#this is sappy

The minute he does, the argument turns from 1v1 to 2v1 real quick.

He doesn’t get it.

They’re brothers.

They’ve been going at each other since they were young.

Yeah the whole “Jason came back mad af and started shit and that isn’t cool” thing happened but Dick can handle his brothers.

like, i’m stage manager for a show my arts school is doing, which is probably one of the best shows i’ve ever seen. it involves van halen being played on electric violin, a battle of the bands - ranging from shoegaze/screamo to russian classical - and a segment for all of our singer-songwriters, featuring full ensembles and original songs, some being debuted live for the first time. it’s unbelievable that this is all being done by high schoolers. and yet-

some people are still saying it’s a bad show, that they’re scared for it, that it won’t be good.

as a recent transfer student, i’m in total awe of everything i see there, including the stuff my friends say is bad.

because their “bad” is my “phenomenal.”

i don’t know how they can see what i see and turn up their noses at it. but i do understand what they mean now when they say “you’re your own worst critic.”

I smile when you leave your dirty mug on my desk

and find your old laundry in the washer

If if if, and it all stems like tree branches from one event to another. If this didn’t happen, maybe I’d be this way. If this didn’t happen, maybe I’d be healthier. If this, if that.

Summary: When Tommy imagined spending time with Evan’s sister, he’d always imagined having Howie there as a buffer. Now that Howie’s illness has temporarily removed him from the equation, Tommy finds himself slightly intimidated having to interact with her one-on-one.

Notes: Written for day three of @bucktommypositivityweek 💜

Prompt: "meeting the friends and family"

“I know you were at our wedding, but I don’t feel like we really had an opportunity to talk, or get to know each other. It was such a chaotic day.”

“I figure all brides feel that way on their wedding day. Everyone you know shows up to celebrate you, but you don’t have a chance to spend quality time with any of them?”

“That’s true! I guess our wedding wasn’t so unusual, after all!”

“I.. wouldn’t go that far! It was pretty unique.”

“You’re the one that tried to upstage the bride with your outfit!”

Tommy chuckled. “It wasn’t what I had planned.”

“That feels like a theme between you and my brother.. the unexpected.”

Tommy’s palms began to sweat a bit. Was this where the conversation took a turn?