Hello! I'm nobodyyo -_- fandoms- hermitcraft, dsmp, qsmp, 3rd life, pjo/hoo, mcu, daredevil i do not tag things so look at your own risk (yes, sometimes nsfw but not often) he/him 20
Did an AWESOME collab piece with @mixinu !! đđ
Mixi did Xisumaâs lineart, and I colored him; I did Evil Xâs lineart, and Mixi colored him. And I did the background and final touches! It was insanely fun to out together and I canât describe in words how freaking happy I am with how it turned out!
Context for anyone who is wondering: Lamine Yamal's parents won an UNICEF raffle for a charity photoshoot in which Barça players posed with kids, and 5 month old Lamine happened to get 20yo Messi. Which is like. Literally insane
*while adding chemicals to a reaction* you are a stable substance. you are neither too hot nor too agitated. you do not yearn to explode violently and poison everyone in the building.
*while doing digital art* you are a paint bucket tool. you will fill only inside these lines. you do not yearn to turn the entire canvas into your color
I'll split the fics into completed and updating fics, and try to only recommend currently updating fics (i.e., not abandoned). I'm going to write a little about why I like each fic and what the general vibes are - so this is also a kind of review I guess?
I've tried to @ the authors if they have a public tumblr. Sorry to anyone who didn't want to be tagged, I can remove any @ if you ask (or if I have embarrassingly tagged the wrong person). Anyway, enjoy, and I appreciate reblogs because I want as many people to see these fics as possible!!
This ended up being incredibly long so I'm putting a divider here. Click to keep reading!!! Also, fair warning: shipping ahead! Some fics will have mild sexual content, please read the tags if you are unsure <3
Updating Fics
I have already recommended Help Me To Breathe, lost in the dark (he's got a heavy heart), and There Are Monsters Nearby in this post, so I won't explain why I like them a second time, but definitely check them out!!
Death's A Good Gig by @mawofthemagnetar is probably going to be finished by the time this post gets to you, reader, but I'm putting it here anyway. It's short and sweet, one of my favourite representations of Zedaph (or, Zedeath) I've read, and just a joy to experience. If you like grim reapers and discussions of unions, this one is for you. Also I need more Zedaph in my life.
Look, I'm Sorry, Please Stop Scaring Everyone by @cat-in-the-desert reminds me a lot of a particular TV drama I liked when I was younger, which followed a similar premise. This fic follows Mumbo (vampire) and Grian (ghost) as they get up to various housemate shenanigans and meet their local magic-expert and salesman Scar. This fic is fun, but still includes a nice amount of Feelings and hinted-at Angst which I really love. It's lighthearted, but never boring.
It Hurts To Hope by Inquillitory is my favourite of the "Grian crash lands into Hermitcraft and causes problems for everyone" genre. Seeing how many fics there are with that premise, I think that says a lot. It handles Grian's weird Watcher stuff really well. Honestly, I just want to know what happens next!
killing the boy in the tv by @raspberrystruck is like a sickfic on steroids. If you want Grian with so much past trauma he forgets how to function in society, this is basically the fic for you. I really love how hybrid traits affect the characters' interactions in this fic, and how everyone is kind of messed up because of the imbalance Grian brings. It is wonderfully descriptive in all the right places!
Love Me Like I'm Dead by @daniofcrows is such a gem. You know how hard it is to find good Xisuma whump? It's impossible. I absolutely love how Xisuma and Evil X are characterised in this, and I am obsessed with the unique take on hanahaki disease which I have never seen handled in this way before. The balance between flashbacks and present day is maintained wonderfully and I cannot wait to continue reading this one. Wow.
Oh, you wanted me to do a verse? by @bugbbear is... kind of indescribable. It's horror. It's comedy. It's the apocalypse. It's boatem. Scar eats someone. One of the most interesting and unique apocalypse stories I have read. Slowly updating but worth the wait, in my opinion. This one NEEDS more attention.
So Much For Stardust by @a-plethora-of-peters is basically one of my all-time favourites. Which is a damn good achievement seeing as I don't usually read ZITS fics. Like, ever. In this fic, Skizz is a human abducted and hurt badly by aliens, now recovering in the care of good aliens who don't know how 'sentient' he is. Every update of this one makes me smile, it is wonderful. I love how the characters are written and how the different perspectives are shown. It is just great.
Solar Waltz by @raspberrystruck and aroundtheclock is a brilliant and very very sad regression fic. I love fluffy regression fics as much as the next guy, but this one just... hits different. The hurt/comfort levels are off the charts. Grian is so damn cute the whole time, while also being harrowingly complicated and sad. I am so ready for whatever comes next.
Tango's Castle of Cards by @evilrat-sabre is the one where Tango is a BUG. He's just a little guy (horror). This one is so beautifully written, with poetry-type interludes and perspective changes that really make everything feel so much more impactful. Finding out your buddy is a murder bug isn't the easiest thing in the world. I love this so much.
Traveling Thieves {Dark Fantasy AU} (series) by @amethystfairy1 is basically one of the series of all time. I know I keep saying that but it really really is. I love a good fantasy au, and I love an au with hybrids even more. In this world, hybrids are treated like slaves, but it isn't all doom and gloom for the main characters of each installment. There is a lot of hurt/comfort and the different stories feed into each other in really interesting ways. I try to read as much as I can, though I've missed a few because my emails are buggy. Definitely worth reading these fics, especially since now they're all starting to come together!
Completed Fics
Solving Counting Sheep by @theminecraftbee might have rearranged my brain chemistry a little. Another strong contender for 'fics that inspire me to kill Grian', this time with a more concrete notion of "replacement". Three is my favourite fucked up living weapon. It's so rare to find Evo fics in this day and age, too. This fic had me immediately clicking on every update as soon as I got the emails.
Rescue Fire by @imaginethat0327 is one of the most unique takes on a fictionalised life series game that I have ever read. The whole concept is explained in a realistic and easy-to-follow way, as we learn what's happening with the characters. There are several brilliant storylines happening in this one, but my particular favourites are Jimmy & Tango, Joel, and of course Scar & Grian. This fic is full of whump and, well, read the tags, it isn't always pleasant, but those are my favourite things ever. Definitely worth checking out this fic and its currently updating sequel.
don't you know about me? by takenbadgering is a wonderful comedy of errors with just the right amount of angst for a realistic setting type of fic. If you enjoy polyamory miscommunications, rave aesthetics, kandi, school teacher dynamics, and a lovely blend between grumbo, cubscar, and mumscar, this is the one.
Eventually the Birds Must Land by @milo-hypno follows a polyam ship I would have never thought of, and I cannot believe how much I loved it. This married-as-friends fic premise is wonderful, and captures the main trio (Grian, Mumbo, Impulse)'s personalities so well, while balancing them with the incredibly terrifying descriptions of the Watchers and their power. There's a lot of angst here, but it is ultimately hurt/comfort to the maximum degree. I loved reading it as it updated. Yay for gay marriage!
From The Archives (series) by @sixteenth-days was the absolute inspiration for my own Comms AU, and I will never forget its influence on me. As someone basically unfamiliar with TMA, I thought this series might be hard to follow, but it was not! I read all 57 parts in the span of two days, and I think it altered my brain chemistry. Please read it, even if (especially if) you don't know anything about TMA. The Cleo and Grian storyline lives in my head rent free. I mean it. This is horror at its finest. Also there's an audio series of this fic being released rn, which is very cool.
SUPERCRITICAL by @masque-of-plague hits different. It is such a wonderful take on the superhero/HotGuy trope, and it gets so super dark at some points! This one really takes swings at it's fictional government, which of course I love, while at the same time building this brilliantly emotional relationship between Scar and Grian. I do enjoy a bit of enemies to lovers, but the actual plot mixed into the story makes this one extra special. It is thrilling, with action that I don't get to see too often! Great work.
I am weary with contending! is one of the mumscarian fics of all time. From 'this house has people in it'-type horror, to magic gone wrong, to childhood trauma, to attempted assassination, to gender fuckery, this fic has it all. Usually I don't go for convex siblings, but this one is good enough to get a pass from me. Amazingly detailed worldbuilding alongside a brilliantly creative story.
It Spreads by @foxxology may not count as a fic, actually. It's a comic. But it's posted on ao3 so it counts. I was obsessed with this one as it was updating, honestly. It rocked me to my core. The art is phenomenal. The writing is brilliant. I love sculk.
Luck of the sea by Sleepy_Duck is a lovely take on mermaid and human interactions, with Grian as a marine life conservator and Scar as a very neglected mer. This one takes us emotionally in all sorts of directions, and offers lots of hope for the future of the characters. I heavily enjoyed this fic - if you like mermaids and marine biology, check it out.
there are many downsides to being a marine biologist by donnerstag is another mermaid fic but with a pretty different vibe. First of all, it follows what I would consider a rarepair Doc/Martyn. Second of all, reading this as it updated was a thrilling experience that nearly made me cry at certain points. I love how the relationship builds in this fic. It is honestly amazing. The whole idea of experimenting on a sentient sea creature, learning that he can communicate, then losing funding and having to save him from being dissected?!?! It's crazy. I love it.
Thus concludes my fic recommendations. I hope you enjoy at least some of these, and consider reblogging to spread these wonderful fics around <3
Before we start I would like to say that all the summaries I post here are pulled directly from my own brain, also may contain spoilers (if so I apologize.) Please check the fics themselves for the tags/actual summaries, and just generally more information. Also let me know if any of the fic links are wrong and Iâll replace them! Thank you :)
Also give the authors all the love. Theyâve made us all some amazing fanworks <3
Starbound: Scavenge for Survivors - a humans are space orcs fic in the form of Xisuma picks up some aliens and goes running through the cosmos. Also in this series is Starbound: Savage (Forgotten Conquest) although if you plan to read the first, I would recommend not reading it until you get to a certain point in the other fic!
TAXI! [Totally and Xisumally Insane] - college dropout Xisuma runs a taxi service to stay afloat, but some odd people inadvertently become regulars of his.
Well, Well, Look Whoâs Inside Again - Ex is unbanned from the Void in a really bad state. Oh and canât remember anything. A lot of angst ensues :)
Love Me Like Iâm Dead - Xisuma whump. Thereâs more to it and itâs extremely good I love it so much, but thatâs the most basic summary.
Skin and Bones - febwhump from the same author as love me like Iâm dead! Have to have an acc to view but a lot of the same themes and itâs really good ^^
proverbs uttered by utter fools (iâll do anything it takes!) - Iâm awful at a summary for this one. Ai Xisuma is a mascot for the company that Grian works for. A lot of stuff ensues.
Curiosity and their Consequences. - Cub realizes that the admin has never shared things about his own past. So what happens when he goes digging?
Potion of Forget This - After Tango bans the saturated soups and honey bottles from the lobby of his decked out game, a few of the Hermits start mixing soups and potions! Xisuma mixes a soup for one of his experiments. This time, it wasnât just some funny effect.
cosmology - a series! Really love their world building and admin headcannons! The first one is post season 8, the second is set in season 10
i of the storm // salvation - Wels puts himself in a dangerous situation, to follow the call of salvation
quality entertainment - The Watchers are the audience, and they have to be satisfied.
Detecting and Other Gerunds - Xisuma finds something in the woods. Little does he know, that sort of creates a person.
The Devilâs Casino (and itâs not-so-devilish people) - Ex runs a casino in the city, Xisuma lives in a town near the city, and theyâre forced to move out and go to work at the casino for a little while
get 360ed, bitch (EX + Xisuma) - a lot of really great fics, I canât list them all out, but the devilâs casino is part of it and itâs so cool :)
Gates of Evolution - Xisuma is transported back in time to Evo. An elaboration on something that happens in another of the authors fics, Hermitcraft Chaotic Group Chat
stumbling in the dark (please come find me) - GIGS and ghostie Mumbo!!
The Orb Factory - Servers are orbs manufactured by the watchers and each admin gets one when they reach 18 yes, new addition, shh. I think itâs a really cool concept ^-^
The Major is walking on general ice - I havenât personally finished this one yet, unfortunately, but itâs super good. Xisuma angst and the writing is so good
Well I Would Give You My Whole World - 5+ 1, Xisuma keeps getting so absorbed with helping others he keeps forgetting about himself
The art of taking care of others (and the unconventional methods that come with it) - (taken directly from the fic summary) 5 times Xisuma was a hypocrite while also being a worried dad, and one where people finally caught up on what was happening.
The Cloned Series - not much of it is out yet but is seems angsty. Very fun.
Hermitcraft brainrot (mainly Xisuma or EX) - self explanatory
Secret admins are a really bad idea - series! The first is an 8 +1 of the hermits not knowing who their admin is, the second is a pre-fic oneshot explaining something in the other fic
i can be the one you call - THE hurt/comfort Hermitcraft series.
I Can Be the One You Call AU Stories - self-explanatory. A series :)
Exâs Quest to get a Single Night of Rest - Ex gets brought back onto the Hermitcraft server. The Hermits are annoying.
Iron Bleeds Green - a Hermitcraft/bionicle crossover, no idea what bionicle is but this fic is great, Xisuma and Ex find a demon of their past is following them.
the fracture - âŠjust yeah. Xisuma and ex are pitted against each other, they were never meant to be close. Xisuma tries anyway.
Parasites arenât the only thing you need to heal from. - (taken from the series summary) This is an Au where E.X was a parasite that practically used Xisuma's body to hurt the hermits then framed him till the point that the hermits did something that they will continue to regret.
Nobody will notice. - the hermits are inadvertently awful to xisuma and he finally ends up breaking down. I need more xisuma whump like this.
Void Medic EX - series, first one is an explanation kinda, the second, ex keeps finding their own sibling in the void..
it gets a little lonely here - series!! About an experiment facility, first one is Xisuma-centric
Void Siblings AU - trans ex, a rocky sibling relationship, and also their awful parents.
From the Archives - MAGNUS ARCHIVES BUT MAKE IT HERMITCRAFT!!! Hard to explain. Spooky and silly :)
your destiny is yours to write (or play) - xisuma-centric band au!!
AniMCYT - I understand that this one is really niche, but if you were ever a fan of animorphs, ever, thatâs what this is :)
Oneshots/shorter 2/3 chapter fics:
xisuma and the void - a snapshot of what itâs like to be an admin
A Creaking Heart - Shapeshifter EX and Xisuma!! Creaking!EX!!! Angst!
Xisuma Oneshots - a series of random Xisuma oneshots.
When Youâre Down Let Me Run To Your Aid - post season 8, and Xisuma isnât responding to any of the Hermits. Theyâre worried.
Dragonâs Whumptober 2024 - a bunch of really fun oneshots, I could never list them all separately
Never Make a Contingency Plan Based on an Assumption - Xisuma gets caught in a death loop :D
Mis-take - (this summary taken directly out of the summary of the fic itself) The Watchersâs declaration of war against mortals, among all the grandstanding, also boasted the capture of Xisumavoid, the Admin Voidwalker.
Shouldnât you know better? You opened the door for an apex predator - VAMPIRE MUMBO GOING FERAL YES!!!
The Workers Have Left Their Stations - Joe and Xisuma have a chat
Donât let X and his friends cook - Xisuma and some off-server friends engage in shenanigans
Make a mercy out of me - MORE VAMPIRE MUMBO GOING FERAL!
Not Ready? - Xisuma leans something about EX
Worldeater - an admin headcannon, very cool :)
A knock at the window - Xisumaâs locked outside late at night again.
Rougeâs Gallery - an explanation of the hermits (and why theyâre terrifying-)
Flowers. - Xisuma angst
i am a phony - what if xisuma and ex were in third life?
Lean On Me, Let It Out - only Doc knows about Xisumaâs previous server and what horrible things happened there
Honeycomb - Voidwalkers have some weird instincts⊠love this one :D
Withering Pains - (actual fic summary) Xisuma was just heading out to the nether to fix a glitch. He did not sign up to traumatically die to the almost extinct Wither effect.
General audience, 61.7K words, âGrian finds his admin asleep somewhere very dangerous and has to get him to safety. Then the hermits have to make sure that their admin doesn't overwork himself.â Has some G stuff, but it is Xisuma-centric
âWhisperâ Completed
General audience, 71.3K words, âThe blue axolotl drifted through its sea grass, resting in the fronds. A ray of light glinted off of its iridescent surface. This one had bright orange fins waving against its head. It looked vibrant - clean skin, healthy fins, lots of motion. It looked nothing like Xisuma. --- can we free X from the evil X manipulation now? In this fic, anything can happen. aka Boatem crew goes Full Protection mode on their Admin. Evilex is evil, and the Empire is...well. You'll have to wait and see.â
âit takes two to play (the game of mutual secrecy)â Completed, personal recommendation.
Teen and up audiences, 53.6K words, âGiving Evanâs shoulder a friendly yet firm pat, XVoid says, âYou should probably run along home, as there might be people worrying about you. Donât get yourself into too much trouble, alright?â
After the hero gently releases his grip and steps away, Evan stares in awe as XVoid zips away into the distance, jumping from portal to portal until he completely disappears within the buildings before him. Even after a full minute, Evan still finds himself staring out to where XVoid left, mind rushing with a thousand thoughts of what just happened to him. "Wow," Evan whispers, still feeling his heart hammer against his chest from the adrenaline rush upon thinking of the hero. "What a cool guy..."
So, Evan decides that he wants to get to know the hero XVoid a little better using the most rational course of action that enters his mind at the moment: heâs going to become a vigilante. In which two brothers are both living double-lives as a hero and vigilante, yet neither of them catch onto each other's identities. What shenanigans will ensue?â Mainly Evil Xisuma-Centric, but I think they share the spotlight.
âThe hermits refugeâ, Completed
Teen and up audiences, 59.3K words, âXisuma is the Void God of Vengeance, an ancient, incorporeal deity of protective rage and rightful revenge. His duty is to watch over the citizens of the Void that live in the material plane and rain justice on any that harm them. His job is not to slowly adopt an entire swarm of lost, injured, enslaved, and homeless children. He does that one on his own time.
Or: Xisuma is trying to live his best solitary life at the bottom of the earth but these children keep showing up and pulling him away from it.â Xisuma saves the hermits type fic, if yk yk.
âMeiyâiaâ, Completed
Teen and up audiences, 26.8K words, ââNever venture even close to the surface. Theyâll catch you with their barbed wire nets and shoot you through the tail with razor sharp harpoons. And if by some miracle youâre still alive by then, theyâll drag you off, never to see the ocean again,â his family used to tell him.
XB had listened for most of his life. But he was curious. Had always envied his sister for her trips to the surface. And when he was eighteen, he made the mistake of following his sister to the surface. -- OR the pirate AU I won't shut up about.â This is a Xbralisvoid(poly), and mainly follows XB, but X is a big plot device.
âLost in the voidâs embraceâ, Completed (WARNING: Isk*ll is a major character)
Teen and up audiences, 115.7K words, âXisuma finds himself waking up without his memory in the End, with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. It's clear he should get out, but this isn't as easy as he thought, since he has no idea what he is doing. However, this is not the only thing that went weird on the server...
Will the Hermits manage to get to the bottom of this with their admin in a state like that?â Casual memory loss fic, there are other people who CAN be the central of the story, but it follows Xisuma.
âAgainst the clockâ, Completed
General audiences, 13.5K words âSome hermits have started acting a little oddly, lately; not many people seem to know what's going on. Hypno finds the tell-tale evidence of mind control - and it's not his doing. As the only hermit who can recognize, resist, and reverse the effects, Hypno might have to be the one to shut the whole operation down.â Actually a Hypno-centric one, but it does have Xisuma appearances.
âStarry-eyedâ, Completed
Teen and up audiences, 4.9K words â{In which Xisuma questions his line of employment, Keralis questions his flirting techniques, and XB thinks it'll either go well, or he'll make 50 bucks. Win-Win}â Following the Xisuma x Keralis train.
âThe Lost and Found (is where I found you)â, Completed
Teen and up audiences, 47K words
âXisuma hadnât seen his sibling since he had been sent off to boarding school when he was 15. She had been gone when he was sent home, and he had lost hope of seeing her again over the years. Now, with his own (mostly legal) hybrid protection⊠company? he didnât think much about the past and *tried* to focus on the future.
Exiona hadnât seen his sibling since she went off to boarding school when they were both 15. They had wanted to wait for her, they really did, but after coming out to his parents, he couldnât stay. Not like he needed to see her anyway, he had a good life now. But when theyâre hired at a company that theyâve never heard about⊠well. When theyâre both transitioned, changed their legal first names, and lying about their last names, can they really find each other again?"Says it all on the tin :>
âHot Summer daysâ, Completed
Teen and up audiences, 21.9K words currently,
âCommands are locked for extreme heat through-out the week. Can the hermits survive the high temps or will some hybrids break faster then others? (Or, temps go over 40 degrees for a week, hermits suffer, Xisuma struggles to fix the locked command)â Yeah, be careful, sickness isnât nice.
I have a literal google doc of specifically Xisuma centric fics
"Thank you for helping me. Thank you for supporting me. Thank you for saving my life and for showing me how to live again. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
His hand came down on the strings in one final cacophony of noise, the crowdâs roaring cheer starting long before the music died out. He stood and let it surround him, chest heaving and sweat dripping down his face and heart hammering in time with the applause. The night sky shone down on him in all its glory, unexpectedly clear for the cloudy city he called his home."
âChapter 21, Epilogue of TAXI! (Totally and Xisumally Insane) by @inquillitory
After almost a full year of working on this thing, I am finally finished with this behemoth of a drawing! Trying to finish this in between school work and studies was a pain but it was absolutely worth it to create something to show my appreciation for this wonderful work :) I started working on this almost immediately after reading the final chapter and I am so happy it's done, and huge thanks to Inquillitory for creating one of my favourite Xisuma fics to date
Your partner came back from the dead after being missing for decades. Every one of their friends who they went with ended up dying a horrible death.
Now, somehow, their entire mental health is based on the continued life and happiness of this fairground goldfish that they picked up.
Neither of you know the first thing about how to care for even a healthy fish. This fish has been poorly cared for, has multiple diseases and the person who handed it over explicitly didn't expect it to live nearly as long as it already has.
You're frantically googling how to set up a fish tank, where to buy fish food, can you even take a fish to the vet? Your partner wants you to know that they're happy they made it home and survived their horrific ordeal, but also that if anything happens to the fish then they're going to kill everyone on this planet and then themself.
You're honestly wondering if you're even helping the fish, or just prolonging its suffering, but your partner will only accept medical help for their many injuries or engage in basic self-care once they're confident that the fish is being looked after.
So you get a tank. You set up a filter and all that stuff. You learn way more than you ever wanted to know about water temperature and ph and nitrate levels. The fish is safe. You start to develop some affection for the little guy. Your partner begins to recover. The fish begins to recover.
Which is when you learn that in its 'healthy' state, the fish regularly refuses to sleep when tired, keeps begging for food that is obviously unhealthy for it (and struggling to eat the food that you do provide because âit tastes grossâ), and continually tries to persuade your partner to take it out of its nice safe tank so it can go explore the wonderful world of Outside, where the slightest mishap will kill it instantly.
Your name is Adrian, and you kind of wants to strangle this fucking fish, statement.
Now remember, a lady rides sidesaddle, NOT astride. Your mother would be in hysterics at the very idea that a daughter of hers would ride a werewolf astride! Why, next youâll be showing ankleâŠ
above: art of nfly!grian (fic by @lovesick-x-prince) specifically based on the scenes in which grian describes himself to be decaying because those caught my attention so much
below: scrappy half asleep doodles i made the morning after i was forced to go to bed right after reading chapter 22: Francesca (i was beyond distraught)
content warning for blood, death, and the like under the cut
below: doodling on procreate my reaction as i read
same content warning as above as well as messy frantic writing as i was reacting to the fic
there was a point where i lost my marbles over this
i actually would recommend this fic to my worst enemy everyone ever should read it
(im also currently planning out an animatic to red red red ;] and ill probably start sketching it out today if i can after i design an unrelated business card)
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