#in the sense that csam gains jus the tiniest bit more self awareness to recognize his actions weren’t just bad cuz he paid for them later

[weird0strawberry]

Berry my dear... what was that comic 😨😨😨😰???!!! What Sam was trying to do exactly? And, what was the phrase "That's wrong"???

the idea is, with so much of the prison devoted to that visitation system, c!dream would ask about it/try to utilize it at some point post-Daedalus (especially after Wilbur and Tommy break in. that was avoidable, to him) in canon, c!sam has this step in the prison visitation system where he personally kills the visiter. but they call it a “pat down,” so c!dream assumes it’s just. a normal pat down.

now this parts a little hard to describe, as c!sam is a complicated, nuanced character, and I’m not the best at analyzing. c!sam’s initial actions are mainly fueled by a need to uphold the prison in The Way It Was Designed, “that’s wrong” being his choice of words cuz he views c!Dream’s obvious avoidance to physically touching him is insulting to the prison. he still feels like he has an Morally Righteous Obligation to make sure everything is done “right”

but the reason he immediately goes to grab c!dream like that is because he also still feels a deep rooted sense of entitlement and ownership of c!dream as well (or at least of what he is). and that feeling often overrides what would be logical in that situation. even after he’s lost, lost everything—c!sam doesn’t really regret it. he “would do it again.” thats also why it’s continued with “I’ll just show you,” it’s his need to have complete control

so, those 2/3 panels are really just c!sam going on autopilot. in the brief scuffle they had, c!sam manages to remove his mask to disarm him. his face sparks a memory, which distracts him, there’s a moment of stillness, and Dream pulls away. the rest are mostly metaphors for how c!sam is feeling/changing

I know I definitely should have devoted more space to the setup, but I was working on this for a while and at some point the concept just didn’t feel worth the extra page lmao :’)

#this is sort of the inbetween of the Daedalus arc and scrapped lore #in the sense that csam gains jus the tiniest bit more self awareness to recognize his actions weren’t just bad cuz he paid for them later #he won’t admit it to himself but it’s good emotional setup for when he decides to let him go (in the scrapped lore) #dreblr #awesamdream #c!dream #c!sam #weird asks #thenaiads