Title: Splinters and Silence
Takes place: Vaylin, Hawkfordt Manor
Starring: Tobias Hawkfordt, Edward Hawkfordt
*8-year-old Tobias was wood carving a train*
*Tobias suddenly cut his finger*
Edward: *snaps his book shut, glaring across the room* Tobias! For heaven’s sake—look at you! You’ve gone and sliced your hand open again!
*Edward storms over, snatches the small carving knife away*
Edward: How many times must I tell you? Mother said you’re to study, not waste hours whittling bits of wood like a street urchin!
*Edward grabs Tobias’s wrist, inspecting the small cut*
Edward: You think you’ll amount to anything if you spend your days bleeding over toys? Grow up, Tobias! The Hawkfordts don’t have time for childish nonsense.
*Tobias sniffling, clutching his finger*
Tobias: I—I didn’t mean to! I just wanted to make something nice…
*Tobias's voice trembles, eyes filling with tears*
Tobias: It was going to be a train… for you, Eddie. I thought you’d like it…
*Tobias looks down at the tiny wooden figure, blood spotting the edge*
Tobias: I’m sorry… I didn’t mean to make you angry.
*Edward's jaw tightens, the edge of his voice sharp with frustration*
Edward: A train? For me? Tobias, I don’t need your silly carvings!
*Edward throws the knife down on the table with a clatter*
Edward: What I need is a brother who doesn’t cry over every scrape and act like a child every hour of the day!
*Edward turns sharply toward the door*
Edward: Stop wasting your time on useless things. I won’t always be here to clean up after your mistakes—learn that before the world teaches you worse.
*Edward pauses in the doorway, shoulders tense, but doesn’t look back*
Edward: …And clean up that mess.
*Edward walks out, the echo of his shoes fading down the hall.*
This fan fiction was inspired by Episode 94: Fireplace - Part 5
@lennonrook Here's this awesome Fan-Fiction based on the Episode, What happens if Tobias cut his finger again, only this time Tobias gets scolded by his brother Edward.
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