sugar hates birthdays (sugrene)
typical me, had the idea sitting in the drafts since s15 and went back to finish it a couple months ago. figured since its bday themed and mine is mere days away (and that this was mayhaps just a lil bit of me projecting) that its a good time to release it from the docs. hope ya'll like it <333
āSugar, you in there?ā
From the other side of the door, Irene could hear sniffles soon followed by the clicks of platform heels on the bathroom tile.
The door opens to reveal Sugar standing tall with a smile that doesnāt reach her eyes and tears that were clearly just wiped away.
Irene sighed, seeing right through her facade, āYou donāt have to pretend to be okay with me,āĀ
The blondeās face faltered before fully falling as Irene came in, closing the door behind her so they both had privacy away from the party below them.
Sugar took her spot on the lidded toilet as she had been before Irene came up, as the latter sat on the edge of the bathtub beside the blonde.
They stayed in silence for a moment before Irene picked up one of Sugarās hands in her own, āWhatās going on in your head right now? āCause I noticed youāve been detached all night,ā
The blonde just lets out a bitter laugh, āBirthdays are just so funny arenāt they? Like, just a whole day where people are obligated to be nice to you because itās āyour dayā even though on any regular day they hardly care about you,ā
āYou know thatās not true, Sugar. Everyone here is here because theyāre your friends who care about you, so much,ā
āTheyāre here for Spice more than theyāre here for me,ā Sugar deflected, āSheās obvi the cooler twin, Iām just the blonde pink one who only gets invites because Iām her sister,ā
Ireneās heart breaks seeing Sugar be so negative, uncharacteristic to the Sugar sheās used to, āYou donāt really think that,ā
Sugar shrugs, rapidly blinking to keep back the tears trying to fall, āHard not to, itās been like this for a while now. If this is how Spice felt when we were kids, I get why she depended so much on me, it sucks,ā
Irene wishes she could change Sugarās mind, help her believe that her friends are her friends too and not just Spiceās, but she knows itās not that easy of a fix. So for now, being there for her and comforting her the best she can will have to do.
Irene taps the side of her foot against the platform of Sugarās heel, āIf itās any consultation, youāre my favorite twin,ā
Sugar lets out a soft giggle, the closest to happy sheās felt for most of the day. Even if it was a joke, Sugar knew there was some truth to it.
The one thing Sugar was completely sure of was that Irene was her friend before she was Spiceās. Even if she felt that Irene might be the only one, at least Sugar had one friend she really liked.
