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[little things you should know]
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Zeno—there is no nice way to tell you that everything you know is wrong.
Rating: K/G
Notes: Originally posted on Tumblr for Hal (tumblr user pimpmoon)'s birthday.
I don't own ZB!
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Dear Zeno,
You dream big dreams and you hate your brother. You live your life in luxury and cry "unfair!" only knowing half of the reality; it's okay, because this is the half that was presented to you.
You're going to lose. And you're going to smile when you do. You will trade your dream for a brother, and you will wonder if this isn't the dream you've wanted all along.
Your idiot of a brother likes yellowtail, as you'll find out. You're going to make fun of him but you'll sneak him yellowtail every other day. Some days he'll get lonely—these are the days when you'll visit him without explanation or forewarning, just to insult him.
It's not about going soft. It's not about what he has that you don't. It's about the moments when you regret it all—when you shred your mind to pieces over things you can't control and events that had to happen—and Zatch is the one who makes it better. He has a talent for that.
And believe me, you will feel better. You will be happy. Just not all the time. No one is happy all the time, not even Zatch.
(He gets nightmares. Not of monsters, not of demons, but of everything that could have gone wrong. He wakes up crying and it will rip a hole in your chest. You will come to know that he sometimes dreams of happy reunions. He will cry even harder.
You are going to be the shoulder he cries on. He is going to get your mantle wet and you are going to hold him closer. The first few times you will panic but it will eventually be clear that all he needs is his big brother.
All you need to do is remind him that you're there.)
Zeno, I'm not writing to tell you that the battle is lost. You'll win—you'll just find out that it's not the battle you think it is.
Good luck.
Sincerely,
Your Future Self
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