protective tom | holland!sister
description - TRIGGER WARNING! MENTION OF ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP. tom’s sister was in an abusive relationship with with her ex boyfriend. because of this, when she introduces her new boyfriend to her family, her brothers get very protective.
‘i’m a little nervous babe, not gonna lie. but we’re gonna be fine, right?’ y/n’s boyfriend, dave, said as he squeezed her hand, eyes focused on the road as they drove to her family’s house.
‘of course babe, my family is gonna be protective, especially my brothers, but they will love you i promise. as the holland family saw the couple park their car, they went outside to greet them.
tom didn’t know how to feel, he knew that dave was a completely different person, and that he deserved a fair chance, but he just couldn’t help but feel extremely protective over his little sister.
he saw dave get out of the car and quickly running to open the door for y/n, taking her hand and kissing it. tom smiled to himself, sensing a big difference in the way his little sister was treated then and how she is treated now.
y/n smiled towards her family and ran to hug her parents, ‘hi sweetheart! we’ve missed you.’ her mother kissed her head. ‘hi my love, how are you?’ dom smiled, happy to see his daughter glowing and enjoying her life.
‘hi, i’ve missed you guys too. oh and mom, dad, this is my boyfriend dave.’ y/n introduced, kissing her boyfriend’s cheek. ‘hello, mr. and mrs. holland, it’s a pleasure to meet you.’ nikki pulled dave into a hug, her arms resting snuggly around his shoulders.
‘hi darling, it’s so nice to meet you.’ dave handed nikki a bouquet of flowers, ‘uhh these are for you mrs. holland’ nikki cooed at the sweet gesture, ‘oh thank you sweetheart, you’re such a gentleman.’
dom extended his hand to y/n’s boyfriend, a welcoming grin on his face. ‘hello son, it’s great to meet you. please, call us nikki and dom, you’re dating our daughter, so you’re part of the family now.’
‘oh yeah, of course, thanks mr. holla-, dom.’ dom chuckled, already gaining a liking towards the young man. y/n eventually turned towards her brothers, who all hugged her tightly in a big group hug.
after the hug, dave was greeted by harry, sam, paddy and lastly tom. they all did their best to be polite and welcoming, of course, even though they still had their doubts.
everyone walked into the house and sat on the dining table, as dave offered to help nikki and dom get the food to serve everyone. eventually everyone was sat down at the table, chatting with each other, mostly getting to know y/n’s boyfriend.
however, tom was a bit zoned out, overthinking everything, and he ended up letting it all out on dave. ‘alright, dave what are your intentions with my sister? because if you hurt her like her ex did you are done for-‘
‘tom!’ y/n interrupted, ‘stop being mean, dave hasn’t done anything wrong, he’s been nothing but a sweetheart.’ dave squeezed her hand comfortingly under the table.
tom was still visibly frustrated, ‘and how do i know this isn’t all a façade, how do i know he isn’t gonna treat you like shit?’ since things had escalated pretty quickly, nikki decided to put a stop to it.
‘thomas! stop it, simply stop it. i suggest you take a moment to cool down and reconsider the way you’re treating dave right now.’ tom respected his mother immensely, and left to table to go get some air in the garden. maybe he truly was being a prick.
‘dave we’re very sorry about tom, he’s just been extra protective since y/n’s last relationship.’ harry reassured, not wanting the boy to feel unwanted or unwelcome in the household.
‘it’s okay seriously, i truly love y/n and i just want to make her happy.’ the family continued to chat, but were interrupted again as tom came back inside. ‘i’d like to talk to dave, alone.’
y/n stood up, heading towards her brother. ‘tom please don’t be mean, he really wants to impress you, he wants you guys to like him. if you don’t he’ll be devastated, please, he’s been stressing about this the whole week.’
‘y/n i promise i won’t be mean, i thought about how i acted and i just want to apologize.’ he whispered, hugging his sister close to his chest and rubbing her back. dave and tom walked outside, sitting on two chairs next to the barbecue outside.
‘so dave, i just want to say, that i am very sorry. since y/n’s previous relationship i’ve just been very afraid of any man coming into her life. however, today since you arrived and during the conversation at dinner, you’ve proved that you truly love and will take care of her. i’m really happy that she’s finally looking to settle down with someone who treats her well and not some asshole. you’re good for her.’