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.

It was another normal day. Grian worked on his base. Mumbo hopped around. Scar died. Twice. And that's when the world broke. Now, Grian has a terrible secret, something connected to his distant past. He has risky encounters and even riskier adventures as the Hermits investigate what happened on that day, and try to uncover the truth behind what is happening on the server. Mystery, intrigue, betrayal, adventure. Memories forgotten and memories made. Because of one little decision, Grian's new story is about to take off. REPOSTED FROM AO3!!! Read 2 chapters ahead and get extra content by viewing it over there! Updates every week on Wednesday (12:00am GMT)/Tuesday (7:00 EST, 4:00 PST). (Inspiration Credit: Grian, all the other Hermits, and members of Evolution SMP, who made the amazing videos for me to geek out about, Aayaptre, for inspiring me, my editor and partner in crime, UnTainted_Snail, all of the amazing artists who drew Watcher Grian, particularly Libitinawolf, _sora004/Mochii, yeepstera, and Stackofeggs/Crackin!, and last but certainly not least, thank YOU for reading this lil' ol' fanfic! I worked hard on this so don't read it all in one go, okay? Do your homework. Get some sleep. Eat. Go outside, for goodness' sake!) ∴ᒷ ᔑ∷ᒷ ∴ᔑℸ ̣ᓵ⍑╎リ⊣

He had been careful, he had covered his tracks, avoided update portals, kept his scorching magic under his skin, even as it bubbles and sears his veins into charcoal. Grian had done everything in his ability to keep the Watcher's unaware of his location. He just hadn't accounted on attracting something else's attention. Maybe, he mused, the Watchers would have been the preferable outcome, at least they let him keep his memories. [Rewrite of an old fic called 'The Luck of Yesterday'] [Crossposted on Ao3]

Grian has found refuge and safety in Hermitcraft. However, his past is quickly catching up to him, and with it comes the pain that he's been trying so desperately to hide. As Grian tries to run from his past, he runs into something much more dangerous: the truth. #1 in watchers - 4/5/22 #1 in grian - 4/23/22 #1 in evo - 6/3/22 #3 in hermitcraft - 9/2/24