Enderwalk

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TW: BLOOD, BODY HORROR, OVERALL DISTURBING IMAGERY

Tubbo shot up in bed. The situation felt all too familiar.

He squinted his eyes against the dark. The brunette felt a brief flash of purple eyes in his memory.
Something was up.

The goat boy already knew that his platonic husband would be gone when he got out of bed, and whilst he knew Enderwalk Ranboo wasn't a threat, he still had someone else to worry about.

Tommy.

Tommy had recently gotten a key to the manor, and had taken the simple gesture as an excuse to own the place.
A "guest room" had been taken over by the blonde, already covered in chests filled with cobblestone and oak wood, his armor stand fixated next to the door.

Ranboo didn't show it, but he was stressed constantly with Tommy's new presence.
Tommy broke more things than all of them combined,(yes, including Tubbo;) and was incredibly loud.

While Ranboo usually took solace and time to rest in the mansion, he would now avoid it, only coming back in the late hours of the night.
It scared Tubbo when he began to do it, and it scared him now.

What if he passed out in the mine one night? What if he froze to death in the snow? What if he didn't come back at all?

The goat had neglected to voice his concerns, knowing that Ranboo probably couldn't take nagging from another person right now.
Even though Ranboo put on a smile around Tommy, he knew that he needed a break.

Ranboo and Tommy may have been friends now, but the relationship was still strained. Tubbo had been concerned what those feelings would do in enderwalk.

Mercifully, it hadn't happened yet. Exhaustion prevented most episodes, and Tubbo had prepared a spray bottle (awkward potion of course), just in case.

He grabbed it now, heading towards the door. The short brunette pulled open the heavy door with ease.
"Ranboo..? Where are ya boss man?," he called out over the stairs, letting his voice ring over the foyer.

He waited for a moment, hoping for a response.
"Rannnnbooooooo..?"

Tubbo sighed and started down the stairs. Either Ranboo was being difficult, or he was enderwalking. He was glad he grabbed the spray bottle.

The boy's hooves clicked against the wooden stairs, echoing in the oddly silent room.
"Boss man..?"

Tubbo rubbed the sleep from his eyes.
It's way too early for this bullshit...

Let's try Micheal's room first, he thought, remembering all the times Ranboo would enderwalk only to show up in Micheals room, the toddler cradled in his arms.

Reaching the end of the stairs he turned the corner, pulling himself down the hall, yawning. "Ranbooo, boss man, come back to bed you need to sleep-"

As he turned the corner to Micheal's room, seeing his door at the end of the hallway, he heard a yell from behind him. He whirled around, instantly alert.
The hallway behind him led to Tommy's room, door too far back to see.
"..Tommy..?"

Tubbo peered into the darkness almost incredulously. For a split second, he thought he had imagined it.
Before he could turn around again, he heard a crash and another scream, that one definitely Tommy. The goat boy had picked up the sound of Tommy's voice cracking.
"TOMMY!-"

Tubbo sprung into action sprinting down the hall, occasionally skittering on hardwood tiles.
FUCK!

He slid into the door with a thump, shaking it off in an instant and flinging open the door.
"TOMMY ARE YOU ALRIGHT?"

It was exactly what he had feared.
Ranboo loomed over Tommy, furniture scattered around the room as if thrown.
Tommy had his trusty diamond sword in one hand, grimacing and holding his arm.

Shocked, Tubbo noticed white skin was stained red with blood.

"You mother-FUCKER, Ranboo what the fuck is wrong with you?," Tommy screamed from his place on the floor, wincing as he squeezed his arm just too tight.

Tubbo stood in the door, chest heaving. "Wha-?"
Tommy turned to the sound of his voice. "Tubbo..??"

Tommy's attention was immediately taken, however, when Ranboo held up a twisted arm to strike. The sound of hissing and static filled the room, loud and angry.

Time slowed, and Tubbo could hear his breath in his ears.
Quick.

Short.

Tubbo was there in a flash, arms braced above his head. "RANBOO!"
His life flashed in front of his eyes, every missed moment and missed opportunity crying out for justice.
One thought ran through his head in the second before impact.
*It's not him. I don't want to die-*

But no hand came down over his arms.
Nothing came at all.
"What..?"

He looked up through a gap in his forearms to see Ranboo, arm poised over Tubbo's head. His purple eyes flickered.
Ranboo spoke shakily. "⏁⎍⏚⏚⍜?"

As if affirming himself, he said it again, lowering his arm. "⏁⎍⏚⏚⍜."
He sounded almost scared, just for a second.
A split second was all it took.

The goat boy carefully reached up his arms, standing up onto his toes. Ranboo took to this routine, falling to his knees so Tubbo could hug him. Even with so much down, he was still taller than the boy before him.
The brunette patted the beast's back awkwardly.

The ender creature growled in its throat. "⟟⋏⎐⏃⎅⟒⍀?"
Tubbo had picked up just enough enderian to get by, and with body language and overall tone, he knew what Ranboo meant immediately.

Tubbo turned to Tommy, who stared up as if he couldn't believe what he was seeing. "He's friendly Ranboo-"
"⏚⎍⏁-"
"Ranboo he was scared, it's alright boss man! He didn't mean you any harm."

Ranboo glared over Tubbo's shoulder.
Tubbo caught it immediately.
"Ranboo, he's a friend. He's your friend."

Tommy sputtered from behind him. "What..?"
The enderman let out a soft vwooping noise, as if he was registering what Tubbo said.
Ranboo stood up slowly, letting Tubbo fall off him.
"⋔⟟☊⊑⟒⏃⌰.." The hybrid said, moving out of the room.
The door closed shut behind him.

Tommy stumbled to his feet. "What the fuck was that???"
Tubbo watched the door, his face becoming relaxed.

The boy smiled.
"It was Ranboo."

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The lore today made me write faster. 😀
I'm also gonna add TWs now, wanna make sure everyone's safe. <3