I'm doing my best to write consistently, but just a heads up– its winter and i have seasonal depression that hits pretty hard around January and February so... yeah, I'll do what i can but please dont get impatient if i dont update regularly

anyways, on with the story


Previously...

Whatever, it doesn't even matter. None of my friends have a crush on me, and I don't have a crush on any of my friends either. Simple as that.

Right?

Dream's P.O.V.

I tapped my fingers against my desk impatiently, waiting for George to join the discord call. Sapnap and I were already here, both slightly bored after making idle conversation.

"When is he going to get hereeeee?" Sapnap whined, groaning with annoyance. I had texted the Dream Team groupchat earlier in the day and invited them both to a 5 pm call, my time. George had said he'd be there, but it was approaching 5:10 and there was still no sign of him.

"I don't know," I sighed, frowning slightly. "Maybe we should've done it earlier? I mean, it is 10 pm in London." Sapnap snickered, snorting a little.

"You think he fell asleep again?" He laughed, sound echoing through my headset.

"Maybe-" I stop when I hear the sound of someone joining the call.

"GOGYYYYYY!" Sapnap exclaims, perking up. "Nice of you to finally join us, idiot."

"I lost track of time!"

"Let me guess, you were taking a nap?" Sapnap's tone is half serious, and half hopeful he had guessed correctly.

"..."

"Alright! It doesn't matter, everyone's here now!" I interject, and everyone goes quiet. "So, the reason I asked you both to join this call..."

"...I want to invite both of you to come to Florida!"

"...What? Wait, Dream, like to your house?" Sapnap questions. I nod, even though neither of them can see me.

"Yeah! I was thinking we could finally plan the Dream Team meet up, since we haven't actually gotten the chance to all be in person together," I suggest, grinning behind my screen at the thought of having both George and Sapnap in my house.

"I think it sounds fun, I'm in for sure. When are we doing this?" Sapnap wondered. I'm about to answer him when I realize how quiet George has been throughout this entire conversation.

"Hold on. George? What do you think?" My voice softens slightly, waiting for a response from the Brit.

"Um... I don't know if it's such a good idea..." George admitted. My smile drops, brows furrowing into a look of confusion.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, I- um, I don't know. It just doesn't seem like a good idea. And how would we tell the fans?"

"We don't have to tell them anything if you don't want to. We're not obligated to tell the internet anything," I point out.

"Yeah, c'mon George, don't you want to meet me in person? And Dream too?" Sapnap asked, a slight tease in his tone. George sighed, and I could imagine him shaking his head.

"Fine, I guess. But I get to pick the dates," George sighed. I didn't even care, I was just happy he finally agreed to meet up. Plus, George would only pick a day he knew wouldn't interfere with any planned streams.

"Deal. Sap?"

"Sure. Pick something close, though," Sapnap insisted. It went silent, except for the occasional clicking of George's mouse.

"Next week? On Thursday?" He offered up, sharing his screen on discord. It showed his mouse hovering over a plane ticket from London to Orlando, timed for early morning on Thursday.

"I can get one on Thursday too," Sapnap interjected. Behind my screen, I nodded, smiling softly.

"That's perfect. I can get everything ready for you guys, and I'll try to help out as much as I can," I offer. I want to make this as easy as possible for George and Sapnap, since I don't have to travel across the world to get here.

"You better pick me up from the airport," George grumbled softly, though I can tell it's lighthearted.

"Of course I will!" I smile, shaking my head. "I'm really excited to see you both in person. This is going to be great!"

"Yeah... if that's all, then I'm going to log out for the day. I'm pretty tired," George mumbled, sounding unenthusiastic. I frowned, tilting my head.

"You alright, George?" I ask, slightly concerned for my friend.

"Um, yeah, just... tired." His excuse is unconvincing, but I won't interrogate him.

"Alright. Sleep well."

"Goodnight, George," Sapnap adds.

"Thanks. Bye, goodnight." George leaves the call, a few seconds of silence following.

"Did he seem... off?" I question.

"Dude, I thought it was just me! He sounded so uncomfortable during that whole conversation, it was so weird!" Sapnap exclaimed, bewildered.

"I wonder why. Does he not want to meet up with us?" I feel slightly hurt by the thought. George has been one of my closest friends for years, why wouldn't he want to come visit?

"I dunno, man. Don't think too much into it, maybe he just had a bad day or something," Sapnap points out. I nod, humming into the mic.

"Yeah, maybe he just had a bad day," I echo.

"I'm sure it'll be fine. Don't worry over it." Sapnap pauses for a moment, exhaling. "Hey, I gotta go. Talk to you later, brother, love you."

"Love you too, man. See you soon." Sapnap leaves the call as well, and I'm left alone with my thoughts.

George was acting strange that whole call, almost as if he didn't want to be there. Like the very idea of a meet up made him uncomfortable.

I didn't understand, we had been friends for years! Why wouldn't he want to meet up with Sapnap and I? I know he hasn't seen my face, but that shouldn't be a deal breaker, right? Did George not trust me?

I let out a sigh, turning off my PC. Sapnap was right, I shouldn't overthink it. They both agreed to visit, end of story. No use getting all worked up over it.

I need to start preparing for George and Sapnap anyway. They'll each need somewhere to sleep– I have a guest room which needs to be cleaned up, so that'll work for one of them... and I could always clean out another room for an extra guest. Someone will just have to sleep on an inflatable mattress.

I take a breath, nodding. It'll be fine, George and Sapnap will get here on Thursday and we'll all have a great time. There's no reason for things to be awkward, we've all known each other for years.

Everything will be just fine.


yay look another chapter

happy new year everyone!

in other news i havent showered in nearly 6 days

Im going for 9 so I can make the Bo Burnham reference

Basically I'm not having a good time