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He is not sick!
In fact, tommy would like to argue that his family are all a bunch of overprotective assholes. Come on, he was out playing in the rain for an hour! How much damage could that do?
Sure. He has a stuffy nose, his throats dry and achy, and he feels like death but those are normal daily occasions. (No he is not in denial screw off.)
Well at least thank god phil and wilbur won't be here.. But also shit.
Wilbur has an important performance tommy wished to go through, but with their insistence he's forced to stay home. Can you believe that?! Missing a wilbur performance because of a stuffy nose?!
And guess who he's stuck with.
Technoblade.
It just.. Listen techno's his brother alright? And usually this would be fucking awesome. Techno usually holes himself up in his room and ignores tommy's existence unless tommy does something about it. Like asking for food or permission for something.
Does that make techno a bad brother? Not really.
He's been like this for years, but techno has a different way of showing he cares alright? Being bad at feelings runs in the family he guesses.
But right now? Tommys pissed. He'd much rather be at wil's concert than stuck at home with his other older brother.
Fuck this.
A cough erupted from his throat, making him scrunch his nose in displeasure.
Double, fuck this.
The noise of footsteps coming over made him look up from the couch. Seeing a familiar piglin hybrid come over with a bowl of soup.
"Phil made some beef soup, when you're done you're supposed to take some honey and lemon."
The blond frowned at the mentions of honey and lemon. Honestly, the two things together is a crime against humanity. No way is he taking another spoonful of honey and lemon!
Memories from childhood where he'd be forced to drink it made him cringe.
Truly crimes against humanity. Truly.
"I think im fine with the medicine after blade." The younger piglin responded back. Taking ahold of the bowl of steaming hot soup from the other mans hands.
He waited and let the hot steam set on his face. Usually doing that helps.
Techno watched awkwardly, unsure of what to do. "..Wanna watch a movie?"
Tommy gave him a suspicious and curious look. "Thought you were gonna hole back in your room techno. Like a little- a little bug. Is that what you are? A spider going back to its cave?"
The older man purposefully ignored the mentions and baiting taunts of being called bug and spider. "Not allowed to leave you out of sight when you're like this runt. And im already done for the day."
Huh.
Weird.
Tommy shrugged and took a spoonful of the soup. A pleasant grin forming on his face from the taste.
Phil was always amazing at cooking. Just another thing the one and only crow-father possesses.
"What are we watching then? I bet you're gonna watch my little pony bitchnoblade."
Techno snorted at the comment. Passing through netflix unfazed. "Its a good show. But maybe a horror movie would do you good."
Tommys tail flicked in annoyance. "No, no no- i want something funny."
"Horror comedy?"
The blonds nose scrunched up. "Thats lame."
"Pick a struggle then man." The older piglin replied with a roll of his shoulders.
Tommys eyes sharpened with his thoughts. What could they watch? Do his and his brothers likes align? Probably not. But they could try and see.
"Tubbo said "before you wake" is a good one. Horror but heartfelt."
"Think i watched that with wilbur before."
"Well you're watching it again with a better experience, you have the big man with you."
Techno sighed and found the movie. Recognizing it from watching it with the eldest brother of the three. He and wilbur had pulled all nighters watching stupid things for a bet.
"That kid looks.."
"Like a porcelain doll?"
"Yep. Creepy, unlikeable."
Techno played the movie and set aside the control on the coffee table. "I'd like to disagree."
"You cant disagree with me, im right."
Techno huffed and watched the movie play. Tommy interrupting here and there on whats happening or what he thinks of the characters.
They'd have to be thirty minutes in before--
"Are you done with your soup tommy?"
Tommy looked down at the empty bowl. Finishing long ago from the start. But..
Fuck that. He's not taking no goddamn honey and lemon.
"No, theres still more."
"Theseus i can hear the spoon tapping against the bowl."
Well fuck.
Tommy looked down in thought of the bowl. The other man getting up to prepare the god forsaken duo of honey and lime.
Who cares if it helps with sore throats and sickness? No chance is he drinking that!
The blond gets snapped back to reality from his thoughts when his brother is standing in front of him.
"Take it."
Tommy stared at the spoon full of honey with the add on of lime ontop like its offensive. At this point, maybe. "No."
"Theseus"
Tommy sat the bowl on the table and covered his face under the comforter. Muffled voice speaking back. "In your dreams pig boy!"
Techno stared unimpressed and shook his head. "We're both piglins theseus. Now quit whining and take it."
"Fuck off!" Tommy muffled right back.
"It'll help tommy."
"No!"
"Tommy don't make me force it."
Tommy wacked techno away with his tail, arm escaping out from the comforter just so he could flip his brother off. "No!"
Techno sighed and rolled his eyes. Before thinking of an idea to make his stubborn little brother take the damn spoonful.
"Five bucks. I'll give you five bucks to take it."
"..Higher."
"Tommy i am a broke college student im practically giving you my life savings here man."
The blond finally showed his face again and snorted. "You? Poor? Imagine."
"You'll know what it feels like when you're in college runt."
Tommy frowned up at the spoon before begrudgingly taking it from technos hand. "..Fine. But you better give me the money before tomorrow."
The older shrugged and watched as tommy eyed the spoon with burning hatred and resentment. Taking it in with a whim before setting it onto technos hand. "Water-"
"No. You cant drink water after that makes everything useless."
Tommy glared and huffed. An annoyed rumble easing out from his throat. "Fuck you."
"Sorry im not allowing you to take away all of the healing resources for your cold. Im not the one who decided to jump around while it rains with his best friends like a little kid."
Tommy frowned and watched as the movie resumed into play. "We aren't kids for playing in the rain-"
"Agreeing to disagree once more--"
"Fuck off!"