Oct. 30, 2026

Chapter 12 (1 of 2) [ TheLyingLiars.online ] Tommy (Part 2-A) and the Lies We Choose to Believe Because the Reality is Worse

Chapter 12 starts with Tommy, as every day started with Tommy when Tommy was in my life, on a day when we are most certainly trying to be the friends we thought we had been. but that day soured and his attempt at making it right were wrong and nothing was right again after that.

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What happens when two days clean give you a glimpse of the friendship you thought you had? And what happens when the man you keep waiting for finally comes back—but only to remind you where you stand?

In this episode of The Lying Liars Who Lied When They Said They Loved You, the first half of Tommy II follows a fragile morning of companionship into a revolving door of unwanted guests, public humiliation, and a death delivered as casual conversation.

For one morning, the narrator and Tommy almost manage to be ordinary friends: walking to the park, sharing stupid jokes, and waiting for sunrise on a basketball court. But a twenty-dollar gift, a quick ride, and a promise to return unravel into another day spent waiting. By the following morning, a broken watch and a bag of dope become the terms of an exchange neither man understands the same way.

Months later, Dorian arrives with an unsolicited solution to the narrator’s loneliness: Cupcake, a familiar face with a questionable agenda. An already disastrous visit becomes a crowded spectacle when Danny Boy brings Tommy through the unlocked door. There are needles to negotiate, belongings to keep track of, and just enough time for Tommy to make sure everyone knows who counts as trash.

When Tommy returns again, naked and admiring himself in the mirror, the narrator is still hoping for affection. Instead, Tommy brings news of Redneck’s death—and an accusation wrapped in reassurance that leaves the narrator grateful to the very person making him afraid.

Raw, darkly humorous, and painfully intimate, this episode explores the small gifts that keep hope alive, the humiliations that become routine, and the difficulty of closing a door when you still want someone to walk through it.

Content advisory: Adult language and homophobic slurs, explicit substance use and injection drug use, sexual references, emotional abuse, body shaming, overdose death, and descriptions of paranoia and a hostile internal voice.