A New Perspective

<div align=center>William was very likely far smarter than Gabriel in some ways, but he was so awfully naive that he didn't really know how to live on his own. He had absolutely no clue how to be alive, if that was the way to put it. That was how Gabe was smarter than him, he was street wise and his idea of how to live life was far clearer than William's. Bill used him as an aid more often than not, he'd often turn to Gabriel when he had no idea what to do- which was more or less at least once a day.

William did appear to be the younger one in this situation, the only thing that said otherwise was his height. William would rather have gone to the arcade before eating, but he wasn't one to argue, after all, Gabe didn't have to agree to any of it in the first place. William's face lit up at the promise of a present, he liked that idea. William liked presents very much. Although, the smile changed to a scowl when he mentioned the word both. William didn't like that idea one bit. He liked Oli, but only he was allowed to have presents bought for him. Gabriel was his.

At that, he let go of both of them, stopped dead and folded his arms, refusing to move any further, very much like a stubborn child. His scowl only deepened when attention was paid to Oliver instead of himself. He didn't like that at all. "No."</div>

<div align=center>”Sure! I'm fine with that plan, as long as Bill is.”

The schedule for the day as felt by Oli was fine with whatever the older boys wished. He wasn't one to argue or have much of an opinion on something small. As long as everyone else was happy, he was happy. And so far, everyone seemed happy. With the mention of a gift however, Oli looked in hesitant gratitude. As thankful as he was, he felt inclined to decline the offer. ”Oh Gabe, you don't have to... This day out is enough, please!” He assured with a small smile. He really didn't have to do anything in the first place... And besides, he didn't want to feel indebted even further.

However, it seemed the offer struck even more of a chord with Bill. Before Oli could thank Gabe with his reassurance it seemed that Bill was rather... Angry. ”Bill...?” Oliver's feeling of content dissipated quickly to fret. What was going on? Did he do something wrong? Oh god, he hoped not! His attitude has shifted too quickly for Oli to process, and he looked worryingly to Gabe for possible answers. He hadn't experienced one of Bill's fits quite yet... And this would only serve as a learning experience. ”I didn't do something wrong, did I?” </div>

<div align=center>That was it. There was no going back now. The hissy fit was already in motion and putting it out of motion was a downside lot harder than starting it- which really didn't take all that much. The boy stamped his foot and somewhat violently batted Gabriel's hand away again when he attempted to take his own. Poor Oliver very likely hadn't bargained for this, though it wasn't his fault, and it wasn't him that would be feeling the full wrath of a William-tantrum. The boy stamped his foot and refused to move any further, there was about to be a storm.

Offering to buy Oli a present had been a sweet gesture, and anyone that wasn't Bill would have seen it in exactly the same light. However, this was William, and he did not see it that way. William was not one for getting angry, and in all honesty, this wasn't angry. This was more like a rage equivalent to a cross kitten, and the boy would scream and cry for as long as it took to get his own way. The selfish side of William was almost cute if you looked at it the right way, he wanted everything to himself, and that included Gabe's attention.

He wanted a present. No one else was going to get one. That was it, that was the end of the story. William stared at Gabe, brow furrowed, eyes ice cold. He didn't say anything though, just stood there.</div>

<div align=center>And thus, the curtain of discomfort increased tenfold to crush the tiny child under its power.

Oliver looked between the two, now feeling awkward as well as bewildered. Figuratively, he would probably be sweating profusely right now. Fortunately though that wasn't going to happen. Still, that level of disturbance sort of twisted at his gut as he didn't know how to handle the situation. Gosh, he hoped they wouldn't fight or something! Although Gabe had assured him it wasn't his fault, he couldn't help but to feel at least partially responsible. He didn't want to come between the two for anything, and to an extent he understood how Bill was feeling. He deserved the majority of Gabe's attention, not some kid he met not too long ago... Even if the cause was not much of an issue. At the same time however, a present sure would be nice...

Well, on any case it looked like it was going to be a stand off between the two. And, though he felt like it was none of his business, he felt the need to help the boys work out the issue at hand. Gabe wasn't at fault, and Bill was just upset in an innocent fashion. Easy enough to try to work out, right? ”Uhm... I really don't want to come in between you two, for anything...” Just as he felt upon first meeting Gabe. ”But I know Gabe didn't mean to upset you, and for what it's worth you come before me, and I know he knows that. Please don't be mad at him...” It was going to take a while for him to learn about Bill's mannerisms, for he couldn't immediately determine if he was truly upset or not. For all he knew, Bill seemed like he was going to make Gabe rue this day. Little did he realize that he was just being a little harmlessly stingy.</div>

<div align=center>William stamped his foot, "I want a present now!" He squared his chin and scowled, he'd very likely settle for something as simple as a lollipop. But all he knew was he needed a present and he needed it now. He didn't care what it was, but he wanted one. William attitude towards Oliver was exactly the same as it had been before the fit had been put into motion, and so at the moment the boy was altogether quite safe. It was Gabriel that Bill had it in for, though then again - it was always Gabriel that Bill had it in for.

Gabe's only choice was to give in to him, there was no other way out of this whatsoever, except to give him a hard smack on the wrist which would very likely end up in a stream of tears. Gabriel was a pushover for William and they both knew that. Bill was like a child, without discipline he'd become unruly and find ways to get his own way all the time, and that was exactly what had happened. He'd discovered over the time they'd been together that throwing fits and crying got him his own way, and he very much liked having his own way.

"I want a present I want a present!" His scowl deepened and his shoulders tensed, at least there hadn't been any tears. Yet. Tears were the absolute last thing anyone wanted in this situation. William should perhaps have listened to Oliver, but while things were going so well for him, he didn't have any intention of doing so.</div>

<div align=center>Oliver sighed quietly as his attempt to pacify the situation seemed to fail. He backed up though carefully sided beside Gabe as to watch the scene unfold. Though Oliver had never seen anything quite like this before he was learning quickly. Bill was just trying to get his way quickly and effectively, and Gabe would supply him on his wishes. Made sense... Sort of. But he couldn't help but to feel a bit bad for Gabe though. Mainly because Oliver knew that when he was proper dating age he'd probably end up being his partner's whipping boy. But on any case, the couple for the most part seemed to be rather happy for each other. At least Bill wasn't genuinely mad, right? It was confusing, but as long as they loved each other and no one was getting hurt he supposed there wasn't much wrong. Oliver couldn't help but to think one thing-

Grown ups sure are silly.

He looked at Gabe, wondering what he would come up with. He figured that Bill would be pacified if he received anything, and everything would be alright again. ”I'm sure there's a small store nearby, or you could win something for him at the arcade...” But that may just take too long, and Oli didn't want things to get hypothetically worse. He hoped that he was helping, but then again he didn't even remember him having temper tantrums. This was merely because he had them at a rather early age with his mother, and whenever he was on the brink of being upset she shut up that noise really quick. So basically that behavior was removed swiftly and effectively. No wonder why he was so hesitant in asking for favors or other things. </div>

<div align=center>"Now, now, now!" The boy squeaked, there was a candy store across the road, the boy very likely had his eye on that. He'd probably settle for a lollipop for a little while and then shut up. It wasn't hard to please him, but then again it wasn't hard to upset him either. William was a sensitive boy, though usually his fits of anger were nothing bribery couldn't solve- and William loved bribery. He softened a little when Gabe reached out for him, huffily taking his hand and weaving his fingers through Gabe's. Though he refused to cuddle close like he usually would.

It was probably best to go to the candy store right away, to prevent anything else from happening. William was in an awfully dangerous place of current, he could revert back into the hissy fit in a matter of seconds. There was still electric in the air around him, but that would very likely be quelled with candy. His eyes flickered to Oliver for a moment, before he met the boy with a small, cute little smile. He hadn't done anything wrong, after all. Bill was just reassuring him of that fact. The smile vanished, however as his attention went back to Gabriel.

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