Ok But Unironically, Ranboo And Tubbo Making Their Marriage Canon In The Smp And Playing It As More Than

ok but unironically, ranboo and tubbo making their marriage canon in the smp and playing it as more than just a bit is one of the best character decisions ranboo specifically has ever made. and it's because it makes ranboo's syndicate arc... actually compelling. now, I don't know if you noticed yesterday, but techno, phil, and niki's streams, while being lore, were almost chill streams in terms of how casually they treated the roleplay. their visit to snowchester was relatively pleasant, and tubbo and techno even managed some friendly teasing during the visit to the crater. the person being put under pressure wasn't even streaming! but you know who was streaming? ranboo. and if you watched ranboo's perspective, you'd probably have noticed that the atmosphere was less... fun than all the jokes made it out to be. because all the tension of the visit was laid on ranboo. ranboo, who could only stand and watch, unable to speak on tubbo's behalf as his friend and husband fumbled through his defense of snowchester. who kept inching towards him every time techno looked away, only able to communicate through eye contact. who sat and waited as techno rang the channel member bell in the basement of tubbo's home while the evidence of their close relationship was quite literally running about upstairs. who held the book threatening tubbos life in his inventory, unable to confront them about it without calling suspicion on himself. the atmosphere of stress laid thick on ranboo's stream and ranboo's stream only. because not only is he connected to tubbo through l'manburg, not only is he connected to tubbo through friendship, but ranboo is connected to tubbo through marriage and a son he's pledged himself to protect at all costs. anything less would barely have impact on the mood of the stream! ranboo would have no reason to give the syndicate the time of day. the emotional impact would be almost nonexistent, even. but because tubbo, and by extension, michael, are threatened the syndicate's nosiness, he has to get involved. he has to, temporarily, "pick a side" in order to protect the people that he chose. meaning not only is he in moral hell at the moment, but he also finally has a reason to seriously evaluate what a "side" means to him. this arc might finally even make him challenge techno's ideals! (it's wishful thinking but it's possible I swear) and none of this could have happened had he not married tubbo and adopted michael as their son. it's what happened with Sally the Salmon all over again. the idea, while ridiculous, actually gives ranboo a reason to involve himself with techno and phil. (beyond the whole "sensei" bit) proving again, that in the dream smp, every joke eventually becomes emotionally impactful. every. single. one.