Dream SMP Cursed AU

Philza's searching for Technoblade. A hoglin won't leave his side. Neither knows the truth. Yet.

Hi everyone! This is my take on the Cursed AU series by "Casserole :D" on Youtube. They make really awesome animatics, so go check them out!

I'm not sure if anyone even reads Dream SMP fanfics anymore, but honestly, I don't really care. I've had this idea stuck in my head ever since I watched the animatics, so I'm writing it anyway-if nothing else, just for fun. No, I'm still not over the Dream smp and I don't think I ever will be :D

This series will have three 'Acts':
Act 1: How to Train Your Hoglin
Act 2: The Crow Monster
Act 3: The Monster Within

A note on my upload schedule: I will do my best to upload once a week (probably Sundays or Mondays), but I can't promise anything. School is a lot right now, and I can't afford to make this my top priority. Also, I prefer quality over quantity and I want to make sure everything I publish is my best work. Please don't pressure me for updates :)

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Staring at him was the hoglin, a hopeful look in its eyes. No, that was silly. Hoglins didn't get "hopeful looks". They were hoglins. He watched as the beast slowly moved closer, cautiously and without any sudden movements, as you would if you were trying to get close to a skittish animal.

Why hadn't it attacked him yet? What did it want? It was a meter away, then a foot, an arm's length, then they were only a few inches apart. Phil didn't move. He could read the animal's body language and see in its eyes that it had no intent to harm him. So he just waited to see what it would do.

After they had watched each other for a moment, the hoglin cocked its head to the side as a dog might when it was thinking about something. It gave Phil a gentle sniff and he couldn't help the soft chuckle that escaped his lips as the inhale ruffled his hair and loosened his hat. This hoglin must be insanely strong if it could create that much force just by breathing.