#and besides that c!Tubbo

[mc-pumpkin]

Logically I know lots of niche dsmp info is lost or forgotten by plenty of fans, but I hate SEEING it. I hate seeing a take that says "UM you're fucking stupid if you think c!Phil is any sort of father figure to c!Tubbo" because, while I get where they're coming from, and I agree that c!Phil isn't very fatherly to c!Tubbo like. at all. I ALSO know that it is in fact true that c!Phil said "we picked c!Tubbo up from a box on the side of the road" and "you started calling me dad and I never corrected you" and calls Michael his grandson!

So while I don't lean into this at all I do see why someone else Would because these things Have been said. It's fine to dislike it but I think it's incredibly rude to call people stupid for enjoying something harmless >:|

[urfavcrime]

sometimes i sit and think abt the your tubbo/your tommy compasses and how c!clingy cherished them in their own different ways. ctommy, the quote unquote chaotic child who ppl thought of as always doing something a little destructive, who was abrasive, keeping his compass safe in his enderchest beside his dics. Would open his enderchest to simply look at it always putting it back so it would stay in mint condition. meanwhile, ctubbo had his compass on him at all times. tubbo, who prioritized logic over emotion. DO YOU GET IT. DO YOU GET IT. DO YOU GE- *i am dragged away screaming*

[dsmp-lainey]

also if anyone wants to share their dsmp religion hc’s/thoughts i would love to hear :D

[mcytblrconfessions]

I LOVE YOU MCYT CHARACTERS WHO HAS DISABILITY AIDS

I personally am privileged to not need any besides me glasses (some count those), but it makes me so happy to see characters with them living life like everyone else, as it should be!!!!

I don't know much but I love you Fit of 2b2t with prosthetic arm, Pac with prosthetic leg, Phil with walking cane/crutches to support the lack of or damaged wings, c!tubbo with prosthetic fingers

Honorary mentions: Richarlyson with prosthetic leg, Llulah with hearing aids, Pepito and Juanaflippa with glasses(I picture them with VERY bad eye sight)

[stemms]

Have you ever considered the parallels between BeeInnit, the bee, that c!Tubbo received as a gift and c!Clingy’s relationship during exile-presidency? If you remember c!Fundy saying “It’s just like Tommy, just not as annoying” to which c!Tubbo responded with “Just like Tommy”, the connection becomes apparent.

c!Tubbo’s bee being kept on a lead, occasionally poking at c!Ranboo, could symbolise c!Tommy’s deep attachment to c!Tubbo, as well as suggest that c!Tommy considers c!Ranboo his friend and trusts him, despite their relatively short time knowing each other.

c!Tubbo leaving the bee behind, causing it to fly around in confusion and hesitation, could represent c!Tubbo’s decision to prioritise the country over c!Tommy, resulting in a fracture of their connection; as well as c!Tommy believing that his best friend hates him, as he grapples with exile.

c!Ranboo picking up the bee for c!Tubbo to prevent it from getting lost and ensure its safety, could signify the idea of c!Tommy seeing c!Ranboo as his only friend besides c!Dream, and c!Ranboo reassuring him that people, and especially c!Tubbo, genuinely miss him.

And finally, c!Tubbo reclaiming the bee may be a metaphor for c!Clingy’s eventual reunion.

[copepods]

ball game with husband

[id: two pencil sketches of c!tubbo and c!ranboo. in the first, tubbo is aiming to throw a baseball. ranboo is crouches beside him, intensely focused. ranboo has the features of a velociraptor, with clawed feet and a long tail. in the second drawing, tubbo throws the ball foreword and ranboo bolts after it, so that only the tip of his tail is visible in the panel, with dust rising behind it. end id]

[mossrockpog]

Dsmp memes i made a while back and forgot to post, ID included

The swear word (there was only one) is censored because I cannot swear for religious reasons and thus can't type it

[ID: DSMP characters edited to be text posts.

Post 1:

C!Philza: He actually turned his life around

C!Quackity (Butchers Army): That's a shame I hope he relapses and dies. Right now.

Post 2:

C!Wilbur: I don't trust birds. frickin hollow bones. suspicious. what are you hiding in there

Post 3:

A yelp review with 4 stars.

C!Georgenotfound: Nice restaurant. Very attentive staff only deducted a star as there was a man murdered beside me towards the end of my meal

Post 4:

C!Badboyhalo, with his egg arc skin: the horrors are returning everyone!!!! clap if you're excited for the horrors

C!Badboyhalo, with his normal skin: (weakly) did everyone have fun at the horrors

Post 5:

(A Twitter post. The display name is "hamilton kinnie" and the @ is lmanbur.) Gimme a pen paper and 3 adderall I'll rewrite the constitution myself

Post 6:

(A series of spammed text messages.)

C!Tubbo: Do it and you're cool (Repeated 3 times.)

C!Tommy: DO IT AND YOU'RE COOLLLLLL

C!Ranboo: THIS IS PEER PRESSURE (Repeated 6 times.)

Post 7:

(A Twitter post. The display name is "subscribe to technoblade" and the @ is technoblade.)

C!Technoblade: im not former gifted student. i am still gifted. put me in a fourth grade class i'll annihilate them all like i did the first time

Post 8:

(A reddit post. C!Quackity's disheveled post-Slimecicle's death skin is pictured beside the post.)

(Post title) MY INTENTIONS ARE GOOD IM TRYING !!! !!! !!! !!!

(Post text) Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Post 9:

(A Twitter post. The display name is "newest syndicate member ig" and the @ is c!connor.)

C!Connoreatspants: honestly i dont even play an active role in my life.. stuff just happens and im like oh is this what we're doing now ok

Post 10:

Slimecicle: Not wearing glasses anymore. I've seen enough

/end ID.]

[tjodity]

c!Tommy having thoughts and feelings about c!Tubbo's Presidential Suit for Two Minutes

(TW for brief appearances of Wilbur Soot.)

(Transcript below cut.)

(Clip 1 Begins. It's Tubbo's POV of Jschlatt's Funeral. Tubbo sits in the front pew as Badboyhalo prepares at the altar. Tommy runs in circles around the pews. Tubbo rejoins the game with his Presidential skin with the jacket disabled.)

TUBBO (laughing): Did you-Did you really just say "Bow House"?

TOMMY: Jesus...BOW HOUSE, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE-oh you look classy Tubbo.

TUBBO: Thank you.

(Clip 1 ends.)

(Clip 2 begins. The clip is from the same stream, still at the funeral. Everyone is in similar positions aside from Tommy, who has seated himself beside Tubbo.)

BAD: Is everybody here? Would everybody please put on formal attire? Tubbo, that's a very nice suit, I like it.

TUBBO: Thank you! Wilbur made it for me!

BAD: It's very nice.

SAM: You didn't say anything about my suit!

BAD: Your's is very good to, Awesamdude. Wait, Awesam, you're just wearing armor-

(Tommy turns to look at Tubbo. The text "Proceeds to stare at Tubbo" appears in yellow at the bottom of the screen in asterisks. Tommy looks at Tubbo uninterrupted for the rest of the clip while Tubbo watches Quackity and Badboyhalo get into an altercation on the altar. At one point Tommy removes his helmet. Tubbo eventually notices his staring and turns to look at him.)

TUBBO (quietly, laughing): Why are you looking at me like that, Tommy?

TOMMY: I'm not.

TUBBO: Okay. (Turning his attention back to the altar) Oh my God, start the Goddamn funeral!

BAD: Okay, alright, everybody, uh-

(Clip 2 ends.)

(Clip 3 begins. It's a clip from Tommy's perspective as he walks off of the Prime Path and into the hills surrounding New L'Manberg. Tubbo and Ghostbur are walking ahead of him. Tubbo is in his Presidential skin and Tommy is wearing his Suit skin.)

TOMMY: Wait can you guys slow down? I'm- Hey Tubbo let's take off our fancy dresses now.

(White text saying "Why does he call them that" briefly appears on the bottom of the screen as Tommy removes his suit.)

TUBBO: Uh- Mine's on twenty-four seven, glued.

TOMMY: Oh. That's...

GHOSTBUR: No, you can take it off, it's just a white shirt under.

TUBBO: Oh, really?

(Tubbo begins taking off his suit jacket while Tommy turns to face him.)

TOMMY: Hey Tubbo that's, you know what that is-(Gasps) OH my God! You look..classy. The tie's still there, though.

TUBBO (overlapping): Thank you! I feel classy. I quite like the tie.

(Clip 3 ends.)

(Clip 4 begins. The clip is from Tubbo's perspective. Tommy is leading him from the Prime Path towards the bench.)

TOMMY: Um...Do you wanna sit down on the...

TUBBO: I would quite like to sit down on the bench.

(They sit.)

TOMMY: It's been-...You're well dressed.

TUBBO: Thank you, you're looking good yourself.

TOMMY: Oh....It's been uhm-

(TUBBO removes his jacket.)

TOMMY: Listen, I know-Oh, you've taken it off.

TUBBO: Yeah.

(Clip 4 ends.)

[dogbo-yy]

dsmp pixels + stamps + blinkies soon!

ill be doing them of.....

- c!tommy

- c!schlatt

- c!ranboo

- AND c!tubbo !

ill js be doing them of their mc skins & miscellaneous minecraft pixels !

ADDITIONALLY, ill be making c!tommy & c!ranboo discord temps (banner & pfp) so get hyped for that !

NOTE ; I DO NOT SUPPORT THESE PEOPLES IRL COUNTER PARTS !! besides jschlatt (unless he's controversial now , if so feel free to let me know 😿)

EDIT: postponed or canceled due to lack of motivation

[almostdeath]

Okay. I wanna rant and talk again about C!Schlatt and how it makes sense that he is pro-governmental structure or even a structure with an emperor on top.

Him being a sheep hybrid makes sense in that case. Sheep flocks usually have a sheep that leads them (the role of the leader is usually exchanged among the sheep). There are many different factors that determine which sheep will lead the flock. One of those is age and experience (Schlatt would be one of the oldest in the group, especially if we are talking about the Manberg cabinet), dominance which is determined by social interactions (Schlatts comes off as confident in his beliefs. Doesn't matter if he actually has a high self esteem or not as long as he displays such in public) and also initiative, which Schlatt of course showed.

Sheep are very social animals. They will get stressed and depressed in isolation (which makes a lonely limbo quite impactful for Schlatt and could lead to a scenario in which he would be very desperate to stay near the person that revives him). So him wanting to have a community and clear structure makes a lot of sense. So he would definitely be opposed to anarchy that Technoblade and Phil want.

One of the main instincts is to keep the flock safe...so getting rid of danger (such as Tubbo, as he is a traitor) is a reasonable response. (Not saying that Tubbo deserved death but besides of getting rid of him...there weren't many options. Maybe imprisonment, so he won't carry out important information or plans)

(Also. The angst of Quackity being the one to revive Schlatt and Schlatt just acting overly dependent on him because he was in isolation for such a long time. For something that felt like literal years. Quackity not really understanding. Maybe feeling mocked. But later seeing that Schlatt has that behavior with everyone he knew, like Fundy.)

[afmis]

c!Ranboo is the one everyone knows as the simp in their relationship but literally. C!TUBBO IS A SIMP TOO!!!

Guys no literally. c!Tubbo tries to act all cool and hide the fact that he’s a simp. But inside he’s giggling and kicking his feet. When he thinks nobody’s looking? He’ll show it all on his face. c!Ranboo blowing him a kiss goodbye as he heads out? c!Tubbo having a stupid smile on his face giggling while c!Tommy looks at him in disgust. c!Ranboo hosting a party at their mansion, dressed well and chatting with their guests. c!Tubbo’s all smug like yeah that’s MY husband he’s prettier than all of you. c!Ranboo will make a dumb unfunny joke and c!Tubbo will just stare at them pretending to be annoyed but he can’t hide his affectionate gaze. Late at night and c!Ranboo’s asleep beside him, c!Tubbo will just stare at them so lovingly wondering how he married someone so beautiful. The two of them sitting together and c!Ranboo grabs his hand, c!Tubbo will get all shy and blush like a schoolgirl but try to hide it. c!Tubbo getting c!Ranboo a gift and c!Ranboo’s overjoyed and c!Tubbo’s like psh whatever it’s not bc I’m. Stupidly in love with you or something. And I think you’re so amazing and I’m so lucky and-

They’re BOTH simps for each other guys AND I KNOW IT!!!

[appleflavoredkitkats]

my little champion

(a semi-poetic essay about c!fundy)

“my”

is a possessive term, denoting something, particularly an item, singularly belongs to the person speaking. you use this term a lot, especially when referring to my sister.

my l'manberg, you said. my unfinished symphony, forever unfinished. the country we grew up in, the country we share with those i consider family, is solely and singularly yours. what does that bode for me? how undistinguishable am i from my sister? l'manberg was a peaceful community, but it was your peace and your community, founded on people-centric principles that you hypocritically created on your own. my, because you wanted to hold a one-party election, where your running mate threatened to exile me from my birthplace. my, because you exploded the damn place because it didn't seem to meet your ideological standards, even if you and schlatt are two sides of the same charmful coin.

my, because no matter how dead or looked down upon you are, your fingers grip around me like a ball and chain. i am eternally connected to you via being.

“little”

is an adjective, denoting how miniscule a specific object is.

i am a mere speck, no matter where you are. you have a tendency to crouch. if not, you're on a stage that's ten feet tall, being slaughtered by grandpa as you look down on me. i see your eyes everywhere. in the tall trees that vignette my tiny cabin in the woods, in the casino that looms over my half-built shack next to the las nevadan horses.

unfavorability is a gene i did not expect to possess, because that doesn't seem like a possibility in the family. grandpa is favored by the god of death. you were resurrected to fulfill some vengeful power dynamic. meanwhile, grandma has granted me the ability to take my own life— the only one in this wasteland who has done it upon themself. how meaningless, she might have thought, when she saw me throw myself into pits of broken promises.

i am absence personified. schrodinger's fox trapped in its box. i was not invited to save tommy and tubbo when they regained the discs. i was not there when quackity concluded his quest for power. i am air, i am silence. i'm smaller than a breath, than the atoms that compose our bodies.

“champion”

defines a winner. someone who has triumphed, whether because they gained something in copious amounts, or because they've overcome a persistent struggle.

this word can only exist with the other two prefixes. little champion, because i am the breathing time in between your bigger victories. my champion, because my joys in life are not mine. they must be and always are tied to you. we celebrated our nation's independence, long ago, and i anticipated to be repaid the promises you've made. in dread, i waited, i waited, and i waited.

but the truth is, you’ve given it to me on that same day. you dream of peace, of community-shared resources. of protection, of families forever devoted to each other. that is l'manberg. it is a case of your desired triumphs, of the ideal world you fought for incessantly. but at some point, something switched— perhaps, a button— and you saw it as burdensome weight. you coughed it onto me and i collected it. that baggage, that immunity to this wasteland's cyclical violence.

you have injected upon me the parts of yourself undesirable, and thus i have become undesirability itself. i have become what the server seeks but is never seen, dragged down by the prefixes that make me invisible and an irrevocable pathway to you.

when dream stops killing, when swords are sheathed and shields tucked away, when the wasteland starts growing lilies and unwithered roses again, that is me. that should be me. they will pick those flowers up, the ones that have bloomed from my previous carcasses, smell their wonderful fragrance and think, why haven't we thought of this before?

and yet, i will smile. i will sit beside them and keep them company. if i had the capacity to be selfish, i would impart my cassandrian screams. but i'm not. instead, i will smell the same flowers with them, happy that, perhaps, their wasteland would be salvageable, even if i wasn't included in the blueprints.

[bleue-flora]

Oh my god, I think I get! I think I see why people see c!Tommy in a good light. He didn't stream killing c!Tubbo’s bee and burning down his house! (or at least I can't find his vod or a video about it) [here's Tubbo's stream though].

So if you only watched c!Tommy’s pov you didn’t see, what was for me a defining moment, where c!Tommy legitimately hurts and angers c!Tubbo and then instead of giving back what he’d stolen to begin with as reparations for murdering c!Tubbo’s bee, he burns down his house [clip]. Then still refuses to give c!Tubbo the diamonds, help put out the fire or offer anything besides the weakest apologies:

[clip] c!Tommy: “Yeah, no, I’m sorry really sorry, Tubbo. I didn’t mean to kill it.” c!Tubbo: “Yeah? well you did and there will be reparations.” c!Tommy: “I was literally just giving it a high-five, it’s what I do. Look high-five.” *hits Tubbo* c!Tubbo: “Yeah, you high-fived the bee so hard you squished the life out of its body.” c!Tommy: “Yeah—that yeah, It was an accident. I agree.” c!Tubbo: “Yeah, people still go to jail for manslaughter.”

[clip] c!Tommy: “No, I actually am sorry I didn’t intend to burn down your house as much as I did.”

This was the moment I think for me that cemented my opinion of c!Tommy, when even c!Tubbo was petitioning for him to be banned...

[sundewhasaudhd]

Y’all, main AU c!TNT duo make me SOOOO ill you have know idea. I NEED to talk about this detail a put in the Las Nevadas uniform that just makes me so ALQPQIWHEBDHDUQOWH

So, because I want to make all the uniforms interesting and unique to the individual, while still looking similar enough

So, want I did, besides just giving them accessories, was I give them each a casino related symbol

I give c!Quackity a poker chip (that have these symbols on it :])

I got c!Charlie’s, c!Fundy’s, c!Purpled’s, and c!Foolish’s symbols from these fanarts made by @/canternn (I don’t know if that’s their actual username, I just know that’s their signature)

I give c!Sam the 7 from the slot machine

I give c!Tubbo dice

And, and this is my favorite, I give c!Wilbur an eight ball

And my c!Quackity design, his prosthetic eye, is an eight ball

ANALQOWHWBEB this probably won’t mean I lot to anyone, but does to me

I love them so much, c!TNT duo my beloved

[one-chaotic-neautral]

Im officially asking to be crowned as "sbi!atla au's #1 fan" because im ABSOLUTELY OBSESSED, YOU HAVE NO IDEA IM SO HYPED!!!

!DISCLAIMER IM ABOUT TO WORD-VOMIT!↓

Okok at first i thought that Techno would 100% be a fire bender but after reading ur explanation it makes so much sense for his character to be a water bender

And (just an idea! You don't have to include it or anything) i would love to see people assuming he's a non bender bc he fights without using water and then he just STARTS CONTROLLING THEIR BODY!! BECAUSE THATS THE ONLY(?) FORM OF WATER BENDING HE KNOWS!!

Like- that could be a huge character arc for him; learning to use water bending in other forms

Anywayy, im just brain storming here lol

Also, i love niki as a firebender! It matches her dsmp character so much and it gives so much potential for her

For me, I definitely see Tommy as a firebender, he's got a personality that could only be described as 'fiery', hes THE personification of fire;

Persistent, ambitious, never giving up, fiercely protective, and even, consistent and unchanging

Because if we take a look at his dsmp character, he's all of the above! And please let me explain the last two

Ctommy went through a lot of changes and situations but at his core level, he kept those same characteristics that defined him from the start of the story, till the very end.

Yes, he matured and grew up, yes he went through trauma that definitely influenced him heavily

But he (and if you'd allow me this comparison here>) never became a whole different person like i believe cwillbur did. Cwillbur went from an ambitious leader fighting against corruption and false-power to --not only siding with said self-proclaimed figures of power -- but also becoming so corrupt himself, that he got lost inside the chaos around him, and the chaos inside his mind

CTommy never did. Even if it became borderline obsessive at some point, he knew what he wanted/what the goal was;

The discs and L'manburg

The discs; a symbol of friendship to his best friend tubbo (reminding him of who was beside him at those early dsmp moments), and also a symbol of capability for himself. He alone acquired those discs. Not by stealing them, without any help. His first time having something entirely his. It's a symbol of strength, of confidence. A way of showing that he can do anything himself, if he wished.

And L'manburg; a symbol of revolution, of resistance against the ones hungry for power. A symbol of equality, togetherness, brotherhood, family even!

C tommy always stayed true to those two, whether it was the physical embodiment of those or the things they symbolised.

And i just realised I've been rambling about ctommy for around 10 paragraphs, the spirit of ctommy possessed me. I genuinely don't know what took over me, but im definitely not getting saved if im analyzing dsmp in our year of our lord and saviour Twich Prime, 2024

(IM SORRY, I HAD TO)

Anywayyyyy

Anything you decide to do with ranboo, i think would be a great choice. I'd love them as the avatar, but I'd love anything you do with them either way

THANK YOU FOR DOING MY BOYS TUBBO AND SAM JUSTICE!! THEY'RE DEFINITELY EARTHBENDERS, NO ONE CAN CHANGE MY MIND!

Thank you for reading all that, and for making the au! It's honestly amazing :D

(also you don't have to post this ask if you don't want to!)

(ill be waiting for permission to put "#1 'whatever name you decide it should be' au fan" on my blog)

Have a great day/night ^-^

You have absolutely permission for the crown, and I Love hearing your thoughts on this!!

I like the idea of Techno only being able to bloodbend at first, and I think I may incorporate that more into his narrative more now.

What I was thinking for his backstory was that he was ostracised and cast out from his village as a young child, being born albino with red eyes instead of blue he was considered cursed (or at best the child of an affair), but when his bending talent manifested he could only bloodbend which scared his people thinking he was a demon or something, so they left him in the tundra to die.

He survived ofc, but the isolation and trauma of living alone for so long manifested the voices (like schizophrenia but I think maybe it's instead a sign of the blood god worsened by schizophrenic symptoms). He always had them, urging him to bloodbend, but they were worsened to become noticable during that time. The bloodbending and albinism being the blessing / incarnation of the blood god, kinda like Yue was of the moon spirit when she was a baby.

He later learns to control water too, but I think he's quite a skilled swordsman, so for his fighting technique that doesn't involve bloodbending he uses weapons he's waterbended into shape and turned to ice. I'm working on some designs for this I'll post later, but in his updated ref you can see a hilt on his belt which he'll make the blade out of ice with (he could do the whole thing, but it'd be cold and uncomfortable, as well as less structurally secure).

The pole on his back works to make his axe and stuff. Then I think he makes a trident out of plain ice. This also gives them the appearance of being blue like diamond gear which I think is neat.

Tommy is also such a great character to work with, even if Techno's my fav Tommy's probably going to be the main protagonist if I get round to making a narrative. You're so right that he embodies all the firebender traits, I think I will end up going with firebending for him now.

I'm not sure if I'll include c!dream in this au or not considering I'm not really into him, but he does have a lot of involvement in Tommy's dsmp lore and development. If I do bring him in then he'd probably do the classic manipulation, probably try to 'train' tommy or smth and isolates and controls him.

I imagine Tommy's bending is actually pretty weak, or starts out that way cause he never had a proper teacher (methinks the other help him later), which makes him a bit insecure and leads to him learning how to be resourceful in other ways cause he can't rely on it.

I really like the discs being something he didn't steal but earned. I think one of the reasons that they'll be so important to him now in the au is because he's a poor thief who's had to steal everything in life to survive, so to have something he wholly earned himself, along with the symbolism of them, is something that means a lot and he takes pride in it. Thanks for bringing that up cause it'll be very useful for his development.

Just gonna leave it with those two for now, I should head to bed haha, good morning/night!

There's so many things I wanna do with this au, Thank you for showing an interest in it, it makes me want to finish more of my drawings lol :)

[becauseplot]

(Alright I know everyone’s got their own lore reasons as to what their qsmp characters are up to while the qsmp Brazil meetup is happening but I have this stupid crack silly fluffy headcanon(??) alternative rattling around in my brain that brings me much joy. So.)

It starts with Roier and Cellbit.

Like most others on the Island, the past couple weeks have been tough for them both. With Cellbit spending most of his time in his office at the Ordo and Roier out working tirelessly (ceaselessly) on Bobby's city, neither of them are home very much, and neither of them are sleeping very much either. When the do make it back to the castle to sleep, the other has either already left or leaves before the other can wake up beside them. Two ships passing in the night. It's awful on several levels, not just physical.

Cellbit broaches the subject first because he knows Roier won’t---neither of them can keep going like this. It's just not sustainable. They're both exhausted. It's becoming increasingly clear that the situation on the Island with the missing eggs isn't going to be improving anytime soon. (If at all; he doesn't say that, though.) Cellbit's brain needs a break, Roier's heart needs a break. They need to regroup. So Cellbit suggests that they sleep.

It's not unheard of for someone on the Island to just conk out for a few days; it's pretty commonplace, actually. (Cellbit teases Roier that he's a pro at oversleeping, and Roier calls him an asshole in three different languages.) They get everything prepared to spend a long weekend asleep, then Cellbit goes to Forever and Pac, Roier goes to Jaiden, and they explain why they're going to be MIA for a bit.

Forever, Pac, and Jaiden totally get it. In fact, they understand all too well. With everything that's been going on, being passed the fuck out for a few days doesn't sound too bad, actually...

One way or another, Roier and Cellbit end up extending an invitation to their friends, saying that there's plenty of room at the castle if they want. They could make a little get-together out of it. And all three accept. So now Forever, Pac, and Jaiden are staying over too.

But of course, Forever, Pac, and Jaiden have to tell their friends where they'll be, so Forever talks to Baghera and Bad, and Pac talks to Mike and the rest of the morning crew, and Jaiden talks to Slime and Foolish and Mouse and anyone she bumps into, really, and Cellbit and Roier see the global chat messages of other tired people on the Island bringing it up in conversation with each other, and they decide, well fuck it, and they make an announcement:

Long depression nap sleepover at the castle this weekend, everyone is invited, bring your own blankets :D

Not everyone goes, of course. Etoiles doesn't feel he can afford to nap when the codes are still prowling about, Tubbo is getting ready to set some big plans in motion, Bad is...doing whatever it is that Bad does nowadays. People have matters to attend to.

But a good chunk of the island decides it's time for a collective fuck-this-I'm-goin'-back-to-bed break. They all show up at the castle at or around the agreed upon time, bringing food to share and drinks to pass around. It's a surprisingly good time, all things considered, casual but still playful and chaotic as all gatherings on the Island tend to be.

After some shenanigans getting the furniture moved out of the way, the guests get themselves set up in the foyer and main hall downstairs, having brought whatever they need for their respective sleeping arrangements: the avians bring blankets and personal belongings for their nests; Foolish drags a massive mattress out of his inventory to accommodate his full, un-shape-shifted height; Fit has a strange, sagging semi-hammock contraption that allows him to sleep without setting his spawnpoint. Cellbit and Roier think of their bed upstairs, shrug, and get themselves situated down on the floor in the hall with everyone else with a spare mattress they find.

Everyone gets cozy. Some people (coughFelpscough) peace-out immediately. Others stay up and chat and tell stories and gossip and giggle and shush each other like little kids at...well, like little kids at a sleepover. It's fun. But one by one, those people drift off as well, and eventually, it's just Roier and Cellbit who are left awake.

As they lay there in the darkness on the twin-sized mattress they pulled out of storage, they stare up at the vaulted ceiling high above their heads, and they listen to them breathing. All of their friends breathing---sleeping, shifting, sighing. Murmuring things, names, in their sleep, dreaming dreams. Good dreams, they hope. They could all do with something good right about now. Just a little something.

Roier whispers this was a nice idea. Cellbit hums in agreement. He closes his eyes and turns and curls around his husband and drags the blanket up to their chins. Roier pulls him in, and they slot together like two puzzle pieces, not a hair's width between them. Cellbit gives Roier a soft kiss. He feels his husband smile against his lips.

Maybe things can get better. Maybe.

They sleep.