Peach Silhouette

6 | Summer in paradise

A few weeks had passed, and somehow it was already almost August. The first two months had flown by as the boys collaborated and streamed together. Now, George, Eret, Harvey and Tubbo along with myself lounged in the pet room. 

"What are we doing today boys?" Eret asked, boredom edging his voice. George shrugged.

"Well, we can't film because none of us have a studio today. I guess we could play bedwars or something on our room setups but i'm not really feeling it." Tubbo responded.

"I'm taking a break from the internet anyway." Harvey pointed out.

"Oh? Good for you, you need it. Daily streams and double uploads must be a constant chore." Eret smiled.

"Yeah, definitely." 

"Ooh is it vlog gun time?" Tommy walked past in the hallway, smiling. I looked at him. 

"Actually, that's a good idea. Why don't we vlog something?" George suggested. 

"Tommy why aren't you filming?" Tubbo called after the young man, visibly annoyed that his close friend wasn't around but also that he wasn't doing anything productive while he wasn't around. Tommy peeked his head back in the door.

"I needed water, Big T. My voice starts dying after long periods of hype." Tubbo narrowed their eyes, but shrugged and turned back to the other four. 

"Why don't we go to the beach?" Eret said.

"We haven't done that yet." I though about it for a moment. "Why not?" The five of them stood up. 

"Meet you guys at the beach in ten?" Tubbo said, and we all split into different directions besides George and I. I looked at him. 

"Are we going in the water?" He asked.

"Why, afraid you'll see me shirtless?" I winked, while internally I was screaming at myself.

"N-no! Of course not you idiot!" He said, flustered. He shoved me.

"You know when you push me it really doesn't make a difference." George crossed his arms.

"Whatever Mr. Skyscraper." He rolled his eyes. I laughed as he slid into his room quickly, shutting the door behind him. Only after he left did my cheeks flame. 

"Why in the world do I always make those stupid jokes. Obviously it's annoying to him." I said to myself as I changed into a white tee shirt and a pair of athletic shorts. I exited my room and walked a few steps down the hall, waiting by George's door. His door opened and he emerged in a navy blue shirt and a pair of athletic shorts similar to mine. He tugged at the bottoms, looking at them with contempt.

"I hate shorts. They make me look like a stick." He muttered.

"I think they look just fine." I said genuinely, strangely not in a flirting way. He smiled at me, meeting my eyes.

"Thanks Clay." I nodded. We took our shoes off as the ground turned to sand. The three guys stood farther ahead. Tubbo suddenly took off, splashing through the foamy water. Eret laughed, following him. Harvey turned to the other two. 

"Who's filming?" I pointed to the camera in my hand. He shrugged, chasing after Eret and Tubbo. I looked at George. His eyes were on the water as it crashed against the sand, a faraway look in them. I touched his shoulder, and he flinched.

"You good?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Let's go closer." Harvey was splashing Eret and Tubbo was shivering off to the side. George stepped into the water.

"Wow that's really cold!" I said as my feet touched the salty water.

"Welcome to the pacific northwest!" Harvey called, before getting sprayed in the face.

I felt water droplets land on my arm and looked to see George snickering.

"Oh you're on." I said as I lunged toward him, sending water flying towards him. He shrieked, splashing back and turning to run away. 

"Dream! Ahhhhhhhhh- wait Dream, Dream we can talk about this wait please-" His voice cut off as I tackled him, rolling over and lying next to him as he stared at the cloudy sky. Yes it's August and yes it's cloudy this is Oregon people. 

"The sky is so pretty here, even when it's overcast." I said, studying the clouds that floated across the gray sky.

"It is." He replied. A shadow fell over us. I looked up to see Eret and Tubbo about ten feet away. Eret leaned down and said something in Tubbo's ear.

"You know what this is Tubbo?" They looked at us, and I rolled my eyes. He nodded.

"This is deffo flerting." They said firmly, and then both of them began to laugh. I splashed them, standing up and running after them, leaving George with Harvey, who was leaning down and talking to the slim man. I only caught a bit of their conversation but it sounded serious, so I decided not to interrupt.

I chased the other guys until we all fell down in the frothy waves. I shivered, my teeth chattering.

"I think we've got enough content for today?" A seagull screeched overhead as we made our way out of the water. George also stepped out of the water, glancing at me.

"Hey, I think I'm gonna stay out here with Harvey for a while, ok?" 

"Ok." My voice was shaky, and his expression twisted into concern. 

"Are you cold?" He asked. George was very protective, often telling us to sleep and eat when we needed. 

"I- yeah I am." 

"Take my towel." 

"You brought a towel?"

"Unlike you, Dream, I came prepared." He pointed at the navy blue towel on the sand farther up the beach. "Take it, I don't need it. This water is nothing compared to the English Channel." 

"Alright, fine." I relented, waving to him as I grabbed the soft towel and wrapped it around my shoulders. He sat down next to Harvey on the sand, and I frowned. Something was up, and had been since June but I had no idea where to start. Yet somehow he could go to Harvey about it, and not me? The thought tugged at the edge of my mind again, but I ignored it. It kept coming back though, ever since we moved into the house.

Am I bisexual?

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inspiring song(s)

joy - bastille

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an: thought i would just give you guys a heart attack. anyways, i had this idea a while ago given where the story takes place, but i lost the motivation to write it. if you're wondering why i chose the grouping, Tubbo is a cool ally, Harvey is bisexual, and Eret is bisexual and uses any pronouns, so they're a nice group for George to be around given his internalized stuff. i hope you guys liked it, drop some feedback below? i love you all, thank you so much for 200 reads!! that's so pog!! and i hope you have a good rest of your evening/morning/afternoon/night!!! afri out :)