Incorrect statehouse quotes (And Headcannons) because I can

California, Texas,and my headcannon of their past friendship

Imma talk about this here finally

Their friendship started when they were pretty new and it was great!
Cali would come over to visit while Texas was supposed to be doing chores and they'd run off to play

They were the best of friends, doing all the shenanigans and hijinks and the comforting when need be. And arguments, but those aren't so serious when you're a child

California would call him Bonnie and Texas would call him Poppy

They made eachother friendship bracelets out of old twine and rope they had found after a particularly exciting adventure

Something happened, Texas had to move. Maybe it was when he went under a diffrent rule, and California couldn't come along

Now Cali had always been bad with abandonment, even if this was one of his earliest experiences with it. He was a lonely child

Texas didn't want to leave, but he decided cutting Cali off before he had to leave wouldn't make him going hurt either of them. Cali begged him not to, and then they got in their first serious fight. The friendship ended on pretty bad terms, they both said some shit, but Cali more then

Texas was wrong, he thought it would be better for both of them but it just made everything worse

The next day Cali went over to Texas's house, maybe to apologize, maybe to tell hin off he didn't know. Texas but he was gone. They'd left sometime that night

Maybe this was for the better. He never liked Texas anyway

California had heard of Texas gaining state hood, and it made him a little bit hopeful, as he might see him again, but that was soon overrun by bitterness

They didn't see eachother again until California became a state, almost 5 years after Texas. They met at the party afterwards, nothing more then a handshake and cold stares and fake smiles. They pretended it was the first time they had seen eachother. If might as well have been, they'd changed so much

They grew to hate eachother, the constant yelling matches about politics. Cali hated Texas and his backwards views and his dumb face and his stupid insults and roundabout arguments. Texas hated Cali and his holier then thou attitude, and his smug face and his need to be better then everyone and his sucking up to people.

But what's more is they missed their best friend. The friendship bracelets were kept and hidden, excused as random pieces of junk they won't part with. The last time any nickname was used it was spat out as an insult and a power move. Their relationship friend wise is fucked and they know it. They still sometimes have small moments of peace, where they can pretend it's like it used to be, and it gives them hope