okay, hear me out… c!dream said he might bring c!sam some “roommates” in the prison, yeah? consider: c!dream locks c!tommy in pandora’s vault with c!sam 👀
he wants to get revenge on c!sam, right? you know what would upset c!sam? being forced to watch c!tommy get tormented by his abuser while being helpless to stop it. he already blames himself (to some extent) for failing to keep c!dream locked up. c!tommy definitely blames him for that. i just have this image in my head of c!tommy getting locked in the vault again (the place where he was beaten to death and then painfully resurrected) and lashing out at c!sam, telling him that it’s all his fault. y’all know c!sam would internalize the hell outta that shit.
getting c!tommy out of the way will also likely help c!dream in the long run in terms of his goals to destroying kinoko kingdom and las nevadas—though i’m not sure if he considers c!tommy to be a threat. i think c!tommy would try to help c!sapnap and/or c!quackity if they were in danger, and therefore be an obstacle, but c!dream might think he’s just a useless baby. which, like… fair. he gets triggered super easily (me too, king, i’m not judging you) and therefore c!dream could incapaciate him with little effort.
also, also, as a treat… i mean, if c!dream wants to convince c!sam that torture is bad, he could always… y’know… 👀🔪 i mean c’mon guys hurt/comfort is the c!tommy brand at this point. c!dream did say that he wants to make every day a living hell for him. if c!tommy is gonna get his shit rocked yet again, at least let there be a sympathetic witness this time, he deserves the validation and some recognition of his suffering.
this’ll never happen in canon ofc, but…fic writers where you at 👀
now i’m sure we’ve all had some absolutely wild dreams so i can’t blame him, but also i’ve never dreamt about Killing All Of My Friends, And Then God so maybe there’s just something wrong with him
this art is what introduced me to tddd and for that i will be forever thankful 🙏
Hmm yeah I've been reading things maybe
if you're a fan of c!Tommy angst and gruesome deaths go read 'the dead don't dream' it is very very painful :)
(⚠⚠spoilers and gorey descriptions ahead!!⚠️⚠ the picture is fine though)
this is a scene from chapter 9 that got stuck in my head, I kept imagining how it would be to get a pickaxe rammed into your skull, and my conclusion was: not a pleasant experience.
I'm a bit stiff with expressions sometimes, but I think I've captured Tommy's despair and literal decay pretty well! I'm kinda proud of that bony hand.
Anyways, the fanfic is still going, and i still gotta read the rest of it, so maybe if I get inspired I'll make another one? No promises though, my art is birthed through extremely random bursts of inspiration, so...
also, here's a picture that reminded me of this scene, I made it with Wombo Dream ai a while ago:
Question: Who’s your favorite Dream SMP Character?
Wilbur: “Mine’s Tommy. I feel like he’s got the most believable arc. He just wants to be- he just wants a leader. He wants to be..y’know. He wants someone to follow.”
I'm so biased towards c!tommy I'm the toxic inniter twitter cries about He has done nothing wrong and if he has he should do it again it would be funny and endearing I think