i don't want you to like me | dreamnotfound smut

ch. 16

Dream didn't see George come out of his room for the next few days.

It was a rough time.

He didn't know if this was something he could actually fix, his heart aching at the feeling that everything they had, and especially what they could have going forward, what they were getting so close to reaching, was over, just like that.

With Dream saying all those stupid words that caused that image of George falling apart in front of him while he did nothing, burned into his mind.

Why didn't he even try?

George was asking himself that very same question, why couldn't Dream give him anything? To try and make an effort for them? He was just causing it be so difficult, for absolutely no reason. Why would he do all this with George for so long if there really was no chance for them?

That wasn't how Dream did things, he always had a reason, a plan for some future goal. That's what George had been counting on, that Dream would find all the restrictions and rules he placed to keep them under control weren't necessary. That it wouldn't be a problem for them to be together.

But, instead... they ended up here.

George's chest was tight, heart feeling so painful, unable to face Dream.

There was no way he could stay here, George realized, mournfully, his head sinking down into his knees.

This was it.

Not only was George losing this new, exciting relationship that had given him hope that his long-term crush was looking like it could turn into a something official with requited feelings.

He was also losing an old friend, one he knew for years, building up such a strong relationship that George moved across countries for him.

But, all he managed to do was completely ruin it. Maybe Dream was right, George should have never thought about his friend as something more in the first place.

-

Dream didn't know how many times he approached George's room, wanting so badly to see him, talk to him, do anything.

But, he still didn't know what he was going to say. There was so much to make up for. So much of his jumbled thoughts to sort out and hope it was enough for George to consider taking him back.

Dream was in the wrong from the very beginning, taking advantage of George's crush for his own selfish desires.

There was no way he could possibly mend what had been broken.

Even when Dream got the courage, which was very rarely, to turn the handle, he found it to be locked.

Was George really going to end things?

Did Dream waste all his chances, take too many missteps and fuck everything up he tried so hard to hold together?

Was this.. all they were ever going to be?

-

"Why is George talking about moving out?"

Dream snapped his head up at the words, his heart dropping down into his stomach, fear growing that George really was going to cut him off forever and never see Dream again. "What?" was all Dream could get out, panic strewn in his voice.

"Yeah," Sapnap spoke with urgency, confused at this sudden shift of mood from George, "He was telling me earlier that he's probably going to leave, like, soon."

Dream jumped up, not knowing where to go, looking around like George was going to appear out of nowhere. "Where is he?"

Sapnap shrugged, "I dunno, think he said he wanted to go out today."