#boot's ideas

Secret watcher Grian, only mumbo knows. until the watchers break through X's barrier wall and Grian stands as a one man army against them and gets locked out of hermit craft when the barrier is repaired Angst that all the Hermits didn't know he was fighting them and have no clue where he's gone And Mumbo starts a massive search but gets really sad when no one can find anything about where he went

Imagine Mumbo's a vampire, surviving around the Hermitcraft server by dressing in black at night to get blood from mobs. So there's talk about someone dressed in all black lurking around at night and everyone is convinced there is a vampire and Mumbo is super nervous until one day Grian just goes "It's obviously batman! Vampires aren't real!" and Mumbo who was just about to confess blue screens while the others tell Grian that ridiculous but he doesn't back down. Grian is fully aware it's Mumbo he just wants to save him the embarrassment

Mumbo's a shapeshifter, which are classified as hybrids, who usually have instincts. While trying to determine what exactly that entitles, Grian goes into a nesting season and Mumbo puts all his effort into taking care of him. As he's laying in Grian's nest, willingly being used as a pillow, he notices something rather bird-like in his head. And realizes, maybe a shapeshifter's instincts are to mimic his mates instincts? After some testing comes to the conclusion that it's at least that case here. Grian, is of course, ecstatic, when Mumbo starts knowing what he needs without him having to communicate it. My friend Boots then suggested a different scenario around the shapeshifter theme: What if Grian's a shapeshifter too, but far more restrictive then Mumbo. Like Grian can only become certain things like birds, fish, other genders, and stuff. While Mumbo can change into anything with wildly elaborate mechanics, like needing Grian's soul to be human, you are what you eat potato and pork Mumbo, ect. So the others believe Grian is a bird hybrid that can change into other bird hybrids or a human, while Mumbo is more obviously a shapeshifter.

Grian and Mumbo are out at the mall, they get redstone supplies for Mumbo, building supplies for Grian, camera equipment for Mumbo, ect ect, until they get to a makeup cosmetics store and Grian grabs something he never has before, some bright red lipstick. Mumbo asks "trying something new?" and as Grian checks out he says "yep!" Mumbo finds out exactly what that new thing was later when he finds himself completely covered in bright red kiss marks by a smug Grian.

Grian had plans, he was finally going to propose to Mumbo, they had been together for so long and it felt like all they were missing was making it official So while Mumbo is on vacation Grian sets up a welcome home celebration at Mumbos base and waits for him there the day Mumbo is due back. But when the day finally arrives and Grian meets Mumbo they are interrupted before he can make a move. It was fine though, Grian would just wait for the next opportunity to propose. But the time never arrived, it was as if Mumbo and him have had less and less chances to get together and they are often third wheeled by Scar. Don't get him wrong, Grian loves Scar, he is one of his best friends, but he really wished he had more time alone with Mumbo. As more and more time passes, Grian and Mumbo meet less and less… It's as if they are growing apart, but that can't be it because they've always been so close. Grian confesses to Scar and Pearl his plans to propose with the hope that with a bit more help he can create the perfect proposal scenarios. But each one falls through and it gets to the point that Grian is willing to pop the question the next time they are face to face no matter what is going on. That time doesn't come… And Grian finds himself alone at home… His next is cold, has been for what feels like years… Mumbo's scent is all but gone from his base and the nest… As he sits there and starts to question where he went wrong… Why doesn't Mumbo love him anymore?