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Technoblade used to hate winters. With nowhere to go because of the cold, he and Wilbur were often trapped in the house with their father as kids. It took years for Techno to learn to love winter, but as he stood waiting outside his car, he couldn't help but feel at peace.
"Oy! Techno!" Techno snapped out of his thoughts and looked up at the sound of his name being shouted. He couldn't help but smile as he saw Tommy jumping on his toes, waving dramatically at him. Snorting, he pushed himself off of his car door and walked to him, bracing himself for the jumping hug that he knew he'd be getting. "It's great to see you, big man!"
"Tommy."Techno huffed out a small laugh, reaching a hand up to pat his younger brother on the head. "You've gotten taller." Techno didn't miss how Tommy seemed to light up at the praise.
"Don't lie to him. It's not nice."A third voice caught their attention, both turning their heads to see Purpled walking over. Next to him, as always, was Dogchamp, who was happily wagging his tail.
"There's my favorite nephew!"Tommy dropped to the ground, too distracted by Dogchamp to get offended at Purpled's words. Purpled let go of the leash, and Dogchamp jumped onto Tommy's lap, yapping happily.
"Don't let Wilbur hear you say that." Techno snorted, crossing his arms.
"Don't let me hear what?"Wilbur said from behind Tecno, causing his twin to practically jump out of his skin.
"Oh, fuck you." Techno wheezed, putting a hand over his heart.
"Nothing, don't worry about-"
"Tommy prefers DC over Fundy." Purpled interrupted Tommy bluntly, causing Tommy to shriek angrily and Wilbur to wheeze.
"Tommy!" Wilbur gasped, fake hurt in his voice. "You're own nephew!"
"At least DC doesn't yell at the word 'no'!"
"Tommy, he's five." Techno raised an eyebrow. "And you yell at the word 'no'."
"That's not true!"
"It is." All three said in unison, Tommy flopping onto his back in response. He hugged Dogchamp, who seemed thrilled at the amount of attention he was getting.
"DC, you're the only one who gets me. Clearly my brothers hate me and wish me gone." Tommy sighed loudly. In response, Dogchamp sneezed on him, making Tommy get up with a scream. He tried to look mad as his brothers laughed at him, but wound up laughing with them.
Once Tommy calmed down, the four walked around, looking around at the park they were in.
It hadn't changed that much, and yet felt completely different.
"Can't believe it's been this long already..." Techno mumbled, Wilbur leaning against him as they walked.
"Agreed." Wilbur hummed. "Feels like a lifetime ago."
"Hey, guys!" Tommy called to them from a table, Purpled looking underneath it. "It's still here!" Wilbur and Techno sped up, joining the other two at a worn down, weathered wooden table.
"Are you sure this is the one?"
"Yep."Purpled responded, popping the 'p' sound. "The P and T are still here."
""No way!"Tommy dropped down, looking under the table. "Look at that!" He laughed in amazement, crawling underneath. Bringing his knees to his face to fit himself, Tommy sighed.
They were silent for a moment, until they heard a sniff. Purpled slid under the table next to Tommy, a worried look on his face.
"I'm okay, Purp."Tommy sniffed and wiped at his face, telling what his brother was thinking just by the look in his eyes. "Just got a little choked up."
"Reasonable."Technoblade sat down, squeezing in next to Purpled. "Brings back a lot of not so nice memories, yeah?"
"But, also good ones."Wilbur squoze himself next to Tommy."If it weren't for our shitty father or the shitty foster system,. none of us would have met."
The table was much too small for the four of them to be sitting under it together, Wilbur practically pushed out and Techno's legs sticking out, but none of them could bring themselves to care in that moment. As the four sat there and held each other, a lot of emotions seemed to be shared among them. Techno even turned his head away to hide his misty eyes.
"Alright."Wilbur cleared his throat after a moment. "I think that's enough emotions for one day."
"Then why are you still clinging to me?"Tommy smirked.
"I do not 'cling', you child."Wilbur scoffed.
"Bitch, you look very clingy to me!"
Purpled and Techno looked at each other, both grinning.
"Purpled, how did we wind up the mature ones?"
"By simply being better."
"Hey!"Tommy and Wilbur yelled together.
As the four said their goodbyes with promises of phone calls once they returned to their homes, Techno took a moment after watching his brothers leave. He sighed, crossing his arms and leaning against his car.
His brothers seemed to have it figured out.
Wilbur was married and had a son.
Tommy was out of college, living with Tubbo and Ranboo.
Purpled was often on the road, employed by the same company that Punz worked for.
And he was... here. Not that he was complaining. He quite enjoyed living alone with his dogs, thank you very much! But now that he was finishing college, now that he was no longer living with Skeppy in the dorms, he felt like he needed something on the side while he tried to achieve his dream of teaching.
Pulling out his phone, Techno looked through his contacts before hitting one and holding his phone to his ear.
"... Hey, Niki. About that bakery you wanted to open. Still need help?