Remember when Tommy accidentally did the domestic abuse sign?

What if it was real?

Tw. Abuse

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Tommy has a shit life. His parents are abusive but he doesn't know how to reach out for help without raising too much suspicion.

He knows they watch all of his streams to make sure he isn't doing things he shouldn't be doing and if he is, they shut off the internet and beat him into tomorrow.

He does his research before his stream before finding something subtle but helpful.

Then he starts his stream.

"Hello, everyone! Today we're gonna be doing a QnA!" He shouts, his naturally loud personality shining through his fear.

There are a few random questions before he finally decides to show the sign.

He holds his hand to the camera, his thumb tucked down, before trapping his thumb and pulling his hand back down.

The chat goes wild with questions about it. He subtly ignores some of them but others, he 'answers'.

'Blink twice if you are in danger.'

He blinks twice, taking a deep breath and pretending to not be scared.

'Blink twice if they're watching you now.'

He blinks twice again, hoping that his parents aren't paying attention to the chat.

The viewers tell him to stay on for as long as possible and spread to the other Dream SMP members that are streaming.

Suddenly, the chats of Dream, Sapnap, Techno, Wilbur, Philza, Tubbo, and Fundy are spammed with 'TOMMY NEEDS HELP'.

The streamers stop what they're doing and each of them joins his QnA stream.

They are all pissed off when they see the past clips of the stream, showing him subtly asking for help.

Wilbur types into the chat, 'I'm on my way'.

Tommy looks relieved, he closes his eyes and leans back in his chair. He then decides to show proof and runs a hand through his hair, showing a very noticeable bruise on his arm. He hopes that it isn't too far for his parents.

However, his hope drops as he hears his name being yelled from downstairs. He tenses up, reading the chat that tells him to lock the door. He looks at the door and sees the knob being twisted before quickly turning off the camera and the sound of his computer but not shutting off the stream.

The stream hears everything.

"What the fuck is wrong with you?! Why would you show that?!" His father screams. The Dream SMP members still on the stream listen in horror. The chat spams at Wilbur to hurry up.

"I forgot, I'm sorry-" Tommy's shaky voice comes through, trying to explain. However, the man doesn't listen. The chat can only listen since he turned off the camera. They can hear crashes and cries, begging for him to stop.

They hear glass breaking and become increasingly worried

After a little bit, everything goes quiet. A door shuts in the background but nothing else is heard.

However, after a few moments, the chat can hear quiet whispering, just barely being able to make out what he says.

"Help... I can't get up..."

Suddenly, there's another crashing sound. The stream is worried his dad came back but their worries were washed away as they heard Wilbur.

"Tommy, oh my god..."

That's all they heard before the stream ended.

~•~•~

Wilbur sees Tommy on the floor of his room, crying with blood dripping down his face.

"Tommy..." He says quietly, making his way over and kneeling to Tommy's level. Tommy looks up at him and smiles, falling into his arms and hugging onto him. "Tommy, how long has this been going on?" Wilbur asks, holding onto him.

"For about 6 years." He mumbles into Wilbur's shirt. Wilbur tenses up before holding tighter onto Tommy.

"It's okay. They can't hurt you anymore. Philza and Tubbo are on their way. Techno, Dream, and Sapnap have already bought plane tickets here. We're all gonna stay at Philza's house for a bit." Wilbur says, rubbing Tommy's back. Tommy nods slowly and closes his eyes before drifting out of consciousness.

~•~•~

Tommy wakes up in a bed that isn't his. He feels that his head is patched up before remembering last night. He smiles a bit, glad that he's finally safe.

He tries to sit up but instantly regrets is as pain shoots through his back and legs. He lets out a short cry before falling back to the bed.

Techno instantly runs in. When he sees the boy awake, he rushes over and pulls him into a hug. Tommy smiles and hugs his big brother-figure, beginning to tear up a bit.

"Techno, it hurts... I can't sit up..." Tommy mumbles into Techno's shoulder. Techno nods.

"I know. You're gonna have to stay in bed for a few days. They really did a number on you." Techno mumbles the last part, still pissed off that anyone could even think of doing what his parents did to Tommy.

Tommy hesitates before speaking up.

"But I gotta do stuff... I gotta stream so people know I'm okay..." He says quietly. Techno sighs.

"Yeah, but the thing is, you aren't okay," Techno says. Tommy pulls back and lays back down, covering his face with his arms.

"What did I do... Why wouldn't they stop...?" Tommy asks quietly. Techno feels his heart drop and he purses his lips.

"Because some people are just dicks. They don't understand that other people have feelings too and they make it everyone's problem. But I'm telling you, Tommy, it is never the victim's fault."

Tommy lets out a small sob. Techno lays down next to him, letting the younger boy cuddle up to him.

The two boys fall asleep and Tommy, for the first time, doesn't fear tomorrow.

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