Ivory - An Eburnean Tommy AU

xxxvix - crack I

Ivory - xxxvix ; Crack I

Created: 12.29.22

Finished: 12.30.22

Edited: 01.02.23 / 02.04.23

Published: 02.04.23

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Trigger Warning: residual symptoms, descriptive drowning, seizure, mentions of attempted sewerside, burning, wounds, fading

Word Count: 3561

A/N: Finalised the outline, I'm ready to finish the finale..sort of, haha- How's the book cover? I hope it's good? My sister said the former book cover looked better, and meh, maybe she's right-w- I did this one without a stylus and I just got back doing digital art, which is prolly why it looks messy. And yes, I don't have backup of the old book cover file except in the tablet, so..great. Guess you guys have to deal with this subpar book cover, am soo sorry;w;

Anygay, yes, there are two cracks. Uhhh, well, it was supposed to be one..but am practicing how to write proper cliffhangers, and also when I edited it..the whole thing before was 3000+ words, now it's basically 5500+ Oops. I will publish the part two tomorrow, and then it goes back to weekly schedule.

How am I doing? haha..hahahhhaa- Hope you guys are doing well though, you guys are amazing and it would be stinky if fate gets nasty on you guys' days. Stay safe and alive, everyone^^

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"There, does it hurt?"

He shakes his head, and so the old man bends and stretches the other limb, "What about there?"

Another shake.

He proceeds to do it to the rest of his appendages, and all end up being a shake in the head.

It's not exactly like bad news, so Phil smiles and lets go, "He's less stiff as before, and he's getting his lost weight back up again."

Tommy isn't too bothered to smile, staring blankly below the table, keeping himself still on the chair.

Techno eyes his state sharply, although he seems to be well physically, something just doesn't feel right,

"So your walking has improved, as well as you responding and communicating. Writing is a tad difficult, but better than before I assume?"

Tommy nods to let Phil know that he's right. Surprisingly, as it is, he is getting better,

"What's odd about it is that your residual symptoms occur less and less now. Per say you are triggered, the symptoms only last for a day or two."

"Back then it would stay for a week or more. Seizures were almost everyday, and you mostly had bad days." Techno remarks,

"Exactly, it's probably because Tommy's mind is slowly getting healthier and better in coping with stress or residual symptoms. I suppose it's because he's adjusting now with better mechanisms in dealing with trauma? I'd say this as a good thing."

Silence.

"Still though, it didn't change much of him. He still can't talk, barely moving and lethargic in responding."

Phil pats Techno, "If this is how much he improved within the last months of treating him, I won't be surprised he'll get all better by the end of the year."

Techno nods, slightly unconvinced, "You only asked him his physical state, care to try the mental one?"

Phil doesn't seem to be willing, yet still, he nods before eyeing Tommy, "You'll be fine answering questions? You don't have to answer if it makes you uncomfortable."