^Vices and Virtues^Tordtom^Biblical au^

Episode 5: You Know What You Know

Tord was cooped up in the library reading about demonology, sunlight crept through the cracks of the blinds, he closed the book and placed it back to its respective shelf and left the library.

Tom was sitting in the kitchen, eating the leftover pancake with his hands, syrup dripped from his arms and into the floor. Tord noticed this and placed a plate underneath Tom, he then grabbed a wet towel and wiped Tom's cheeks.

"what are you doing? I...uh...could clean the mess afterwards, I just want to try eating messily, sorry"

Tord stopped what he was doing and walked away to make a cup of tea, Tom licked his fingers and poured another handful of syrup in his hand to drink. Tord placed the mug of tea in front of Tom and watched him eat. So this was what God feels like whenever he takes care of everyone, it felt great to have someone to care for and baby, Tord smiled to himself and kept watching Tom eat.

"Do you feel weird Tom? Is there some sort of spirit following you?"

"no"

Tord nodded, maybe this was Tom's way of making Tord not worry, just like in the book by Penelope Leach, this was exactly the mantra that book preached. Tom cleaned up his place and placed the plate on the sink, he washed his hands before heading up to his room. Tord washed the plate and mug before waiting in the living room. Tom went downstairs dressed in his work uniform, Dante was jumping beside him as he struggled to open the door. Tord stood up and opened the door for Tom while keeping Dante behind.

"have a good day at work"

"Thanks, see you later"

The sound of a motorcycle engine starting and happy cheers made Tord flinch, Matt is really manipulating Tom and irks him to degree but one cannot make assumptions without investigation. Tord grabbed his phone and a notepad and started heading outside to walk in the streets. There were some buildings that made him a bit uncomfortable, like a vape shop and lottery ticket stands but a certain store called 'Adam and Eve'; there were no windows to see what was inside but judging from the name itself it must be a bath and body works kind of store.

He pushed the door open and could feel his face turn bright red, the phallic imagery and pornographic pictures everywhere made bile travel up his throat.

"You're Tom's roommate right? If you're looking for him he's at the back"

Matt smiled at Tord flashing his sharp teeth before looking back down at his magazine. Tord felt a chill travel down his spine when he realized that Tom worked here with Matt; Tord left the shop and wrote down what he knew in his notepad, the assumption that Matt forced Tom to work here was number one on the list. It felt weird that someone he considered his child was doing sex work. He put away his notepad and went to the back.

The sound of moans and skin slapping against each other got louder as he entered the narrow sidewalk, it made Tord wince but he had to do this for Tom.

Tord froze when he saw Tom bent over a dumpster, with his pants pulled all the way down while this man thrusted in and out of him.

"Mark~ Faster~"

Mark slapped Tom's ass and suddenly pushed all the way in, causing for Tom to arch his back in pleasure.

Tord could feel anger and betrayal deep within his soul, there was ring glimmering on Mark's finger but due to the sin he was committing it seemed dull.

"Tom what are you doing!?"

Tom suddenly whipped his head as Mark finished inside of him, Tord was looking at him with his eyebrows crossed.

"Tord!"

Tom sloppily put back his pants and hugged Tord as tight as he could.

"please understand that I do this for money, don't kick me out because of this, I'll do anything~"

Tom's hands played with the zipper on Tord's pants, gently palming his crotch. Tord pulled Tom off and hugged him tightly, his heart ached in pity, he truly did see Tom as this messed up kid confused in this world and maybe his purpose was to be Tom's parental figure too.

"it's fine, I won't kick you out or anything, just finish working your job"
"thank you Tord~"

Tom walked off with his hips swaying, but Tord had one more issue to deal with.

Mark laid on the ground with his face expressing nothing but euphoria, his limp dick was pressed against his thigh. Tord helped him up and started asking questions,

"Are you married? Why would you do that to my friend? Do you have a family? Are you aware-"

Mark limped forward as he pulled on Tord's white coat, Tord shook him off and pushed him back to the ground.

"don't touch me"

Mark held onto the corner of the dumpster and stood up while sloppily fixing his pants.

"I don't know what I'm doing... I regret it fully but it feels so right"

Mark's face had a lopsided smile as he pushed past Tord and back into the shop. Tord walked away from the corner and started walking home.

If his suspicions were correct, then probably he must do whatever is necessary to convert Tom in to a path of righteousness and help those who are lost in limbo.

The house was clean like usual, but Tom's room had this dark aura surrounding it and although it's not polite, he must intrude to investigate.

Upon the sound of the knob twisting, Tom's dog barked loudly but Tord quickly shut him up just by looking. There were stains on the sheets and a jewelry box left open, Tord picked up an earring from the box and inspected it, the earring was made of real gold with a blood diamond stud, these were expensive so why would Tom need to work in something as shady as prostitution?

Was he working off a wage?

Tord opened Tom's closet and saw clothing from Prada and shoes from LV, it would be understandable if he had a small collection, but half a closet full? That was beyond suspicious.

Tord decided to stop investigating since he didn't want to jump to conclusions yet, he decided that maybe cooking a small pie would help clear his mind up.

"oh my roommate is an idiot"

Matt raised his eyebrow as Tom scanned a few items.

"he'd believe everything I say, and if things go left, I still have a plan B"

Tom swayed his hips teasingly and Matt just rolled his eyes as he restocked a few items.

"what about the mission Tom? Are you still aware of that or are you getting side tracked?"
"I'm building a reputation, a facade more of"

Matt gave Tom a sharp slap on the ass before picking up another box to open. Tom tensed up before his eyelids drooped.

"you're a pervert Matt~"
"and you like it, we have a modelling gig for Prada tomorrow, want me to fake a resume or do you want to fuck the agent?"

Tom brushed his hands against his shirt and walked up to Matt.

"you do it" Tom stood on his tippy-toes and gave Matt a peck on the cheek "-because I'm clocking out"

Matt watched as Tom entered the manager's office and disappear for almost half an hour before coming back out in front with a satisfied smile on his lips.

Tom entered the house feeling a bit nervous and excited, he twisted the knob and walked to the kitchen to grab a glass of water. Tord was sitting on the kitchen table with a slice of cherry pie in front of him.

"why are you doing these things Tom? Selling your body is low, you should know better than sleep with a married man Tom, do relationships mean nothing to you?"

Tom sat down on the table and rested his head on one arm, the cherry pie was in front of him now, he sliced it with the fork and took a bite before replying.

"I do what I want, every relationship is transactional with people in love with the idea of love, trapped in relationships because of the sanctity of marriage; no comment"

Tord stood up and left the kitchen, leaving Tom alone to think.

Realization hit Tord like lightning, Tom was far off the deep end but he has shown potential of being fixed, there's still time to fix him.