Flippy And Fliqpy Roleplay!

SECTION 6: REUNION Part 2

Flippy froze. Silence filled the room for several seconds, that felt like minutes. The information took a lot of time to be finally processed by his brain, with all the meaning around it.

".... What ?...."

"I have to move out..."

Fliqpy repeated.
The silence was awkward and heavy. Flippy felt like his ears couldn't hear what his brother said. He... He just came back from war. They were together again after three whole month of worrying and felling his brother's pain in his own flesh, after months of nightmares.
And his brother wanted to go away again.
It didn't feel like he has been left. More like a slap. A big slap in the face. He felt like it was his fault. He couldn't help Fliqpy with his trauma, he couldn't help him get better, so he went away. It's logical in a way. Flippy stared at the floor, head low, his hands still on the door knob, griping it tightly.

".... Okay..."

...............

Fliqpy didn't know what to say, he has already found himself a spot, a flat close to the city centre. He would be gone tomorrow. He saw how his brother seemed to hate this idea, but there was no other choice. He was a danger to pretty much anyone around him, an unstable man. He didn't want to hurt his brother, so he decided this would be his best option. He pulled his brother into a tight hug, and said:
"its not like we're going to be apart for long. We can still visit. And anyway it's about time for me to stand on my own two feet don't you think?"
He said and smiled as he pulled away.

................

Flippy forced a smile. It was usually simpler to fake it, but the news Fliqpy just told him were still raging in his mind. He nodded softly.

"Y-yeah!"

Flippy cursed at himself for letting himself stutter.

"And you will have a room all to yourself! Lucky you!"

He responded with a playful punch on his brother's shoulder.

...............

Fliqpy cursed at himself later. The whole day he couldn't get his head around it. He was hurting his brother.... For his own good.
Why was this so complicated....?
The next day his family was out of house, Flippy out with flaky. He used that time to pack his things and his friends helped him with moving the stuff, he signed the contract and had a new home. It took him until late at night to get it all unpacked. He only half regretted not saying a goodbye to his brother but he knew he had to do it, so he threw on his jacket and left the new apartment heading for his old house.

...............

When Flippy went back home, he knew his brother would be away. It was planned, he didn't wanted to see him go away even if he felt bad for not helping. But it was good right? His brother would be in a new place, all alone, he would be better, right?
But, even with the selfreassurance that his brother would be better away, he couldn't help, but feel his heart break when he stepped into their room, now only his own.
It felt... colder. Emptier. Like something important was missing. It felt wrong. Very wrong. Like the life of the room went away with his brother.
He stayed at the door for a couple of minutes, only staring at the room. His brother was gone. And his absence was haunting the place.

.............

On his way, Fliqpy felt odd. He didn't know what he should say to his brother. He couldn't back off, but he should at least... Apologise. Or something. He got to the house and then stopped by the door. He debated for a moment, on whether he should knock or just walk in. It wasn't his house anymore in a way, but....
His train of thought got cut short when his brother opened the door from the inside and the two stood face to face. And did nothing but stare.
What was he supposed to say? He was such an idiot, his brother looked bad, he must've been crying. He felt terrible for doing this. But he just argued in his mind. That he had to do it, to keep others safe from him, he had to stand up on his own instead of relying on others the whole time. He wore a cold stare of a soldier, hiding his emotions - that skill came in handy - and reached his hand out to his brother.
"See ya."