Bros Helping Bros

(Scene apartment/house, video game noise in the background – Feel free to Improv a bit if you find wording awkward, but still no sex, kissing, etc)

MV: What was that? (video game music stops, sound of a door closing) (Shouting) Who’s there? I’m armed! (beat) (still shouting) Oh for pete’s sake bro, how did you get in? I almost caved your head in with my royal rumble folding chair. (footsteps and a normal voice) The door wasn’t unlocked. What are you doing here? (sighs) Thanks for coming but you didn’t have to do that, but I’m not going to say no to pizza and Mexican Coke.

(sound of bottle opener opening a bottle because those things aren’t twist offs)

Well since I had all of this free time that I didn’t expect I decided to use it.
(beat) Actually I got a note and work is just going to have to realize that mental illness is an illness too. (beat) No I don’t want to talk about it.

(extended beat but increased breathing like when you are about to cry and you don’t want to so you start breathing heavy, voice cracks), I don’t want to listen to this either dude.

(sound of gulping and a burp), it’s not what I need at this moment. I just wanted to be left alone that’s why I called out

(beat sarcasm) no what I really need is a hug what do think?

(beat) what the hell dude…I didn’t mean… oh fuck let go or I’m going to ruin your shirt man. I’m warning you (beat) you fucking asked for it

(mv starts BAWLING, like total ugly crying, sniffles, possible hiccups etc and continues to ugly cry through the next part) Why dude? Why did this happen? I don’t understand. (cries more) she even took the cat man. The fucking cat. Don’t let go yet dude please. I love you man (watery laugh) fuck I’m going to have to buy you a new shirt. Dude there is tears and snot and spit all over your shoulder it's fuckign ruined. You can let go now.

(beat, watery sounding) Because of what just happened, because I fucking cry at a drop of hat at anything remotely emotional. Fuck I cried over a Baby Yoda meme on reddit yesterday for a good 10 minutes and I don’t even watch The Mandelorian. (bottle open) thanks (blows nose) I fucking miss her man, but I'm not going to bottle up things just because it isn't manly in someone's eyes. (gulps)

 (beat) Can I ask you a favor? You can say no if you’re weirded out, but would you mind staying until I fall asleep. I miss having someone’s presence while I’m falling asleep. It makes me feel safe you know? (ugly crying) Dude seriously I love you.   Let’s watch something that gives me a stupid reason to cry instead of a real one so I can get all of this out of my system.