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[simplepotatofarmer]

ctechno doesnt need a cat, he has cdream :D and cphil is the type of guy that when ctechno brings cdream to the house he wants to kick him put but two days later he's cuddling with him

phil is like 'we are NOT keeping that thing, it has fleas and is destroying the furniture' and techno is just like 'but he's so cute :( just look at him, phil, he's got adhd'

then a week later phil is asking dream to go for a walk with him.

[yokohamasonebraincell]

why are you as a dream stan creeping on connor's posts. it's giving weird vibes fr.

fellas is it weird to comment on someone's post @timedeo

[simplepotatofarmer]

These are both c!Dream with Techno i think :]

oh absolutely!

and usually within the span of like, three minutes, too.

bunny form dream is cuddling so nicely with techno and flopping over and doing his little bunny 'purr' and techno goes 'awww you're adorable man' and dream immediately bites him and goes into the corner of the room to stomp at him while staring unblinkingly.

[simplepotatofarmer]

was reading your pinned & saw bbh + skeppy in there so i have to ask …… any thoughts on the egg arc? maybe ctechnos relation to it? i think his immunity is kinda interesting,

oh, i love the egg arc!

i think it was so good, my favorite arc after well.... anything involving rivals duo. super underrated when it comes to dsmp arcs, it was very interesting and fun to watch!

and techno's 'the egg' stream was actually the first stream i was able to watch live!

i think his reaction to it was very... well. he had an immunity to it but it also clearly panicked him, you know? whatever was going on, it actually spooked techno who was generally chill person even in some of the most dangerous situations.

part of it was probably because ranboo was also involved and techno tends to show more worry when someone else is at risk (think yelling for phil when he's about to be executed), but i do think there was some deep fear re: the egg. he teams up with quackity, someone he states he doesn't like or trust, because the egg is the bigger threat.

as for why the egg didn't effect techno, my personal headcanon is that it's because he's a disciple of the blood god which kind of acted as a bit of a 'buffer'. the egg whispers to people, right? techno already has voices in his head! so to me, while other people would hear the egg clearly, techno is basically hearing it through a few layers of static.

[simplepotatofarmer]

crivalsduo hc

Ctechno enjoys to press his snout in people's head and cheeks or shoulder as a way to show affection.

So when he was scared to give back cdream's headbutts he did this to show him how much he loves him

i am such a big fan of the idea that c!techno shows affection by nuzzling and sniffing and snorfing people. he knows people by scent so so well that it's actually a bit of a comfort to him, to gently press his snout against one of his friends and have their familiar smell wash over him. it's them! his friend! phil is absolutely used to this, it takes the others some time.

i actually have this headcanon that when techno first went to the prison, when things calmed down, and he was able to pay attention, to get close, maybe hug dream, he noticed how different dream smelled. not just because of hygiene, but because he had been hurt and scared for so long that the smell of all that pain and fear lingered, like a scar or a bruise.

even after they escape and dream gets his first real bath, he still smells of the prison. it takes awhile for that scent to fade.

but it does and the first time techno notices, he scoops dream up and sniffs him real good and exclaims, 'dream! you smell like you!' and dream is just half-heartedly pushing him away and laughing and says, 'what the hell else would i smell like?' techno's face gets sad for the briefest of moments before he says never mind and sniffs him again, just for good measure.

[simplepotatofarmer]

it actually drove me crazy when people would say that c!techno didn't have a character arc because to them the only character arc they could conceive of him having was one where he was punished/suffered a loss that culminated in him realizing he was 'wrong' and atoned/apologized for perceived wrong-doings.

without like. ever understanding that his grief and suffering didn't hinge on being wrong on an ideological stance because he wasn't and the narrative pretty well was holding techno's hand on that fact and he still changed his tactics despite 'winning'. and that techno's wrong-doings (of which there are) didn't usually involve like, y'know, being upset that he was betrayed a couple times.

all of which to say is that c!techno is a great example of a character that had growth that was generally pushed along narratively by like, his own personal experiences and reflections.

[simplepotatofarmer]

Reminds me of how dream said that if he had to swap characters it would be c!techno because of how similar they and their goals were

yeah!

like, at the end of the day, they both wanted the same thing: peace and their friends to be safe and happy.

genuinely, the biggest difference was the amount of support they each got and the fact that c!techno was a lot more stable. he's been through a lot, he genuinely has some deep trauma. it's just techno has a much stronger sense of self. he pushes back against the dehumanization, where dream accepts it.

so dream spirals. he spirals hard and he keeps spiraling because no one is helping him, least of all himself. where techno begins to spiral, does try isolate himself, but he's much more certain of who he is and he has at least one steadfast friend at the start of that spiral. he's able to walk himself back. where. dream doesn't. he can't.

and i do think techno saw that a bit, he offers dream a place but man. dream is so deep in his fear and his stress, he can't stop to accept that place. he dances on the edge of maybe. he builds a house. but he can't step away because he's terrified and the spiral plan is all he has now. he's got to see it through and maybe he'll be able to fix everything! so he destroys the house.

gods, i love these two.

[simplepotatofarmer]

Dream: you should fear me. I could kill you

Techno: well you’d have to be a bit taller to do that

Dream: oh my GOD—

dream: i'm the most dangerous predator

techno: me when i'm hungry and there's a baked potato bar at the buffet

dream: what is WRONG with you!

[simplepotatofarmer]

think about Dream gently petting Techno's execution scars and wondering if he could have done more to help

part of dream truly thought it wouldn't go that far.

he gave techno the map to direct him to the totem as a fail safe.

dream never thought they'd actually be able to get techno to the execution platform. he was prepared for it to happen, of course, because this was too important not to plan for all possibilities. but it's technoblade. no way he gets brought in by the butcher army. sure, he was outnumbered but dream knew he could best them all.

and he was right! techno could!

then they threatened carl and of course techno surrendered. dream isn't all that surprised, really. he had a horse he loved. but dream didn't think it would get that far. but it did.

so he has punz attempt to stop the execution (techno has a totem). so he frees carl because he knows that techno wouldn't leave without his horse and he's shocked and horrified when quackity pulls the lever (techno has a totem). dream doesn't have time to stop and think but the thought he should have done more does cross his mind.

when techno gets locked in prison with him, after things have settled down, dream finds himself constantly looking at techno's scar. it has a gold tint to it and most of it is hidden beneath techno's hair but part of it covers his forehead like a strange birthmark, one jagged line bisecting his eyebrow and coming close to his eye.

they're sitting next to each other, against the wall, and techno has nodded off. he can sleep anywhere. dream is watching him and without thinking, reaches out to trace techno's scar. his fingers are shaking and he knows all about scars - he's covered in them - but the scar on techno makes him sad, makes him feel guilty. what else could he have done? techno walked into a trap for him and all he did was give techno a map....

techno opens one eye and asks dream what he's doin' and dream freezes, not sure what to say. he stutters out something about never noticing it before and techno takes dream's hand and presses his palm against the scar. 'it's pretty cool, huh' he says, sounding nonchalant and that makes dream's chest tight. 'i should've done more.' he expects techno to agree.

but techno shakes his head and tells dream he did enough, without the map, he'd be dead and, besides, you got carl out, man. when dream opens his mouth to protest, techno shushes him, says it's alright, dream, you tried, you were there, that's enough.

(dream doesn't know that techno is looking at all dream's scars and wondering if there was something he could've done to take away even a fraction of them.)

[simplepotatofarmer]

Happy Birthday Loyal! <3

OH THANK YOU!!!

look at them and all the babies!!! this is the cutest thing <3 <3 thank you again so much, i love you!! <3

[simplepotatofarmer]

could you tell us more about the c!rivals duo soul eater au please? /nf

i really like soul eater with its concept despite not having gotten to watch it and would love to hear about the au

OKAY.

so it's really bare bones, but the concept is that c!dream's former meister (as in the one that he's technically still with when he meets c!techno) did some pretty unethical experiments on dream which left dream very messed up, honestly.

he eventually gets away and meets techno who is also a weapon and he doesn't have a meister.

anyway, they both can wield each other! they have a lot of trust and resonance because they've kinda been through some crap, y'know?

as far as weapons: dream is a dagger/knife but one of those with a chain and fairly large ball on the end. perfect for getting in close and disabling, immobilizing people. techno is a big battle axe! sometimes i think maybe he'd have one side that's actually a hammer head though?

but basically, they fit each other's fighting styles. c!techno doesn't use a shield: he gets in close, he uses other things (like potions in canon, the chain here) to augment his fighting. where c!dream hits hard! he uses an axe literally in canon but he's also fast.

anyway, i've just always loved the idea of these two both being weapons, knowing what it's like to sometimes have a shitty partner, and finding that they work so well together!

[simplepotatofarmer]

Sixteenth Day Event Prompt:

Alienation & Spite

tuesday morning, 8:47 a.m.

characters: technoblade, dream word count: 1,541

I've been in this room before.

The last time, ages ago, it was brief. Techno had practically rushed me out after ringing the bell a few times. That felt like something that had to be done, some stupid ritual that you signed up for the moment you stepped into the cabin. He had come back, a little later, and made sure I wasn't watching as he opened the secret chest in the back of the room.

I knew where it was. I could go over right now and open the chest and take whatever the hell I wanted and Techno wouldn't stop me. It wasn't a secret anymore and that felt...

It felt shitty for no reason. Of course he didn't bother hiding those things anymore. I've been living in his house for months, what was there to hide? But fuck man. He could at least pretend things were normal.

Ugh.

Rolling over, I shoved one of the pillows into my face and resisted the urge to scream. If I did, Techno would hear. He would climb up the ladder and ask if everything was alright and I would lie. I should feel bad for lying; I know he's trying to help but I don't want help, I want to be left alone.

It's easier. No one gets that. No one understands that everything still hurts or that I feel wrong without a potion or that food makes me want to vomit or that I don't want to leave the cabin. I don't even want to leave the room.

Techno calls it wallowing. Maybe he's right. Maybe I don't care.

Out of the corner of my eye, I can see the sunlight reflecting off the bell and block of emerald. Something about that makes me angry. I've been angry a lot, I guess. It knots in my chest and I want to tear it out. I want to punch something. I want to punch myself. I settle for dragging my nails against my skin until its red and stings. It doesn't calm the anger that's making my eyes water. Without thinking, I throw the pillow across the room, at the bell.

It makes a low chiming sound and I groan.

As expected, a few moments later, Techno pokes his head up, arms resting on the floor. He's worried. I tug my sleeves down over my arms, hiding the scratches. Not that Techno would be mad. That's the problem. He'd understand. He'd say it's okay and it's not.

"Hey, Dream. You rang?"

It was funny and I have to fight the smile.

"No. That—That was an accident."

His eyes slide towards the bell and sees the pillow on the ground.

"Ah."

I don't say anything.

"How about you come downstairs, man? I'll make you some breakfast."

I still don't say anything. I stare at the ceiling.

"C'mon on man."

He talks so softly, the same way he does to his animals and it's another thing I want to be pissed about except I've heard him use the same tone with Phil, with Ranboo or Niki.

So stupid.

I want things to be normal but it is and I'm still mad.

"I'm not hungry," I lie. I'm starving. I want a potion.

"Alright." Techno reaches out and tugs the blanket up over me. He's stretching precariously. "How about we make a deal? I'll leave you alone for a bit but you've gotta promise to come down for dinner."

His words hang in the air a bit and I roll my eyes.

"Or what?"

Techno laughs.

"Or I'll carry your scrawny behind downstairs my dang self," he says.

I believe him.

"God. Fine, Techno."

He laughs again.

“See ya later, Dream.”

His head disappears back downstairs. Already I regret agreeing to his stupid deal. He won’t actually drag me downstairs if I change my mind, I know that. I roll over the other way, facing the ladder. On the bedside table is a bottle of water and Techno’s communicator. Mine is gone and has been since Sam took it. I reach over and grab Techno’s. It’s only 8:47 a.m. Dinner is a long way off.

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I’m worried.

It’s kinda hard not to be worried when you have a man in your bedroom who’ll barely move and barely eat. I don’t mind. Well, I do, just not in the way Dream thinks I do. He thinks I want him out, gone out of my life. I had to fight against his idiotic plan to fake a parting of ways while we were in prison. The only thing I want is—

It’s lame, chat, I know.

I want him to be okay. The first few weeks, he hardly moved because he couldn’t. He wasn’t in any kind of shape. The thought of what happened to him in that cell after I left haunts me. How can you make up for that?

I pull the raw beef out of the ice chest. A good steak is a start. I wouldn’t have made something that required so much chewing a couple months ago but Dream’s jaw had healed. And I know he’s a steak man when he’s not relying on potions or golden apples. I’ve caught him sneaking both after days of refusing food.

Fighting the urge to keep walking over to stand at the bottom of the ladder is the hardest part. I want to go back up and check on him again. He had been quick at pulling his sleeves down but I saw the marks on his arms. If I had said something, it might have made him withdraw even more.

I’ll make him a cake.

I have no idea if he’ll eat it but he might. It’s something to occupy my time and something to do to show him I care. He knows, he’s gotta know by this point but sometimes he lays there like he doesn’t know anything anymore. I don’t blame him. He has that lost look in his eyes every so often and I know he’s pulling away because it’s easier.

I know, I’ve been there. This cabin was built to get away from everything. It took some time to realize I was being a fool. Dream will get there, I’ve got faith in him. He’s been through a lot and he still smiles sometimes.

I’m on autopilot baking. Niki’s recipe is well-worn by this point and I don’t need to have it sitting out but that’s habit, too. It’s a nice reminder. By the time the cake is in the oven, the sun is midpoint in the sky. The beef’s been marinating for awhile. I glance towards the living room and sigh.

Just a quick check, I won’t even go up the ladder.

Standing at the base, I can’t hear anything. That’s probably a good sign. Hopefully, he’s sleeping. Sleep hasn’t been easy for him which means it’s not been great for me, either, and I can sleep through a lot. Except the person next to me lashing out or screaming. It hurts. Not the times he’s hit me on accident but hearing a friend say ‘no’ and ‘please’ and ‘stop’ over and over.

I’ve gotta stop thinking about it. I know Dream’s picked up on my worry and I know sometimes it makes him feel weird. I get it, I do.

By the time the cake is cooled and has a nice layer of green frosting on it, the steaks are also done and the sun is lower in the sky. I pat my pockets, looking for my communicator to check the time, but I must’ve misplaced it again. I make another mental reminder to put a clock somewhere and head over to the ladder.

Dream is pretending to sleep, I can tell.

“Dinner time.”

He opens one eye. I smile. He opens the other and sighs as he props himself up.

“I’m—I’m not hungry.”

It’s the same thing as earlier and it’s still a lie, I know it. I raise an eyebrow and look at him silently. After a moment, a slight tinge of pink is on his cheeks.

Got ‘em.

“Ugh, fine,” he says as he swings his legs out of bed. “You’re so annoying.”

“I know, Dream, I know.” I slide down the ladder and wait for him. When he climbs down, I put my hand out, hovering near his back, just in case. “I’ve made you a real special dinner.”

“What? Why?”

I stop in front of the kitchen table. Some of the icing on the cake has melted a bit but the steaks look good. Dream is next to me. He looks confused. He looks sad. I put my arm around his shoulders. They still feel awfully boney.

“Because it’s your four month anniversary of stayin’ here, man. We’ve gotta celebrate.”

Dream’s voice rises in pitch.

“What?”

I know that tone. He’s struggling not to smile and rolling his eyes. I nudge my nose against the side of his head and pull him a little closer. He doesn’t pull away.

“We’re celebratin’, Dream. I even made you a cake.”

“This is so stupid,” he says but he’s leaning against me and I wrap my arms around him and hug him.

“Let’s eat.”

@sixteenth-day-event

[simplepotatofarmer]

For the dnd au, I realised Dream "I don't even sleep" being a warlock makes so much sense. He would tell Techno "oh I never really sleep I just need to take a short rest a day and then go back to fighting for my life" and Techno would be like "well that explains a lot, let's get you a bed and some warm milk"

dream absolutely assumes that techno will be like 'that doesn't seem right but i don't know enough about warlocks to be sure so i guess that's fine'.

instead, techno makes them stop at the next library and reads up on warlocks and is just 'actually! turns out you're still a livin' bein' that needs a reasonable amount of sleep each night.'

it's really annoying to dream. he's doing his best to be completely self destructive and now there's stupid paladin who is making him do things like eat food and get sleep. meanwhile techno is just rolling his eyes and going 'oh no the horrors of a nice meal and eight hours of sleep'.

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[simplepotatofarmer]

Happy (Belated) Birthday, Loyal!

I hope I wasn't too late as I am whipping this one out as soon as I could hahaha.

May your day be blessed and your rivals heart never falters

oh thank you so much!! i had a great day, made even better with so much rivals duo <3 <3 <3 but really, thank you for thinking of me!!

[simplepotatofarmer]

how Does techno feel about animal deaths? Dsmp did have that reputation of killing off pets, did he ever harm any of them or is that a line he does not cross?

one of the c!techno moments i remember the most is from the pet wars when he was protecting max the fox. he gave max a speed potion. he kept saying not to hurt or kill max.

when c!tommy insisted more than once that techno would, in fact, kill c!sapnap's pets, techno was confused and said he wouldn't.

he gave jack's fox a golden apple. he was upset over the killing of his cows and panicked when he thought carl was going to die and was upset at the idea of zombies crushing his turtle eggs.

but there's also times when an animal dies or is harmed around him that he's fairly apathetic about it.

so i think... i think c!techno is like a farmer.

someone who loves his pets and treats them well and never wants to cause them harm and will actually go to lengths to protect them and just. random other animals. but also does know that if you're gonna eat beef, you gotta kill the cows, y'know? and sometimes the cop who kidnapped your friend's son is just gonna kill a horse and all you can do is add that to your mental list of reasons why you'll be chill locking him in a prison with no food.

nuance!