: the ranboo sigmund freud post), really touching, and I absolutely ADORE the worldbuilding on this one

Human Parts by teasdays (1 fic, 4 chapters, complete) - Ranboo centric fic where Ranboo lives on a post-apocalyptic earth, where he is the last human until cclingy crashes on the planet. really sweet, kinda sad, nice ending :] not much space exploration but its talked about enough so it counts

Celestial Lights by corvidwitchinghour (2 fics, both complete, unsure if ongoing) (aka hit fic from my mutual @/glow-duo) - Glowduo cetric fic where they're both running away from their past. Human Aimsey, Alien Ranboo, they are friends. smile

Three Teens Crashed What Will They Do (Oneshot) by MollyPollyKinz - Human Benchtrio crash on an alien planet. The end there's really not much more to it

Home Is Where Vital Systems Are Most Accessible by Gekuu9 (1 fic, 22 chapters, ongoing) - Human TommyInnit stows away on SBI Alien Spaceship tm. It is pretty good though :] I'm including it under the category bc Ranboo becomes relevant abt halfway through, and Tubbo also becomes relevant after that :p

Assorted Other Fics

honey and tangerines by bonesandthebees (1 fic, 5 chapters, ongoing) - crimeboys centric (tommy's pov) of tommy moving in with wilbur (step brother who he hasnt talked to in forever). its a coming of age small town sort of vibe, and its very sweet so far ^_^

if i get out of this alive, i'm getting a pilot's license to spite this snowstorm in particular by marshmellowite (1 fic, 17 chapters, ongoing) (aka hit fic by mutual @/marssie) - ranboo centric (and also. artic commune (is that phil techno and ranboos trio name?) centric) the long dark au where ranboos plane crashes, theres totally magic happenings going on, and ranboos lowkey going through it. super fun read tho, and the humor and angst balance well. teehee

Apotheosis by ellis (ellabellachickitychella) (1 fic, 2 chapters, finished) - techno centric greek mythology fic where technos a greek hero and ccrime are atlas and promethus (but human) respectively. super nice read, fun and funny and sweet. bonus points bc ranboo gets to be a silly little guy and nikis a badass, and what more could you want really

The Grave That Held You (Oneshot) by lockergirl - ccrime centric oneshot where Wilbur is a prince who got assasinated, and tommys a necromancer. you can guess what happens next

[noxblake]

Yooo, happy one year Lost In The Woods Somewhere! This is my contribution for the event. Don't you hate (?) it when you go for a normal hike and you accidentally meet a deer hobo who turns out to be the fae prince

LITWS by the amazing @hellenite; is one of the best things I've ever read, counting fics and printed books. I remember that when I finished reading the first one I just stared into the wall for a few seconds and went straight into reading the second, which was again, astounding. I had to do something man

Several Undertale songs and one week later, this is finally finished. It was both very fun and a pain hahah, but knowing my favorite writer would see it is a great motivator lmao.

Read the fic or else: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33566320