Archive of Our Own

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Day 1:

George and Sap were walking through the city, making their way to Punz's house to ask for a few things. They were having a pretty normal conversation- "I don't know why you think Axolotls aren't cute, they are literally the most cutest ocean animal." George argued. Sap scoffed, "They're just cute because you think so." George continued to argue while the other rolls his eyes. Sap's eyes land on someone familiar.

"George, George! Shh!" hushed Sapnap. George shuts up, directing his focus on the person. It was Dream, stealing flowers from Eret's lovely garden. "The first thing he does out of prison is steal?!" The brunette tries to go confront the man but Sap stops him.

"Look at his goddamn eyes." Sap whispers,

"What's wrong with them?" George asked, squinting. "They're yellow... but they look darker than before."
"Exactly! They're too dark for someone like Dream! Yeah, I get it, he's been in solitary confinement for a few months, but this?!" Sap rasied his voice, making Dream look up. His eyes don't change, he lets out a small but audible gasp. The blonde quickly picks up a basket of flowers and runs away, his long blonde hair trailing behind.

"Wait Dream!" Sap called out. Before he could even stop the man, he was already gone.

The two males stand there, thinking.

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Day 2:

Quackity had a picnic date with his two fiances, Karl and Sapnap. It was special because it's been awhile since they've hanged out. He was always busy with Dream.

Busy torturing the man daily.

But now that Dream was out, he couldn't torture the man in front of people he's worked hard to have a friendship with.
He'd still try to make conversation with Dream if only he could meet him once. Maybe tease him a little, scare him with an axe or something.

Oh how unfortunate.

Dream had walked out of Niki's Bakery, just beside Quackity, with a basket of bread. The blonde looked tired with his head hanged over, maybe exhausted. Quackity smirked, picking up his walking pace. "Hey! Dream! How are ya?"

Dream looked up, making Quackity freeze in his footsteps. Once again,
His Eyes.
Nowhere like the usual Dream.
Quackity understood the reason behind his dead eyes, but, were they always that dark? The man sighs heavily, as if it was out of relief. He runs, leaving Quackity in a frozen pose.

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Day 3:

Niki called Puffy over for some personal therapy, she was panicking inside as she tumbled with her hands. This therapy call was a fake, Puffy was aways busy taking care of Foolish, Tommy, Tubbo, and the few other children. Niki just needed to talk to her fiance.

Interrupting her daze, the bell of the bakery door rung. "Love, I'm here!" Puffy announced. The baker smiles, getting up from her chair to hug the sheep. "C-Can we just start... now? Please?" Niki stuttered, immediately sitting down after pulling away from the hug.

"Sure, hun. So what's going on?" Puffy said, also taking a seat on one of the many chairs. Niki hesitated, knowing that Puffy and Dream didn't make up yet.

The baker sighs, taking Puffy's fluffy paw in her hand. "I didn't actually call you in for therapy. I just wanted to talk about Dream..." The woman said, looking down.

Puffy lets out a small gasp. She looks down in shame. "Um... sure." Niki takes a deep breath, holding Puffy's paw. "Puff, I know you and Dream have been down a rollercoaster for the past few months. But, please, PLEASE, help me bring him back."

"I... what do you mean by bring him back?" Puffy whispered. "Dream... he-"
The bell of the door rung once again. Niki looks up to see her adopted son. "D-Dream! You're here!" The man only nodded, walking forward. It looked like he didn't notice Puffy's presence.

"Box... materials..." He said, motioning his hands like he was holding a box. "Ah, yes, I will just be right back, Dream." said Niki, quickly running to go get Dream's stuff.

It was awkward. Well, only for Puffy. Dream still hadn't moved his head to look at his former mother. Dream's neck gets tired from looking at floor so he moves to look around the bakery. It was a beautiful bakery, it was expected as his adoptive mother was also very beautiful.

And there, Puffy got a glance of his face. It had scars and few scratches but it was a pretty face to look at. The sheep's eyes trail over to his eyes, meeting each other. His dead eyes look at the woman, she couldn't read his current emotions. Why are they so difficult to read?

Niki immediately runs out, as if she could feel the awkwardness. "Here you go, Dreamie! Stay safe out there, sweetie." Dream nodded. He walks out, leaving the two women. Niki turns to look at Puffy. Her eyes were glossy and worried.

"I see now..." Puffy solemnly whispered.

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Day 4:

Tommy and Tubbo spar, the sound of metal ringing throughout the forest. "C'mon big man, fight!" Tubbo yelled, dodging the thrusts of the sword towards his stomach. "I am fighting, Tubs!" The blonde yelled, giving his all. Tommy missteps, falling forward as they landed on each other.

They began laughing, laying on the grass. Tommy gets up, helping Tubbo up as well. "Wanna go get some lemonade from Foolish?" Tubbo offered. Tommy smiled, "Sure, it's pretty fucking hot out here." They both make their way out of the isolated field in the forest.

"You know you need to care for your hair too. Not just your wounds." A British voice said, startling the two pre-adults. "Too lazy... Don't know how." Another voice, no accent. It was a raspy voice.

"Do you want to learn how to braid your hair?"

"Yes, please."

Tommy and Tubbo make their way to the sources of the voices. Tubbo freezes, staring at the two people who had caused chaos in the SMP.

Eret, the traitor, and Dream, the villain.

"Was your hair always the long before you were imprisoned?" Eret asked, softy brushing through a section of the blonde hair. "Was at here before." Dream motioned his hands to his shoulders. "Really? Did you put up in a small ponytail?" The brunette asked, moving on to a second braid.

Dream hummed, playing with the grass under them. Eret sighed, they've seen Dream's eyes and they desperately wanted to help their friend. Eret finishes the second braid, starting to move on to another.

Tommy and Tubbo step forward even more, accidentally shuffling a few bushes. Dream, alerted, gets up and picks Eret up with no hesitation. Good thing they didn't bring anything else.

Before they could miss it, the two males have a glance at Dream's face. It was only for a few seconds. Carrying Eret, he sprints into the forest, disappearing. Tubbo stares, mouth agape. "You saw what I saw, right?" Tommy asked. The younger nods, closing his mouth.

They continue making their way to the place, not knowing what to say.

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Day 5:

Eret was watering their garden while Dream picked out weeds. Taking care of his best buddy's (more like soon to be bf) garden was one of Dream's favorite things to do when he was stressed. Eret could somehow read Dream's hidden emotions despite his dull eyes. Eret wishes to see the man's glowing, enchanting, emerald eyes once again. Even just for a second would suffice. Unlike their Highness, they didn't have visible pupils. They hated it. Just blank creepy white eyes like their father, Herobrine. Their Highness was in love with an ex-prisoner who once had bright eyes.

Despite Eret hating their eyes, Dream loved Eret's eyes. Pure white and innocent, just like the bisexual highness' themself. Sure, Eret was a traitor, in other peoples eyes- But, Dream has different eyes from them. Eret is a beautiful person. The ex-prisoner was the villain of the SMP, why would such a beautiful ruler love him? Scars and still healing wounds were scatter around his body, yet Eret seemed to admire them. Dream didn't understand it, but their Highness said it was a way of showing he lived through torture and pain. That he survived.

The two would relate with each other (despite Dream's lack of speech,,,) about their scars and troubles. Ever since the day he was released, Eret said they'd help him recover from everything and help him change. He was more open to Eret, more open to them than George and Sapnap.

(OML NOW I REALLY WANNA MAKE A ONESHOT DEDICATED TO THIS SHIP HWHJSA)
(I MIGHT FALL IN LOVE WITH ERETWASTAKEN-)

But, ever since the past few days of meeting old friends and foes, he wasn't too open.
And that made Eret pissed.

"Dream, please speak to me." Eret said all of the sudden. They had stopped watering their flowers and stood up straight. The said man whimpered, placing the last handfull of weeds in a basket. "I..." Dream started, lowering his head. Eret placed the watercan down, walking over to their buddy. "You can start out slow..." Their Highness said, picking up the taller male. They lead Dream to the closest bench in the garden and sit him down. "I... Um." Dream whispered. "I've... been feeling scared." He said, his sentence clear and grammatically correct (lol, not me dissing this oneshot's dream). Eret sighed, rubbing Dream's shoulder. "Scared of people... still scared of old friends... scared of children!" The blonde stated. "Scared that I might go back..." He whispered, lowering his head into his hands.

Eret trembled, pulling Dream into a hug.
"Dream, if anything, I will not let them take you back to that torture place."
Their Highness tighened the hug as Dream got more closer.
"I'll protect you from them, no matter what."

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Day 6:

The next day, Eret decided that Dream and them should stray away from the main SMP and all the other fractions. Live with Techno and Philza for the time being. Dream seemed to like the idea, so the two started packing.

Eret sadly look at their garden, savoring every rare flower's beauty they've grown. Of course, they had extra seeds, but they doubt they could grow in the tundra. A hand slid into Eret's, making them turn. "Not.. sad. Can try to make new Eret garden at Tech's." Dream tried to smile for their Highness, but it was just a derpy face. Eret giggled, grasping tightly on to Dream's hand. "You'll help, right?" Their Highness asked, beginning to walk on the path out of the SMP. Dream nodded his head enthusiastically. "Of course!" The blonde said. "Good." Eret chuckled, taking out a map.

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"Heh?"

Techno stared at the two rather infamous basically most wanted people. "Dream, can you go inside and get settled in? I'm gonna speak to Mr. Blade for a bit." Dream obliged, nodding and dragging the packed bags inside. Eret smiled at Tech, actually creeping the piglin a bit. "Now, I know we haven't had the best interactions, but, I'm doing this for Dream." Techno looked at the ruler with confusion. "For Dream? Why?" He asked, crossing his arms and leaning on the door frame.

Eret sighed, rubbing his head, "After Dream was released, he's been hanging around with me. Was pretty open about his feelings and soon enough, we became buddies. But yesterday, he told me he was scared-" Techno lets out a piglin snort, "Scared?! The 'omless teletubby is scared?! Of what?" Eret gave Techno a glare, making him shut up. "Sorry, this is all just surpising to me, continue." Techno apologised. Eret nodded, "He's scared of people in the SMP. I feel like it's mostly Quackity, George, Sapnap, Sam, and Tommy."

"He also said that... he's scared that he'll be placed back into prison." Eret finished off. Techno stayed quiet for a second, before taking a deep inhale and then an exhale. "You both can stay, you just needa help around with chores n' stuff." The piglin explained. Eret gave the piglin a gentle smile. "Thank you, Technoblade." "No problem, I honestly just wanna spar with him again. Ya better get him back to his usual self. It's boring around here when no one with the same strength as yourself will fight you."

Eret gave him a breathy laugh as Techno invited the ruler in.
"No pressure though. Just make sure he'll be mentally okay." The piglin added.
Eret smiled and nods, "Got it."

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Philza flew down, landing from his flying session. He was an old bird, so his wings weren't so great. Ranboo teleported after, immediately helping the old man fold his wings. "Thanks, mate." "No problem." The two males made their way to the house entrance, hearing low screams of suffering. "Techno?!-" Phil yelled, slamming the door open. "Are you- what the actual...." The long haired blonde stared at the scene.

Dream and Eret were covering Techno in flower crowns. "PHIL!- THIS ISN'T WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE- I DID NOT AGREE TO DO THIS." Techno panicked as Dream held the piglin in place. "Oh, hi Phil! We'll just be crashing at you place... for probably a long while." Eret stated as they were currently making a 30th flower crown. "Hi." Dream simply waved with his free hand, noticing the enderman hybrid behind Phil.

Ranboo awkwardly smiled and waved back. It's rude to not wave back-

"So... um... explain why you're crashing at our house now?" Phil asked, placing his bags down on the floor to lean on the wall. Ranboo followed after. "Before I do, we should clean this up first." Eret pointed at Techno and the scattered flowers. Phil sighed, getting down on his knees and picking flowers up.

Finishing up, the ruler and bird man get settled on couch while the three others placed the flowers out in Eret's newly built, just starting, garden. With Author Mikhail getting tired and not wanting this oneshot to be a 2000 word+ oneshot, Eret tells Phil everything about Dream's past encounters with the people in the main SMP area. "Glad you're helping Dream out, being in solitary confinment isn't great and all but torture is the absolute worst." Philza said, sipping a cup of hot chocolate that Ranboo offered. Phil turned to Dream, giving him a comforting smile.

"We're gonna help you out, mate."

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Day 7:

"Have you seen Dream around?" Niki asked, grasping on to Puffy's coat. "I haven't seen him since I've seen him with Eret! I'm worried... What if... what if they secretly put him back there?! And what if Eret was taken too?" The woman cried. Puffy takes Niki into her arms, trying to comfort her wife. "We'll find him, I promise."

"Niki! Niki!" A group of people yelled, footsteps getting closer and closer. Puffy lets go of Niki, the baker walking forward. "We... We're looking for Dream, have you seen him?" Bad asked, trying to catch his breath. Niki shivered, trembling, "That's what I'm worrying about right now! He hasn't come to my bakery this morning like always and-" "Maybe we should check with Eret?" Tommy suggested, he was behind the crowd but he could be heard.

"That's right! Tommy and I saw them together in the forest near the edge of the city..." Tubbo added. "Then we should go look for them at Eret's castle and the forest. Maybe check with Technoblade and Philza while were at it." Sam said. Niki glares at the creeper man for a second before taking a deep breath. "Alright. Make sure he comes home... home safely."

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Tommy ended up going with Sam, George, Sapnap, Bad, and Puffy to Techno's. The rest have already checked Eret's castle and the forest, coming back with no one and nothing. Tommy was sure Dream would be with Technoblade. Dream had a favor with Tech, so it would be obvious. The walk there was quiet and cautious, everyone was on edge with the thought of searching for Dream. "We should be close to Techno's house." Tommy said. It was a fast travel, with the help of their tridents and the trident that didn't really belong in Tommy's hand.

They see the top of the house from above the trees. They start sprinting, not wanting this search to take longer since Niki was really panicking. Puffy wanted to see her duckling, to reconcile with him, say sorry for being a bad parent. Running closer to the house, the door was swung open. There, stood Techno. "Heeehh???" Techno stared at the group of people. "Are you guys here to crash over too?" The piglin asked, closing the door behind him.
"Crashing over? No- No, we're looking for Dream." Sam said, stepping forward. Techno stayed silent before letting out a snort. "Why would that teletubby be here?"

"Well if he isn't here then just tell us where he is now." Puffy crossed her arms as she glared at the piglin. "I dunno where he is, he isn't here though." said the piglin, picking up his axe and bag. The door swings open again, "And oh, don't forget to get Dream's-" Phil started, only to stop. "Shit, Phil." Techno facepalms. "What are they doing here?" Phil asked, pointing at the people. "They were... asking for Dream." Phil takes in a deep breath before walking out. "I don't want you here, no where near my home. Except you, Tommy, but the rest of you stay away." Tommy runs forward, "But dad, Dream is a dangerous-"

Phil spreads his wings out of annoyance, startling the group. "I said I don't want you here. Dream... Dream isn't ready to see you. And I will listen to his wishes of keeping you all away from him until he wants to meet you. You'll need wait, wait even if it takes a few years aor so." The bird man retreats his wings, turning to walk back into the house. "Come back and I will send out an army of crows to the city." He threatened.

Techno looked at the group and shrugged. "Better get your asses back to the city."

And they did go back.

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It was Sunday all over again, a week of Dream being free and out in the server. No one ever bothered to check again with Techno and Phil ever since that incident. But George wanted Dream back here with him, in his real home, and return his love to Dream like what the blonde once did. George planned to go persuade the man to come home.

He'll come home, right?

George left early in the morning, only bringing his trident, sword, and shield. Flying back into the forest with his trident, he sprinted. He looked at the house, looking for a way in.

"For you, Highness," A voice said. "This was really worth it to wake up from my beauty sleep for." Another said. George walks towards the followed giggles and laughs. "You're getting better at speaking, hm?" The brunette sees Eret and Dream sitting a bed of snow, the ruler tending to the ex-prisoner's long hair. Baskets of new fresh flowers ready to be braided into Dream's hair. "Mhm, just for you." The blonde said. Eret hugs Dream from behind. They whisper something that sparks a light in Dream's eyes. "R-Really?" Dream turns around to look at his new lover.

"Mhm, I love you so much." Eret said, kissing the blonde haired male on his cheek. Dream blushed and, he gave Eret a real smile for the first time. "I love you too, my Highness."

George ran for as long he could, not bothered to use his trident.
How could he persude Dream when his once unclaimed love is with someone else?