[✔] The Both of You | Tom x Reader

Ch. 36 | He's With Me

- You picked at your food, sighing. Edd had been gone for a week. You had been here forever. Matt had swam by a couple of times to give you updates, but that was all. No visitors, just Ginger. Not that you minded. You liked Matt, but after seeing him and him alone- constantly? You sighed a second time and started eating. At least Tord had F/F made for you.

"Y/N?" Speak of the devil! You groaned. You were still slightly happy that someone else had popped up. And now you could finally get him to take off the damn chains. You hadn't walked in ages, and your arms were sore from torturing so much in your attempts to free yourself. "Tord?" You called, feeling more than a little surprised when Edd appeared instead.

"Edd!" You breathed a sigh of relief and stood up to meet him. Edd didn't respond. He shot you a pained, apologetic look instead. "Edd, are you okay?" You asked. "Hello, Y/N!" Tord greeted, hopping right into the bars of your cell and gazing at you with sparkling eyes. You flinched. "I hope you're enjoying your stay. Like the F/F?" He asked. 

"No, Tord!" You snapped, then paused. "I like the F/F, I am just not enjoying my stay!" You corrected. "Why not?" He asked. You couldn't help the amused snort that escaped you. "Why not?!" You echoed, smiling in an attempt to mask your anger. "I don't know- maybe because I'm being held here against my will?!" You answered sharply.

"And this!" You pointed at the chains. "Who's idea was this, yours?!" Tord blinked at you. "It's a precaution," he said blankly. "We wouldn't want you escaping, now would we?" He added with a smirk. "Trust me, Tord..." You gazed pleadingly into your brother's eyes. "I would be so grateful if you took these off, I wouldn't try to escape!" You insisted.

He lifted an eyebrow. "Would you really be grateful?" He asked you. "I haven't walked in fifty years!" You exaggerated. "Please, Tord." He sighed and opened the cell. "Edd." What-?! The brunette sighed hopelessly and walked in, taking a key and removing the chains for you. "Edd?" You whispered, gazing at him. He sighed. "I'm sorry."

You watched, eyes wide as he exited the cell and closed it behind him. Edd... He... Your eyes suddenly stung. One of your friends being lost was enough. Now Edd? You were so grief-stricken that you didn't even care about the chains. At that moment, you cared about how many of you would be left in the end. There was no way you would be the last hoodie.

Right?

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You gazed at the bruises on your wrists for hours, still trying to process the information you'd learned. Edd and Matt had been lost. You had to get them back. But first, you would need to be out of the dungeon. How would I escape? You thought for a long while, pacing around quite oddly. You weren't used to walking after the time spent sitting on your ass.

Oh, I got it! You halted, beaming at the plan. You had had enough of this. If you had to hurt someone- who had already done harm to you, better yet- you would. The plan was alright. You could come up with better, but you were unfortunately stupid at that point in time.

When Patryk comes to gimme dinner, I'll beat the shit out of him. It's that simple. He'll open the cell to put the food on my plate, so I can just fuck him up and be done with it. I'll be free. 

You grinned and sat down, placing the chains back on your hands. They didn't lock automatically, thank god. They needed to be locked via key. Since lunch had passed a couple of hours ago, you decided that dinner was soon. You nodded, determined. You could wait. You could wait till the end of time for your friends. -