*** In an Alternate Universe to the Dream SMP, with demons, angels, and mystical creatures. *** Tommy was a child. But his mental age was far from it. His entire life, he'd been alone, trapped in Hell, and forced to fend for himself. Until the day he was left, clinging to his life, all alone. But he didn't die. Physically, at least. From that day onwards, everything changed. And it wasn't necessarily for the better. *** Started: 04 January 2021 Completed: 24 April 2021 *** Trigger Warning This book covers many dark topics, such as trauma, child neglect, and abus3, eds, and bl00d. If any of these topics bother you in some way, I recommend not reading this story *** This story contains the overall storyline of the AU up till chapter 5, events after that are purely headcanon. *** AU Ib: @chewwypepsicola on Twitter ***

When the past he's been running from is shoved into his face and secrets revealed, Grian's forced back into a world he thought he long since escaped. Grian's a prankster and good at flying, this was bound to happen eventually.

Grian is one of three top tier admins, and he's always stayed hidden. That is, until he finds the server Hermitcraft and all is revealed. Just a little more in detail then one might like.

'Being tortured isn't that bad once you get used to it' After years of the AHA, or Annihilating Hazardous Anomalies, plucking his feathers from his wings and torturing him, Grian has lost all hope of getting out of his chains. Until one day a new employee comes in and instead of torturing him, he sets Grian free. I do not ship any of the real people, only their personas. This is my first story so if you have anything that you don't like please tell me and I will improve from it! There is blood and gore in this story so if you don't like that sort of stuff then don't read this. There is also LGBT+ so don't read if your homophobic. The cover art is not mine but I couldn't find who drew it to give credit. If anyone knows I will gladly tag them for credit.

Warnings before you read this: This does involve shipping, so of you don't like that then don't read this. There will be torture involved in this and also mentions of abuse and similar stuff to that, so if you don't like that then don't read this. And those are all the warnings I can think of right now Grian wakes up in a superflat world set to night with a red moon shining over him, he has no idea how he got her but he has a strange pull to build random things. Back at Hermitcraft everyone is wondering where the builders gone. And who are these Evolutionists that suddenly appeared claiming to be Grian's friends?

It had been a normal day. At least that's what Grian thought. Unbeknownst to him, his friends were plotting. Plotting the prank to trump all pranks prior, all in order to get back at the small gremlin for his trouble- causing shenanigans. It was meant to be harmless. Grian, formerly known as Tommy, was just starting to get better. After starting the season off shakily, he thought that his past was far behind him. A prank from his friends proves otherwise. It also doesn't help that X agreed to host some people from his past on HermitCraft for a multi-server trauma awareness event. Just his luck.

December 31st. The cursed day. While most families were still enjoying the cheers of christmas, 30 kids, no more, no less would be taken from their homes. They would be trained to become watchers- powerful being with a heart as hard as bedrock, and a soul harder than obsidian. Surely Techno and Grian weren't chosen? But luck was never on their side. TWs: Blood, torture, mentioned suicide, kidnapping, panic attacks, self harm. No shipping, only brother-like relationships for close characters.

MaGiC sUcKs ~Yes, this is another Watcher/Hermitcraft story. ~No, there is no shipping. Set during Season 6 because this story came out two days after Season 7. -I only own the people with the weird names. (Not Xelqua.) This is fanfiction. I do not own the Hermits nor do I write for them. I write about the characters they present to us on screen. -Book cover made on Desygner, background found by searching "old book cover backgrounds"