What Hurts More? A Slap, or Heartbreak?

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"Tom?!" Tord exclaimed, shocked to see the male staring at him. Tom stood up, immediately enraged, but still confused. He  grabbed Tord by the front of his hoodie, and brought him close to his face. 


       "Who do you think you are, coming here...How did you even get in-" Tom was cut off as Tord slammed his knee into Tom's gut. Tom dropped the devil-horned man, and clutched his stomach, cursing under his breath.


            "I'm going to have to be here for a little bit before going back to Norway. By the way, I don't care if you don't approve, I'm staying and that's final. " Tord hissed, glaring at the pineapple haired man. Tom growled, and shoved Tord into the wall before grabbing his flask and storming to his room. Tord chuckled, happy to have won the first argument, but felt a stab of guilt. Why? Tom hates him, Tord hates him back! Its easy as that! Nothing else is included...Oh god..."Agh!!! I'm tangled up!" Tord shouted, plopping down on the couch. He turned on his phone, and began to search on Archive's of Our Own for something to read, but ultimately failed. He chuckled when an alert ran through his phone, warning about an oncoming storm. He ignored it, and turned to youtube instead. He turned on 'EVERYBODY DO THE FLOP (asdf movie song)', blasting it on Tom's speakers, striking to annoy literally everyone on that floor. Immediately, there was a knocking on the door, and Tord giggled, getting up. Tom didn't bother coming out of his room as Tord opened the door, shrugging. "Sorry, bud, but I'm not going to turn it down just for y-" He was cut off by a sudden cry. He opened his eyes to find Edd, staring at him, eyes wide and full of tears.


    "Tord!!! Oh my god, I thought you were dead! We were worried sick! Even Tom!" Edd cried, pulling the shorter man into a bear hug, sobbing into his shoulder. Tord instantly felt bad for breaking Edd's heart, as he was probably the only somewhat smart and caring person he'd ever known. Tord gave in and hugged back, trying to sooth Edd, something he wasn't good at. 


       "I'm sorry Edd, I'm sorry...I'm sorry..." He said, feeling as though his heart were shattering into millions of pieces. "D-did you say that T-Tom was worried?" Tord asked, shocked. Edd nodded quickly, smiling.


          "I've never heard you stutter before! Yes, he was worried, so much that he got drunk literally 5 minutes after we watched a movie together to try and settle the day! He was crying when we walked in, and when Matt asked why, Tom only replied with 'I got alcohol in my eye'. What a big fat lie!" Edd giggled, still sniffing a bit. Tord felt a warm feeling in his heart, as though a bit of it was being strung back together. He sighed, and hugged Edd again, to find that Matt was standing behind him, looking terribly confused. Tom finally decided to come out of his room at that moment, growling at Tord. Edd glanced at Tom, and sighed. 



      "He really did worry, Tord, I promise." Edd said reassuringly. Tom only snorted and took a drink from his flask. Tord shifted back in, Edd and Matt (who was still confused) followed him in, to talk things through, and to say hi to Tom. They all sat on the couch, Tom being stuck next to Tord, who felt terrible. Tord tried to say something to Edd, but was interrupted by a loud snap of thunder. He screamed and shut his eyes, gripping onto anything near him, which just so happened to be Tom. He was hugging Tom?! But he didn't mind...Until- Tom snarled, grabbed Tord by the shirt and threw him onto the floor. He then slapped Tord across the face, earning a loud shout from Edd and Matt. Tom just stared at Tord, a look of pure hatred on his face. Tord suddenly felt very, very low. He wanted to cry, not even knowing why- But instead of a single tear, he ended up full out wailing and sobbing, startling Edd, who rushed over to Tord's side, hugging him and trying to calm him down. He then sighed, and told Matt to go get Tom, without getting hit with a smirnoff bottle...Wow. Tom really must've been a wreck while Tord was gone. Finally, after what seemed to be an eternity, Matt walked out, Tom right behind him, scowling. Edd pulled away from Tord, who felt lost, hurt, and instantly wanting to die. Until....Tom reached over and pulled Tord into a hug, sighing, and rubbing his back. Tom was so tense, Tord could almost see it...But he was slowly getting calmer, and Tord felt safe...For the first time in a very long time. Tom pulled away and sat up. Tord looked up at him, and cried out again when the thunder dropped into the room, like surround sound speakers on 100. Tom sighed again, drinking from his flask again, and pulled Tord up, he sat him down, gave him headphones so he could listen to music to drown out the thunder, and to not blow everyone's eardrums out, and fixed him with a glare.


        "Just know this, commie. We aren't friends. We will never be so much as frenemies, or anything above that. You will stay here for however long that is needed, no more. You will make food for yourself, and you will find stuff on your own. Got it?" Tom hissed, turning around. All Tord could do was sigh; How will this end?

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HIIII GUYS so I noticed that I got my book added to someones list already? And a vote? wowwwww tysm guysss!!! Ily! Send me fanart if you want, I'm always open for it! BAI


~Mimiac/Cat

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