Cupid (DNF + Karlnap)

Chapter 26: ...Of Chocolates

George POV.

Sorry George for how I had acted. You are an amazing person and I am sorry if I made you feel otherwise. I hope that you enjoy these chocolates as an apology.
With love
-Dream

“A gift from Dream?” I couldn’t help but blush. A gift was always something I was appreciative of, liking the gesture of being spoiled by objects by my friends, family, or adoring fans. Yet I had to admit this was a bit of a shock, since usually after a fight he would wait until I came crawling back to him… not that I often did.

“What is it?” Techno was sitting on the bed, arms crossed over his chest as he examined me. I walked over to the bed without saying anything and just passed him the note to read, his brows furrowed as he did before glancing back up. “Dream got you chocolates?”
“Seems so.” I nodded.

“It is his handwriting.” Techno hummed. “But usually he wouldn’t do these kinds of things, especially when you are in the wrong.” I scoffed, turning to glare at him.
“Why are you here if you are going to insult me?” I asked, grumbling under my breath. The pinkette chuckled as he stood up.

“I’m here because you fumble every single chance to ask Karl out… you haven’t even gotten to that step yet and are already fumbling.” He reminded me, causing my mood to quickly drop and I glared at him. “So I decided that I am going to help you.”

“You haven’t dated anyone in your entire life.” I pointed out, my eyes narrowing as I sat myself down on my bed and set the box of chocolates on my lap. “I don’t see how you are the expert I should be relying on. I mean I honestly thought you were…” Techno stayed silent for a few moments with his eyes narrowed at me, as though he was daring me to finish my sentence.

“It just so happens that I know a lot about relationships, especially when I am surrounded with idiots who have no clue how to date.” He spoke pointedly. “Plus I am much better at reading people than you are.”

“And what do you ‘read’ about Karl?” I questioned, tilting my head as I studied him. I watched him patiently, my hands moving to fidget with the plastic covering of the chocolate box as I waited. I managed to claw at the edge before pulling it back.
“That he doesn’t like you.”

His voice was monotone, and it annoyed me at his bluntness. “Seriously?” I asked him, my brows furrowing. It annoyed me when he seemed ready to offer advice to help but then just started off with ‘he doesn’t like you’ and nothing else. “That is so unhelpful.”
“I’m sorry.” He shrugged. “But it’s the truth.”

Techno studied me for a few moments, watching as I began snacking on the chocolate that I had been gifted. It was quite delicious, as though Dream had somehow made it with every flavour that I ended up liking, as though it had been made especially for me. The thought of that was sweet, but if he was rich it was probably simple and cheap for him to do.

“So if going to the everglades is off limits what else could I do?” I asked, my brows furrowed. “How else could I show Karl that I like him? Something that wouldn’t cost a bucketload of money.” I pulled my phone out with my left hand, managing to unlock and open google with one hand while continuing to snack with my right.

“Maybe a beach?” I questioned, scrolling through options. “Ooh… there’s a fifteen dollar all-you-can-eat buffet.”
“That’s definitely romantic.” Techno sighed. “Thirty bucks for dinner is really breaking your budget… It really shows off to Karl.”

“You don’t have to be sarcastic… asshole.” I grumbled, continuing to search through some other offers. I ate another one of the chocolates. “Man… these are good, and there are heaps of them in here. Perhaps I could give them to Karl as a gift, that might win him over.”

“They were a gift from Dream though.” Techno’s gaze softened. “Are you really going to regift them?” I wanted to, but then I looked back down at the note, the beautiful writing and wrapping of the box and everything. It was too perfect and I didn’t want to give it up, instead closing the box and moving to put it on my bedside table.

Dream POV.

“Maybe he does love me.” It was a stupid thing to say, it was probably nothing after all, yet the care George seemed to show was too much for it to be pure coincidence. The beautiful writing and wrapping of the box and everything. It was too perfect. Maybe it was a sign.

But it wasn’t a sign. It was clearly not. I had known George for years and it was clear that he had no romantic feelings for me no matter what I felt for him. It was a painful thing to think about that he would actually care and I eventually sighed, deciding to grab my phone back and attempt to go back to make the TikTok video I had started earlier.

I reread the note, thinking over and over again about how cute it was that he had been considerate enough to get me a box of chocolates which were completely delicious, as though they were created to make me feel happy and relaxed.

“Maybe I should go and apologise to him.” I hummed to myself, managing to see my reflection in the dark patches on the screen. “I don’t want to but he did get me a nice gift. Perhaps it was a way of saying he was sorry for what he had done and so I’d be sorry for what I had done.

Yet I didn’t move, perhaps it was because I was still pissed about the fact that he was feeling love for Karl, and as though he had no appreciation for me and everything that I had done for him. This chocolate though, may be a good motivator to try and encourage something, a conflicted attempt at connection with my crush.
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What are the chances Dream and George got each other the same gift and the same note? They are truly soulmates. 💕😍👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨❤️💕