Domestic Polycule AU

Cheating?

A/N: https://youtu.be/31GVLRI1j_M?si=SQtYREsC2mPCKJkd

It was Anna who noticed it first.

Adam was moody for a really long time. He'd snapped at everyone multiple times, he seemed restless and stressed since they'd pulled back on their band to let new artists come in.

He'd even started punching through walls. One day Adam completely lost it, he got so mad he couldn't speak to respond to Jacob's flirting that he started throwing things. He still went mute sometimes and it embarrassed him so badly. Steven had to bubble him until he calmed down and then he refused to be touched for days. He'd disappeared for three only for the cameras to show he was laying on the roof the entire damn time starving himself.

It happened six more times. Even through therapy he didn't seem to know what was wrong with him either. Maybe he was depressed. He couldn't tell when he could hardly think past the fury under the surface.

When Anna flinched at one of his rampages, he'd backed away as tears sprung to his eyes and didn't return until three in the morning. Anna had pulled him closer and first noticed the smell.

Adam smelled drunk.

It wasn't that he didn't drink often, he did, but this was different. He smelled like he'd been at the gym too, like he was... vigorously working out. But they had a gym in their basement. He didn't like to go to the gym outside of the house. And he was shy too, she'd seen it many times! He was the first one in the shower and to do morning routine like he knew it would be suspicious if they showered together.

Now it was happening so often Hazel and Jacob noticed. She was frustrated, what the hell was he doing? He came back sweaty and sighing with satisfaction. It was sickening, his sex drive had dropped massively too. There was no denying that. Usually he was handsy with whoever, but he was getting to become touch independent.

He'd even started staying out until the next morning and coming home hungover and sick to his stomach. At breakfast. They'd called him out on it and he promised he'd slow down, and he did. But then sometimes he'd disappear for an entire day or so, and come back so exhausted he crashed on the couch.

He had a schedule; most Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays he was gone at random hours of the night, sometimes right at 9pm with an excited chuckle as he checked his phone as if he were talking to someone. Anna caught him smiling at his phone, and when he left Hazel squeezed her. "I see it too," was all he said.

He'd be gone until 2am. Speaking of phones, he changed his passwords and took their faces off the recognition. He was definitely hiding something, and something big. Adam was honest to a fault. Unfortunately that seemed to be over for him.

Anna sank into Connie's arms and she couldn't help her crying. "He's found someone else. He's giggling at his phone, he's coming home sweaty or showering right away, he won't even let me play on his phone anymore."

She shushed and rocked her, but Anna could hear her crying too. "We don't know anything. We have to trust he wouldn't."

Jacob drew in a shaky breath and then another. "I'm so hurt I don't know how I'll ever recover."

Jasmin squeezed his hand. He slumped over onto her lap and buried his face to try and compose himself. "You know how much he loves us, guys. He's probably just... doing goth things like raising wolves or feeding crows."

Alex nodded shakily. "Yeah he's probably just having blood binges like a lil vampire. It's probably nothing."

Steven was holding Hazel in his arms while he went through every stage of grief in his tears. "I refuse to believe it until I see it. We should follow him out one time."