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"-And that's how I plan on spending my birthday."
It was July 23rd, only a couple weeks away from Dream's birthday. Dream was currently in a discord call with his two best friends, George and Sapnap.
"What about your family?" George questioned. "Are they not going to visit you?"
"No. All the flights there are cancelled." He said dismissively. Dream's family, unlike Dream himself, lived in California. A terrible earthquake had just struck there, leaving all airports to be closed for the next month or so. Since he would be alone that day, Dream's birthday plans were simple. Spend all day playing minecraft with his two best friends, get some celebratory birthday dinner (preferably pizza), and sleep.
"Won't you be lonely?" Sapnap blatantly pointed out.
"Yeah, but it's not like I'll be in complete isolation or anything. I can still call you guys."
George felt bad knowing that his best friend, his crush, would be all alone on such an important day. Dream meant the world to him, so the thought of dream being alone hurt his heart. He couldn't bear it.
"You sure you'll be okay without your family? You always spend your birthdays with them."
"I'll be fine, George. Don't worry about me. Sure it'll suck that i won't be with them for the first time in years, but I have you guys. Everything will be okay."
George could immediately feel his face flush.
"O-okay..."
He knew Dream would be fine on his own; I mean, he's an adult for Christ's sake, but George knew his family meant the world to him. He wanted to do something for Dream, but he still had to figure out what.
George thought back to when he had first developed this crush; it was a rather embarrassing story.
Dream had been streaming with George, Sapnap, and Bad. It was an average Tuesday afternoon, nothing special. Just the four friends messing around in a private server. They had been playing in there new survival world when nighttime fell before they could notice, and mobs started to emerge from the darkness. As they were cooking some food from the innocent animals they had slaughtered mere minutes ago, a horde of monsters snuck up on George, ready to attack.
"HELP ME!"
As George cried out for help, the monsters pecked away at his health, leaving him with half a heart.
A mere second before a zombie could land a final hit on him, Dream managed to sneak past the horde of mobs and save George. It may have only been a small gesture, but it meant the world to him.
"t-thanks... you really didn't have to do that, yknow."
"Of course I had to save you!" Dream argued. " I couldn't let my best friend just die on me like that!"
Something about the words 'best friend' made George feel uncomfortable, but he couldn't pinpoint what.
"God, your'e such a simp for me."
"Why wouldn't I be? You're perfect, George."
He knew Dream was just flirting with him, trying to get him all flustered. And boy did it work.
Thats when it hit him like a truck; George liked Dream. No questions about it. He had gotten so embarrassed by the simple comment that he muted himself on discord so he could comprehend what the hell just happened.
"George? You there?"
the sound of Sapnap's voice calling his name snapped him out of his trance. He was plopped back into reality.
"Sorry, I zoned out for a sec. What were you saying?"
"We were talking about our birthdays."
right.
After the conversation started to die down, they all said their goodbyes and left the call.
After disconnecting from the call, all George could think about was Dream. How he would be upset spending his day without seeing his family. How he would spend the entire day in his room, on his computer. How happy he would be to see anyone, even for just a minute. How happy he would be to see George. How happy George would be to finally see Dream. Without thinking, George impulsively searched for the first flight to Florida he could find. After maybe 2 minutes, George blankly stared at his screen, just now realizing the mess he had just gotten himself into.
Successfully purchased ticket to Orlando, FL