life or death | dreamwastaken

13

and that's why on that night, you
chose confidence over riches as
much as a normal person would've
chose otherwise.

so you see, the side that everyone
always saw of you.. the confident
or sometimes even quiet side alw
ays had a backstory. although you
had chosen confidence over riches,
sometimes it was a struggle. some
nights you and your mum would be
eating nothing and other nights
you would have to reuse items.
you weren't the type to complain
but sometimes it was a struggle.

clay sat there in awe, no words
came out of his mouth as you
described what happened. perhaps
he imagined it differently, that you
left because he did something wrong.

and then when clay did say
something, it wasn't related
to your life struggles instead
about minecraft, "y/n, did i
tell you that i've started stre-
aming minecraft?"

you looked at clay, what did
that have to do with anything?
it wasn't like your love for minecraft
would solve your life, would solve
your mums worries.

"well.." clay continued,
"i started streaming ever
since our two year anniversary,
to escape from the fact that
you left and its proven to be
a good way to get a lot of money..
while doing what you love.."

clay didn't even have to continue
his statement, when you heard the
two words -- minecraft and money,
you instantly fell in love. not only
could you provide for your mother
but also do what you love doing and
suddenly it all made sense. clay had
two names, his real name clay and
what seemed to be like his streaming
name, dream?

"clay" you said, you turned
away from the sun and turned
to look at clay, attempting to
hold back the tears that you
felt lingering through your
eyes, "could you help me? help
me become a streamer?" you said
calmly and softly, you watched
as you saw clay filled with pity.

"how could i say no to my
best friend y/n"

and that was that. clay came
to the rescue. if all of this went
to success, you and clay could
build something together while
not only helping eachother but
helping your mum. you were sure
that she would approve of this sudden
change. that she would enjoy you
were finally finding what could pose
to be a job and finally one that
you could actually enjoy. it
was minecraft after all.
minecraft with dream. that
could possibly lead to more..

you and clay got up from
the sunsets mist and headed
towards your cabin where
your mum would most likely
be to tell her the news.
hopefully getting her approval,
you and clay could make your
first ever stream together after.
everything was going well and
with clay's great idea, you
and him could spend more time
together, which you really
enjoyed doing for some reason.

you swung open the cabin door
as you spotted your mum sat on
the pink couch watching something
on the tv.

she slowly turned around to
be greeted with you and clay
standing before the cabin door
frame.

"y/n, who is this?" she said,
clearly not remembering
the past 7 years or maybe
clay had changed?

you stepped forward and
dragged clay with you before
slowly reintroducing clay to
your mum, "mum, this is clay,
my old friend and clay this is my
mum" you said