Safe?- sleepy bois inc adoption au

Please, no

TW: talk of scars, talk of ED, crying, cursing, talk of abuse, talk of fatphobia. This is kinda a big part I'm sorry for my friends who might get triggered, stay safe!!
3rd POV

Tommy woke up feeling absolutely parched. He stumbled out of bed to get a glass of water. He was surprised to see Phil, techno and Wilbur still awake, but he carefully leaned around the corner to evesdrop.

"I think we need to talk to him about it, I would just feel better he deserves to know," he heard Phil said. Tommy's heart dropped as his mind raced.

They were going to send him back, they didn't care. He would have to go back to foster care.

No. He couldn't go back.

"We'll talk to him tomorrow," Techno said snapping Tommy out of his thoughts. He quickly but quietly ran back to his room.

He locked his door and flopped on his bed. Tears threatened to spill out of Tommy's eyes, he tried to hold them back but failed. He couldn't go back. Phil was the nicest home he's ever had. He had love. He had valuables.

He had Tubbo.

He pushed those thoughts back as he fell into a night of fitful rest.

*The next morning*

Tommy woke up and did his usual routine of getting dressed, brushing his teeth, and fixing his hair so it looked presentable. But there was one thing different from his routine this morning.

He was scared shitless

Tommy would never admit it but he was practically shaking. He went downstairs and tried his best to act normal.

Tommy could tell the family was being extra nice to him that morning, but it was hard to comprehend what they were saying while his mind was busy overthinking everything.

"Toms let's sit in the living room, yah?" He heard Wilbur say. He nodded. Here it comes.

Tommy sat across from the three as Phil began "So Tommy we wanted to talk to you-"
"Please don't send me back!" Tommy blurted interrupting Phil, "Please, whatever I did I'll fix it I promise! Just please, no I can't go back."

Tears ran down his face as Phil rushed to grab his hands.
"Oh my boy, no. No we would never send you back!" He said affectionately squeezing Tommy's hands. Phil waited for tommy to calm down before continuing.

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"We have been noticing some things however," Phil said. Tommy went rigid still not convinced that they weren't sending him away. "You flinch a lot, your panic attacks, and your habit of not eating a lot." Phil continued. Techno nodded affectionately and Wilbur piped up.

"You don't have to answer if you're uncomfortable but your behaviour has worried us." This didn't do anything to calm Tommy's nerves, in fact it made him more anxious. "Toms were you... abused in any of your past homes?"

Tommy froze then gave a slight timid nod as if he was embarrassed. Techno's breath audibly hitched. They all had their suspicions, but to hear it confirmed hit the three like a semi-truck.

"Could you," Techno cleared his throat "Could you elaborate?"

Tommy could already feel the tears threatening to fall again, Tommy did nothing to stop them knowing it was a battle he would lose.
"Well not all of them were bad, but most people just didn't like me. Some more than others." Tommy started.

He hesitated before slowly removing his iconic red and white sweatshirt. Underneath was a simple white tank top, and arms littered with scars. Tommy lifted the top just enough to show his stomach, you could practically see his ribs among the scars.

It was now Phil's turn to try and hold back tears, just the thought of so much stress and anxiety being put on a child was enough to make Phil break down.  

Tommy continued on about the different homes and abuse he had to endure, most of the time he would just run away. He talked about how a few homes would repeatedly tell him he was fat and how he needed to lose weight. All of the homes taking a serious toll on his mental health.

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Tommy talked about his past homes and how they were not good.

When Tommy finished Phil practically threw himself at Tommy wrapping him in a large bear hug, his wings acting as a second pair of arms. Tommy let himself melt into the affection, and hugged the older back.

"Tommy, my son, I'm so so sorry you had to go through that. You're a wonderful kid and I can't believe all those adults were too fucking blind to see it." Phil muttered not loosening his grip. Tommy allowed himself to sob into Phil shoulder letting lose years of stress and emotions.

Tommy felt Wilbur and Techno join the hug and the four sat in comfortable, understanding silence.  

"Thank you," Tommy said eventually breaking the quiet.

"Toms you should never have to say thank you for the bare minimum," Techno replied

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Sorry for the long wait everyone! To be honest this chapter was hard for me to write, but I got it out! The next chapter will be the ending one and I'm really, really, REALLY hoping to get it out in the following week. If it's not out by then feel free to yell at me to get it done lol

Thank you for 1k reads!!! Holy shit!! I really thank you for your love and support I've gained! ❤️❤️

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