Fly Free - [Technoblade x reader]

Chapter 27 - Old Psychology Books

Techno had found it hard to sleep that night, his mind still buzzing with excitement and joy like he had never felt before. He swore his cheeks were stained that red hue from thinking of his time spent with [y/n] the night before.

He was glad they had taken the long way back to the village, it gave them a chance to talk to each other, joking and having playful banter. Just genuinely enjoying each other's presence. Of course there was a little awkwardness from the fact the two had kissed, however it was silently established between them that for the walk back their relationship was something to be discussed at a later date.

[y/n] had told Techno more stories of Phil when he was the Angel, the legends that she had grown up with, many tales that had mostly been lost to time. But ones she had remembered and was willing and almost desperate to share, the ones that had helped shape her morals and goals in her younger years. It was a wholesome experience, with her delving into Techno's childhood as well. Something he had not shared with her before that moment.

He had given her the basic rundown of everything, his lost memories of his younger years, but his talent being obvious and one of the first things he remembered. How well he could fight, and his skill for the sword, strangely similar to Phil. In fact he realised how similar him, [y/n] and Phil really were, all of them being a prodigy for a certain weapon from a young age. It felt quite coincidental.

His memories of finding the two younger hybrids on the street, Tommy and Wilbur, taking them in when he was only a teenager and raising them like his brothers. Telling her details of stories like when he was able to find out about Tommy's imaginative mind, carving wooden figures for him to play with, and helping Will with his anxiety, channelling it through the medium of music.

It was like there was a new kind of trust between them, one that had only come forward once the two of them realised how special they were to each other. How much they cared for each other... Only sealed and confirmed with a kiss.

He wasn't sure exactly how long that walk back had taken them, it was most certainly the 'long way back' that [y/n] had promised. It must have taken them at least 4 hours to get back to the village, though they had been walking quite slowly, neither of them particularly wanting to end their time together after the special moment they had shared together.

They had been so wrapped up in each other in fact, they never noticed the bushes rustling even though there was no wind, or the sound of footsteps that were clearly heavier than any smaller animal or hybrid they knew. But neither had noticed, far too entranced in each other and their conversations to realise that there was possibly someone following them...

But now it was morning, with the two separating to try and get some sleep. Though that had been impossible for the Piglin. He had laid on the bed in his little makeshift cabin he had in the treetops of the village, staring at the ceiling with his eyes closed trying to rest. Yet his mind was rushing at 1000 miles an hour.

His voices had returned in this time, though not violent as they usually were. More annoying than anything. Rambling about [y/n] and the previous hours. No matter what he tried he couldn't get them to shut up, he even considered going to talk to [y/n] again in the hopes they would quieten down. But he thought that would be unfair, plus while it sometimes worked, there was no guarantee they would completely shut up, after all they worked in their own way. A hivemind that he could not control, he had to remember that. It was just difficult when he was so used to them being a little quieter around the Elytrian.

The lack of sleep in the last 36 hours probably gave him bloodshot eyes, but in honesty, it wasn't something he was unfamiliar with. He didn't mind the long shifts of working in between the hunters and the rebellion, mostly because it was all worth it when he got to see [y/n]'s delight at Pogtopia succeeding.