BeeDuo

Pairing
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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Other:	fanart by starlabrowanart.
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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

In the canon of the Dream SMP, Ranboo and Tubbo are husbands who have an adopted child together named Michael, a baby zombified piglin.

They were initially 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 that 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 was upset because he thought he ruined their friendship, calling Tubbo the closest person he had. Tubbo did some experiments on Ranboo in regards to his memory loss, which furthered a rift in their relationship, but they made up.

They decided 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 or queerplatonic relationship by the fandom. It is also incredibly popular. As of July 2023, the & relationship tag on Archive of Our Own has over 10 thousand works and the / relationship tag has almost 3 thousand works.

Wank

RPF

Some people ship BeeDuo in RPF using "Enderbees" as the ship name, which makes some 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 

enderbees is a term used in poppytwt to sexualize them 😅😭

hxmlcc on Twitter 

Because of this association, people usually just call the romantic pairing BeeDuo or occasionally TubBoo.

Creator split

Some fans believe that the real Ranboo and Tubbo fell out, although it was kept entirely out of the public eye. It is the subject of much speculation to this day. Many fans attribute Enderbees shipping as to why they stopped talking to each other, likening it to the Septiplier split, however other fans think there must be something more and that they wouldn't continue maintaining their distance from each other for years afterward while otherwise still having a mutual friend group.

[...] tbh I dont think shipping had anything to do with it. other ccs who didnt hang out as much on stream bc of shipping didn't seem to completely never talk to that person ever. this seemed way more severe, like geez I wanna know but probably won't ever lol

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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