Sanscest/UTMV Oneshots (Vol. 1)

OSD Dream & OSDiff Dream || Hello My Old Heart

(BASED OFF OF A TUMBLR POST THAT WONDERED ABOUT A MEETING BETWEEN OSD(ONE SMALL DREAM BY CALCIUM_CAT)!DREAM AND OSDIFF(ONE SMALL DIFFERENCE BY WARRIORSTALE001)!DREAM)

WARNING: IMPLIED/REFERENCED TORTURE.

READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED

~oOo~

Dream was playing hide and seek with Crossy and Kiki when he found the mirror.

He admits to breaking the rule of hiding in the dungeons. But he really wanted to up the playing field. Crossy and Kiki always seemed to find the most wild places to hide and he wanted to be the one with the best hiding place for once. They already knew every spot on the main floor, though, and upstairs were their bedrooms and it was boring to hide in bedrooms. There were only so many places there.

So, while there was a rule they followed about not hiding in the dungeons, it wasn't really enforced too much. And they wouldn't think to check there until they've run out of places to check. It'll be fun. He's sure of it. They'll enjoy the challenge.

And it's not like they wouldn't find him. They always found him. It'll just take longer than it has before, that's all. It'll be fine.

Of course, this was all before he found the mirror.

In the dungeons, there was a row of cells. They never got used much. Past them, there were a few rooms they used as storage. It was out of the way. Nobody really went down there unless they really needed something. It was perfect. Dream slips inside and has to pause for a minute as he disrupted the dust and choked on it. Once his breathing was back to normal, he looks around.

Nothing too exciting. Boxes and shelves and cobwebs in the corner. And dust.

And the mirror in front of him.

This mirror didn't belong here. He knows that much. It was easy to tell. It was a nice mirror, with engraved details along the top and sides. It looks new. But he knows none of the others had bought a mirror, and if they had, they wouldn't immediately put it down here to get ruined. No, this mirror was not brought here by anyone in the castle. But if it wasn't, how did it get here? Who brought it? Surely it didn't just...appear all on its own. That was impossible.

Dream steps closer, peering at his reflection. It seems like a normal mirror. Nothing special to it, just odd that it was here instead of upstairs. Maybe he should go and get Crossy and Kiki and they could check it out with him. Maybe they knew where it came from. If not, maybe Nighty would. If not...then it was a mystery. And everyone loves a mystery now and then, right? It would be cool to try and solve this one.

He reaches out to touch it.

Something scurries over his foot, spooking him, making him yelp, and he falls forward, his other hand flying forward, hoping to catch himself on the mirror.

Only, his hand goes through the mirror and he tumbles onto the floor.

Dream lay there for a moment. "Ow..."

He feels more winded from the fact that he just fell through a mirror than he did from falling on the floor. You're not supposed to go through mirrors. That's not what mirrors are for. They're not doors. Why was it, then, that he just did the impossible? Was he magic? Well, yes, he was, technically, but was he fairy-tale magic? Did his dream finally come true?

Picking himself up, he wipes off his pants. He blinks at the room. Everything seems off. Wasn't that shelf on the opposite wall when he walked in? And that box, wasn't it over there? And that one over here? "That's odd." He stands there. Why is everything backward? "Um..." Turning, he stares at the spot where the mirror should be. It's empty. "Well, that can't be good."