Techno is yelling at Tommy, doing his whole speech. Tommy sort of tunes out the screaming, looking over Techno's shoulder to see Dream standing behind him, taunting him. Smiling.
Tubbo is getting away, Tommy can't save L'manburg. His Wilbur is dead, the only other person he considers family clearly done with Tommy as he shouts and screams.
Dream is still here though. Watching. Winning.
There's a ringing in his ears, a dawning feeling of numbness.
Dream won. Tommy has nothing. Not L'manburg, not Wilbur, not Techno.
Even Tubbo is better off without him.
Tommy turns his head, seeing the destruction raining around them.
Tommy's fingers loosen, and the axe of peace slips out of his hand. He jumps.
Tommy is plummeting, eyes closed, pretending he'll wake up in his big brother's arms, hoping maybe one day Techno will join them.
Techno freezes, panic taking over. He arms an arrow, destroys the wither Tommy's falling into, before leaping off the platform after his runt.
He takes out a lead, swings it around Tommy, pulling him close enough to grab.
He spins them around, Tommy's back to Technos chest, grabs out his ender pearl and in a vwoop, Techno breaks their fall back onto the platform.
Tommy... he's in shock.
He tries to get up but Techno crushes him to his chest.
"What the fuck. " Techno snarls.
"Techno I-"
" You jumped. "
"I-"
"Was it to get out of trouble, Theseus, because you are in such deep shit-"
"It was to DIE, asshole!" Tommy shouts, collapsing, no more struggle, just laying on top of Techno.
Techno's grip tightens.
"Let me go."
Silence.
Techno, seemingly out of nowhere chuckles.
Tommy lifts up his head to look at him.
The boar mask stares back, revealing nothing, and dread curls up Tommy's spine.
Techno sits up, arms still caging Tommy in.
"I'm never letting you go again, little one. Not if you're going jumping off buildings and running back to your little friends."
