people really undermine dreamnap’s dynamic by putting sapnap into roles that he doesnt actually play irl (wise guy/wingman) rather than what he really is to dream, the ultimate LOYALIST, his BEST FRIEND, a bond that does not have to be ‘elaborate’ or super emotionally demanding to still be deep and valid. dreamnap are defined by their history and dedication to each other, their shared hobbies (games and sports), their dumb little spats. they watch football together and cuddle up under the blanket. it is bliss. it is comfortable. it is thinking you know a guy like the back of your hand, and sometimes being taken aback by the person he’s grown into, because you’re stuck on an image of him that you knew years ago. dreamnap is jumping off a bridge because the other person did, it’s being very outwardly defensive and protective of the other, it’s geeking out together, it’s respecting the other person’s space, it’s one of the best and easiest kinds of love
Read an au fic and hhhhhhhh it was so soft I died @peppdream thank your for writing this!! I needed fluff and this was so well written!! ;w;
To anyone who wants to read it it’s titled home on ao3! I’ll rebog with a link when I’m awake cause it do be 1 am lol
aaAAAHHHh it’s the heartfelt tackle scene!! You’ve actually done such an amazing job with the poses and it looks very fluid :D I’d say you nailed the moment perfectly!
I can see you put a lot of thought into how you constructed this, and even the background is so detailed! Tysm for making this piece of art for my fic, I am so so honored <333
Welcome to the final conclusion of “Home”! This is just a collection notes, interesting thoughts, and answers to questions some of you guys might have for the story!
A reminder to not read on if you haven’t read to the end of the fic yet Major spoilers ahead!!
First off, starting with the layout of Sapnap’s shop! This is sort of the general gist I had in mind while writing the story:
It’s a really rough diagram and probably not architecturally sound for a plethora of reasons, but I thought I might as well include it here for the sake of having it ^^
I’ve also included a timeline so you guys can understand the order in which everyone became acquainted! (it’s a very general timeline, so excuse any inconsistencies)
In case you missed it, the reason Toby’s friend (Tommy) was “missing” in Ch4 was because he’d been taken away to complete his witch training! :)
Next, a couple fun facts for the making of this story!:
Bad’s original Mark was going to be fangs, but I eventually decided horns would be cuter~
The geese George pet in Ch6 were originally rabbits, and the appearance of swans in Ch8 was a replacement for a whole-ass deer. I just changed them all to birds in the end to make the story more cohesive!
I debated several times into making George a nature boi instead of an animals boi (for the good ‘ol mushroom bit), but I stuck with the vet witch in the end ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Ch17 was never supposed to exist! I wrote it as filler so I could reach the satisfying 20-chapter mark…
Why the constant reoccurrence of dandelions? Well, I read somewhere that was George’s favorite flower ^^
Why a willow tree? Because they’re the best trees, obviously~ (Go lie under a willow tree some time — you’ll see what I mean!)
And finally, some questions a lot of you must have (and also ones you didn’t even think of, probably):
Why did George lose his memories? The spell affects customers. If you come to the shop with the intention of finding something, you are a customer, and will be affected by the spell (regardless of whether you’re human or a witch).
This distinction was not entirely clear to the characters of the story, because they’d never encountered a situation before where a witch left a magic shop as a customer. This makes sense, granted that magic shops do not target witches as viable customers.
So why didn’t George lose his memories the first time he came to the shop? Part of the agreement between the shop and the customer is that the spell will erase their memories once they have been given what they came for. When George left the shop the first time with his new glasses in tow, the shop mistakenly believes George is satisfied and lets him go (and the memory-wiping spell does not activate). When George is lured back, however, the shop realizes that George is looking for something more than just a pair of glasses, and bars him from leaving until he finds it.
Whatwas George looking for? A lot of you believed it was love/acceptance/home that George was looking for, and those were all very good guesses! What George was ultimately searching for, however, was a way to safely release the magic inside him and become a witch.
What part did Patches play in all this? A lot of you seem confused about what Patches actually did in Ch18. For one, she tried to lead George to his room so that he could sleep next to the dream doll. When he didn’t follow her, she personally brought the dream doll to George herself so that Luca would warn him about his powers in his dreams. She also physically ran to Bad’s place. While she and Dream do have some telepathic methods of communication, it only works within a reasonable distance.
Does George ever get his memories back? Never completely, but occasionally, yes. I like to think of George’s memory loss as akin to the feeling you get when you’re trying really hard to remember a dream you’ve forgotten. If you concentrate hard on recalling it, you won’t succeed, but if as you’re doing something irl and that activity reminds you of what you dreamed, you will remember only that portion of the dream.
What are the specifics of George’s powers? He can talk to, understand, and telepathically communicate with all living things (other than plants). He has trained his magic to automatically filter out conversations not directed at him or words said to him with ill-intent, but he can also switch that ability on and off as he likes. (Unfortunately, this does not apply to people, because understanding humans is something the brain processes, and not magic-related).
What was Philza’s mark? Wings! Now whether I mean real wings or tattoos is up for you to decide~
What’s the point of the bouquet? Tommy is a green witch, specifically a florist. It’s his job to make bouquets. The only difference between George’s situation and a normal customer’s situation is that Tommy offers the bouquet without George asking for one. (In response to kotoritoririn, George was not a middle man for a bouquet delivery. The flowers were made for George, as signified by the flowers’ meanings.)
So did Tommy and Tubbo ever reunite or?? Tubbodideventually find Tommy with the compass. In my mind though, Tubbo is purely a human, so they must’ve met somewhere outside the magic shop.
Tommy, don’t leave us hanging! What do the lilacs represent?? Go read “I’m A Dream Doll” and you will find your answer :)
And that’s everything! I hope you all enjoyed this last tribute to “Home”. I had so much fun reading your guys’ theories, and I’m honestly gonna miss them a ton. Thank you to everyone that tagged along for the ride. And if you’re a new reader, thank you as well! The fact that you’re here means you cared enough about my story to want to know everything about it, and that means a lot to me <3
If you’re sad about the fic ending, don’t be! If we just use George’s example, home can forever live on in our hearts :)
i’m not anti-queerbaiting i’m actually very firmly pro-queerbaiting but only if you do it with your whole chest. if you’re not writing explicitly romantic arcs for ten years while verbally abusing anyone who notices that then what’s the point. if it’s just saying there’s a gay character and then it’s a cameo of some random guy holding a guy’s hand then fuck you. commit to it.
my dreamnap heart is STARVING i will take a really well depicted friendship, romance, anything, please, the lack of dreamnap content is so sad i just wanna draw them cuddling over and over please
