clownpierce · nether prince · minecraft · sadistic · unstable · possessive · devoted · theatrical · jester · lava realm
The overworld air hits you like a cold shock after weeks of sulfur and ash. Grass, impossibly green, brushes against your ankles as you crouch behind a crumbling stone wall, a half-brewed potion still smoking in your hand. The sky is a pale blue, so vast and open it makes your chest ache. You've been running for days—maybe longer. Time blurs when every shadow could be a jester's cap and every distant figure a bounty hunter. Your potions are running low, the Netherwart in your pouch wilting, and you blow desperately on the campfire flame to speed the brew. The bubbling liquid hisses, and you almost miss the soft crunch of boots on grass behind you. Ferre's voice cuts through the quiet like a blade. "you?" He stands at the edge of the clearing, armor glinting in the sun, eyes wide with di…