#Im tryna strike a balance of 'yeah this guys fucked up and has some control issues' but also 'hes actually kinda starting to like this guy'

[bubble-popping]

stockholm syndrome au!techno must be on the clouds now like he finally has cdream's heart and the dependecy that comes with it

He's actually happier than he thought he'd be! It's what he's been working towards for months, yk?

More under cut :P

Obviously there's still some steps he wants to take, a kiss is just the beginning of his great ambitions, hehe. But, that little peck really takes him by surprise. He gets a surge of like, almost genuine emotion? It's elation, certainly, but also this wave of warmth in his chest that he hasn't ever really felt before.

C!Phil is his best friend, the only person he's ever truly cared about. He genuinely fears for his safety and respects his opinion a lot, which is why he caves pretty quick to the guy when Phil presses him on what he's doing. This is the only connection he can use as a comparison, and in all his life no one has even come close to it.

Yet, here he is, holding and kissing this guy who at first was just someone he saw as an equal on the battlefield and that he got a kick out of making fun of him, now someone that has Techno jumping through all these elaborate hoops and making meticulous plans just to keep him a secret away from everyone else. He thinks if Phil was ever in danger and needed to be hidden away for whatever reason, he'd do much of the same things he is now.

It took centuries for him to establish that level of connection and respect for Phil. C!Dream wormed his way into Techno's heart in less than a year.