♜ 𝙼𝚌𝚢𝚝 𝙾𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚝𝚜 ♚(INDEFINITE HIATUS)

☆ 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙴𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚙𝚎𝚎𝚜 • 𝙲𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚢𝚍𝚞𝚘 ☆

Summary: Tommy wants to escape the walled-in town he lives in, but knows he can't do it alone. Thankfully, he meets a boy he calls Tubbo.

The au for a book im currently working on, this will be the first chapter :D (They'll look like the image above in the story)

Tommy is 14½
Tubbo is 15

CW: Minor violence/gore, implied abuse.(let me know if I missed any)

If there are any spelling errors, let me know!

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Tommy carefully watched as the man who sold bread talked to a customer before giving them a loaf, then turning around to check on the batch in the oven.

The timing has to be perfect.

Tommy waited for another customer to ask about bread, slowly walking over and standing just out of the man's sight. The bread man gave the customer a loaf of bread, then turned around once again to check on the bread in the oven.

Tommy quickly snatched one of the loafs on display before running away at full speed, going back to his 'home'.

His 'home' was just a cardboard box in-between two stalls in the marketplace, with some bedding and a stolen umbrella over the box to protect him from rain.

He carefully crawled into his box, wrapping himself in blankets and breaking the bread into halves. He buried one half in the blankets so noone would take it, then quickly began to eat the other half.

Gods, he couldn't wait to get the fuck out of here.

You see, he lived in the 'poor area' in the Blocc kingdom, ran by the tyrant known as Dream. The entire kingdom is walled-off from the rest of the world, with pretty decent security keeping everyone from coming or leaving, unless they were permitted by Dream himself.

Why does Tommy think the security is only decent? Because he'd nearly escaped almost a hundred times at this point.

He was determined to leave, and find somewhere better to live. Somewhere that would actually let him up from poverty.

But he knew it would be impossible to escape on his own.

The imp sighed, deciding to sleep until nighttime so he could try the new escape plan. He took the last bite of his bread, snuggling into his itchy bedding and drifting off.

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Tommy awoke to a strange sound. It sounded like the cries of a distorted child.

He got up, deciding to check out the sound from a distance before going to escape, and say hi to his favorite guard, Karl.

The blonde walked to the edge of the little alley he was in, peeking out to see what was going on.

A little goat boy, probably about his age, was sitting against one of the marketplace stalls, sobbing into his sleeve. He looked like he was trying to stay quiet.

Scanning the area, Tommy saw a ram looking into an alley across the street. Based on the way he stumbled, the guy was probably drunk off his ass.

After thinking it through, the imp silently bolted out, slapping a hand over the other boy's mouth as he pulled him into his little alley.

After double checking noone had seen him, Tommy turned to the frightened boy.

He had burn scars all over his body, along with some pretty nasty bruises.

"Don't scream, okay? I'm trying to help you." He said in a gentle yet stern tone, slowly removing his hand from the boy's mouth.

When his new friend didn't immediately scream or run away, Tommy smiled. "Hi! I'm Tommy, what's your name king?" He whispered, reaching into his box and pulling out the other half of his bread.

"I- uhm.. Toby.." The brunette whispered back, sniffling as he wiped his eyes.

"Toby, ey? How about we call you Tubbo? That way that arsehole guy won't know it's you." Tommy offered, breaking the half loaf in half and handing one bit to 'Toby'

The boy nodded, smiling gratefully as he took the bread, humming happily as he ate.

Well then, now that he had a friend, escaping should be a piece of cake! They could keep eachother safe, plus company is always welcomed by Tommyinnit.

"Well then, Tubbo, let me tell you about my plan to escape this shitshow." The imp said with a grin, crawling into his box and scooting into the corner, patting the little empty space left. Tubbo made a little 'ooh' sound, crawling inside, still munching on his bread.

"I heard from one of the guards that a royal family from afar is coming to visit, which sounds like the perfect time to make our escape." Tommy explain, devouring his piece of bread in just a few bites. "With a bunch of snobby bitches to entertain, nobody will be worrying about two kids hanging out by the wall."

Tubbo hummed, nodding.

After whispering back and forth about how to escape, they talked out other things, like getting a steady supply of food before leaving, and perhaps some coats incase it got chilly.

Satisfied with the plan and craving physical affection, Tommy slowly leaned forward and wrapped Tubbo in a hug. The goat almost immediately hugged back, yawning as they both shuffled into a more comfortable position, Tommy laying against Tubbo's chest while the older messed with his hair.

God, Tommy couldn't wait to escape with his new friend Tubbo.