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~ epilogue ~

The warm rays of the rising sun kissed my face just enough to stir me awake. My eyes fluttered open delicately, careful to take their time in adjusting to the light of the morning. The air around me was comfortably warm and hugged my skin nicely. As I moved to sit up more, a lump to the side of me stretched far and long. My cat mewled as a result of his sleep's disturbance, but quickly nestled back into the messy sheets below us. Smiling, I gave him a quick scratch behind the ear before allowing myself the chance to stretch as well.

I reached my arms above my head, let my legs extend from under the thin covers and yawned in delight. The muscles beneath my skin came alive with a tingling sensation and my bones popped from the sudden stimulation of movement. The satisfying stretch was enough to get me out of bed so I could trudge over to the window. After stepping into the light of the sun shining through the glass, my entire body was warmed. It was already bright outside, making me squint harshly at the sudden change in luminosity. The sky was blue and the clouds were a fluffy, marshmallow white. This morning was either particularly beautiful or I overslept into the afternoon; either option was fine by me.

It was a weekday, but it was the one day of the week I closed shop. Business was going pretty well, it was growing gradually and I was fine with the slow pace. Dream helped me with advertising a few months back, and I didn't want to admit it, but he definitely made a huge impact. He took too much pride in his knowledge of algorithms and business that just seeing a customer talking with me whenever he walked into the shop was enough to boost his overly confident ego. It was fine, though, even if the sudden increase in sales and commissions was a little overwhelming.

But it was my break, I could leave the stress of the few commissions I had to finish for tomorrow and look forward to the day ahead. Dream invited me over to hang out at his flat since he knew I wasn't going to be doing any work today. I couldn't say no, but I never told him what time I'd wake up. He would understand anyway, if I slept in, so it wasn't a problem. We were always bad with waking up at consistent hours, and after getting closer with each other we only worsened that trait.

I sucked in a deep breath, and while I wasn't taking in any fresh air other than what was flowing out of my radiator, I felt replenished. Stepping away from my window with a new sense of serenity, I pivoted on my heels to go to my desk. My phone was faced upwards, the fully charged battery signal flashing on the otherwise blank screen. I was quick to turn it on and shoot Dream a text telling him to pick me up in a bit. I didn't bother to check if he texted me back, opting to head over to my closet to pick out something to wear other than my pajamas.

It took me a minute to fish out an old pair of jeans and a white shirt from the various hangers, bringing them close to my face to examine them for any stains. After very little evaluation, I tossed the outfit just a hair away from missing the foot of my bed. There wasn't a point in overdressing or making sure I was presentable because it was just Dream and Sapnap. No matter how tempting it was to put on something nicer than the salvageable clothes that weren't caked in powder or dried clay, I refrained. Another day.

There was a buzz from my phone on the desk across from where I stood but I ignored it to get dressed. It wasn't until I was halfway through shimmying out of my shorts that it buzzed twice more. I groaned, figuring it was Dream just spamming me, and continued to dress myself. I made sure I was quick with it though, one part of my shirt tucked into the jeans that hung loosely around me as I briskly walked over to the phone. The buzzing was driving me mad, even if I knew Dream was just messing with me, I couldn't help but give him the reaction he wanted.

Pissbaby

good morning ?? idiot its literally 2pm
its always pick me up and never i'll pick u up :(
jkjk
but its true
yk bc u cant drive
JK JK JK
i'll be there in 5 cutie
sappy nappy made pancakes btw
I brought u one but i kinda ate it
he should be making more tho
im outside