rooftops

chapter 23 ~ lying

• mature language
• implications of a panic attack

// Dreams pov

What?

I stare at him in disbelief.

What does he mean?

"Huh?" I manage to splutter out.

"You heard me, I wanna come live in New York with you"

"Like, to stay?"

"Yeah"

"Like, forever?"

"Well, yeah, thats the whole point" he says.

Im still shocked, if I had known he'd of been so open to this idea I mightve suggested it long ago.

"What about everything here?" I ask.

"Well, what about it?"

"Your family, your life, and Tommy"

"My parents will be happy if im happy, and, well ive already talked to Tommy" he tells me.

"You did?"

"Yeah, and he says hes gonna ask Tubbo to move in a while after I leave" he says.

So hes already sorted everything out?

All thats left is my opinion, and whether or not I want to do this.

I think about George and his feelings.

This feels like im pushing it too far, and eventually somethings going to snap.

They say the universe always ends up balancing out, so if things are really good for a while, things have to make their way back to the middle.

Are things too good?

Is this where its all gonna come back to bite me in the ass?

Or is this a good thing?

Is this exactly what we need?

He comes back and moves in with me, and then after a couple of weeks I sit him down and explain it.

He might be pissed, but maybe itll be okay, maybe he wont mind.

If hes already so set that hes ready to move in with me, then maybe hes fallen harder than id thought.

"Dream"

I look up at him and hes watching me with unsure eyes, almost looking afraid.

"What do you think?" he asks, not diverting his eyes from mine.

And before I can hold myself back or think about what im saying, the words are already spilling from my mouth.

"I think its your best idea yet"

His eyes lose the whole sad act as they light up with a mix of hapiness and excitement.

He throws his arms around me, gripping tightly.

And even though im afraid ive just made a huge mistake, I cant help but feel a small glimmer of hope.

"Its gonna be so much fun, I promise" he says, his head pressed against my chest as he holds onto me.

I pull my arms around him, stroking the top of his head.

"Yeah, I bet" I answer, peering down unsurely at him.

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We decided after endless talking that we should head back to the house before Tommy and Tubbo wake up, so we set off back home.