#getting hopelessly attached to these two tater tot lookin npcs who barely talk. and the relationship i made up for them. oh noooo.

[twothpaste]

intermission tracy & picky are turning into the antithesis of ness & porky. childhood best friends who never fell out, despite rocky familial circumstances and plenty of opportunities to drift apart. dorky fat kids who grew up getting bullied, but tracy was the one who became more abrasive because of it, but she still never internalized it or took it out on the world. picky by all means should've become a harsh and vindictive person like porky, but continuously chose not to, and therefore was able to maintain his closest bond. neither of them feel like they can really express themselves fully to their families… picky for obvious reasons, tracy cuz her folks & brother are overwhelmingly sunshiney & positive, and prone to worrywarting if anything bad does come up - so there's not much room for her troubles or bitter sentiments. while porky would dismiss ness' problems and one-up them with his own, picky always holds space for tracy's issues, just honored to be trusted, and relieved that neither of them have to feel alone. they move out together cuz they're scared to face the world by themselves, and it's a testament to how much they trust each other. when ness came out as trans (at like age 12) porky went spiraling down a frantic path of projection & repression & fury, and their relationship never recovered. when picky comes out as trans (at like age 21) tracy's like "oh. cool." and then she grows even closer with her, thrilled to help her best friend finally become fulfilled and confident and comfortable in her own skin after all the shit she's been through. they could end up dating, or have a qpr thing going on. in stark contrast with porky's unrequited crush on ness, which he decided to burn the whole world down over.

what if things really could work out after all. what if love and patience really could triumph over your family's mistakes. what if i exploded into a million little pieces.