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Tom's quiet steps swept the cracked sidewalk it seemed endless it didn't help Tom's vision was almost to blurry to make stuff out.
Tom sometimes felt stuff around him when he really tried to stop for a second just to sleep a little at least. He always heard gunshots living in constant fear that one day the gun will be pointed at him and he'll never know.
A few years back before all this happened Tom went to the eye doctor to see what was wrong with him they just gave him some stupid glasses that barely fit on his nose.
The glasses didn't help at all just made Tom look stupid but he still kept them on, they hung off the top of his nose stupidly not really in fashion if even Tom cared about looking good anymore, he couldn't even see himself so what's the point?
Tom eventually felt the bump of falling off the sidewalk onto the road cross way he stops an inch before it and listens.
Tom doesn't know if people even use cars anymore all Tom could smell was smoke and gunpowder. The blur he could see was all red the skies well the blurred ones all red. He thought it might be a trick of his brain he hadn't been the wiser ever since tord destroyed their house.
Tom was alright after a while he moved out the apartment then that's when his vision problems started and it just got worst over time. He never saw Matt and Edd again.
Tom's been missing for at least 3 years now Edd and Matt thought he'd be dead by now since their best friend was almost blind and couldn't navigate well and was getting worst.
But to his surprise he lasted longer, a lot longer than he thought he would. He mind flicked back to the sidewalk and what to do he'd been through this before just something felt off to him.
He felt something watching....
Before Tom knew a blurred red and blue man grabbed Tom and was dragging him somewhere Tom would fight back if he had any energy he couldn't remember the last time he ate it was always hard navigating food.
Tom eventually fainted being to weak and passing out from using all his strength well at least trying his best to fight back which ultimately did nothing.
Tom woke up in a mysterious room the texture on his hands didn't feel familiar as the sidewalk and the trees he'd touch trying to find food or anything else he might've touched over the years.
It felt like rope..? It was tightly wrapped around his wrist he heard the door open and someone must've been in those kind of boots that make loud clacks when they walk.
Tom was right about the shoes it was the shoes of a very tall man a man that almost looked like a guy Tom could've known before. Well kinda cause it was blurry but he could still see slight shape and it reminded him of an old f- enemy. An old enemy.
Tom felt the ash of the cigarette this guy was smoking on his leg it stinged a bit. Tom's jeans were a bit torn and wrangled from all the stuff that's happened. Tom's tripped more times then he could count especially when he first couldn't barely see.
"Hello old friend." A cruelly similar voice echoed from the room Tom could tell the guy was Close to Tom to close. Tom bit back his lip not wanting to guess who it was but deep down he knew.
Tord.
Tord smiled a cruel awful grin at Tom tord wasn't aware of Tom's sight issues but he could tell the way Tom acted that something was wrong. He didn't care honestly he was just happy to see his old friend. At least that's the happier version of tords sadistic thoughts and mind.
"What the fuck do you want.." Tom said he tried to be threatening but his voice sounded weak even to him which he feared tord heard. Which he did of course and smirked knowing that he had full advantage and the poor Tom couldn't even stutter out a sentence without sounding weak. How pathetic.
"What do I want?" Tord asked a little jokingly and smiled and laughed the same way he used to or well when he moved back in. The laugh Tom hated the most Tom's face tighted and clenched his teeth.
"I want you to work for me old friend!" Tord said almost like he was genuine the fake happiness in his voice was terrifying Tom hated even the thought of tord being happy.
"Hell no you selfish prick" Tom spat back actually standing his ground now. "A little feisty aren't we? That's to bad Tom I really thought you wanted to see again." Tord said sarcasm in his voice. Tom popped up immediately at his words.
"What the fuck how do you know that!" Tom said getting defensive and clenched his teeth harder back. "I have my ways" tord smiled sadistically clearly enjoying himself.
"You're a sick fuck." Tom said and then sighed and then put his head down and mumbled, "I'll work for you." Tom said quietly annoyed.
"What was that?" Tord said and smiled clearly trying to annoy Tom putting head down next to Tom's mouth. "I'll join your dumbass thing." Tom grumbled again and tord smiled.
"Be nice" tord said then left Tom behind the door clicked as tord left. Tom didn't know when tord was gonna come back probably soon so he'd have to figure out where the fuck he was and what was happening.
Tom realized he didn't feel the cold metal material of his glasses on his nose and slightly shook his head cause he couldn't use his hands cause they were tied up. He didn't feel them budge or fall off.
"That prick took my glasses" Tom says pissed off but he calms down a minute later he didn't really need those old things anyway. He hoped.
Tom felt around his surroundings one last time checking if he could figure out some kind of place, but he was clueless and had no idea where he could be. He heard the door click and the taps of tords boots walking down the stairs and close to Tom.
The blurred blob infront of Tom spoke. "I guess if you're gonna work for me I guess I'll have to untie you." Tord said sarcasm leaking from his voice as the blurred blob came out of view and Tom felt a cold metal hand and a soft human skin hand.
Tom shivered from the cold metal he didn't know what it was though but he felt the ropes around his burned wrists feel loose then heard a little plop of the falling rope on the floor.
Tom twisted his wrist a little flexing it to get the feeling back in it. Tord came back in his blurry view and tord got on his knees and untied the knots on Tom's legs which would've looked a little weird if someone came down here where ever Tom was.
Tom blushed a little at that thought then shook his head, ew, he thought to himself. As soon as Tom's legs were free Tom wobbled up holding onto the wooden chair for support.
He didn't realize how much time he'd been tied up for, tord grabbed Tom's waist and straighted him and then let go. "Thanks" Tom mumbled under his breathe kinda salty still about the whole situation.
Tom held tords hand up the stairs and the way out stumbling a bit after a few steps each time. No one told Tom it was so hard to climb stairs when you could barely see and why were there so many stairs? Didn't they have a damn elevator around this huge ass place.
This place is more like a gym than a building. Tom thought in his head rolling his no existent eyes. If I take another damn ste- tom was about to think until he got caught off guard by when tord stopped.
He nearly fell on tord before he slightly caught himself more like tord caught him. "Damn I knew I was hot but you don't have to fall for me." Tord says and snickers and Tom sighs not liking his joke but thinking it was a little smart for it to come at the top of his mind so quickly.
Tom heard the click of a door and then tord dragging him into the room. "Well this is gonna be your room." Tord said he usually would do a gesture but he knew Tom wouldn't be able to see it anyway so it was pointless.
"Hold on." Tord said quickly then let go of Tom's hand a cold breeze hits it as no longer has the warmth of tords hand. Tom can hear the loud footsteps of tord running down the hall then into tiny taps into nothing.
A minute or two tord came back the continuous stomps of running coming close to Tom. Tord panted a little before he put the thing infront of Tom's face it was like a weird face mask thing but robotical.
"H-here-" tord said still slightly out of breathe. Tord straightened his back and put the thing on Tom's head and Tom jerked a little "what the hell are you doing?!" "Relax im helping you" tord shushed him and placed it on Tom and turned it on.
Tom bit back a scream from the everlasting pain. "W-WHAT THE FUCK-" Tom screamed black liquid came out the mask slightly making it malfunction. Tord held Tom's head still and the screen turned on.
The pain finally stopped and so did the black ooze. Tord wiped his sleeve over Tom's face and cleaned up a little of the black ooze.
Tord grabbed Tom's hand and brought him into a brightly lit bathroom. Tord grabbed some toilet paper and cleaned off Tom's face properly. "You okay?" Tord asked maybe it sounded like concern in his voice. But Tom knew it couldn't be true.
"Y-yeah" Tom said a little shaken up still and took a deep breath. "Yeah I'm okay." Tom answered a little more calmly and sure. "WHAT THE SHIT" Tom yelled a looked around.
Everything was clear to him. Nothing blurry. The colors perfect and clear. Tord wasn't a blob. He looked human.
Tord smiled feeling smart and proud of himself. "So how do you like them." Tord asked already knowing the answer. "O-omg I love them so much!" Tom said happily he felt happy finally after a while.
Tom smiled which felt like in forever. Tom hugged the shorter man infront of him not even realizing it he suffocated from Tom's hug being so tight "thank you" Tom mumbled under his breathe and tord smiled a little.
"Your welcome Thomas." Tord said then he realized what he said. Ew never again never again when will this tall man get off me...
But deep down tord knew he liked Tom's hug too just didn't want to admit that cause he'd seem like a pussy.
Tord patted his back twice and Tom got off. "Sorry about that." Tom said a little embarrassed and smiled a little at tord. "Anyways I can tour the room to you now cause you can see." Tord said then lead Tom out the bathroom.
After a little while tord had shown the whole room to Tom. "Do you like it?" Tord asked and Tom nodded and smiled a little. "Thank you again.." Tom said quietly and then looked back up at tord.or well back down cause why the hell was tord so small.
"Also your uniform is in the top drawer of the white dresser." Tord said then started walking towards the door. "I'll see you tomorrow at 6 am Dont be late." Tord said then swiftly went out the door.
Tom looked through the drawer tord said his sleep clothes were and grabbed a pair. He took off his old blood covered clothes and put on the nice fresh pajamas. He felt cleaner than usual and liked the feeling he hugged himself and a warm smile on his face.
He gets into bed after turning off the lamp beside his bed. He rolls on his side and immediately falls asleep into the soft covers. He hadn't done this in forever.
He was for once excited for the next day.
Tord had on his light red sleep shirt on with some gray sweatpants on he hung out the window of the tall building. His room was close to Tom's just in case of an emergency. He looked up at the stars mesmerized by them and smiled softly.
He couldn't wait for the stars to Aline ⭐️