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here's the thing
When i was a kid, i ADORED watching LDShadowlady (still love her, although i generally don't watch mcyts anymore), and she's like an idol to me.
When i grew up a little, i was watching the dsmp (yes, hate me all you want for my likes idc, i wasn't one of the crazys) and I really liked Technoblade, Tommyinnit and Ranboo. I still follow them, though as i said, don't watch as frequently.
Yesterday, my mom and aunt were discussing how ridiculous it is to watch people play video games, saying 'just play the games yourself' or 'where's the satisfaction? It's someone else's accomplishment' and other things like that
And then i realised - it was never about the game. It was about the story.
Shadowcraft 1 and 2.0 were absolutely wonderful to watch. I loved it because of her charisma mostly, but you can't deny that it had interesting lore and such.
Empires, 'insert number/word' Life series, Hermicraft, Dream freaking SMP, and for the sake of nostalgia series like Stampy's Lovely World, Stayceplayz and Squaishy (i think that's their names, i haven't watched them in years) and their Cake Island in space (or whatever it was, those who know will know)... They all have LORE.
In it's core, all these people playing Minecraft are telling a story. And it's not some shit story, no it's meaningful and fun and interesting. These are people born to create, born to tell stories, but maybe don't have the gift of being amazing writers or directors or never got the chance they should've. YouTube and Minecraft were ways to express yourself, share a piece of yourself and your work with the masses without needing to be published or hired to write.
You wouldn't shame directors or actors or writers for doing the same exact thing. So why shame these people? What have they done that's wrong?
Just like a director, you choose how it'll all look. You produce your own sets, and costumes and have actors. In it's core, it's all an indie movie/series.
The older generations don't realise that what some people you don't consider artists do almost the same thing as people you shame and call 'attention seekers' (yes, mom, I'm looking at you)
Im sorry im yapping so much, but i feel like it's important to say this
Seapeekay fanart(ft. Joel in a cat maid outfit.
Ldshadowlady appreciation.
A rough animatic I made. I was wanting to practice animation and my other projects were kinda big, so I decided to use some audio from a solidarity gaming x life video(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHX7stZwHaA).
I'm very thankful for all those people who make playlists of all different perspectives of a series in release order because as a binge watcher it's very helpful.
Like, if I want to understand all of Grian's lore, I need to watch hermitcraft. And if I'm watching all of Grian's hermitcraft, I should obviously watch all the other hermits too because they're all important to Grian! And if I'm watching all of the hermits, I should watch empires smp season 2 as well because they're combined. And if I'm watching season 2, I obviously need to watch season 1 so I can get a better grasp of the story. And if I'm watching empires, I should watch some of their other content like kingdomcraft and Xlife and rats smp. And if I'm watching rats smp I should obviously watch some of Owens other content, like outsiders smp. But of course I can't just watch his perspective, I have to watch everybody's! And obviously I need to watch pirates smp and afterlife smp and-
It's exhausting to be like this but I could go on
(if there's another series I should watch to get a better grasp on these characters pls tell me I'm all ears and desperate for lore)
And just a extra scene I didn’t really found where to put
'Were you two friends?' Scott asked.
Were they friends? Joel thought, he would like to say no, or that they just knew each other. But he knew it wasn't true, he knew that even though he tried to pretend he didn't care, he liked Jimmy, he saw him as a friend. He would remember, on a past time, a past smp, of the blonde coming after him screaming ‘brother Joel!’ with his flower crown almost falling over his face and him almost tripping over his own shoes. He remembered how he would laugh 'Jimmy!'. He smiled, he missed Jimmy. 'Yeah, something like it'.
Tw/Cw: Major character death (its 3rd life and a canonical death so its expected) ; drowning (not really drowning but its kinda detailed so just in case)
It’s night, hours after the desert battle, hours after Scott saw the death message knowing he wasn’t able to be with his husband on his death.
The blood still on his clothes, all the dirt, sand and sweat of the battle still there. He wasn’t able to do anything besides building the grave and burying the things that were from Jimmy he couldn’t even bury his own husband, the body turned into xp minutes after Scott got there. The stupid captain america costume, the armor and the poppy, the stupid poppy that started it all.
He sat in that mountain for hours, looking and crying over the grave, he heard steps coming towards him. He didnt knew who it was, he didnt care, if it was dogwarts then fuck them what could he do to grieve in peace?
The steps grew louder, stopping right next to him, the black shoes followed by the white tunic answered to him. Joel, the man who burned his their walls, who wasn’t there to fight in the conflict he had created.
He was silent, as far as Scott could see, he was looking down, staring at the grave. The only sound was the animals around and the wind. Without looking at him Scott asked, his voice low and heavy, affected by the time he spent crying and screaming.
‘Tell me, do you know how it is to have your partner dying and not being able to do anything? To have to watch them disappear right in front of you?’ He didn’t expected a answer, he didn’t even knew why Joel was there, but he didn’t had much time to talk about it, he didn’t want to talk about it, Grian told him it was ok, that he didn’t mind if Scott wanted to talk about it with him or cry on him again. But he didn’t, he didn’t want to talk or think about it, he didn’t want to think of how this place would be so much more silent and would look way more dead, he was fine.
'Yes’ - Scott broke out of his head by Joel’s words - 'I do yeah, it’s not very good is it?’ For the first time he looked up, the other man had a sad and bitter smile on his face. It was weird seeing Joel without the chaotic grin on his face, without the fire reflecting on his red eyes, who, Scott noticed, were more grey than ever, like the fire had died.
'What happened?’ He asked, curious but also letting Joel know he didn’t needed to talk about it, he could have conflict opinions about the red player next to him but he wouldn’t force to him about his partner.
'We were running, something, some kinda of creature, was attacking us from the water. We didn’t know what it was, but it was trying to get us. She told me to run, she was always a better swimmer than me, the water was always her element. But I couldn’t leave her, you know? We both knew that she wouldn’t come back, and for me it would always be her over me, at any time, any circumstance. And- and she looked at me’ - and he could see how Joel was lost in memories, hoe the look in his eyes was soft, it reminded Scott of himself whenever he looked at Jimmy - 'and she smiled, and god- I don’t know how someone could look so beautiful in the middle of swamp water, covered in dirt and in such a messy appearance. But she looked so beautiful and I knew, I knew I couldn’t convince her otherwise but even before i tried, just- the second i opened my mouth to try and make her run. It got her, I saw her being pushed underwater, I saw the second her eyes got filled with fear, her hand reaching out to me. And I couldn’t do anything, I stayed there and I screamed her name, I wasn’t able to swim. I knew if I did that I would die, either to the creature, or I would drown, and- and then if I did that her sacrifice would be for nothing. So I ran away’ -he saw how he closed his eyes, took a deep breath and opened them again, Scott wanted to tell him that he could stop if he wanted, that he didn’t need to keep going, but he knew Joel needed this- 'I ran away and I got back to our home. I built her a grave. I never knew what happened, I still don’t know what happened to her. But- but I just like to think that whatever happened, whenever she is, that shes happy. I put her favorite things there, her flowers, some photos of her favorite buildings. And our ring, I was keeping it, I would ask her that week- I never did, but i like to believe she would’ve said yes’.
'What- what did you do after that?’ Joel smiled, and Scott saw the red player he learned to fear, the fire came back to his eyes at least for a bit.
'I hunted that thing down, I did everything I could, enchanted and got every piece equipment that would give me an advantage on the water. And when I found it? I killed it, I make it suffer for whatever it did to her’.
'Do you believe she is still alive?’ And just like it appeared, the fire was over, his eyes got back to the dark red, and he sighed.
'If I’m being honest Scott? No I- I don’t think she is, but I don’t want to think about this. I also don’t want to spend my entire life hoping she’s alive too, just to be crushed in the end. So it’s as I said, I like to think she’s happy, doing her favorite things. And that maybe, maybe one day we’ll find each other again’.
Scott stopped, he looked at the grave again, staring at the 'Beloved husband’ words, in a shaky calligraphy.
'Did it make you feel better?’ he felt Joel looking at him again, he looked up, serious, hands holding the grass aggressively, angrily. 'Killing the creature. Did it make you feel better’.
And he saw the second Joel understood, how he relaxed, how he looked at Scott with a sad smile.
'Yes. Not for long, but on the second? On the minute I did it? I felt like the most powerful person, I killed the thing that haunted my nightmares every night since that day, I avenged her. And after that i felt empty, because she wasn’t back, i wouldn’t say it was for nothing, but i wouldn’t say it was worth every day and night that i spend looking for it’.
'I wont say that killing the red army will make you feel better, that killing Skizz will make everything alright because it wont. Jimmy will not come back Scott’ - he looked at the grave again- 'No matter what you do, he will never come back. But I can promise you that for a second, for at least a minute, you will feel relieved. You will feel happy’.
And he didn’t even need to think about it twice, or for more than one second. Just the memories of earlier that day, how he wasn’t there, how he wasn’t even able to help Jimmy when he died. He wants to kill Skizz, he wants to make the red army feel as destroyed as he felt. He wants to make them feel defeated. He’s not a red life, he doesn’t have the bloodlust the red lives have, but Scott can feel the rage, the anger, and he only wants one thing: revenge. Jimmy was the one who kept him calm, who would make him focus on other things, and now he’s gone, forever, and they will pay. Scott will make sure of it.
He looks up to Joel, the yellow rods around his head shining, his eyes carrying the fury of a grieving husband.
'Are you on our side then?’ and Joel smiled, blood red eyes lighting with a sparkle, the dangerous smile getting bigger again. He put a hand on his shoulder
'Down with the king, Scott’
Down with the king
I found my old x-life fanart from a year ago thought i put it here :)
this one got me my first cc notice (it was joel smallishbeans :D )
do NOT watch "x-life" whatever you do do NOT watch "x-life"
If I had a nickel for every time Joel SmallishBeans started a cult on a Minecraft server with 'life' in the title, I'd have two nickels which isn't a lot but it's weird that it's happend twice
X life Joel with Lazybeans walked so Empires Season 2 Joel with Editor Joel could run