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If there was one person Dream didn't have a problem parting ways with, it was Tommy.

The entire trip since the gremlin had arrived Dream and George had woke up to some sort of prank- whether that be the spoiled milk Tommy handed George at breakfast or the fake cockroach he snuck under their bedroom door.

Safe to say, Dream would appreciate waking up without fear of sabotage.

Saying their goodbyes was sad to say the least, even if Clay wouldn't miss Tommy. He would, but he would never admit that.

Even when he whispered to Wilbur as he walked past, "Tommy's got a future ahead of him. Him and Tubbo could conquer the world," to which Wilbur laughed and agreed.

Wilbur and the double troubles left early that morning, going who knows where. They profusely thanked Wilbur for being so good at anything musical as well as carrying the group in charades.

Bad and Skeppy had agreed to drive the Dream Team home, since George had showed up with Wilbur earlier. However, Sapnap declined the invitation and planned to go with Karl instead.

With the arrangements made, it was just the six remaining boys as they retold their favorite stories from the trip in a small circle within the living room.

"One of my favorites has got to be when me and Karl went into town," Sapnap giggled, just as Karl mirrored his laugh and crashed backwards into the couch, wailing "noooo, not this one!"

"There was someone playing a piano in the town square and Karl looks over to me-" Sapnap snorts, trying to contain his laughter. "and goes, 'man, that's a really good pianist.'"

Dream wheezed and Bad yelled "Language!"

"To make it even better he said it so loud, everyone around thought he told me I had a good penis!" Karl reached over to hit Sapnap but he dodged, just as Skeppy broke into his contagious laughter and Karl shrunk into the couch in embarrassment. George raised an eyebrow, and somewhat teasingly and seductively said to Sapnap,

"Well? Would he be right?"

Dream gasped and pushed his boyfriend into couch, suffocating him with a pillow as it was Sapnap's turn to blush bright red. "George!" Multiple of the friends turned on the brit, wheezing and giggling and cackling alike.

"You guys are awful!" Bad complained as he crossed his arms. "Pianist and- that word- are very different things. Poor Karl."

Karl faked pouted just as Sapnap raised his arms in defense. "George is the one who asked if I had-"

"Enough!" Bad covered his ears but everyone stopped, dying for breath at the entire exchange. The entire conversation seemed like a fever dream.

"My favorite part of the trip was when George fell on top of Dream during that hike," Zak butted in. "The look on their faces was priceless."

"Trueeeee," Sapnap seemed to have recovered from the pianist story.

Dream had to admit it was pretty funny, the ironic comedy of it all. Still, the feeling of George's body pressed against his made the tips of his ears heat up, considering the boy in question was beside him holding his hand.

It hadn't taken long for the group to settle into the routine of the newfound relationship, as everyone had mostly seen it coming, except for the couple themselves. And maybe Karl, bless his heart.

"You did me so dirty in never have I ever, Dream," George reminded him, and Skeppy nodded. "So uncalled for."

Dream shrugged, and without missing a beat, replied "As I should."

Sapnap weighed the metaphorical options with his hands. "Fair enough,"

"Vouch," Karl added.

"Never met a relationship as dysfunctional as yours," Skeppy said to Dream nonchalantly. "Somehow I suspect you'll make it work."

George buried his face into Dream's shoulder just as he cracked a smile. "Me too."

They spent the rest of the hour they had left talking and checking for left behind possessions, loading the cars and remaking the beds, everything in between.

At last, Sapnap and Karl departed, reassuring them they would meet back at home, and the final four finally packed their bags and got into the car.

Characteristically, Skeppy turned around and waggled a finger. "No funny business back there," just as Bad tsked and focused solely on driving.

Dream winked. "No promises, you know how George is."

"What?" The brunette squeaked, blinking. "No, we know how you are!"

Zak pretended to be in thought. "I don't care who's the problem, I just don't want any funny business, that's all."

At last he turned around and pulled out his phone, tuning into his own little world and leaving the couple in their own.

"So..." George began, just as Dream leaned across the middle seat to kiss him on the lips.

George blushed bright red and sent a worried look towards the front seat, but Dream drew away before anyone could look. "Seriously?" He whispered. "Did you really think I would make out with you with Skeppy of all people in the front seat?"

"I don't know, you tend to make irrational decisions!" He whisper yelled back.

"I'm not a mirror, George!"

George crossed his arms and pulled out his phone and plugging earbuds in. "I'm sick of you."

"Too bad, you're stuck with me." Dream grabbed one of the earbuds for himself and put it in his ear. "You better have banger music taste."

"If by banger, you mean better than Sapnap's, then yes." George pressed play and pocketed his phone, leaning into the middle seat to rest his head on his boyfriends shoulder. He was out so fast, the first song hadn't even ended.

Clay used his own phone to take a quick selfie, sending it to Sapnap, captioning it "how's it feel to be single?"

And Sapnap replied immediately with "if being single means being with ur mom, then it's fantastic."

Dream rolled his eyes and looked to George. He smiled, thinking about the past and the present and the future, all of which he welcomed into his mind.

But for now, he really just wanted to get some sleep. And so he shifted so his own head was on his boyfriends, drifting asleep the gentle thrumming of the car, and the occasional drift of the road.

All while Skeppy took a picture of them, and sent it to the group chat and said, "there's four people in the car but yet i still feel like i'm the third wheel."

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( 1120 words )

filler chapter, sorry! this is the chapter i wanted to write the least tbh. i also had to write it in an hour since i didn't have it prewritten.

there is a lil secret on my profile... perhaps a teaser....