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Sapnap has always adored strawberry blonds.
Sapnap also always adored Dream, who, coincidentally, has strawberry blond hair.
Now everyone knew that Dream has blond hair, but they never knew how light or how dark his hair was. The fandom seemed to be split down the middle. One half thinking he had light blond hair, the other half thinking he had dirty blond hair. Some people would even say that he had brunette hair, but most seemed to disagree on that part.
Though, with the ever growing number of photos that Dream would post on his Snapchat or Instagram story, the debate would deepen. No one could seem to figure out just what hair color he had.
Though, Sapnap had the answer to this debate that had been going on for years at this point; Dream had strawberry blond hair.
At first when Sapnap made this discovery, he couldn’t believe it. He had always been drawn to Dream, whether it be platonic or romantic, but this made him even more enamored by the man.
All Sapnap could focus on for the first few weeks he moved in was Dreams' hair. How it framed his face perfectly and how the curls made his hair look a little messy, but still purposeful. And his hair looked so fucking soft to the point where Sapnap just wanted run his fingers through it for the rest of eternity.
So yeah, Sapnap was kind of obsessed with Dream’s hair, but he did try his best to hide his complete infatuation with his roommate's hair.
Which did not work out well for Sapnap.
The blond seemed to notice the staring and decided to bring it up while they were eating breakfast one day, months after Sapnap had moved in.
“Why are you always staring at my hair Sapnap?” Dream said in between bites.
Out of pure shock Sapnap’s eyes widened and he choked on his water for a second.
When Sapnap calmed down he looked at Dream and said, “Dude what do you mean?”
“Well you keep on like staring at me for no reason and after a bit I kind of just figured you were staring at my hair, it’s the only thing that made sense to me I guess,” Dream said quietly, seeming a little embarrassed.
Sapnap was once again put into a state of shock with Dream’s words. Not because they were bad, but because of how easy and effortlessly Dream was able to read him. Especially since it was just some staring that he had done the past few weeks.
“Hey look if I was just looking too far into things sorry I just thought I’d ask cause I was just wondering you know like-”
“No no it’s not that,” Sapnap said while interrupting Dream’s ramble, “you’re actually right, I’ve been staring at your dumb hair. I’ve been staring at it’s dumb color and it’s stupid curls.”
Now it was Dreams turn to be speechless. He stared at Sapnap, trying to come up with something to say. He opened his mouth but shut it quickly when he saw Sapnap open his once again.
“It’s just I’ve always had a thing for strawberry blonds and your hair is literally the definition of strawberry blond. And oh my gosh the curls you have make me want to run my hands through your hair and never stop. Also the length of your hair is just perfect, please never cut it back to how you used to have it before I moved in.,” Sapnap finished his ramble off with a shy smile.
It took Dream a second to process everything Sapnap just said to him, but once he did he had the widest grin on his face.
“Do you want to go cuddle on the couch and watch a show or movie after I clean our dishes?” Dream asks.
Looking confused, Sapnap asks why he randomly asked that.
“You said you wanted to play with my hair right?” Dream says smugly.
Sapnap nods.
“Well go over to the couch and I’ll meet you there in a minute you idiot,” Dream says as he stands up and grabs both of their empty plates and heads towards the sink.
Sapnap takes it upon himself to pick what they would be watching and scrolls through Netflix while waiting for Dream to join him on the couch.
It only takes a few minutes before Dream is plopping himself onto the couch with a blanket big enough for the both of them.
“So what are we watching today,” Dream said while scooting closer to Sapnap.
While raising his arm to rest against the couch, hoping Dream would take it as an invitation, Sapnap answers with, “I just figured we could watch WandaVision since we both haven’t seen it yet and I’ve heard that it’s really good.”
“Alright that sounds good,” Dream says as he takes Sapnaps invitation and snuggles up to his side.
Sapnap then starts the show and puts his arm down around Dream's shoulder, which causes Dream to lay his head into the crook of Sapnap’s neck and shoulder.
They remain quiet until Sapnap finally works up the courage to slip his hand on Dream’s shoulder into his hair. He began just moving his fingers throughout the mess of his hair, but enjoyed every second of it.
Dream let out a content hum and leaned into Sapnap’s touch even more.
“That feels really nice,” Dream whispers, wanting to keep the quiet and peaceful atmosphere.
Sapnap just hums and keeps running his fingers through Dream's hair as they both keep their eyes locked on the TV. That is until Sapnap looks down at Dream and is struck with awe at what he sees. Dream was simply snuggled up peacefully under the blanket and right next to Sapnap but to Sapnap everything about him seemed to glow.
The early morning light that was filtering through the curtains seemed to reflect off of Dream in the perfect ways. His hair looked completely golden like this and his freckles seemed to pop like nothing he’s ever seen before. He was absolutely beautiful and Sapnap couldn’t look away.
When the episode ended and the credits were rolling Dream looked up at Sapnap with bright eyes. They both expected the other to look away, but neither did and they just kept staring at each other.
Though, they both try to avoid looking at one place on each other's faces. That is until Dream takes the dive and glances at Sapnaps lips before looking back into his eyes.
Sapnap’s breath hitches and he takes a deep breath before he whispers as softly as he can, “Dream, can I kiss you?”
Dream nods his head, “Yes.”
And so, Sapnap leans down and captures Dream's lips in his and it feels like sunshine on his lips. Dream decides to deepen the kiss by bringing his hand up and cupping his cheek with it and Sapnap absolutely melts into his touch.
They kiss for what feels like hours until Dream has to pull back for air, but as quickly as he pulls back Sapnap pulls him in once more. Though the kiss isn’t passionate or hunger filled, it’s simply just them and their love for each other.
Sapnap just can’t get enough of the other’s lips and, oh, Dream even tastes like strawberries and Sapnap can’t contain his grin anymore.
He begins to grin so widely, which ultimately breaks up the kiss but then Dream starts giggling and Sapnap just has to join him. They press their foreheads together and look into each other's eyes as they smile.
After a few minutes of just basking in each other’s presence Dream speaks up and says, “If I knew you had a thing for my hair we could’ve done this so much sooner.”
Sapnap just scoffs lightly and replies with, “Oh shut up you idiot, you’re the one that knew I always loved strawberry blonds.”