SBI family AU

The Glares

Smol little sub arc here. im not gonna spoil it and ill say when its done

-Creeper001

Tubbo knew that the other parents' odd looks and whispers were slowly chipping at Techno. It always came down to the age gap between them, how Techno could be his brother and not his father. He knew that it was slowly eating Techno up inside, but he didn't know how to help.

Techno forced a smile onto his face when Tubbo ran up to him. Since he was working from home, he decided to start picking Tubbo up from school, mainly to calm his anxiety. He could feel the other parents look at him, then Tubbo, and it crushed him when Tubbo faltered. He quickly took Tubbo's hand and squeezed it, leading him away. Techno hated having so many eyes on him and he just wanted to melt back into the passing crowd.

"Dad, you can stop coming to pick me up if it makes you feel better," Tubbo looked up, slightly readjusting his backpack.

"It's fine Tubs, unless you don't want me coming. Then I'll stop," Techno kept his eyes focused on the crowd in front of them.

"Well..." Tubbo trailed off, unsure of whether to confront Techno or not, "I guess it's ok if you're ok."

Techno let go of Tubbo's hand and kneeled down as they stopped at a crosswalk, "Don't worry about me so much, ok? I'm the one supposed to be taking care of you, it looks bad if you're the one caring after me," Techno gave him a smile after the joke and stood back up.

"Yeah but- nevermind..." Tubbo looked down at his feet. Did Techno not trust him?

Techno sighed and ruffled Tubbo's hair making sure the boy stayed close as they continued walking home. Techno got a notification as he was opening the apartment door and checked it as Tubbo threw his stuff on the floor, "Hey, out of the walking path, remem...ber."

Tubbo looked at Techno, confused at the pause. Techno was looking at his phone, standing in the doorway, "Is everything ok?"

Techno snapped his attention away from the phone, "Huh? Oh, yeah," he flashed a smile, "I just gotta make a call real quick. Go ahead and do the homework you can do alone and I'll help you with the rest." Tubbo watched Techno quickly turn and close the door behind him, leaving Tubbo alone.

Techno was fumbling with his phone as he made his ways down the stairs. He didn't want Tubbo to overhear. When he was a few floors down, he made the call.

Tubbo heard the door open and he turned to see a somber Techno, "Did the phone call not go well?"

Techno sat down across from Tubbo, "Tubbo, I need you to answer me honestly. Are you happy living with me?"

Tubbo smiled and started laughing, thinking Techno was joking. When he didn't start laughing, Tubbo froze, "A-are you being serious? Of-Of course I do!" Was Techno giving him away? Did he do something wrong?

Techno looked down at the table, "Do you feel like you have everything you need? Emotionally and physically?"

"I... well, I know you love me, so yeah. In terms of money, I know we don't have a lot... But that's ok! I know you work really really hard for me, so I don't really mind." Tubbo tried to catch his mistake, "A-are you giving me away?"

Techno looked up at him and saw tears in the boys eyes, "No.. no no of course not, Tubs." He moved to hug the boy, "There's just been a little uh, complaint from some parents about us, that's all. But I won't ever give you away or let them take you away, ok?"

"They want to take me away?" Tubbo's eyes looked up at him, fearful.

"I won't let them."