**Dream's pov & time skip**

       **TW : IMPLIED ABUSE, SLIGHT SELF HARM (pressing on bruises), SWEARING**

       He wasn't genuine.

       Looking at my arms, I poke at the bruises, awaiting the pain. It hurts. I keep pressing. Over and over again. I've stopped reacting at this point. Eventually I stop pressing and just hold my forearm in my hand, my thumb over a bruise. I zone out.

       I deserve it.

       Then he walks in. "What are you doing?" He questions. "Nothing, I just zoned out I guess." I semi-lie. He nods in understanding. Walking over to me, he pulls me into a soft embrace and I smell his cologne. He smells really nice. I love him.

       He's affectionate when he's not hitting me.

       Tears start to escape my eyes. Soon a waterfall. I bury my head in the crook of his neck while small hiccups escape my mouth. "What's wrong baby boy?" He asks, seeming actually concerned. "I'm not okay..." I say softly. He comforts me for a while until I stop crying and feel a bit better. 

      I wish it would stay like this.

       He wipes my tears and caresses my cheek until I get a notification that george is calling me on discord. I pull away and answer. 

       **George's pov**

       I was bored so I decided to call Dream. I move around in my chair until he picks up. "Hey Dream!" I greet warmly, smiling like always. He sniffles and then starts speaking, "Hey George." he says and I see Sapnap walk in the background.

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       He looks like he's been crying, and sounds like to too. I feel sad at the thought of him being sad. I've liked him for about a few months now and I'm really empathetic so it pains me as much as it pains someone else, and even sometimes more. "Do you wanna play Minecraft?" I ask him. "Yeah sure." He replies dryly.  I look at his face a little closer and I see a bruise, "Are you okay? Your face is bruised." I ask. He glances over in Sapnaps direction for a split second and then answers, "Oh! I'm fine, I just fell." 

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       We talked for about 2 more hours and I started to pay more attention to Dream's actions. He glanced over in Sapnaps direction a lot, and he looked kind of worried. Eventually though, we got off of the call after saying our goodbyes. I get off of my computer and lay down on my bed, face first. 

       Something is wrong but I can't put my finger on it. I'll sleep on it I guess. It was getting late anyways. Grabbing my phone, I start to scroll through Twitter until I start to get sleepy. I can feel my eyelids start to feel heavier by the second. Grabbing my charger which was right next to my bed and plugging in my phone, I roll over and cover myself with the cold bed sheets, eventually drifting off to sleep. "What could be wrong?" I think right as I slip into nothingness.

       **Dream's pov**

       George got off of the call, which is understandable since it was 3 AM for him while it was only 10PM for me because of the change in time zones. I sit back in my chair and start to scroll through youtube, and was so engrossed that I didn't notice Sapnap leaving the room. 

       That's never a good thing.

       After a while of reading comments and watching some videos, I hear Sapnap call my name  from the kitchen and I get up to see what he wanted. "Yeah?" I ask while walking into the kitchen. "I made croissant rolls" He says while smiling and holding out a small basket with a paper towel covering them to keep them warm for a while longer. (Please tell me it's not just my family that makes croissant rolls at the weirdest fucking times) 

       Maybe he's getting better.

       "I'm not really hungry tonight, but I'll eat some for breakfast tomorrow." I say to him. 

       That was a mistake.

       **719 words**

       Sorry if these chapters are pretty short, I never have any motivation and usually don't know how to write what I want to lol. Also I tried to make how george starts to find out kinda like the first episode of OHSHC.