If it keeps you warm,Keep it close (dreammare/nightdream fanfic)

Realization

"Dream what are we?"

The lighter colored guardian look at his other half "what do you mean Nighty?"

Nightmare shifted awkwardly against the Tree of life,seemly unsure how to express his concern.

"I mean like relationship-wise,parents?,friends?,cousins?" he explained with his soft toned voice,twiddling his thumbs.

Dream sat up from being against the tree and put his knees up to his chest in a thinking position,he glance up at the clear blue skies--hoping that the sky would drop his answer though he knew it was silly to think that.

"Hmm i don't think it's that Nighty" Dream sighed as he shook his head.

Nightmare sighed as well,leaning against the Lighter guardian,embracing his warm through the fabric and nuzzling his face into his spine.

"How about....brothers!" Said Dream As he watch Nightmare shift his face onto his shoulders while furrowing his skeletal brows in confusion.

"Brothers...?" He asked.

"Yeah! An old lady back at the village said something along the line like that,what do you think brother Nightmare?" Dream smiled which in return his brother frowned

"I don't know" Nightmare continued "I like just Nighty better"

"I know it sounds weird at first but who knows maybe you'll get use to it" Dream spoke as he bup his brother on the cheek to which he smile as nuzzles back into Dream's warm shoulder.

"Hmm maybe"

I never did

——-

"Dream"

No response.

"Dream."

Nothing.

Nightmare sighed as he tried his best not to cringe "Brother Dream?"

"Yes brother?" Dream asked breaking his gaze from the stars as they lay both on the moist grass.

His dark brother huffed "Y'know I hate using that word"

Dream rolled his eyes,for months they had started using the term brother to describe each other and at first his brother was a little hesitant on it but gave it a shot,now his brother refused to refer to Dream as such.

Dream looked back at his brother "you'll get use to it"

"You say that a lot but I'm not really believing it" He sigh scooting closer,shoulder-to-shoulder.

"It just...feels wrong" he admitted raising his hand towards the night sky "like somewhere out there,there's a better word to describe us"

"Like What?"

Nightmare lowered his hand "I'm not sure.."

Dream rolled over glancing at his brother "sometimes words that feel wrong now might feel better later"

Nightmare sighed as he took Dream's hand and intertwined with his own,feeling Dream's warm presence surround his palm.

"Maybe you're right"

You're wrong

———-

Nightmare anxiously waited on the tree's hill waiting for his broth—Dream to arrive,his soul felt like it was beating right out of his chest,he was feeling sick,dizzy and both at the same time but he had to speak his mind because his souls would not stop screaming at him to admit these feelings he had grown.

"Brother! I'm here" Dream shouted as he made his way up the hill.

Nightmare cringed at that name god he hated it so much

"I-I'm glad to see you here Dream" he managed to speak "t-there's been something I wanted to tell you f-for a while now"

Dream tilted his head to the side "What is it Brother? Have the villager tried to bully you again?"

God just stop saying that. Stop calling me brother.

"No its something else.."

He paused taking in a shaky deep breath,readying himself for what he was about to say.

"Dream I want to t-t-tell you t-that I–i like you!" He confessed,his face flustered into a Deep rich Purple.

He watched Dream surprised reaction hoping he'd get some sort of good news.

"Nightmare..." he spoke softly

He looked up,eyes wide open waiting to hear those sweet words he had craved for since the very beginning.

"That's so sweet of you brother! I like you too" Dream exclaimed as he went in for a hug.

Nightmare's soul felt like it was being shattered by fifty arrow from all directions as his eye sockets went blank—nonetheless he hugged back as the tears stung his eye threatening to spill out,he felt so cold that not even Dream's warm touch could defrost,why did he think it could work? Dream and him just weren't made to be.

"Y-yeah like a brother" he croaked out,the pain in his chest intensing every second.

Dream let's go of the hug as he heard someone call his name down the hill.

"I have to go now Brother,I'll see you later okay!" Dream waved to him as he made his way back down to the hill.

Once Dream was out of his sight he collapses to the ground,his cries were coarse and rough–begging for some sort of relief as his tear stung his eyes as they left and rolled down his cheekbones-–staining the grass under him.tightly gripping the dirt hoping that it would turn his hands numb.

This isn't what I wanted

Now I have no choice.