Hey, I’m on AO3 too! It’ll be the first thing updated when I finish a chapter from now on, but only by like, a few hours. :P I’ll be updating this fic on the first of every month so you guys know when to expect it next. This was sitting in my Docs almost done for weeks and I finally sat down and went “I’m writing the rest of this.” and did it, so here’s chapter two!
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Sunlight filters through the branches and leaves of the old oak. Phil lifts a wing over his face, grumbling about how the sun is always at the perfect angle to blind him every morning. Of course, he does this song and dance every spring. He’s not exactly an early bird, which is why he never blocks it. It helps him get up in the morning.
The tiny bird hybrid resigns to his fate and sits up, blinking blearily at his old home. A torn picture of his boys hangs on the far end of the hollow. He grins, happy to be greeted by their faces. The photo had been yoinked last year when it fell out of Tommy’s jacket during one of his more daring excursions. Always so chaotic, that one, Philza chuckles to himself as the thought crosses his mind. Good memories.
He walks to his stash of nuts and jerky and various other bits of food he collected and preserved the autumn before migration. He crafts a quick granola bar, thanking his lucky stars that chocolate is so easily preserved, and enjoys a sweet homemade breakfast. Pleased chirps escape him as he basks in the perfect simplicity of it all.
Today is full of plans. A lot can happen in a few months and Phil needs to make sure there’s no new predators in the area that might get the jump on him, so he’s going to patrol the area. His territory needs to be safe. He’s always very careful about going about this. It’s rare, but if humans decide to start building near him, he’d need to know.
That and he needs somewhere to get coffee. He’d think that centuries of drinking the stuff would convince him to invent a tiny coffee machine, but why create something that will break eventually when he can just sneak into a human’s house and borrow enough to last him a month of two? Of course, he won’t be borrowing that much today, but the next time all three boys leave the house, he’s certainly going to stock up. Today, he just needs a little pick-me-up.
Phil walks to the edge of his home and ducks under the branches protecting it from outsiders, then hops up them like a staircase to get the best vantage point to take off flying. A low mist hovers over the pine forest, the sun’s rays burning away at it and painting the morning in brilliant hues of gold. Phil launches himself into the air, powerful flaps disturbing the mist and sending him high above the trees. The sky above is void of clouds as he spreads his wings and coasts. The air he breathes chills his lungs but the morning sun provides a warm contrast to the feeling. Appreciation for the peace fills his chest as if it were something physical.
Spring truly is his favorite season. The crisp scent of pines and melting snow permeates the air. A few shy birds send their song up, declaring their presence to the world. This is home, this is where he loves to be, where he longs to be every winter when he has to migrate south. Occasionally, a crow joins him in the air, lazily flapping in the soft breeze.
Phil casts his eyes towards the ground, watching for any stray movements. He’d heard of mountain lions moving into the area from Kristin. They’re fleeing the forest fires west of them, she’d said. She thought maybe they were the cause of the odd feeling she has and Phil was inclined to agree, but you can never be too careful. Eventually, after finding nothing, he flies to the humble house his boys call home.
When the birdman reaches the cabin that houses his boys and nothing is amiss, he decides to land in a nearby tree and rest. The sun had climbed to about midday and he has yet to find anything that would tip him off. He fluffs his feathers as a chill sets in, the branches and needles of the tree warding off the sunlight, and takes out some squirrel jerky he packed for lunch. Perhaps it simply isn’t time to find this ominous omen Kristin gave him and he’s jumping the gun.
The door to the home opens and two people step out. It’s the blonde and brunette from the previous day. Philza watches them as they talk about something with low voices. It’s a bit odd to hear the youngest one talking so softly. Tommy’s usually boisterous and loud, throwing banter back and forth with Wilbur and giving the occasional sibling shove.
Philza hums as he takes another bite of jerky. When he goes on his coffee run inside the house, perhaps he’ll look for any clues. The thought that something could be wrong with them twists a knot of worry in his stomach. A chill goes down his spine as he realizes he hasn’t seen Techno out and about these last few days. He forgets any plans to raid the house later and throws all caution to the wind. Oh Ender, please let him be okay and not deathly ill or something.
Tommy and Wilbur climb into the red pickup next to their house and drive away. Phil immediately swoops down out of his tree and soars the short distance to the old cabin, flapping to slow himself so he can land quietly. It was his saving grace that they like to decorate the windows so he doesn’t crash into them all the time. He flap-hops around the house until he finds a window cracked open and slowly opens it further so he can crawl inside. It’s harder to find open windows further into the season since so many bugs come out.
He listens hard and looks around for any movement, staying stock still.
Nothing, the house is silent, save for the crackle of the fireplace.
He carefully steps in further, wings poised to take off at any given moment. The inside is just as cozy as the outside. The walls are decorated with photos of the trio, of a family Philza has watched grow up over the years. It’s surprisingly clean, the hand-knitted rainbow blanket folded over the back of the old leather couch. It smells like pine smoke and coffee, and bacon. Phil would find it funny if he wasn’t so worried for Techno at that moment. He hops about the living room, making his way towards the kitchen. If he can’t find anything here, he may as well get some coffee.
There’s nothing amiss on the coffee table. Phil’s claws leave tiny indentations on the softwood as he walks across it. The lamp next to him offers a little bit of light but he can see fine with the natural light coming through the windows. There’s an ad for an animal shelter in the newspaper, a comic making fun of teenagers with phones, news of the new president, and an article about a pipeline being built sometime next year. The birdman frowns at that, making a mental note. He’ll need to put an end to that before it ruins his home. He shakes his head. Right now is not the time! He needs to see if there’s anything wrong! His gaze gets caught by the fashion magazine open to a page on robes and turns a few pages, admiring the modern clothes that differ so much from his own- Oh right! Techno!
He flaps into the kitchen and trots across the counter towards the calendar hanging on the fridge. Today is circled in red with the word “ADOPTION” in messy, bold lettering. Adoption? Techno and Wilbur aren’t married, right? They can’t adopt children, right? Confusion replaces the worry in his mind but he shrugs. As far as Phil can tell by all the clues, Techno isn’t in any danger and it’s safe to get some coffee from the pot on the counter opposite of him. He hops over and crouches on the edge, dipping his rabbit-skin waterskin in and filling it full of the delicious drug.
There’s a cough from upstairs in the attic and Philza nearly jumps out of his skin. His feet slip on the edge of the pot and his wings flare out to make up for the sudden loss of balance. The mug next to him falls off the counter and shatters on the linoleum flooring with a loud crash. Oh god, oh fuck. There’s no way Techno didn’t hear that. The bird hybrid quickly reaches into the pot and retrieves his waterskin and swiftly flies back to the window, heart pounding.
He knows he’s leaving a few feathers behind, but it doesn’t matter as long as he himself doesn’t get caught. He can hear the telltale creaks of a ladder as he takes off into the open air again, inhaling deeply and landing back in his tree. What was he thinking?! Going to check on one of the beans?! He put himself in unnecessary danger just for some person he got way too attached to!
From the safety of his branch, Phil watches Techno shut the window he’d made his escape from. The piglin hybrid seems fine, no hint of any severe illnesses. The cough didn’t even sound that bad, like he was just clearing his throat. That was too close. He can’t let it happen again. Phil takes a swig of his coffee and flies off to keep scouting out his territory. I’m going to give myself a nice preen tonight, he thinks as he coasts over the trees. That nearly gave me a heart attack.
He goes back to doing his routine check-ups and patrolling around his territory, promising himself he would do better to keep himself safe. Surely he’s not losing his edge, right? Surely not…
It wasn't everyday you found tiny people trapped in your bathroom sink, Technoblade didn't know whether to be amused or shocked.
It looked as though the youngest fell in and was caught by the oldest, who looked to have a newly broken leg.
The brown haired one was the one to come and wake him from his slumber, lucky little shit...So lucky he was in shock.
He then speedily asked for help, Techno would have refused but thought this was too much like a dream to be real....he wanted to see what happens next.
He scooped the "child?" (He is really small) and made his way to the bathroom.
Now he stares blankly at the two tiny beings in his sink, he reached down only stopping at a Yelp from the youngest.
Techno narrowed his eyes, "It's just a hand, thought you needed one."
The oldest nodded as he held the child close, this time, Techno reached down slower.
"Oi Mate? You mind sitting us on the floor?" Doing as asked, Techno left them there not looking back but mumbling.
Phil Wilbur and Tommy are borrowers in Techno's house. When Wilbur and Tommy get horribly sick, Phil has to brave the medicine cabinet for the first time, and try to find something that could help. Techno finds him while looking for his own medicine.
Ooh, this one sounds cool!
Phil looked up at the cabinet. Will and Tommy had just gotten sick, and Phil needs get medicine for them. Phil was lucky enough to have been born with wings, so at least he doesn't have to climb up there like most.
Phil carefully flew up to the cabinet door and tugged on the knob. It didn't budge. He pulled harder and harder until it finally opened.
He flew in and began looking for the medicine they need. Suddenly, he heard the bathroom door open. 'Fuck, that's not good.' He thought to himself.
He froze when he saw the human who lives there stare at him. They sat there in silence, just staring. Finally, the human spoke up. "I'm 99% sure that strep throat doesn't make you hallucinate, so who exactly are you and why are you in my medicine cabinet?" He asked.
Phil took a deep breath. Maybe if he tells the human what he wants to know, he won't hurt him. "My name is Phil, and my sons are sick and need medicine. I'm sorry, I'll go now."
"Wait" the human said. Phil stiffened. "What are their symptoms?" He asked. Phil looked at the human quizically before listing the symptoms.
The human nodded in understanding before grabbing a pill bottle, cutting a pill, and handing the pieces to Phil. "Those, uh, should help them feel better. Bye, I guess." The human started to walk out the door.
"Thank you!" Phil called. The human looked behind him and smiled. "No problem. I'm Techno, by the way." Phil smiled back. "Nice to meet you, Techno. I'm Phil."
Techno waved slightly before leaving the room. Phil stood there for a second before flying towards a small hole in the wall. His boys wouldn't believe what just happened. And frankly, he couldn't either.
idea, where basically only Techno & Wil are humans while the rest of sbi + ranboo (who gets adopted later) are borrowers. Its essentially local tiny adopts other tinies and two human teenagers. Phil already adopted Tommy & Tubbo. They didnt really know much about the two teens who live here, they do know their names are Techno & Wilbur, if hearing Wil scream in fear Techno's name as said brother is chasing him down. They do meet when the twins were just relaxing & not being chaotic, Wil playing a mindless tune on his guitar while Techno was reading. — 🌲
Ye yes yes YES!!!!
Philza is the first to introduce himself because his dad instincts activated once he realized how irresponsible these teens are and how bad at taking care of themselves they are
And soon- Philza has adopted two more kids to be literally bigger brothers to Tommy and Tubbo
Remember that Fire Giant Technoblade AU? Here's some lore! (Decided to name it The War of Flames AU)
The war went on for twenty years, it was basically talls vs smalls but Fire Giants were the main fighters.
Philza fought the war pretty much single handedly, and being present for the treaty signing.
His son Wilbur is nine years old when this happened and got along with Technoblade immediately.
Technoblade is a fire giant that was spared one of Philza's massacres and fear but respected the man.
Kristen is actually Death's Daughter who fell in love with Phil...they dated in secret.
Phil gave his intentions to Death who (actually ships knew it but had to be tough) gave him a way to show his intentions. The task was to slay five fire giant armies...it was done in a week.
Kristen was not pleased with this but realized after that stunt treaties and peace were sent out.
They had the first wedding in that peace...and the second because they wanted a peaceful wedding and the mandatory wedding where all of the "smalls" celebrated with them.
Technoblade discharged rather peacefully, taken to wandering the world. Glad that his kind lost so nothing was razed to the ground.
He is stiff around Phil and Kristen at first, but Wilbur makes it difficult to be hostile for long.
Borrower!Phil- Ranboo the new neighbors kid keeps being dragged over to hang out by Tommy and Tubbo, after the kidnapping incident they always take the precautions Phil asks for, but after a while they realize this new kids clearly got shit parents. His dad instincts kick in, but he still stays hidden since the last new human was so awful. Until he gets caught at his own fault while he was trying to get some food and thought the kid left already. But instead of immediately telling someone he saw Phil or trying to grab him when Phil runs and hides in the wall crack, Ranboo just apologizes for scaring him, leaves a cookie he had in his bag outside the hole, and lets Phil be. After that Phil properly introduces himself next time hes over and after a couple days to see if hes gonna tell anyone, thats how borrower Phil winds up adopting another human(?) kid. Ranboo is very confused but delighted to have more people who care for him.
I'm assuming that these go together???????
Fhjaidm as dniamskwns
I LOVE THESE!!!!!!!!!
And yeah- Philza definitely adopts Ranboo after figuring out he has horrible parents- and suddenly the boy is part of all the familial love, he's getting physical affection, cuddles, verbal confirmation that he's doing a good job/that he is loved, and when he's able to stay in the house with them they all pile together and give Ranboo cuddles
It's more then Ranboo could have ever hoped for
And yeah XD
Just Philza attempting to take down the school system once he realizes how fucked it is- "ANARCHY" "No Techno, this school is just shit and I'm not backing down-"
Oh god. Pointing a crossbow at themself. The amazing thing is that that could be any of the boys. Probably Tommy to be honest. Techno is about to eat the moldy cheese cause he doesn't feel like finding fresh food because lazy. Wilbur is randomly experimenting with potions, blew up at least one in his face. Phil cannot understand how any of these boys are even alive at this point, like what-
XD
Exactly- that's it-
And then you just have them holding rotten flesh and all of them are just like "this is edible, right?"
Like-
None of them know how to life-
And it's killing Philza to not jump out and go dad mode-
i never get to see tiny/shrunken phil prompts. anything for that? the angstyer the better. make those boys have a reason to feel protective of their usually larger farther/elder brother figure.
Philza is a borrower who practically adopted the sleepy boys, he saw how bad they were at life and jumped in to help out
At first everything is fine- the boys don't realize how dangerous a borrower's life is and just look up to Phil-
It isn't until he's seen and caught by another human that the boys fully realize what it means for a borrower to be seen- and how much harder it is to be willingly seen like when Philza revealed himself to the boys
With the other human Philza js treated like a pet and gains some scars- even if it was only for a short time- before being rescued by his boys
Afterwards thr boys are very protective of Dadza a d start listening to everything he says- who knows, if they don't listen it could get him caught again.
