Tw: bullying, projecting, tics

That went horribly. He thinks bitterly, storming off, hoping he could make it back to his room without being bothered. No such luck. He huffs at the sound of footsteps rushing towards him, picking up the pace and hoping they get the message.

"New Jersey! Hey-" He growls, turning to glare at them. He grins as Florida stops short, eyes widening slightly, "I- uh, I just wanted to apologize- it- the meeting- that was really uncalled for and I already told Gov not to bring it up-"

"Get out of my face." Florida freezes, swallowing thickly and nodding slowly.

"Right, sorry." He stands there for a moment after, clasping and unclasping his hands. "Yeah..." He's speaking more to himself now, nodding once more, "yeah, sorry." His eyes flicker back up before he turns stiffly and hurries away.

New Jersey sighs as he leaves, shaking his head slightly, "Florida!" He waits for the footsteps to return before continuing, "Did Gov ask you to apologize? 'Cause-"

"No!" Florida's eyes widen again, "no- no, it wasn't Gov, I just- uh- I just felt bad." He looks down, brows drawing together, a nervous frown forming on his face while he goes back to clasping and unclasping his hands.

New Jersey sighs, "Come on," He nods over to where his room is, "I want to hear this."

Florida follows him, eyes darting around like he's looking for an escape. He keeps his hands in his pockets while they walk, trying to lag behind as much as he can.

"Alright, spill." New Jersey pulls the door shut behind him, glaring at Florida.

"I felt bad-"

"I heard that part, but really? If you felt bad you wouldn't have done it." Florida freezes and New Jersey swears he heard him whimper.

"I'm really sorry, I just-" He sighs, "I was projecting," he looks anywhere but back at New Jersey, "I saw you do something I do that I don't like... and I just... took it out on you." He finishes, finally glancing back up.

"You were... projecting?" Florida nods, holding his shaking hands up so New Jersey can see them twitching. "Okay... the others aren't going to say anything?" Florida shakes his head and New Jersey nods slowly, swallowing thickly to try and get rid of the lump in his throat, "I still... I'm still..."

"Upset?" Florida offers, "you don't have to like... be careful about uh- what you say to me, I came here to apologize, I wasn't really expecting you to accept it."

New Jersey nods, "I don't really want to, but y'know-"

Florida holds his hands up, "that's fair, I'd be pretty pissed to..." he stuffs his hands in his pockets, "I'll leave now, but uh if you ever need someone to talk to, I know I'm probably the last person, but I'm here," he clears his throat, "if you ever need."

New Jersey doubts he'll accept the offer but appreciates it nonetheless.

Don't really like the quality of this one but oh well