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“Whos that” tommy asked as he looked over at the lock screen of wilbur's phone,

“No one tommy fuck off” 

The lock screen in question was someone with pure white hair and weird multi coloured eyes.

“It's his boyfriend,” Techno called over his tea from the kitchen table from reading his book.

“Ohhhhhh wilbur got a boyfriend” tommy sang as he checked his own phone

Best friends + ranboo

Wing jr: yall you will never guess what i just found out

Bee: whatttttttttt

Boo: i would also like to know

Wing jr:wilbur

Wing jr:has

Wing jr:a

Bee: a waht 

Wing jr:a boyfriend!

Boo: false

Wing jr:not false!!!!!

Bee: i agree

Bee: false

Wing jr: you know what 

Wing jr:fuck you

Wing jr:see you at school

Bee: okay

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Yall how bout we not

Bee boi:guys!

Walking duck:what tubbo

Bee boi:wilbur got a boyfriend!

Theseus:you bitch

Theseus:I was gonna tell them!!

Hamilton kinnie:tommy!

Hamilton kinnie:thats not true!

THE BLADE:bullshit

THE BLADE:i saw you with him two weeks ago

Hamilton kinnie:how do you know that it wasn't just a friend

THE BLADE:because

THE BLADE:no one shares milkshakes with friends

Monster energy:oh my god they share milkshakes

Hamilton kinnie:when we get home you're dead tech

Napsap:my olny question is does he live here

Hamilton kinnie:no

Monster energy: :(

Hamilton kinnie: but he’s moving here soon!

Walking duck: ha loverboy 

THE BLADE HAS CHANGED HAILTON KINNIE’S NAME TO LOVER BOY

Lover boy:you bitch

Dadza:arent you in class

Walking duck:fuck

Dadza:focus or i will take your phones

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“C'mon this will be exciting” the captain said as she drove through the streets to his new apartment block, “new house, new people, a real change of pace you know? Plus isn't your boyfriend here?” now at that dream blushed.

“I know I'm just scared,” he muttered into the window.  “what if it happens again?” he asked as they pulled up to the block, plain clean cut windows with small balconies and surprisingly the same old beigey concrete the government seemed to love, a real home. “Dream, you are not going to hurt anyone and if you do I'm only a call away, okay?” the captain said as she put her hand on his shoulder, “now here's your school timetable, you’re credentials and anything else you'll need” she handed him the packet along with opening the boot and handing him his bags.

 “Call me if there's anything you need okay?” she said while opening her car door “i know captain, i will” dream answered while standing back so she could safely drive off.

“Bye!!!” she yelled out the window with the wind floating behind her,

“bye.”

 dream stood there watching as her car got smaller and smaller on the horizon. Eventually it started getting dark, so Dream reluctantly braced himself and went inside the building.

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“Uh hello? I'm here to sign in?” dream said tentatively as he walked towards the counter, a lady was at the desk. She had pink hair and wore a pin that looked like some sort of flag. As he walked towards her she looked up, “ah yes you must be dream wastaken, correct?” dream nodded,”well then here are your keys, your apartment is level 4 number 12”.

“Thankyou” he smiled as she handed him the keys.

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“10………..11...…...12!” dream almost yelled as he found his number.

It had taken him almost 20 minutes just to find his apartment seeing as he got lost a billion times.

Finally turning the lock and stepping in he could see his new ‘home’. for at least the next few years.

Walking in he could see a small kitchen to his right with a bench top and just past that a couch with a small balcony further along, to dream’s left he could see a door to the bathroom and another beside what he could only assume was the bedroom.

Opening the door to said room dream found a large queen size bed with green sheets. He sat his bags down and went back to the bench in the kitchen.

Sitting down, dream tore open the packet the captain gave him reading what was inside.

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Dream

In the papers below there is a map of the city, your class schedule and any other things you will need.

There is already a wifi setup and food in the pantry, there is no laundry here so you'll have to go to the laundromat down the road, if there is anything else you need to buy you can use your card.

I’m sorry for what happened and I just want you to know that if there is anything else you need I'm only a call away.

They are proud of you.

Regards,

Capt. puffy

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Pulling away the first sheet he could see all the things listed in the letter.

Dream heard his phone buzz from his pocket, picking it up to see who was calling.

“hey , took you long enough to call me back” dream said as he answered the call

“yea , sorry about that everyone would get off my case after they found out about you.” he heard wilbur through the call smiling to himself.

“Well what are you up to, i need to go buy food for my fridge” dream asked

“No way you actually arrived!'' Wilbur almost yelled through the phone.

“Yea i did, now do you want to come food shopping with me or not?”

“Yes, yes, definitely yes”

“Okay good i'll text you where i am” dream finally said

“See you there, love you”wilbur smiled through the phone

“Yea, yea love you too” dream said hanging up.

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“Wilburrrr where are you going?” tommy asked hanging off wilbur’s shoulder

“To meet up with a friend toms” wilbur said pushing him off and grabbing his coat,

“Ohhhh is it your boyfriend ~” 

“Maybe” wilburs could feel his cheeks turn bright red

“Hah, i'm telling everyone,” Tommy said, taking out his phone.

“Okay then tommy” wilbur sighed walking out the door checking his own phone

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Dream <3

Pretty boy: are you coming?

wilbs: yea im a few minutes away

Wilbs:what do you need to get??

Pretty boy:oh just some basic stuff y'know eggs, milk just essentials.

Wilbs:sweet

wilbs: see you soon :)

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Dream looked around standing outside of his apartment complex, he was wearing a basic whitshirt with a hoodie on top and a knee length skirt his long white hair tied up in a bun. ‘When is he getting here?’ he thought just as Wilbur turned the corner.

“Dream!!” he yelled running towards him “you ready to go?” dream nodded, slinking an arm around wilbur’s,

“lets go”.

2 hours later and three full bags of shopping, the two finally left the store, arms still linked together walking down the road.

Unbeknownst to them there were a few who noticed just who Wilbur was with.

Yall how bout we not

Walking duck:guys look

Walking duck:photo.exe

Monster energy:whos that with wilbur?

Theseus:oh thats the guy in wilbur’s lock screen

fox(furry):nahh thats a girl

Theseus:no thats the guy in wiblur lockscreen

Theseus:wilbur said he was going to meet him today

Napsap:hes hot

Monster energy: :(

Monster energy:i thought we were dating

Napsap:im not breaking up with you im just saying hes hot

Monster energy: :)

Walking duck:but he is hot tho

Almost a hypersomniac:agreed

Puns:seconded

Lover boy:will everyone just fuck off im trying to help my boyfriend

 Walking duck:tell him we think hes hot

Lover boy:no

Monster energy: :(

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“Who are you talking to? '' dream asked as he put down  the bags on the kitchen bench and started unloading the food.

“Just my friends,” Wilbur said, walking up to start helping him, “you're coming to my school right?”

“Yea, its name is l’manburg high, correct?”dream asked turning his head towards the other

“Yea thats its name” wilbur answered 

“Cool, i'll be starting the day after tomorrow” dream said putting the last things in the fridge,

“it’s like 7 o'clock, you should be heading home now.”

“Fiine, I'll see you tomorrow right?” wilbur finally said,

“Yea probably” dream said as he turned around.

“Okay, bye!!” Wilbur hooted walking out the door.

At that point dream had realised that he really wasn’t hungry and instead opted for unpacking the rest of his things in his bags.

Putting his clothing away in the cupboard beside his bed and grabbing his laptop, he sat down on the couch and started the gruelling process of trying not to sleep.

He didn't mean to drift off, he swears.

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You hear screams, pieces of the room falling as you depestly try to hold on to your sisters body,

You didn't mean to hurt her, you just lost control, you got angry and that pain in your eye welled up  again the one covered in a patch.

Everyone else is dead, blown away by the blast from when you first lost it, you can see their faces or at least part of them.

the boy you taught how to throw a knife, nothing about his mask was different from the others except instead of the crude smile he had a mustache where the mouth should be.

The girl, you remember her. Mute and always loved drawing, she would have been 10 next week.

 The older woman, she had been here much longer than the rest of you. She would always tell you stories of her husband who she had nicknamed ‘md’, at least she was with him now.

Corpse, corpse , he was your best friend, the one who fixed your sister's wounds when she first got hurt, he taught you how to protect cuts from infections,he was your older brother in everything but blood. you lived by each other's side, he protected you and you protected him (well you didn't see you killed him you hurt him he's never gonna breathe again because you cOULNT KEEP YOUR SHIT TOGETHER).

And finally drista, your sister, the girl lying limply in your arms mask falling off as final sparks danced against her face, she was the perfect one, she held together and took instantly to the formula being put in her blood, she was the strongest, the fastest, the best but she still died.

You could feel the tears welling up as a gut wrenching scream came from your throat, acidic green liquid pouring from your eyes, melting through the patch.

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A scream woke dream up, the same acidic green liquid washing through his eyes, his veins turning the same color. Dream knows if he doesn't go clean up his face he'll get burn marks later.

He stepped into the bathroom, washing his face and looking in the mirror two eyes stared back at him one glowing a bright green the other a dark purple, his hair slightly shimmering bright white,

“Fuck” he said to himself “i shouldnt have let myself sleep again” staring at the slowly dimming veins in his wrist.

He tried to remember where they are from,but he couldn't

‘You know where you just don't want to remember’ he heard one of the voices in his head say.

Dream checked the clock,

 4:36 am

“Shit” he muttered to himself again, 6 hours of sleep is gonna have repercussions.

“Well if i'm already up may as well do something” he said walking towards the kitchen.

Looking inside the fridge he saw the things he bought with wilbur, ‘yogurt, milk, eggs and an assortment of fruit along with things he put in the pantry’ dream thought to himself.

“Well it's 4:30 right? I guess that means breakfast” he muttered.

Putting the eggs on the toast along with a cup of tea, Dream went and sat on his small balcony outside. 

It was times like these that he missed the people he met in the greater smp, there wasn't much there except few people and the rolling fields and forest, he always assumed it was because the captain didn't want him to lose control and hurt people again.

 the only people there was really callahan and alyssa.

Dream did miss those two.

‘When did the sun rise?’

Shaking his head, the dream got up, checking his phone for the time.

7:32 am

Looking further down his arm he saw that his veins still hadn't stopped glowing, ‘that's gonna be a problem’.

As he walked to the kitchen to wash his dishes, grabbing the glasses in his bag he forgot to put on last night.

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“I keep seeing things and when my eyes glow they don’t go down for sometimes days at a time?” dream had said to the doctor, 

“Here these should help” the doctor handed him a pair of black rimmed square glasses, the only strange thing being that there was a weird pattern on the inside.

“They have metal wiring that should push down the formula to your eyes” he had said, handing him a green case to put them in.

“Thankyou”

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Going to get changed from the clothes he fell asleep in, dream walked into his bedroom opening his closet, he grabbed just a plain white hoodie and a pair of black pants.

It was then that he saw that bastard case, sitting at the back of his closet.

Dream had pushed it behind his jackets and hoped to forget about it.

“Guess not tho” dream said to himself as he heard a knock at the door, quickly pushing his hoodie over the shirt he was wearing and pulling on the pants, he heard rampant knocking again.

“I'm coming!” dream yelled running towards the door “jeez”, opening the door he saw a man obviously older than himself, with bright pink shoulder length hair and a scar on his jaw.

 “You’re wilbur’s boyfriend right?” the man asked.

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Honestly technoblade was tired, Phil had woken him up at 5 am and told him to go find some random kid to give him a booklist?

Techno didn't even know what this is anyway, just that he had to give it to this dream(?)  by Today.

So to go over it again,

Techno was tired, chat wouldn't shut up, wilbur somehow knew the directions? And this random dude lived in the hardest room to get to in this entier fucking building.

So you can imagine his surprise when the kid who opened his door was the exact same one as Wilbur's lockscreen.

So much surprise that i caused him to ask stupidly ”are you wilbur’s boyfriend?” 

To be honest it was a little funny, the kid’s white hair slightly shimmering and a faint glow coming from his eyes over the square glasses he wore,

“What's it to you?” he asked in a slightly bewildered expression.

“Ah right sorry, i'm his brother techno, and phil needed me to get this to you” techno pushed the packet in his hands, walking off in embarrassment.

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Dream was surprised, this random techno guy had shown up and pushed a random packet into his hands.

His eyes still hurt by the way, so did his veins.

“Well guess I gotta open it” he walked away from the closing door, sitting down and reading it.

It wasn't much, literally just a booklist, but still helpful.

“So” dream said to himself “shopping time it is”

He put down the booklist and went to get his bag, stopping in the mirror to show how shitty he really did look, ‘no wonder you scared off the pink dude’ a voice whispered again.

Sighing, he went to take a shower.

He eventually landed on a button down white shirt, the same green hoodie he wore yesterday along with a white pleated maxi skirt.

He grabbed the booklist and started his way to the nearest office supply shop.

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Punz had happily taken a weekend job, I mean it had everything!

Discounted pencils, money, and a way to get his mum off his back.

Literally all a hardworking 16 year old could ask for,

Another thing that was helpful to the job was that sometimes a cutie would come in. 

A cutie which was now looking very stressed over pencils, huddling over them as his? Her? Their white skirt sat behind them like a train.

Punz should go help them, after all he is a hardworking 16 year old with a job and all.

“Do you need any help?” The cutie turned around with a bit of shock in their eyes, two very heterochromatic eyes.

“Uhh yeah? Can you please explain to me this hb thing” he? Finally said

“What? did they never teach you the difference between pencils as a kid?” punz joked crouching down beside him,

“Uhh no?” the cutie’s lip curled

“Yea um anyway if you want to just write then hb or 2b is the way to go, but if you need them for 

artistry pencils anything other than that is what you want” punz replied

Punz started walking off when the cutie started following him, ‘could this be that he wants to ask me out?’ Punz thought to himself as he looked up seeing the cutie at the counter, ‘oh yea, i work here’ punz thought again walking behind the counter.

The cutie then walked up and handed punz his shopping basket, punz scanned everything counting just in case he missed anything.

Work books, grid books and stationary,

“So new school?” punz said trying to make small talk

“Yea” the cutie was only giving him small answers

“Would you like a complimentary staff phone number too?” The cutie looked at him with such confusion in his eyes.

“What?” he questioned

“Would you like to go on a date?” Punz asked, handing him his bags.

“I Have a boyfriend” the stranger answered handing him is card to pay,

Punz cheeks went bright red looking down to scan the card

“Oh uhh, im sorry that was realy rude and stupid” punz said scanning the card and passing it over.

“It's fine” the stranger took his card and grabbed his bags “dont worry about it” walking off punz felt so embarrassed.

It was only then that he released the guy that he just failed in asking out looked the exact same as the guy that quackity sent to the group chat yesterday

A.k.a. Wilbur Soot's boyfriend…

He just tried to ask Wilbur's boyfriend out.

Fuck.

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Yall how bout we not

Puns:wilbur im so sorry

Lover boy:what did you do punz

Puns:I may or may not have accidentally asked your boyfriend out?

Lover boy:WHAT

Puns:well i mean he said no so

Lover boy:i'm still gonna attack you

Theseus:why does everyone get to meet this dream before mee

Theseus:first techno then punz

Walking duck:wait punz you met wilburs boyfriend

Puns:yea

Almost a hypersomniac:what was he like?

Puns:he didn't know what the difference of pencils were

Lover boy:will everyone stop talking about MY BOYFRIEND

Walking duck:no

Lover boy:oh fuck off

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It was 5 o'clock when dream got home, the things from his booklist being dumped on the table.

He figured it would be best to make dinner so that he did eat something,

As he was pulling out ingredients, dream thought of the guy at his door this morning.

Or more specifically how he slightly lost control at said guy this morning.

‘Fuck i'm gonna have to talk to him about that’ he thought to himself as he was chopping up some garlic,

“Speaking of which” dream said checking the time on his phone.

5:03 pm

Dream had a call with his therapist in like 10 minutes.

“Fuck” dream said to himself, as he pushed the now chopped up garlic into the pan with garlic and butter already in there, he stated boiling a pot of water to get the pasta started.

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At 5 fifteen on the dot, dreams phone rang, just as he was sitting down with his food.

“Hello mr halo” dream said once he answered the call mid chew,

“Dream! Thankyou for picking up” Mr halo responded over the line.

“Well if i don't you'll have a swat team come find me so…” dream replied sardonically,

“How has your day been dream?” mr halo asked.

“Shit.”

“Well that's not good to hear” mr halo responded “you wanna tell me why?” he obviously wasn't asking but it's the thought that counts,

“I fell asleep again, my eyes hurt and i-yea” dream knew if he told mr halo he lost control again he wouldn't see a single person for a  good couple weeks.

“Okay then… have you tried the tactics we tried? The ones that make you stay awake” mr halo tried

“Gee mr halo it's not like i already do that every night” dream said punctuating the end by stabbing his ravioli.

“Kay dream, how about we talk in a civil tone?” mr halo asked

“I am mr halo” dream let the sarcasm clearly sink though his voice,

  “Okay then dre- what,” mr halo’s voice got slightly distant as the phone moved away from his face, “no skeppy, yes…... I will eat later…. In a call” dream figured he was talking with his husband.

Dream had found the two to be endearing, he had to stay with them for a couple of days once but had never left the room they gave him.

Apparently Mr halo had a son along with his husband but dream never met him.

“Mr halo i really think you should eat” dream said trying to get to hang up “this is just a checkin after all.”

Dream heard mr halo sigh over the phone “okay well then, you have school tomorrow right? Go please, and I'll know if you dont so don't even try, okay?” mr halo finished.

“Okay mr halo” dream rescinded “good night”

“Good night dream” and with that the call ended.

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Dream had been switching between random things for almost 9 hours now and he was getting pretty bored.

‘It's past midnight so Wilbur won't be awake,’ he thought to himself as he pressed play on yet another video, checking the time on his phone again.

2:05am

‘I could probably get away with a run now’ dream thought to himself getting up to put on some proper clothes and runners.

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As Dream opened the door he saw a small child standing in front of his door with bright purple eyes.

“Kiddo?” dream asked waving a hand in front of the kids head,

The kid took several steps back, shaking their head as they did so.

“W-where am i?” they asked looking up. 

A panic spread over their face “no no no, i can't be lost” they breathed looking around “Eret's gonna kill me.”

Dream will admit that he doesn't know how to look after kids, especially ones freaking out, but he does remember some things the captain had taught him.

So he crouched down to where the kid was huddled and stayed away from their personal space.

Slowly but surely he got the kid to look at him by sitting still, when the kid did look up dream didn't look them in the eyes, he instead chose to respond to the question they asked first.

“You're in downtown l’manburg apartments” dream said as the kid sagged in relief 

“Thankgod” the kid replied obviously calmed, “my name is ranboo by the way”

Just as dream was about to respond he saw the front desk lady come running down the hall yelling,

“RANBOO!” she almost screamed “ranboo, please don't do that again i got so sacred”

“Its alright niki, im fine” ranboo responded hugging her.

She was smiling down at him, but as she looked up she pulled him closer staring into dream's eyes.

“What?” dream asked,

“Your eyes” she said audibly gulping “t-their glowing”

“Oh shit sorry”dream responded as he rubbed his eyes. ‘I must've forgot to put my glasses on’ he thought to himself.

“Um well, goodbye ranboo” he said, turning to go into his apartment.

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As Dream walked back in he heard his phone buzz in his pocket.

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Yall how bout we not

Dream has been added by THE BLADE

Puns: yes!

Walking duck: thankyou tech

THE BLADE:no problemo

Lover boy: WAHT HOW DID YOU EVEN FIND HIS NUMBER

THE BLADE: tubbo

Lover boy: HOW DID HE EVEN FIND DREAMS NUMBER

Bee boi: i hacked youre phone

dream: im confused

Boo boi: i am too

Theseus: shut up ranboo

Theseus: its wilburs BOYFRIEND

Dream: why does that matter

Puns: youre names dream

puns: fitting

Dream: do i know you?

Puns: well yeah technically

Dream: from where?

Puns: i asked for your number

Dream: ohh so your the weird guy that tried to hit on me

Puns: well

Puns: um

Puns: yea

Theseus: permission to cange wilburs boyfriends name blade

THE BLADE: 1 *change and 2 yes

Lover boy:no

Theseus: yes

Theseus has changed dream’s name to wilburs boy

Lover boy:okay i dont mind it now

Wilburs boy: i guess its not as bad as it could be

Almost a hypersomniac: tommy look youve made him upset

Napsap: i cant bevilve you

Wilburs boy: i havent even met you??