Hestia's Blood [DISCONTINUED]

Chapter 21.

i'm not sure if someone noticed before this was published but i accidentally released a draft last night and i freaked out so bad 😭😭

(also i've spend my precious time redrawing the cover, admire it)

3rd Person POV:

Techno gingerly opened the door and closed it behind him, trying to make as little to no noise as possible, so that he doesn't wake Dream up. He searched around in the hall that the room begins with at the entrance, and found his handerchief placed on a counter that stood there for decorative purposes.

An annoyed groan subconsciously escaped his mouth before he immediately went quiet when reminding himself, Dream must be sleeping in this moment.
He hastily grabbed it and wiped off the blood on his mouth, still wet so he didn't need to use water, before cleaning his stained teeth he shoved it back into his pocket. So deep, as if it was a thought that made him feel the need to whelve.

Techno was awake almost the whole night, fully conscious. As time passed he had to make countless of trips outside to the point that the owner at the entrance, who seemed to be just as an insomniac as him, gathered up the courage to ask if he's okay and if he needs some sleeping pills. Once again, the whole vampirism thing leads to medicine being ineffective to him, so he politely declined. He had to get outside more oftenly because he just couldn't hold himself back, he felt like he was getting just as intoxicated as Dream last night just by being next to him, and it was unusual since this hasn't happened before. Unlike last time when he felt perfectly fine.

He felt just like Dream, all lightheaded, with a blurry vision and drunken thoughts lingering in his mind. It was strange.

...Techno walked over into the bedroom, his steps were pretty heavy being that he's wearing boots, the metal on them was rustling along with the clink caused by the heel on the wood floor. He caught sight of the blonde standing at the edge of the bed, tying the mask around his face once being alerted of Tech's presence.

"Hey, you alright?" The pinkette asked with a concerned tone of voice.

"No, i feel sick.." Dream had a slow response which made it obvious he was queasy.

"There's breakfast downstairs if you're hungry, the place is pretty deserted so there's really nobody in here but staff" He didn't really order anybody around, they just saw Technoblade and immediately gave out a 5 star service. Not that he complains but- it was pretty annoying since he was asked 24/7 if he needs something and kept getting stuff on the house which he declined.

Techno paused briefly

He still recalled Dream's behaviour last night, what was that "He'll think i'm clingy" nonsense? Is that really how Dream felt? If anything Techno was glad of that, he felt like someone was finally being genuinely affectionate with him. He felt bothered with the fact that Dream doesn't consider himself of much worth, it was upsetting to think about. He just wanted to do so much for Dream, he wanted to give him everything.

"How did- you know i was getting myself drunk?" Dream asked, when he realised that Techno really just appeared out of nowhere last night.

"Ah.. well it's a- funny story, remember when i told you my stepmother has crows that inform her about anything? It appears that i've recently found out, she had a hidden eye on you" The pinkette smiled awkwardly as he explained that.

"WHAT?!" The blonde yelled in pure shock, and for a second Techno was scared Dream would think he's being stalked or something. "Shit what if she's gonna think i'm alcoholic?! I already made a horrible first impression!"

Techno's cheeks slightly warmed up at that reaction. While he was the one scolding his mother who's a higher deity that's older than him by billions of years and still taking being spoken back to way too lightly, Dream is completely unbothered over the fact that Techno's mother send a crow to stalk him, and more overworked over the impression he gave off on her.