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“I love you and also goodbye”
Foolish smiled down at Techno, who stood in front of the door to outside. Foolish had a couple of bags on his shoulders, one with food and the rest empty. He was going to go on a supply run for both things in the house and his builds. It seems a certain piglin hybrid has other ideas
“Techno, dear, please. I need to go, we can cuddle when I get back, promise!”
Techno huffs and doesn’t budge “You can go tomorrow. Cuddle now.”
Foolish chuckles and reaches forward to cup one of Techno’s cheeks, the smaller leaning into it. Foolish is bigger than the piglin hybrid but his hand fits perfectly on his face nonetheless. “We’ve been saying tomorrow for 5 days Tech. I’ll be gone two days, max! I swear!” Foolish holds his other hand up so Techno can see it.
Techno stares up at him and Foolish sighs, retracting his hand and pulling a ring off of it. Foolish always wore a few rings on each hand, 5 on the left and 6 on the right. His favorite was a netherite ring with gold and pink-colored gems in the center located on his ring finger. It was his favorite for a reason, especially since there was a matching ring on a necklace under Techno’s shirt. He pulled off his second favorite ring, a silver ring that normally sat on his thumb.
It was a simple ring until you saw the carvings on the inside of it. It was a gift from Techno and he tressures it so. He takes Techno’s hand and places the ring in his palm, closing the clawed hand around it “I’ll be back soon.” He promises, bringing the hand up to kiss it. From the look Techno gets Foolish knew he won the battle. The thought was only confirmed when Techno takes his hand back and attaches the ring to the necklace under his shirt, taking a step away from the door after.
Foolish smiles and leans down to Kiss Techno on the forehead “Thank you, Techie! I love you.” he says and Techno can’t help but smile a bit too
“I love you too Foolish. Now hurry up and leave before I change my mind.” Techno huffs and Foolish places one last kiss onTechno’s head before opening the door and stepping out into the snow of Antarctica.
“I love you and also goodbye”
“I still don’t think you should go,” Techno says, sharpening his sword as Foolish fixes his suit using the full-length mirror Techno always kept around specifically for him. Foolish finishes fixing his tie before spinning around in his heel to look at Techno.
“Your going.” He refutes and Techno huffs “Yeah, as a party crasher. That’s different. You’re going on invite, i’m coming in to make an omelet .”
That gets a laugh out of Foolish and he walks over, sitting down next to Techno “I’ll be fine, Techno. Besides, what can they do to me? I hate the egg, I’m immortal -a demigod, actually- and if all else fails I have lightning to defend myself with. Plus, it’s supposed to be a nice fun time at a party. What’s the worst that can happen?”
Techno switches the sword out for his ax and starts to sharpen that weapon. It’s already sharp, having done it a few days ago, but he needs something to do with his hands. “Everything, Foolish. Everything can go wrong”
Foolish puts a hand on one of Techno’s to stop his sharpening then takes it, fiddling with Techno’s scarred fingers “Well, the event is in 20 minutes and i’m already dressed. I can’t back out now, I can’t leave everyone there.” He gives Techno a knowing glance and the man sighs, setting the ax down and taking both of Foolish’s hands in his own
“I’m just paranoid, but I have the right to be. It's not paranoia If they're really out to get you and the eggpire is out to get you Foolish. I don’t like it,” Techno gives Foolish’s hands a small squeeze for emphasis and Foolish gives it right back. Foolish removes one of Techno’s hands from their hold on his own hands then presses the hand to his own chest, putting the Piglin’s hand right above his heart.
“I’ll be okay Tech. I will walk in with a beating heart and I will walk out with one. I promise.”
“You can’t promise that, Love.”
“I can. Besides, if anything bad happens chat will be screaming about it and you’ll be able to come save me” He giggles at the face his husband makes at the mention of the thousands of voices in his head.
“Wow, I can’t believe you just did that. Using my own chat aginst me, this is harassment,” he says it with an eye roll and a smile creeping up his face, giving away that he’s not actually angry. Techno removes his hands from Foolish completely then puts one on the back of his neck. Bringing the other forward and gently headbutting him.
Foolish smiles and kisses him on the nose, letting them then lap into silence while they lean against each other. Thousands of words get spoken in the silence, and they’re all cut off by a knock on the door, Phil saying “Foolish, you better hurry up mate or your gonna be late”
Techno sighs and takes his hand back, Leaning away from Foolish and grabbing his sword to put it in its place. Foolish stands and gives Techno a pat on the head, giving him one last kiss on the forehead before saying a quiet “I love you.”
Techno huffs “I love you too. Stay safe.”
“Foolish!”
“Coming Philza! Bye Techno”
“I’ll see you in the ‘morrow should ‘morrow ever come, I love you and also goodbye.”
Foolish clutched the strap of his bag tighter as he trudged through the snow, finally making his way home. He was only supposed to be out a week at most, then one week turned into two, two into three, then he ended up being gone a month and a half. It was completely an accident, he didn’t wanna stay out that long, especially since he was going somewhere Techno wouldn’t be able to reach him.
Technoblade was a worrier, he knew Foolish could take care of himself but still worried his heart out when he left, Foolish doing the same when techno had to go. They were both clingy (Foolish more than Techno, at least in public) and he knew Techno was gonna be mad after he got over the relief of Foolish coming back in one piece.
He looks around to try and spot the lights of their home. It was dark and had he not memorized the path to their home years ago he would have probably been lost. He almost lets out a cheer at seeing a light in the distance and if he starts running after that, no one needs to know.
He stops at the front door and wastes no time in opening the door and stepping into the warmth of his home. There are a few lit lanterns hanging and some candles to light up the doorway that Foolish is grateful for as he sets his bags down. He can sort those later, Husband hugs first. “Techno? Babe, you awake?” He calls into the house
He doesn’t have to wait long because as he finishes the last word he hears a thud and loud curse from upstairs before there’s the pounding of feet. Foolish smiles at the familiarity of it and he gets ready to have to catch his larger-then-normal-but-still-smaller-then-him husband. There’s a flash of pink and that’s all he sees before said pink is crashing into him, nearly sending him to the floor had he not been prepared.
He laughs and lifts Techno up, smiling at the red eyes he’s missed the last month and a half. Techno’s smiling wide too, happy his husband is home after too long for comfort of straight nothing. Complete radio silence.
That smile quickly turns to an angry worried look however and Techno grabs the front of Foolish’s gray poncho to yank him closer and give him a hard headbutt. Had Foolish been anyone else they probably would have been knocked out with the force of the headbutt, but Techno’s kind is made for headbutts and Foolish was a totem. Still hurt a bit though “Ow! What was that for!”
“What took you so long? You said a week at most! Why were you gone a month and a half with no contact!? You know how I get!” Techno’s grip on Foolish’s clothing somehow gets tighter and Foolish makes a face, choosing his next words carefully.
“I know honey, i’m sorry. Time just got away from me, you know how it is. I didn’t mean to be gone for so long, I swear I was intending for only being gone a week at most my darling.” yes, use pet names, Techno is weak to them-
Techno keeps his hold for a second before sighing in relief and loosening his hold on the man’s clothing. Foolish smiles and gives him a gentle headbutt, Techno being quick to return it several times, much more gentle than the first one. “We need to get you a watch or something.” Techno mumbles and Foolish laughs, setting Techno down back on his feet.
Immediately Techno’s grabbing his hand and pulling him to their bedroom, kicking the door open to reveal the room. There are blankets on the floor and falling off the bed on one side specifically, Foolish guesses that’s where Techno got tangled up if the thud and curse from earlier is anything to go off of.
“I demand Cuddles,” Techno says, and it’s all he gets to say before Foolish is scooping him back up to take him to bed, the other half of the bed that had been cold for the month soon to be warmed again. He’s dirty but he can shower later, Husband wants cuddles, and he is in no place to say no.
“I love you and i’m off to die”
Everyone looked horrified as Foolish was forced to kneel, Bad’s sword to his neck. After his failed attempt at frying the egg with a burning batch of lighting, he got dragged up to the execution stage. Puffy is talking, yelling at them and they’re yelling back, but all Foolish can hear is his own thoughts.
Why didn’t it work? How could the egg suppress his abilities? He’s a demi-god, that shouldn’t be possible. His life is in danger but he should be fine. He’s immortal, right? He’ll be fine. A sword can hurt him, but it can’t kill him.
He tunes back in at hearing his name. “-ur own son is about to be slaughtered because of you!” Ant says, gesturing to the kneeling Foolish. Everyone else is just watching. He doesn’t blame them, there’s not much they can do.
“Puffy, it’s okay,” He says to try and calm his mom but it only seems to have the opposite effect as she then yells “No! It’s not alright!” he tunes back out after that, lost in his own thoughts.
The thing that kicks him out is screams as he feels a pain on his neck and then darkness.
He wakes up in his pyramid with an annoying voice in his mind, he loosely wraps a hand over his neck as he walks out, talking to the stupid thing. Is this how Techno feels? He can’t imagine how it would feel to have thous-
Techno. Fuck. he goes from walking to speedwalking through the grounds of the SMP, quickly making his way to the church and standing under the holy water. The horrid annoying voice of the egg fades out and he stays there for a moment, collecting himself. He rubs at his neck, feeling a new pattern there that wasn’t there before. Definitely a scar. He shouldn’t have been able to get said scar.
He shouldn’t have been able to die, he was immortal. He WAS immortal. He hadn’t been able to die before, why was now different? Was it the egg? That stupid, stupid egg. Through the water, he can see a blur of pink coming up the path and inside. It stops in front of the water and just stands there. Foolish takes a breath (Funny thing, considering he’s underwater. Good thing he can breathe in water.) and steps out.
Techno is a few feet in front of him, armed to the teeth, ready for war. He seems okay, that’s good. Techno’s okay, he’s not, everything will be fine. Techno brings his hand up, palm facing him, and just holds it there. Foolish takes a small step forward and then the hand was against his chest, right on his heart, the same as they did hours before.
Techno pats his chest once before leaning closer and gently headbutting Foolish. Foolish does not headbutt back. They stand there, a hand on foolish’s chest and their foreheads connected with the sound of running water and crickets being the only thing able to be heard
“I broke my promise,” Foolish says, voice quiet like speaking any louder would chase him away.
“You did.” Techno hums, recalling their talk before the event. “But it wasn’t your fault….You didn’t stay safe. I told you to stay safe, not be the first one to die.”
“I wasn’t safe the moment I walked down those steps. I knew it was a trap yet I walked right into it-” Techno cuts him off by patting his chest again and quietly shushing him, bringing them back to the silence that’s only there to be broken again.
“...I can die,” Foolish says
“I know,” Techno whispers back
“I thought I was immortal”
“I know.”
“I was immortal”
“I know.”
“How did I die…?”
“I...don’t know.”
Techno brings a hand up to cup Foolish’s cheek, Foolish putting his own hand on top of it. He’s fine, it’s fine-
“Chat screamed.” Techno starts “They screamed for you, apparently, we were just too late, i’m sorry dear. They cheered when ant died, though. More than normal.”
Foolish smiles just a bit “See? I told you they’d scream for me.”
Techno returns his smile with a sad one “Foolish, are you okay?”
Foolish will never admit how his voice broke “No.”
“I love you and i’m off to die”
It was an island in the sky. It was medium-sized, large enough to run around on but not large enough to hold the entire SMP. Techno and Foolish were just gonna have a nice picnic while Foosh and Fin played around with Phil. it was fine, they had gotten halfway through their lunch and the game of tag when there were footsteps in the grass far too heavy to be the kids but too light to be Techno or Foolish’s.
Techno barely managed to step to the side in time for the sword to miss its swing. Phil freezes, scooping the kids up while Foolish quickly hops away so he isn’t next.
Both Techno and Foolish are quick to spin around to see their attackers. There stood Quackity with Connor, Ponk, and Bad, all armed and clearly battle-ready. Techno and Foolish are not. They’re not prepared at all. Of course, they brought swords, they never leave home without one, but they just planned to have a nice day with the kids and Phil. they didn’t think to bring enough stuff for a war.
The four ahead of them don’t seem to care, immediately launching their attack. Foolish yells and Phil dives off the island with the kids. Phil had injured his wing in the L’manberg explosion so he couldn’t fly, but he could glide. So that’s what he did, making his way down with the small children in his arms hanging on for dear life. That leaves the two parents on the island to try and 2v4 while very underprepared.
Even with both Foolish’s and Techno’s amazing PVP skills, they could only hold them for so long. They quickly found themselves at the edge of the island. There’s no way out, the only way they could possibly survive is if there’s water under the island or if they somehow got through the group of hunters in front of them.
Bad swings his sword and Techno takes a step back to avoid it. Only there’s nothing there. He’s stepping on nothing. he’s stepping on air and he’s falling back with a lack of support for his step. Foolish makes a grab for him and snags his hand only to go down with his love.
They’re falling. They’re falling and they’re falling fast, there’s no water at the bottom and neither of them have anything to slow down their fall or save them. They’ll both die the moment they reach the ground. Techno won’t admit it but he’s terrified, he hasn’t been this close to death in a while. He had gotten comfortable like an idiot.
His hand is still being held by Foolish’s, who’s smiling a sad smile as the ground nears. Techno thinks he hears an “I love you” from the man right before the grip on his hand tightens.
They hit the ground and Techno screams as he feels everything break. He should have died on impact but no, everything breaks only to snap back together and fix itself immediately after. A searing pain embeds itself into his back. With his hand suddenly empty, he greets the darkness.
“Don’t wait for me lover cause i’m never coming back”
Techno slams open the door to his house, finding the whole syndicate plus Puffy and the kids inside. Everyone stares at him while Foosh and Fin run to him, Crying about something Techno does not have enough brain cells to understand at the moment. What he does understand is that everyone (Except ranboo, who is instead looking him up and down) is staring at him and he doesn’t like it.
“Stop staring.” He demands more then asks and Niki and puffy are quick to look away while Phil just comes closer “Mate, you look like hell. Come sit down-”
“Phil, i’m fine. I probably look a lot worse than I am” he waves Phil off and gently pats Foosh and Fin on the head, swallowing down the wince of having to move. Phil does not leave though, instead grabbing his arm and gently tugging him towards a chair. Phil opens his mouth to probably tell him to sit again but doesn’t get the chance to cause Techno is ripping his arm away from his friend yelling “Don’t fucking touch me!” as he cradles it.
The room goes quiet, the kids becoming silent at the yelling and the others not moving a muscle in shock. Techno didn’t yell often, and he didn’t really swear either. So hearing him yell and swear at Phil in the same sentence was surprising
Techno looks away and takes a breath, calming himself. He looks back to Phil and says a quiet “I’m sorry. Just- don’t touch me, please. Everything hurts. It hurts to move, touching is a no.” he explains and Phil nods in understanding. It seems to just suddenly click for Techno on whose in the room as he looks to Puffy “Why is she in my house?”
Phil shares a look with Niki and puffy before looking back to Techno “Tech, uh- have you checked the chat, Mate?” he asks and Techno raises a suspicious eyebrow, giving a slight head shake before pulling it up and looking at the most recent additions
FoolishG has made the achievement [for you, my life]
Technoblade has made the achievement [Postmortal]
Techno is smacked with the reminder of the burning on his back. He will never admit how hard he sobbed that night.
“I love you and also goodbye.”
Techno finishes the song then laps into silence, Foolish taught him the song, and since he disappeared it’s all Techno can think about. The book in Techno’s hand is long-forgotten and the necklace in his other hand has his full attention. Two rings sit on the familiar chain, one his own and one not. He’s been there in bed with his book and necklace most of the day, not that he cares. He can get up tomorrow.
Or today, the universe decides as there’s a small knock on his closed bedroom door. He sighs and finally puts a bookmark on the page he’s been staring at for the last ten minutes. He puts the necklace back around his neck and says “Come in” and the door opens, small feet making smaller footsteps as Foosh comes into the room, climbing up onto the bed and laying down by Techno, snuggling up into his side.
Techno gives the small totem a smile “Hi Foosh. What do you need?” stupid universe, It’s learned he can’t say no when the kids ask him to leave his room to do things. Let him stay in bed he’s sad and lonely-
“Uncle Phil said Dinner is ready,” Foosh says, looking at the cover of the book in Techno’s hand. It’s the art of war, of course. He reads to escape and he might as well have the whole book memorized by now. Techno gives a nod and pats Foosh on the head, making the child smile
“Go tell your uncle That papa will be down in a minute.” he watches as the child nods and gets up, zooming out of the room and back to the kitchen where Phil is probably finishing up food. Techno sighs and sets the book to the side, catching a glance at the mirror nearby.
He looks like a mess, his hair is a rat’s nest and you can tell he’s cried at least once today. He needs to stop doing that, really. It just leaves him feeling worse than before the tears came. He can wash his face and brush his hair then go downstairs for Lunch
And he does just that, he washes his face of all evidence of his earlier sadness and he brushes his hair with some difficulty, not taking care of it as much as he used to. Foolish would remind him, and now he Can’t-
Nope. no no, not going down that lane. He refuses to cry again today. He will go downstairs and he will talk to his friend and he will eat things and take care of himself at least a little bit. Foolish would want him too.
There’s another knock at his door and he calls “Coming!” before tying his hair up and walking to the door, opening it ready to face the rest of the day. hopefully.