12 Bookmarks by Stemms
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Hunter snapped back around, his cloak flying behind him. The beast hadn’t died. Instead, it reared back onto its hind legs and rolled its lips to expose a pair of blue eyes nestled high in its gums. It returned to all four legs with a loud CRUNCH in the snow, foam dripping from the corners of its maw as another low growl rumbled out.
The beast charged forward faster than Hunter could blink, and without his mind’s direction, he teleported in front of Lilith and pushed her out of the way.
Four white-hot daggers dug into his shoulder blade and ripped through his armor down to the base of his spine. His nerves lit on fire. A loud scream rang in Hunter’s ears, and a small part of him knew it was his voice.
His back was in ribbons, it had to be.
An accident on the Knee leaves the new Golden Guard hanging to life by a thread. After an unpleasant experience in the castle’s infirmary, he is summoned by Belos and taught a painful lesson for putting his life in jeopardy for a witch.
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- Part 6 of Under the Emperor’s Shadow
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“Remove your mask, Captain, I wish to see the face of my dear nephew.”
Hunter wordlessly obeyed, reaching to the sides of his silver mask and peeling it off. His ash-blond bangs cascaded over his eyes as he pulled back his hood and lifted his head, moving his face to meet the blank expression of the Emperor’s horned mask.
The Emperor wordlessly looked down at him, and Hunter sensed that he was being appraised. He forced down the nervous knot in his stomach and dryly swallowed, trying not to squirm under the weight of the Emperor’s hidden gaze.
Belos hummed.
The boy was pale, which was unsurprising. He’d heard that the newest captain in his Coven rarely took off his mask and that not even the Coven Scouts in his own company knew what he looked like. A rumor circulated claiming that the mysterious witch didn’t even have a face at all.
He flicked a long, blond forelock out of Hunter’s eyes.
“My, my… How much you’ve grown.”
At long last, Hunter returns to the Emperor’s Castle to be ordained as the next Golden Guard.
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- Part 5 of Under the Emperor’s Shadow
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Hunter relaxed his shoulders ever so slightly after Belos released his chin, though his ears still pointed downward— it was a tell he hadn’t quite mastered the art of hiding yet, and his uncle picked up on it immediately.
“What’s bothering you?” Belos asked.
Hunter’s face twisted into a hesitant expression as he tightly gripped at the ends of his shirt, nearly piercing his nails through the fabric and into his palms. Then, wisely knowing better than to keep his uncle waiting, he opened his mouth and tried to work up the courage to ask the question on his mind.
“Why… Why do you keep me around?"
Summer meant staying at the Imperial residence in Latissa, but what was once a summertime retreat for Hunter melted into a reminder of his uselessness. And while ditching the day's lessons may not have been the wisest choice, it was the one Hunter made.
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- Part 4 of Under the Emperor’s Shadow
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No, not paint, Hunter realized, It’s blood. Dried, silver blood
He parted the grass to either side of him, revealing a bloody snare trap and a collection of sporadic tracks stamped hastily into the ground.
“The creature that we’re looking for…” Hunter began, turning to look at his uncle, “It escaped a snare?”
Belos’ mask warped the light from the brightening sky as it steadily nodded up and down.
“It did.”
“What kind of beast is it?”
At that, Belos hummed out a laugh and placed a gold-plated hand on the crown of Hunter’s head.
“Do you truly expect me to ruin the surprise?”
Belos takes a young Hunter on his very first hunting trip.
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- Part 2 of Under the Emperor’s Shadow
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The Collector jumped into the air, floating just above the stone table, and cackled wildly at what they saw.
“Stolen lungs and stolen bones,
Wood and scales and heart of stone.
Made by you who hates the wild,
Here he lies, this little child!”The time had come to create a new grimwalker, and though each predecessor had always formed into a young adult, the newest creation sleeping on the stone slab looked to be a mere child.
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- Part 1 of Under the Emperor’s Shadow
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Хантер открыл глаза в тронном зале. Белос жив, битвы никогда не было, и он до странности вежлив.
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02 May 2024
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Очень счастливая и здоровая семья, не о чем волноваться ^-^
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do not stand at my grave and weep (i am not there, i do not sleep) by MasterRed
Fandoms: Dream SMP
23 Jul 2022
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“There is no such thing as a fate worse than death.
That’s what Dream says, at least, and Tommy’s learnt it’s so much easier to just go along with what Dream says. He’d grown tired of fighting even before his hair had faded fully white. He wasn’t even sure why he ever bothered. Dream was his friend- his older brother in all but blood, really- and he’d always been. He’d reassured him of that over and over again when he couldn’t help but think through the Wrong Memories. Maybe back then he believed them.“
It’s been so, so long since Tommy and Dream abandoned their mortality. Rumours about the Goddess of Death lead them to a seemingly normal village, but the two of them find some eerily familiar faces…
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smoke leaving its trail thins nearly into nothing but it never truly dies by MasterRed
Fandoms: Dream SMP
04 Jul 2023
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Tommy curled up into himself instinctively, wrapping his arms around his knees. “I'm sorry, Dream, I really fuckin' am, I’m so so sorry-“
“Tommy.” His voice went dark for a second, and Tommy let out a noise akin to a cornered animal. “It’s your birthday. You don’t have to say sorry about anything.” And like that, he was kind again, and there was nothing wrong in the world except Tommy.
“It's just- it must have been important for you and I know you get upset when I forget that stuff, and- and I don’t wanna be a fucking waste, y’know, you took me in out of the kindness of your own heart. I gotta repay that somehow.”
“Tommy, being here is payment enough.” Dream held out his hand, and instinctively Tommy leant his head into the palms, letting Dream ruffle his hair affectionately. It meant “I'm not gonna hurt you,” and Tommy let out a sigh of relief. It was a good day, then.
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Or, in a universe where Dream and Tommy really did become immortal together, they celebrate Tommy's birthday for the first time in centuries.
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AITA For Kidnapping A Sixteen Year Old? by Aimandfire for ReturnsNull
Fandoms: Dream SMP
09 Apr 2025
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u/McMrChillGuy492 NTA. Why is everyone calling OP an asshole? Of course he's trying to get custody of his younger brother after getting out of foster care and back on his feet. When did that become controversial?
u/BedwarsAlien That's not his brother
u/McMrChillGuy492 What?
u/BedwarsAlien Check his post history. Tommy's not his brother and he's not even in foster care. He's literally just a random kid
u/McMrChillGuy492 What the fuck??????
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When Dream finally finds Tommy, he's in the very top level of Tubbo's old house, curled up and asleep in the corner of a tiny little hidey-hole of a room he must have made, hardly more than an obsidian box- certainly an interesting choice of material, even if it was most likely just for the extra protection.
He can't help but feel a slight bitterness toward the sight in front of him. It's clear Tommy has chosen to hide here because of the comfort and familiarity it brings, even after his supposed "best friend" has proven time and time again that he doesn't actually care.
Not that it even really matters anyway, because Dream is here, and that useless pawn isn’t. And he hasn’t been, considering Dream has barely even seen him around Tommy since he got out of prison.
If anything, Tommy has been spending more time with Dream than anyone else lately.
Whether he’s aware of it or not. :)
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Or Dream pays Tommy a little late night visit and comforts him after he has a nightmare :)
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- Part 2 of c!Primetober 2023
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Missing You is The Worst Part of Hating You by ArsonUwU
Fandoms: Minecraft (Video Game), Video Blogging RPF, Dream SMP
27 Jun 2022
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But Dream was in prison, where Tommy and the rest of the SMP had put him. And Tommy was supposed to be getting better, supposed to be listening to Puffy's advice that a victim shouldn’t be in contact with their abuser when recovering, but it’s just so hard to feel better without Dream’s comforting hands. He feels as though he’s missing out on his reward, because he’s been beat down, and Dream isn’t there to pick him back up again.
OR in which Tommy doesn't know how to cope without Dream, so he doesn't.
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HONESTLY IF U GET TRIGGERED JUST DON'T READ ITS VERY DARK