Hanahaki Disease AU: Tom doesn't try. He doesn't want to. This is because no matter what he does, he knows he'll always end up in last place. It's no big deal, it's not like anything he does is a life or death situation. But it kind of is. This story is brought you to by: Flowers in lungs, a ginger wingman with a story, and a whole lot of trying and giving up. "Forget everything and just look him in the eyes and tell him he has a good sense of smell." [Cover art by: ME! (*'ω')]

Tord has been plagued by the suicide of a loved one for almost a year. Barely taking care of himself and spending his days quietly sitting in his room. When Edd tries to reconnect with Tord, he offers that Tord comes back. Tord accepts despite the black figure and persistent voices telling him not to and returns to living with Edd, Matt, and Tom. Tord tries his best to pretend that he's fine but Tom senses that something is wrong and finds out a lot more than he bargained for.