Complete opposites

Quite the awkward dinner

(Just to show you what they looked like for the event! And of course, the picture isn't mine at all!!)

Red was looking at the ceiling from his position on the couch, a book on his chest. Today was a good day. He felt...normal. Not overjoyed, oversaddened or furious or depressed. He was feeling normal. 'Can you really say what's normal?' He thought with a smirk, before going back with his book. A pleasant smell of chocolate wafted on the air, as Red waited for his cake to be finished, and he had decided to read to help the wait, but he found himself unable to concentrate on his reading. His thoughts always wandered to Sans. And he was wondering.

How could someone like him be still working as a therapist in such a state? Hasn't anyone noticed yet? How long has he been this way? Why was he helping Red? Their first meeting had been a real disaster. No one in their right mind should ever help someone who almost hurt them.

*Clank*

Ah, seems Edge was back from his lessons. He looked to their entrance to indeed see his brother coming back, a scowl on his face. Edge stared at him, seemingly trying to gauge if he could speake with Red today. When Red told him what was going on with him, that he had a bipolar disorder, it felt like Edge' s mind had wandered into meadows full of squirels and rainbows, for Red waved his hand in front of his brother's face for at least five minutes before getting a reaction out of him. And what reaction he obtained! It was the first time in their lives his brother had been so close for a long time. When Edge got his bearings back, he had hugged his older brother for long minutes, before pulling away, and going out of their appartment. He had got back with foods from Chillby's, with extra bottles of mustard. After dinner, he had put Red's favourite movie and had get him some popcorn, and when it was time to go to sleep, Edge had insisted he would be the one reading the bedtime story to Red. He even went with the extra effort of telling puns here and there.

It had been a weird night for Red, but in a good way. Now they were back to 'normal', but with some differences. Edge would be more tolearnt toward his brother, especially now that he was aware that Red could and would probably have 'depression moments', he would try to not yell certain days and just like now, he would wait either by figuring out himself, either by Red telling him he could talk to him.

"S'fine, boss. Ya can talk. I'm in a normal-day mood." He said as he sat up. Edge sighed, before putting his bag down, going to the kitchen to grab something to drink. "I SAW PAPYRUS TODAY." Red stiffened at that, reminding him again of Sans. "Yeah? What happened?" "WE...DECIDED BY COMMON AGREEMENT TO TRY TO FIND COMMON GROUND SO WE COULD AT LEAST...GET ALONG WELL." Red smiled softly at that. "Glad ta hear that, boss." "...I DON'T THINK YOU4LL LIKE IT THAT MUCH WHEN I TELL YOU WHAT CAME NEXT..." "...Oh? Why is that?" Red's eyes widden, before he gave his brother a smug smirk. "Don't tell me... Oh my~ What a twist!"He posed dramatically, his arm over his head. "My bro fell in live with his nemesis! What a situation! What should I do? Give my blessing for their union or forbide them from seeing each other again? ~" Red teased, before laughing loudly at that. Edge looked at him unfazed and a little annoyed. "HA.HA.HA. YOU'RE SO FUNNY. I JUST BROKE A RIB FROM LAUGHING TOO HARD. NYEH.HE.HE." Yet Edge was smiling. It was a good sign if Red was smiling. He remembered back in the Underground, when his brother would smile. He could count those times on one hand. "SERIOUSLY THOUGH. I DIDN'T TELL YOU THE REST. AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME ENDING UP WITH PAPYRUS." 

Red motionned for his brother to keep going. Edge took a deep breath, then he talked again, "PAPYRUS INVITED US TO HIS HOUSE FOR DINNER TONIGHT." Red stared at him, not sure he heard right. "...Sorry, I'm not sure I heard right. Can ya repeat again?" "SIMPLE: HIM,ME,HIS BROTHER, YOU, TABLE, FOOD, THEIR HOUSE, 7.30 PM, TONIGHT. CLEAR ENOUGH THIS TIME?" Red stared at his brother incredulously. "What?! Why? Why me?" Edge retrieved his bag and went upstairs. "WHY DO YOU CARE? YOU WILL SEE YOUR THERAPIST IN THE SAME TIME, SO IT'S NOT THAT A PROBLEM THAT MUCH, IS IT?"  Red wanted to argue, but decided against it. Indeed, that was a good point. In that case, then... "Hey boss, formal or casual?"