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the house always wins

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"You said you analyze people when they fight," Tommy says thoughtfully. "So you know what I fight like, right?” Technoblade seems reluctant to answer. “Yes,” he says, and Tommy leans forward, eyes wide and curiously interrogative. “Well?” “You fight like you’re dying.” Tommy "Theseus" Soot is the seven-time champion of the seasonal tournament hosted in Hypixel's Arena. Each season, he hopes to be paired with his best friend Ranboo, but the two never seem to get lucky enough. This winter, Tommy hopes for an easy eighth win to make his win streak two years long. When he's paired with temperamental Technoblade, who looks like he could kill someone with a glance, things start to seem like they might go south. Quickly.
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The winter chill sets into Tommy’s bones as he strides forward, enthralled by the lights strung up around Hypixel’s buildings. It’s not his first winter as a player— far from it, in fact— but they capture his gaze every time, drawing him in to visions of hot mugs and snowball fights. He won’t get a
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