The Puppet Master || DNF?

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TW this chapter!: suicide and death

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George wakes up with sunlight pouring through the windows of his room. He hates the mornings, after he's been dreaming in his comfortable bed. Sometimes George doesn't get up, sometimes he just lays there and wants to go back to sleep. He never can, he always sits and wishes to go back to his dreams where the man he loved wasn't in prison.

Alas, those dreams would never be a reality.

But, today he might just have enough energy. Enough energy to care. Enough energy to go join Sapnap in the dinner room. So, that's what he does. George ventures out of his room and slumps over to the table, practically throwing himself into a chair.

"This is the first time you've come out of your room in a month," Sapnap remarks casually and sets a plate of food in front of him. "I was about to bring you your breakfast."

George only nods with a small hum.

"You know, Dream was caught, don't you?"

"He was?" George asks, a sudden light in his eyes. A light in his eyes that hasn't been there for a long time. "Are visitors allowed?"

"Yeah," Sapnap shrugs and pulls his mouth into a frown. "You plan on visiting?"

"Yes!" George smiles and springs from his chair. He stuffs what was left on the plate in his mouth in a hurry. "I'll be back!" he calls out to the other and snatches his mushroom hat and cape from the hanger it sits on by the door.

George wastes no time thrusting a saddle onto his horse and jumping onto it. He rides it at a fast pace to the prison building, which looks like it has many cells all in one hallway. He brings it to a stop in front of the building and hooks the reins onto the tree nearby, ensuring it doesn't leave while he is inside.

He runs to the large door guarded by two people he does not recognize. At least, for about two seconds. Said guards are BadBoyHalo and Foolish. He hadn't realized Foolish was a prison guard before.

"Can I visit somebody?" George asks the two guards, not exactly clear as to which one he is speaking two.

Foolish and BadBoyHalo share a glance before a nod and open the doors. "You'll see Sam at the front desk, ask him to visit somebody." They instruct him, George cheerfully nodding.

Sam is indeed at the front desk, fiddling with a phone cord as the phone lays against his ear. As George approaches the desk Sam looks up at him, and holds out a single finger.

"No, no not today," Sam says into the phone, keeping his eye on the man before him. "He's got a visitor today... George... alright, tomorrow then. Goodbye," With that final word he sets the phone down onto its holder and stands up.

"I assume you're here to see Dream?" Sam asks expectantly and snatches a set of keys from a bulletin board nearby.

"Yeah, yes I am," George smiles wide and fiddles with his hands by his sides.

"Alright, I'll need you to go through this detector here," Sam gestures to a large structure that George has to take his hat off to go through. The detector shows a green color, meaning he can go through.

"Where is he?" George asks, eager to see his lover once more.

Sam beckons for him to follow and leads him to a cell at the end of the hallway.

When Dream hears the keys jingle, he immediately guesses it's Quackity coming in once more. So, he keeps his gaze on that ground and says, "You don't come this early, Quackity. Don't you have better things to do?"