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[almostthebest]

Green almost falls for it before Red irritates him yet again. "Look, shut up, okay? Shut up. I've never wanted to talk to you, so what the fuck makes you think I'd start now?"

[palletspride]

Crimson eyes narrow at Green's words. When Red speaks again, his tone is still even, but surprisingly clipped--the tone he takes with strangers and with the people he's angry with.

The tone that's so quiet, and yet for Red, nearly equivalent to a roar. "This isn't a case of wanting to talk; we need to talk. We are long overdue for a long, serious talk."

[almostthebest]

He scoffs, looking away from the other man. "Last time I checked, I wasn't the one who hid on a mountain for three years. Maybe you should rethink who you're angry at."

[palletspride]

"The only reason I'm angry is because you're not listening to me. I want to make peace with you so we can be friends again, but if you're that desperate to hold onto a grudge from three years ago, be my guest."

He definitely didn't mean that last part, he was just frustrated.

It doesn't feel like it's been three years.

[almostthebest]

"... right." Something snaps. His eyes lose their fire, and instead they glaze over. "I'll just be over here holding onto a grudge. I'm not a good person like you, Red, remember? You're fighting with a lost cause here."

[palletspride]

"... hey. Don't sell yourself short, Green." He sighed.

"As fun as needling you is, I'm tired of fighting all the time like we did three years ago. Friends aren't supposed to fight all the time."

[almostthebest]

"Don't." He steps away, shoving his hands into his pockets. "Don't- talk to me about selling myself short or what friends are supposed to do. We're not friends. We're rivals." He finally meets Red's eyes again, and Red can probably see the overwhelming rage behind Green's eyes. "Friends don't treat each other like you treat me."

[palletspride]

Red sighed, then murmured. "We used to be friends, though. But don't you see? This is why we need to talk. Green, I... I don't just want to be rivals anymore. I want to be friends... like we used to be..."

Red wasn't entirely certain how he was managing to keep himself together, but it was getting harder and harder to do as he kept talking and he knew it wasn't hard to tell, not with the desperation that began edging into his tone at the end.

[almostthebest]

"Listen to me." Because Green doesn't have to fall for that desperation, not if he shuts his heart to it like the cruel bastard he is. "You've taken everything from me. Don't expect me to ever come crawling back to you."

[palletspride]

"Do you think I knew what was happening...?" Well, whether Green shut his heart to it or not, the desperation was still there and growing with each word. The black-haired boy took an unsteady breath, his shoulders shaking. Red forced his head down so Green wouldn't have to see it... but it was obvious what was happening. Tears had begun streaming down Red's face.

"I didn't... I never knew... Y-you know as well as me that I'm not smart like you... a-and I'm oblivious to what happens more than half the time anyway... The only time I'm alert and focused is when I'm battling... I'd never realized..." He choked on a sob he'd been attempting to stifle. All Red wanted was the friendship between him and Green back.

[almostthebest]

"Look, don't--" Green swallows, his throat suddenly closing a little. "Don't- be stupid. Don't embarrass yourself, okay? Let's just figure out what the fuck just happened. Stop- stop crying."

[palletspride]

He inhaled sharply, bringing an arm up to wipe away the tears. "R-right." He inhaled a few times, calming himself down. "Let's go over what we already know first."

[almostthebest]

Green turns away from him, fishing in his pocket for his glasses case. While the outside is wet, the inside is perfectly dry, and he jams his glasses onto his nose before opening the book. "This- should help us, right?"

[palletspride]

Red looked over Green's shoulder. "Probably." Crimson eyes scanned the table of contents, looking for anything useful.

"... And I guess it can help us figure out where to stay in the meantime..."

[almostthebest]

He's just a little thrown by Red peeking over his shoulder. After a pause, he says gruffly, "open your own. And that's what I'm thinking. I don't need anywhere too big."