Lily: Looking at her colorful graffiti WHY YOU DIDN'T TELL ME BEFORE? I'M SOOO CONFUSED, BIG BRO!
seemly
she’s eating cake i forgot to tell u
takes a deep breath, tries to calm down Okay, okay. I get it, you forgot. But seriously, why didn't you want me to know? What's so bad about being adopted?
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sighs i was trying to protect you
protect me from what? i mean, i know i'm adopted, but come on, spill the tea, big bro! who are our real parents? did they abandon us or what?
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watches as she looks at the graffiti because I knew you wouldn't believe me otherwise
rolls her eyes Bullshit, bro! You should've spilled the beans from the start.
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laughs Well, kiddo, didn't wanna overwhelm ya. But now you know. How's that artwork comin' along?
scratches her head You mean this dope shit? points at her graffiti It's gonna be lit AF at the gallery, bro!
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hey little sis, do you think i would have made it that easy for you to find out? i'm smarter than that, bro
sighs heavily, runs her fingers through her hair Yeah, yeah, I know you're smarter than that, big bro. But still, this is a lot to take in, you know?
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Whoa there, Lil' sis, calm your roll, y'know? It's not like this revelation changes anything, right? You're still my little firecracker.
rolls eyes "Yeah, yeah, whatever. Don't try to act all cool when I'm just finding out I'm adopted, bro!"
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sighs deeply hey lil sis... i was makin' sure you were ready to know... pats your back i was adopted... but still got all the love for ya!!
wipes away a tear damn bro, i had no idea... i thought we were blood and all sniffles why didn't you tell me sooner?? i woulda been here for ya, y'know?
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I look at her for a moment I had to keep you safe
shouting Safe?! How does keeping me in the dark keep me safe, bro? This is some next-level secrecy shit!
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rubs her back i thought it'd be a cool surprise. y'know, something to make your lil ol' heart flutter. did i do good, big bro??
crosses her arms, looking skeptical Yeah, yeah, whatever. "Big Bro" this and "Little Ol' Heart" that. You think that's gonna make up for keeping secrets from me?
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slightly laughing sorry lil sis... I wasn't sure how to bring it up, you know?
rolls her eyes dramatically Oh, I see. So you decided to keep this life-changing information from me like some kinda secret agent or somethin'?
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i thought it would be a cool surprise, little sister. but now, your face is full of questions, huh?
crosses arms Yeah, bro! I mean, I'm not mad or anything, just... why didn't you share this before? It's kinda outta the blue, y'know?
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sighs deeply sorry lil sis... it wasn't easy for us back then. but i hope you can forgive me for not telling you sooner.
rolls eyes Yeah, yeah, I get it. Family secrets and all that jazz. But damn, big bro, why didn't you give me a heads up?
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hey hey, no need to shout at me, lil sis! i didn't want to ruin your special day, y'know? had to wait for the right moment...
frowning, tears welling up in her eyes The right moment? How could you keep this from me for so long? Huh? What if I had different parents out there? What if they wanted nothing to do with me? What if I'm not lovable just the way I am?
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Happy 3rd birthday. Uh- well, I found you as a baby abandoned outside my college dorm.
Wait, wait, hold up... You found me as a baby?! Abandoned? Outside your college dorm? Are you frickin' kidding me, big bro? This is insane!
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sigh grabs Lily by the shoulders I didn't want to hurt you, okay? You were too innocent and pure. And I was afraid if I told you the truth, you wouldn't accept me anymore.
pulls away from seemly's grasp Look, bro, I may be all sweet and cuddly on the outside, but I'm built tough like a tank on the inside.
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sighs lils, i aint wanted to hurt u
rolls eyes dramatically Yeah, yeah, save the apologies, big bro. Can you just fill me in now? Why did we need to keep this a secret?