The god hierarchy of the Dream SMP
So yeah I got thinking again.
The canon gods of the SMP are XD, god of quote unquote “Everything”, and Kristin the goddess of death. But, there’s also foolish, and other deities like the egg, so what is going on here? Well, here’s my little theory.
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So just like in many other mythologies, there’s a large pantheon of gods in the DSMP universe. Some minor ones include The Blood god, Drista goddess of chaos, and Philza, The Angel of death. These are all sub-species of the great quartet, or the big four if you will, and don’t really have any greater power over the world as a whole.
The big four consists of XD, god of creation, The Lady, goddess of death, Foolish, god of life, and [Redacted], god of destruction.
As you see, these four all exist in harmony, creating a circle. XD creates, Foolish gives life, [Redacted] destroys and The Lady takes care of their souls after their demise. They’re all one happy family.
Until Foolish leaves the great pantheon to become mortal, throwing everything into turmoil. It is unclear why Foolish gave up on his godhood, some ancient historians theories that he wanted peace, some say he wanted war, and some say he just wanted to build.
With a piece of their family missing, the system is in chaos. XD is forced to take on Foolish’ old duties of giving creatures and beings life, something that greatly upsets [Redacted]. Why should XD be gives more power than them and The Lady? The Lady has no qualms about this fact, she’s too busy breaking every rule possible to keep Foolish from entering her realm, just to give him eternal peace. Plus, this was when The Angel of Death was created and she’s a bit busy with that if ya know what I mean.
So [Redacted] is left to their own devices, to scheme and think to their hearts fullest content. They know that they’re not as powerful as the other two, with XD taking up two of the roles and The Lady having her own realm and billions of souls under her belt. But [Redacted] isn’t stupid, they’re the fucking god of destruction, and they know that they can take control if needed to.
So, they gain a new sort of power. The power to manipulate, and the power to control. Everyone who looks upon them immediately falls to their knees in awe, a willingness to devote and die for their god fining a place in their heart. The only people immune to their thrall is the creatures of there other gods, like XD’s Dreamons, The Lady’s undead, and Foolish’ villagers. Also yea I headcanon that they’re people of his creation, because come on. Dudes with big noses being obsessed with emeralds and peace?
And so [Redacted] spreads their destruction across the server, slowly taking soul after soul, block after block, until nothing remains but a barren blood red wasteland filled with brainwashed cultists. The Lady and XD are forced to act, but they can’t find themselves to kill [Redacted]. They’re like a sibling, a part of their holy quartet, and after loosing Foolish it would be too much to loose another.
So they encase [Redacted] in a vessel to conceal their destruction. A cocoon of sorts, or an egg if you will. [Redacted] is hidden deep underground, and they’re forever forgotten in history.
The Lady and XD can’t remove the destruction that The Egg caused, so they create a new realm to keep it all from spreading more. The mortals call it The Nether. All of the brainwashed people are sent there as well, as they can’t find a way to cure them. Overtime they evolve to adjust to the environment more, becoming creatures like Piglins, and Blazes, and Ghasts and Wither Skeletons. Some more powerful individuals evolve into Demons, terrifying creatures that are almost impossible to kill.
And life goes on. More people join the SMP. War is started, some are won and some are lost. The Lady’s Angel creates a family that all die off one by one. Some creature start to leave The Nether, such as a certain young and positive demon.
Foolish finds a place to live, permanently. XD checks in on him as often as he can, talking to him and entertaining him. Foolish has started to remember who he was, fragments and pieces only, and he demands of XD to be given his powers and godhood back. XD refuses, per Foolish own wishes from a long time ago, but after a while it becomes too hard to resist. He’s always been soft when it comes to Foolish sparkling green eyes and toothy shark grin.
And then a Demon finds The Egg. A descendant of one it their most loyal followers, taking up the role his ancestor played perfectly. Some other creatures, like a cat or a human get perused just as easily thanks to the Destruction blood flowing through their veins, while some take their time like a flower nymph, a creature of life.
And Foolish is killed. No one understands why, he’s supposed to be a god right? Why can some cat influenced by an egg take one of his lives?
Because the Egg is a god. Not just a god, it’s one of The Gods. The Big four are unkillable, to everyone but each other.
But because of his decision on mortality, Foolish is given a second chance. In fact, he’s gives a third chance as well, something to save for the future. Every god and deity are gives only one life, but Foolish is no longer a god, now is he?
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Yeah that ending sucked lol
Anyways, to summarize some things that didn’t fit here, in the beginning there were four sets of people, people of life, death, creation, and destruction. Over time the people have bred amongst each other, so most people of the SMP are mixes and hybrids, but there are some Purebloods. Dream is pure creation for example, as is George which is why XD is drawn to him. Every Nether person, such as Techno, Tina, Sapnap and Bad are pure destruction. Hannah and Purpled are pure life, giving them incredible survival skills, and Eret and Wilbur are both pure death. Sally was also pure life, giving Fundy and even 50/50 between life and death. Ranboo is similar, but with 50/50 of Creation and Destruction. Every revived person also become pure death, so while Tommy used to be mostly creation and Jack mostly destruction, they’re now 100% creatures of death.
Drista is a deity of XD, Philza a deity of The Lady, The Blood God a deity of [Redacted] and Prime a deity of Foolish.
Also I have no answer for The End, so after The Nether was created I guess XD just wanted his own realm to fuck around with. The Lady’s realm is Limbo, if that wasn’t obvious.
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Interrogations
Dream knew DreamXD would come for him eventually after his stunt in the End. He didn't expect that XD would be so serious about demanding answers. Or expect for far XD would go to get them.
WOOOOOOO!!! Next part of the AU baby lets go! And perfect timing for this :D since people are making theories. Sadly this fic won't answer any but it has a lot of ticklings. And it takes place right after Dandelion Kisses.
Warnings for this fic: Intense tickling. Like it's called interrogations, it is very heavily a tickle torture fic. Dream is fine and safe but be careful when reading. Also warning for feet nibbles in this fic. It's not a lot or in great detail but feet nibbles do happen and I know that can make people uncomfortable. Again pls be careful when reading, don't push yourself to read something if it makes you uncomfortable.
Thank you and pls enjoy!
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Dream was still pulling dandelions and grass out of his hair by the time he and George had finished lunch. He’d left them in, as some sort of whimsy reminder of the day, but a few too many started tickling at his ears and he was pulling them out now.
George had left to meet with Sapnap. He didn’t know when he’d be back, but he promised not to mention anything about Dream. It wasn’t the right time and while George didn’t agree, Dream knew he wouldn’t break his trust.
Now all that was left was to figure out what to do for the rest of the day. Dream taunted with the idea of going out. He could cover himself up and walk around the SMP, not interact with anyone even though his whole being burned to. He wanted to know what was happening, to catch up with everyone. He had to visit Techno sometime and see where the piglin stood exactly. He had to get to the next part in his plans with Punz.
Punz…huh.
Dream hadn’t thought of Punz since their last meeting. Everything had been crazy and it felt like he never got time to think and sort everything out. Now Dream thought of Punz and a million questions popped in his head.
Where was the blonde bounty hunter now? They had a meeting plan in the snow and then that was it. It was supposed to be planned out from there but then Punz had vanished. He handed Dream those weird Ender Pearls and then he’d left. Dream was too excited with the new plan to really think properly. He should have sought Punz out, or at least planned a better way to contact him.
Maybe that could be the next plan. And George could help. A small list formed in Dream’s head while he walked from the kitchen to the main room then a sudden familiar pop sound filled the air, and Dream stood looking at DreamXD.
The God looked better than the last Dream had seen him. The torn up bloodied imagine of his brother was replaced with this. His cloak was completely fixed and the blood was gone. Dream glanced down at XD’s arms, only seeing the top set hang over his cloak. He couldn’t see the damaged one, and worried if it was still torn, bloody and limp. But he forced himself to look up, get his thoughts away from it.
If XD was here, there’s only one conclusion Dream’s mind leapt to.
He’s going to put me back in the prison!
Adrenaline coursed through Dream’s veins for survival. His legs screamed at him to run and he nearly did when XD rose up his arm. He thought it was coming to grab at him, but XD held up his palm like he was trying to sooth a wild animal and he spoke.
“I’m not taking you back to the prison. I’m not here for that.” XD’s voice rumbled behind the mask. That mask was once comforting to look at and now it filled Dream with anxiety. When the mask was on it wasn’t his brother speaking to him. It was the God of the server.
XD lowered his hand slowly and spoke again. “You are not going back there. But I need to talk to you.”
Dream’s heart thumped uncomfortably in his chest. He had practiced what he’d say to XD over and over again in his head but now given the chance his memory failed him. He opened his mouth and was cut off.
“How did you get to the End?”
Any hope Dream let himself had fell. So it wasn’t to talk, it was to get answers. Not a conversation Dream wanted but it was something.
“W-We…” Dream cleared his throat when he realised how hoarse his voice sounded. “I found a stronghold where the portal frames weren’t destroyed.”
“How?” XD asked suddenly.
A bead of sweat rolled down Dream’s neck. He wished he had his mask on to hide. It seemed unfair XD got to hide while he was forced to face this head on. “I just...searched for it. Went to stronghold after stronghold until I found it.”
“You? Not you and George?”
“No!” Dream quickly shook his head. “No. It was me. All me.”
“You…” XD repeated the word slowly. “So you went out and searched for the stronghold yourself, found it and then went back and got George?”
Dream realised his fuck up before XD finished his sentence. That wouldn’t make any sense time wise considering Dream and George travelled for a month.
“No I… I knew the area where to search. I got George and brought him with me while we went to the stronghold.”
XD hummed and Dream realised he didn’t make a whole lot of sense. His mind cursed himself. How could he be so calm and cool speaking to everyone else, but as soon as he had to talk to his brother it felt like his mind was mush and his mouth was full of cotton.
XD was silent for a long while before he spoke again. “How did you open the portal?”
A thousand lies ran through Dream’s head but before he could say anything XD cut in. “Do not lie to me about this Dream.”
Dream wanted to act in offence, but it wasn’t like XD was wrong. “I… I used those ender pearls. The ones in the portal frames.”
XD nodded slowly. “And where did you get them?”
Dream controlled his breathing. “I… I found them.”
“No you didn’t.” XD voice was harsher. “Where did you get them?”
“I made them.” It was partly a panicked response, but XD’s head tilted and Dream couldn’t tell if it was in consideration or not.
“Really?” The voice was dripping in sarcasm. He did not believe it. “How do you make them?”
Dream pursed his lips. Caught.
“Right. So. How did you get them?”
“I… I just found them. I swear-”
“Did someone give them to you?”
Dream thought he controlled his face enough to not let it slip away, but without his mask he didn’t have that assurance. Seems like his expression wasn’t controlled enough as XD quickly asked. “Who gave them to you?”
There was no point lying again, but if Dream told then Punz was in trouble. Probably worse than trouble. Punz would be dead. “N-No-one! I found them. I knew you needed something for the portals and they fit.”
“Did this person also tell you where the stronghold was?”
His face clearly made a tell again because XD nodded. “Okay. So they’re the same person. Who is it?”
“I… It - N-No-one. It was all me.”
XD sighed. A sigh that was holding back frustration. “Dream, this is serious.” His voice was almost growling. “Whoever gave you those Eyes is dangerous. You could have been killed, or someone else might have followed you through. Or Dragon could have gotten out to the Overworld. So you need to tell me right now who gave them to you.”
Dream’s neck felt wet with sweat and his heart raced. He couldn’t sell out Punz no matter what. If XD was that mad at his own brother he couldn’t imagine the rage he’d have for someone unrelated to him. “No-one did…”
Dream’s voice wasn’t very believable, but he already knew XD didn’t believe him. He just had to outlast the God and show that he wasn’t budging.
Of course it was easier thinking that than actually doing it. Despite them being brothers, XD was terrifying and while Dream was sure XD would never hurt him, the aura from the God was…unsettling.
XD moved suddenly and if Dream wasn’t so used to XD’s tells he would have been caught instantly. The God leapt from his position, arms out stretched to grab hold but Dream quickly ducked under them. He pushed himself off the floor and ran for the door but he didn’t even make it half way before he was caught.
XD’s upper arms caught around Dream’s waist. The blonde didn’t even have a chance to struggle before his wrists were captured and Dream was pulled up off the ground, his arms held up high above his head. He kicked out his legs, but even as his foot hit into XD’s shins, the God was unmoved.
Undetered by Dream’s actions, XD brought forward his lower set of arms. His hands poised on either side of Dream’s ribs before digging in. His claws scribbling through the tunic over the ticklish bones.
“Pffftt! W-Wait! Wahahahait!” Dream laughed instantly with no chance to steel himself from the tickling. Honestly this wasn’t what he was expecting at all.
The tickling hands crawled up to Dream’s armpits, drilling into the hollows before skittering their way down and kneading at Dream’s hips. The trapped mortal threw his head back in a boisterous laugh that caught him off guard. XD usually teased his tickly victims into a frenzy but there was none of that softness. XD went straight in for the kill. His fingers crawled around to Dream’s stomach and vibrated over the quivering belly, drawing the laugh up to near hysterics.
XD lessened his tickling only slightly to whisper into Dream’s ear. “This doesn’t stop until you tell me who gave them to you.”
Dream gasped between his helpless laughter. He’s going to tickle torture me to find out!
The realisation kicked Dream’s body into survival. He tried to wiggle, kick and worm his way out of XD’s hands but it was no use. XD didn’t budge and hands tickling didn’t falter in their attack. They moved down, switching between scribbling over Dream’s tummy and kneading over his hips. He never stayed in each spot for a set time, moving rapidly between them or sometimes he’d give one more attention than the other. It kept Dream’s nerves constantly on edge and crying out for mercy when he thought it should be over.
Tears prickled in the corner of Dream’s eyes when XD finally stopped. Their hands pulled back but the hands around Dream’s wrists still didn’t move while Dream took in gulp after gulp of air.
“Pl…Plehease… Stop…” Dream gasped.
“Who gave you the Eyes, Dream?” XD voice was cold as they asked.
“No-No-one! Please XD just listen to me-!”
Dream was moved. From being hoisted in the air he was then laying on the floor of the cottage. By the time he realised it he was still trapped. XD sat over his legs, facing away from Dream and down to his feet. Dream immediately knew what was coming. He tried to jump up and make a grab for the back of XD’s cloak but his hands were tied. Literally. He looked up above his head to see his wrists bound together with rope that grew from the floor. Like tan snakes they weaved around Dream’s wrists and tied into a tight knot.
He tried his hardest to pull on the ropes, but it was worthless. His attention was drawn back to XD as the God began to slowly pull off his brother’s socks.
“XD! Wait wait wait! WAHAIT! Plehease!”
His brother paid no attention, throwing off the socks without hesitation. Dream curled his toes and tired to cover one foot with the other, but XD simply grabbed his toes. His foot was stretched out and his sole attacked. XD’s terrible tickly claws scratched up and down his foot, not focusing on one spot but just making sure the whole area was tickled.
Dream threw his head back into a laugh, which became a scream when his other foot was grabbed in the same way. Stretched out and tickled beyond reason.
“PLEHEHEHEASE! PLEHEHEHEASE! MERCY! MERCIHIHIHIY!”
It was only a matter of time before those claws would hone in on his worst spot. His laugh came out in high pitched squeaks whenever those claws brushed along his arch. It was like they were sending warning shocks through his body, alighting his nerves while taunting him: this is what’s coming. This is what you’ll be dealing with.
“Tell me who gave you the Eyes. And this stops.” XD slowed his fingers, softly scratching over the balls of Dream’s feet and just under his toes. It still tickled madly, but his laughter was soft enough to hear XD’s words and speak.
“EHEHEX DEHEHEHE! Ple-ehehe-eHEAHAHASE! PLEASE! I-I cahahan’t breheheheathe!”
“You can speak just fine. Talk.” XD replied coldly, and his fingers went down, just ever so slightly, closer to Dream arch.
“NOHOHO! PLEHEHEHASE!” Dream screeched. He tried to arch his back as much as he could but couldn’t do much with XD on his legs. “I CAHAHAN’T! EheheHEHEehehex Deheheheheh! Plehehehease!”
“That’s not an answer.”
With that XD’s nails went down, directly over the arches of Dream’s sensitive feet and scribbled.
Dream’s laughs came out in mix of silent screams and sudden bouts of hysterics. He wiggled, turned and kicked out any part of his body he could move. He couldn’t speak or form words, or at least not consciously anyway. His mind was overtaken by the shocks of ticklish energy. Numbing his thoughts and overriding every sense in his body to just feel the tickling.
He barely even noticed when two more arms sprouted from XD’s back. They pushed aside XD’s cloak, flexed their fingers before suddenly launching down and tickling into Dream’s tummy.
Dream didn’t think he could physically be tickled anymore than he already was, but it seems his nerves still had a ways to go. He could feel his mind slipping to the depths of insanity, forever feeling this endless tickling. It seeped into every thought of his mind, electrifying all of his nerves with no sign of rest.
The tickling must have stopped for a while but Dream was still laughing. Eventually his laughter died down to giggles and he noticed XD had moved off his legs. Not that it helped him in any way. His whole body felt like jelly, unmoving except for the few twitches he made. He could feel the tear streaks down his cheeks only because XD wiped them away. He was by Dream’s side now, wiping away the fallen tears with the back of his hand. The extra arms he sprouted were gone, but his mask remained on and his voice still cold when he spoke.
“Tell me who gave you the Eyes Dream and it’s over.”
Dream whined. “Pl…please XD…. I… I can’t….”
“Did they threaten you, Dream? Did they say something would happen to you if you told me? Or threaten George?”
It was the first time XD’s voice had gone soft through their whole conversation and Dream hated how much he leaned into it. He hated how his heart fluttered and yearned for that voice again, to hear XD be his brother.
“N-No…” Dream hesitated to say, and felt a cold sting when all softness from XD’s voice was gone.
“Then tell me who.”
Dream shut his eyes and shook his head. It was becoming unbearable to see that cold mask looking down at him. He heard XD sigh and then he moved. Dream’s nerves tingled with unknowing until he felt his tunic being pulled up over his tummy.
“N-NO!” Dream yelped, eyes shot open and he tried to curl up again.
XD was having none of it, easily stretching Dream out again and sitting on his legs. Now facing his stomach.
“PLEASE! XD!”
“I’m not playing games with you Dream. When you’re ready to tell me, this stops.”
He came down upon Dream’s stomach, who tensed up expecting raspberries blown across his skin. But it was not XD’s lips that touched his skin, it was XD’s fangs. The End God immediately began nibbling along the soft sensitive flesh and Dream lost it.
He screamed louder than he ever had. If he had any sense left to think he’d be thankful George’s cottage was in the middle of a forest. It must have sounded like he was being murdered.
Dream vision was overtaken with flashing colours, blinding white lights and spouts of darkness. His nerves felt alight with fire and electricity at the same time.
It felt like hours the tickling lasted for, but it was truly only a few seconds. Dream took in air like he had been drowning. His cheeks were wet with tears again and his hair clung to his sweat slicked skin.
The starry mask of XD was pushed up, revealing his lips set in a straight emotionless expression. Dream tried to plead again, but it came out in whimpers and XD spoke over him. “You cannot handle my fangs on your stomach. And that’s not even your worst spot.”
Dream cocked his eyebrow up in question. Or he tried to but he honestly wasn’t sure if it moved. His whole body felt like it wasn’t in his control.
“How are you going to last with those fangs on your worst spot?”
It look longer for Dream to connect the dots, and even then it didn’t fully click until XD moved himself off Dream’s legs and grabbed one of his ankles.
Dream wanted to jump away and fight with his full strength, but he was weak and his voice hoarse from all the laughing. He barely got his other leg up to kick before XD’s hand snapped on and held it down. His shouts for XD to stop came out more in a whimper.
“Plehehease! Plehehease plehehease dohohon’t! E-Ehehex Dehehe!”
“You know how to make it stop.” Was all XD said before the foot was raised up, and he opened his mouth for his terrifying fangs to grow long and sharper. They grazed across Dream’s arches, nibbling so softly and Dream screamed for as much as his lungs would allow.
His laughter came out in a mix of silence and screams. When his lungs could laugh no more his face was still an expression of hysterical laughter but no sound came out. When he got the smallest puff of air it wailed out his throat in pleading laugh-filled words.
“GREHEHEHEHEHEN! GREHEHEHEHEHEHEN!!! FUHUHUHUCKING STOHOHOHOP!”
The tickling did stop, but foot was held up to XD’s fangs. The God hesitated, having a silent debate with themselves and even if the tickling had stopped, Dream still felt no safer when he could feel the God’s breath over his foot.
He’s not going to stop!
Dream felt his chest tightening when XD slowly lowered his foot, calming him for a moment.
“You get a break, then this continues.”
Words had never felt so cold and terrifying. “Nohoho! Plehehease! You-You cahan’t!”
“I can, and I will. Until you’ve told me who gave you the Eyes, this doesn’t stop.”
“I-I can’t…” Dream blinked away tears in his eyes, unsure if they were from his tickling, or frustration. “I can’t tell you.”
“You have to, Dream.”
“You’ll… You’ll hurt them if I do…”
It was easier to read XD’s emotions with their lips shown. They pulled back, lips slightly parted in a silent gasp as they paused over the words. “I… I wouldn’t.” XD spoke after a moment to collect his thoughts.
“You will! You…” Dream rapidly blinked the tears from his eyes and looked up to XD. It probably wasn’t as impressive or serious as he wanted it to look. “You nearly threw me back in the prison, and I’m your own brother! You’d kill a stranger if they did the same thing!”
XD’s mouth fell open as though in shock, and Dream could only imagine it was a look of pain on their face. “I-I…” XD started then silently mouthed something. They looked down for a moment before bringing their face back up. “I would have… I would have never put you back in that prison. I… I misspoke.”
“You misspoke?! You said you’d have thrown me in the prison if you had the chance!”
“I wouldn’t have! I was…I was angry! I was terrified! Terrified I’d lost you. That I’d lose you!”
Despite how much his heart wanted to hold onto the pain and spitefulness, he could hear truth in his brother’s words. They had spent years together, learning one another's tells and XD wasn’t lying.
“That’s why I need you to tell me who gave them to you. If they know how to make them, or have some way to get them, they’re dangerous Dream. They nearly killed you.”
Dream’s head fell back in defeat. Of course, of course it wasn’t for Dream’s concern. It was to keep those stupid Eyes safe and out of everyone else’s hands. It was all to protect the End. Dream’s care was a second thought.
“I won’t hurt them, Dream. If it was one of your friends who gave them to you. I just want to speak with them.”
Part of Dream didn’t want to believe it, but he knew XD too well. The God wasn’t lying but doubt still prickled along Dream’s skin. It was hard to trust what he knew right now. His mind was still foggy from the tickles, and it was hard to think of XD showing mercy to anyone when it came to the End.
“You…you won’t hurt them?”
XD shook his head. “No.”
“Promise?”
“I promise you. I just want to talk to them.”
It was hard to believe, but the tickling of XD’s fangs along his feet were still coursing through him, lightly strumming his nerves with the memory. And he had a feeling XD wouldn’t show him mercy for his safeword again.
“P… Punz… It was Punz.”
XD’s reaction was a lot…less reactionary than Dream thought. The God seemed paused, like he hadn’t heard Dream and then he tilted his head. “Punz?”
“Y-Yes…?”
XD’s head tilted again, this time the other way. “Punz? Mercenary Punz? White hoodie wearing Punz?”
“Yes! How many Punz are there? That Punz, yes!”
XD leaned back ever so slightly, tilting his head up to the ceiling. He was still for a moment before looking back down to Dream. “You’re sure it was Punz who gave them to you?”
“Yes!” Dream huffed, frustrated.
“He didn’t give them to you from someone else? Did he make them?”
“He…well…” Dream pushed through the fog in his mind to think and remember. Punz had given him the Eyes but he hadn’t elaborated on how. When Dream went to ask, Punz had vanished. “I don’t know…” He admitted. “He gave them to me but I don’t know how he got them.”
XD paused again to think but after a moment his shoulders relaxed and his words came out softer, carried on a sigh. “Alright…”
Worry, dread and guilt pooled in Dream’s stomach. He’s sold out his friend over threats of tickling. “You won’t hurt him, right? You’re just talking.”
“I won’t hurt him, I promised.”
The ropes uncoiled from Dream’s wrists and disappeared. Dream hissed from the burn. His wrists were red and the skin was sensitive. He pulled his arms down, wincing slightly at the pain in his shoulder. XD must have let go of his ankles because he found his body curled up and then he was suddenly lifted into XD’s arms.
He didn’t fight the move, no matter how much Dream wanted to. This thoughts and feelings were still swirling around and confusing him. In his mind he wanted to still be angry at XD and scream at him for not listening, but his body just wanted to be coddled and wrapped up in XD’s cloak like he was a child again.
XD moved into George’s room and carefully placed his brother over the bed. Dream winced, when his wrists touched onto the sheets, but as he went to held them up they were gathered in XD’s hands. A tingling, ticklish feeling washed over Dream’s skin, and then the injury was healed and XD drew his hands away.
“You should sleep.” XD spoke. “Maybe get some water…”
Dream was tired, and his throat did feel scratchy from all the screaming. His body still felt weird, like the ghostly tickles were lingering on the edge, waiting to pounce him. Ghostly anticipation.
“Are you going to see Punz now?” Dream had to ask.
“Yes but…not to speak to him. Not yet. I’m going to try and find him and then decide what to do from there.”
Dream gave a silent sorry to Punz, wherever they were. XD promised not to harm them but he couldn’t help but feel he’d just gotten Punz locked into a future tickle torture session with his brother.
“Sleep.” XD said again and when Dream looked up he saw the God placing down a glass of water by the bedside table.
His throat cried out for water, but Dream ignored it and instead looked up to XD. “Will you be going then?”
“Soon…” XD nodded.
“Will you come back, or will you keep avoiding me?”
XD was taken aback by the question and even Dream was himself. He knew it was frustration but he couldn’t care less. He deserved to act a little petty.
“I’m not avoiding you…” XD sounded genuinely hurt which almost wavered Dream’s heart.
Almost.
“You haven’t spoken to me for a week, and the first time you do it’s to torture me to give up my friend.”
“This is serious Dream. If there are more Eyes out there or someone who can make them, it’s dangerous!”
“Then why didn’t you talk to me about it? Why didn’t you come sooner? Why did you make me wait and worry that each day would be the day you’d come back and drag me back to that prison?”
“I-I didn’t…” XD’s voice sounded hurt. “I needed to figure out what to say to you. I needed a plan for how to deal with everything.”
“Why do you need a plan for me?! Why can’t you just talk with me first?! You’re my brother! We’re siblings, but you look for every excuse, every other way apart from just speaking to me! I’m your last resort to come to when you should have just spoken to me first!”
Tears flowed down Dream’s cheeks again and this time he didn’t have the tickling to blame. He never sobbed or cried though it welled up in his throat wanting to. Dream wouldn’t give XD that. He swallowed back his cries and shut his eyes.
He couldn’t hear XD move, but Dream just willed himself to believe the God had left. He kept telling himself that until he felt the hand run through his hair. It stopped at the base of his skull and scratched softly at his scalp. Dream couldn’t hold back the whine or gentle sigh that left him. He hated how easily he could relax in XD’s arms.
“I’m sorry, Dream.” XD’s voice sounded hoarse as well, like holding back a cry of their own. “I truly am. I don’t… I still don’t know what to do sometimes. I fear if I do one thing it’s not what you want, but then I end up doing the other and it hurts you still.”
Dream wanted to speak, but the scratching on his scalp made him too tired to think properly or form any words. He just felt the comfort of the mattress underneath him, the pillows under his head, and the warm blanket that suddenly covered him. Dream didn’t have to open his eyes to know it was green.
“I want to speak with you. Properly. I’ll speak with you soon. I promise. Sometime in the coming days…”
The words faded as did the rest of the world. The comforts and warmth all rolled into Dream as one, cradling him down into a soft gentle sleep.
His waking was not so soft. It was hand on his shoulder, rousing Dream from his slumber suddenly and George’s voice ringing in his ears. “Wake up! Dream!”
It took him a while to shake the sleep from his mind and blink himself awake. He felt groggy and unbearably thirsty. It was now night time. Candles were lit in the cottage to give it light and George was sat on the edge of their bed.
“Was XD here?” George asked frantically. “There’s a note left on the table from him. Was he here?”
Dream drank the water as George carried on. He was holding a note which he handed over when Dream asked for it. It was written in XD’s hand, though rather messily.
Dream. I meant what I said about speaking with you. I need to prepare things but in a couple of days I’d like to meet with you and we can discuss talking on fairer terms. If you ever need me before then, you can always find a way to the Glade and I’ll come to you.
Don’t worry about the prison. I’m taking care of that.
The last line cause Dream off guard. What did that mean? How was he taking care of the prison? XD never showed interest to the building, even when it had been Dream planning and organising it. He had waved it off as keeping neutrality then and even when it was Dream in it he sill refused to act.
What has changed his mind? Dream wondered. And what does he plan to do? What counts as ‘taking care of it’ to him.
“Dream!” George snapped, pulling Dream from his thoughts and reminded him he wasn’t alone. “What happened?”
It wasn’t an easily answered question, but it reminded Dream that George wasn’t here because of his meeting with Sapnap, and sparked a question.
“George! Did you go to the meeting? Was Punz there?”
“Punz?” George pulled and and raised one eyebrow. “Why you asking about him?”
“Was he?”
“No…well… That’s funny you should mention that, because Punz was supposed to be there but he never showed up. Sapnap seemed worried. Apparently Punz was helping with defences for the Kingdom a few days ago but he was acting off.”
Acting off? Dream thought. He wondered what would be considered acting off for Punz. The mercenary was a master manipulator, so it’s not like they’d be acting suspicious. But then Dream hadn’t given any plans out for dealing with Kinoko. He taunted about it to Sapnap of course but he had no plans at the moment for it. Especially not when George was so closely tied to it.
“Why are you asking about him?” George asked.
“I… Well XD was here.”
“I knew it!” George climbed onto the bed. “It was so obvious! What did they say? They’re not…thinking of taking you to prison right?”
“No. I don’t… I don’t think so. But something did happen.”
“What?”
A blush flushed over Dream’s cheeks, but he cleared his throat and readied himself to explain. If Dream was going to go through with his plans, then he wanted George there by his side. And that meant telling him everything.
Dream sat up on the bed, faced George and began to explain.
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