[BOOK 1/3] - DreamNotFound Highschool AU - For years, George and Clay have been close friends. They've been through years of school together, but after the former catches feelings for the other, he's worried things will fall apart. When they go on a school trip lasting for a week, then, he's worried the truth will come out. But maybe, if he holds out, that might not be such a bad thing...

Alas, my friends, this story is Dreamnotfound/Gream. I made an actual description. Recently, George has been feeling weird when he's around Dream. It happens when he is around or not. Dream seems to get him out of bed, make him laugh, etc. George eventually can't deny it. Every thing he says about him and Clay being friends is empty. Empty calls. Streams. Empty Texts. George knows his crush will be forced out of him by himself (power of gay), so in the days leading up to the stream, and the day he'll confess- Every text, was empty.

when george is kicked out of his apartment, dream offers to let him stay at his place.

George has issues. A lot of them, actually. His mother was diagnosed with cancer a couple years ago; his friends left him shortly after he'd suddenly vanished for two weeks, not responding to any messages or calls; and he was working two jobs a day - just to afford living here somehow. He felt as if he was all alone in the whole world - and almost everything made him feel absolutely gutted about it. So it's no surprise he felt the need to do something for it to go away. trigger warning! self-harm mentions

Dream 'convinces' George to take a break head outside for a walk. It doesn't go as planned.

it's so far in the future. like, cars-don't-exist-anymore kind of far. population is massive. there is a 3% chance of you walking down the street without bumping into at least one person. so when comes the future, come more rules and expectations. clay, alias dream, is a criminal on the run. he failed his Trial, and managed to run from the authorities upon doing so. he's smart, but can he outsmart a figure that aced the Trial? george, top of his class, is chosen to assist in capturing dream. his task is to find out who dream really is, and to put a stop to the man. ** i don't know if this will have major heavy themes but there will be tws if so, and also strong language usage warning ** IMMENSE THANK YOU to @facadecake for the cover!?! like omg what the heck it's so amazing and i just ahdjskhsdjk <333

For as long as George can remember, he's always felt like an outcast. He'd learned to be cautious when letting new people into his life, never allowing anyone to get too close. As time passed he gradually got used to relying solely on himself, but he still desperately wished he could just put himself out there a little more. At the age of twenty-one he's finally ready to take some risks and meet new people, or at least, that's what he's trying to tell himself. As George battles with his self worth and feelings of discouragement, he has a chance encounter with an American stranger in the middle of the night. Could an unlikely friendship between the two change the trajectory of George's life? He certainly hopes so. {t/w}~ alcoholism, abuse, talk of mental health, slight/implied homophobia, panic attacks *there will be a disclaimer in the specific chapters that warnings appear in, some are more mild than others* please stay safe and know that you are loved! this story is purely for practice purposes and is not intended to make anyone uncomfortable, and if it does, i'll take it down right away! now with that out of the way, let's get into the story <3