blood moon ; dsmp x reader

𓁹 friend or foe?

Dropping to his knees I watched as he begged for my aid. I sat there in the saddle with my bow still drawn back in case this was an ambush and he decided to pull a stunt, but his pleads seemed all too real. Refusing to let my gaze drift off the man I dismounted and approached him, Techno never mentioned anyone living in the world other than Phil and Wilbur as I had already met them, so seeing someone other than those three was odd.

"Who are you?" Those words came out quite bluntly, which also seemed to catch him by surprise because he jerked his head up to stare into my eyes. He was hesitant to answer this question as he had never met me before or even heard of me but gave in after he felt the sharp pains in his stomach begin to act up.

"I am Ranboo" His eyes wavered and the faint glow of the moonlight reflected off his multi-coloured eyes. He looked odd and inhuman but it wasn't anything I wasn't used to, Techno having hoglin blood in him.

Nodding in his direction I mounted Carl again and lent a hand out to help him onto the back of the horse, it was quite obvious he had never been on the back of a horse before because he had wrapped his arms around my waist and was squeezing tightly, to the point it was getting hard to breathe. Although I didn't say anything, I was more focused on getting home since our little stop took longer than expected and dusk faded into night and it was pitch blackout. The night was frigid, and my hands were cold enough that they could fall off.

When the house came into sight I noticed a tall figure standing outside on the stairs. I realized it had been quite a while since I had left so Techno had most likely been worrying. As Carl approached the house I sensed Techno at my side almost immediately, he hadn't noticed the boy sitting on the back of Carl so when he went to grab my waist to slide me off he felt random arms. Looking over my shoulder I nodded towards Ranboo, signalling for Techno to check if he was okay.

There was a look of shock on both of the men's faces as they stared at each other, this is when I realized they knew each other. Ranboo was pulled off the horse and carried into the house while I was stuck outside trying to untack Carl in the dark, both Carl and I were tired so he hadn't tried to put up a fight which helped the both of us be finished with this faster.

Opening the door to the house I felt the familiar warmth of the furnace, there was also a bitter smell coming from the table. There were two potions brewing, both were healing potions. Making my way over to the couch where Techno was kneeling I looked at the boy. I thought he was suffering from frostbite and dehydration but he had multiple wounds on his body, his chest was exposed to the warmth and there were damp rags placed over his stomach.

I decided not to question Techno on any of this as my concerns wouldn't matter right now, for the rest of the night Techno would be busy tending to Ranboo's wounds and making sure he survived till the morning.

The potions made a small click noise, I approached them and grabbed the two off the brewing stand before shuffling over to Techno's side. The boy's breathing was light and quick-paced as if he had been running for miles, which by looking at his current condition he must have been.

I knelt beside Techno and watched as he grabbed onto Ranboo's jaw and pulled it down gently, popping open the cork of the potion bottle I swirled it around and smelt it before handing it to Techno.

He smiled at me and took the bottle, bringing it up to Ranboo's lips and slowly tilting the bottle to pour the liquid into his mouth. He was attempting to spit out the potion, whether he had done the consciously or not I agreed with his actions, the potions Techno brewed up always tasted bitter but they always had the strongest effects which didn't make the aftertaste seem like such a big deal.

All three of us sat there in silence as we waited for the effects of the potion to kick in, Techno kept his hands on the boy's chest and let his head fall through his arms while staring at the ground. I sat there on my knees just staring at Ranboo, he was an odd-looking boy, one half of his skin was white while the other was black, each eye was also a different colour and one side of his face almost resembled an enderman. Although I hadn't seen too many in my lifetime, I mainly read about hostile mobs in the books Techno had assigned for me to read over my spare time.

"He isn't meant to die. He's going to hold it together and pull through, he has to and he knows this. He has an important role in all my plans and they need to be seen through till the very end. I refuse to let him lose a life because of Dream, and not like this. This would be the most useless way to lose a life." He was mumbling to himself again, he did this when he was nervous. I had never heard of Ranboo, nor have I heard of Dream.

These two names were new to me but I wasn't surprised that things were being kept secret from my knowledge. I knew there were many more secrets that I would have to uncover because Techno would never give them up, even through force. All he wanted was to exclude me from the world and keep me locked in this house to ensure safety.

"I'm sure he'll be fine Techno, the potion seems to be working its magic well enough" And it was because soon enough Ranboo began to cough. He attempted to sit up but Techno was quick to force him back down into a resting position, it surprised me how gentle he was being with this boy I had never seen him be so open and caring towards someone other than me, obviously not as I had never met anyone else but I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel a small pang of jealousy.

"Techno, Dream has Tommy" The words came out slowly but Techno was patient with the boy. His soft expression dropped and a look of rage formed on his face, getting up he slapped his hand to his face and pinched the bridge of his nose and went on rambling about how his plans were being put on hold because of Tommy's stupid grudges and Dream's constant manipulation. This all sounded interesting but it was too little information to pick out from his incomplete sentences, some things I could put together on my own but others would need a full explanation

I also got up and rested my hand on Techno's back for a moment, leaning forward to look at his face that was covered by his hand, I whispered to him loud enough that he could hear but not so much that Ranboo could pick out everything.

"I'm going to sleep, but I expect answers in the morning" There was a lot of information to unpack at the moment, so I would most likely be having trouble when trying to fall asleep. Techno scrunched his eyebrows and waved me off, his anger was clear and I didn't feel the need to include myself at this time of night, especially not when Techno also had to deal with an injured boy on his couch.

Opening the trapdoor I looked over to Techno who was leaning over the table, which had multiple maps laid out over the surface. Squeezing my body through the narrow hole I pressed my back against the wall of the hole in order to stabilize myself, letting my feet and hands maneuver their way down the ladder to the bottom floor.

It was colder down here than usual but it was a nice temperature for sleeping, especially since my bed was covered in hand-knitted blankets that Techno had made for me each birthday. He wouldn't appear to have a soft side but to someone who's known him for a long time, you'd be able to figure out his soft spots and lots of things about him that he hides from others. This thought made me smile, being able to be this close to him.

Flopping down onto the bed I covered up my legs and pulled the blankets over my head, hoping to drown out the white noise and have better sleep than the nights that Techno had been gone.