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After taking Silverlake's soul-perception potion, Zorian is knocked out for longer than expected. His usually strange dreams take a turn for the nightmarish.
“It felt like my body was being taken over. Something else was moving my limbs, sedating my thoughts. Filling up every space, until there was no room left for me.”
“But then I woke you up?” Zach interjected hopefully, bumping his shoulder into Zorian.
“Not quite,” Zorian sighed, but gave him a small smile anyways. “Suddenly, I was looking at my body from outside of myself, watching… well. I suppose I was watching myself drown.”
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- Part 1 of a shadow, a smoking gun
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Etho likes playing games, loves breaking them even more. But not everything can be fixed once it's broken.
Etho freezes. This wasn’t how it was supposed to go. “Wait. Wait, Pearl—”
“Goodnight,” she sighs out, and he feels her presence receding. His limbs feel steadily lighter, goosebumps beginning to dissipate. The aching pressure in his ears is the last to go, even as he scrambles for something, anything, to say.
In the end, there’s only one thing that comes to mind.
“Pearl, I think that I can bring you back to life!”
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never felt the rain by wyrdbird
Fandoms: Empires SMP, Hermitcraft SMP, 3rd Life | Last Life SMP Series
01 Aug 2023
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Instead of an ancient fossil full of diamonds, Jimmy digs up something far more precious. Something that might be just what Tumble Town—and Jimmy—need to survive this long drought.
(Alternatively, Jimmy digs up Alien! Tango’s spaceship after he crash-lands on Empires.)
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Cut Strings by wyrdbird
Fandoms: 3rd Life | Last Life SMP Series, Hermitcraft SMP, Empires SMP
28 Jul 2023
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Being turned into a toy isn't something that Jimmy would wish on anyone—not even Joel. He just hopes the fact that his heart has stopped beating in his plastic chest doesn't have deeper implications for his soulmate.
...who he has not had any contact with since Double Life ended. Oops.
He'd better make sure Tango is alright... and find a way to get rid of this stupid curse while he's at it. But how the heck is Jimmy supposed to get into an airtight, state-of-the-art server like Hermitcraft?
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- Part 1 of Breaking Character
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Breaking Character by wyrdbird
Fandom 3rd Life | Last Life SMP Series, Empires SMP, Hermitcraft SMP
28 Jul 2023
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A big, broad-shouldered man came through the door, the look of a long-haul trucker hanging around him like a ratty coat. He was wearing old oil-stained jeans and a frayed flannel shirt thrown over a white t-shirt, his scuffed boots peeling up at the toes with age.
He had the air of a man who’d reached the end of his rope. He had a battered wide-brimmed hat pulled low to cover his long, frazzled hair, half of which was scraped back into a loose tail. He had dark hair and dark skin and dark eyes that were framed by the deep-set bruises Arthur only ever saw on long-haulers and cattlemen, the marks of too many nights at the wheel or in the saddle, the normal rhythms of life stretched out and pulling at the seams.
The feller was handsome. Arthur noticed that as an afterthought, his breath catching in his chest. Under the bruises and the loose strands of hair, the feller was handsome. His eyes were bright and keen.
“Uh,” said Arthur, caught flat-footed by the unanticipated surge of attraction tightening his belly. “Hi.”
The feller looked Arthur dead in the eye. “I need all of the caramel sauce that you have,” he said.
(or, a coffee shop au. yeah. i know.)
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20 Feb 2026
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Naomi, Holden, and Drummer stand at the chasm between what is and what might be.
Or: the unintended consequences of bringing your girlfriend's boyfriend along on your road trip in space.
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07 Feb 2026
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How Did We Get Here? by classytay
Fandoms: Life Series | 3rd Life SMP Series, Hermitcraft SMP
23 Feb 2026
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Etho was not a good person. Even before the world ended. He survived by choosing himself, and he did it well.
And then there was Joel.
Joel, who joked when he was afraid. Joel, who kept everyone else fed and chased hope farther than it was safe to follow. Joel, who had already crossed into something dangerous without meaning to, without ever stopping to look at the shape of what he was becoming. Joel didn’t have anyone who could make the bad choice for him.
Etho had never been built for clean hands. But his hands were steady.
And that, in the end, was what Joel needed.
Or: A Boat Boys zombie apocalypse romance AU. A loose sequel to There Are Monsters Nearby by uhohbestie, but readable as a standalone. The sequel where all the hermits get the happy ending they deserve.
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05 Feb 2026
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on the wings of strong winds by StorytellerSecrets for juliana677
Fandoms: SMPEarth, Minecraft (Video Game)
30 May 2024
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It's probably a bit fucked up to admit, but Phil's marrying the Emperor because he's funny.
They'd send some experienced politician to marry the man in a more sensible world. But, yeah, Phil is kind of jeopardizing his entire nation’s stability because he doesn't want to marry a complete and total stranger. Oops?
Yeah, oops. Mostly “fuck em” but a little bit oops. When everything goes to shit because of him he'll probably feel a little bit sorry.
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Or: How To Marry Your Enemy War Buddy Years After The War: The Guide
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- Part 2 of mcyt
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11 Dec 2025
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the brightest star in all of the sky by Odaigahara for Mikes_on_prometheus
Fandoms: SMPEarth
01 Sep 2025
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Techno’s heart lurched when he found him. He’d known Phil had had a bad time on this last mission, that was why he’d come after him in the first place-- Phil not reporting in was kind of a bad sign– but he’d looked for him in the med bay first, not in the far reaches of the Antarctic Stronghold. Some of the hallways Techno had come down to get here had been so dusty he could still see mob tracks, undisturbed since the original settlement.
Philza’s bright yellow hair was growing in a different color at the roots, paler blond like sunlight over an open sea. When he finally looked up at Techno, his eyes were shifting too, acquiring a brighter shade of blue, the structure of his face subtly altered.
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- Part 66 of dream smp fic my beloved
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08 Dec 2025