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tommy’s developed a new routine, running errands for his big brother wilbur. whether it’s stone or pumpkin pie, he’s tommyinnit, who never turns down a challenge. (he ignores the bitter taste of familiarity in his mouth at the thought of completing tasks.) wilbur kept on insisting that he needed beetroot. tommy has chosen not to question his fish loving brother anymore. wilbur was very vigilant when suggesting tommy to go to a village with a two day journey. (tommy ignores the feeling that wilbur is sending him away like a nuisance.) so he takes the journey. a man and his map, he’ll be fine! just because maybe he doesn’t know which way south is doesn’t mean he’ll get lost!!. (he ignores the fact that it would be much easier to find if his big brother techno was here.)
tommy is freezing. OK to be fair he is maybe lost,,, but hey! it’s not his fault! it’s the map. wilbur gave him a shitty map. he didn’t dress nor even plan on going to a snow biome. (a chest in the farthest corner of his house with a royal blue cape made just for him that he couldn’t bring himself to get rid of.) oh. he’s going to get frostbite again. fuck. okay okay, looking through the clearings all he sees is snow for miles. which way did he come again? oh a forest! maybe he could climb a tree!
he fell. scraped his elbow too. how was he supposed to know the logs were icey?? tommy takes a seat next to the tree he attempted to climb a mere minute ago taking in the scene. tall pine trees surrounding him and a small raise hill, almost like a burrow. holy shit it is a burrow. is it foxes? or maybe raccoons. as if it’s staged a small white rabbit sticks out of the hole staring blankly at tommy, tommy stares right back
“uh,,,hello?”
ah. he’s lost it, spent too much time with wil. he’s talking to a rabbit. “funny meeting you here?” the bunny sniffs then paws at his pant leg. “what,,,oh! you want this?” holding out a golden carrot infront of him for the rabbit to inspect. he doesn’t mind sharing his lunch unless it’s with ranboo, bloody ranboo.
the rabbit quickly hops on tommy as it starts to chew. he takes this as an opportunity to pet its soft looking ears. “taste good?”
the rabbit flicks it’s ear
“glad you like it”
the rabbits warm, he pulls it closer.
“you have a name?,,,,i take that as a no.” (he ignores the oh so familiar tune playing in the back of his head.)
“how about mellohi?”
the rabbit perks up. “you like it? i like it too”
the rabbit quickly dashes back to its burrow sticking its head in, tommy pouts.
to his surprise now infront of him are 4 nearly all white rabbits. 3 bigger than the now hopping mellohi.
“ah hello, you’ve multiplied”
“would you all like a snack?”
retreating his golden treats from his pocket and setting 3 down infront of the weary white rabbits as a piece offering. tommy turns his attention towards mellohi once again and has a peaceful one sided conversation. mellohi is a women, tommy loves women.
in a moment of silence tommy becomes aware of his surroundings. it’s getting later, from the placement of the sun maybe around 2pm. once the sun goes down he’s screwed. the crows flying above the trees are loud, he hates crows (he ignores the joy of going on flights with his father and talking to the crows.) the wetness for his shoes has frozen over and he can no longer move his toes.
“it’s cold, mellohi”
the three rabbits have now migrated to tommy’s side. as almost to comfort him, that thought makes him laugh. lifting them into his arms and sitting them next to mellohi.
“would you all like names as well?”
four pairs of beady black eyes stare back at him. creepy.
“hmmm you will be blocks”
petting the rabbit with cream toned spotting
“and you will be ward”
he can feel her brown tail wiggle
“how do you feel about chirp?”
his black paws tapping tommy.
“maybe i should take you lot home with me”
(he ignores the chilling memory of sapnap’s smile during the pet wars.)
“on second thought, you’re probably safer here.”
once again thought black beady eyes look up at him and all he can seem to do is return a sad smile.
“ahem,,,, well i best be on my way, got big man shit to accomplish”
attempting to get the four rabbits off him proved to be a difficult but with enough effort he was free from the furry iron grips. “i was nice meeting you all, stay warm”
waving goodbye and quickly turning away so he doesn’t change his mind. he begins his climb through the maze of trees. until he feels a nudge at his ankle. looking down in all her glory is mellohi. “ you want to come with me? are you sure? i live pretty far away.”
nudge.
turning to the new sensation he sees cream coloured ears.
“well hello blocks.”
leaning down to pick up blocks and mellohi two other rabbits reach his feet.
“chirp and ward? are you sure?” nudge. “okay okay, come here”
chirp in his trouser pocket and ward in his undershirt with her ears poking out of his collar. blocks in his satchel and mellohi in his arms. he begins his journey once again into the forest with new companions and a warm feeling spreading through him.