Forgive me - Villan sbi au

Chapter 6

Note: Up until now, this fic has been heavily inspired by an au thread by @ jallieae on twitter, so go check them out they are AMAZING! From here it is fully my own work tho so hope you enjoy!

Techno leads a hesitant Tommy into his apartment, opening his arms and gesturing, "This is it! The bathroom is at the end of the hall, and there's medicine in the cabinet. That room there is mine, and this one is yours, you can decorate it how you like. And you're welcome to help yourself to food from the kitchen," 

Tommy says nothing but looks round in awe, before glancing at Techno and whispering a heartfelt, "...Thank you,"

It takes Tommy a while to get used to living with Techno. It takes him a while to realise that somebody cares. 

It's always, "... could I... have some soup? please..." 

"Tommy I made this for US,"

But after a week he starts to feel slightly more comfortable. He's still constantly on edge, and hesitant about everything, asking permission before he does anything. But, he no longer flinches at Techno's every move, or doesn't eat for days unless Techno assures him heavily he's allowed and that he is safe. 

At any mention of Wilbur however he switches off, his face going dark, turning away from the conversation. And no matter how hard Techno tries he can't seem to convince him that Wilbur didn't know, and didn't mean to hurt him. Tommy refuses to let down his guard, retreating to his room quickly as soon as the topic is brought up. And though Techno wants nothing more than to protect Tommy, and keep him safe, he can't help but feel torn apart as he watches Wilbur's guilt devour him from inside, as his condition deteriorates, forgetting to look after himself in his desperate state. 

Phil still doesn't know either, and the man has been more closed off than Techno has ever seen him. His family is falling apart, and there's nothing he can do about it.