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I love you?
Those words slipped out of Dream’s mouth like butter. They were so easy to say. Nothing attached, no hard feelings. Nothing wrong.
3 Words, 8 Letters, 0 Meaning.
Or so he thought.
Dream often thought about his DNF jokes. Late into the night, while he thought about his day’s actions. DreamNotFound. He found the subject amusing, to say the least.
Playing around with his fans, they loved his jokes. They played along. Sometimes George did. Not all the time, but he played his part well.
He chuckled to himself, thinking of a quiz he had taken. ‘Are you in love with your best friend?’
Of course not. Why would he be? Only slightly, the quiz had said.
All that pandering, must’ve gotten to his head. He felt nothing for George and George felt nothing either, he was sure.
George agreed with his jokes, they were funny, they were well liked. No harm done. He used to think what it would be like kissing George, part of the pandering of course, but he just wondered sometimes. What it would be like, holding George’s hand, hugging him, pulling him close and having late night talks like the ones they had over voice calls.
Just the two of them.
As friends, of course.
He was the more DNF truthing one among the two of them. He had the funny alt account username. He had funny jokes. Teasing George, he enjoyed seeing his best friend flustered.
It was funny, especially when George laughed at his jokes. Seeing George smile because of him, Dream liked it a lot. It made him feel warm inside, like his stomach would do flips of happiness when George complimented him.
He just wanted to see George happy, that was why he would remind George, everyday, that he was free to date. That he was free to do whatever he wanted without worrying about him.
Dream knew, part of him would be a little sad when George finds someone who makes him just as happy as George makes Dream, but only because he wouldn’t be able to spend as much time together with him. Just that. As friends.
Somedays, George wouldn’t look happy. Dream would tease him and crack small jokes about DNF, in an attempt to lighten the mood.
But it wouldn’t work.
Dream wondered whether he was being too overbearing with his jokes. Did he go too far? Did George feel uncomfortable?
He thought about it a lot. George was very, very , attractive in Dream’s personal opinion. There had to be someone out there who liked George. Maybe not as much as Dream liked George, as friends of course, but somewhat the same.
So Dream told a lie.
He lied to George.
“Actually George… There's this girl I met. She’s super cool.” He lied through his teeth. C’mon George, he thought, go out with someone. He wasn’t sure why he needed that confirmation, that George was happier without him.
Like he could make George happy.
George didn't have feelings for him. How could someone like George have feelings for him?
Dream himself didn’t even have feelings for George. Did he?
Then again, what kind of best friend would think of things like kissing your best friend? He blamed the fanart, but part of him did want to try kissing George. Maybe he would like it.
I love you. no
Words that Dream never knew he meant.