Unwelcomed Gifts

Phil couldn’t say he regretted the choice of breaking Dream out of prison per se.He understood the necessity for it. Techno couldn’t owe the man a favor forever, and, besides, it had been convenient to do while retrieving Ranboo from there. And it wasn’t like they’d known what the man was truly like beforehand, he and Techno genuinely believed he was just some dude with values that somewhat aligned with theirs.That said, he hadn’t been able to get Tommy’s frightened expression and ragged appearance out of his mind ever since the kid had come running over to his house, begging for Phil's protection from Dream.Phil still couldn’t comprehend how anyone’s first instinct coming out of prison could be to chase down and scare the crap out of a random teenager he had beef with at some point, but he knew that he couldn’t just leave Tommy to deal with it. Not because he felt any remorse over his actions, just because it wouldn’t be right.Tommy didn’t deserve to go through that alone.-or, Protecting a teenager from his stalker turns out to be far more difficult than Phil originally thought