oh my god !! lay off okay !? / @tjhmnd
to anyone on the outside looking in , he knows this doesn't look good and he wished this was happening somewhere a little more private than a political function. he'd come for support but even on the nights he swears he never let tj out of his sight , the other still managed to get high beyond recognition. still managed to have the drugs slip under his radar and in this moment the only silver lining was that he wasn't working this shift , this wasn't going to come crashing down on him like a tonne of bricks in the morning.
" thomas , lower your tone. " he speaks as quietly and as politely as he can , his eyes moving around the room , taking in the faces of those he'd come to recognize through doing this job. some of the more important people ( in the law's eyes at least ) of the country , and some from across the world. all of whom watched on in shock and disgust. silently judging the boy who's family didn't understand him.
doug was his saving grace as usual , ushering both he and thomas out of the room while elaine made her excuses for what everyone had just witnessed. made sure to stay with them until they reached thomas' bedroom and with the door closed behind them , miecz watched as thomas moved around the space , unable to keep still. " when you asked me to be here for you i wasn't expecting this. you know i could never say no to you but next time you bring me here and show us both up like that , i won't be sticking around. "
his words may seem harsh , but unlike his family , when he speaks to thomas with such authority it was never to reprimand him for what he's done but to pull him out of the manic state he'd found himself in. like an anchor grounding him to the real world. finally closing the space between them he drew thomas into his arms , fighting against tj's resistance until he had him flush against his chest , holding him close. " but don't you worry , teej. i'm here now and i got you. "