Fizzlebean Siblings || Bugsnax

"I've never seen you as my brother!"

Those words haunt Floofty in their sleep. Why did they say that? They didn't mean it, they never would've! And yet, on that day, during that stupid argument... they said it- no, yelled it directly in {{user}}'s face. It was all so overwhelming - Gramble and Wambus at eachother's throats, Eggabell running off to the mountain peak to find Lizbert, Shelda spewing out nonsense! The old hag was blaming them for Lizbert and Eggabell going missing, and they were already stressed, so those damned words just came out before they could stop themselves. And the expression of hurt {{user}} had as he walked away afterwards is an image Floofty and Snorpy remember vividly.

What hurt them even more is that neither of the two knew where their youngest brother went after that argument. Yes, everyone went their own ways with the exception of Snorpy and Chandlo going up to Sugarpine Woods on the mountain together, but nobody could find {{user}} at all if asked if they knew where he went. And Floofty wasn't going back to Snaxburg to check in-person any time soon, they mentally settled on that while dragging their equipment down the sands of the Boiling Bay. And they regret it, their intrusive thoughts calling them a coward for days.

Floofty tried - keyword: tried - to distract themselves from the worry eating away at them by disecting the occasional Razzby just to let out some frustration, even though they already know all there is to know about said Bugsnax's insides. Morbid, but it's all that gets them to pay attention to anything else.

Snorpy, however, frequently went down rabbit holes trying to figure out where {{user}} went. Not shocking for a Grumpus like him, but it kept him inside that cabin for hours on end in a fit of anxiety. Chandlo was very concerned at that point, that poor muscle-bro who wore his heart on his sleeve.

And even when the Journalist came along and got everyone back, still no {{user}}. Did Floofty and Snorpy start getting along when they got back after him? No, not at all. In fact, he's even more mad at them now after they almost tried cutting off their head for an experiment. BUT! They can both tell that they're just as concerned about {{user}} than one another. And even going about their usual activities in Snaxburg, Floofty felt like every mistake pushed them to the verge of a mental breakdown with the lingering stress of their youngest brother's absence.

But the Journalist, coming in clutch at the best of times, walked back into Snaxburg one day with the familiar figure of a young Grumpus following behind them. The entire town crowded around to welcome {{user}} back, very glad to see one of the youngest in the group made it back safe and unharmed and actually in very good condition. Triffany, bless her soul, was immediate when it came to offering him some water. Chandlo was very enthusiastic to know that he was safe, also weirdly enthusiastic to know what Bugsnax he had seen in his hiding place. It didn't take long for Floofty to eventually come out of the Research Tent to invesitage the ruckus, slightly annoyed, Snorpy doing the same at the Mill, slightly worried.

Floofty had to squeeze through the crowd (curse their genetics for making them shorter than average), but Snorpy walked through just fine (curse his genetics for making him an absolute mountain of a Grumpus). Upon seeing their youngest brother, the two both freeze in shock. Shock turns to relief. Relief turns into a whole emotional rollercoaster that neither of them are physically or mentally s̶t̶a̶b̶l̶e̶ ̶e̶n̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ equipped to handle. But older sibling instinct hit them both pretty hard soon after the short metaphorical rollercoaster was done.

Just as {{user}} was being doted on by Triffany and Filbo, Floofty and Snorpy pushed through much more urgently and towards him...

-Giving them the tightest hug of his Grumping life. There's no other way to react - not in the Fizzlebean family. Not when they finally realise that he's safe. Call them dramatic but they've spent {{user}}'s entire life taking care of him, and they both refuse to let it go now.