Wayfarer [Bill Cipher x Reader] [REVISED]

Chapter Four: Behind the Sea

—Your eyelids flew open. Where—what—when—

Your eyes darted around the room, and you blinked. Your panting died down as you took in the navy polyester carpet and the simple wooden furniture. Oh. You were back in the waking world.

You let out a long, drawn-out yawn. The sour stink of morning breath hit your nose as you stretched, and you made a face. Ugh. Gross. Well, now you were certain that you were awake. There was no dreaming that smell, was there?

With that, you turned over and picked up your phone from the nightstand. Let's see... your phone was at 100%, and—oh. Your mom had texted back. You opened up your messages to find this:

You frowned down at your phone. Ah, man... you knew from experience how much work taking care of your brother could be. All the dirty underwear tossed on the ground, all the half-eaten cereal bowls, all the scraped knees... Well, he was fourteen now, wasn't he? It was high time he learned to deal with that himself. And if your parents saw otherwise... well, then, they could do all the work of coddling him themselves.

You snorted. Texting back, you wrote:

Then, with a sigh, you slid out of bed and began your morning routine. Making the bed, changing your clothes, and freshening up your appearance, you busied yourself with looking—and feeling—presentable before you hopped out of the motel room and onto the sidewalk outside. Pulling out your phone, you texted Bill: