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"𝖉𝖔𝖓'𝖙 π–‡π–Š π–‰π–Šπ–“π–˜π–Š π–‘π–šπ–π–Š," π–π–Š π–˜π–ˆπ–”π–‘π–‰π–Šπ–‰, π–‘π–Žπ–Œπ–π–™ π–π–Šπ–†π–—π–™π–Šπ–‰π–‘π–ž π–Œπ–‘π–†π–—π–Žπ–“π–Œ π–šπ–• 𝖆𝖙 π–π–Žπ–˜ π–‹π–—π–Žπ–Šπ–“π–‰, "π–Žπ–‹ π–žπ–”π–š 𝖉𝖔 π–™π–π–Šπ–’ 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖙 π–π–Žπ–Œπ– π–•π–Šπ–”π–•π–‘π–Š π–œπ–Žπ–‘π–‘ π–˜π–Šπ–Š π–™π–π–Šπ–’." "π–Œπ–”π–”π–‰." π–•π–šπ–“π–Ÿ π–—π–Šπ–˜π–•π–”π–“π–‰π–Šπ–‰, π–‘π–Šπ–†π–“π–Žπ–“π–Œ π–‰π–”π–œπ–“ 𝖙𝖔 π–‡π–Žπ–™π–Š π–™π–π–Š π–Šπ–‰π–Œπ–Š 𝖔𝖋 π–˜π–†π–•π–“π–†π–•'π–˜ π–π–†π–œ, "π–‘π–Šπ–™ π–™π–π–Šπ–’ π–π–“π–”π–œ π–žπ–”π–š'π–—π–Š π–’π–Žπ–“π–Š." -𝖔𝖗- "π–Ž π–ˆπ–†π–“ π–ˆπ–†π–—π–—π–ž π–’π–ž π–”π–œπ–“ π–™π–π–Žπ–“π–Œπ–˜." π–Œπ–Šπ–”π–—π–Œπ–Š π–‘π–†π–šπ–Œπ–π–Šπ–‰ π–˜π–†π–‰π–‘π–ž, π–Œπ–Šπ–˜π–™π–šπ–—π–Žπ–“π–Œ 𝖙𝖔 π–π–Žπ–˜ π–˜π–π–†π–™π–Šπ–‡π–”π–†π–—π–‰. π–‰π–—π–Šπ–†π–’ π–π–šπ–˜π–™ π–˜π–’π–Žπ–‘π–Šπ–‰ π–œπ–†π–—π–’π–‘π–ž 𝖆𝖙 π–™π–π–Š π–”π–™π–π–Šπ–—, π–˜π––π–šπ–Šπ–Šπ–Ÿπ–Žπ–“π–Œ π–π–Žπ–˜ 𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖆𝖓𝖉 π–‡π–Šπ–Œπ–Žπ–“π–“π–Žπ–“π–Œ 𝖙𝖔 π–œπ–†π–‘π– π–”π–šπ–™ 𝖔𝖋 π–™π–π–Š 𝖕𝖆𝖗𝖐. ❀ 𝖆 π–•π–šπ–“π–Ÿπ–“π–†π–• / 𝖉𝖓𝖋 π–π–Žπ–Œπ–π–˜π–ˆπ–π–”π–”π–‘ π–˜π–π–†π–™π–Šπ–— π–†π–š ❀ or, in which george's problems fall second place to his interest in an unfamiliar mute boy. meanwhile, sapnap and punz's relationship is stunted by the blonde's implicit belief that he's straight.
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π–•π–šπ–“π–Ÿ π–œπ–”π–—π–Š 𝖆 π–˜π–’π–Žπ–—π– π–†π–˜ π–π–Š π–‘π–Šπ–†π–“π–Šπ–‰ 𝖔𝖓 π–™π–π–Š π–ˆπ–”π–šπ–“π–™π–Šπ–—, π–ˆπ–†π–™π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Œ π–‰π–†π–“π–Ž'π–˜ π–†π–™π–™π–Šπ–“π–™π–Žπ–”π–“ π–‡π–Šπ–‹π–”π–—π–Š π–œπ–Žπ–“π–π–Žπ–“π–Œ 𝖆𝖓𝖉 π–’π–šπ–™π–™π–Šπ–—π–Žπ–“π–Œ π–œπ–π–†π–™ π–œπ–†π–˜ π–†π–‘π–’π–”π–˜π–™ π–ˆπ–Šπ–—π–™π–†π–Žπ–“π–‘π–ž 𝖆 π–π–šπ–˜π–π–Šπ–‰ π–ˆπ–”π–’π–•π–‘π–Žπ–’π–Šπ–“π–™. π–‰π–—π–Šπ–†π–’'π–˜ π–‘π–†π–šπ–Œπ–, π–•π–†π–Žπ–—π–Šπ–‰ π–œπ–Žπ–™π– π–™π–π–Š π–‹π–‘π–šπ–˜π–™π–Šπ–—π–Šπ–‰ π–˜π–’π–Žπ–‘π–Š π–—π–†π–‰π–Žπ–†π–™π–Žπ–“π–Œ π–™π–π–Š π–œπ–”π–’π–†π–“'π–˜ π–‹π–†π–ˆπ–Š, π–”π–“π–‘π–ž π–ˆπ–”π–“π–‹π–Žπ–—π–’π–Šπ–‰ π–˜π–†π–•π–“π–†π–•'π–˜ π–‡π–Šπ–‘π–Žπ–Šπ–‹π–˜. π–π–Š π–Œπ–—π–Žπ–’π–†π–ˆπ–Šπ–‰, π–‘π–”π–”π–π–Žπ–“π–Œ π–‡π–†π–ˆπ– 𝖆𝖙 π–π–Žπ–˜ π–‹π–—π–Žπ–Šπ–“π–‰π–˜ π–œπ–Žπ–™π– 𝖆𝖓 π–šπ–“π–†π–’π–šπ–˜π–Šπ–‰ π–Šπ–žπ–Šπ–—π–”π–‘π–‘, "π–Ž π–‹π–šπ–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Œ π–π–†π–™π–Š 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖙 π–π–Šπ–—π–." 𝖐𝖆𝖗𝖑 π–˜π–π–Žπ–‹π–™π–Šπ–‰ 𝖔𝖓𝖙𝖔 π–π–Žπ–˜ π–π–“π–Šπ–Šπ–˜, π–•π–Šπ–Šπ–—π–Žπ–“π–Œ π–”π–›π–Šπ–— π–™π–π–Š π–‡π–†π–ˆπ– 𝖔𝖋 π–™π–π–Š 𝖇𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖍 𝖙𝖔 π–˜π–Šπ–Š π–™π–π–Š π–‡π–‘π–”π–“π–‰π–Šπ–˜ π–™π–šπ–—π–“π–Žπ–“π–Œ π–™π–”π–œπ–†π–—π–‰π–˜ π–™π–π–Š π–’π–†π–Žπ–“ π–˜π–Šπ–†π–™π–Žπ–“π–Œ π–†π–—π–Šπ–†, π–‡π–Šπ–‹π–”π–—π–Š π–‰π–—π–”π–•π–•π–Žπ–“π–Œ π–‡π–†π–ˆπ– π–‰π–”π–œπ–“ 𝖔𝖓𝖙𝖔 π–™π–π–Š π–˜π–Šπ–†π–™, "𝖔𝖍 π–˜π–†π–’π–Š, π–™π–π–Šπ–ž'π–—π–Š π–˜π–” π–”π–‡π–“π–”π–π–Žπ–”π–šπ–˜." βˆžΰΌΊβ™‘ΰΌ»βœ§ or, in which multiple personas from the dream smp live on the same street. ↳ a high school neighbours au 30/05
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"π–Œπ–šπ–Šπ–˜π–˜ π–œπ–π–†π–™," π–‰π–—π–Šπ–†π–’ π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–—π–•π–Šπ–‰, π–’π–Žπ–“π–‰π–‘π–Šπ–˜π–˜π–‘π–ž π–‹π–Žπ–‰π–Œπ–Šπ–™π–Žπ–“π–Œ π–œπ–Žπ–™π– π–”π–“π–Š 𝖔𝖋 π–™π–π–Š π–’π–†π–“π–ž 𝖇𝖑𝖔𝖇 π–‹π–Žπ–Œπ–šπ–—π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖙 π–ˆπ–‘π–šπ–™π–™π–Šπ–—π–Šπ–‰ π–π–Žπ–˜ π–‰π–Šπ–˜π–. 𝖆 π–˜π–π–”π–—π–™ π–π–šπ–’ π–Šπ–ˆπ–π–”π–Šπ–‰ π–™π–π–—π–”π–šπ–Œπ– π–™π–π–Š π–ˆπ–†π–‘π–‘ π–†π–˜ π–Œπ–Šπ–”π–—π–Œπ–Š π–™π–šπ–—π–“π–Šπ–‰ π–π–Žπ–˜ π–†π–™π–™π–Šπ–“π–™π–Žπ–”π–“ 𝖙𝖔 π–‰π–—π–Šπ–†π–’, π–π–†π–›π–Žπ–“π–Œ 𝖙𝖔 π–•π–—π–”π–ˆπ–Šπ–˜π–˜ π–™π–π–Š π–œπ–”π–—π–‰π–˜ 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖆 π–’π–”π–’π–Šπ–“π–™ π–‡π–Šπ–‹π–”π–—π–Š π–—π–Šπ–•π–‘π–žπ–Žπ–“π–Œ, "π–œπ–π–†π–™?" "π–™π–π–Žπ–˜ π–™π–Žπ–’π–Š π–™π–”π–’π–”π–—π–—π–”π–œ π–žπ–”π–š'π–—π–Š π–Œπ–”π–Žπ–“π–Œ 𝖙𝖔 π–‡π–Š 𝖔𝖓 π–™π–π–Š π–•π–‘π–†π–“π–Š." ❀ or, in which george, quackity, karl, punz, and bad move to florida to live with sapnap and dream.
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π–˜π–†π–•π–“π–†π–• π–‹π–Šπ–Šπ–‘π–˜ π–™π–π–Š π–œπ–”π–—π–‰π–˜ π–‘π–Šπ–†π–›π–Š π–π–Žπ–˜ π–’π–”π–šπ–™π–. π–π–Š π–‰π–”π–Šπ–˜π–“'𝖙 π–π–“π–”π–œ π–π–”π–œ 𝖙𝖔 π–˜π–•π–Šπ–†π–- 𝖆𝖓𝖉 π–Šπ–›π–Šπ–“ π–Žπ–‹ π–π–Š π–‰π–Žπ–‰, π–π–Š π–œπ–”π–šπ–‘π–‰π–“'𝖙 π–π–“π–”π–œ π–œπ–π–†π–™ 𝖙𝖔 π–˜π–†π–ž. x or, in which sapnap's boyfriend starts paying more attention to the new kid, so he turns to his lover's step-brother and his friends.
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"π–Ž 𝖆𝖒 π–˜π–” π–˜π–”π–—π–—π–ž," π–π–Š π–†π–•π–”π–‘π–”π–Œπ–Žπ–˜π–Šπ–˜, π–—π–šπ–˜π–π–Žπ–“π–Œ 𝖙𝖔 π–™π–π–Š π–”π–™π–π–Šπ–—'π–˜ π–˜π–Žπ–‰π–Š, "π–Žπ–™ π–œπ–†π–˜π–“'𝖙 π–˜π–šπ–•π–•π–”π–˜π–Šπ–‰ 𝖙𝖔 π–π–Žπ–™ π–žπ–”π–š, 𝖔𝖍 π–’π–ž π–Œπ–”π–‰, π–Žπ–™ π–œπ–†π–˜ π–’π–Šπ–†π–“π–™ 𝖙𝖔 π–π–Žπ–™ π–™π–π–Š 𝖋𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖗, π–Ž'𝖒 π–˜π–” π–˜π–”π–—π–—π–ž, π–Ž π–™π–π–—π–Šπ–œ π–Žπ–™ 𝖙𝖔𝖔 𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖉." "π–Žπ–™'π–˜ π–‹π–Žπ–“π–Š," π–™π–π–Š π–žπ–”π–šπ–“π–Œπ–Šπ–— π–‡π–”π–ž π–‰π–Žπ–˜π–’π–Žπ–˜π–˜π–Šπ–˜, π–›π–”π–Žπ–ˆπ–Š 𝖆 π–‘π–Žπ–™π–™π–‘π–Š π–˜π–™π–—π–†π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–‰. . "π–Ž'𝖒 π–˜π–”π–—π–—π–ž." π–π–Š π–‹π–—π–”π–œπ–“π–˜ π–˜π–žπ–’π–•π–†π–™π–π–Šπ–™π–Žπ–ˆπ–†π–‘π–‘π–ž, π–‡π–šπ–™ π–‰π–Šπ–Šπ–• π–‰π–”π–œπ–“ π–π–Š π–ˆπ–†π–“'𝖙 π–π–Šπ–‘π–• π–‡π–šπ–™ π–‡π–Š π–π–†π–•π–•π–ž- π–’π–†π–žπ–‡π–Š π–π–Š'π–˜ π–˜π–Šπ–‘π–‹π–Žπ–˜π–. π–™π–π–Š π–”π–™π–π–Šπ–— π–‡π–”π–ž π–˜π–π–†π–π–Šπ–˜ π–π–Žπ–˜ π–π–Šπ–†π–‰, π–‘π–”π–”π–π–Žπ–“π–Œ π–‰π–”π–œπ–“. "π–Žπ–™'π–˜ π–”π–π–†π–ž. π–Žπ–™'π–˜ 𝖓𝖔𝖙 π–žπ–”π–šπ–— π–‹π–†π–šπ–‘π–™ π–Ž π–ˆπ–†π–“'𝖙 π–Œπ–Šπ–™ π–”π–›π–Šπ–— π–žπ–”π–š," π–π–Š π–˜π–π–—π–šπ–Œπ–˜. . or, in which, there is more than one way a relationship can be toxic. or, a dsmp high-school au: focusing on dream, sapnap, george, karl, punz, quackity, foolish, and their jumbled mess of relationships.
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π–π–Š π–Žπ–˜π–“'𝖙 π–˜π–Šπ–‘π–‹π–Žπ–˜π–, 𝖆𝖓𝖉 π–π–Š π–ˆπ–”π–šπ–‘π–‰ π–“π–Šπ–›π–Šπ–— π–‡π–†π–—π–Š π–™π–π–Š π–™π–π–”π–šπ–Œπ–π–™ 𝖔𝖋 π–‘π–Šπ–†π–›π–Žπ–“π–Œ π–π–Žπ–˜ 𝖒𝖔𝖒 π–†π–‘π–”π–“π–Š π–œπ–π–Šπ–“ π–˜π–π–Š'π–˜ π–™π–—π–žπ–Žπ–“π–Œ π–˜π–” 𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖉 𝖋𝖔𝖗 π–π–Šπ–—π–˜π–Šπ–‘π–‹, 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖋𝖔𝖗 π–π–Žπ–’. π–˜π–” π–π–Š π–π–”π–‘π–‰π–˜ π–”π–šπ–™ π–π–šπ–˜π–™ 𝖆 π–‘π–Žπ–™π–™π–‘π–Š π–‘π–”π–“π–Œπ–Šπ–—, π–‰π–Šπ–˜π–•π–Žπ–™π–Š π–π–”π–œ π–’π–šπ–ˆπ– π–•π–†π–Žπ–“ π–π–Š π–Žπ–˜ π–Žπ–“ π–Šπ–›π–Šπ–—π–ž π–‰π–†π–ž. 𝖓𝖔𝖙 π–’π–šπ–ˆπ– π–‘π–”π–“π–Œπ–Šπ–— π–“π–”π–œ π–™π–Žπ–‘π–‘ π–˜π–π–Š π–œπ–”π–“'𝖙 π–“π–Šπ–Šπ–‰ π–π–Žπ–’ π–†π–“π–žπ–’π–”π–—π–Š. β˜† or, in which sapnap moves states with his mom for a better life but he isn't so sure he wants to keep fighting for happiness. can a small trio of friends show him the worth of living, or is he already too far gone? or, a punznap high school au, featuring dreamnotfound and others.
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"π–Ž'𝖒 π–‹π–šπ–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Œ π–’π–”π–šπ–—π–“π–Žπ–“π–Œ!" π–π–Š π–†π–‘π–’π–”π–˜π–™ π–˜π–π–”π–šπ–™π–Šπ–‰, π–‘π–”π–”π–π–Žπ–“π–Œ π–‰π–Žπ–˜π–Œπ–šπ–˜π–™π–Šπ–‰ π–‡π–ž π–™π–π–Š π–”π–™π–π–Šπ–—'π–˜ π–†π–ˆπ–ˆπ–šπ–˜π–†π–™π–Žπ–”π–“. "π–˜π–” 𝖆𝖒 π–Ž, π–‰π–Žπ–ˆπ–π–π–Šπ–†π–‰," π–™π–π–Š π–”π–™π–π–Šπ–— π–˜π–π–”π–šπ–™π–Šπ–‰ π–‡π–†π–ˆπ– ΰΌ…:*゚:*:✼✿ or, in which two boys attempt to navigate the loss of their best friend and their different responses to the grief. or, a punznap and dnf book, featuring quackity as a main character.
car lights by michealhehee
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π–žπ–”π–š π–˜π–šπ–—π–Š π–œπ–Š'π–—π–Š π–”π–šπ–™ 𝖔𝖋 π–™π–π–Šπ–Žπ–— π–˜π–Žπ–Œπ–π–™? π–™π–π–Šπ–ž'π–—π–Š π–˜π–™π–†π–—π–Žπ–“π–Œ, π–™π–π–—π–”π–šπ–Œπ– π–™π–π–Š π–ˆπ–†π–— π–‘π–Žπ–Œπ–π–™π–˜. or, in which george, an out and proud gay boy, is surprised when dream, the popular quarterback (and well-known homophobe), asks him out. maybe this will be his chance at something great, or maybe it won't. or, a dsmp fanfic based on the song 'car lights' by james marriott
an institution for troubled children by michealhehee
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"π–œπ–Šπ–‘π–ˆπ–”π–’π–Š," π–˜π–π–Š π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–—π–•π–˜, π–‘π–”π–”π–π–Žπ–“π–Œ π–‰π–”π–œπ–“ 𝖆𝖙 𝖆 π–‹π–Žπ–‘π–Žπ–“π–Œ π–ˆπ–†π–‡π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–™ π–‡π–Šπ–˜π–Žπ–‰π–Š π–π–Šπ–— 𝖆𝖓𝖉 π–•π–šπ–‘π–‘π–Žπ–“π–Œ π–Žπ–™ π–”π–•π–Šπ–“. "π–π–”π–œ π–œπ–†π–˜ π–žπ–”π–šπ–— π–π–”π–šπ–—π–“π–Šπ–ž?" "π–Œπ–”π–”π–‰," π–‰π–—π–Šπ–†π–’ π–†π–“π–˜π–œπ–Šπ–—π–˜ π–˜π–Žπ–’π–•π–‘π–ž, 𝖓𝖔𝖙 π–Šπ–†π–Œπ–Šπ–— 𝖔𝖓 π–˜π–™π–†π–—π–™π–Žπ–“π–Œ 𝖆 π–ˆπ–”π–“π–›π–Šπ–—π–˜π–†π–™π–Žπ–”π–“. π–π–Š π–‰π–Žπ–‰π–“'𝖙 π–œπ–†π–“π–™ 𝖙𝖔 π–‡π–Š π–π–Šπ–—π–Š, 𝖆𝖓𝖉 π–π–Š π–œπ–†π–˜π–“'𝖙 π–†π–‡π–”π–šπ–™ 𝖙𝖔 π–•π–—π–Šπ–™π–Šπ–“π–‰ π–‘π–Žπ–π–Š π–π–Š π–‰π–Žπ–‰. Λ‘ΰΌ„Ψ˜ Ϋ«ΫͺΫ«Ϋͺ or, in which dream gets sent to a boarding school for 'troubled' children and has to navigate his new life surrounded by supposedly messed-up teens.
hot chocolate and thrift shopping by michealhehee
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"π–žπ–”π–š'π–—π–Š 𝖓𝖔𝖙 π–’π–†π–π–Žπ–“π–Œ π–’π–Š 𝖆 π–™π–Žπ–“π–‰π–Šπ–—. π–π–”π–œ π–’π–†π–“π–ž π–™π–Žπ–’π–Šπ–˜ 𝖉𝖔 π–Ž π–π–†π–›π–Š 𝖙𝖔 π–™π–Šπ–‘π–‘ π–žπ–”π–š? π–Ž 𝖉𝖔𝖓'𝖙 π–œπ–†π–“π–™ 𝖆 π–‡π–”π–žπ–‹π–—π–Žπ–Šπ–“π–‰." "π–‡π–šπ–™ π–Žπ–™'π–˜ π–ˆπ–π–—π–Žπ–˜π–™π–’π–†π–˜!" or, in which dream works in a thrift store, tormented daily by his best friends for his lacking love life and disinterested towards christmas. *Ν› Ν™Ν› ⁑͛⋆͛* π–π–Š π–‘π–”π–”π–π–˜ 𝖆𝖙 π–π–Žπ–’π–˜π–Šπ–‘π–‹ π–Žπ–“ π–™π–π–Š π–’π–Žπ–—π–—π–”π–— 𝖆𝖓𝖉, 𝖋𝖔𝖗 π–”π–“π–ˆπ–Š, π–π–Š'π–˜ π–†π–ˆπ–™π–šπ–†π–‘π–‘π–ž π–™π–π–†π–“π–π–‹π–šπ–‘ 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖙 π–•π–šπ–“π–Ÿ π–‰π–Žπ–‰π–“'𝖙 𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖐 𝖆𝖙 π–π–Žπ–’. or, in which foolish turns up to work at the cafΓ© every morning, wishing on the star atop his tree that his co-worker will finally notice him as more than just a friend that he works beside. *Ν› Ν™Ν› ⁑͛⋆͛* "π–†π–—π–Š π–žπ–”π–š π–“π–Šπ–œ π–†π–—π–”π–šπ–“π–‰ π–π–Šπ–—π–Š?" π–‹π–”π–”π–‘π–Žπ–˜π– π–†π–˜π–π–˜ π–ˆπ–šπ–—π–Žπ–”π–šπ–˜π–‘π–ž. π–™π–π–Š π–”π–™π–π–Šπ–— π–‡π–”π–ž π–˜π–’π–Žπ–‘π–Šπ–˜ π–šπ–• 𝖆𝖙 π–π–Žπ–’. "π–žπ–Šπ–†π–, π–Ž π–’π–”π–›π–Šπ–‰ π–π–Šπ–—π–Š π–™π–π–Š π–‰π–†π–ž π–‡π–Šπ–‹π–”π–—π–Š π–žπ–Šπ–˜π–™π–Šπ–—π–‰π–†π–ž." or, in which karl's just moved to a new village, new to the area and having no friends besides his little brother, who may or may not be three years old.