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Cw- anger issues, loud verbal violence
It was quite a chill day for Quackity, just had to get some materials for an extension to the casino, so nothing too stressful, but unfortunately for him, a certain ball of slime decided to bother him while he was going through an oak forest. Now normally, Quackity would have just let him do his own thing as he was a friend of sorts to the man but for no actual reason today he was really short tempered. And so, with Charlie’s little queries and exclamations, Big Q got irritated quite easily, crimson fog covering his sight like aggressive rose tinted glasses and couldn't help but start screaming at him saying things such as, ‘‘WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS SO GOD DAMN IRRITATING’’ and ‘‘DO YOU EVER SHUT UP?!’’. Those words brought a lot of sour nostalgia to the man as it did sound like things he heard against Tommy when the two used to speak in the less chaotic times. However, as the red began to fade from his sight he saw Charlie’s shoulders slump slightly and yet, in an attempt to hide his guilt he childishly huffed, turned back around and stomped forward in search for a good looking tree to chop next.
After a solid 10 minutes of silence, the older of the two started to get concerned; even if he did yell at the slime boy to be quiet, he didn't expect complete radio silence other than the occasional drip of goop to the leaves that scattered the forest ground. Finally pushing back his stubborn nature, he turned around to see the boy missing. He would never admit this but he did feel quite overprotective over the goopy man, so when he saw him missing in the middle of a forest that the both of them barely knew, he couldn’t help but panic. Letting out a distressed cry in his fear, he mentally declared that he should probably take a second to calm himself down before looking for Charlie. He did some breathing exercises he’s almost certain Sam taught him when he was younger before he set off retracing his steps. Something that scared the man even more was not knowing when his friend had left him so he wasn’t sure where to look. Regardless of this, he kept looking and as if the stars were just -nearly- perfectly aligned today, he found him yet it was in quite a concerning state that he did so. Charlie was curled in a tight ball and crying to himself- Quackity wasn’t sure and he didn’t think he ever would be about where the tears were produced in the Goop Man™ ‘s body but that wasn’t his biggest concern in this moment.
Hearing something disturb the quiet he grew used to after a while Slimecicle looked
up and immediately hid his face again after he saw the short yet intimidating
Quackity standing above him. Something didn’t seem right to the boy as he took in his surroundings yet again: everything seemed so much bigger and scarier to him than it did before. Everything being, well, everything except Quackity which surprised Charlie who was the one thinking these thoughts. Although it was obvious to everyone who saw them that the younger of the two looked up to his friend, he also feared him a lot; it was like a condescending parent and their kid who constantly wanted to make them feel proud. It was always so tiring for Charlie to keep trying to be more independent and more serious when it was just in his nature to be curious and boisterous. This is why it shocked Charlie to not feel the need to put this facáde up- maybe it was the concerned and open look on his friend's face or the hand reaching out towards him but Slime already felt safer than usual. This however didn’t stop the goop-like-tears rolling down his face; in his already confused mind, it made no sense to him why everything was so scary or why he felt so small and he didn’t like it.
Quackity grew more and more concerned by the second when Charlie’s shoulders started quivering more and his sobs were getting louder and it was like he wasn’t even trying to hide them anymore. Sighing, Big Q decided that he had to do something more than stand around so he knelt down and pulled Slime into a tight, awkward hug. To each of their surprises, that helped both of their stresses melt away. After the young one’s cries slowed down, Quackity pulled away and decided that he had to pull out the big guns- w o r d s. ‘‘Hey.. you doing okay there?’’ he asked, unsure of what tone of voice to put on so he settled on a hesitant yet caring one. Charlie's head tilted slightly at the question and even if it seemed like he was considering answering it, it didn’t matter because his train of thought changed to his own slimy fingers which he found more entertaining than conversing properly. (same bud, same) Quackity somehow guessed that the situation was that Charlie had regressed in the stressful situation. Being completely honest, Big Q only took care of one little in the past before and it wasn’t too bad but it was sure an experience trying to catch Karl from running directly into the ocean. Our friend somehow managed to pick up his favourite, annoying ball of slime up and decided to abandon the logs of wood, this being his current priority- he could come back for them later.
After a 20 minute walk to his home in Las Nevadas, Charlie seemed to have fallen asleep in Quackity’s arms and not wanting to disturb the boy anymore, he laid him on the couch, grabbing a blanket and snuggling up to him. It was well known information to everybody in the server that words weren’t Quackity’s strong suit, especially not in serious situations like this but nobody actually knew what his love language was. This would later on quickly become well known in Las Nevadas when early in the morning, Foolish walked in on the wholesome scene and took a picture of it. That would definitely be getting framed, and Big Q would not be happy.