Glued

Expired

"...Take a— a what..?"

"...A break." Tommy answered, "I mean, think of the advantages when we separate our lives for a while. We can meet new friends, do something we never did before, and pretty much a lot of stuff. It's gonna take a while for both of us to move on, maybe we can start talking to each other again if both of us are cool. Which, is probably take a long time, ain't it?"

Tubbo dropped silent, staring at his monitor as he tried to solve, piece by piece on what Tommy just said. He didn't believe that Tommy was serious, they we're friends for such a long time, of course it's hard to separate even for a while.

"...But- but why..?"

"You know why. Don't act like you don't know."

"...Tommy.. Are you sure about this..? Y'know— we can work this out right now instead of waiting for months, years, weeks or how long it's gonna take avoiding each other-"

Tommy wasn't at all so sure about his decision of the two of their lives separating for a while, neither was Tubbo. They've been friends for such a long time, it's hard to let go. There's gonna be a high possibility that they're never gonna talk to each other again, he's gonna get closer to Ranboo of course. It's going to be awkward.

Tommy just didn't give a single shit anymore, he didn't care whether Tubbo and Ranboo we're close, at this point, it's useless, it was all useless. They're friendship has fallen and shattered, with no hope of putting it back together, not even glue can help put it back. It was terrifying, terrifying how fast his mindset changed, from jealousy to carelessness. He was afraid of what he was gonna feel next, perhaps he wouldn't care about Tubbo at all, nor treat him as his best friend.

Tommy slowly recalled the fun moments he had with Tubbo that's soon gonna fade away, but then anger took over so sudden. He remembered everything that Tubbo has done in that one day, making him really angry and wanting to yell. But he forgave him easily, it wasn't a big deal to him anyway. He felt a slight feeling of happiness, which cheered him up a bit, remembering the tough times that Tubbo was there for him, and when he was there for Tubbo when he was facing difficulties.

Tommy shaked his head, letting go of the thoughts that are trying to mix his feelings. He knows he's gonna mess everything up when it already is, he doesn't trust himself no more based on the previous actions he has done.

Is it necessary? Detachment is scary..

"Just accept it— it's for the best for us two. Both of us needs to take a break for a while, it's about the right time, Tubbo." Tommy reasoned with a shaky voice, he's the one to tell Tubbo to accept it when he hasn't even accepted it fully.

Tubbo didn't respond, making the call really awkward.

"...I'm- going to end the call now—" Tommy added with a breathy voice, not regretting everything that just came out of his mouth. I mean, things gotta happen, and it's about time they separate for a while.

Tubbo didn't bother to stop him, he wanted silence and space, just to clear his frustrated mind.

Tommy raised his thumb and clicked the end call button.

That was it. It's all over. The two ends were stretched far enough that the glue broke.

Tommy rubbed his eyes with his hands, unable to comprehend what the hell just happened. He tried pinching himself if it was a dream, eventually he found out it wasn't. It was hard to accept, it was all over. Their friendship shattered like thin glass, being extremely difficult to put back. No matter what he does, he can't put it back together unless there's a new one.