Heavenstruck (Guardian Angel AU)

See You Later

guys stop assuming im dead its only been a month

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There was no easy way to ask a question like this, but Dream supposed he would at least start honestly. That was the best he could offer in a situation like this.

Dream [06:22] hey since youre in the UK

Dream [06:22] do you know the address of george's grave?

Dream [06:22] i mean if he even has one

Dream [06:23] sorry for the early message

And luckily, he didn't need to wait longer than a few minutes to get a message back.

Ponk [06:26] isnt it super late over there??

Well, that depended on who he asked. But this was later than Dream's usual hours, yes.

Dream [06:27] couldnt sleep

Ponk [06:27] ah yeah, i get that

Ponk [06:27] you down to call rn?

Ponk [06:27] feel like thatll be good for both of us

Huh. George was asleep in his bedroom, and even Patches had curled up on the chair in the living room, purring in her sleep softly. Dream still had some energy left for a phone call.

Dream [06:28] yeah sure

A moment later, Dream accepted the call as quickly as it came. They exchanged greetings before Ponk segued into the main topic.

"So," Ponk started, "I'm guessing the news is still a bit, uh... rawer for you than it is for us, right?"

Dream blinked, then understood. "Oh, yeah."

And it was. George would be gone forever this time, just like he had been for years to his friends.

God, the thought of it made him feel dizzy. He took a seat on the couch as Ponk continued speaking.

"The anniversary is coming up soon." He didn't need to specify the anniversary of what, and it seemed he understood that, too. "Usually what we do is travel to Bad's house in the States, but that's really only because he's, like, at the center of us geographically. This year, I wanted to do something different."

"Something different?"

"Yeah. Everyone's finally in a place where they can get some time off on the week of the anniversary, so, um..." There was a smile in his voice, but his voice still wobbled the slightest bit, as if he were nervous for Dream's response. Dream didn't understand that. "I wanted to ask all of you if you'd be willing to give the UK a visit on the anniversary week."

Oh.

"Like, we'd get to meet you, pay our respects to his grave together—"

"I'm in." The words tumbled out of Dream's mouth before he could think too much about it. Honestly, that was for the best. He needed to stop thinking so much.

Ponk paused. "Oh, that quickly? Are you sure?"

Dream let out a short laugh at that. "Yeah, that quickly. It's a good idea. Like..." His mind scrambled to find the correct string of words to use. Thankfully, his mind supplied them and his voice didn't fail him, even if it felt a bit shaky as if it were his first time using it. "I really wanna meet you guys, see who George was friends with before me. Knowing that there's people going through the same thing as me—that helps a lot more than you'd think."

"No," Ponk said with a soft laugh of his own. "I know. Trust me."

That was true. He did know. He knew far more than Dream could hope to understand.