The Rancid Streets Of Brooklyn (DreamSMP au)

Friends of Foes

TW. Dissociation and Trichotillomania

The person you are trying to reach right now is not available...

Please say your message after the beep...

Beeeeeeeeep

Hello Tommy, I'm not sure if you're ignoring me or if you're just not by your phone. I explained in all 17 of my past messages what the situation is. I'm so sorry, please just pick up the phone. You always used to call me a pussy when we were kids. I never disagreed with you because I knew you were right. Please just let me talk to you. If you don't pick up we are going to come over. You can't pretend you are not home, I know your hours and I have the key to your house. All of us are coming ok? Please don't make this a big deal. It's not that big of a deal. Tubbo are you- I'll see you later Tommy. Bye!

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Guess I really can't avoid this guy. This is such a pain in the ass. Maybe I can work extra hours in hopes to avoid him.

Naw he'll just wait for me to come back, and then there's Shroud. Where the fuck is that kid. It's been 3 days, and I had to skip work for all three. As if the boss wasn't mad enough. I started twirling my hair between my fingers, a habit I had picked up while I was in The Lock House.

Fuck! What was that?

I pulled my hand away from my head only to see a bundle of hair and blood come with it. God damn it, the last thing I need is all this stress and anxiety. When even was the last time I shaved my face or cut my hair. Let alone showered. I must look like a mess.

I wonder what I did to Tubbo to make him do this. When he was tight on money, I let him stay at my house rent-free. When his bitch of a father started harassing him again, I got rid of him. Why did he fear me? I've never been sharp-tongued with or around him. I didn't even yell at him when he chose the brattiest kid in that orphanage. Yet this is how he repays me.

He replaced me, with a half Enderman half shit wad. Me and Rapunzel are gonna have a talk when they get here. A little chat, that's all. Nothing more, nothing less.

That shouldn't be your priority, Tom

Hush your mouth, Demon, I know. I need to find Shroud. I pulled my tail to my hands and ran my hands down the red scales. The sharp point cut into the soft flesh of my hands.

You're irritating me. Stop touching my tail.

Quite, your voice irritates me. He should be back soon. I told him the max he could be gone from me for no reason was three days. He's never broken my trust. He'll be back soon.

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Real quiet now.

"Happiness~ hit her like, a bullet through the chest~~~~"

See, that's him calling right now. I'll go pick up the phone and he'll tell me that he's alright.

He's dead

Haha, funny joke. Now shut up.

Dad?

"I'm here Shroud, are you alright?"

I'm fine. I just had to settle something with a certain someone.

"Ok, that's good. You made sure to cover your tracks, right? No mistakes."

Who do you take me for? Of course, I did. Tubbo told you what's going on, right?

"He did, throughout eighteen voice messages. He's gonna bring the kid and his goon over to the house, and I don't wanna face them alone. "

I'm headed back now. They shouldn't be over til tomorrow morning because they both worked today. You should get some sleep.

"We both know that I won't sleep, best if I don't even try."

Do you plan on shaving then? You've grown a short beard.

"I kinda like it how it is, reminds me of my brother."

Ok, fair enough. I have to go. Try to get some sleep and I'll see you later.

"Goodbye."

Byeeeeeeeeee

That was cringe. Don't do that again.

You don't understand what shut up means. That's the conclusion I've come to. Shut up means stop talking. So stop, ok?

I started picking up trash from the floor. Empty ramen packets used cups and mugs. All of its garbage.

You can't make me. I'm in your head. People would think you're insane. The way you're talking to a piece of bloody hair and a cup of cold coffee.

I hadn't even noticed the fact that I had started talking out loud. Or that fact that I had started drinking from a week-old cup of coffee. More clumps of hair littered the ground at my feet. I need to throw that away. I need to take my medicine.

No, you don't. Just sit down and wait for him to come back. The medicine is bad, remember. Do you want to end up like Phil?

No, I'll never be like Dad. He became bad after he took the medicine. He made them take away Techno. We miss Techno.

You don't want them to take away Shroud, right? We love him too much.

I'll never let them take him. I'll see Ms. Puffy instead, she will understand. Do you think she's still in her apartment?

She lives in her apartment. I doubt that she would be out and about this late at night.

Let's go talk to her then. Yeah, let's talk to her. She makes things better, and she listens to us. Both of us. She doesn't force us to take the medicines.

I like her, she has fluffy hair. And a fluffy tail. She's like a fluffy sheep. She also has a fish tank, I like fish. Why do we not have a fish tank?

Talk about mood swings, Wilbur. Calm down. Once I find my shoe, we can take the stairs down to her room.

You're wearing your shoe dip shit. Hurry up, I wanna see the salmon.

Whatever, c'mon.

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Authors note

Keep in mind what songs are used for each person's ringtone on Tommy's phone.

It may or may not be important in future chapters. I'm just saying, "You might wanna keep that in mind."

Hope you enjoyed reading it!