A Splash Of Paint (MCYT Oneshots)

[R] Golden Boy (Techno & Tommy)

(A/N: racoraffi (ao3): Could you do a techno and tommyinnit fluff maybe techno helps tommy after a YouTuber he looks up to insults him
whoo request pog anyway here ya go)

Techno was busy finishing up some last minute work when his phone dinged with a notification. He reached over to pick it up and check.

When he saw it was a message from Tommy, he grew concerned.

After all, where Tommy was, it was like 2 in the morning. What could the younger be doing for him to message him at such an early time? Didn't he have school tomorrow? Or whatever teenagers his age had?

Techno checked the message, and his frown deepened.

10.23p.m
little child: Techno am I stupid?

Almost immediately, he shot back a reply.

No, why?

At first, it didn't seem like Tommy was going to reply. For a moment, Techno entertained the thought of putting his phone back away. Then, another message popped up. And another.

little child: I was streaming with Dream, and he kept making fun of me and shit. Kept saying I was real stupid and just a dumb child and

little child: Forget it. It's not important.

'Well, it's clearly important if you needed to text me so late,' Techno thought. He quickly sent back a reply.

I'm calling. Pick up.

When he rang, the call connected almost immediately.

"Hey, Techno," Tommy's voice was shaky.

"Tommy, are you okay?"

There was a long silence, before Tommy replied, his voice even shakier. "Uh, yeah."

Techno could tell he was upset, and had probably cried, or was on the verge of crying again. He breathed in. He wasn't good with comfort, but if Tommy needed comfort, he was going to give the best damn comfort that existed in the world.

"Look," Techno sighed, "I'm gonna say this now. I'm not— I'm not good at giving comfort or advice or anything. I mean, half the time I'm just making shit up or just blatantly lying. But if there's one thing I know for sure, is that you're not stupid, Tommy. I... listen. You're one of the fastest growing YouTubers out there right now, and people don't grow that fast if they're not smart enough to know how to manipulate the system. You're one of the smartest people I know, and don't you dare say otherwise."

Alright, he didn't give the best damn comfort in the world. But he hoped his words got through Tommy, at least.

There was a shaky inhale and exhale through the phone.

"But Dream..." Tommy whispered.

"Dream can go fuck himself," Techno confidently responded. "He's a good guy, but he's definitely made an error in judgement here."

And just like that, Tommy started sobbing. Techno panicked and blanked out for a few seconds, before he started trying to soothe and calm down the younger.

"Hey, uh, don't cry. Why-uh, what I'm saying is true, alright Tommy? You're not dumb; you're the opposite, actually. You're a real smart kid, yeah? You don't need to cry anymore. Do you need me to yell at Dream? I'll yell at Dream for you. I'll cancel him on Twitter if you like. I'll cancel him on stream if you want."

Tommy giggled, little sniffles still coming through. "No, I... it's okay, Techno."

"Alright," Techno was relieved. "I'm pretty sure Dream didn't actually mean it, but he did cross a pretty big line. Do you want me to talk to him?"

"If... if you want to," Tommy said nervously. "Uh, can you tell him for me? Actually no wait, I probably shouldn't have been freaking out so much anyways, don't worry it's fine I can-"

"Nope. Already done it," Techno switched from his private DM to Dream back to the call screen. "If someone says or does something that crosses one of your lines, you tell me, okay? Even if the 'someone' in question is me, just let me know and I'll immediately stop, okay? It's not weak to be angry or sad."

"I— yeah," Tommy hesitated before continuing his sentence. "Uh, I can't really sleep since I was like, um. Could you tell me some stories to go to sleep? I mean, I know it sounds childish, but—"

"No, it's fine," Techno quickly searched up 'bedtime stories for kids'. "Here, I'll start with one. There once was a boy..."

He continued reading to the younger until it seemed like the younger was close to sleep. Then, Techno switched back to the call screen.

"Get some sleep, Tommy," he said. "I'll talk to you tomorrow, alright? You gotta get that sweet sleep time."

"Mmh, yeah," Tommy yawned. "You're the best brother ever," he murmured, his words slurred.

Techno's heart swelled. The sounds of snoring soon came through, and Techno ended the call so as to not waste the other boy's battery.

And if he was smiling while he finished up his work? Well, that was nobody's business but his.