Enter Title Here (a sleepy bois story)

Chapter 22

{scars, mentions of nightmare, swearing, eating disorder, mean brain} 

That morning Phil was up early. He had gone to check on Tommy and almost laughed when he saw Wilbur sleeping on the ground next to the boy's bed. He then moved to the kitchen. A quick check of the calendars said that Tommy had to eat lunch today. How he was going to make sure Tommy ate was beyond him but he started to cut up an apple and make some ramen to pack for the boy's lunch.

He put the apple with a little bit of lemon juice in a container and then put half of the ramen in a thermos and filled the rest with warm water. It would be like broth with some noodles. He started making breakfast and cutting up apples. When he had finished making the pancakes Techno appeared and took one. As Techno ate Phil walked over to Tommy's room to get Wilbur and Tommy.

Phil knocked gently on the open door. Tommy jolted upright then calmed down as he noticed Phil at the door. Phil nodded at the boy and went back to the kitchen. Tommy put his legs over the side of the bed to get ready for school and almost stepped on Wilbur.

"Shit, Wilbur. Why are you on my floor." Wilbur woke up when Tommy spoke. He rubbed his eyes and looked at Tommy.

"You had a nightmare and I didn't want to fall asleep and miss it if you had another." Wilbur shrugged. "Do you remember it?"

Tommy did and he nodded quietly. He didn't remember Wilbur waking him up though. Wilbur had been sleeping in a tank top so he could see that the scar was still just a scar. Wilbur had washed off the marker at some point as well. Wilbur got up and fluffed Tommy's hair. He then picked up his things and went to his room to change and get ready for the day.

Tommy took this as time for him to get ready for school. He rubbed the line on his wrist as he finished getting ready. He hated it so much in that moment. He picked half heartedly at the scab before putting on a friendship bracelet Tubbo had given him. It covered the injury almost perfectly.

Tommy walked out to the kitchen with his backpack over his shoulder. Phil handed him a lunch box and motioned to the backpack. Tommy clipped the lunch box to the bag and sat down next to Techno. He was handed a plate but when he checked the calendar it said he didn't have to eat it. They don't want you to eat it. They just are making sure you suffer. You are eating when you are not supposed to. This is a test to see if you will eat it. Tommy groaned at the voices and put his head on the counter, pushing the food away.

Phil noticed this and ruffled the boy's blonde hair. Tommy swatted the hand away and put his arms over his head. Phil gently pushed the plate forward. "Tommy, even if it is not your assigned meal I would like you to try. But you don't have to if you can't." Tommy grunted in response but eventually sat up. He didn't touch his food but he just sat there thinking. He was surprised when his thoughts were not mean. He was thinking about Tubbo and Lily. Maybe someday they could meet each other.

Wilbur walked into the kitchen wearing a yellow jumper and some black jeans. He enjoyed dressing like this even though some people would say he was just dressing for his brand. He sat next to Tommy and started eating from the plate Phil had handed him.

"Thank you." Wilbur mumbled around a bite of pancakes. Phil turned off the stove and started eating his own pancakes. Techno was eating his breakfast and listening to music, his head bobbing to his headphones. Tommy eventually pulled himself off his seat. He went and grabbed his school bag as Phil checked the clock and grabbed his keys. Wilbur called a goodbye after them as they left.

As soon as Tommy was on school grounds he looked for Lily. She said that she would wait at a tree towards the center of the school yard. He headed over to it and sat with his back against the tree. He opened his lunch box and went through it. A thermos of ramen, apples slices, and carrot sticks. Not that much. He could eat it right?

"Hey Tommy." He jolted upright and looked around. Lily was standing a few feet away. He smiled and stood and they began to wander around the school aimlessly. Tommy told her about Tubbo and she told him about her parents. They had divorced the year before and she lived with her dad and his new boyfriend. Her mom had moved to Canada. Tommy thought about opening up about his parents but he instead talked more about his streaming and YouTube career. She was quite impressed.

When the bell rang they walked to class together and sat down. The rest of the school day was boring and they just breezed through. Lunch time was a bit difficult for Tommy but he managed to eat everything but his carrot sticks. When they got to the pick up line this time Techno had left early to be near the front and so Tommy didn't have to wait. The two said goodbye and Lily left for her little car. Tommy hopped into his car saying hi to Techno.

"So how was school, did you eat your lunch?" Techno's voice was calm and he was slightly nodding to the music that was playing.

"I ate everything except my carrots." Techno looked over at Tommy gauging something.

"Can you eat some of them on the way home?" Tommy frowned but he got out his carrots and started nibbling on one. The voices were back and they were loud. Fatass, how could you eat in front of him. You never properly put your mind to anything. You have been eating so much. Tommy nibbled his way through two sticks before he gave up and started to listen to the music more. He turned it up a bit so he could hum along.

As they got out at Wilbur's house Techno unlocked the door and led the boy inside. You could hear Wilbur and Phil talking to their stream in Wilbur's room. On the table was a plate of crackers. Techno grabbed one and ate it before sitting down on the couch getting his computer out so he could do some recording for his channel.

Tommy went to his room and started his homework. He got a call from Tubbo and he talked to his friend as they both did their homework. At some point Tommy had gone to get some water and had also gotten his carrot sticks. As he ate the carrots he thought about telling Tubbo about the move. But in the end he decided against it. When they were done, Tubbo left the call to do some streaming and Tommy pulled up Tubbo's stream leaving it running as he walked out to help make dinner.