“I uh,” Tommy starts, not knowing how to break this to the hero lightly. He hates to be the bearer of bad news. “I think your powers are broken? It’s not a bad thing of course, but like, I swear you tried to mind control me and it like, totally failed. Which is fine, honestly, don’t feel insecure. Everyone’s power stop working sometimes… I think.”
Sheesh, this is very awkward. Why is no one else talking? Why is Philza looking at him like he grew three heads? Why is the Blade staring at him so intensely? Why is Willow still frozen?
“Did I, did I hit a nerve? Yikes,” Tommy hisses, “Well um,” He steps back, bracing his legs and bending his knees, “This was like super fun, but I’m - I’mma head out.”
or,
in which Tommy manages to annoy the hell out of Phil, Techno and Wilbur by being both impossible to catch and irritatingly endearing.
or or,
a crack fic where Tommy is a vigilante and Phil, Techno and Wilbur are the heroes hunting him down.
No in depth review. I am a sucker for found family and comfort and loved this book so much. cried for a solid 2 hours after i read it and will be rereading
This book is filled to the brim with fluff and humor, and I enjoyed everything except the last few chapters. Those made me cry. This is a superhero/vigilante au about Tommyinnit being a vigilante, (but he also does crime) and bench trio gets adopted by SBI, who are all superheroes. It has a lot of typos, but I think that just adds character. It was written last summer.
The book can be found on the website Archive of Our Own, (AO3) and is a fan fiction. Fanfics kinda get a bad rep, but just read the tags first and you’ll be fine.
Hello to my older relatives, who have no idea what I’m talking about.
I... can't believe this hurt more than Passerine. Speedran this in a night. By 3 AM, I was screaming into my pillow, sobbing, feeling like a knife was stabbing me several times. By the morning, I felt sick to my stomach and had to stay in bed for the day.
"It's okay, Tommy. You don't have to pretend anymore."
god. my heart. what a masterpiece. All the connections - every little joke, reference, saying - all tied together. The spaghetti? I'm assuming it's because that was Tommy's main memory of Ranboo, and that manifested itself into everything, therefore into everything he ever baked. Techno jumping off the building at the end of every chapter? THE FORESHADOWING. I don't know how I missed it. The one time it had real weight, and Wilbur didn't catch him. Also, another detail, is that Wilbur was the one who convinced him to jump in the end, promising to catch him. Painfully similar to how Willow, the siren, told Techno to jump. The clementine. Need I say more? The detail of the fire... When he burned down Manifold's building, the sheer panic was a little jarring after a book of crackhead chaos. Now, it was suddenly very, VERY real, and I couldn't catch my breath. I did wonder briefly why the fire was so horrible for him... well, now I know. Also, Tommy falling asleep with Wilbur in the limbo. Directly connected to the last night they were alive; they fell asleep together, because Wilbur fell asleep singing Tommy to sleep. The fact that Tommy was obsessed with heroes, and vigilantes, and things like that, and it all made sense. During the real fire, when he and Wilbur were in the chaos of the city, he saw people in masks, and they weren't here to help. There were no heroes. So instead, he created some out of the people he saw as true heroes: his family.
This felt like a dagger to my gut, and I cried while writing this. Just saying. Go read this book. Right now. Don't waste any time... you never know how much you have left.
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best writing and incredibly creative story. no other fanfic has made me sob quite so hard. wholesome found family fun with a little something more, highly recommended if sbi is your thing
This was so sad. I feel kind of like I want to punch myself in the face because I keep doing these things out of order.
I watched an animatic for this fic before I read it, and it caught me off guard so I decided to try it out.
GOD DAMN. I was laughing out loud and then I cried, for the first time ever, while reading. I HAVE NEVER CRIED READING ANYTHING, WHETHER IT BE FANFIC OR BOOK. (granted my tears are quite bipolar I cried rewatching toy story 3 just a few weeks ago but we’ll crown that win) ALSO, still crying even though you already know the plot??? All of my hats off to the author, dude that is talent.
I read Passerine after watching Sad-ist’s animatic and I HATED myself for doing it out of order. I don’t know, I probably would have cried if I had read it then watched it, but that’s a Tangent for another day, this is not Passerine this is FUCKIN TUMOASD AND ITS GOD LEVEL SHIT
might expand this review and leave favorite bits if I feel like it. For now, final thoughts:
- made me cry which is super hydro mega ultra rare - laughin my ass off comedy gold - i want to try some Ranboo spaghetti - literally felt so bad shit wacky at times and then flipped the switch and got so REAL. LIKE. THE EMOTIONS. AAAAHHH. - I really really loved the author’s story’s about their own life and how this was partially inspired by there experience. That was really really sweet. This is a perfect example of “Write what you know” - I DONT JNOW WHETHER TECHNO JUMPING OFF THE BUILDING EVERY CHAP WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FORESHADOWING BUT MOTHER FUCKER THAT SHITS DARK. LIKE. OH MY GOD. INSIDES HAVE BEEN HOLLOWED OUT. SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP.
Alrighty that’s all for now love ya kisses mwah mwah
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i can't believe i just finished almost 700 pages long fanfiction. i can't believe this hurt more than passerine. until the last 5 chapter, everything was going great. that chapters was the end, you know. i knew this was an angsty fic but— then, at the end, i came by a note by the author of this book. the note tells the meaning of the story. everything we read. every silly dialogue. and would you believe me if i say to you that i cried so bad? so hard? my eyes are burning. this thing burned me. my soul aches. my body, my—my lungs. i am breathless. i don't know how to explain this but, after reading it for three weeks, my heart feels empty. so empty. the void. a flaw. that was something different. so powerful. so special. tommy, my little sunshine. my little boy. you are at home now.
This was my comfort fic for a good amount of the summer, giving me a good laugh whenever I needed it. I was always pleased to see the updates in my inbox and was very surpised when I saw the twist it took towards the end.
If I'm being honest, it was one of the most amazing endings I've ever experienced, no matter how sad it made me. I had a wonderful sobbing session at three AM when I read the ending for the first time, and I'm sure when I reread this I will experience the same thing. I actually was in awe of just the sheer amount of emotion that coursed through my body at that moment, and I aspired to be able to write something like that... It was amazing.
A good read, would 100% reccomend for those who like crackfic and angst :)
Welp I did not expect that ending. I can’t believe I missed all the foreshadowing, it was there all the time!!! I bawled my eyes out with those last few chapters. If u wanna keep sane stop reading after the xmas scene. Just pretend nothing happened😙 I cannot imagine the planning that went into this cus I realised afterwards the first and last scene are connected and those little jokes through the story are actually well I won’t spoiler but omg 😭 I won’t be able to reread this masterpiece without crying at scenes that with my first read made me laugh the whole time. Not me thinking this was just some silly crackfic🤠 Don’t be fooled. So yeah totally loved this fic ur litteraly incredible eneli
I have a soft spot for these characters, unfortunately (fortunately). Found family is so precious to me and all the more because of the dynamics between them😞. THE CONSTANT BANTER AND THEN PAMPERING WAS CRAZY it melted me every time they became protective over him😭. Crack and angst is a hellish combination and I love it.
ALSO.
He salutes towards the rest of the cult, “Spaghetti.” They salute back, “Spaghetti, spaghetti, spaghetti,” They chant.
THIS FANFIC IS SO UNSERIOUS. I CAN'T BELIEVE I CRIED OVER THIS.
And yes, I cried. Sue me. I hate everything, the last few chapters just kinda broke me. Also, if the author ever sees this, I hope you're doing well. Thank you for all of this and I hope everything's treating you okay now.<3
Oh dear, where to start with this book. In the beginning it is so lighthearted and hilarious but when it gets dark, it gets real dark. I did not fully understand the ending, and I honestly do not think I want to since it might make me more sad, but this does not deterr me from saying this is a 4.6/5. The only reason it is not a complete 5 is the very slight disappointment when i did not end up crying as much as people who have told me about the book have said to have done. All in all, this book was hilarious, memorable, and a little bit traumatizing!
An absolute crack fic which just brightened my day a little. Until the ending. Fuck me. That’s how you do a twist I guess. That techno scene? I was a goner
Someone just told me that Technos constant defenstration is symbolism for the end and now I want to scream very loudly
it quite literally had me on my floor, sobbing. my throat was closed up and my eyes were stinging. this was such a beautifully written fanfic. it’s one of my favourites. i’d recommend it to every single one of my friends, time and time again. i loved it
If this is like the one I read origanaly the ending was such a plot twist with Clementine being tommy guardian angel and like tommy dieing at 12 and at first my friend thought it was a coma story and I cried so much
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I'm a sucker for sad books and found family. That being said, this was one of the first longer pieces of fanfiction I've ever read, and it was a great introduction. Wonderfully thought out as well.
And as everyone says: self care is stopping at the Christmas chapter.
ive read this like 8 times and its honestly so good. what other thing will have you giggling and shaking your head for 90% and the suddenly and without warning making you want to sever you tear ducts from over use?
this story was so good this angst hurts the most its cute and fluffy then your just like BAM! SADNESS! this book ended up being inspiration for a song i wrote about the five stages of grief
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