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Happy birthday

Long one!
Sorry I've been gone, whole bunch of stuff has been happening. peep the a/n at the end :) next one out will be the request but I just want to make sure it's good :))

//wroetobehz// not main focus tho.

⚠️REMEMBER THIS IS COMPLETELY FICTIONAL, NOT REAL ⚠️

TW: panic attacks, anxiety, exhaustion (?), sibling being a parental figure, dysfunctional family unit

Word count: 6104

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It was a Friday afternoon, the boys had gone to a local park to hang out after school. They found a quiet spot next to a tree, some lay their heads in others laps, the tiredness from the week catching up on all of them.
Music was playing quietly from Tobis phone, everyone was quiet.
"Any plans for the weekend?" JJ asks to the group, Simon lifts his head from where it was resting on jjs thigh to look up at him, "nah, you?" He asks to which JJ shakes his head.
Everyone hums in agreement.

"Has anyone got the time?" Harry asks, eyes closed and resting against Ethan's chest. Ethan begins to un-loop his arm that rested on Harry's torso to check when the younger boy lets out a whine, "no, not you. Anyone else?" Ethan chuckles at his behavior and looks at someone else.
"5:30," Vik responds after checking his phone.
Harry groans in annoyance, "aight i should get going," he says unwillingly pulling himself from Ethan's grasp.
"Where to haz?" He asks the boy.
Harry rubs the tiredness from his eyes.
"I 'ave to pack Sams bag for going to my grandparents and get Milly packed for her sleepover this weekend, apparently it's a fuckin birthday party so I have to go buy a present as well, some bullshit," he mumbles the last part not truly bothered by the mild inconvenience.

He picks up his school bag when suddenly he remembers, "ah fuck," he exclaims, "what?" Simon asks in concern.
"Mum and dad said they were leaving at 6. I have to pick up Sam from his friends house at quarter past and the shop closes at 6:30. Milly's gonna kill me," he sings only half joking.
"I'm not doing anything tonight if you wanted me to go pick up Sam so you can get to the shop?" Ethan says already standing with him. Harry shakes his head, "you're alright Eth, thanks though. I can't leave Milly home alone."

"JJ and I aren't doing anything either, we could babysit if you wanted," Simon says helpfully.

Tobi nods, "We'll come along for the ride, I can go with Ethan, Josh can make sure Simon and JJ don't hype Milly up on sugar and Vik can go with you to the shops." The rest all agree.
Harry looks at his friends in appreciation, he feels himself taking in a trembling breath.
He huffs out a laugh, "I don't deserve you lot," his words are genuine.
"Course you do," Tobi pats his back and they all go on their separate ways.

They've all hung out in Harry's house and helped babysit the two youngest with him countless times in the past couple years they've known him, so when Harry shot his brothers-friends-mother a text letting her know it'd be Ethan and Tobi collecting Sam there was no issues. Along with telling his parents Simon, JJ and Josh were around the corner for Milly, though Josh being there was the real reason they didn't worry.

Sam was excited to see the two boys collecting him outside, greeting them both with hugs.
"Where's Harry?" He asks as they begin the commute home, clutching onto Tobis hand.
"Your sister needs a present for that birthday party this weekend so he's off to the shops buying one," he explains.
Sam makes a face, "I told Milly not to go," he says matter-of-factly, "but Harry said it wouldn't hurt his feelings, he promised," his expression returns to a normal care free one.