#tommy doyle ✏ stephen lloyd (lettherebemonsters)

[inxspacetime]

It felt as though the world slowed down, maybe even stilled for a few moments during the hug. It was a sight that would make Dr. Loomis clutch his chest if he were still around to see it, something he’d likely consider a hallucination before a reality. The Michael he’d known was ‘pure evil’, with no chance of redemption. But Tommy gave him a chance, gave him understanding, and while he was no angel, he was a different man from who he was all those years ago.

And as if on cue, another reason that he was so willing to change decided to come looking for them. He looked up from the other’s shoulder and smiled at the child standing in the doorway; their son. He gave Michael a couple pats on the side before pulling back, his attention drifting to Stephen. “We were just talking,” he assured. He looked at the child, a spitting image of his father when he was around that age - though much happier. 

“What’cha doing, son?”

@lettherebemonsters

While there was always going to be the instinctive caution that Michael had been forced to develop….Tommy was the only person he trusted.

It had taken him an extremely long time to trust the younger man….the first big sign of trust was letting Tommy raise Stephen. The Shape willingly letting someone take his son…..

And from that, he had a family again.

From behind Michael came a small voice.

“ Papa Michael? Daddy?”

Stephen had come out of his room, curious to know where his parents were. His siblings were out so it was just the three of them.