[DSMP fic] Three things that never come back: Chapter 3, The spoken word (Dream and Wilbur)
/rp, about the dsmp characters and setting, etc
“Dream?” Wilbur breathes. He drops to his knees.
“Fuck,” Dream hisses hoarsely, at the same time. An axe materializes in his hand. Then, incrementally, it lowers.
“Wilbur?” Dream asks. The axe hangs at his side.
Wilbur’s eyes are wide. His heart is pounding.
“You – ” With precise, sharp movements, Dream crosses the distance between them. Wilbur lets him. Dream grabs his jaw. “Is anyone else here? Right now? Tell me.”
If Wilbur gasps when Dream touches him, well, that’s between them. His brain short-circuits while he tries to find the words. “I’m – Philza’s asleep, so long as you keep your voice down. Techno’s away. Haven’t seen him for days. It’s just me. And I, I mean. I didn’t see anything.”
Dream takes a second to process. Then he lets go, steps back, like he’s stunned. The feeling is mutual. “Okay. Okay.”
The cold wood is hard on Wilbur’s knees. “I don’t think I’ve ever heard you curse before,” Wilbur says. Dream is a religious man, he recalls – or at least, he was once.
“Well,” says Dream, keeping his voice quiet to match Wilbur’s, “I’m, I’m pretty sure you have.”
Link to the rest of the chapter on AO3. Take note this chapter gets VERY saucy.