runs in the family (on hold)

three

"Guys, stop talking about Technoblade- wait you think my brother was Techno? Pffft, you guys are so dumb, like actually so dumb. Come on boys you know what to do, POG through the pain, yeah?" Tommy says confidently, hoping that it would solve the problem for now. Luckily, it did, the chat went back to asking questions and spamming POG for the rest of the night.

Tommy was relieved and after a bit longer he decided to finally end stream. He wrapped up everything, but before he could shut down his computer, he noticed that he had some messages in discord.

They were all from Wilbur, spamming for him to join the call. He looked over to see who was in it, and held his breath when he saw that it was Wilbur, Philza, and Technoblade. He quickly tried to calm himself and then joined the call.

"Hey guys!"

~~

They seemed to be in the middle of a somewhat heated conversation, but it all paused after hearing Tommy join the vc. They then greeted him and calmed down a bit.

"Tommy!"

"Hey mate!"

"Sup nerd"

Tommy rolls his eyes at his brother's greeting, "Techno you fuckin' prick-"

Laughter filled the call and they had all seemed to have calmed down from earlier. Tommy, even though is restless on stream, usually has this effect on people. Easing the tension and lightening the mood. After a few moments of silence Wilbur decided to speak up, "It must be weird talking to each other in discord when you're probably right down the hall from each other"

Techno groaned and Tommy, confused by this comment said, "What?"

"Wilbur knock it off, Tommy, we were in your chat earlier and saw the whole thing with your brother. Now, Wilbur is actually convinced that Techno is your brother" Philza explains.

"Even though I already told him how that's literally impossible since I'm in California and you're wherever you are in the UK" Techno says, with his usual monotone voice.

"I'm just saying, it's not completely impossible, I mean you could be lying Techno"

"Wilbur, why would I lie?"

"This is dumb. Techno isn't my brother" Tommy says, trying to end the conversation.

"Let me speak to him"

"What?" Tommy, Techno, and Phil say in sync.

"You heard me, put your brother on, I want to chat with him"

"Wilbur stop being so stubborn! My brother can't even speak right now anyways he's asleep" Tommy says, quickly making up an excuse for why Wilbur couldn't speak with him.

"Fine I'll stop for tonight, but if this is true and I am right, then I want some fucking explaining whenever you announce it" Wilbur says lightheartedly. Even though he was being very persistent with this, Tommy and Techno knew he doesn't mean any harm. Wilbur can just get too excited about things which can sometimes lead to an overload of emotions.

"Alright, well have fun waiting then, because we're not brothers" Techno speaks up.

The four then switched topics and stayed up to an absurd time in the morning. Tommy was practically asleep, Philza was listening to whatever Wilbur was rambling about, and Techno was on Skyblock farming potatoes. Eventually, they all decided that they should get some rest and left the vc to get into bed.

All except for Tommy who was actually asleep in his chair. Tyler sighed and left his room to go into his brother's. He then left the vc and closed discord before picking Tommy up and putting him in bed. Even though Tommy has the internet convinced that he's 6'3, he's actually more around 5'10. Making it easier for Tyler, who is actually 6'3, to lift him up with ease.

After tucking him in, Tyler turns off the lights and takes one last look at his brother sleeping peacefully. He smiles and finally leaves the room in order to receive some sleep for himself.

~~

The next day Tommy and Tyler woke up late, almost around noon. Tyler was the first up, deciding to go downstairs in order to greet his parents. However, he was met with an empty house. He then goes back upstairs to check his phone, to then see a text from his mom.

Good morning Ty! Your father and I are going to be out shopping today, mainly to see if we can find a better table for the dining room. We might not be home until later, so please watch over Tommy! Love you

Tyler smiles and goes back downstairs to make lunch for himself and Tommy. As he was finishing up the sandwiches, he heard faint footsteps coming from the hallway. Tommy then appeared in the kitchen, still in his clothes from last night, rubbing his eyes sleepily. Tyler smiled at the sight while saying, "Good morning Toms"

"Morning Ty" Tommy greets, making his way over to the table to take a seat.

Tyler then placed the sandwich he had made for Tommy in front of him, as well as a can of Coke, and then sat next to him with his own sandwich. Tommy mumbled a 'Thanks' before digging in to the food Tyler had made for him. Tyler let out a small smile and ruffled the blonde's hair, causing the other to groan.

They both ate their meals in a comfortable silence, enjoying each other's company. Tyler then noticed Tommy perk up a bit while looking around. Tommy, looking back over to Tyler said, "Wait a minute, where's mom and dad?"

"Mom said they were going to do some shopping, mainly for a new table" Tyler says, looking down at the horribly old table they were sitting at.

"What? Why? What's wrong with this table?"

Tyler looks at his brother in disbelief, "Tommy what do you mean? This table is so old, we've had before I was even born. It also has a ton of stains on it, some of which I don't even think we did"

"Yeah, but that's what gives is character! I mean it's a sturdy table, what more do you need?"

"Look, I'm not going to argue about this crap table with someone who made their house a dirt shack" Tyler says while picking up his and Tommy's empty plates.

"It's a fuckin' good house, what do you mean?"

Tyler rolls his eyes as Tommy continues to ramble about why his house is superior. Tommy then pauses in the middle of his rant, causing Tyler to look over at him.

"What's up Toms?"

"Nothing, I was just thinking... are you going to join the Dream SMP? I mean Dream whitelisted you, didn't he?"

Tyler sighed. Tommy had been wanting him to join since he first got on it himself. However, after SMP Earth, joining a SMP just didn't sound interesting enough for him. On the other hand, Tommy really wanted him to join, and it would be another thing they could share together.

Tyler snapped out of his thoughts, realizing that Tommy had been waiting for a response. He then says, "Yeah, he whitelisted me after our 'big fight', but I'm just not sure if I want to join"

"Why not? It would be so fun! Wilbur has been telling me about how this next arc is going to go and it would be perfect if you joined! You could even do your whole 'I'm Technoblade, I love anarchy, blood for the blood god' bit!"

Tyler huffed out a laugh, causing Tommy to laugh with him. Tyler knew that it would be fun, but something was telling him to not decide yet. Maybe it had something to do with what happened last night, and he was worried about what people would think if he started to spend more time with Tommy online. However, one look at his brother's hopeful face made everything disappear, like usual. He then smiled and decided to give his brother an answer that would satisfy him for now,

"Give me a week or two, and I'll consider it"