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Happy, that’s the feeling Dream felt, and it was scary at first, he laughed, but really, he deserves it, right? After years of crying over George for leaving him that night to go back to England. After years of watching Technoblade look at Wilbur with a sort of love only Dream could imagine, then to watch Wilbur tell Technoblade he wasn’t what he wanted. Dream and Technoblade spent many nights together, hugging and cuddling deep into the night to try and ignore the deep cut that was left by boys who knew not what they lost. 

And Oh gods, seeing Techno here with him the night after was enough to make Dream cry ( slash pos ). Seeing Technoblade here with him was enough to make him wonder if everything was going to be okay, because it would be; because if it wasn’t then why was he still trying? 

“Pa?” Asked a silent voice, tiny and afraid, and oh Dream was reminiscing again, thinking back on all it had taken to get here, “There’s a monster under my bed.”

“Oh Boo,” Dream whispered, “Techno will defeat the monster tomorrow, for now come and lay with us.”

Ranboo smiled so brightly, running up and struggling to climb up the bed, eyes sparking with a comfort he had seen increasing since they’d adopted them. And Dream would have it no other way.

“What ya makin’ me do tomorrow, Dre?” Groaned a tired voice, scratchy with sleep, “Killin’ a monster? I thought we were- oh, Boo. When’d ya get here?”

“Daddy! I've been here for like 5 minutes!” Ranboo laughed, a smile on that shy face, “Pa said you’d kill the monsters under my bed for me.”

“Of course I will, you absolute nuisance,” Techno smiled, kissing Ranboo’s forehead, before laying back down, “But for now, let me sleep.” 

“Okay, dad!” Ranboo smiled, the tiny six year old laid so silently Dream might have thought them dead. But, they had a playdate tomorrow so he knew they wouldn’t die this soon, besides, death was not something Dream would like to associate with Ranboo in mind. 

“Wake up daddy! Wake up Pa! We’re gonna be late!” Ranboo yelled, running into the room with a sort of importance, “Tubbo will be sad if we’re late! Uncle Schlatt said we should head that way. I called and everything!”

Dream groaned, sitting up, blonde hair falling into a fluffy crown on his head and his eyes felt so heavy he felt the need to go back to sleep. But we made a promise you lacy bum. This is what it means to have kids! And Dream scooted out of bed, smacking Techno lightly as he went to his closet. 

“Get up you big lug, we’ll be ready in a minute Boo. Have you eaten?”

“Yes Pa! I've been up for hours,” Boo added, “But I’ll go wait by the door.”

“Okay sweetheart, Daddy will be up in a minute,” he hummed, “TECHNOBLADE GET YOUR-“

“It’s too early for this shi-“

“YOUR CHILD IS IN HERE!” Dream interrupted, “Get up, Tech. We’re on our way to Schlatt and Quackity’s place.”

“God, play date with Tubbo?”

“Yeah, him and Tommy are Boo’s friends.”

“Yer annoyin’,” Techno snarked, “But yes I’m getting up.”

“Thanks beloved,” Dream smiled, kissing Techno’s lips, and pulling away before Techno could bring him in like he always did, “And we have plans, love. Come on.”

Techno groaned, standing up and walking off to the closet to throw on some reasonable clothes. Dream was looking upon his husband and felt like a predator all of a sudden, his back was huge and muscular, making Dream want to add some scratch marks to it. Dream turned around and went out to wait with Ranboo before he went to devour Techno. 

“Hey, Uncle Schlatt!” Ranboo yelled happily, Dream and Techno following from behind with a smile, “Where’s Tubbo?”

“Heya kiddo! Tubs is in the back,” Schlatt smiled, “Hey Dream and co. How’re y’all? You seem like you really wanna be here.”

“We do, we do,” smiled Dream, “Just sleepy, jerk.”

“Always so rude, Quackity’s in the kitchen if you wanna meet in there,” smiled Schlatt before shaking Techno’s hand, “Hey you intimdating bastard.”

Techno snorted, “Yer an asshole.”

“A lovable one,” Schlatt smiled, letting the two in and hearing something fall on te ground and Quackity snarled from the background.

“TUBBO I TOLD YOU TO STOP PLAYIN’ WITH THE ALCOHOL, SCHLATT YOU BETTER PUT THAT SHIT UP OR BOO WON’T BE ABLE TO COME OVER ANYMORE- oh Dream dear! Hello, how are you?”

“That’s something,” laughed Dream, “My kid isn’t in danger is he?”

“Oh of course not! Schlatt just had the memory of a goldfish,” smiled Quackity, “Sometimes he needs to find better hiding places.”

Schlatt came up from behind Quackity, hugging the man from behind and kissing his cheek, leaving the other flustered, “And I’m sober right now! That’s all that matters.”

“And the idiot is a happy drunk so it does no harm,” smiled Quackity, “So, have you seen the news about Karl and Sapnap yet?”

“Huh, no?”

“They’re engaged!” 

“For serious? That’s amazing!”

“Yeah, Sap’ll probably ask you to be his best man, all things considering,” Quackity smiled, “So I wouldn’t worry. I’d check the groupchat.”

“We did just wake up before this,” smiled Dream, Techno sitting next to Dream with a bored expression, “Grumpy pants here was wanting to sleep.”

“Ya and ya fuckin’ woke me up, beloved, not that it isn’t a pleasure lookin’ at yer pretty face but I was having the best dream,” groaned Techno, “Pun not intended.”

“Why sleep and have dreams when you can be awake and have Dream?”

“All of ya are assholes.”

“Perhaps.”

“Oh thank gods, we’re home,” Techno groaned, “I love ya kid, but seriously, why do we gotta spend time with those assholes?”

“Watch your language, dear,” Dream sighed, “Ranboo is still an innocent child, you know! And we hang out with them because Tubbo is a good influence-”

“The kid literally made a presentation on how nukes would solve all world issues,” Techno deadpanned, “But, he’s nice to Ranboo. So when the kid inevitably takes over the world, maybe we’ll be spared.”

“I sincerely doubt we’ll still be kickin’ by then,” Dream adds with a sarcastic smirk, “Besides, we should be worrying about my best friend getting married! Like seriously, he’s literally getting married, where’d all the time go?”

“Bruh, we’ve been married for five years now, like we were the first out of all our friends to get married,” Techno deadpanned, “Right out of highschool too. The Football star and the valedictorian.”

“Aw, you remember when you first asked me out, love?” Dream smiled, “I wonder where your letterman went, it has to be somewhere around here.”

“Yeah, it’s in the closet where Boo can’t get it. Love our kid to pieces, but love, if he touches that thing, it was like five hundred dollars , he will be grounded for till college.”

“For till college?”

“For till college.”

“Pa, Daddy! Can we-”

“Dear, we’re gonna take a nap, alright? How about you go and take one too? You and Tubbo were running around an awful lot.”

“Okay, Pa! Sorry, pa.”

“Don’t apologize, darling. Get some rest.”

“We’re getting married,” Dream whispered the day before their wedding, green eyes staring into those gorgeous red eyes he’d fallen head over heels for, “Beloved it’s gonna be us against the world.”

“I know,” he whispers, equal excitement in his voice, “I am gonna miss ya till I finally get to see yer beautiful face. Meet me at the altar.”

“Of course, love. I’ll miss you too,” Dream whispers, kissing his nose, “I always miss you when we’re not together.”

“Nerd, imagine missin’ me.”

“Imagine not.”

They spent the night together, but in the morning Techno was gone. Dream went through the motions with a sort of finality, happiness in his eyes as he looked at his white suit, eyes looking over it with a sort of love. Techno had to be wearing the black one. They’d decorated the venue with green and pink, which had always contrasted each other in the best ways, like them. There were pink plates and green table clothes. Flowers decorated the sides like it was no big deal and of course there was a kindness throughout it. 

And then, Dream down the aisle, a sort of glimmer in his eyes while hanging onto Puffy’s arm, her strength enough to hold both of them as they walked down. Dream finally looked up and oh. 

There he was. Pink hair tied back into a fancy bun, reading glasses on because he knew the other loved how he looked in those, his suit, oh gods, was fitted to him perfectly as if he’d look for quite some time. Dream felt his heart start to beat rapidly, moving at a steady, fast pace, making him walk a little faster than he ought to. Then they were up there, standing across from each other, holding their hands forward and then the vows were being said. 

“Beloved,” Techno started, “Yer all I’ve wanted for a long time. I’ve struggled findin’ myself, findin’ ya. Ya were always so beautiful and sophisticated. You held yerself with a sort of brilliance I could imagine havin’. And gods, you were always so smart, even being able to compete with me. Despite being a football star, I’d always been smart. But then I met you and I’d met my match. Ya have always been so important to me, and it continues to grow the more I spend with you. I wanna build a life with ya. Please share that brilliance with me.”

Dream felt his eyes tear up and he couldn’t breathe, but in the best way possible, he heard the priest ask for his and he took a deep breath, “Love, I never thought it would be you, back in high school. But it is you. It’s always been you, in a way. I want it to be you for the rest of forever. I’m so glad it’s you.”

Techno’s eyes relaxed as he stared down at Dream, affection dancing in those eyes like that was where it was meant to be and suddenly this was all Dream needed. 

And soon, it would be Ranboo and them, just the three of them.