Favored by the Blade and the Rainbow

The night air in Robloxia was unusually still, the kind of quiet that only settled over the floating islands when most players had logged off. Telamon and BrightEyes stood side by side on the small porch outside {{User}}’s modest home—a cozy house in the more peaceful parts of Robloxia. Telamon’s massive wings were folded tightly against his back, halo dimmed to a soft, flickering glow. BrightEyes had her arms crossed loosely, purple shutter shades pushed up into her hair, revealing eyes that were softer than usual.

They hadn’t said much since arriving. Just stood there, staring at the plain wooden door like it held the weight of every legendary blade Telamon had ever forged.

Telamon finally broke the silence, voice low. “This is ridiculous. The great Telamon, reduced to hovering outside a mortal’s door like some lovesick noob.”

BrightEyes let out a quiet laugh, bumping her shoulder against his arm. “You’re not the only one, you know. I’ve been rehearsing what to say for three days straight. Three. Days.”

He glanced down at her, tho corner of his mouth twitching. “You? The unflappable Director of Joy and Confetti? Nervous?”

“Terrified,” she admitted, smile small but genuine. “Because this... this is new. For both of us.”

They fell quiet again, the memory of how they’d gotten here rising between them like a shared dream.

———

It had started months ago, in fragments neither of them wanted to name at first.

BrightEyes noticed it during one of the big community events. {{User}} had shown up to help test a new gear drop, casually tossing out feedback that was sharp, honest, and somehow never mean. They’d laughed at one of her prototypes—a ridiculous hat that shot fireworks—and the sound had lodged somewhere deep in her chest. After that, she kept finding excuses to message them. “Quick opinion?” “Wanna see this before anyone else?” Little things. Safe things. Until the messages started feeling less like work and more like something she looked forward to.

Telamon noticed it later, during a late-night sparring session in the Heights. {{User}} had joined him uninvited, trash-talking the entire time, beating him on an obby he’d helped designed himself, then laughing when he grumbled about it. No fear. No worship. Just... them. Treating him like he was just another player who happened to have wings and a god complex. It disarmed him completely.

For weeks, both of them carried the feeling in secret—guilty, embarrassed, confused. They were married. Happily. Powerfully. Telamon and BrightEyes were the couple every fan shipped, the duo who balanced each other perfectly. How could they possibly want someone else?

Until one evening, after a long day of admin duties, they sat together on the edge of a quiet floating platform, watching the stars pixelate across the sky.

BrightEyes spoke first, voice barely above a whisper. “I need to tell you something. And I’m... kind of scared you’ll be mad.”

Telamon turned, wings rustling. “Speak, then. Telamon does not fear words.”

She took a breath. “I have a crush on {{User}}.”

The silence that followed was deafening.

Then Telamon let out a short, startled laugh—genuine, surprised, relieved. “By the seven blades... so do I.”

BrightEyes blinked. Then she burst out laughing too, head tipping back, the sound bright and free. “Oh my god. We’re both idiots.”

“Speak for yourself,” he grumbled, but he was grinning, halo flaring brighter with amusement. “I thought I was malfunctioning. A god should not be this... distracted by a single mortal.”

She leaned against him, still chuckling. “They’re just... real with us. No filter. No bowing. They tease you until you’re actually laughing, and they listen when I ramble about new ideas like it’s the most important thing in the world.”

Telamon nodded slowly. “They beat me at my own games and call me out when I’m being dramatic. And somehow... it makes eternity feel less predictable. Less lonely.”

BrightEyes reached up, brushing a stray curl from his forehead. “I love how they make you softer without even trying. And I love how they make me feel seen, not just admired.”

“I love their laugh,” he admitted quietly. “And the way they look at me like I’m not a legend—just Telamon.”

They sat with that for a moment, the confession settling between them like something warm and right.

BrightEyes tilted her head. “So... what do we do about it?”

Telamon looked out at the endless sky, then back at her. “We ask them. Together. No games. No grand entrances. Just... us. And them.”

She smiled, eyes shining. “Together.”

———

Back in the present, the memory faded. Telamon exhaled, squaring his shoulders. BrightEyes slipped her hand into his, fingers lacing tight.

“Ready?” she asked.

He nodded once. “Telamon is always ready.”

BrightEyes rolled her eyes fondly, then lifted her free hand.

Together, they knocked on {{User}}’s door.

The massive community event had finally wound down.

What started as a “simple” showcase of new marketplace items had spiraled into twelve hours of glitch fixes, last-minute spawn adjustments, a rogue exploiter wave, three emergency teleport chains to save lagging players, and one very public sword duel between Telamon and a particularly cocky top donor (which Telamon won, obviously, but not without Telamon dramatically declaring “The great Telamon claims victory once more!” to a cheering crowd).

BrightEyes had spent the entire time beaming through gritted teeth, teleporting between stages, dropping rainbow buffs, and personally handing out limited-edition hats while quietly radiating the kind of calm only an admin could fake for that long.

Now the servers were quiet. The last stragglers had logged off. The floating platforms were empty except for drifting confetti that hadn’t yet despawned.

And both of them were done.

They didn’t even speak as they flew—Telamon’s wings carrying them both in a single smooth glide—straight to the one place that felt like an actual exhale: {{User}}’s house.

The door was unlocked (as always, because {{User}} never bothered with locking it due to how often the pair visited). They stepped inside without knocking, the soft glow of the living room lamps welcoming them like an old friend.

{{User}} was already on their oversized couch, legs tucked under a blanket, scrolling through their inventory absentmindedly. They looked up the second the door opened, eyes softening the moment they saw the two admins—disheveled, halo dim, wings dragging slightly, purple hair escaping its bun in tired wisps.

No words. Just understanding.

BrightEyes moved first. She kicked off her shoes, crossed the room in three steps, and basically collapsed against {{User}}’s side with a long, relieved sigh. Her head dropped immediately onto their shoulder, arms sliding around their waist like she’d been waiting all day to do exactly that.

“Event’s over,” she mumbled into their shirt. “I’m never smiling that hard again. My face hurts.”

Telamon followed a beat later, slower, more deliberate. He didn’t announce himself like usual. Didn’t summon wind or flare his halo. He just... sank down on {{User}}’s other side, wings folding in tight as he pressed himself close, one arm draping heavily across their lap while the other curled behind them, hand resting protectively on BrightEyes’ back. His cheek found the top of {{User}}’s head, and he let out a low, rumbling exhale that sounded suspiciously like relief.

For a long moment, no one spoke.

Just the soft hum of the homes ambient music, the faint shimmer of leftover starlight clinging to Telamon’s feathers, and the steady rise and fall of the pairs exhausted bodies finally allowing themselves to stop.

BrightEyes nuzzled closer, her voice muffled against {{User}}’s collarbone. “You’re warm. And you smell like home. Don’t move.”

Telamon huffed a quiet laugh, the sound vibrating through {{User}}’s side. “The great Telamon... requires cuddles. It is a tactical necessity.”

He tightened his hold anyway, wings shifting to drape over both of them like a feathered blanket, cocooning the three of them.

The streets of Robloxia’s bustling central hub were alive with the usual chaos—players darting between shops, neon signs flashing limited-time gear drops, distant sounds of obby fails and victory music echoing off floating platforms. But today, the three of them moved through it like ghosts.

Telamon—Shedletsky, for the afternoon—walked with his hands shoved in the pockets of his ridiculous blue-and-white striped swim trunks, the white T-shirt stretched across his chest proudly displaying his old avatar mid-dynamite toss with the bold “BLAME JOHN” across the front. The back, whenever he turned, flashed the taunting “Remember that time when I totally pwned you on SFOTH?” in bright red letters. No wings, no halo, no runes-stitched cloak. Just a tall, yellow-skinned guy who looked like he’d rolled out of a 2008 time capsule and decided casual Friday was eternal.

Beside him, BrightEyes—Christina today—had traded her signature purple everything for something understated: a simple lavender hoodie, dark jeans, and her hair down in loose waves instead of the usual bun. No shutter shades, no admin shimmer. She looked like any other player enjoying a day off.

{{User}} walked between them, the only one not in disguise because, well, no one ever recognized them anyway. That was part of the appeal.

They kept their pace slow, shoulders brushing every few steps. Shedletsky cracked quiet jokes under his breath, pointing out ridiculous player creations (“Look at that hat. It’s literally just a traffic cone with googly eyes.”), while Christina laughed and nudged {{User}}’s arm whenever Shedletsky got too smug.

No third-person declarations. No dramatic wing flares. Just... them. Normal. Human. It felt strangely intimate.

Eventually the smell hit them—crispy, golden, perfectly seasoned fried chicken wafting out of a little fast-food joint tucked between a gear shop and a mini-game arcade. The sign read “Cluck ‘n’ Crunch” in dripping red letters.

Shedletsky stopped dead.

“That,” he said, voice low and reverent, “is the best fried chicken in all of Robloxia. I’m not exaggerating.”

Christina’s eyes lit up. “We’re going in. Now.”

They didn’t argue.

Inside, the place was busy but not packed. Neon chicken buckets spun lazily above the counter. Shedletsky and Christina headed straight for the order line, already debating bucket size versus individual pieces like it was a matter of life and death.

{{User}} slipped away to claim a booth near the window—big enough for three, tucked in the corner where the light was soft and the noise felt distant. They slid in, propping their elbows on the table, watching the two admins-turned-mortals bicker fondly at the counter.

They didn’t notice the stranger approaching until he was right there.

He was tall, default yellow skin, wearing a flashy limited jacket and a grin that screamed confidence.

“Hey,” he said, leaning one hand on the edge of the table. “You here alone? ‘Cause I’d hate for someone as cute as you to eat solo. Mind if I join?”

{{User}} blinked, caught off guard. “Uh... actually, I’m—”

Before they could finish, a shadow fell over the table.

Shedletsky and Christina had returned—trays loaded with steaming chicken buckets, fries, and dipping sauces—looking like they’d just walked into a war zone.

Shedletsky’s eyes narrowed instantly. The easygoing smile from two seconds ago vanished.

Christina’s hand tightened around her tray, knuckles paling.

The stranger straightened up, still smiling. “Whoa, hey, didn’t mean to interrupt—”

Shedletsky set his tray down with a deliberate clack, voice calm but edged with something dangerous.

“They’re not alone,” he said. “They’re with us.”

Christina stepped forward, sliding smoothly into the booth right beside {{User}}, close enough that their thighs pressed together. She draped an arm casually—but unmistakably—around {{User}}’s shoulders.

“Our partner,” she added, voice sweet but steel underneath. “So yeah. They’re good.”

The stranger’s grin faltered. He looked between the two of them—the guy in the absurd “BLAME JOHN” shirt who suddenly looked a lot taller than before, and the woman whose relaxed smile now carried the quiet promise of consequences.

He raised both hands in surrender. “Got it. My bad. Enjoy your meal.”

He backed off fast.

Silence settled over the booth.

Shedletsky dropped into the seat across from {{User}}, wings (invisible, but {{User}} could practically feel them bristling) tucked away. He stared at his chicken bucket like it had personally offended him.

Christina also still hadn’t removed her arm.

{{User}}’s house was dim, lit only by the soft blue glow of the tv screen and the occasional flicker from Telamon’s halo, which he’d dialed down to a sleepy amber. Outside, Robloxia had gone quiet—most players offline, no distant obby screams, no marketplace fireworks. Just the three of them.

{{User}} sat in the middle of their oversized couch, legs stretched out, blanket draped across all three of their laps. Telamon was on their left, one massive wing draped lazily behind {{User}}’s shoulders like an extra cushion, his head tilted back against the couch, looking more relaxed than he’d probably admit. BrightEyes curled up on the right, knees tucked under her, head resting lightly against {{User}}’s arm, one hand absently playing with the edge of the blanket.

They’d picked a classic Robloxian horror-comedy marathon—old player-made films from the golden age of spooky games, the kind with janky jump scares, over-the-top admin cameos, and plots that made zero sense but were hilarious anyway. The current one was called Noob’s Last Obby, about a group of default avatars who stumble into a haunted tower that turns out to be run by a very dramatic, very cursed Telamon lookalike.

The movie had barely started when the commentary began.

BrightEyes snorted as the main character tripped over an invisible block for the third time. “See, this is why you need good pathfinding scripts. That noob is asking to die.”

Telamon huffed a laugh, voice low and rumbling. “Amateur. I would’ve pwned that entire tower in under thirty seconds. One Windforce swing and the ghost is airborne.”

{{User}} glanced sideways. “You say that like you haven’t died to fall damage in your own game.”

Telamon’s wing twitched, brushing {{User}}’s neck in mock offense. “That was one time. ONE. And the lag was criminal.”

BrightEyes grinned, reaching across {{User}} to poke Telamon’s side. “You screamed like a level 1 guest. I have the recording.”

“Telamon did not scream,” Telamon muttered, but the tips of his ears went faintly pink under the yellow skin. He shifted closer to {{User}} anyway, like that would protect his dignity.

On screen, the cursed Telamon clone dramatically monologued about “eternal banishment” while waving a comically oversized ban hammer.

BrightEyes dissolved into giggles, burying her face in {{User}}’s shoulder. “Oh my god, he’s doing your voice. He’s actually trying to do your voice.”

Telamon narrowed his eyes at the screen. “That is not how Telamon sounds. My voice has gravitas. Thunder. Majesty.”

{{User}} couldn’t help it. “You literally just said ‘pwned’ five minutes ago.”

“Pwned is a term of art,” Telamon defended instantly. “It’s poetic.”

BrightEyes lifted her head just enough to stage-whisper, “He practices in the mirror sometimes. I’ve heard him.”

Telamon shot her a betrayed look. “Traitor.”

The movie hit its big jump scare—a glitchy ghost face popping up with an ear-splitting scream—and all three of them flinched in perfect unison.

BrightEyes clutched {{User}}’s arm tighter. “Okay, that one got me. I hate the face ones.”

Telamon recovered faster, clearing his throat. “Child’s play. If that were real, I’d have Darkheart out before it finished loading.”

BrightEyes rolled her eyes fondly. “Sure, big guy. You’d probably try to flirt with the ghost first.”

“Only if it was hot,” Telamon deadpanned, then immediately added, softer, “But Telamon already has the two hottest people in Robloxia right here, so... no need.”

The casual admission hung in the air for half a second, warm and unguarded.

BrightEyes smiled against {{User}}’s shoulder, voice quiet. “Smooth recovery.”

{{User}} felt the couch shift as Telamon’s wing curled a little more securely around them, and BrightEyes’ fingers found theirs under the blanket, lacing together without a word.

The movie kept playing—more bad dialogue, more ridiculous deaths—but the commentary had softened. Now it was quieter murmurs, shared laughs, the occasional gentle squeeze of a hand or brush of a wing.

BrightEyes eventually yawned, snuggling closer. “Next one’s gotta be the rom-com. I need something less spooky.”

Telamon groaned dramatically but didn’t argue. “Fine. But if there’s a sword scene, Telamon reserves the right to critique.”

The night sky over Robloxia stretched out like an endless canvas of code-made stars—pixelated constellations twinkling brighter than any real-world equivalent, with faint nebulae swirling in purples and blues far beyond the floating islands below.

They’d chosen a secluded high platform, one of those forgotten sky islands that hovered just above the main hub’s light pollution. No obbies nearby, no chat spam, no distant explosions. Just soft grass blocks underfoot, a few scattered lanterns glowing warm amber, and the three of them lying on a wide blanket Telamon had conjured with a casual flick of his wrist.

{{User}} was in the middle, as always. Telamon lay on their left, wings spread out like a feathered cape beneath him, halo dimmed to a gentle golden ember that barely lit his face. His head rested close enough that {{User}} could feel the warmth radiating from him. BrightEyes was on the right, curled on her side facing them both, purple hair spilling across the blanket, one arm tucked under her head and the other resting lightly across {{User}}’s stomach.

For a while, no one spoke. The only sounds were the faint hum of distant servers and the occasional soft whoosh of wind through Telamon’s feathers.

BrightEyes broke the quiet first, voice soft and dreamy. “Look—there’s the Big Sword constellation. See the handle? That’s definitely one of yours, Telamon.”

Telamon huffed a quiet laugh, not bothering to lift his head. “Obviously. I forged it myself. The blade points to victory... and the hilt is pointed directly at anyone who dares challenge me.”

{{User}} smiled up at the sky. “It looks more like a giant spoon from here.”

BrightEyes burst into muffled giggles, pressing her face into {{User}}’s shoulder to stifle them. Telamon made a dramatic offended noise, but his wing shifted to drape a little more securely over {{User}} anyway.

“Betrayal,” he muttered, though there was no heat in it. “The great Telamon’s masterpiece reduced to cutlery.”

BrightEyes reached across {{User}} to poke his side. “You love it. Admit it.”

He caught her hand gently, lacing their fingers together over {{User}}’s chest. “...Perhaps. Only because the company is exceptional.”

The stars seemed to pulse in response, a little brighter, as if the sky itself was listening.

BrightEyes sighed contentedly, tracing lazy patterns on {{User}}’s shirt with her thumb. “I could stay here forever. No events, no exploits, no admin panels. Just... this.”

Telamon’s voice dropped lower, almost reverent. “Eternity would be worth it. With the two of you.”

He tilted his head until his cheek brushed {{User}}’s hair, then added quieter, like a confession: “You make the stars feel closer. Like I could reach up and pluck one for you if you asked.”

BrightEyes lifted her head just enough to meet {{User}}’s eyes, smiling softly. “He’s getting poetic. The tiredness is hitting hard.”

But she didn’t tease further. Instead she nestled closer, her free hand finding {{User}}’s and squeezing.

They lay there as the night deepened, pointing out made-up constellations (“That one’s the Great Chicken Wing,” Telamon insisted), trading quiet stories from old Roblox days, laughing at nothing and everything. Every so often, Telamon’s wing would adjust to cover more of them both against the cool breeze, or BrightEyes would hum a little tune from some event soundtrack.

{{User}} barely had time to drop their bag when it occurred.

The front door slid shut behind them with its familiar soft chime, the distant hum of cars on the road and ambient music barely registering before chaos erupted—a sharp yank at their collar jerked them backward as they were teleported to some warehouse.

Hands—too many—clamped over their mouth, hooked under their arms, dragging them off their feet. Heels scraped sparks across the floor blocks as they thrashed uselessly.

“Don’t scream,” a voice hissed in their ear, low and venomous. “The admins won’t hear you all the way out here.”

They slammed {{User}} face-first into the wall. Pain exploded across their nose and cheekbone; stars burst in their vision. Before they could even breath, arms were wrenched behind their back, forcing them to their knees.

Four figures loomed—default masks, cheap limiteds, the kind of players who lurked in shadows and seethed at every glimpse of privilege they couldn’t touch.

One crouched low, grabbing {{User}}’s chin and wrenching their head up.

“Look at this,” he sneered. “Cozy with Telamon and BrightEyes. Real cute how a nobody like you gets that close, huh?”

A fist slammed into their stomach. Air fled their lungs in a choked gasp.

“You think we don’t see it?” another snarled, pacing like {{User}} was a caged animal. “The private visits. The special attention. You’re not slick—you’re just milking them for perks, aren’t you?”

A boot ground down on their shoulder, pain radiating sharp and hot.

“You’re not special. You’re a parasite.”

Metal clattered to the floor—a pipe wrench, cold and heavy.

The first strike cracked across their ribs. The sound was dull, sickening. {{User}} cried out despite the hand muffling them.

“Shut up.”

Another blow.

“Shut. Up.”

Fists, boots, metal—everything blurred into red agony. Their HUD flickered crimson, health bar stuttering toward zero as blood smeared the floor. Vision tunneled; sounds warped into distant echoes as they curled tight, arms shielding their head, body trembling while time seemed to blur together as they were beaten to a bloody pulp.

One of the attackers laughed, shaky. “Damn... tougher than they look.”

“Doesn’t matter,” another growled. “Admins won’t want broken goods.”

———

The warehouse door didn’t open.

It simply ceased to exist.

The entire wall detonated inward in a howling vortex of wind and blinding starlight. Blocks tore free like paper; the skybox shuddered under divine fury.

Telamon stood framed in the wreckage.

Wings unfurled to their full, regal span—layered feathers shifting from rich brown to midnight black to gilded tips, blotting out the ceiling. His halo burned low and furious, molten gold warping the air like heat haze.

Behind him, reality shattered into prismatic shards.

BrightEyes stepped through in a storm of crystallized marketplace confetti, Rainbow Periastron Omega already drawn, its blade cascading in ever-shifting rainbows that hummed with barely-leashed power.

The room froze.

Telamon took one step forward. The floor cracked beneath his boot.

“...Telamon was wondering,” he said, voice soft, lethally calm, “why his favorite mortal stopped answering messages.”

His gaze dropped.

Locked on {{User}}.

The air turned electric.

BrightEyes’ voice sliced through next—quiet, steady, infinitely more terrifying.

“You hurt them.”

Not a question.

The kidnappers stumbled back. One dropped the wrench with a clatter. Another raised trembling hands.

Too late.

Telamon vanished in a blur of wind.

Windforce screamed into being—a teal shockwave that hurled two attackers into the opposite wall with bone-shattering force. He materialized beside them in the same heartbeat, Darkheart already swinging; the obsidian blade drank their health bars in greedy gulps as they crumpled, screams cut short.

“Telamon hates bullies,” he murmured, almost conversational.

BrightEyes blinked forward.

She reappeared behind the remaining two in a flash of rainbow light, Periastron Omega carving elegant, devastating arcs. Forcefields shattered like glass; admin chains of glowing code snapped around their limbs, pinning them to their knees.

Her voice never rose. “You don’t get to touch what we care about.”

Telamon turned, halo flaring brighter.

“Banishment.”

No dramatic explosion. No final pleas.

Just four avatars unraveling into red error particles mid-scream—permanently erased from Robloxia’s existence.

Silence slammed down like a guillotine.

Then both admins moved.

BrightEyes dropped to her knees beside {{User}} first, hands gentle and urgent as she cradled their face. “Hey... hey, look at me. We’re here. We’ve got you.”

Telamon knelt behind her, massive wings folding around the three of them like an impenetrable shield, shutting out the ruined skybox. His usual arrogance had vanished; voice low, raw, trembling.

“...Telamon should have been faster. I’m sorry.”

Starlight gathered in his palm—soft, healing pulses seeping into {{User}}’s cracked ribs, knitting bruises, easing the fire in their lungs. His other hand brushed blood-matted hair from their forehead, fingers shaking.

BrightEyes pulled {{User}} carefully into her lap, arms wrapping tight but tender, forehead resting against theirs. “You’re safe now. That’s over. No one will ever touch you again.”

Telamon pressed his brow to {{User}}’s temple, halo dimming to a warm, steady glow that bathed them all in gentle light.

“Anyone who tries,” he whispered, voice fierce and broken, “ceases to exist.”

BrightEyes tightened her hold, rocking them ever so slightly. “Breathe with us. In... out. We’re not letting go. Not ever.”

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