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Tommyinnit didn't know the meaning of home.
The echoing of the wind gliding along the foreign ocean waves. The crystal pearls glistened underneath the sparkling sky. Rocky but peaceful. The sounds of the Immense party goers murmuring in the background.
he didn't belong here, hell he didn't belong anywhere. When the young teen first heard of the Lmanburg ship, Tommy thought they must be some high class, mercury-less thieves who care about no one but themselves. Cruel and bone breaking scum. The ideal vision of a pirate. Soon come to see that’s it’s... well rather the Opposite. Here they treat everyone like family, one that frankly tommy could never see himself be apart of not without the risk of breaking it.
Wilbur soot. The bitch who gave him all this, without as much batting an eye.
A petty thief.
A no good street rat.
A waste of oxygen.
Out of all the fucking people in this shit whole of a world why did Wilbur soot have to be the man to look past all that has been said about him.
The Avian inhale the salt ocean breeze, grounding himself, to what? he didn't know.
“Hey” a soft angelic voice spoke “ what are you doing out here all by yourself? The party’s inside, it's not every day you take down a rivaling ship” she giggled, I turn to be met with the beauty that could rival a princess, her long white hair matched with an oversized pirate hat. Although her kind soul, Tommy knew not to let his guard down.
He couldn't . (but he wanted to)
“Just needed some air, being around those dickheads for too long will give me something worse than the side effect of techno's rotten potatoes” He says a cheeky grin covering his face.
“Heh, aye they may be rowdy but they mean well. So how you settling in I know it must be a difficult adjustment” she says softly, the moon light hitting the top of her head at a perfect Angle almost making her glow.
"I'm not gonna lie to you Big P, you guys aren't at all what I was expecting. This shit holes meant to be the most fear bunch of pirates in the whole of the SMP. But from where I'm standing, Captain Philza's just picking up a bunch of strays." Tommy says slight annoyance lacing his tone whilst looking down on her. Shoulders tensing.
(why was he always on edge?)
"He's always been one for second chances" Puffys says a contempt look settling its way onto her face.
“Yeah way to be fucking cryptic" the teen spits.
“People may think or have their own opinions about our little crew, we are foretold as power hungry maybe even blood thustiy. When in Reality we are like one big family. We give people a place to go when they have nothing or they’ve lost their way in life. It may not seem like it but everyone on this ship has a chapter they prefer not to read out loud” she leaned over the side of the ship a lost expression on her face. "because you see tommy not every smile really fits a persons face"
yeah, whatever the fuck that means.
“We help people get back on their feet, help them feel welcomed. Safe….. a feeling that many of us have never got the chance to feel.” she smiles brightly.
(safe?)
The blonde scoffs “ Yeah right, what about fucking Tubbo? That bastard acts so happy go lucky all the damn time I highly doubt he’s got any skeletons in his closet” disbelief oozing out of him.
“Tubbo was abused by his alcoholic father and thrown out onto the streets at nine, as well as being treated like shit for being a ram hybrid” his eyes widened at her words, guilt washing over him like a flood in the rainforest.
Tubbo doesn't drink.
A boat full of people drinking themselves silly and Tubbo doesn't drink.
“ Yeah? Well what about you huh? Pirate princess who’s got everything going for her. Your life couldn’t have been all that bad before this Puffy” her gaze hardens clearly debating whether to speak.
“My mother was murdered in front of me at the age five, I was taken and forced into slavery until I was rescued by this very ship at the age ten. When I first came here I was a mess. Constantly getting into fights, never listening to authority, hell! I nearly killed everyone on this ship with a reckless decision I made, in a lot of ways I was a lot like……. Well you” well shit. isn't tommy just the most self-centered prick in the whole goddam world.
“I- I’m sorr-“
“Don’t. It’s okay really, but that's beside the point. You need to know that wherever you come from, whatever’s happened to you, just know not one person on this ship would judge you or turn you away and would all be willing to listen whenever you're ready. Just give them a chance will you? Who knows they might surprise you” her voice as soft as snow in every kids fairytale.
He couldn't. ( could he?)
"Why did Wilbur bring me here?" Blue eyes meet brown as tommy finally turned his head from the ocean.
"That is a question destined for him not me" The blonde opened his mouth only to be interrupted by a painful yell echos across deck
“HEY TOMMY! COME ON, THE PARTIES INSIDE” Tubbo shouts what look like a knife in hand.
“YEAH! COME ON INNIT NOT AFRIAD OF LOSING DEATH BY DICE ARE YA?” That purpled bastard yells from behind Ranboo who is currently looking as if they were contemplating their entire life.
Dickheads.
I look back over to puffy and She sends me a small smile “well, what are you waiting for? Go on, your friends are waiting”
Tommyinnit didn't know the meaning of home. Until a brown haired bastard simply gave him one.