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inaris-mage-of-storms · 3 days

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}{ I Found Love Where It Wasn't Supposed To Be }{ An Empires S1 Scwhip AU }{ Content warning for suicidal thoughts. }{

Tyrant.

Madman.

Demon sympathizer.

Scott sighed. Or he thought he did; the wind snatched away his breath so thoroughly he couldn't really tell. It stung what little skin was exposed on his face, but the sharpest part of it was the way he could hear his people's complaints in its howls.

He'd tried his hardest, these last three years, and Rivendell was well on its way to...maybe not a full recovery, but as full a recovery as any empire would have been able to manage given the circumstances. Sure, it had meant he had to make some less than popular decisions, but his kingdom was stronger because of it. His people were sheltered and fed while so much of the rest of the world shivered and starved. But because he also extended one hand in forgiveness to a former enemy and the other in offering to former allies, his efforts were for naught.

You should have died, your majesty.

Now the wind sounded like his longest-serving advisor. You should have died, the old man had told him, and Scott knew it wasn't an expression of surprise, but an admonishment. That the Rune Blade failed to kill him wasn't a miracle, but a mistake.

The wind and snow grew so cold it chilled even him, and Scott smiled bitterly. Well. No one could say he wasn't one to correct his mistakes. Let the blizzard take what the blade couldn't.

There was a cave near the top of the desolate mountain Scott climbed now, one only he knew about. Though calling it a cave was being generous; it was closer to a sheltered nook amidst the rocks for all the space it offered, barely large enough for a single elf in a traveling cloak. If he'd carried any supplies besides the waterskin and dagger tied to his belt, it would have been a tight fit. As it was, he knew from experience that there was just enough space to curl up inside and ice himself in. The water with him would last a day, and when it ran out he would have a few more after that to lie alone with his thoughts before it became absolutely necessary to leave in order to seek out food and fresh water.

Scott squinted through the blowing snow, finally able to spot his destination. His plan was the same as it had been the last two times he came here. If he was meant to keep going, the handful of days in isolation would be enough to clear his thoughts and let his resolve return. If he was meant to keep ruling, he would find the motivation to leave the cave. And if he wasn't...well. Xornoth was always complaining that Scott didn't get enough sleep. A very long rest in a frozen tomb should at least rid him of the bags under his eyes.

Despite his macabre jest, the thought of his sibling was the only regret that tugged at Scott's heart and whispered that this might be a mistake. Despite their attempts at atonement, despite it being their magic that brought Scott back from the brink of death, and despite their invaluable assistance in Rivendell's recovery after the cataclysm, the empire shunned them for their sins. It was only a hotly contested decree from Scott that allowed Xornoth to return to the land that had exiled them. Scott was the only one in all of Rivendell to speak to them or even acknowledge their presence most days. If he didn't return, they would be entirely alone.

But even that wasn't enough to cut through the dark fog that weighed down his thoughts. He'd spent so long working himself to the bone for his empire, and for the empires of his friends - the ones that had survived, anyway. But like Xornoth, Scott was utterly alone except for the awkward, fragile bond with his sibling. Pearl was dead. Lizzie had been found wandering, nearly unresponsive, and every second of Joel's time was spent caring for her. Everyone else was just...gone. Even Jimmy had disappeared, and Scott's stomach churned with unease every time he let himself think about what could possibly have prevented his betrothed from coming back to him. Some months ago an apologetic Fwhip had returned from wherever he and Gem had fled to, swearing that he would help the survivors of his empire rebuild. But then he vanished again, and Scott's hopes of having one remaining ally vanished with him.

Once, Scott had exiled himself to a frozen mountain to be alone. Now, he exiled himself to a frozen mountain because he was alone. He was so, so lonely these days. The end of the world had strengthened so many bonds across the empires as people clung desperately to what remained, but it had severed all of his. Every effort he'd put into finding the missing rulers came up empty. His advisors questioned every decision he made with suspicion, and far too many of his people looked at him with fear and anger.

He'd done all he could, and then some. There was nothing left to do now except this. Scott squeezed into the cave, and with the smallest curl of his fingers, a wall of ice swept across the entrance and cut him off from the blizzard. From the world. Scott sighed, his back to the wall, then slid down to the ground. He was really, truly -

- not alone?

His hand brushed something that was neither stone nor snow, and he looked down with a start. The ice was so thick that it turned the midday sun into twilight, and he could barely make out the shape huddled into the corner. Even so, the scales he felt under his palm as he ran his hand over the form were unmistakable. In a secret cave near the top of an uninhabited mountain in the middle of a blizzard, Scott found himself in the company of a dragon.

It took only seconds for Scott's shock and confusion to turn into worry. The mountains of Rivendell were colder than those of any other empire by far, and this was one of the coldest. Dragons, no matter what type, were by nature creatures of heat. Larger ones could rely on their own strength and magic to keep warm in chilly environments, but this one was small. It was almost as small as Gem's hatchling, despite what seemed to be the proportions of an adult, and its breath was faint as it slept. No warmth emanated from its dark scales; it was as cold as the ice that encased them both.

Cursing his decision to not bring a tinder box or even a small flint, Scott bundled the dragon into his robes and against his body before he could even think about it. Maybe, like him, the creature had come out here to die. But maybe it hadn't. Careless as he was with his own life, Scott refused to be careless with the lives of others. And certainly not now, when so few lives remained. Every one of them was more precious than ever.

The ice crumbled easily with a flick of his hand, and Scott had never been so grateful for the strides he'd made with his magic these last three years. Even the wind was weakening, though he couldn't tell if it was coincidence or conscious effort. It didn't matter; there was no time to think about it. Scott stepped out of his intended tomb, unfurled snowy wings from under his cloak, and raced toward the warmth of home.

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Warmth.

That was all Fwhip had the strength to be aware of, that smallest bit of warmth against his frozen body. He didn't know what it was or where it came from, but he didn't have it in him to care. He'd been so, so cold for so, so long, and now there was warmth again. The source didn't matter.

Where was he? He couldn't remember. He'd been attacked...somewhere. By someone. He was vaguely aware of that, but no details came to mind. Someone versed in magic, surely; he could feel the invisible chains of a curse wrapped tightly around his own magic. Around his body, binding his form to something small. Around his throat, binding his ability to communicate.

It didn't matter, not right now. Fwhip would find the strength to be furious later. He was just grateful that there would be a later, thanks to this small spark of warmth. For now, Fwhip allowed darkness to keep its hold on him a little longer as he slipped back into slumber.

#file: storm writes things #been actively working on the next chapter of i have dined with kings but needed something else to work on when that one gets frustrating #so we're going back to old habits of stream-of-consciousness'ing a first draft to clear the cobwebs out :D #empiresfic #empiresshipping #scwhip

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ziggy5208 · 1 day

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IT'S FINALLY DONEEEE!!!! AHHH I'M SO GLADDDD!!!! Tried a morw "messy" style of rendering!

Ver. with filters:

#empiresshipping #wither husbands #fwhip #mythicalsausage #empires smp #still not sure how to tag things properly #expect more wither husbands content in the future ;)))

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eepy-deebser · 1 month

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smalletho v. smallidarity

from Joel's MCC Green geckos stream

#joel smallishbeans #smallishbeans #boat boys #ethoslab #jimmy solidarity #solidaritygaming #smalletho #smallidarity #hermitshipping #??#added tags:#trafficblr #trafficshipping #empiresshipping #(????)#minecraft championships #deebser shots

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joifee · 3 months

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"Dance with me."

ANOTHER COMIC YAY This one is for @plant-jams fic "Another Adventure" as part of the @hermitshippingbigbang!!! Dude, go and read this fic! Its amazing and soooooo cute! I really loved this scene in particular and i feel honored I was able to draw for it^^

this is my last piece for the event and I am hyped I was able to join^^

#scott smajor #solidaritygaming #empires smp #smajor1995 #comic #flower husbands #empiresshipping #empireshipping #joifeeart #hsbb 2023 #this is just very cute and i love it

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myrathefarmer · 1 month

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Empires SMP 2 Nature Wives designs! 🌷🍃👑🪄 Part 1? 👀

#katherine elizabeth #katherine elizabeth fanart #shubble #shubble fanart #nature wives #nature wives fanart #empires smp #empires s2 #empiresshipping #my art

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pinketine · 2 months

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We still rockin with empires season one⁉️

#smajor #joey graceffa #ldshadowlady #empiresshipping #flower husbands #jornoth #< both heavily implied but you know #esmp #empires smp #505 radio #👍🏾

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emdiart · 9 months

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couple shirts

#empires smp #empiresblr #empires fanart #empires season 2 #joel smallishbeans #empires joel #empires sausage #mythicalsausage #empiresshipping #empires hermes

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made-nondescript · 2 years

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sometimes it's best to not ask too many questions

#empires smp #fwhip #solidaritygaming #tangotek #hc x esmp #team rancher #hermitcraft #mcyt #nondescript comic #nondescript art #is this even funny i dont know anymore but i DID finish it #very bravely tried to add Subtext to fwhips expressions idk if it worked. LOL #trafficshipping #empiresshipping

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spyglahass · 4 months

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To properly celebrate that I've been obsessed with them for exactly two years now 🎉🎉🥳

I used a reference made by mellon_soup btw !!!

#fwhimmy #empiresshipping #fwhip #jimmy solidarity #fish husbands #empires smp s1 #my art #my jimmy grew up so much since.......#im like a proud parent now

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smallidarityfan · 5 months

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AND WHAT IF I CRY RIGHT NOW....................

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Jimmy: Basically, if someone, Lizzie, or anyone asks him (Joel) to do something and he doesn't want to do it, he doesn't do it. If I ask him to do it, like hang or something, he's always like "Yeah!! Sure let's do it man!!!" — and Lizzie always gets so annoyed? So for example if Lizzie is like, "Hey Joel! You wanna like, play some games tonight?" He goes "Aww nahh I think I got that thing I'm doing bla bla bla bla" and I'd go "Hey Joel you around tonight? wanna hang out play some games or something?" He goes "Yeah!! I think I could with you!! Sure!!!" and like, we're— *shrugs* and when I say he's my babe y'know what I'm saying? He my babe. I'm the one person in this world to convince him to do stuff and hang out. I am the secret weapon.

#smallidarity #empiresshipping #is this even shipping anymore?#half of my account is clips. Smallidarity cannot be any less self-explanatory.#IM CRAZY BTW!! SKJDHDHSGGGRGRGRGRGGR #I HATE THEM SO MUCH.... I miss their blocky characters roleplaying gay men #anyways yeah im planning to get my diagnosis sometime this year #clip clops

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winter-mornings · 1 year

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they are so pathetic!

#nature wives #shubble #shubbleyt #shubble fanart #empires shelby #shelby fanart #katherine elizabeth #empires katherine #katherine elizabeth fanart #empires smp #empires shubble #esmp fanart #esmp #esmp s2 #empires smp fanart #my art #original art #empires shipping #empiresshipping

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weatheredcopper · 4 months

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@mcyt-yuri-week day 5 : rose/thorns

#im not usually a height difference person but. s1 nature wives are the exception i think its so cute #mcyt #empires smp #empires s1 #katherine elizabeth #shubble #nature wives #empiresshipping #jupiter's art tag #mcytyuriweekvalentines

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foxxology · 1 year

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HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!!

#hermit shipping #traffic shipping #empires shipping #hermitshipping #trafficshipping #empiresshipping #hermitcraft #hermitcraft fanart #hermitblr #trafficblr #traffic light smp #empires smp #empiresblr #desert duo #scarian

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theminecraftbee · 10 months

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if you'll forgive the rare mention of shipping from me. okay. so my brain LOVES generating weird, slightly fucked-up aus. and so. okay. sometimes i think about the joke that jimmy is the oblivious protagonist to a harem anime or a dating game in most of his smps. which is obviously a fandom joke more than anything else but like, he DOES have a bunch of these ships. and then i ALSO think about the sometimes-valid, sometimes-invalid way people complain about shipping warping his and other people's characters. (for the record that's just how fandom works shipping or not shipping i take a neutral stance on this, it's just important for the au idea.)

so my brain came up with: the jimmy dating sim au. in which jimmy suddenly wakes up and his life is a dating sim. and at first he's... very very jimmy about it. he preens. he LOVES the fact the world suddenly seems to revolve around him. it's GREAT. he can see dialogue options and he still somehow sounds like an idiot when he talks to people but that's fine because he still chooses the BEST OPTIONS. he's doing GREAT. this is the BEST THING THAT'S EVER--

although. hm. it's... a little weird the world is revolving around him? grian and joel aren't being mean enough actually, which seems like a silly thing to complain about, but like, look, he likes it when people are mean. and tango is silly and sweet but he's--he's not normally that focused on jimmy. he's a project guy. and scott is--look, it's weird he's not flirting with anyone else, right? like, that's weird? and, and okay, he's... not sure how to name what's going on with fwhip but there's not enough animosity, and whatever martyn is doing is like, look, jimmy's used to being shot down more on this one, and--

and once jimmy starts seeing it he can't stop seeing it. the world's warped around him. he's the main character in a dating game. every time he picks an option that makes one of his friends (his friends!) like him more, it's like another little piece of their personality is chipped off of them. and as much as he loves being the center of attention, he misses being mocked. he misses people paying attention to other things. he misses the bits that are being sanded off. he doesn't want to be the one to break his friends. he misses the relationships they had, sharp edges and all, because goddammit, he likes that kind of relationship.

but he doesn't know how to stop it.

he doesn't know how long he can go down someone's route before the changes get irreversible.

and so jimmy sets out on a journey to figure out how to break the dating simulator he seems to have gotten stuck in and get his friends back to normal. before it's too late.

ANYWAY IF I HAD TIME AND/OR MORE EXPERIENCE WITH VISUAL NOVEL GAME ENGINES IMAGINE--

#empiresshipping #trafficshipping #<- for blacklist this isn't. really a shipping post. you know how it is.#jimmy solidarity #anyway periodically this pops up in my head again #and i'm like. man i don't know how exactly to write this. but i would love it if it existed #so i am breaking my usual silence on anything tangentially related to shipping to bring it to you all. in case you all also like it.

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joifee · 3 months

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