#jesus i cant believe i built this on one single awful pun lmao

[gyunikum]

Sorry Bro (I Love You)

since ao3 is still down, here have some käärijan food:

Sticking to calling Jere a bro is more of a defensive mechanism sailing down the Nile. It works pretty much as intended for as long as it can, but every river is doomed to reach an ocean, and Bojan's denial loses integrity faster than he can say one, two, you're my bro. The source is no more than some ancient relic of fear of being outcast, but then the Nile opens into a delta of lush forests and vitalising soil where Bojan's realisation blooms unchecked.

He refuses to enter the ocean, yet. He teeters on the coastline, insects breeding in the warm water, swarming his head with thoughts. He should apologise to Jere for those thoughts.

Why you call me bro?

They haven't seen each other for months, and video calls fall just short enough that Bojan can pretend just one more day. Just one more day under the illusion of normalcy because taking this jump terrifies him.

He knows that the next time they meet, he won't be able to call Jere brother anymore. The next time they meet, denial will cease to exist as a river in Egypt.