3 Little Words (The 3 Times George Stayed Silent, and the 1 Time He Didn't)

3 Little Words

Cross-posted on AO3

Original post date: June 18th, 2020

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"George, I love you!"

George did nothing but scoff at his friend's statement, his mind too busy keeping up with each action flashing across his screen as he played Minecraft. This wasn't the first time his friend had 'confessed' his love for George, and it certainly wouldn't be the last time. It was, however, the first time Dream had said in during today's stream, which ultimately caused Twitch chat to coo and keysmash in live chat, urging George to say it back.

"Shut up." George answered quickly, to both his friend and Twitch chat. There was no real animosity behind his words, so there was no real harm done. It was all for fanservice after all, a little game of 'will they won't they' that the two Minecrafters loved to tease their viewers with.

What had prompted these sudden words from his friend was nothing more than a simple item exchange in game; George throwing over a porkchop from his hotbar onto the ground for Dream to easily pick up. His friend had been complaining of 'being on half a heart' for almost the entirety of the stream (or so it felt), so George was more than happy to surrender some of his food in exchange for some peace and quiet.

They had been mining in a cave for quite a while, and Dream has made the mistake of not rationing his food properly. After eating through his entire supply of food and rotten flesh, he had been begging George for food for the longest time, to which George would only chide at him, teasing him for not bringing enough food on their journey.

Finally, George had given in to the pleads of his starving friend, and threw him a bone (or more accurately, three pork chops). "Oh my god, food!" Dream has exclaimed happily, only seconds earlier. There was genuine happiness coming from his voice, as the green (as far as he had been told) in-game character quickly munched down on the piece of meat. "George, I love you!"

Nothing more had come from that night's stream, other than some teasing remarks from Dream about 'how red he's turning' and 'just say it back'. A couple more snide remarks from George, and the two had moved on. Twitch chat took a bit longer to recover, no doubt some heavily obsessed fans clipping the interaction to put in a YouTube compilation of sorts.

That was one of many "I Love You's" exchanged between the two friends.

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"Oh Georgeeeee~ Why are you running away? Come back, I love you!"

This was the second time Dream has said those words in the days they had been playing together. This time, it was a short manhunt video of sorts, nothing too extreme, just a simple one-on-one. Though, nothing was ever simple with Dream' was it? For one thing, George was supposed to be the hunter, but after an unfortunate start, he was the one being chased down.

As George was holding down his forward key frantically, his brain barely registered that 'confession'. He let out a pained scream, dogging around trees in every direction in hopes to avoid the madman wielding an iron sword.

"I'll leave you alone if you say it back! All you have to do is say it!" Dream's voice promised from inside of George's headphones. George continued moving forward, his voice letting out a frantic shriek as a misclick brought his character down a hole.

"Leave me alone Dream, please!!" George pleaded, his fingers frantically clicking each and every possible button that could save him from the mess he was in. Maniacal laughter filled his years as he spotted a quick movement from the corner of his screen. His character let out a painful noise as he got propelled forward from the sword's hit.