#gordon's date is implied to be lady p but i left it vague because i have no real shipping preferences

[squiddokiddo]

Vent snippet fic because I've been struggling a bit lately.

Some sibling angst/hurt comfort between Gordon and Squirt. I mainly just post the fluffy parts of their relationship but like all siblings it's not perfect. Gordon has a crush and has been spending less and less time with his little buddy. Squirt's bottled up fears reach a breaking point and hard core angst ensues. No one in this situation is supposed to be right or wrong, it's all just raw feelings and a lack of communication between friends/siblings.

(Tw for mental illness and past trauma, it's not mentioned directly but it's heavily implied.)

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"It's not fair!!" They snapped. "You don't have time to hang out but you have plenty of time to go to events with her??"

Gordon couldn't speak, he had never seen this kind of explosive reaction from Squirt, it wasn't like them. He swallowed, stepping over and placing a hand on their shoulder as if to steady them.

"Bub, it's not like that and you know it's not..."

He thought he saw tears start to brim in those eyes but Squirt wiped them away quickly. Not daring to look at him through fear of breaking, he promised he'd be there, he'd promised that they'd never have to be alone again and yet they were certain that it wouldn't be long before he would leave. Just like everyone else.

Squirt's head was spinning, thoughts spiralling. It was happening, they knew it was happening. Their best friend was going to abandon them, he'd found a new path in life and didn't need them anymore. Everything felt heavy like being dragged into the depths of the ocean, they were drowning, they felt sick, struggling to catch their breath. Fat heavy tears were spilling over now in an uncontrollable stream.

He was abandoning them.

Gordon reached for their other shoulder and turned to face them directly, prompting them gently. "Squirt, what is this about?"

The dam crumbled and out came the flood.

"You love her!! You're going to abandon me because you love her!!" They blurted out through sobs. "Now that she's actually paying attention to you, you don't want to spend time with me anymore!! Why is she so important?? Why does she always have to come first?? I want my brother back, isn't that just as important as some dumb red carpet date??"

Gordon was floored, all he could do was stand there watching his sibling collapse in his arms sobbing. His mind was racing, there was so much he wanted to say, their overreaction was huge but he couldn't be mad at them.

Gordon wrapped his little sib in a tight hug, hopefully reassuring them in a way that words couldn't right now.

Something was wrong and he was going to get to the bottom of it.

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Edit: Turns out I'm now suddenly super embarrassed after having posted this. I may private or delete it later, idk I'm really on the fence about how I feel about this. (;^^)

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