BeeDuo
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| Pairing | |
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| Pairing: | Ranboo/Tubbo |
| Alternative name(s): | Enderbees, TubBoo |
| Gender category: | m/m, slash, other (nb/m), gen |
| Fandom: | Dream SMP |
| Canonical?: | yes |
| Prevalence: | popular |
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BeeDuo is the m/m pairing of Ranboo and Tubbo in the Dream SMP fandom. Both FPF and RPF fans of the pairing exist. The fandom does not typically distinguish between slash and gen works by name with regards to Dream SMP due to the ambiguity of these characters' relationship in canon.
Canon
Dream SMP
Ranboo and Tubbo are husbands and have an adopted child together named Michael, a baby zombified piglin.
They were initially somewhat political rivals, as Ranboo wanted to run for Tubbo's position as president of L'Manberg. The two made a deal where if Ranboo won, Tubbo would be vice president, and if Tubbo won, Ranboo would be secretary of state. Tubbo wished Ranboo luck in the election before the Green Festival, saying he thought Ranboo was the most loyal member of L'Manberg.
He was at first upset when Ranboo betrayed them, but then was understanding and defended him, recalling how he had betrayed Manberg during the Red Festival. Ranboo is upset because he thinks he ruined their friendship, calling Tubbo the closest person he has. Tubbo does some experiments on Ranboo in regards to his memory loss, which furthers a rift in their relationship, but they make up.
They decide to marry during the construction of Snowchester. Initially this was for tax benefits, but they later fell in love. Soon after they found Michael and adopted him as their son.
Fandom
BeeDuo is commonly depicted as a platonic, romantic and queerplatonic relationship by the fandom. It is also incredibly popular. The & relationship tag on Archive of Our Own has over 10 thousand works and the / relationship tag has almost 3 thousand works, as of July 2023.
Some people ship BeeDuo in RPF using "Enderbees" as the ship name, which tends to make Dream SMP fans uncomfortable as they often associate that ship name with people who speculate about real people's relationships and sexualities (known as truthers in the fandom), as well as with Poppytwt.
Hi! Please don’t use enderbees, it sounds cute but it used to sexualize Tubbo and Ranboo in c! Or cc!E9Dlq on Twitter [1]
enderbees is a term used in poppytwt to sexualize them 😅😭hxmlcc on Twitter [2]
Because of this association, people usually just call the romantic pairing BeeDuo or occasionally TubBoo.
Links and Resources
- Ranboo & Toby Smith | Tubbo tag on Archive of Our Own
- Ranboo/Toby Smith | Tubbo tag on Archive of Our Own
- beeduo tag on Tumblr
References
- ^ Please don't use enderbees (Accessed 7/11/2023)
- ^ Enderbees and poppytwt (Accessed 7/11/2023)
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| Subfandoms | Dream SMP • QSMP • Hermitcraft • Life SMP Series • MC Championship • SMPLive • SMPEarth • Lifesteal SMP • Empires SMP • The Yogscast • Artist SMP |
| Creators | Technoblade • Dream • CaptainSparklez • Wilbur Soot • Ranboo • TommyInnit • Tubbo • BadBoyHalo • Xisumavoid • Grian • InTheLittleWood |
| Fandom | List of MCYT Fests & Exchanges • List of MCYT Zines • MCYT Fandom and Charity • Minecraft Fandom Glossary • Penis SMP • Truthing • Duo Name |
| Notable Fanworks | Heat Waves • Mangoball • Passerine • SMPRonpa • SAD-ist Dream SMP Animatic Series • ReafyStats |
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