#this is peppsta's fault btw

[kiuda]

Kiuda my beloved… what if… c!dream accidentally tears the cape c!techno gave to him… maybe while playing a little too rough with the dogs or steve

PEPPSTA WE HAD SUCH A GOOD RUN WITH ACTUAL FLUFF >:(

/lh

Anyway :D

warnings: prison arc (c!Dream calls c!Quackity 'Sir' also shears are mentioned), panic attack

/rp /dsmp

A tearing noise. At first Dream isn't concerned. He is having fun, running around with the dogs and playing in the snow. Maybe one of the dogs caught his pants or a glove. It happens during a play fight after all.

But then he stands up and he sees the damage. His cape has a big hole, right in the middle. He can see the forest through it. He stops suddenly, letting go of the cape. Begins to shake with sobs and panic.

He broke it. He always does that. Why can't he do anything right?! Why is he so bad?! Why can't he just be good for once?! Why?! WHY?! WHY?!

He is spiralling again, falling to his knees in the cold, cold snow, hot, hot obsidian. Qua- Sir in front of him, holding the shears. He didn't great him properly. He forgot. He is bad. He can't do anything right again. Sir is mad. He is screaming, screaming, SCREAMING-

Warm arms around him. They don't hurt.

He opens his eyes slowly. There is no lava, no obsidian. Just snow. Snow and dogs, whining quietly around him, trying to get to him. He is held by someone. Red cape. Muscular arms. Pink hair everywhere. Techno.

He feels tears in his eyes again. He knows. He knows that he broke the cape. He is going to be mad, madmadmadMAD-

"Hey nerd." Techno is calm. Not mad? "Calm down."

"I broke it..." he whispers, trying to get rid of the tears. They are cold. Cold like the snow.

"The cape?" he nods, turning his gaze away. He doesn't want to see Techno's disappointment.

"Bruh. We can fix it." Dream's eyes snap back to his friend. "Fix it?"

"Yeah. It's just a small hole. We can fix it. Okay?"

"Okay."

(Maybe he can be fixed too.)

[kiuda]

So I heard something about a prison break? :)

He was out! Finally! Techno came back for him! They were running through the snowy plains of the Arctic, trying to get away from the hunters, while Phil and Niki were holding the others back. Dream was surprised they actually did. They actually wanted to help him!

They were running so far. He was tired. He couldn’t keep up. He fell. And rolled. God it hurt. All the barely bandaged wounds hurt so much more in the freezing cold snow. And then he was up again. But this time he was held by Techno. The world was spinning uncontrollably. 

He just wanted to rest. It was so cold. Dream just wished he could curl up in the warm cape of his rival (friend?) and sleep. 

But there was no time. The hunters could still be in pursuit. Even Phil and Niki couldn’t hold them for long. They have to get to Techno’s home and run. Run as far as they have to. And as fast as they can. Even the mighty Technoblade can’t win against them all.

They finally stopped and Techno dropped Dream on the warm carpet quickly but gently.

-Stay here. I will find some potions and we will get Carl and run again.

He didn’t wait for an answer. Dream nodded anyway, looking after his retreating rival and starting to fix his wounds again with the spare bandages Techno dropped for him.

Just don’t close your eyes, Dream. You can do this. You are free. You can be free. 

Looks like his Chat didn’t abandon him completely yet. They were too weak to be here with him, but they were always with him anyway. He missed them. He missed all the little blobs hiding in all his pockets and eating any sweets they could find.

-Dream! - Was Techno back already? No. It wasn’t his voice. And it was coming from… outside? Dream stood up carefully, wrapping himself up in the warm cape. He had to check.

He went towards the door slowly, opening them carefully. 

It wasn’t Techno. 

Or rather it was. But he wasn’t alone. Sam and Quackity were there. And Sapnap and Bad and Ant and Tommy and Tubbo and… Phil and Niki. While Techno was still free, standing angrily in front of his home, the other Syndicate members were being held by the hunters. 

-Dream! - Quackity began, smiling like he remembered him from the Vault. A dark smile, showing off the golden tooth. - My dear, why would you run? Don’t you know you belong in prison?

Did he? He didn’t, right? That’s what Techno said. But Techno was quiet this time. Why was he quiet?

-So Techno? What’s your choice? - asked Quackity again.

A choice? What choice? What was going on?

Techno mumbled something under his breath. Too quiet to hear. 

No. No. No. He was supposed to protect him. Chat was worried. Why were they worried? He was out.

-Give me my family back Quackity. - said Techno finally. 

His family? But they were right there!

Oh.

Oh.

So that’s what it was about. 

Dream smiled sadly. He dropped the coat and stepped forward towards his friend. 

-It’s okay Techno. You did the right thing. Thank you. - Technoblade wouldn’t look at him. He just shook his head weakly.

-Good. Come here prisoner. - Sam. No. Not Sam. The Warden. Dream put his hands up. There was no use in fighting back. He had no one on his side anyway. The chains felt familiar. Maybe it was where he belonged after all.

Phil and Niki were let go soon after, going back to Techno and standing with him, looking at the prisoner sadly again.

-Let’s go back! - ordered Quackity. Sir. It was Sir for him. He had to remember.

He leaned down to the prisoners ear and whispered 

-And when we get back. We shall repeat all the rules. Apparently you forgot how to behave.

-Yes sir.

And no one but him heard the tears of the lost Chat.