Ventus hummed as he slurped up his noodles. They were only the cup variety, so nothing too special, but something even he could make. Maybe that meant he should learn how to cook and bake from Aqua. She's been so busy and out of the house lately though. He barely even got to see her anymore which was depressing but he tried to stay cheery. That's what they all wanted considering Terra's been blatantly aggravated with him for being ill whatsoever.

It was kinda depressing to think about really. He didn't mean to supposedly get crazier. He just couldn't function right. He tried his best to come off as normal, but he always fell short, and it was clear that his brother had disdain for him.

No, he shouldn't think about that. He should focus on his show. Focus on being normal. Focus on not being a total nutcase. Maybe then his family would accept him. So he started trying to act more normal over the years since he stopped attempting school, even if he felt worse mentally as time went on. It's okay though, he was learning from movies how he should act. He'd totally be ready by the time he was supposed to try school again and go to college. Maybe then he can meet Aqua again. Or Maybe Terra too.

He'd texted both all day, excited for them to come home for a holiday. They hadn't been around for so long and even with texting them everyday, only Aqua really texted back. Looking at his phone now, their group chat was just between him and Aqua. Terra never replied.

There was worry for him, and he'd asked Aqua about it, but she said he was just busy. Maybe that was the case. Was college really that time-consuming though? Even Aqua, who was a busybody, could manage to make time for him. Their dad was a literal doctor. Even he made time for Ven and the rest of his siblings that happened to still be home with him. So they were a nice comfort at least.

As for Isaac and Phil, they were playing upstairs in their shared room. Maybe he should play with them. Or no, they were watching Minecraft let's plays weren't they? Those were always fun, especially to collab with. Maybe he should find out their favourite youtuber and pair with them. Would that be considered cheating on Futaba though?

He was doing a bad job paying attention to his show anyway, and when did he ever have fun eating? Then again, he was nervous, so it came more naturally at the moment. Perhaps he should take the chance to eat after all then.

As he tried to eat his nerves and admittedly his sorrows away, quite dramatic but not uncommon for him, the boy couldn't help but see from the corner of his eye, his brother. Ventus brightened immediately. He turned to see him fully and maybe greet him, but he faltered when he saw his sibling's apparent companion. They were all over eachother to say the least. Ah, so this is what he's been up to since going to college. The blond boy couldn't tell if he was jealous or not, but he was certainly disappointed. Not nearly as much as he was when Terra finally did choose to speak to him.

Him and his candy wife, how did he snag that girl exactly? Either way, they came over to him finally, glancing at the show they'd decided to block and both glaring at Ven. So uncomfortable but Ven still tried to smile and greet his brother anyway. He was cut off before he could however.

"Get out, Ven." Terra ordered harshly.

"But I was here first!" Ventus protested. Apparently that garnered crocodile tears from the now obnoxious girlfriend of his.

"Terra, why is your brother being so rude to us?" She cried in a voice even he could tell was fake. Unfortunately Terra couldn't seem to acknowledge even that much and he demanded once more, harsher this time and with absolute disdain

"I won't tell you again, Ven, get out."

Ven held his ground for just a moment more, taking in the intense glare from his brother that looked like he was about to hit him, or disown him, either or really. Then he looked to the smirking girl hidden just barely behind his brother. Bitch.

Scowling, the blond teen stood from his seat on the couch and walked off, only glancing back to see the "happy" couple take it to once more crawl all over one another. So much for getting to enjoy his brother's presence.

Author's notes: To say the least, I'm somewhat frustrated with people. I can't say much on it aside from what you can maybe gather from this short vent chapter on the matter, because frankly I don't want to start a fight in the off chance those people will find this.

I'm super super aggravated with people however so I'm gonna try to get back to my fics finally. I've been stressed enough to want to get back to this fic so I've been meaning to, not just with random interludes. Greedfall also released new dlc for more story so I'll be getting back to that fic too since I'll finally get to replay the game for it. Super stoked for that.

I also started a sequel vent fic to this one that takes place four years later since honestly I don't intend to end this one since at this point it's just something for me to play with. In that one, it'll tell you what was supposed to happen in this one however. That one I also made because I was straight up frustrated with people. That one's also based on a little horror short I watched a bit ago, I do not remember the name of it at this point however. It was cute though.

I also found out that some people only read my stuff because they wanted to date me, so that's nice to hear.