Cupid (DNF + Karlnap)

Chapter 53: A Talk

Dream POV

George was leaning against a wall upstairs, one of his hands covering his face with parted fingers. I slowed my walking, giving a small smile as I looked over at him. “Are you okay?” I asked, brows furrowed in a sign of sympathy and I just moved to lean against the wall beside him. He sighed, and I waited patiently for him to speak.

I noted the way that his gaze was down towards the window, searching out into the pale blue of the midday sky. “I’m fine.” He told me. “Just still a bit annoyed and confused as to why all of this is happening. Techno is an angel, and he has been manipulating us into making decisions that he wants us to make.”

“Um… I don’t think it would be considered manipulation if he is a Guardian Angel.” I hummed, at the very least that is what I would think. Plus, everything that Techno had done was good for us.
George sighed. “It was something he didn’t tell us. If we were friends he should’ve told us that.”

Part of me agreed with him. I did think that it was a bit infuriating that he kept such a major secret from us. At the same time it wasn't fair of us to hate him because if I had a similar secret I probably wouldn't want to tell anyone for fear of being hated. Plus it may be part of his job description to not tell.

We stayed quiet for a while before hearing the sound of the front door opening and shutting, at least one of the three angels downstairs had left. The rest of the house was still and I shifted closer to him. George’s breath hitched and face tinted red. “I also can’t help thinking about what they had said to us, about us.”

Even with the way he danced around the exact things that were said we both knew exactly what it was about. I bit the inside of my lip and nodded at him in understanding. “You are… well you are you and I don’t know how we could be in that sort of relationship.” I gave a sad nod.

“It’s not really a ‘know’ing thing though.” I pointed out after a few lingering seconds. “We don’t know how it works, but this soulmate thing, clearly that is what’s expected.” My body continued shifting closer without me even noticing. I just suddenly felt him warm beside me, and we both turned to look into each other’s eyes.

“I… um…” He hesitated, not sure what he wanted to say. A blush continued to build up and I smiled at the sight. “I guess you are right.” He eventually concluded. We both stood there, swaying slightly in the crisp air, and my gaze was planted on his hands which were curled up in an agitated, upset fist.

Taking an opportunity I moved to grab his hand, feeling the cold fingers warming against my own. His eyes darted around anxiously, as though worried somebody, or something would see us, worried that one of the three angels would come walking up and spot us. That didn’t happen though, and eventually his breathing calmed.

“Are you okay?” I asked, since he still seemed anxious. Slowly he nodded, and the blush continued to spread across his face until he was pure pink.
“I was just… thinking about what has happened between us.” The brunette told me, cautiously pulling his hand out of mine to awkwardly brush away the loose hair in his face.

I waited patiently, thinking that perhaps he would tell me what he was thinking, but he just kept looking down and thinking. “Do you wanna come to my room?” I offered. After a moment, another longing moment, he nodded and I escorted him in. All that I was able to focus on was his beautiful face.

We both sat on my bed, with me intentionally making sure our shoulders were pressed against one another. He sighed out a noise of calmness, of comfort. It was something that made me feel happy in response, and I moved my hand to entwine itself with him.

Part of me wanted to lean over and kiss him, right now where we both sat. I took my time to look longingly over towards him, wondering what he felt about us, if perhaps he loved me as much as I loved him. Perhaps after hearing Sapnap and Karl tell us that we were soulmates he would be convinced that maybe he should give our relationship a shot.

Well actually, it wasn’t Karl and Sapnap who had told us, not really. George had impressively managed to figure it out, showing off the smarts that I knew the brunette possessed that he didn’t often show off to myself or anyone else. If he wanted he could honestly be a lawyer or a doctor, but instead he chose to do what he loved and make videos with myself and Techno. I found that admirable.

Subtly I shifted closer to him still, something he still hadn’t noticed. “So, how do you feel about what we found out?” I asked, it wasn’t subtle and I accepted that, but still. “About you and me being soulmates. Destined for one another?”
“It’s interesting.” He merely hummed, voice riddled with anxiety.

I wanted to say more, do more. I wanted to prove to him that it was the correct decision. That I deserved and had the right to be in love with him, and he to be in love with me. I couldn’t think of anything to say though, instead moving to cup his cheek and motion for him to look towards me. When I noticed the way he was biting my cheeks glowed.

“Dream?” He asked, allowing his cheek to press into my hand. It made my breath hitch, him allowing me to hold him like this, in such an intimate way, and staying like this when he could have easily moved. I found myself staring, and as he sat there I dared to lean closer, connecting our lips in an intimate, open-mouthed kiss.

He moaned into my mouth, and both of his arms moved to wrap around me, hugging my neck and continuing to hold me close. “Mmfph.” He groaned against my mouth. After a lingering moment though, we both mutually pulled away. “Dream?” He asked, both of our faces glowing red as we looked at one another.

“Yeah?” I barely even realised that I had said it until after the word had left my mouth.
“That was…” He paused, he was unable to think of anything to say. Instead he just fell back into a blush with his hands loosening around me. “...Wow.” He whispered.

That was good. Wow, that was good. I couldn’t help but smile at him, loving the way that he felt after what I had said. We both shifted, moving further onto the bed and giving ourselves more room to feel comfortable. George was the one to close the distance this time, moving to wrap his arms around me again and we kissed, with my own hands moving to his waist.
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