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Germanada: Dreamer

Ludwig sighed happily, his arms wrapped around the lithe frame. He nuzzled into the soft curls, making the smaller male giggle.

"What's gotten into you?" the other asked.

"Nothing," Ludwig said. "I just…"

The sound of the alarm clock woke him up, and he jumped in surprise. He groaned, before shutting off the alarm. He had another dream with his mystery companion.

For as long as Ludwig could remember, he's had dreams featuring the same boy, and then a man. But he had never seen this person before. He would have recognised him instantly if he saw him in the streets, and he should have seen him. After all, Ludwig had seen the other grow up.

He sighed, walking over towards his desk, where a few crude drawings of his dream companion were. The pictures showed him throughout the years. It had concerned his parents deeply and had caused his brother to make fun of him.

Ludwig sighed, shaking his head. He needed to get to work as soon as possible.

Filing the dream into the back of his mind, he started to prepare for the day.

Matthew scrambled around his apartment, frantically trying to prepare for the day. He was starting at a new job in a new city, in a new country. But the dream had been so nice…

He just wished he knew who his friend was. He didn't remember ever seeing him, but he had sounded German, which was one of the reasons why he had applied for the job in Germany. His dream companion had been his only friend growing up.

But lately, the dreams had a more… romantic atmosphere. Matthew felt fond of his dreams, since they were probably the only way he could be in someone's arms like he had been in the dream that night.

Smiling softly, Matthew checked to make sure that he had everything before he left for his first day at a German firm.

Ludwig was working diligently when there was a knock on his office door. The door opened, revealing his boss, and Ludwig stood out of respect.

"Ludwig," his boss said. "We have a new graphic designer. I want you to help him get settled."

"Of course," Ludwig said.

The boss stepped aside, and Ludwig's eyes widened when he caught sight of the man behind him.

"Y-you?" Ludwig asked.

The other man had his eyes widened in surprise as well, and the boss looked between the two of them.

"Have you met before?" the boss asked.

The other nodded slowly, and the boss looked between them again.

"Is there a problem?" he asked.

"N-nein," Ludwig said. "No problem at all."

His boss shrugged, before leaving the two alone.

The two simply stared at each other, completely at a loss for words.

"S-so," the other said, "your name's Ludwig?"

"J-ja," Ludwig said. "And you're…?"

"Matthew."

"I see."

The two were silent for a moment longer. Ludwig could see Matthew's face turning red, and remembering the last dream, his face started to heat up as well.

"Do you… remember?" Matthew asked.

"What?" Ludwig asked.

"All of it."

"…Ja. You like maple syrup, right?"

"Y-yeah… And you have three dogs."

"J-ja." Ludwig sighed. "This is crazy. We haven't officially met before, have we?"

Matthew shook his head.

"Not unless you came to Canada at some point," Matthew said.

"Nein. I've never gone outside of Europe before. If you don't mind my asking, why did you come to Germany?"

Matthew's blush darkened.

"It's… because of you."

Ludwig stared at the other with shock.

"I… I learned English because of you," Ludwig said.

Matthew chuckled.

"This is crazy, right?" he said.

"Ja. It shouldn't have been possible."

Matthew smiled faintly.

"Maybe it was just fate that we would meet," Matthew said.

Ludwig stared at Matthew in surprise, before he smiled softly.

"Ja. Fate."

The prompt is: 'Person A and Person B have been sharing dreams for as long as they can remember. The catch? They've never met in real life. Imagine them meeting in real life for the first time.'

It kind of reminds me of the German-Swiss movie, Ein Sommersandtraum or The Sandman. The two had a romantic relationship inside their dreams.

And as for why Ludwig would need to help the new graphic designer… Maybe he works in marketing or public relations, or even HR.