Piano, you're hilarious. I love this tack-on post 40 minutes after the first one. I'd be the same way.
So when you guys were together, he wasn't rocking the disheveled look? It does sound like some sort of breakdown. And it sounds like he's at a low point right now. It's hard to say what that means, but all you can say right now is that he's low. And that's to be expected; he's screwing up big time.
Your BIL does sound awesome. And it sounds like you kept your head through the whole exchange, which is really the most important thing, I think.
