Fucking hell. Maybe it was the fact he'd only gotten a few minutes of rest, but he was feeling the beginnings of a headache. This was definitely nothing he had the power to make better; if he was capable of putting a stop to the endless chain of misfortunes that seemed to be in the habit of throwing themselves onto Bulba, he would have done so long ago. Nor did he have some kind of sage pearl of Venusaur wisdom to make weathering that storm easy: that was still something he was struggling with, himself.
"Kid... what does havin' a brother mean to you, exactly? 'Cause I'm thinkin' maybe we got different ideas here." Char dragged a hand through his hair, trying to pick his words carefully. "When y'decided I was gonna be your big brother, you picked me to lay your troubles on, didn't you? I ain't got a single issue that ain't willin' to shove outta the way for yours." He didn't know how else to make it clearer. As horribly as he'd handled the initial coming-out, he'd slowly shelved his own stupid hang-ups and swore to be supportive, old beliefs be damned. For an abandoned Pokemon to keep his own separation anxiety hidden away under lock and key when Green had departed hadn't been an easy task, but it was an effort he'd been willing to make for the sake of Bulba's insecure heart.
"I dunno how fragile you think I am, but I'm a goddamn Charizard. Maybe I can't make everything sunshine and rainbows, and maybe I can't talk for anyone else, but shit, kid. Hurt me as many times as you gotta. Pile all the weight you want on my shoulders. I can take it. The whole point of gettin' yourself a brother is makin' all this stupid bullshit a little easier to handle, ain't it?"
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"Kid... what does havin' a brother mean to you, exactly? 'Cause I'm thinkin' maybe we got different ideas here." Char dragged a hand through his hair, trying to pick his words carefully. "When y'decided I was gonna be your big brother, you picked me to lay your troubles on, didn't you? I ain't got a single issue that ain't willin' to shove outta the way for yours." He didn't know how else to make it clearer. As horribly as he'd handled the initial coming-out, he'd slowly shelved his own stupid hang-ups and swore to be supportive, old beliefs be damned. For an abandoned Pokemon to keep his own separation anxiety hidden away under lock and key when Green had departed hadn't been an easy task, but it was an effort he'd been willing to make for the sake of Bulba's insecure heart.
"I dunno how fragile you think I am, but I'm a goddamn Charizard. Maybe I can't make everything sunshine and rainbows, and maybe I can't talk for anyone else, but shit, kid. Hurt me as many times as you gotta. Pile all the weight you want on my shoulders. I can take it. The whole point of gettin' yourself a brother is makin' all this stupid bullshit a little easier to handle, ain't it?"