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When Wilbur first saw Ranboo deflecting his gaze at the Burger King from across the street he obviously assumed that it was because Quackity was offering a better job offer, after all a salary of $ 30/h for his summer was much better than his salary of $15/h but unfortunately Ranboo had tried to be good friends with Tommy and had ended up working on his Mc'Donalds in which he was manager.

When he saw the tall teen turn his gaze to Tubbo every time the boy left the place he thought, "Wow, he really wanted that job."

It is true that he was jealous that Quackity had got such a good employee as Tubbo after all during his youth, before college, Tubbo and Tommy would help him sell hotdogs outside the Dream SMP district of course the mayor was never happy but that was another story, now he had returned from L'manburg and was at a good job.

When he saw Quackity approach the place he thought it was simply to repress the joke that he had asked Ranboo to do or something like that so obviously the first thing he did was check his hair and teeth, how much he adored, Quackity was the perfect man for him.

But he wasn't there for him clearly.

"Wilbur I've come to talk because I've noticed some things among our star workers and I think you might have noticed too"

Without joking, he stared at him for 10 seconds, until he could understand and connect what Quackity just told him.

"Are you implying that Tubbo and Ranboo are or want something with each other? I thought they were only class acquaintances."

Quackity half-laugh before seeing him in the eyes. "Oh, please, have you seen how between turns the two of them stare at each other? Have you seen how Ranboo always sneaks out at lunch to give Tubbo a flower? Do they always text?"

Oh. My. God. He was a fucking blind man!

"They are so foolish that they have not realized that they like each other. Right?"

Quackity smiled and nodded enthusiastically, the two were reaching a point.

"So I stand here in front of my direct "enemy" if you want to call us that, to ask you to try to unite them you know... Like when we planned your first date with Sally but this time with them, not the same I must clarify I will not pay another visit face to the bottom of the sea!"

Oh he remembered Sally... No, that didn't matter! They were to see to it that Ranboo and Tubbo realized their feelings for each other.

That night they spent planning a perfect week for the kids, even after working hours the two moved to Will's RV where they polished the last details.

"Hmm... What do you think of gay people, Ranboo?"

The younger quickly looked up from his phone to see him in the eyes with surprise and nervousness, considering that it was Sunday, it was normal for the two to have conversations during shifts but clearly the teen did not expect at all that topic of conversation.

"They're fine... You shouldn't hate someone for what they're attracted to..."

Ranboo seemed very nervous, as if he had been caught in the middle of something, clearly a gay panic.

"I'm bisexual either way, I just wanted to know if you supported me in the idea of putting a pride flag outside the local."

Ranboo's eyes lit up slightly and he smiled to quickly respond: "Of course I do! Trough... After all I'm pansexual so I do not see why not show a little pride"

Ohhh they were getting to something, first part almost complete.

`Meanwhile with Big Q...`

"Tubbo are you gay or don't you know the meaning of the flag?"

He quickly looked up from the cash register and saw him confused and frightened.

"Wh-why the question Big Q?"

He smiled half-heartedly and pointed to the print on the cell phone case of the other, of course the print was a little different from the gay flag but it was almost the same.

Tubbo sighed and bit his lip as he looked away with clear nervousness.

"Is it that obvious? I mean the first time, when I designed a flag for my study group for fun, I didn't do it intentionally, but when I realized it, I just let it go because it wasn't a problem... Is that a problem?"

He had reacted totally as he expected.

"Nah, it's okay just curious. Keep working!."

Part one, almost complete, now he have to tell Wilbur of the progress.

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He opened the door of the apartment and shouted the name of his roomies, hoping they were not fighting again for some nonsense. As he took off his shoes and his backpack, he managed to perceive the good smell of food, as he loved having paired up with a good person in the kitchen. 

He walk to the kitchen in silence and finally from the island that was between the kitchen and the dining room he could visualize the tallest, with headphones singing some song while cooking, it made him laugh that they still in their Mc'Donalds uniform. 

"Oh... Hello Tubbo! I thought you would arrive later, you said that on days like today there was more work" 

He refused as he approached the stove to see what they were preparing. 

"Q let me go early... Wait, that's what I think it is?" 

He asked with emotion as he realized what was his partner cooking, while the taller one smiled at him in shame. 

"Yup! I know Wilbur made them for you and Tommy in his childhood, so I didn't see why didn't do it." 

Every day he became more convinced that Ranboo couldn't do anything wrong and he loved that. He look a little around the room watching Rocky pass by where they had the backpacks, smiled and came over to pet him. 

"Quackity was unbearable today that I had to be sure of my sexuality and all that shit..." 

Ranboo laughed while they were still cooking. 

"Wilbur also questioned some things but I think it was more for trying to talk." 

He sat on the floor and began fondling his cat, looking around the room looking for a trace of Tommy but it seemed that he had not arrived which was bad considering that at that time he was always doing something at home. 

"Big man, have you heard from Tommy?" 

Ranboo started serving the dishes while thinking. 

"He said something about Techno needing to learn not to be nosy so surely at Phil's house!" 

Of course he was at Phil's. 

He entered the café where Quackity had said it was a good idea to meet, the conversation he have had with Ranboo, had made him understand the teenager more and know better how to move forward on his part.

Finally he visualized the Mexican on a table in the corner, he approached slowly. 

"Wilbur..." 

"Quackity" 

He sat in front of him and saw that he had already ordered two drinks, whatever it was he would have it. 

"Did you advance our plan or did you fail?" 

He smiled ladyly and took a sip of whatever that cup had, smelled like chocolate. 

"Well, I did move forward! Now I know he's pansexual, and he told me he knew it before he met Tubbo and Tommy, so at least we know he can figure out his feelings faster." 

"Hmm... Tubbo is gay, I think he knows it long before because he told me that at least when he created his study group he knew it half-heartedly and that was a few months after Ranboo showed up here" 

It seemed that the two had made progress in their plan, now it would only be to review the steps for the next phases, so they could give phase one complete. 

Phase One: Do they know about their attraction? Complete. 

They were talking and discussing a lot of things, not only did he plan until while they were talking his phone started to vibrate a lot and he had to see who messaged him so much. 

It was his younger brother obviously. 

Tommy (Big man) 

Willl (7: 32)

Wilburrrrr Sooooot! (7:32)

Wilbur soooot Minecraft!!! (7:32)

FUCKIN WILBUR!!! (7:33) 

??? (7:36) 

HELLO!! Look what Ranboob made us for dinner, your chili special! (7:36)

[Chilli image] 

Wow! Ranboo was a good cook or at least a decent one, something unexpected for someone who works at a Mc'Donalds... 

"Wait! We can make the two of them have a date with food made by Ranboo." 

"What? That's just silly." 

Quackity saw it strange, but it was true, he remembered that according to Kristin with a plate of good food Phil had conquered it. 

"No, no, listen my parents fell in love or at least followed after Phil made Kristin a plate of good food on one of his dates, so if Ranboo cooks well and Tubbo likes that maybe we can get the two of them to move forward in their relationship." 

Quackity listened carefully and although he still did not seem convinced, he accept the idea of proposing a date with that "theme", if when those two were married they were not invited to the wedding he would feel very offended. 

"Ranboooooo! Can I have some more?" 

The taller one laughed but denied while they were still working on some summer homework that Tommy and Tubbo would surely finish copying it. 

"Boo! Promise you'll do more, this chili tastes great!" 

Tommy nodded as he continued to eat the last of his plate. 

"Someday, but tomorrow Tommy cooks so fast food will probably be our dinner." 

Normally Tommy would be offended, but he was really thrilled with the chili. 

They loved nights like this, where the three of them would talk about something and finally at bedtime they could think that no matter how bad they lived will be, they would always have their boyfriend and best friend, no matter what.

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He had been watching Ranboo all day, the boy whenever he had the opportunity would take out his phone and start texting, he also notice that in the room where they rest (specific where the minor left his things) there was a vase with a pink tullip, Tubbo's favorite flower.

He knew that today he had to start the second phase, one of the most complicated, but the thing was that he did not know what he could give the tallest to take to Tubbo during his break, of course he knew Tubbo's favorites but when he was a child. 
Meh, Better to go with something than nothing, he thought.

Term of making the milkshake, it was not one that was on the menu, in fact it was the combination of all, he wrote on the cup "For: Tubbo" and left it next to Ranboo's backpack.
He really liked the younger one and he was a good worker so Wilbur was happy to be helping him.

•••

He watch Tubbo attending a family, there was little left for lunch time so he had to hurry up with his part.
He didn't know Ranboo enough to know what he might like but he remembered seeing him enjoy a children's menu so he hopes he wouldn't be wrong. He made a hamburger with meat, cheese and some vegetables with a little fries and put it in a box from the children's menu.

When he saw the counter again Tubbo was smiling while attending another person, at this time most people did not order so many burgers so there was no problem with him sneaking into the break room to leave his part.

He knew Tubbo enough to know that he could open the boy's backpack without it being a big deal, so he did and wrote him a note telling him about how he could give that to a special person plus he put a pack of candy, Tubbo would appreciate it.

Before closing the backpack he noticed that inside there were polaroids with Tubbp and Ranboo, it really gave him tenderness how blind they were.

Until lunch with the Beloveds...

He took his backpack, the flower for Tubbo and the mysterious drink that was there surely some gift from Wilbur to Tubbo because otherwise they had no clue who it would have been.

They left the place and walked to where he always meet with Tubbo at lunch.

His brunet was already there but he seemed a little discouraged, they approached slowly and when they were in front of him and the opposite one did not look up he decided to just stretched his hand with the flower and handed it to him as he greeted him.

"Oh... Thank you..."

Tubbo took the flower but still didn't see them. Had they done anything wrong? He sat next to the oldest and took his hands making him finally see them in the eyes... Tubbo was crying.

"Wh- what happened to you?"

"Nothing... Only some people being very heavy " he laugh slightly but his sad look was still there.

They took the brunet's cheek fondly and started talking to him in a quiet voice, it was the only way to calm him down.

"They are not your father... They're not gonna hurt you, Bee."

The brunet ended up breaking and hugged them as he cried, he knew that the boy had gone through a complicated childhood and that whenever someone yelled at him he could not help but simply remember his father, they had been through this before but it always hurt.

"Hey... I know it doesn't help but Wilbur sends you a drink that seems special to you because it's not on the menu."

He did not listen to him and only moved away the drink a little so that he could hug him better while he still cried slightly in their arms, they simply stayed to calm him down.

"I-I hate it! I can't even bear to hear a father scolding his children without breaking."

"These are your right but he is now dead and cannot harm you"

They stayed there hugged in the time that were left of lunch, neither of the two touched the food that they should eat because his priority was that Tubbo was happy and if that was to stay hugged while the two spoke softly instead of eating, they would do it a million times.

Maybe it wasn't what Wilbur and Quackity expected as they started phase two but for them it had been a breakthrough, talking about trauma was never easier if it was with Tubbo.

When Tubbo returned from lunch he didn't expect to see him with a fake smile... What had happened? He tried to talk to him but the younger one just ignored him and started working saying that he was fine, he knew he had met Ranboo because he had come back with a tulip but it seemed that something had gone wrong.

He took out his cell phone and sent Wilbur a message asking if he knew it had happened. 

Wilbursuck 

I have no idea, he return with my gift and a sad face. (1:28) 

You think they fight with each other? (1:28) 

I hoped no, I'll try to get information from him or we'll have to
resort to extraordinary options. (1:29) 

Ohhh no, I don't want your brother in this. (1:30) 

But Techno and Ranboo get along! (1:31) 

No doubt Wilbur was a fool without cause, but it was true that it seemed that the only option to know what had happened since none of them opened their mouths in all that remained of the day.

•••

He never thought to say that Techno had a compassionate or good side, even if they were twins they had never gotten along, the two with different routes but the truth was still grateful that it was so mysterious and dedicated to those who matter to him.

"Are you telling me that Ranboo wants to go out with Mini-Government?" He asked for the third time in the evening.

"Yes Techno, I'd really love to tell you something to convince you, but I know you care about Ranboo so... For him, yes?"Quackity, as much as he wished he wasn't there, was trying harder to convince him.

He sigh with an annoyed tone but he pulled out his phone, do something and put the phone on the table between the three.
"I'm going to talk to them, I don't want any of you to talk. Just listen."

He nodded but saw Quackity confused but also nodded to the indication of Techno.

After a few seconds on the phone, Tommy's voice rang.

"Techno, whatever it is save it for later they are busy with bee"

Techno seemed to understand something and without insisting any more just made a sound of acceptance and hung up the call.

"But-"

Before either of them could argue Techno he raised his hand to shut up and let him speak.

"In my opinion it would be the only thing necessary that you go straight to what you want to help and give them advice, they will understand"

And just like that they were kicked out of Phil's house.

"Shall we go to my RV?"

"OK..."

When he came home hugging Ranboo he didn't think he had to deal with Tommy, a bit silly of him if he had to be honest.

"Oh... Tubbo..."

Tommy had started giving him words of support, but he didn't want that, no... He wanted to forget his fucking father, he wanted to stop being scared of screaming or the smell of alcohol. I was just asking to be one more teenager.

He did not even pay attention at that time term lying on the couch next to his partner. He heard a movie being played but didn't open his eyes and just snuggled up more on the top, smelling corn popcorn being made so he figured It out that they were gonna try to lift hia spirits with a movie night... Like that'll fix everything.

"Bo... Do you want to see anything special?"

"Want..."Make the memory of my father disappear... "Can we go to the cemetery where my father is?"

"Damn, of course I do!"

"OK"

The two blondes responded at the same time. 
Before going out to the cemetery, both Ranboo and Tubbo had to change and start looking for the objects they would need to ruin their father's grave.

When they had all three they went on Tommy's motorcycle to town and ohh as they ruined the man's grave, they were close to breaking it. 

New Twitter notification! 

@TommyInnit tweet:
Just a little anti-trauma fun! Ruining grave, feeling good.
[Image ID: 
A selfie taking by Tommy himself where you can see him and in the background you can appreciate a grave that have a lot of graffiti, it's almost broke and have toilet paper in the top. You can see Tommy smiling showing his brackets and a lot of bandages on his face. End of the ID]

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He opened his eyes and could not do anything but blush when he noticed that Quackity had slept in the RV, they were so close besides, he had no sofas so Q had ended up sleeping next to him.. He looked so calm and handsome. 

"Can you stop seeing me? You and I are nothing..." 

The britt looked away but he felt sorry, technically they had never broken up so to him they were still something... He heard the other one get up from the mattress so he looked up. 

"Are you coming or are you staying in bed all day?" 

"I'll-I'll go... Go ahead." 

He nodded and walked to his bathroom, locking himself inside and surely starting to shower. 

He had thought they were better, after all they were trying to get two teenagers together who needed a little nudge, like them in high school... Of course that's not a good term... 

Ahh as he missed his student time, but it didn't matter now, he was now a new man with new ideals... No more depression or self-hatred, no more "Let's stay together in our misery, let's be miserable together" 

He really missed Quackity. 

But it didn't matter now they had to follow his plan... Or should he take Techno advice? No, no, that was just trying to intrude.

They walked to the mall where their stalls were located, the two carried a bag of gifts that the boys expected to appreciate receiving from the other. Before entering the food zones the two separated, they didn't want to be seen together, did they?. 

Wilbur review again what ''Ranboo'' had bought to give Tubbo: Bee stuff, a notebook to follow his writing and drawing, books on war and white chocolate. He really hoped those were still things that entertained the teenager. 

He finally arrived at the Mc'Donalds, he notice then that Ranboo was already there opening the premises... And with a scarf? Was it so cold that the boy decided to use one...? He was still really cold-blooded Wilbur. 

"Ranboo my friend! I didn't know it was getting so cold." 

The younger froze in it and nodded nervously smiling, began to help him with tidying up, leaving the bag on the counter. 

"Ahm, I see you went shopping before opening," said the teenager as he approached turning on all the necessary devices. 

"Oh no! They're really gifts I never gave Tubbo," he obviously lied while thinking an excuse as he went "I was actually going to ask you if you could give them to him but don't tell him they're mine you know we still don't get along that well and you're like best friends or something" 

"I... Yes, best friends, that's what we are."poor man, he could hear grief in his voice as he said the word friends. 

When they finished putting everything in place and have everything ready to open, they relaxed for a while in the break room, after all Fundy and two other guys (Will had no idea what their names were but they were good at their job) were in charge at that time to do most of the things. 

"Ahm... Wilbur you know I wanted to ask you this... When the summer is over, do I could start working on the night shift?" 

What? Why keep working after the summer if he had to finish high school? 

"For me no problem, but why continue?"
He watched as the other one played with his hands and thought of how to answer him. 

"I have money, because I have it but... We're trying to help Tommy get money for his top surgery... You know..." 

Oh.
Wait... OOH! 

"Oh! I thought that while I was gone he would have, you know, asked Phil for help." 

Ranboo laughed slightly and denied, apparently that boy was still dumb. 

He went out to the back of the building and sat down where always, Quackity had been weirder than usual and if although it had been fun as he tried to get rid of that bag with things of his "past partners" with him, he did not understand whose they were because well they were too big things to be Karl or Sapnap, Jschlatt? It wasn't his kind of fashion, let alone Wilbur's. 

But maybe it was a silent support of him for his relationship with Ranboo, after all the two were too obvious to be noticed, Quackity had more mother's eye with his only descendant although it was not of blood he had always known how to read it. 

"Hey Tubbo!"

He looked up and saw his boyfriend, he smiled. "Hey sexy~!" 

Ranboo blushed slightly and simply sat next to him as he pulled out his salad topper. 

"How have you been dealing with a horrible scarf in the SUMMER?"He remarked the summer by saying it with a little more force as he also pulled out his food toppers. 

"Shut up, it's your fault..." 

He smiled and before taking a bite of his food, he slightly moved the scarf looking at the hickey he had made the night before while he could not sleep.
They began to eat while commenting on funny things they had seen until they ended up falling into the theme that both Wilbur and Quackity gave them gifts for the other, the two of them reach to the conclusion that it was surely a way of saying "Hey, we know you come out but we do not want to intrude verbally" 

The two opened their presents and he was very excited. There was a bee stuffed animal! Finally he haven't have one in ages, there were also books of wars, how much he had wished he could buy one for the past months and now he finally had not one but three. 

He looked at his companion and saw him pull out a shirt that looked like they size and really looked like nothing in their style. 

"You can wear it under your Hawaiian shirt," he said at see the other's worried face. 

"Oh yeah!... Oh look at a camera, I see in the hands of who will end up, " he said with a slight laugh. 

The gifts of the two were good, then they should thank them surely at the end of summer party that Phil always did they could also give them a gift. 

"Oh... You want to go see a movie later? Here are two tickets and it looks like they're for today." 

His eyes lit up, he hoped Quackity would have chosen a good movie.
They were talking about their plans for the rest of lunch, and ended up agreeing that they would take it as a date for 7 months of meeting and 4/3 months of dating.

Bonus: (Kind of explanation of what happened last night) 

When they arrived at the apartment, all of them had to take showers (they had gotten all dirty with dirt and mud). 

While bathing he had tried to think. He was still afraid, feeling that on leaving he would not find a sleepy Ranboo but his father waiting to yell at him for being late.
He faded those thoughts and just finished his shower, got dressed and went out to the room finding his partner watching something on their phone. 

He threw himself on them, Ranboo didn't flinch at the extra weight. He settled better to stay with his head under the chin of the other. 

"Feeling better, Bee?" 

He made a sound of affirmation and closed his eyes. 

He wasn't asleep, he just couldn't. He was just resting his eyes. 

He was afraid and hated himself, he had to be strong. Strong for Ranboo. Strong for Tommy.
Be strong so that nothing bad happens to his family. 

"Good night dear" 

Ranboo kissed him on his forehead, it took a few seconds to notice that the opponent began to breathe a little more monotonously. They had fallen asleep. 

Okay, he couldn't sleep. He opened his eyes and realized he was still on his partner... He looked at their neck and just started leaving kisses on it, until he decided to leave a hickey. It wasn't going to bother them after all. 

Ranboo woke up when he was slightly biting his neck. 

"Tu-Toby, what are you doing?" 

He get away from their neck and muttered, "Just leaving you a gift, Boss Man."
Ranboo laughed slightly and hugged him. Perhaps now he could sleep with the thinking that in the morning they would have to hide that.

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"Aww man but I wanted to go too!" 

He laughed slightly not to attract attention, he was on call with Tommy, explaining to him that after getting to change neither of them would be in the apartment. 

"I too would have liked to but I also want to spend some time alone..." 

"Oh... Um, if you two want some alone time, you can always kick me out." 

He sighed, no, he wouldn't leave Tommy alone anymore, knowing what Dream did to him. 

"No, no... Anyway remember to take your shot and take off the blinder after the necessary hours have passed" 

He felt like a father scolding his son but he also knew that if he didn't tell him he would probably end up forgetting and sleeping with his blinder, hurting himself even if he didn't want to. 

"Yes, Dad... Anyway, bye! I'll hang out with Purpled and Fundy later for sure!" 

He said goodbye and saw the time, there were still three hours to go out and go to his appointment with Boo. 

••• 

It was weird for him, he knew what Wilbur had done it before he went to college and they knew what those actions had caused but they just couldn't see Wilbur  who works with him like the Wilbur that everyone talk about. 

They had been told he was transphobic, after all before he left he had yelled at Tommy about his transition but now he found out that he wasn't and that he was bisexual... They knew that Wilbur was also related to the fire that nearly killed Tubbo... 

Anyway, today finally after 3 months of moving in with Tommy and Tubbo, they were going to be able to spend time with Tubbo without worrying about being interrupted by Tommy. 

"Ranboo, are you there?" 

He shook his head to the side and looked at Wilbur, who smiled at him. 

"Oh hi, yeah, I was thinking about the hang out that we were going to have with Tubbo this afternoon. For forgiveness" 

"Ohh, I understand... I was nervous too when I had my first date too." 

First date? Okay, that might have been kind of true, but he wasn't nervous. 

"I say it's not like... If. Thank you..." 

Wilbur simply smiled and patted him on the shoulder before leaving for a smoke.
They couldn't wait for the day to end. 

They went into room 4, they had already bought popcorn and drinks, but they still didn't know what the movie was because they wanted to keep it in a surprise. They walked to their seats which were all the way to the bottom, leaving them a good view of the screen. 

"Boo, do you think if the movie is scary we could kiss without problems?" 

The tallest face simply turned automatically red (Well, the little he could see did), he knew he had been a little to on the line, after all there were few times they could kiss and show their love so he wanted to take advantage of the occasion although he did not know if his partner thought the same. 

"I say if you want..." perfect. 

The two settled into their seats and waited for the film to begin... 
Anabelle, interesting. 

"Boo, your worst enemy!" he mentioned in a whisper to the contrary. Ranboo replied with a simple' ajam ' affirmative. 

The film advanced, it wasn't really that scary, but Ranboo was definitely freaking out. He took the other's hand and just kept watching the movie, but whenever there was a jumpscare he felt his hand being squeezed, he had forgotten what it was like to watch scary movies with Ranboo. 

"Big guy, you want to go?" 

Ranboo saw him, he knew he wanted to leave just because of the look he gave him (being close he could see they eyes) but he also knew that they wouldn't tell him because he was enjoying the movie. He sighed and got up pulling his partner with him, the two went out trying not to disturb those who were still watching the film.
Outside, he turned and put the mask off his partner giving him a short kiss on the lips. 

"Why-why did we go out? I trough-" 

"Ran, we're both supposed to enjoy the date and you were freaking out so much," he smiled mischievously and stood on tiptoe to whisper in his ear, "Plus now we can go somewhere else and kiss as much as we want." 

He saw the taller elle begin to blush, loved to bother him with those little flirtatious touches. 

"Um, Tommy's not in the apartment, you know..." 

He did not even have to say another word to understand what they meant, he took the hand of the other and began to walk towards the bus stop, saw from the side of his eye as they put their mask back on and adjusted his glasses. He should work on that. 

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"You think they went to the movies?" 

He take a sip of his drink, the truth was uncertain only how they would be tomorrow would say it.

"Seeeeh... Whatever....  Big Q Do you want to go see a movie later?" 

Was Wilbur trying to..? 

"No, I know what you want and I've made it clear to you. I don't want to go back" 

"But think about it, yes?"he hated how persistent he was. "I know you just got out of a relationship but I swear I just spent thinking about you in the years I left" 

"Oh really? Did you think of me when you tried to kill yourself? Lovely of you!" 

The contrarian's face just froze. He left some money and left the place, it had been stupid this whole plan to get the other kids together... 

It was just an excuse to talk to Wilbur but he clearly hadn't changed. 

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He sat on the couch while Tubbo stood on him beginning to kiss him, Tubbo's sweet lips were always the best dessert he could try.
He felt anxious hands hugging his neck and he was not left behind taking care of the hip of the other. 

"Big man, wait..." He opened his eyes to the feeling that Tubbo was separating, perhaps he had been very confident. 

"No, no, you didn't do anything wrong," Tubbo assured him as he moved his hands to keep them on his hip. 

"Ahm, what happened then?" 

"I wanted to remind you how handsome you were before we took this to another level..." Tubbo ran a hand across his chest as he spoke to him. 

Wait. Another level?
Ohhh did he meant that? They dont want to do that... 

"What is specifically another level?" 

"Ahm, you know like... Cuddle without shirt of something, I know your ace don't think I forget that..." Tubbo seems really off that they were implying something else. 

"Oh ok, I just want to be sure..." Tubbo took his jaw and smile at them. 

"I will never implied that Ranboo, did you want to cuddle? Or maybe not?" 

He hug his boyfriend with happiness and whisper little shy; "I would like to cuddle you shirtless Tubs" 

Tubbo smile and kiss them again.

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He plunged his head into the mattress, he was an idiot. How could he think Quackity was gonna want something with him? 

He watched his phone start ringing, picked it up and saw Tommy call him. The bastard was always timely. 

"Hello?" 

"WILLLL! Hello!" 

He laughed slightly and sighed as he lay down better, now looking at the ceiling of his room. 

"How's everything Toms? I haven't heard of you in a long time." 

"Ohhh... Do you want to come to our apartment? We can talk and catch up since you still have not been able to catch up with me" 

Maybe it would be good to spend some time with Tommy, he accept the invitation and the moment Tommy hung up he started looking for clothes, later he would go to change water from his house so he could bathe, go out and go without any problem. 

Well, there was a problem, he was supposed to go to work... He would just leave a message to Ranboo that he would arrive later and that he was in charge. 

When he approached the building that he understood it have to be, he decided to send a message to Tommy asking him to come down so he could know if he was in the right building. A few seconds later he saw a blond boy running towards him. 

"Will!"before he could even react, he was getting a hug from his younger brother. 

"Hey, Big T." 

He couldn't believe that the first thing he did when he got to work was looking for Wilbur, either way he didn't see him, which he didn't know if it was worrying or not. 

As he left his stuff and started checking that all the workers were in their places he couldn't help but notice the super misuse of makeup on Tubbo's neck. The first thing that came to his mind was to think that someone at his school had hit him because the boy clearly had bruises. 

When they had been away for a while and he was sure that Tubbo was not busy he approached him, he did not want to scare him, he knew that the brit had suffered from abuse in his childhood so it was not surprising that instead of telling an adult he decided to hide it with makeup. 

"Tubbo, what's up?" 

The younger looked up and gave him a big smile before responding. 

"Everything amazing Big Q Have you been okay?" 

"The truth is that... It doesn't matter, you know I couldn't help noticing the make-up on your neck" he watched as the young's expression almost fell into a panic but he did his best to keep a smile. "I just wanted to make sure no one was hitting you or anything." 

Tubbo nodded but he could see that he was a little embarrass, but also a little disgust maybe of the question. 

"You want to talk then about what is or...?" 

"Big Q, I appreciated your collaboration but it is not necessary, thanks, I must work" 

And he just went back to the kitchen, okay, that had been weird. Maybe he should ask Wilbur if he knew anything. 

"And then when it looked like we were going to lose, Mark broke the other team with the greatest style possible, I mean he didn't even put his mask down or take his glasses off IT WAS AMAZING!" 

He heard the whole story of Tommy, the youngest had been telling him about things he had missed but what caught his attention the most was the use of the name Mark, it was the first time he mentioned it, besides, playing with mask and glasses? That kid was insane. 

"Wow... Why was he wearing that during the game? This Mark guy looks like a strategist." 

Tommy was confused for a few seconds until he seemed to recover all the energy to continue telling him about everything. 

"Oh yeah, Ranboo has facial dysmorphia. Trough, it amazes me the fact that they work without their mask and glasses when it is super rare that they even takes them off to be here" 

Wait. Ranboo was Mark...? 

Facial dysphoria? 

"What?" 

"Oh... Well I know it's confusing but you end up understanding" 

For the next few minutes Tommy was trying to explain everything about Ranboo's dysphoria and everything about how they got him to trust and befriend them. Every day he became more convinced that Ranboo was a good guy. 

"Wait...So he's an orphan? HOW TECHNO GETS ALONG WITH HIM!?" 

"First of all they, fucker, second they are literally like Techno's apprentice" 

Techno being an orphan's sensei? Apparently the man had set aside his old ways. 

"OK... Oh, um..." He was going to change the subject, this was really weird. "This... didn't you come with Fundy, Tubbo and Ranboo to the pride last week?." 

"Oh yeah... I stopped going with Eret for stuff, you know." 

Oh yeah... Eret. An old friend, the guy wasn't bad, she just ended up walking away from the majority, probably enjoying his life as governor. 

"Anyway, don't try to avoid the issue of Ranboo's dysmorphia, is a serious one and I thought it would be nice if you knew more." 

The next two hours he had to hear all about Ranboo's dysphoria and was really surprised. Maybe later he could tell Qu-maybe later I could use it to help Ranboo and Tubbo with their relationship. 

"And then he told me that if anyone was bothering me, I swear it was horrible." 

They laughed slightly trying to keep a compassionate face but not achieving it. 

"Well it's part of your fault admit it" they challenge him before laughing again. 

He stuck his tongue out in a childish act before continuing to eat his food. 

They were gonna say something about the hickeys being in fact just Tubbo's fault but something that Tubbo say on a very quite voice, catch their attention. 

"Thank you for not being weird about my fatness when be cuddle by the way..." and he have say something else but they couldn't mind to hear it, why would Tubbo think he was fat? He literally was a little to skinny and he work out every day. 

"You are not fat Tubbo and even if you were it wouldn't be something to be weird about... Tubbo I love you the way you are and believe me, even if you didn't have a part of you body or something I will love you so much" 

Tubbo didn't say anything and just take one of their hands on his, they don't talk more that evening.