This is different

Part 3- A... safe space?

There was a soft knock at the door which Techno and Will were chatting behind.

"Foods ready." Phil smiled.

Techno got up but Will didn't move.

"You coming?"

Will stayed silent.

"Hey, it's ok. We've got food, it's not a trick, its not gonna go away, theres gonna be enough, you don't have to cook it, you don't have to eat all of it, you can ask for something else. I think i covered all the bases."

Will sat silently.

"C'mon Will. You don't even have to eat with everyone else. I can ask dad to bring food up here."

"Can you do that?" Will asked quietly.

"Yeah sure. Do you wanna eat alone or do you want me to hangout with you?"

"Can you stay?"

"Of course. I'm just gonna get dad to bring food ok?" Techno said, getting up and leaving.

Wilbur slowly woke Toby.

"Hey, Phil made food, we're gonna eat up here." Toby nodded. Phil and Techno brought up some plates of food and Phil smiled warmly before leaving.

They talked as they ate, Will eating slower than the other two. When Toby had finished his plate Will offered him his own plate.

He took it and started eating some bits.

"If he's still hungry i can get something else, you dont have to give him yours. We have stuff in the cupboards-"

"No its fine. I'll eat whatevers left over."

"No, i can go grab something else-"

"It's fine. Its what i always do. Dad never supplied much food for us so i always gave him the most and ate whatever was left." Will said.

"Oh. I can get you some-"

"It's fine Techno. Really."

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Toby had gone to shower and Will sat outside the door with his back leaning up against the wood.

He knew no-one would do anything but he was still protecting his brother.

He always did this. Every time.

Toby didn't do it for him, he didnt need him to.

Well he did need him to but never asked him.

Back at- no it's not home.

Back at that house, there had been many instances where Toby had been showering and a drunk 'dad' had... well... yeah... walked in.

For about a year now, everytime Toby was in a bathroom, Will sat outside the door. That way if their 'dad' tried anything, he'd have to get through him first.

A couple times stuff had happened to Will but he tried to brush it off.

He heard someone coming up the stairs and froze up.

"Hey." Techno said, walking round the corner.

Will relaxed slightly, not moving from the door though.

"Hi."

"Uhm i brought you this." Techno said, holding out a small lunchbox.

Will opened it as Techno sat down next to him.

"I noticed you didn't eat, it's a ham sandwich, i hope thats ok. I can get something else if-"

"Thank you." Will interrupted thankfully.