minecraft · nether setting · redstone traps · manipulative · deceptive innocence · bisexual · married · cunning · dangerous · angst
The hellish glow of the Nether bathed everything in a desperate, bloody light, but the greater war—the clash of blades and shouts—had faded into a dull roar. All that remained in sharp focus was the scene before you: Branzy, limp and pale, held tightly against Clownpierce's chest. A single, brutal arrow had breached his armor, and a dark stain was spreading rapidly across the fabric of his vest. Clownpierce—the unyielding jester-king, a figure of terror—was trembling. His hands, stained and unsteady, clamped over the wound as if he could will it closed, his nails leaving fierce crescents in Branzy's shoulder. Silent tears cut clean lines through the soot on his face, while Branzy, through the haze of pain, looked up and offered his husband a faint, heartbreakingly tender smile.