ruby's whumptober 2024
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Somewhere out there are zombies shuffling around, a skeleton’s rattle. If the blood loss doesn’t get Phil then it’ll be another mob. He can’t protect Tommy, and that is perhaps the thing that frightens him the most.
“They’re gonna find us, right?”
No one is coming. No one knows they’re missing, knows they’re trapped.
“Of course,” Phil lies.whumptober day 1: race against the clock
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- Part 1 of ruby's whumptober 2024
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“Hello?” asks a voice, small and childlike. “Can you help me? I’m lost.”
Wilbur turns, rolling his eyes over the inconvenience of it all, planning to tell the kid to f--- off- stopping short when he actually sees him.
The boy is colorless, vaguely transparent; there's a blue substance smeared on the side of his face, matted in his hair like blood.whumptober day 2:
trust issuesSeries
- Part 2 of ruby's whumptober 2024
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“You’re makin’ a mistake, Sam.”
The creeper hybrid ignores him, tightening the netherite cuffs. Techno grimaces at the sensation of cold metal digging into his wrists.
“I mean, do what you want, man, but this is gonna have consequences.”whumptober day 3:
set up for failureSeries
- Part 3 of ruby's whumptober 2024
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Phil is watching him.
Techno rests his head against the wall. “What?” he mutters. He’s not really expecting an answer; Phil hasn’t spoken in days.
He doesn’t now. Techno looks away. “Don’t… don’t look at me like that.”whumptober day 4: hallucinations
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- Part 4 of ruby's whumptober 2024
- Part 1 of the next right thing
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The eerie, wrong feeling only increases as Tubbo takes in more of the beach. There are clear signs of previous habitation- the tattered rags of a tent, something that might’ve once been a log cabin- a tower.
He sees the body sprawled on the ground and pushes himself to run faster. Behind him, another staticky warble tells him Ranboo has seen it, too.whumptober day 5: sunburn
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- Part 5 of ruby's whumptober 2024
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You okay?” Techno asks. “You’re still breathin’ kinda weird-”
“I’m fine,” Phil wheezes past the tightness in his chest.
“What the heck- you’re hurt-”
Phil glances down at the blood on his robe, coming away on his hand when he touches it. “I’m not- that’s not my blood,” he tries to say, but suddenly he can’t breathe at all.whumptober day 6: not realizing they're injured
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- Part 6 of ruby's whumptober 2024
- Part 1 of we are the warriors that built this town
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Phil leans on his staff, panting for breath. Beside him, Techno’s grinning far more than the situation warrants.
“Why do you have to look so damn happy about this?” Phil pants, flinging up a quick shield spell to stop an undead.
Techno follows the shield up with a quick flick of his hand, a spell that cuts down the zombie. “You mean you’re not enjoyin’ the wanton destruction?” he asks, a manic gleam in his eyes.whumptober day 7: only for emergencies
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- Part 7 of ruby's whumptober 2024
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“Wow,” Schlatt drawls, flicking cigarette ash to the floor. “Look at that. A little hero-in-training, all trussed up for me to play with.”
Wilbur keeps up the glare, determined not to show how scared he is. He knows a hero will find him eventually, he just needs to hold out until they do.
“Siren, right?” Schlatt leans against the wall, taking a drag of his cigarette and blowing smoke into Wilbur’s face. “Not singin’ now, are you?”whumptober day 8: sleep deprivation
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- Part 8 of ruby's whumptober 2024
- Part 2 of we are the warriors that built this town
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“Oh, Tommy. You just don’t understand, do you?”
Dream gestures, and ribbons of green light untwist to reveal a nook high on the wall. A glass-fronted box set into it, something Tommy recognizes with a sick sinking feeling.
“Trophies,” Dream murmurs, leaning in so close his lips nearly brush Tommy’s ear, “are meant to be put in trophy cases.”whumptober day 9: obsession
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- Part 9 of ruby's whumptober 2024
- Part 4 of viva la vida
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Techno turns quickly, nearly unbalancing himself. He stumbles backwards, pressing one hand to his head. “Who- wha’s-” Techno shakes his head, wincing at the movement.
“It’s me.” Tommy holds up his hands placatingly, keeps his voice calm. Inside he’s in turmoil. No- he’s scared. Techno’s slurring his words, he looks lost and confused, and Tommy’s pretty sure there’s blood in his hair. “Techno, it’s Theseus.”
“I… huh?” Techno stumbles, nearly collapsing.whumptober day 10: blow to the head
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- Part 10 of ruby's whumptober 2024
- Part 12 of i know a land called the land of the living
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“No, Wil, we’re not bringin’ home a kid.”
“Aww, come onnn.” The whine hurts Tommy’s ears, and he curls up tighter. “Dad would love him.”
“You’re just sayin’ that cause you want it for yourself and you know Dad would let you keep it.”
“Exactly!” Cold hands cup Tommy’s face. “Look at his little face, look how cute he is!”whumptober day 11:
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- Part 11 of ruby's whumptober 2024
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“There you go,” Phil murmurs, adjusting Techno in his lap. Tilting Techno’s head back to rest against his shoulder, pinning the teen’s arms with one hand. He wraps a blanket tightly around Techno’s legs so even if he tries to struggle again, he won’t be able to. “That wasn’t so hard, was it?”
“What-” Techno’s chest hitches. He feels like he’s gonna cry. “What are you gonna do to me?” he asks, making his voice sound braver than he actually is.
“We’ll get to that,” Phil says.whumptober day 12: starvation
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- Part 12 of ruby's whumptober 2024
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The video shows Techno bound to a chair, slumped in his restraints. His mask is intact, but that is the only good thing Phil can say.
He’s covered in blood, breathing shallow and ragged. A figure is standing behind him, holding a knife to his throat.
“We have Blade,” a voice says, distorted. “If you want him back alive, you will comply with our demands. We will contact you in two hours.”whumptober day 13: team as a family
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- Part 13 of ruby's whumptober 2024
- Part 3 of we are the warriors that built this town
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“Dream hurt Tommy, didn’t he?” Ghostbur says abruptly.
Tubbo’s startled enough that he says “Probably.”
Ghostbur’s expression darkens, sharpens; for an instant Tubbo sees a glimpse of the Wilbur who lost his mind in Pogtopia and destroyed L’manberg, in the innocent and vacant face of his ghost.
It passes just as quickly, and Ghostbur drifts away from the bed. “I have to go talk to someone,” he says. “I’ll come see Tommy tomorrow, okay?”whumptober day 14: left for dead
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- Part 14 of ruby's whumptober 2024
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Everything is fine.
Techno tells himself this over and over again, as bruises bloom on his skin and blood trickles down his arm and ropes dig into his wrists. Every day, over and over again, everything is fine.
They’re his parents, after all. They wouldn’t do this unless they had a good reason. If Techno wasn’t such a difficult kid, if he listened better, if he obeyed, if he was good, they wouldn’t have to hurt him.whumptober day 15: childhood trauma
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- Part 15 of ruby's whumptober 2024
- Part 1 of touch
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The towering trees are not such a bad thing to see just before he dies, Ranboo thinks.
His tail twitches, his claws flex uselessly against the leaf litter under him. He wishes death would come a little bit quicker. He is so very tired.
Ranboo’s ears prick up at the sound of… voices? That’s odd. He’s lived in this part of the wood for a long, long time now, and he’s not seen a person in even longer.whumptober day 16: necrosis
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- Part 16 of ruby's whumptober 2024
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Tommy rests his head against Techno’s shoulder, his hands closing in his brother’s shirt. “Are you in trouble?”
“A bit,” Techno says, a blatant lie. He’s not going to place all of it on Tommy’s shoulders- his desertion to escape an unjust war, the consequences that will await him if he’s caught, if they don’t find this money and escape to the north.
Tommy presses closer. “Are we gonna be okay?” he asks.
Techno should stay strong for his brother. He should lie and tell him it’s going to be okay.
“I don’t know,” he whispers.whumptober day 17: nowhere else to go
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- Part 17 of ruby's whumptober 2024
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It chuckles, cold and mocking. “We do not care for thy desires. Thou art ours, and we take what we want.”
It descends, filling every empty space between his ribs and bones and organs, seeping into the crevices of his brain. Dream thinks he yells, but then-
It settles. He can still feel the overwhelming presence of it, the weight, but it… it’s not painful. For some reason he feels it ought to be.whumptober day 18: revenge
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- Part 18 of ruby's whumptober 2024
- Part 5 of viva la vida
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There is someone here, with him. Techno is weak, he won’t be able to fight if whoever it is decides to hurt him- the last survivor group he saw tried to- he moved out here two years ago to get away from people-
“Don’t try to move, mate, your back is pretty badly torn up.”
Techno coughs, clearing his throat. “Who- what are you doin’ to me?”
“Saving your life.”whumptober day 19: blood trail
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- Part 19 of ruby's whumptober 2024
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Techno must be delirious. Otherwise, why would he be hearing voices?
“…ere the avalanche came down.”
“H- help us-” That’s Tommy’s voice. He sounds frightened. Techno should… he should help…
“Did you hear that?”
“Help!” Tommy screams.
“We hear you,” the man’s voice calls. “We’re coming, just hold on.”whumptober day 20: emotional angst
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- Part 20 of ruby's whumptober 2024