Super Hero Rejects

A fair warning

Within a few hours they were waking up to the sound of a car pulling up to the driveway. Eridan panicked and hurried the other up.
"Dude we fell asleep you gotta get up, my dads home!" he said, urgency in his voice.
Sollux just nodded and slipped his clothes on. He looked at the time on his phone and he had to be home in ten minutes. Eridan rushed Sollux to the back door, careful to be quiet.
"ED, what'sth going on?"
Eridan just kissed him softly and gave him his number.
"I'll explain tonight. I'll see you tomorrow" he said a smile on his face.
Sollux nodded and smiled as he turned out the door,
"Oh, hey Eridan, if you hear yelling and stuff from my house tonight or anytime, uh..don't..don't mind it. Its nothing, okay?" he had a sadness in his voice.
"Sol.." Eridan looked at him with fear in his eyes as Sollux ran out the door and towards his home.
He closed the door and finished cleaning up right as his dad walked in the room. Eridan smiled and hugged his dad and they talked a little. His dad asked how he and his girlfriend were doing, he said they broke up. He asked how school was going so far, he said it was going really well. They stood in awkward silence until Eridan made the excuse that he has homework and he escaped to his room. When he closed the door he rested his forehead against the door. A tear fell down his cheek and he wiped it away. He turned and slid down the wall, numbness creeping up his body. His dad was a stranger to him.

Sollux walked inside after walking around for a few minutes so he didn't seem suspicious. He smelt alcohol and smoke as he entered and he made a face. His dad came over, stumbling and almost drooling.
"Where the fuck have you been, you little shitstain?" he slurred.
"I just got off the-" he was cut off by his dad's giant fist connecting with his cheek. He fell to the ground and felt his dad's strong grip on his hair.
"You're late, you son of bitch."
"I got home the same time yesterday, Dad." he whimpered as his head was yanked backwards.
"Don't sass me!!" he screamed,
"Get your ass in the kitchen and make me something to eat. Make yourself a little useful." he threw Sollux down and he crawled to the kitchen.
Tears fell down his face and his hands shook. This had been going on for years and he was still hurt every time one of those poisonous words left his fathers mouth. He started cooking something with what little they had and he dropped a pan trying to grab something. He froze as he heard his dad enter the kitchen.
"Dad please no, it was an acciden-!" he was cut off by a large fist coming down on his face. He braced himself and after the first few hits he started screaming. He tried to crawl away, swatting at the hands trying to grab him. He felt a cigarette go out on his arm and he screamed again. He finally reached his room and locked the door. He backed onto his bed and punched the wall behind him. His knuckles started to bleed as more tears fell from his eyes. He was blurry eyed and tried to find his pills. They were his little slice of happiness. He needed his numbness.