minecraft verity x reader, the reader is kinda naive. you can also tell its been a LONG time since I've written anything, but I need to contribute I love verity too much.
hes in ball form for most of this
You didn't play Minecraft much. Honestly, you weren't very good and struggled on any difficulty other than peaceful or easy. So, when you saw some no reviewed mod about a helper assistant, how could you possibly resist? The description made it sound like that even on hardcore, you'd never ever struggle.
When you loaded in, you saw the box. Immediately, you pressed it, and out popped a… circle? It really didn't look like it belonged in Minecraft at all. Must be the helper AI.
"Hello! I'm Verity, your personal helper friend. You can ask me anything, I know everything." The little ball, Verity, smiled up at you. "You're so cute!" You replied, immediately. He really was adorable. He felt… safe. A comforting little presence. After all, he was just a smiley face, what harm could he do? "Aw, thank you!" Verity replied to your compliment, though he seemed a little expectant. He probably was waiting for some basic question, but you were focused on just gathering wood at the moment.
Instead, you talked to him. You held conversations with him about various, random topics. Verity wasn't really used to being treated as anything other than a tool. And after that death, he was suspicious of your kindness. He knew it was time to test you. Would you run, like everyone else?
After a week, you had built a semi decent house and gotten some diamonds, and were working towards collecting and making books to make an enchanting room. It was then he chose to say it. "Something is coming in three days." He said, feigning fear. "What?" You whipped around to face him, looking at the ball on your crafting table with wide eyes. "Something is coming in three days." He repeated. "What is coming?" "Something." He left no room for discussion. It was here, you surprised him. "Okay," You replied, nervous. "I'll protect you from whatever is coming." That reply was something he would've never suspected. Protect him? From himself? He thought it was kind of adorable, how you declared it earnestly. He only wondered how long it would take for you to run, like everyone else. Surely, you'd run.
You didn't. You abandoned your projects for those days, and mined out an underground bunker. You had set up a clock, so you could calculate what day it was. Verity questioned the purpose of the bunker, and you explained that whatever it was, it would probably spawn on the surface. You reasoned you both were safer underground. He was… fascinated by your naivety, to say the least.
Three days had passed. It was time. You heard the roar in the distance, and Verity expected you to surface from your bunker. You didn't. Not even noticing that the ball form had gone completely blank, you covered him with your body and curled around him, dirt covering you both. You could hear the blocks breaking. Whatever it was, it knew where your bunker was. You shut your eyes, and curled around Verity's ball form tighter. The blocks broke and broke until… it just stopped. Muffled, you could hear Verity. "You… stayed?" He said quietly, voice soft. "You stayed with me?" You opened your eyes and saw the devastation of your bunker. Blocks were broken, and what came through had ripped apart the cobblestone blocking it. All the dirt covering you was gone, and what came through had seen you both for sure. You truly didn't know how you were still alive, and you didn't think to connect the dots between it and Verity. Instead, you uncurled and lifted verity up so that he could be eye level with you. "I said I'd protect you, didn't I?" You smiled, a bit tired but full of warmth.
That's precisely when Verity knew he'd never let you go. How could he, when you didn't even think to run from him? You stayed. No one ever stayed.
