or, the worry for a youngest sibling and all the determination that comes with it.
Now, Techno was never much the morning person.
He'd never bothered waking up too terribly early, seeing as work usually started around ten; once the disease had spread, though, he'd had a terrible sleeping pattern and barely slept at all.
Mainly, it was because he was concerned about his brothers' wellbeing, but also- sometimes stress does funny things to you.
In Techno's case, it ruined his sleep schedule.
He sat up correctly in the rather uncomfortable driver's seat, rubbing his eyes.
He blinked in the early morning sun and groaned as he stretched. Once his eyesight became less blurry, he looked to the passenger seat.
Wilbur was curled up in a ball, his face buried in his jacket collar, and looking further down, he saw an arm draped over the center console, hand resting against Wilbur's.
He gave a soft smile and looked to the backseat where Tommy lay.
He was halfway off of the seat, his arm reaching toward Wilbur.
He knew that position had to be uncomfortable, but he didn't dare move him for fear of injuring his ribs further, so instead Techno slowly turned about to face the front and patiently await his brothers' wake.
He rested his hands loosely on the steering wheel and took a deep breath.
'Beautiful morning,' he thought, letting his eyes scan the horizon ahead, dotted with trees and a mountain.
He watched a bird fly across the sky in front of him as a small half-smile cracked across his face.
Techno wasn't one for smiling, either, which came with his job- he had to be a hard-ass, which he was learning to drop when it came to his brothers.
They weren't the enemy; they never had been, no matter how many times he told himself they were. They had done nothing wrong to him and he knew that, but sometimes being a literal hitman makes you believe everyone is the enemy- or so his boss had told him.
Then again his boss had fed him a lot of bullshit since he was barely old enough to make those sorts of impressions on his own.
He'd believed his own boss more than his own father, which was still slightly embarrassing for him to admit.
He didn't even know his boss's name.
"Remember, Techno. Everyone is the enemy. That's rule number one in this business- everyone is your enemy. Understand that, son?"
The way his boss had said it, he'd sounded completely sure.
Techno had never thought to doubt him; no one ever doubted the boss and lived.
He'd remembered the glaring look of 'I dare you to challenge me' in his eyes.
It had terrified him in a way none other could. He'd remembered wanting to run- but where would he go?
If he told his parents, they'd be livid.
So, he stayed quiet and learned the ways of the 'agent' lifestyle.
His mind cleared as soon as he heard Tommy's soft groan from the backseat.
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silence falls || ✔️
Fanfiction// apocalypse au// three brothers. one ex-agent. one bright strategist. the last, an ambitious fighter. all three, thrown together in one dangerously infectious apocalypse. they're on the search for a safe civilization- but will they reach it? {-tec...
