Everytime Kessie goes to south...
Category Artwork (Digital) / Fanart
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At first of course, Rabbit tries not to be sad, because that makes no sense. Kessie will come back, so it's not really leaving and there's nothing to be sad about. This doesn't work though, he ends up looking out of south pointing windows, or up at the empty sky, and sighing. Then he tries being not sad by being worried instead. What if Kessie doesn't come back? There are so many things that could go wrong. If he worries enough about things he won't be sad. But this just makes the sadness worse. Until Stan has to sit them down and tell them to cry, since he knows they want to. (He, of course, never cries about anything. Ever.)
You know that's how they work, of course. They're sort of the same, but not. Rabbit and Stan learned you don't go crying about things, especially not when someone else is there. So until they met, whenever Rabbit got sad, they cried alone (Like when they thought everyone had forgot their birthday.) Only after meeting did it end up that there was someone living with them that they couldn't get away from when sad. So Rabbit had to be upset in front of someone, and found out that they had someone to lean on at times like that. Which was (and is) a great comfort. A shoulder to cry on, a chest to lay their head. This has been a big help for Rabbit, knowing they're never truly alone, no matter what happens.
But Stan, a bit the same, a bit different. He tries not to cry even when he is alone because crying is a weakness. If people find out you cry, they won't make things better, they'll make them worse and you'll deserve it for being stupid enough to be emotional. Even after meeting Rabbit and coming to realize there's someone who wouldn't hurt him for being sad or upset at times, he still cannot let himself be that vulnerable. He's the tough guy, even in his relationships. He can be mad or annoyed or bored or even deeply in love, but not sad. Not weak like that. Because he's had a lot to be sad and lonely about and the only way he could deal with it was squishing all the feelings down and tucking them away somewhere deep. And even now he can't risk it, can't risk being sad because maybe the dam would break and everything would pour out and he'd be right back like he was when he was a young woozle all small in a big, dark world.
And Rabbit understands this and carefully ignores all the times Stan is quiet or sniffling or trying to hold things together. And distracts him with hunny or a hug or an offer just to go out and walk among the trees a bit. Because some people need to cry out their feelings while others need to let them cool and fade and blow away on the wind.
But Stan, a bit the same, a bit different. He tries not to cry even when he is alone because crying is a weakness. If people find out you cry, they won't make things better, they'll make them worse and you'll deserve it for being stupid enough to be emotional. Even after meeting Rabbit and coming to realize there's someone who wouldn't hurt him for being sad or upset at times, he still cannot let himself be that vulnerable. He's the tough guy, even in his relationships. He can be mad or annoyed or bored or even deeply in love, but not sad. Not weak like that. Because he's had a lot to be sad and lonely about and the only way he could deal with it was squishing all the feelings down and tucking them away somewhere deep. And even now he can't risk it, can't risk being sad because maybe the dam would break and everything would pour out and he'd be right back like he was when he was a young woozle all small in a big, dark world.
And Rabbit understands this and carefully ignores all the times Stan is quiet or sniffling or trying to hold things together. And distracts him with hunny or a hug or an offer just to go out and walk among the trees a bit. Because some people need to cry out their feelings while others need to let them cool and fade and blow away on the wind.
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