Forget Them My Dear
Summary :
Nightmare's way to help Dream relieve his stress.
TW :
Heavy manipulation(?)
Hypnotism probably
Nightmare's too sweet this is illegal.
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Dream P.O.V (3rd)
He's been there for almost 3 months. But he doesn't know that.
He doesn't know how long he'd been sitting, playing with the clock, writing and listening to the lava flow and drip of the crying obsidian.
He's got a clock, sure, but keeping track of the days that passed was too exhausting.
He sat there, in the obsidian box, alone. Or was he?
Night mare was there.
Nightmare was the only one who he saw daily.
Sam stopped checking up on him.
He probably forgot about him.
Nightmare was always there for him.
Nightmare never once left his side.
He could've got up and leave Dream but he didn't.
He was losing his sanity second by second.
But good thing Nightmare was there.
Nightmare kept him sane.
Nightmare made him feel like he existed.
Nightmare made him remember that he was still alive.
Nightmare was who he ever saw.
No one was visiting him.
No one.
Not George, Not Sapnap. Well maybe Sapnap, although he only visited once. He even threatened to kill Dream if he ever escapes.
Everyone must've forgotten about him.
They've got better things to do than keep him sane, right?
No one visited him.
Not Punz, Ranboo never visited again and the same goes for Tommy.
He probably traumatized them enough to stop visiting him.
He thought Techno as a friend. And yet he never visited.
Techno thought of him as a friend too, right? Right?
Who was he kidding?
Techno would never have gotten the message of him being locked up. People hated him too.
If Techno knew he would visit... Right?
But no one visited.
He stopped eating the raw potatoes after the 1st month.
His breathing became hallow and loud after the 2nd month.
His mind was jumbled and confused in the 3rd month.
He did nothing in the cell other than write and listen. (Write? What was he writing?)
He wanted them to visit. At least one of them to make him feel alive. (Them? Would they care? He was a monster to their eyes. Of course they wouldn't bother with him.)
The only one who truly cares was Nightmare.
Nightmare was his friend. (Is he really tho?)
Nightmare helped him. (Did he really?)
Nightmare told him he was his friend. (Do you honestly believe that?)
Nightmare told him that he's visit today as well, but this day was special.
Nightmare told him that he was in too much stress, so Nightmare will help him with it.
How?
It doesn't matter. (Does it?)
Nightmare was his friend. Nightmare had always been there for Dream.
Nightmare wouldn't do anything to harm him.
Nightmare was his friend. His only friend.
He felt excited.
He was excited to meet his friend.
He was excited on what his friend was planning to do to help him out with his stress.
He trusts Nightmare. (Should he?)
He sat there patiently, waiting for Nightmare to arrive.
He wouldn't want to disappoint Nightmare.
Nightmare was his friend.
He was the only one who cared. Who visited. Who showed him that he existed.
Nightmare was his friend, and his only friend. He doesn't have anymore friends. After all, they left him. (Or was he the one who left them? He doesn't know. He doesn't know. Hedoesn'tknowHedoesn'tknowHedoesn'tknowHedoesn'tknowHedoesn'tknowHedoesn'tknow-
"Dream~!" A voice said sweetly as Dream's eyes out up and he perked up his ears.
"Nightmare!" He replied with a wide smile, he was like a puppy greeting it's owner who came back from a distant travel.
He tried to stand up to greet him properly but he stumbled on his feet and fell on the ground.
"Dream! You shouldn't walk yet! You stopped eating your potatoes daily so you're pretty weak right now." Nightmare claimed as he rushed over to Dream's aid.
"Yeah... Forgot about that... Sorry!" He giggled playfully.
Nightmare couldn't help but smile.
"You said you'll help me out with stress? How exactly?" Dream asked as he sat down properly and looked at Nightmare.
Nightmare laughed as he sat infront of Dream.
"Don't be hasty now." He said.
"Alright, alright." Dream grinned.
"Now Dream, before we do this I want you to answer my questions honestly. Alright?" Dream nods.
"Alright. Now-" Nightmare grabbed both of Dream's hands "-look into my eyes." Dream complies and looks up to Nightmare's eyes.
They were in a dark shade of red. Tho it was pretty, it was like blood or red wine.
"Listen to my voice." Nightmare said gently as he and Dream kept eye contact. Dream nods slightly.
"Don't avert your eyes anywhere. Just keep looking at mine." Nightmare tells him softly. Dream's mind melted into the soft tone the other was using.
"Tell me, little Dreamling. Who or what do you think is the cause of all your stress and Anxiety?" He asks Dream smoothly.
Dream felt the urge to lie, this he didn't want to worry or disappoint Nightmare. But then again, Nightmare told him to be truthful. And so he did.
"The SMP... Everyone... Everything, everything just hurts." He replied, not breaking eye contact.
Nightmare squeezed Dream's hands and looked deeper into Dream's eyes.
"Now, tell me why the SMP is stressing you out. Tell me what you fear."
"I'm... I'm afraid that they'll forget about me. I'm afraid that they'll all move on and leave me here. Although I deserve it... Right? This was my choice, i-" Nightmare cutted off Dream with a gentle 'shh'.
"I know, I know Dreamling. That's why we're doing this, to ease up all those emotions." Nightmare cooed. "Now, to make this work, all you have to do is follow my voice. Alright?" Nightmare said as gentle as possible.
"Okay..." Dream said.
Dream's eyelids were starting to feel heavy. But he didn't want to disappoint Nightmare, he didn't want Nightmare to come here and do this just for Dream to ruin it. So Dream fought off the urge to sleep.
"I want you to think all those things that hurt you and stress you out." Dream complies as he focused his thoughts.
"Great, now keep looking at my eyes while keeping those thoughts inside your brain." Nightmare said as he squeezed Dream's hands more.
Dream looked deeply into Nightmare's eyes and felt himself wanting to sleep.
"Now close your eyes." And so he did.
"Follow my voice." He did.
Nightmare touched Dream's forehead, covering his eyes. Nightmare closed his eyes and focused his thoughts onto Dream.
Nightmare started to massage Dream's head as he hums sweetly near Dream's ears.
"They cause you pain didn't they?" And he received a nod.
"George and Sapnap didn't bother to visit you."
"They forgot about you. Is that what you're stressing out about?" He asked gently as Dream nods.
Nightmare took Dream's hands and caressed it gently.
"They hurt you didn't they? They left you here to rot."
"They forgot about you."
"They'll never remember you."
"They won't visit you because to them, you're dead."
Words of Nightmare stung Dream, it was like he was being stabbed multiple times. And Nightmare's oddly sweet voice made it feel like after getting stabbed, they twist the blade also twisting the flesh and forcing him to bleed.
Dream couldn't help but let out a cry of pain while whimpering.
"You want it to stop?"
He received a nod.
"If you want it to stop then all you have to do is focus your thoughts on them. Feel them killing you over and over and over again. They won't stop until you're truly dead in their book."
Dream let out a cry of pain.
"Now now my little Dreamling." Nightmare kisses Dream's forehead.
"You'll forget. You can't remember who they are. They left you here, they killed you over and over that you're head is beginning to be jumbled up." Dream flinched.
"You don't know them, you don't know them, you got killed and trapped so many times that for the last time, they left you here to rot for eternity." Dream's eyes started watering.
"But I came and helped you. I was the only one who truly is your friend. Don't forget my name Dreamling."
"Name..?" Dream whispered as he shivered.
"That's right. I'm the one who saved you from those people."
"I am the only one you trust. The name's Nightmare." Dream's tense and shivering body suddenly relaxed.
"I've heard that name before..." Dream mumbled and Nightmare couldn't help but giggle.
"That's right Dreamling. I am the only one who you trust. No one else but me. Focus your thoughts on me and me only. Those people who hurt you? You don't know them. You start to forget them, you forget their actions and hurtful words. You don't know them." Nightmare cooed smoothly.
Dream's body was now fully relaxed. "Open your eyes my little Dreamling." Nightmare said as Dream slowly opens his eyes.
"Now when I say 'awake' you'll fully forget everything that had happened in the SMP. You'll forget everyone that hurt you, everyone that you've abandoned. You'll forget everything but your name and me. You won't forget me." Nightmare instructed as Dream looked at him and nodded.
"You'll remember me being the only one who helped you. I am your only friend and no one else. Everyone is nothing. Forget them Dear." Nightmare instructed as he held Dream's hand and kissed his forehead again.
"Understood?"
"Understood."
Nightmare grinned.
"Good."
"Now. Awake."
Dream snapped out of his daze and looked at Nightmare confused.
"Welcome back my little Dreamling." Nightmare smiled.
"How do you feel?"
"... Weird... Nightmare, where am I?" Dream asked.
"Right, you're in your home. You're home, with me." Nightmare gently placed his hand on Dream's head and pulled it down to his chest and stoked Dream's hair.
"Home?" Dream asked oh so cluelessly.
"That's right. Home." Nightmare smiled at him.
Dream didn't know why their 'home' was just a black box but he didn't dare to ask. He snuggled his head into Nightmare's chest and hugged him.
"It's okay. As long as I'm with you, I can trust you. This is our home." Dream said, but his voice was quite muffled because of being onto Nightmare's chest. Nightmare smiled as he continued to stroke Dream's hair.
"Yes, my little Dreamling. Now rest, you've been through so much today. You must be exhausted." Nightmare said gently, pulling out from the hug as Dream yawns and nods.
"Goodnight Dream." Nightmare said as Dream fell asleep.
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Nightmare have been spending a lot of time with Dream.
It's been 6 months after he forgot all about the SMP.
All Dream ever know was this black box. Nothing goes beyond it. Dream never got curious on what's outside since he's with Nightmare. Nightmare is enough for him. He didn't need to know anything else. As long as he's with Nightmare.
Sam received a request to visit the prisoner today. It's been a while since anyone has ever visited him. Everyone's moved on from the past, they wanted to make everyone forget the past and start a new. That includes Dream.
This time, they were ready to release the admin and help him start a new.
With the amount of people traumatized from Dream's reign, it took them about 9 months before they could fully recover.
They kept Dream out of their thoughts and focused on what they have now. Suddenly, Dream came back into the topic and they decided that it was time for Dream to redeem himself.
Puffy was the one who'll be doing the talking with Dream.
Everyone agreed on that.
But then some people also volunteered to go with Puffy, for protection and to see how Dream was doing. And these people being George, Sapnap, Tommy, and Tubbo.
Sam sighed. It was time for everyone to move on. That includes Dream. He went ahead to prison and waited for the group to arrive and a little later, Sam saw them.
"Greetings Sam." Puffy formally greeted as Sam returned the gesture.
They walked along the prison, signing things and taking extra measures.
"Geez, this place looks horrible the last time I went here." Tommy commented.
"Yeah..." Sapnap muttered, he couldn't help but feel like something was wrong.
"How long have you checked on this place Sam?" Tubbo asked the warden as he breathes and thinks.
"About a couple of months ago." Sam said.
"You sure he didn't go insane in those 9 months...?" George asked nervously.
"I don't know... Anything could've happened. He might be dead when we see him." Tommy said bluntly, receiving an elbow down his guy by Tubbo.
"He should still be alive... The automated food machine keeps him from starving." Sam said.
"But last time I visited, all you ever feed him as raw potatoes." Sapnap suddenly sneered.
"I understand that Dream was horrible but... Raw? And only potatoes? Don't people get sick from eating too much of those?" Puffy asked worriedly.
Sam didn't answer as Sapnap scoffed.
They reached the main room where the main cell is placed. Sam took a deep breath before facing the group.
"Alright. This is the main cell... Please, if anything happens just call me. We haven't checked on the prisoner in a long time and we don't know how much he's changed so please be careful." Sam stared receiving nods from the others.
Sam pulled down the lever and lifted the lava. There they saw Dream... Smiling? Oooookay- not creepy at all after seeing a lonely isolated man for 9 months...
They all stepped on the platform but surprised to see Sam with them.
"Sam?" Tubbo asked.
"I have a bad feeling so I'll go with you." Sam said as the platform moved towards Dream.
Dream heated the noise and looked to his side, sewing the lava lifted. Dream then shivered in fear. Nightmare told him not to trust anyone. Nightmare told him people are dangerous. Nightmare told him to be careful around them, but this is the first time he saw actual living people with flesh and bones.
"Dream? Are you alright?" Puffy asked gently but Dream trembled and crawled away from them.
"Who- WHO ARE YOU!?" He yelled angrily at the trespassers. They just suddenly sneaked into his home, Nightmare wasn't home yet. And this is Dream's first interaction with humans.
Everyone was shocked.
"Dream, c'mon man. Don't play tricks like that." Sapnap said, stepping forward as Dream slid backwards. His back hitting the wall.
"STAY AWAY FROM ME! I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE!" He yelled eagerly to get them away.
"Dream-" George was about to speak up but the group heard a voice behind them.
"What do you think you're doing to my Dreamling?"
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Author's Corner :
I totally enjoyed writing this- oh man.
I want Nightmare as my friend.
Hope you enjoyed <3
-WeebPatch 🥞