You know I’ve seen a couple fics where Flambae gets Robert to fake date him to meet his family because Robert is a nice enough normie to please them, but I would love to see Robert specifically ask Flambae to come to the Brave Brigade reunion with him. Like the Shroud is dead/back in prison and Robert the Third is still alive reunion.
Robert hasn’t seen these people in 15 years just like Chase, but from what he remembers of them they were messsyy. The whole Shroud drama aside, it was amazing the team didn’t break up while Robbie was still alive that’s how messy everyone was with each other.
Dysfunctional ass incestuous found family worse than the z team no wonder Robert accepted Coop/Sonar back so easily even after they tortured him, that was nothing compared to the literal murder after his dad and Elliott had the falling out that Robert still isn’t 100% sure wasn’t at least partially influenced by Robbie also breaking up with Elliott. He does not want to think too hard about that thank you very much.
Based on what he’s heard through the hero gossip train and Chase, they haven’t gotten much better since Robbie died. And he just knows all of his psuedo aunts and uncles are going to ask if he’s dating anyone, and he’s determined to prove that even a fake relationship with a guy who he took the fingers off of and who tried to kill him at least once was somehow still more stable and healthy than whatever the fuck was going on with some of these people.
Flambae is so in just for the love of the game and the fucking tea he knows he’s about to witness. And of course being able to make fun of Bobert without the guy being able to protest it while he’s at it is just the cherry on top. Joke’s on them though because they realize they really are better than pretty much any couple there without even trying and it makes them have to rethink some things about their relationship
Like is there actually something there or is the Brave brigade genuinely that insane, p sure Flambae is wondering what soap opera he fucking landed himself into where the healthiest relationship at the reunion is him and fucking Mecha bitch. Except he finds it very easy to play the enemies to coworkers to lovers trope with Bob Bob. And the way Robert leans into the heated warmth of Flambae’s arm wrapped around the bitch’s tiny ass waist is almost intoxicating(but also shit Flambae needs to feed this skinny ass white man, the waist is almost too tiny)
Chase at this point is alright with the z team (again, fucked up found family messier than the z team, dude settled right in after he realized Robert was in it for the long haul with these fuckers), and is live texting the group chat they have that don’t have Flambae or Robert in it as the other Z-teamers make their bets for when they finally get their heads out of their asses and how.
