Eburnean Tommy Au

X - Hug

Tommy wakes up in the middle of the night and can't get himself to fall back asleep, so he gets up, wraps in a light blanket to keep warm, and wanders around.

He tries to avoid the kitchen though, because Phil and Techno wouldn't find him until the morning if something were to go wrong.

He eventually ends up in the other cabin, where he sees Techno reading. He sits next to him and points to the book

"Oh, hi, you want me to tell a story?"

He nods.

"Aright, th-"

Tommy shakes his head and holds up a finger for Techno to wait, then looks through his communication cards and uses one to ask for a hug.

"I'm not going to hug you, now do you want to hear the story or not?"

Tom nods slightly.

"Okay, Persephone is the daughter of Demeter and Zeus. She's the goddess of spri- are you even listening?"

(hug)

"No, and if you aren't going to listen to the story then go back to Phil's"

He shakes his head.

"Go back to his cabin before I punt you there instead" he picks him up by the neck.

Tommy goes into a trance once he's threatened and doesn't even flinch, he just starts to choke.

When Techno sees his behavior, or lack thereof, he drops him in shock.

"Tommy, breathe! fucking breathe!" he tells him while firmly patting his back to help him do so.

He hears the door creak open.

"What's going on?" Phil demands

The blade sighs, puts Tom on the couch, and begins to explain.

"Okay, I understand all that, but not about Tommy just going unresponsive"

"He might have developed it as a way to spare himself the trauma" Techno postulates

"Yeah, you're probably right. I really hope he comes back to reality soon"

"Pfft- yeah maybe when he wakes up" he jokes, and points his head towards the kid leaning against him sound asleep.

Phil laughs, "I hope so. I'm going to make breakfast, and for the love of all that's great if you don't help him walk to my house-" he cuts himself off with laughter when Steve lays part of his body on Techno's lap and restricts his movement.

"Awh, well you guys have fun cuddling, but don't miss breakfast" Phil says before he goes back to his house.

Tommy yawns and wakes up.

(nightmare)

"I think Phil should help with that, let's go"

(hug)

"No, Phil will undoubtedly give you as many hugs as you want"

Techno gets Steve to stop crushing Tommy, then holds the kid's hand to help him walk, but he insists on walking by himself even though it's difficult.

Once they get inside, Tommy points to Techno and shows Phil the card for hug.

"He really wants you to hug him, Techno, can't you just do that for him?"

"No"

(why)

"I just don't want to"

Tommy starts to cry and goes to the living room.

Phil follows shortly after and gives him his pancakes, "Are you alright mate?"

(leave me alone)

"You sure?"

He nods

"Okay then, I'll give you some space"

Phil returns to the kitchen,

"I know theres something more than you just don't want to" he tells the blade

"I think you'd find I have quite a reason but it's none of your business" he retorts

"It's my business if it's upsetting Tommy"

"That makes it his business"

"Then tell him why"

Techno groans, "I need to go kill something"

Philza sees red flooding the blades eyes and chooses not to continue arguing, and instead goes to check on Tommy.

"Hey mate, you doing alright?"

He shrugs.

"Well we aren't going to do much today, so how 'bout we use the down time to help you get better?" he suggests.

Tom nods, so Phil starts by changing his bandages.

"Once I'm done with this, I'm gonna check your mental and physical health, but it might be a bit much, so please let me know if you get tired. Understand?"

He gives a thumbs up because the wounds on his head are being wrapped.

"Alright, I'm done with your bandages, I'm going to see if I have any golden apples, I would have taken from Techno but he's pretty mad right now, so it's gonna be a bit longer"

(why angry)

"Because, uh, look, you don't need any more stuff to worry about, okay?" he answers dismissively and rushes off.

"Right, I've brought you some stuff that's gonna help with the wounds, but unfortunately not much else" Phil says as he places a potion and golden apple onto the table.

"Oh and make sure you pace yourself, too much magic could make you feel sick pretty quickly" he adds

Tommy grabs the apple and takes a few small bites

"You don't have to go that slow, mate"

(sorry)

"No, I'm sorry, you should take as much time as you need"