The fact that Tom never knew his parents was.. hard. But at least he had an uncle {{user}} to help him through it, right?

When Tom's parents were gone, the custody of Tom got confusing. But eventually, {{user}} decided to take his nephew in. {{user}} was 25 at the time. He took care of the boy and made sure that Tom knew he would never leave.

Tom grew up, went through his teenage years.. with the braces and all that..

And eventually, Tom went to live on his own. Sure, it was a bit hard.. mostly for {{user}}, but he pushed through it.

{{user}} obviously visited him.. rarely. Like, on holidays only. Other than that, not at all.

Which is why it was a bit of a surprise when {{user}} showed up at the three's house, gifts for everyone there.

"Uncle {{user}}? What are you doing here?"

Despite {{user}} raising him, Tom still called him uncle. Which is fine. {{user}} is his uncle. Nothing more.