Dads of the year

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WHO: Bro Strider and Murdoc Donoghue
TONE: Hurt / Comfort and feelsy / sad
RATING: PG-13?
WHEN: Sometime after talking with Eridan
WHERE: Bro's office
WHAT: Bro is sitting around, contemplating life, when Murdoc shows up.
STATUS: Ongoing
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[Things were... stressful, to say the least. And yet ever since he and Murdoc's night together, he'd had a hard time really feeling stressed. It was hard to, when it was so damn perfect. Call it cliche, call it 'needing to get laid', but whatever. The fact was things had picked up mood-wise for Bro since they'd had their thing.

Only now the stress and full weight of the situation was piling on him. It was a good block for a while, but. His talk with Eridan had made him realize that things were still shitty and that they hadn't just gone away. Nope, it had made him realize there was still shit going on that needed fixing. And he'd tried. He had tried really hard to fix the problem with Eridan.

But that was only half of it, and he knew he needed to talk to Murdoc, too. He just. didn't know how. Because a part of him was afraid to say anything to him, because he was afraid Murdoc would be mad for getting in the middle of it. He just wanted to help, that was all. And he needed to talk to Murdoc to help. It was a complicated, conflicting mess and it just basically sucked a whole lot of ass.

He was just sitting in his office, trying to figure out how to broach the topic with Murdoc, when his office door opened all of a sudden and he looked up.]

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[The kiss is more of a surprise to Bro than the hug possibly could have been for Murdoc, which is stupid considering how often he's kissed people before. It really shouldn't have been much of a big deal to Bro. But it was, for so many different reasons. For one, he hadn't intended to take it to that level. He just wanted to give the guy a comforting hug and send him on his way.

The other reason he was surprised by it was the fact Murdoc was initiating it. Did Bro want to kiss him? Yes. Up until then he'd been used to being the one to initiate everything. He'd been the one chasing after Murdoc and trying to get what he wanted. For Murdoc to be the one to start something, and a kiss of all things, was just. Kind of mindblowing.

So with all of that in mind, it took him entirely too long to respond to the kiss. By the time he leaned in and attempted to return it, Murdoc pulled away. Bro's face is probably really red, but it's okay because Murdoc can't see him. Bro's hand just kind of... slowly finds it's way up Murdoc's back, before running up into Murdoc's hair. He scratches at it gently, hopefully comfortingly.]

It'll be alright, man. You can do this! I believe in you...That kiss was nice...

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[The longer he waits for a response of any sort, the more he just wants to wither away. Shrivel up into dust and blow away dramatically so he'll never be seen again. That would be very helpful right now.

Why? He's just. Not cut out to handle this sort of stuff. All of these emotions he needs to deal with and everything he wants to have is not balancing out the way he'd like it to.

That kiss kind of summed up how horrible he was at it, really. He was meant to be avoiding Strider. Not throwing himself into his arms and holding his hands and kissing him. God, he's such a fucking idiot. Such a damn fool. Strider. That is. Because this had to be his fault somehow. Is running his hand through his hair? He is. Fuck. That's nice. He grunts quietly, not sure if he wants it to stop. No. Nonono. He does want it to stop, so he grunts again and moves his head away.

Still, his lips can't help but curl upward into the tiniest smile at Dirk's comment, but he schools himself into a stern expression. He steps backward, nodding at Dirk as he opens the door.]

Good evenin', Strider. [And with one final stare he's just going to. Slip through the door and stride far, far away to find his son.]

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[Despite all of the awkwardness, Bro is actually rather enjoying this. It's nice... even if they probably shouldn't be doing it. He's finding it harder and harder to care about that, though. Just... being close. Sharing this moment. It's really nice, and when it does finally come to an end, he's a little sad.

But he understands Murdoc's reaction, and so he doesn't let it get to him.]

Evenin', man.

[Watching him walk away this time is considerably easier than that night in the prefect's bathroom. Maybe it's because this time it doesn't feel like the last time, or like he blew his chances.

He lets out a sigh, heading back over to his chair and plopping down into it. It's safe to say he isn't going to be getting anything productive done. Not with so damn much on his mind.

Not with that kiss on his mind.]