Win and Lose, and Still Somehow
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Wilbur Soot, alias Siren, has a very clear idea of what he should and shouldn't be doing. He's been under the protection and control of Las Nevadas for more than half of his short life, and the strict boundaries are for his own good. He should listen to Quackity and Charlie, he should be grateful for what he gets, he should always respect his superiors. He definitely shouldn't be spending time with Phil, who's the head of a rival villain group to Las Nevadas and has a way of smiling that makes the world feel alright again.
(In which 17-year-old Wilbur gets adopted by SBI and begins healing.)
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- Part 1 of Win and Lose, and Still Somehow
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Seven years ago, Tubbo watched his two best friends die and blew up their headquarters following the betrayal of their team leader. He's been adrift ever since, not able to settle in as a civilian or return to being a hero.
Seven years ago, Tommy helped cause and then ran from that same explosion after watching his two best friends die. He changed cities and codenames, became a villain, and somehow found a new family along the way.
Discovering they're both alive rocks the foundations of Tommy's and Tubbo's worlds, but maybe in a good way.
(This is the second work in a series! Technically I guess it can make sense as a stand-alone, but some parts will be better explained if you read the first part first.)
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- Part 2 of Win and Lose, and Still Somehow
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The last thing Phil needs right now is to discover that the justice system is meant to protect the powerful (read: that one hero) rather than the ordinary people (read: a new widower). Unfortunately, that's exactly what he's gotten in the last few weeks.
When the Universe drops justice at his feet in the form of a stranger who takes a liking to him and happens to be a small-time vigilante, how could Phil say no?
(This is part of a series, but can stand alone.)
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- Part 3 of Win and Lose, and Still Somehow
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Wilbur's sick. Phil can just tell, okay? Dad instincts. Unfortunately, Wilbur's also stubborn and traumatized.
(Part of a series, and won't make much sense unless you read at least part one first.)
(Title from Eight by Sleeping At Last)
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- Part 4 of Win and Lose, and Still Somehow
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Phil, Techno, and the owner of the bakery they just broke into. What could go wrong? Hey, if you never risk anything you never win anything either.
(Part of a series, won't make sense without the other parts.)
(Title from These Boots Were Made for Walkin' by Nancy Sinatra.)
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- Part 5 of Win and Lose, and Still Somehow
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In a kinder universe, Tubbo tells his friends and teammates about his PTSD diagnosis before everything goes to hell in a handbasket. In a kinder universe, Sam's pressure is no match for the power of friendship. In a kinder universe, Ranboo lives past seventeen, Tubbo learns to breathe again, and Tommy never becomes what he swore to destroy.
In a kinder universe, they are there for each other through thick and thin.
(Part of a series, might not make sense without context but hey it's less bittersweet if you don't know the rest of the au)
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- Part 6 of Win and Lose, and Still Somehow
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(Part of a series, but can probably stand alone due to the fact that it's pure found family fluff.)
Wilbur's not used to being allowed to do... anything, really. But he thinks he could get used to braiding Techno's hair, even if he's not very good at it.
(Title from Six by Sleeping At Last)
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- Part 7 of Win and Lose, and Still Somehow
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It’s supposed to get easier, Phil thinks bitterly. It’s not supposed to feel like a part of you is torn out to realize, years down the line, that the incense she made is almost gone.
And it had been getting easier. The first holidays without Kristin were almost impossible, but the next time the wheel of the year had brought them around it was easier, and even easier after that. But something about the jar of incense on his altar only having a few sticks left feels like that first Litha over again.
(Part of a series, not intended to stand alone)
(Title is from Nuestra Cancion by Monsieur Perine)
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- Part 8 of Win and Lose, and Still Somehow
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(Part of a series, does not make sense alone.)
The man and the slime sit in the room, but they aren’t sitting together. One could be forgiven for thinking they are, but they only sit so close because the room is so small: an unused janitor’s closet. They did not come here together, and they will not leave here together.
Protesilaus and Slimecicle have more bad blood than the average pair of supervillains. Slimecicle doesn't understand why, but Protesilaus gets it far too well.
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- Part 9 of Win and Lose, and Still Somehow
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It's Wilbur's first December with his family, and he decides that he can figure everything out on his own.
Spoiler alert: he can't. Why is his family so weird.
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- Part 10 of Win and Lose, and Still Somehow
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Tommy has been many things, but the constant through all of them is that he's there for his friends. He hasn't always succeeded, but he has never stopped trying and never plans to. He's been a hero and a villain and every blurry thing in between, and he's always put his friends first.
(5 times Tommy comforted someone plus 1 time Tommy was comforted by someone.)
(Final part of a series, cannot stand alone.)
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- Part 11 of Win and Lose, and Still Somehow