Silent Screams // WILBUR SOOT ANGST // SBI ADOPTION AU

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Ranboo found himself sat on the barstool with a plate of waffles infront of him while Phil fixed 2 more plates of waffles up, just as Ranboo was about to say something a small blonde boy walked in looking like he wanted to murder someone. Ranboo shrunk in his seat slightly, none of his previous homes were abusive but he still knew when to be scared.

"You're in Wilburs' seat." The blonde said coldly,
"Tommy." Phil warned as Ranboo looked over at the boy, Tommy, who was now sat on the barstool opposite him.
"Now you're sat in Technos, barstools have no assigned person to them. Apologise to Ranboo, please." Phil says somewhat sternly placing a plate of waffles down infront of Tommy,
"no. He's not my brother." Venom spilled from each word and if looks could kill - Ranboo would've died to the hands of the shell of a boy living in the past,
"Tommy, apologise to Ranboo."
"It's okay..h-he didn't upset m-me or anything. R-Really, it's okay, I can m-move s-seats if you'd like?" Ranboo says going to stand but was immediately stopped by Phils words.
"It's not okay, but you're fine where your sitting. Theseus, apologise."
Tommy blinked upon hearing his legal name but did nothing else apart from continue to glare at the jet-black hair infront of him,
"Theseus Watson. Apologise to Ranboo right now or I swear to prime- you will not be allowed to see Tubbo outside of school for weeks." Phil said, sterner this time as he sat in his own seat and begun to eat his own waffles.
"Fine." Tommy huffed,
"I'm sorry, Ranboo." He says, not truly meaning it - but it was enough for them to continue to eat in a tense silence..

Both of the Watsons were thinking back to the time where the silence was more casual and couldn't be helped, Ranboo was just wondering how he had messed up so quickly.

***

"Ranboo, do you watch any films?" Philza questioned, walking into the front room seeing the boy awkwardly sat on the sofa while scanning the bookshelf.
"Uhm, n-not really. I-I've w-watched UP before, that was o-okay." Ranboo says, looking in the direction of Phil as he stood up, a tv remote held out in his left arm.
"UP is a good film. Tommy's favourite actually, would you like to watch it?"
"S-Sure, if y-you don't m-mind, sir."
"Mate, Phil or Philza is just fine, I promise." Phil chuckles smiling sweetly at Ranboo,
"s-sorry, ba-bad habit." He says, fiddling with his fingers slightly.
"It's okay, I figured. But of course I don't mind, feel free to do anything while you're here as long as it's not harming anyone or you know - causing chaos, but I'll go get Tommy. I'm sure he'll never let me hear the end of it if I put UP on without inviting him to watch it too."

Ranboo nods nervously, he knew Tommy disliked him but he also wanted to get to know Tommy better - he seemed nice despite his first impression.

Not long after, the same boy from this morning was in the room. His previous cold blue eyes were now filled with excitement as he stared longingly at the TV,
"alright. You two let me know if you need anything I have to go make a call, Tommy - be nice." Phil says before putting the remote on the small coffee table and leaving the room.

Ranboo sat on the edge of one sofa while Tommy sat on the other, leaning back into the beige colour.
"Have you ever watched UP before?" Tommy questions, not forgetting that Ranboo was just a replacement of Wilbur to him, but also quite intrigued.
"O-Once, it w-was okay." Tommy gasped dramatically, placing a hand on his chest and pretended to be offended,
"wow. Okay? UP is so much better than okay, did you cry while watching it for the first time?"
Ranboo raised an eyebrow, a smile tugging on his lips,
"no. D-Did y-you?"
Tommy blushed,
"no. Of course not, I am a big man." He wanted to say 'the biggest, actually,' but the words felt like they were too far in the past.. like they belonged to someone else.
"S-Sure." Ranboo laughed as Tommy put his attention back on the film.

Throughout the film, the ice was broken.

Tommy was making jokes and conversing with Ranboo and in return, Ranboo was laughing along and making his own comments. For a second, Ranboo considered that maybe they could atleast be friends..

but then the film ended and something went off in Tommys brain. Almost like a switch, and he went back to being cold and distant.

"A-Are y-you okay?" Ranboo questions watching the blonde stare at the now blank TV screen.
"Yes? Why wouldn't I be."
"I d-don't know, s-sorry."
"You stutter alot." Tommy says, before leaving the room again and Ranboo sighed in the emptiness of the room staring back at the bookshelf seeing alot of Greek Mythology books.

Raising an eyebrow, he carefully examined one.