Dreamnoblade one shots for funsies

Romeo and Juliet and Tybalt

{slight trigger warning for suicide}

It was dark, the area lit only by a few small pieces of luminescent tape. People around them spoke in hushed whispers, restless and excited, eagerly anticipating what was to come. The distant chatter that had previously surrounded them now died down as a voice over the speakers rang through the area. They had done this dozens of times, yet this time was unlike all before them. Then, the velvet curtains opened, flooding the stage in front of them with blinding light as Tommy and Tubbo began their scene on opening night.

Backstage, Techno was trying his best to drive away his last few nerves, Dream sitting on the table next to him. His first appearance was only a few lines away, he needed to be ready. Suddenly, Dream grabbed his shoulder and pulled him back so he could whisper, "Break a leg," directly into his ear, the warm breath bringing with it the last bit of confidence he needed. Before he stepped out from stage left, Techno stole a quick glance back at Dream, whose sweet smiling was illuminated softly by the reflections of the stage lights.

"What," Techno started, cocky as he walked into the light. "Art thou drawn among these heartless hinds?" The scene came easy to him, the countless rehearsals clearly paying off as he executed the practiced lines and sword duel with George. After Eret broke up their fight, he exited stage left accompanied by Tommy and some of the other extras. Dream wasn't there to greet him, having to be on time for his own entrance stage right, but Techno believed he had enough time. He immediately sped around the back curtain and came up to a surprised Dream, waiting in the wings stage right for his entrance. In turn, Techno brought his lips as close to Dream's ear as he could and whispered sweetly, "Break a leg yourself." There were a few seconds where they looked at each other, Techno smiling at Dream's astonished face.

Dream almost missed his cue, but expertly got into character, contrastingly whining and mopey as he entered. "Is the day so young?" Techno didn't leave the wings, much preferring to watch as Dream acted, adding flourishes and moving fluidly, perfectly conveying the meaning of the Shakespearean dialogue. He was clearly the right pick for the lead. When he eventually headed back to the dressing room, he walked past Phil and Wilbur getting ready for their scene giving him knowing looks when they saw him. Embarrassed, Techno rushed past them and got an early start on his costume change.

Once he was ready, Techno sat in the dressing room and absentmindedly turned on his phone. A few minutes later, Dream burst in, heading to his things with his shirt already unbuttoned, exposing the freckles dotting him. "Weren't you going to change backstage? There's not much time."

"I know, I know." Dream rambled, frantically putting a different shirt on. "I forgot to put my costume with George and Sapnap's."

Techno sighed, putting his phone down and picking up Dream's half cape. "Here, let me help." While Dream buttoned the jacket, Techno tied on the cape so it lay elegantly on his shoulder, a sight Juliet would soon fall in love with. Making sure to take Dream's other costume with them, they headed back for the ball.

The wings were fairly crowded, as almost every cast member was in the scene. Dream and Techno squeezed by them to put the costume on the stage right table, smiling in relief at each other when it was done. "Wanna run through lines again? I believe mine was..." Techno whispered getting into character. "May I have this dance, fair Romeo?"

Chuckling as quietly as he could, Dream playfully pushed off the hand extended towards him. "Haha, stop."

"Aw, no, was I wrong? What am I supposed to do now?" Proud of Dream's continued laughter, Techno smiled fondly, having to stop quickly as they all shuffled on stage for the scene.

At first, they were on opposite sides of the stage, but after a bit of dialogue, their blocking caused them to cross paths, Techno not daring to smile as he turned his head towards Dream. "This, by this voice, should be a montague." He monologued while Dream ran off somewhere. Soon, Phil walked up and they had their dialogue, ending with Techno storming out stage left in a huff. As he did, he crossed paths with Dream again, who, unbeknownst to the audience, looked at him and winked, an act which definitely made him break character right before he exited. Hopefully the audience wouldn't notice or wouldn't care.