#queensooc

tw: abuse 

Theodore had grown up in an orphanage without any recollection of how he got there. The truth about his biological parents were kept in the dark despite how badly he wanted to know who the were / why they had made him parentless.

He was adopted by a seemingly stable couple at the age of 8, and doted on for the first few years. Theodore was claimed to be their very own a prodigy as he excelled in his studies. Yet all of that love and attention slowly chipped away when his mother, Elizabeth, lost her job. It hadn't been to his knowledge that Liz was actually a recovered alcoholic. She had stayed sober two years before adopting Theodore , but she picked up the bottle and drank herself crazy for a solid year. His father turned a blind eye to it, and was barely home since he was the one that kept the family afloat from debt. It wasn't the best situation to be exposed to, but Theodore still kept an eye on his mother because he cared about her well being even though he was only 13 at the time.

Then there came a time where things got out of hand. Theodore had finished school for the day and had been at home with his mother. She was already drunk by 3 in the afternoon, but he didn't pay any attention to it since it was a regular thing. What he wasn't expecting was when she told him to take a shot of tequila with her. He declined but Liz kept pressuring him until she threatened him. So he drank the rancid shot, and was told to take another shot right after. After a few minutes of tasting the bitter drink he noticed that breathing was becoming difficult. His throat had began to close up in an allergic reaction.

Instead of getting Theodore medical attention, she kept drinking and jeered at him. Luckily, Theodore’s father came home a few minutes later and he was quickly emitted to a hospital. He had nearly suffocated to death, but made a full recovery. The question of how Theodore had ingested alcohol came up, and his father gave the excuse that Theodore had been with his friends and someone just so happened to have a bottle of tequila. Theodore was heartbroken when he heard the lie get relayed to him, but he didn't say anything against it.