swap au ragatha holding pomni?
it was worth the try
I crave BAMF Tubbo and more fics about Tubbo’s bond with the SBI-mostly Techno, because those two have more similarities than most realize.
So, AU.
Technoblade and Tubbo are a bit closer in this AU. This starts a bit after Tubbo is adopted into the family.
Techno knows his family loves him. Of course he does. But..it’s hard sometimes, being the only one without wings. Being the only one with no resemblance to them. And Tubbo comes, and he’s adopted too. And Techno feels a bit of a bond with him, the two of them being the only none-bird hybrids in the house.
So those two get close, in their own way. Anyone outside the family probably wouldn’t see it, but Tubbo learns how to do stitches when his big brother comes home hurt and can’t do them himself, and Techno memorizes the storybook his little brother has him read every night, with no complaints. It’s the little things.
Tommy has Wilbur, and Tubbo has Techno. And they all have each other.
Eventually the family starts drifting a bit. Phil starts playing favorites a little. They try. They really do. But it’s not enough, and one day, Techno and Phil return to an empty house, and a note that explains that Wilbur is taking the kids and going somewhere else.
Techno finds a worn bee plushie on his bed, with a note of his own.
‘I’ll see you soon!’
Fast forward however many years later, and the piglin hybrid finds himself getting a call. From Tommy, who babbles about how he wasn’t supposed to call them, but Pogtopia(?) needs help and so does Wilbur, and Tubbo’s in trouble-
A mess, really.
Techno comes, of course. They’re family. He would never leave them when they needed him.
So he joins the rebellion, does what he can, and then, tragically, the festival happens.
(Not even an hour ago, he was farming potatoes while Tubbo chattered away from his side, a wide smile on his face, and eyes full of trust and warmth)
Techno has never done well with peer pressure(The voices, the voices, tHE VOICES). He aims his crossbow at his little brother’s chest, from where he stands locked in a cage, with frightened, worried eyes. He stalls, waits for any signal of rescue, any sign that he won’t be the weapon that takes his brother’s life.
Nothing comes. He can see the exact moment Tubbo realizes. His eyes are still trusting, and his smile forgiving, as his hands shake from where they’re wrapped around the cold iron of his cage.
He pulls the trigger. Blood flies, the voices roar, and somewhere in his blood rage, Technoblade realizes that this place was doomed from the start-and if it was not, then it certainly was now, with his gentle-hearted brother’s blood staining the earth.
Tubbo respawns in Pogtopia, and his eyes are glazed and unseeing. Wilbur tries to make his brothers fight in the pit. The hybrid refuses. Enough blood has been spilled tonight.
Here’s where the training starts. Because Tubbo’s blindness will not remain, is not permanent, luckily, but it will still take time for his eyesight to return, and there is a war coming.
It would be a dishonor to himself and to his family if he were to leave Tubbo unable to fight after rendering him so.
It just so happens that, prepared as ever, Techno learned how to fight blind ages ago. Because you never know what will happen, and he needed a challenge. So he teaches Tubbo.
You’ve got heightened hearing, so use it. Pay attention to the sounds, pay attention to the air, pay attention to the people. Give them false weaknesses, use your real ones, press every advantage. Be quick, be clever, be merciless.
Anyway, Tubbo becomes a total badass. Either nobody knows, because Techno figures doing this secretly will give him more of an advantage, or they don’t take it seriously, because, well. They don’t take kids very seriously, often, even in wars, do they? And it’s Tubbo. Tubbo’s never a threat(not).
Fast forward again. Schlatt dies, Pogtopia loses, and Wilbur tries to make Tommy president.
You can see the shared moment of confusion between the two. The slow realization that they’re setting up another government, after what the last one did.
(Tubbo thought they’d make L’manberg a community, or something. No government, no politics, just peace and them, all together again. Techno just didn’t think they’d use him for the very thing he fought against)
Tommy turns it down, and gives the title to Tubbo. In front of everyone.
Tubbo’s never done well with peer pressure. Just another trait he shares with the eldest brother.
L’manbergs explosion happens, the withers, and such. In the chaos, Techno is giving out every subtle warning he can for his apprentice without saying a thing.
Wilbur dies, and Techno flees, and from here, there are two options.
Option one: He takes Tubbo with him. He grabs his horse, and offers a hand out for the other, and Tubbo takes it, because he has no intention of being president when there’s another option.
They run and make a cozy life in the snow, eventually joined by Philza, Ghostbur, and, much later, a Tommy who held on and got hurt for it.
Option two: Techno doesn’t get the chance. Tubbo is forced to stick around, and bare the weight of a nation he can feel crumbling by the day. The events of canon happen, with much remorse and unhappiness between the brothers.
Dream is defeated, Snowchester forms, and if Techno finds his way over there, and the two trade apologies along with gifts and warm drinks, well. There’s nobody around to see.
Basically, just Tubbo being cool, and epic, as he should be, and Techno and Tubbo being brothers, and bonding.
Seriously, if anyone has any good fics with BAMF Tubbo, and Techno and Tubbo friendship, please tell me.
you're laughing. The umbrella academy's final season destroyed every character's personal growth and semi-healed traumas, left huge plot-holes, completely abandoned some of it's most beloved side characters that were crucial in previous seasons and you're laugh-oh. You're crying. My bad. Go ahead. Let it out. Understandable.
How many of you know what Dress Up Niki is? Because I’m making a Dress Up Niki AU.
Tubbo:
A simple boy from Lilith, as far as the group is concerned.
Prefers Warm and Pure styles. Typically with some sort of nature or animal theme.
His default outfit is a pale yellow sweater with three thick brown stripes, and scrunched sleeves, over a soft green button-up shirt that’s collar pokes out, brown shorts with green thread and a single bee embroidered onto each side, pale green socks, brown sneakers with green accents, a braided yellow/green bracelet with a bee charm, and a yellow and brown bee-themed backpack that he carries his stuff in.
There’s a strange bee plushie that he only uses in emergencies, style wise. It’s very soft, and smallish. It’s wings are gossamer, and it’s eyes are amber. Sometimes, it seems to move on it’s own, though nobody’s been able to prove it. Seems to have very potent Pure and Cute attributes.
Skills are Smile, Charming, Picky Immune, and Cinderella.
Tommy:
An orphan from Apple Federal who ran away and now is traveling the world.
Prefers Simple and Lively styles. Usually something sporty, and easy to move in.
Default outfit is a white long sleeve, a red short-sleeved hoodie, light brown cargo pants, red and white sneakers, white socks, brown fingerless gloves, and a brown satchel that holds his stuff.
One-third dark elf-one third forest elf, and otherwise human. Due to this, he can see easily in the dark, has more energy at night, overall has high magic stores, and is really good with animals.
Feels a strange draw to Phil, though he can’t pinpoint why.
Skills are Picky Immune, Gift, Clock, and Charming.
Wilbur:
Hails from the Republic of Wasteland, Windvale Tribe. Having always longed to study the styles of other nations, he finally left to do so after an argument with his brother, Fundy.
Prefers Simple and Gorgeous styles. Usually something with an ‘old-fashioned’ flair.
Default outfit is a pin-striped button up shirt, with rolled up sleeves, brown trouser, suspenders, white socks, a pair of laced boots, an brown, yellow, and blue arm-band peeking out from under his shirt, and a golden bangle bracelet on his wrist. Carries a briefcase bag to hold his stuff.
Very good with music, and has an easier time directing magic through it.
Always has his guitar on hand. It has very potent Lively and Gorgeous attributes.
Skills are Smile, Charming, Critical Eye, and Picky Immune.
Phil:
Comes from Cloud originally, but moved to the North Kingdom as a teen. Nowadays, he travels the world with Techno.
Prefers Elegant and Simple styles. His clothes will be influenced by the area, as he is a survivalist at heart.
Default outfit is dark green kimono top, with a red heart stitched into the breast, over a simple black shirt, black pants, sandals, a striped white and green hat, and a leather pouch around his waist that holds his items.
Part forest elf, and as such, has a pair of large bird wings on his back, which he uses to fly quite often.
Skills are Smile, Charming, Picky Bounce, and Sleeping.
Technoblade:
Former general from the north, he went rogue and became a mercenary at seventeen.
Prefers Mature and Elegant styles. Regal, but not enough to hinder him in battle.
Default outfit is a white poet’s shirt, dark red sash around his waist, black pants, knee-high Cavalier boots, a dark red hooded cloak that reaches his knees, numerous golden accessories, a leather pouch attached to his thigh to hold his stuff, as well as a dagger beneath it, and a sword sheath at his hip.
Immune to the Curse of Blood, for reasons unknown-possible descendant of Nikki.
Skills are Charming, Critical Eye, Cinderella, and Gift Bounce.
Plot:
Prince Tobias is the third prince of Pigeon, after Prince Dream, and Prince Eret. As the eldest, Dream has taken the throne in wake of their mother’s passing.
Shortly before her death, the Queen gave her children each a special gift to aid them in the times to come.
Dream was granted a special mask, made of porcelain, and baring a simple smiley-face on it’s surface. The mask is enchanted, hiding the wearer’s emotions and weaknesses from everyone around them. Perfect for diplomacy.
Eret was given a coat, of deep red and golden thread. It granted it’s wearer confidence, drawing attention to them, and giving them the strength of leadership. Perfect for leading.
And Tobias was given a bee plushie, warm and soft, that gave it’s holder hope, and reminded them of memories of joy and childhood. Perfect for a boy who’d have to be a hero.
When Dream took the throne, he started changing. Acting colder, and more power hungry. Uncaring for his people. His siblings soon realized that the mask had become corrupted, not merely hiding emotions and weaknesses, but making them vanish all together, turning their brother into an unfeeling tyrant.
After failing to get the mask off of him, Tobias fled the kingdom, desperate to find the mask’s maker, or anything to tell him how to fix it and save his brother. Eret remained, determined to help the kingdom as much as they could, and do damage control. Though reluctant to allow her little brother out alone, he realized it would be safer out there than in the kingdom at the moment, and helped him flee.
Very few had seen Tobias’s face, due to the late queen’s insistence upon not dragging her children into kingdom affairs until they were of age, so it wasn’t too hard for him to vanish. Eret sent a family friend his way, Jordan Sparklez, who helped him into Lilith, and established a cover story.
Tubbo Sparklez, a Lilith student returning home after traveling abroad to learn more about himself, just as his father had.
He soon meets Tommy Innit, a runaway from Apple Federal.
Tommy had always been an easy target for the other kids. He was always a bit too loud for the caretakers, and annoying to the other children. Not to mention his strange habits. Needless to say, Tommy often found himself being blamed for things he didn’t do, and punished for them. At fourteen, he was fed up with it.
So he ran. Packed his few things and bolted. Eventually found himself in Lilith, where he quite literally crashed into Tubbo, and despite the rough start, the two became quick friends.
Though Tommy still planned to travel, he decided to relax for a bit, and hang out with his new friend. Those plans were thrown astray when Pigeon attacked the town, and the two fled together.
The terrifying experience led to them agreeing to stick together and protect each other. Tubbo confesses he was searching for something, because his brother was in trouble, and Tommy decided to help him out. After some deliberation, they decided to head to Cloud, hoping to find some clues there.
From there, they meet Wilbur Soot, and eventually, Philza and Techno. The three end up sticking with them, all soon wrapped up in a complicated adventure as Tubbo searches for a way to save his brother, and the rest of the group find themselves facing things about themselves they never knew, and learning where they belong in this vast world.
Can we talk about—for a sec—the fact that the plot line about the siblings losing their memories of Ben's death makes no sense in regards to previous seasons?
The lines that they were supposedly fed by Reginald, as revealed in season 4, are that "nobody was responsible".
But in S2 E10, in the opening scene of Ben's funeral, Reginald directly blames them and states that they "allowed" Ben to die on the mission.
Them retconning it is so much less interesting than if it actually WAS the UA's fault that he died, to some extent. Ben's death was the final nail in the coffin for the UA, causing them to split up. It's not a stretch to say that the guilt was what did it in the end.
Idk. I won't lie, I literally gasped when Jennifer and Ben got shot and it was shown that it was Reginald—and that shot of their corpses as the title card is fucking GORGEOUS—but I don't think a lot of this season was thought out in regards to the other seasons. This is just one of many problems such as inconsistencies, plot holes, character assassinations, etc.
“I think you need to go, Quackity.” Tubbo crossed his arms, Fundy hugging himself behind him, looking lost and off-kilter.
The duck hybrid barked a laugh, light and relaxed, even as he eyed the boy.
“C’mon Tubs, I need to talk to Fundy, it’ll just be a moment.”
“You need to stay away from my nephew.”
A pause. And then-
“Oh, Tubbo,” Quackity said, shaking his head at him. His tone was soft, and sympathetic as he continued, taking a step forward, arms loosely at his side. As though about to embrace him.
“I know you and Tommy were close, but, really. I don’t think it was that close. You’re his friend. Not his brother. Certainly not Wilbur’s-”
A bead of blood dribbled from the thin cut at his neck, a silver cutlass held to his throat. Tubbo’s eyes were hard.
“No,” He answered, clipped and frosty, “I’m Sally’s.” ————-
Or, AU where Sally and Wilbur fell in love as teenagers, and Tubbo was her younger brother. He became close with Tommy when she brought him over to Wilbur’s house so the two could hang out. When she passed away after having Fundy, Wilbur took him in.
Sally’s family were pirates. She left early on with a young Tubbo, wanting him to have a life outside of that to see his options, and met Wilbur when the two traveled through his town, and ended up sticking around.
Tubbo originally tried to keep his distance because he knew Wilbur was grieving, and didn’t want to seem like he was back-seat parenting the single father. Then it was because Fundy was trying to prove himself, and seemed to hate being coddled. With everything going on after that, Tubbo stopped being able to spend as much time with him, much less protect him.
After Doomsday, that changed. He caught Fundy before he left, and gave him Sally’s old journal. Fundy followed her travels, and took the same roads himself. It was really good for him.
It does give him a few questions about Tubbo though. Why did he have his mother’s journal? And who’s Tobias?
Literally nobody but Wilbur and Tommy knew Tubbo was her younger brother. As far as everyone else was concerned, they just picked Tubbo up one day, no more, no less.
That changes when he catches wind of Quackity trying to manipulate his nephew, and steps in.
Y'all came up with some wickedly creepy, sad and cool potential agent 4 art!
......ya.
I think all the agents need a good and long vacation after their most recent missions....
a headcannon ive had for a while:
What if mcyt members with limited lives bleed and ones who can die endlessly dont
Take tubbo on the qsmp for example, he made a silly joke and now has 2 lives, like an egg. So when he lost his first life, he bled while being attacked in that dungeon. Like he gets hit and sees blood and is immediately like “thats not good”
And when richas kills him, he bleeds and richas is like “hes just being silly” and the other eggs are like “wtf”. Tubbo swipes at richas and he gets cut a lil and bleeds, all eggs do. Because they only have 2 lives, players dont bleed because they have unlimited lives.
Fit starts getting concerned when tubbo screams to stop, it wasnt a normal “noooo plz” its like a “PLEASE NO I DONT WANNA DIE” typa scream. Fit is more concerned and a little scared now because he can see blood.
And then tubbo is dead.
He doesn’t respawn.
And the pieces fall into place;
When tilin died, there was blood.
When juanaflippa died, there was blood.
When trump died, there was blood.
When bobby died, there was blood.
When tubbo died,
There was blood.
Welcome to the space age, ladies and gentlemen
fuck this show man.
color wheel challenge: little nightmares edition!
this is from july/august last year but i’m still pretty proud of it! :>