Tw for this chapter: Alcohol, drunk behavior, brief vomiting, past overdose mention, past suicide note mention, past abuse mention, screaming/yelling, panic attack, past fighting/past violence
It was a few days later that Tommy, Wilbur and Techno were all up late watching a movie together. It was a little past midnight and the boys were having a marvel marathon while Tommy was showing Wilbur somethings on his animal crossing island.
Phil surprisingly was also up late but he was reading a book on the back porch, using the string lights to see his book. No one said anything when they saw he was currently reading a copy of the book Liam left for Techno.
When Phil had come back inside to make another cup of tea and check on the boys there was a lot of knocking on the door. This took all three of the others by surprise, it was close to 12:30am, who was coming to their house? Even Phil was worried by the knocking, he came out of the kitchen and looked over at the boys.
"Are you guys expecting anyone?" He asked, and all three of them shook their heads. He glanced over at the door. "The light's not on, so I can't see who it is."
"Do you want me to check?" Wilbur offered, already moving to stand up but Phil shook his head.
"I got it." He said and he walked over to the door. When Phil opened the door his face dropped. The other three were confused for a moment, before they all heard his voice.
"Phil, Phil please." It was Schlatt's father, David. Tommy dropped the switch from his hands, Wilbur catching it before it truly fell. Tommy's heart rate picked up as he began to remember what happened at Schlatt's funeral, and everything afterwards.
"David." Phil said, his face turning to one of anger that the boys had never seen before.
"Phil please, I know I messed up, and I know that I wronged you but please, I need to know if Schlatt truly, truly hated me." David begged, and Phil could smell the alcohol on his breath. He glanced at the boys, not wanting David to get near them when he was like this.
"You need to leave, now." Phil said coldly and David actually stepped forward to try and grab Phil's shoulder but Phil backed up before he could. Tommy and Techno both began to shake slightly, both of them remember Phil breaking David's arm vividly.
"Please you knew my son better than I did, you were a better father to him then I was, I'll admit that but please I need to know if he hated me." David begged again. Phil's face turned even more sour if that was even possible.
"Leave." Phil said shortly.
"I couldn't bring myself to read his note. Please tell me he didn't hate me, I can't live with myself if he hated me. If I ruined the only good thing I ever managed to create I don't know what I'll do. He was the only good thing that I ever had, and I can't have him hate me." David sobbed and then Phil exploded.
"YOU ARE A FUCKING IDIOT IF YOU THINK HE DIDN'T HATE YOU! HE HAD EVERY REASON TO, YOU FUCKING ABUSIVE BASTARD!" Phil screamed, both Techno and Tommy flinched at this, tears in their eyes. Wilbur felt tears well in his eyes too but he knew he had to take care of his brothers. He grabbed onto Tommy's hand and pulled him up with him as he stood up from the couch. He walked over to Techno and grabbed his hand too, helping him off the couch as well.
David then spotted all of them, and turned his drunken sadness towards them.
"All of you, you knew him. You were friends and you went to the hospital with him." David said, looking over at a shaking and crying Tommy.
"Don't fucking talk to them." Phil snapped.
"Please, please tell me did my son hate me? Did I fail him? Did I fail my boy?" David continued to cry. Wilbur locked eyes with his father.
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Then Where Is Home?
Fanfiction"Liam!" Tommy yelled, running forward out into the rain. He felt sick to his stomach and he felt like maybe he was dreaming, but Wilbur had just woken him up so he knew he wasn't dreaming. Techno stepped aside as Tommy ran up and hugged Liam tightly...
