"A Good Mate?!"

"Chapter «10» ♡"

This was bad, this was so bad. Dream was going to kill him.

He really hadn't meant to eavesdrop on Dream and his family, he hadn't even intended to see Dream at all. If anything, Fundy has been doing his best to avoid Dream since the admin left him at the altar. He just liked the river. The fish reminded him of his mom.

Oh how he wishes she was here right now, or even that his dad was here right now. Then again, his dad hadn't exactly paid the most attention to him when he was still alive and Ghostbur wouldn't be much help right now.

He had known about Dream's status as a hybrid, a secret that had been whispered in the dark under the stars one night, but the knowledge that Dream was in the process of becoming Techno's mate was devastating to Fundy.

It had hurt so bad when George had rushed into the church and kissed Dream. It had hurt when Dream left with George that day. It had hurt even more that Dream and George didn't even get together after that. If they were really in love, that was one thing. Fundy could understand that. But nothing ever happened after that and it left Fundy hurt and confused. He had loved Dream, why was one kiss enough to make Dream not love him. And now Dream was mating with someone else. Maybe it really was love between Dream and Techno, Fundy hoped it was. No matter what had happened between the two of them, Fundy loved Dream with every fiber of his being. He wanted Dream to be happy, even if that meant they weren't together. He wishes that Dream could be happy with him, but with the new developments...

The fox hybrid collapsed onto his bed, curling himself into as small a ball as he could. Tears streamed from his face as he was slowly lulled into a restless sleep. A mantra rolled through his mind.

He loved Dream. He loved him. He lov-

"Dream!"

It had been a few hours since the admin had parted ways from Puffy and Foolish, promising to bring Techno around soon for dinner. Now here he was on the outskirts of L'Manberg with the man he once loved calling out for him.

"Dream, can we talk please?"

"Fundy... How have you been?"

Well this was awkward. The two hadn't had a real conversation since before their wedding. Not even after the kiss and Dream running away with George. This all gave Dream an uneasy feeling, one that only amplified when Fundy began to speak again.

"You're mates with Technoblade?" The smaller man looked absolutely shattered.

"How did you know about that?" Dream asked coldly, already knowing the answer. He always lets his guard down around his family, he knows he needs to work on that.

"I was by the river earlier, I didn't mean to listen in but... you know", the fox gestures to his ears, ears Dream knew were much more sensitive than anyone else on the server. Ears that couldn't help but pick up on people's conversations even when he tried so hard not to listen.

He sighed and gave a small nod of understanding. "What about me and Techno?"

The broken look was back in Fundy's eyes. A look Dream hadn't seen since their wedding. "What was so wrong with me that you couldn't love me?"

What?

That's definitely not what Dream was expecting. He was expecting some kind of lecture about how Techno was dangerous or about how Dream was making a mistake. He hadn't been expecting the tears that were gathering in the fox hybrid's eyes or the way his voice hitched as if he was on the verge of tears.

At Dream's silence, Fundy continued, "When George... It hurt so bad but I accepted it because I thought the two of you were in love. But then you never got together, nothing ever happened after you left. I thought you might come back to me. That you might love me as much as I love you, but now you're with someone else. So what's so wrong with me that you would leave me over a single kiss from someone you don't love. That you wouldn't come back after realizing nothing was going to happen with that relationship. That you found someone else. If you're happy then I'm happy for you, I just want you to be happy, but I can't help but sit and wonder what about me makes it so that you can't love me..."

The man was full on crying at this point, it felt like a skeleton had shot Dream straight through the heart. He'd never meant to hurt the fox hybrid like this. He truly did love him at one point, but time has passed. A lot has happened. Feelings have shifted.

"Fundy..." he reached out and brushed a tear from the hybrid's cheek, "I do love you. I always will. But I'm not in love with you. I needed something that you couldn't give me. I'm not sure exactly what that was, all I know is that part of me always felt a little bit off when we were together. You deserve someone who feels whole with you. Someone who's as in love with you as you are with them. That's something I couldn't give you. I never meant to hurt you, but I did and I regret it every day. I hope this conversation can give you some kind of closure..."

The words died in his throat as Fundy's eyes flicked up to meet the cold mask above him. Dream hadn't even realized that he was still wearing the thing. He quickly reached up, unlatching it, letting his former lover see his face and all the emotion that painted his features.

After a moment of eye contact that seemed to say more than either man ever could, the two embraced, tears running down both of their faces. Who knows how long they stood like that, embracing and crying, but the sun was just starting to set as they parted.

Fundy reached up, brushing away Dream's tears before going up on his toes to press a heartfelt kiss to the admin's cheek. "I won't tell anybody about you two. And if you're happy, then I'm happy for you. I hope you feel whole when you're with him..." And with that the smaller man turned and walked numbly back to his house, leaving the admin behind.

His ears nearly missed the soft, "Thank you" as he walked away.

Nearly... But not quite

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