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The night sky cried angrily, strong wind and rain pouring down heavily, mudding the ground and softening them. the others were careful not to step on the softening ground, not wanting to fall while some were unfortunate enough to slip.

Tommy watch as the raining TNT destroyed the land, watching as the nature itself helped bury it.

His knees felt weak to stand, coiling his hand into a fist, digging his nails into the soft dirt while the rain mixed with his salty tears. His eyes refusing to look up, to look at the looming figure in front of him.

“Theseus,” The child stubbornly refuses to acknowledge his original name, wanting to throw it into the pit where it would be lost with time, yet the figure in front of him kept reminding him of his original name.

Reminding him of who he needed to be for them. The sickening possessive gaze and delusional ideals they wanted to mold him into.

“You’re going to catch a cold if you don’t stand up.” The monotone voice slowly loosens, revealing hint of frustration, the thing he used to call brother knelt down, grabbing his chin harshly and forcing him to look at them.

How he wanted to gorge his eyes out at the sight it beholding him.

“Do you need a much harsher lesson?” The piglin growled, eyes narrowing, as they look with an annoyed expression. Tommy couldn’t help but flinch at the touch, rough and warm despite the heavy rain, this warmth forced his brain to reminisce about cuddling his brother during his escape in exile.

The purring put him at ease, pressing his face against the warm body of his brother while feeling this fingers trail down his golden locks.

Tommy almost felt sick remembering those quiet times, it was only an illusion created to get his guard down, he realizes it early and manage to escape when Techno brought him to the community house.

“You’re not even listening are you?” Tommy yelp when his brother let out a loud growl, forcing him to open his dry mouth, “fuck you.” The response was automatic, it was all he can say during these situations, acknowledging the fact by saying it, it would make things worse.

“As I thought.” Techno sighs, calming themselves down before regaining their stoic expression, “You were doing so well, Theseus. Then you had to pull your little stunt and force me and Phil to come get you.” Tommy hissed at the statement, harshly shoving the hand off his chin and backing away.

Tommy draw out a sword and aimed it at his neck, “Come closer and I’ll kill himself right here in front of you.” Tommy threaten, only earning an angry look from his brother. “That’s cute,” Techno seethe, standing up and slowly walking to the trembling child that moved the blade closer to their neck, “Last thing you wanna do is threaten me with your life, Theseus.” Techno said coldly, “You’re really stupid aren’t you?”

“Fuck you! I’ll do it!” Tommy’s hand trembled, holding the handle of the sword and forcing himself to move it to his neck, the sharp blade touching the skin of his neck. “Oh really?” Techno mocked, Tommy wished he could hear the TNT blowing up instead of his brother’s voice.

“You think, you threatening me with your life will work? I should had crippled you when I had the chance.” Tommy’s eyes widen as he saw his brother’s hand grip the blade of the sword, predatory eyes trained on him as with one strong grip the blade shattered on their hand.

The overwhelming fear left Tommy paralyzed, unable to move his body to run and get away from the monster in front him, but his body wouldn’t move, helplessly waiting for Techno to make his next move.

“Hmh,” Techno look at his bleeding palm, red eyes glancing back at Tommy who flinch upon eye contact. The chat asked for blood, but in a different sort of way…make Tommy taste blood, let him anguish as he forced himself to swallow while squirming helplessly.

A side of him purred at the idea, wanting to obey the chat’s demands of forcing his little brother to submit and accept the blood of the blood god. Wanting to teach him a harsher lesson, destroying the country wasn’t even the punishment…no, it was too light to be one.

Tommy watched his brother steadily move closer to him, the cut on their palm leak blood, not easily being washed with the pouring rain. The fear inside him only increase when he saw a sadistic smile on his brother’s face, the grin creeping on their face. Tommy can tell right away his brother had a sickening idea.

One that wanted to make him feel fear beyond anything he can imagine, more then what dream could ever do put him.

“T-Techie…” Tommy’s voice trembled, nearly breaking by how tight his throat was. “Shhh…” Techno hushed him, their tone sickening and poisonous. Before the blond could say anything, he was force down, hitting his head on the ground. A rough hand clasping his open mouth.

Tommy shriek were muffled, trying to bite the hand that dripped blood into his mouth. The metallic taste was enough to make him nauseous, flailing and scratching the hand that push harder down on his mouth.

The flesh tasted salty, while the blood tasted like poison. He cried, sobbing as his throat instinctive swallowed the blood, “There you go, Theseus.” Techno purred, watching the blond slowly stop struggling, only the trembling hands that grip on the brute’s arm remind.

It stayed like that for a few minutes, Tommy tried many times to struggled, only to waste his energy with every try till he stopped. Techno watched Tommy’s throat move, he can tell how sick Tommy felt with each gulp.

But that was part of the punishment, chat was always clever with those.

When Techno withdraw his hand, Tommy wasted to time to turn to the ground, coughing and spit out the remaining blood, his saliva mixed with the metallic red liquid. He refuses to even swallow his own saliva, knowing it was mixed by that monster’s blood.

“That wasn’t so hard now was it?” Tommy glared, spitting out the bits of blood. The rain didn’t stop pouring down and soon the red liquid mixed with the water and washed it away. “You…I hate you.” He gasped, the taste never leaving his tongue.

“You’re in no position to say anything.” Techno lifted his chin again, the chat cheered in joy at the scene that had played, “You-made me!” Tommy cough, “Drink your fucking blood you, psychopath!” The blond screamed in anger, gritting their blood tinted teeth.

“and?”

“And?!” Tommy said, dumbfounded and pissed. He shoots curse words at his brother, cursing with every word he knew. By the time he was done, all he can do was cry in defeat.

“Are you done?” Techno asked, the rough and uncut hand caress his locks. “I wanna go home…” Tommy cried, trying to catch his breath and ignoring the metallic taste the mockingly lingered inside his mouth.

Techno picked him up, his cold body press against warm ones. Despite the soaked clothes he and Techno both had.

“Don’t think your punishment is over, Theseus.” Tommy buried his head on Techno’s chest, slowly nodding to what his brother said, ‘I-I know” He said defeatedly.

“I’m sorry…” He curled up on his brother’s arms, letting his tears shed again. Techno purred and bump his head into Tommy’s forehead, “It’s better if you were this compliant, huh? No rough punishment and no pain…” Techno rumbled.

Tommy felt light headed from the blood, it stirred unevenly inside his throat and stomach. “ ‘orry…” Tommy slurred, his eyes becoming heavy.

His body betraying him by relaxing and listening to the continuous purrs, unaware of his surroundings now.

“Don’t worry, you’ll be back needing us again.”

And even he knew those words wasn’t just a promise.

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Tommy’s process of waking up was two things, nearly having his heart beat out of his chest when he became aware of his surroundings, and the foreign feeling of warmth crashing down when he opened his eyes.

The wooden walls he was familiar with during his time when he escaped exiled, the smooth fluffy carpet below the bed and his bed being slump against the wall next to a window…the only thing missing was the window itself.

Tommy swallowed a lump of saliva, faintly tasting a metallic flavor that lingered his mouth. His face crunching up in disgust and horror, moving his hand to cover his mouth, gagging at what he knew was his brother’s blood.

His head ached painfully with the memories, the sense of helplessness and fear he felt in that situation was enough to throw him back to whatever Dream had put him through, his brother wasn’t normal.

No shit to that.

He knew his brother wasn’t normal but on what level of not normalcy he didn’t know for sure back then.

Sure Techno likes spilling blood and he hears voices that tells him to kill was a bit weird but he got desensitized to it, though he knew it wasn’t a good thing to become numb to things.

But, he was exposed to many things so early on that it become a norm to him, his family sure didn’t mind it, but. Kidnapping your brother and making them drink your own blood definitely was pass the scale of normalcy and into the scale of being a psychopath.

He originally gave Dream that title.

Tommy curled his fingers into the soft sheet, wincing how his back ached, probably from being slammed onto the ground or…doomsday in general.

The only way in and out was the door, he doubts Techno didn’t lock it. The chat was always there to remind him.

It was like dealing with a person and a ghost, thousands of ghost to be exact. What exactly was the chat he didn’t wanna know or wanna hear, he’d rather stay ignorant of that.

Tommy slid off the bed, pressing his hand against the mattress and waiting for his legs to regain back their strength, his vision was engulfing by a black mist before dispersing.

He felt slightly light headed till his vision began to clear.

It was slow, forcing himself to press his weight against his legs and walk towards the door. His fingers stumbling on the knob, breathing heavily. His mouth becoming dry like the desert, he was falsely hoping that it wouldn’t be locked despite the obvious.

Rattling the knob, it was locked.

A pathetic laugh came out of him, why did he think that would work when it didn’t? when it always didn’t. He had hoped he would be wrong about it being locked.

“Techno!” Like a volcano erupting, his anger exploded and started banging on the door, he felt pathetic yet so angry at Techno for destroying his home, for betraying him even when he said countless times he loved l’manberg.

“I know your near! Open the fucking door you psychopath!” Tommy shouted, ignoring how his hand began to bruise with how much he hit the door, it was futile yet he never gave up.

Then Tommy could hear heavy footsteps, growing closer and closer. Stepping back so he wouldn’t get hit when the door swings open.

Soon the door swung open to reveal the large brute, blocking every inch of his escape as the brute stared down at him with blood red eyes. Anger boiling inside his throat, scowling at the brute who sighs at him, “You're up early,” Techno coolly said. like they didn’t kidnap and force him to swallow their sickening blood.

“Get me out of here.”

“The room too small for you?”

Tommy narrowed his eyes, “Don’t change the fucking topic, let me out of this fucking room!” He demanded.

“Theseus.”

“I said let me out!”

“Theseus.”

Tommy held in a flinch, but it was all useless when his body became to tremble. The tone was powerful and overwhelming, it made Tommy want to drop on the ground, and avoiding their gaze as much as possible…yet he stood his ground despite his trembling figure.

“Y-You – don’t d-d-do this!” Tommy’s hand clench into a fist, trying his best to maintain the steadiness of his voice.

“Go back to your bed, don’t make me repeat myself.” Techno ordered, Tommy bit his lips, the fear became overwhelming. Why is Techno doing this to him now?

Why?

Tommy could feel the powerful aura from Techno, he was trying with all his will to stand his ground but it was too overwhelming, it felt like gravity around him became heavy and-

Thud!

His legs gave up and fell, the pressure he felt just standing in front of Techno was overwhelming. This as the blood god he’s facing, one that could easily crush someone’s head with a grip.

Techno made Tommy feel like a prey being cornered by an apex-predator, his heart pounded rapidly from his raising fears, he could hear it through his ears as his eyes focus on the ground.

He saw the boot of his brother shift, Techno knelt down, the scarred calloused hands cradle his face, forcing him to look up and meet the soft expression of the beast, “Everything has been overwhelming for you hasn’t it?” Tommy breath was caught in his throat, his eyes welled up as his body trembled like a leaf.

“No more wars, no more fighting and no more drama. You’re staying here with me. “Techno gently held Tommy’s head, the blond could only silently cry as air piled up and clog his throat.

Tommy felt his brother’s warm forehead touch his, “Breath for me, Runt.” Techno rumbled.

Tommy choked, hot tears pouring down as broken string of whimpers came out of his mouth, and another string of murmurs of begging.

“home…I wanna go home…I want-leave I want to-“ Tommy cried brokenly, terrified of what his untamed brother will do if he fought back, it didn’t end well last time. “I-I’ll visit…just let..- let me- go home.”

“This is your home.” Techno slowly let go of Tommy’s face, lifting the crying blond up. “You have nowhere else to go after all.” Tommy clench Techno’s shirt, crying pathetically on his brother’s chest.

“W-Why me…why did you want me?” Tommy sniffled, Techno move a hand and gently caress Tommy’s locks, moving back towards the bed before opening his mouth to answer, “Too many to list down.” Techno simply answered.

Tommy wanted to press further but decided not to, being settled back to the bed.

He wiped off the tears off his face and look up at Techno whose hand rested on his hair, Tommy look at Techno with tearful eyes, “W-What will you even gain from keeping me locked up?” He asked.

“Revenge? Fucking torture, me?”

Tommy squeeze his hands on the soft blanket, waiting for an answer. Techno’s hand slowly moved on his hair, gently scratching his scalp.

Tommy’s shivered, but his brother didn’t stop despite the clear signal of him being uncomfortable.

“Soon, you’ll find out. “Techno vaguely answered.

Tommy wanted to slap the hand away from his hair, he hated how his body wanted to melt into the affection given to him by his kidnapper, no wonder Dream called him pathetic.

“Now, would you mind telling me why you hid your wings?”

Tommy’s face paled, looking at Techno with wide eyes. “H-How…” Tommy tried to sit up but was push back down.

“You tied them, Theseus. It’s not even healthy to do so.”

“Why do you care? you never cared about what hybrid I am before.” Tommy looked away, “I always cared about it, but I never wanted to mention it because I respected your boundaries.” Techno said, Tommy noticing how Techno emphasize about respecting his boundaries and privacy.

Bullshit.

He’d much prefer looking at the wall right now.

“Theseus, look at me when I’m talking to you.” Techno growled out. Tommy clench on to the sheets harder, not wanting to obey the brute.

“Alright, fine.” Techno darkly said, hoisting himself up before walking towards the door. “You need some time alone.”

Tommy whipped his head towards the door, quickly opening his mouth but he was too late. He saw the door close and make a little click sound.

“Techno, wait! I’m sorry! Don’t leave me here alone!” Tommy stumbles off the bed, the blanket wrapped around his leg. “Fucking-“ He grunted before kicking it off.

“W-Wait, Tech! you can’t just! This isn’t fair!” Tommy yelled.

“You fucking asshole!” Tommy growled, standing up and walking towards the bed. His brows furrowed, pale finger coiling into the pillow before being harshly thrown to the wall.

He threw everything into the ground, by the end of his tantrum he sat in the corner, curling into a ball.

This wasn’t a dream.