The Palace Staff
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Crown Prince Thomas has dismissed every tutor he's ever had. And he's had a lot.
So what business does Wilbur Soot, a man who has never left the village he grew up in, have thinking he might be the one that gets to stay?
And why does the Prince seem so alone?
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- Part 1 of The Palace Staff
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Wilbur Soot knows he is probably the last person on earth that should be tutoring a Prince. But apparently he's good at his job.
Even so, when the Prince's life is threatened Wilbur is more than happy to have a little help looking after Tommy, even though the new guard, Technoblade is a little... weird. Intimidating honestly.
With the king terrified of losing his son in a new way, can they find a way to keep the Prince safe?
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- Part 2 of The Palace Staff
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Prince Tommy's tutor, Wilbur Soot, is certain he's not worthy of the job he has.
And Tommy has a new servant - a boy with green eyes, brown hair and a nervous stutter.
Is there a place for either of them at the palace?
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- Part 3 of The Palace Staff
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In Which Wilbur Loses His Glasses by BananaChild
Fandoms: Minecraft (Video Game), Dream SMP
01 Oct 2022
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"Wilbur hated how much weaker he was compared to the three boys surrounding him. It was such a terrifying feeling, to be totally defenseless in the face of those who only wanted to hurt him."
Wilbur was bullied as a child. This was just one incident among many...
(Whumptober Day 2: Cornered)
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- Part 4 of The Palace Staff
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“Ah, yes.” Schlatt’s voice seemed calm, there was no underlying anger or threat within his words, and Tubbo relaxed. Just a little.
“Pack your things, you’re being transferred to the palace from tomorrow.”
Tubbo’s head shot up. “I-I’m - I - wh-what?”
Tubbo has never really had control over his life before. But this...
This might be the worst thing to happen to him yet.(Whumptober Day 7: Silent Panic Attack)
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- Part 5 of The Palace Staff
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In Which Techno Looks In The Mirror by BananaChild
Fandoms: Minecraft (Video Game), Dream SMP
14 Oct 2022
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"Why was the world so cruel - to him, to all of them? Why were there so many people in it that delighted in watching them suffer - people that took joy in their misery and laughed as they held a human being’s fragile life in their hands?"
Technoblade considers his time as a prisoner in Las Nevadas...
(Whumptober Day 15: New Scars)
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- Part 6 of The Palace Staff
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"I'm relaxing, Tubbo realised with a jolt.
And that jolt sent his hand straight into a vase on the mantlepiece, knocking it to the ground, shattering the silence as it smashed on the hard stone hearth."Tubbo has been working for Prince Thomas for over a month now - and the prince still hasn't hurt him - not even once.
But what will happen when he inevitably messes up?(Whumptober Day 18: "Just get it over with")
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- Part 7 of The Palace Staff
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In Which Wilbur Learns About Respect by BananaChild
Fandoms: Dream SMP, Minecraft (Video Game)
22 Oct 2022
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"Wilbur shook his head. “Keep trying Quackity. You’re not going to hurt me. You’re the small one here, not me. You claim to have all this power, and yet you choose to waste your time with me? As you said - I’m just a peasant. What sad, small little life do you live where tormenting me is your favourite form of entertainment?”
Quackity face darkened. “Oh. It’s like that, is it?"
Quackity has hated Wilbur ever since he started working at the palace. Wilbur just never expected him to go this far...
(Whumptober Day 23: Forced to Kneel)
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- Part 8 of The Palace Staff
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In Which Techno Shares A Wall With Tubbo by BananaChild
Fandoms: Dream SMP, Minecraft (Video Game)
26 Oct 2022
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"Techno squared his shoulders and tried to barge through again, but they simply laughed and Techno had to face the truth - they were stronger and bigger and better fed and there were two of them.
Techno scanned the area, desperately searching for some way out of this.
But there wasn't one"
Techno has been free of the war camp for two years. But at night he often finds himself trapped once more...
(Whumptober Day 27: Muffled Screams)
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- Part 9 of The Palace Staff
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In Which Tommy Has A Difficult Day by BananaChild
Fandoms: Dream SMP, Minecraft (Video Game)
30 Oct 2022
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"He knew Tommy would never hurt him.
But still - seeing the way his brow furrowed and his hand clenched around his pencil, knuckles whitening as his other hand tightened into a frustrated fist by his side…
It reminded him of Schlatt."
Tubbo knows that he's safe in the palace. But sometimes he remembers how it used to be...
(Whumptober Day 30: "Please don't touch me")
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- Part 10 of The Palace Staff
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Crown Prince Thomas (or Tommy as he prefers to be called) is tired .
He's tired of being ignored by his father, tired of trying (and failing) to be perfect... tired of living like this.
This new tutor won't change anything... right?
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Prince Tommy and the new additions to the palace staff that made his life bright again.
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- Part 11 of The Palace Staff
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As a child, Wilbur Soot never expected to have a family. He certainly never anticipated building a hodgepodge family out of guards and servants and royalty.
But he had. Somehow, in the least likely place, he'd found a family. He'd built a home.And now he was leaving it behind.
Surely nothing can go wrong while he's gone...
________________________Or: "In Which Wilbur Underestimates Just How Far Quackity Is Willing To Go To Ruin His Life"
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- Part 12 of The Palace Staff