Shoulder to Lean On
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Ongoing1h 40m
Last published Tue, Jan 19, 2021
Dream has everything a 21 year old could want. His childhood dreams fulfilled, YouTube success, internet fame, more than enough money, and plenty of close friends all around the world. However, the pressure of his career has started to get to him. The loneliness of all of his friends being online, the anxiety about ever revealing his face, the accusations about cheating his speedruns and staging his Manhunts, and the hate comments are starting to slowly drag him down. However, he avoids telling his best friends George and Sapnap and tries to distract himself, not realizing how dangerous his lack of self care and his stress levels have become. After passing out on a voice call with George, his best friend finally realizes that something is very wrong. However, no matter how much he wishes he could reach out to Dream, George is all the way across the ocean! Unless....
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