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Hero au where Tommy works with the heroes as a healer, golden threads he can emit from his hands that can be used to stitch and correct any injuries or wounds, they glow a gold color that fills people to the brim with life, easing their fatigue and pain.

Tommy is given a saintly image when presenting himself to the public, if only to boost the hero towers reputation.

Donning white apparel to further his image

One the other hand, when he isn't at the hero towers, he acts as a vigilante, using his threads to manipulate and control people, if using enough energy, he can render them completely depleted of their life force, making him a very dangerous threat, while also gaining a reputation with the public as he isn't afraid to kill on order to save others, unlike the heroes.

The heros are always sent out to capture him, always barley managing to make it back alive because his threads are to quick, and before they know it, they're slowly dying with no way of escape.

That's when SBI is sent out for him, along the way, the three heroes find themselves rather endeared to the vigilante, similarly, Tommy finds himself longing for the three when he's a hero, which, to others, wouldn't make sense, because as a hero, Tommy has had no reason to associate with the three.

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Child emperor c!Tommy with Techno, Wilbur, and Philza as his advisors.

Tommy was crowned emperor as the only child of the late emperor and empress, both people who were quick to spoil the only prince of their empire, even going so far as to assign the most skilled knight, most wise advisor, and most knowledgeable instructor in hopes of preparing him for his reign which they assumed would happen far into the future.

Unfortunately, they were met with a sudden death at the hands of assassins, leaving a ten year old child, who had never known strife, on the throne.

He was a child through and through, wasting no time nor expense to get what it was he wanted, even if it meant taking from the loyal citizens.

Unfortunately for the people, the three men around him could only bend to his demands, one part guilt for the death of his parents and early enthronement and one part fondness for the boy they've watched grow. They stood by his side through every selfish act, every word laced with greed, and every thought fueled by childish desire.

They found it hard to say no to him, with his big blue eyes, his rosy cheeks coated with baby fat, and his strikingly blond hair (a symbol of the royal family).

Of course, there came a day where the people had had enough. So much so, that they sought the most wise people in the empire to aid them in a revolt. The grief stricken people voiced their qualms to the advisor, the neglected soldiers complain to the knight, and the scholars complain to the tutor.

Despite their wishes, they know a coup is bound to happen, and even if they try to stop it now, the people will only try again.

And in their minds, the life of the boy they've grown to cherished, if it's going to be taken regardless, should be taken by people who have loved him even in his worst.

They take the forefront of the coup, sneaking passes everyone in order to be the first ones to make it to the throne room, where they find the child emperor on the throne, crown on his head, shining brighter than they ever knew possible....and he's wearing a sad smile on his face.

The stare at one another for a what feels like an eternity before the boy-their boy, speaks up.

"Times finally come, hasn't it?" He asks, as if he's expected this the whole time, as if he knew the type of anguish the end of this day would bring.

"I'm glad it's you three at least...you lot always did your best to take care of me."

"what-" Wilbur begins, before he's interrupted.

"I'm sorry" Tommy quickly says.

"I know I should have been better...I should have never believed what he told me. And...I'm glad his control over me will finally come to an end and the people can finally be free from my reign."

The three men stand in the center of the room, wondering what their boy means, wondering which god forsaken scoundrel could have possibly snuck past their watchful eyes and uttered whatever it is that haunts their golden boy like this.

But before they could ask, they hear the sound of footsteps, hundreds of them.

"The people are coming, boys. Give them something to celebrate." Tommy says, a smile on his face, as if what he's telling them to do is something as easy as throwing a party, as if what he's telling them to do isn't the equivalent of plunging a sword through their chest.

Techno walks closer, his hands shaking in a way they never have, even throughout all the battles he's endured, for once, Wilbur has no remark to make, his silence an unpleasant surprise, and finally, Phil has no solution to offer, a first for a world-class scholar.

Techno looks down at the child-practically a baby in his eyes, and he's hit with memories of a young Tommy running through the grand hallways of the palace-and...and he hesitates, he can't possibly bring himself to kill the young emperor.

Sensing the turmoil raging within, Tommy grabs a hold of Techno's hand, guiding it to point the sword directly at Tommy's own neck.

He swallows the bike building up, mustering the courage to speak

"you should do this quickly..be ause if you don't, they'll stop at nothing to finish the job themselves." He says quietly, in response, Techno's grip on the hilt of his sword tightens, and I'm seconds, it's blade has found its place nestled right in Tommy's heart.

The blond gasps, his laboured breathing slowly-painstakingly slowly, turn into gargles as he begins choking on his own blood, the color slowly draining from his face.

And all Techno can do is watch, because if he has the audacity to kill his liege, the person who he has sworn utter loyalty t, then he needs to have the respect to look into Tommy's eyes as the light begins to leave them, this is the only way he knows how to pay his respects for a life taken.

And soon, the boy has died, as if he was never alive to begin with.

And quiet falls upon the room, the three men not having the will to break it.

And suddenly, Wilbur falls to his knees, slowly bringing his hands to his face as he sobs, Techno, not having the words to comfort simply looks away, giving what privacy he can, and Phil remains silent, the only evidence of emotion is grief slowly leaving his eyes dull.

They stay this way for a while, before they suddenly hear the footsteps from earlier picking up volume.

And suddenly...

They are filled with rage.

They understand the people were suffering, but in their eyes, they wouldn't think twice if they had to sacrifice the entire empire of it meant their boy could live happily.

Only one of them may make a loving off of welding a sword, but that does not mean the others don't know how to slaughter.

What is the point of the empire continuing if they're only reason for existing is dead?

Once night falls, the throne room is reminiscent of a battle field, corpses lay scattered, while Tommy, being eliminated by moonlight, glows almost similarly to how he once used to.

As the moon rises higher the three of them wish for the same thing.

They wish for another opportunity to save the boy from whatever or whoever it was that was tormenting them so, and as they stay seated on the ground, the huddle against one another in hopes of comfort, and slowly begin drifting off to sleep, a sleep they know they don't deserve, but seek out nonetheless.

Their eyes close and darkness consumes them.

One by one, they are awoken to the sunlight blaring in their eyes, the stuff ground beneath them now feeling like soft mattresses. Startled awake by the sudden softness, they look around only to find themselves in what was once their rooms, no sight of the other two to be seen.

Rushing out of their rooms, they make their way to the throne room, meeting up with one another in the process, barging through the doors, instead of the corpse of their emperor sitting on the throne, they're met with the sight of Tommy comfortably sitting on the throne, looking down at them sternly before recognizing them and breaking into a smile.

"I was wondering where you guys had gone!" Tommy exclaims, hopping off the throne and running for them, his arms opening up for a hug.

They look at each other in confusion, unsure of what is going on.

How could the child who had been dead mere hours before be alive and well, treating them as if they had never betrayed him?

Taking a closer look, Tommy looked...younger, he was already young to begin with, but this Tommy did not look the age of the Tommy who's corpse lay sitting on the throne only hours prior.

What is going on?

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The problem with hyperfixating on a specific character is the fact that I get annoyed when I see other characters from the same media on my fyp/dashboard, this extends to fic writers I like writing about other characters from the same media. It is entirely unreasonable, but I just think people should pay more attention to my favorite character because they are the best thing to ever exist

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I like to believe that after the prison arc, Tommy gets a lot more quiet-not quiet, muted. His smile is softer and it doesn't really reach his eyes the way it used to, his laugh is practically inaudible. He walks silently, deathly so, it's like the volume on his entire existence has been turned down to its lowest setting.

It goes unnoticed for the most part, until one day, Tubbo does something so incredibly ridiculous that Tommy can't help but burst out laughing. It's loud, a bit wheezy, and there are cracks in his voice, but it reminds Tubbo of the past.

And in that moment, Tubbo realizes that he hasn't heard Tommy's authentic and loud laugh in...such a long time. It's only then does it finally click that, despite how Tommy got back up after everything, how he kept on fighting despite what people said, despite how present Tommy was for him, Tubbo had lost the Tommy he had relied on, and he hadn't even noticed.

It felt like a punch to the gut, sure, Tubbo knew Tommy had to have gone through something during exile, both of them, and sure, he noticed that Tommy came back just...slightly off. But he never really noticed just how off Tommy was.

Tommy had always been a ray of light to...everyone really. But they never noticed how dim he had gotten until they were finally blessed with a shred of temporary light. Only when it faded and they found themselves in the muted colors did they realize how much they had missed the bright person Tommy once was.

And they can't help but wonder how different things might be if that has just protected the light they had, when they had the chance.

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C!Tommy was the catalyst for hope and perseverance, he's the reason why people started caring enough about things and people to fight wars when they were threatened. C!DREAM IS THE REASON THOSE THINGS WERE THREATENED. He couldn't stand others flowing in a way he couldn't control. They could never understand Tommy the way I do

Nothing will be crazier than being a cinniter dsmp days with every cc and their mother making their life that "Ctommy is annoying and did a lot of bad and he's the same as cdream 😐!" And then 10000 meta analysis essays flooding the fandom of why they're right and why Tommy is really the cause of it all and then you have ctommy realistically having 2 sticks and a wooden sword to his name starving to death with 3 carrots wanting to kill himself every 4 seconds with cdream sending him exile mixtapes because he didn't want to be there anymore and then you havr cjack and cnikis hating ctommy nuance/character growth and arcs like you'll never be them I'm sorry. And you'll never convince me ctommy was the narrative villain and catalyst of chaos of it all for the rest of my liffeee

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My magical boy Tommy is the type of guy to be given the chance to rewrite his story, to never become a magical boy and avoid all the isolation, anguish, and despair he endured, only to turn it down, because if being in pain means meeting the people he loves most in his life, then he's willing to throw himself into the fire and reduce himself to ashes.

He'd give his soul up if it meant being able to meet his people, because what's a little pain when you are destined to meet those who can heal you with just a hug?

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Bro, imagine ghast!Tommy, he resides in the ribcage of his mother after she shed her last few years for him, to keep him hydrated, he's slowly dying, he can feel the heat drying his body to a crisp. But then, some traveler (could be Phil or Techno) finds him and takes pity on him. They take him back to their abode, before noticing the gills on the side of his neck, they place him in a tub of cool, refreshing water, and slowly, Tommy feels himself being revitalized.

I feel like ghast hybrids tend to grow rather large, so Tommy stays very, very small during his adolescent years, and then hits a major growth spurt during his teen years, towering over the people in his little family, even ranboo doesn't have anything on him.

Whoever took him in, would build a large pool just for Tommy, he may not necessarily need to be in the water to stay hydrated, but that doesn't mean he doesn't like the cool refreshed feeling he gets from it.

He also has a mean ass throw, and I mean it, his throwing strength is on another level. That doesn't mean he's very strong himself, but he can throw something pretty.

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A doodle I did of Tommy from my magical boy au, he is not very pleased, as you can probably tell

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Some points I've thought of for this au

•his magical boy name is lover boy when he's younger, and he changed it to heart attack when he's older, doing an entire rebranding

•his costume takes on a more vigilante look as opposed to the cute whimsical magical boy one he wore when he was younger

•twins duo are magical boys too, but while they're older than Tommy, Tommy has far more field experience

•i was thinking the magical "catchphrase" would be something like "I wish, I wish upon the brightest star, let the magic I wield reach hearts near and far" to match the heart motif I've got going on

• his attacks become a lot more violent and a lot less theatrical, this guy is not afraid to shank a bitch

•he hates when people refer to him as his old alias

Magical boy Tommy (who doesn't wanna be a magical boy) with drista as his little magical guardian that floats around him and grants him his powers. He hates his costume and he hates how everyone thinks his magical alter ego is childlike and naive.

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Magical boy Tommy (who doesn't wanna be a magical boy) with drista as his little magical guardian that floats around him and grants him his powers. He hates his costume and he hates how everyone thinks his magical alter ego is childlike and naive.

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Midas au where c!Tommy is blessed cursed with turning everything he touches to gold, it'd be easy to live as an everyday citizen if his hair didn't actively shine like gold. He has to wear cloaks that reach past his forehead.

Until one day he is spotted by a kings soldier, and subsequently captured and taken to the corrupt king of the empire he resides in. He is locked in a cage, his new purpose to be gawked at as he entertains guests.

He lives like this for years, forgetting what the sun looks like, his hair dimming ever so slightly. Until the Antarctic Empire delegates arrive. A couple of guys who are so odd. The oldest, a brunette with glasses, who, immediately after seeing Tommy, is filled with disgust at how easily the king keeps a child as nothing but a doll. A man with pink hair, strangely enough, who doesn't react much, but his eyes narrow ever so slightly when they land on his cage.

Over time, the two slowly grow closer to Tommy, telling jokes, singing songs, reciting poems. For the first time in years, there's someone who looks at Tommy and sees a person, not a doll, not some miracle. Just Tommy. And for a second, Tommy forgets that they have to leave eventually.

He cries to them, in the dead of night when they secretly visit him, unbeknownst to the guards. He begs and please for them not to go, for them to stay right there with him.

He doesn't get angry when they say they have to leave, because he can see just how much it hurts them, how Wilbur looks like he's about to cry, how Techno looks like he's thinking of ways to take Tommy with them, even though he knows they wouldn't make it far.

The day they leave, they sneak to his cage and make a promise to him. They promise that they'll come back for him, that they'll take him where he belongs...home, with them.

And Tommy believes them, he holds out hope, even when days turn to week, and weeks turn to months, and eventually...months turn to years. He wavers sometimes, but ultimately, he still believes they'll come back for him

His hair no longer the gold it once was, now bearing more resemblance to sand. He sits, idly in his cage, until he hears a commotion outside. He stands up, gripping the bars of his enclosure, only for the door to burst open.

The light from outside blinding him slightly, but once he regains his vision, he sees to figures standing before him.

And in that moment, he knows he'll be ok from now on. Because he's finally going home, and he'll never leave his family's side again.

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Prince!Tommy who is beloved by his empire and is incredibly spoiled because of it. On the rare occasion an assassin is sent by some enemy kingdom and they manage to capture the youngest prince, the entire kingdom is in uproar, doing whatever they can to aid the royal family to bring the youngest prince back. Offering their homes and their food to tired soldier, keeping an eye out for a particularly bright blonde boy, some even partaking in the mission. Meanwhile, Tommy is talking his captors ear off, making sure to mention how he won't be able to make it out alive after this, even if he surrendered now, only offering quicker and much more painless death if he hands him back over to his family.

Wilbur and Techno doing whatever they can to find their brother, Techno leading the army through terrains in order to reach the hideout and Wilbur using every mage and map at his disposal to pinpoint Tommy's location easier.

Phil, on the other hand, is not worried. He knows he will get his son back, and he also knows he will have the head of the assailant. But he cannot afford to lose his mind, he has a kingdom to run. But let it be known, that once Tommy is back, safe and sound, and the assassin's head is hung outside the castle gates as a message for all other potential assassins, he will temporarily hand over authority to his oldest sons so he can properly smother his youngest.

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I refuse to believe that c!Niki and c!Jack actually hated c!Tommy, they held resentment and anger towards those who wronged them. Which happened to be Techno, Wilbur, and Tommy, all at different points in time. And the reason that anger never managed to affect Techno and Wilbur, is because Niki and Jack had no way of getting revenge on them. Techno could take them out easily, and Wilbur was dead, leaving a ghost who realistically, had hurt no one.

They took their resentment out on the one person who wronged them and wouldn't be able to fight back against them.

Jack had valid reason to resent c!Tommy, but I've always been iffy about Niki. I feel like she was mainly upset because, despite her contributions to the history itself, most of the attention was on other people, and she was constantly pushed around/to the side by a lot of the other characters. But that doesn't really justify her taking her anger out on Tommy, but again, the people she would hold the most resentment towards, were either dead or far too powerful.

Like I've said before, c!Tommy is the only character I care about, so idrc how other character fans take my observation of these two

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I saw a Twitter post saying they during the prison arc, c!Tommy's ghost was seen by glatt crying nonstop and saying that dream killed him

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Piglin c!Tommy in the nether who meets traveling Phil for the first time.

Tommy's hair glows gold amongst the flickering fire, bit aside from that, the color is scarce on him. Out of part pity part endearment, Phil offers a gold ingot to the child, remembering how Techno mentioned the importance of it on young piglins.

And Tommy, sweet, young Tommy, who has only ever seen an actual trade from afar is quite sad that he has nothing to offer the traveler in return. Until he remembers the particularly shiny piece of obsidian he kept in the pocket of his trousers. He liked it because it shined a lovely purple when held up to the fire that's so prominent in the nether. But, he refuses to pay the travelers kindness back with rudeness, so he digs into his pocket and extends his fist out. Phil offers him his hand and is pleasantly surprised when a small obsidian pebble falls into his hands.

He looks it over in his as Tommy scurries away, his new ingot held to his chest.

As he observed the small pebble, an idea flickers in his mind.

The child was obviously not getting the necessary care here, and having another piglin in the house might be good for Techno.

He places the rock in his pocket, looking into the distance to see if he could catch one last glimpse of the boy, but unfortunately, he was much too fast and had already disappeared.

Oh well, he'd manage to find the piglin in no time, besides, gold is incredibly special to the species, and Phil just so happens to have a lot more than just a single ingot.

you guys can see this too bc even tho i was wrong i think it's funny

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"favourite child techno" "techno is Phil's favorite child"

Ya? Well Tommy is Kristin's favourite child, and I don't think enough people portray that. Idek their duo name, were they not given the privilege of being named? Do people just not see the endless possibilities of Tommy being a momma's boy?

Fools. All of them.

I wanna see child!Tommy telling some bully his mom could beat up their mom. Or the twins messing with him and Tommy just going "moooooom", and Kristin coming to her youngests aid.

Lecturing the boys with "be nice to your brother" or "he's just a baby" when he does something nefarious (he is 16, but he will always be her baby)

People are wasting these god given opportunities.

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Anyways, back to your regular scheduled programming

I can't read fics that aren't c!Tommy centric, I just can't. I've tried, best believe I've tried, but nothing makes me want to keep reading more than the story being from Tommy's perspective.

Is it toxic? Yes. Am I gonna continue doing it? Also yes.

It's not my fault he's such a good main character, his possibilities are just so endless