• • • ❯ 𝙳𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖 = 𝚃𝚛𝚞𝚎
A dream that's almost as hard to believe as the trials of reality. However, that's exactly what happens to you. You, weary traveler, have become stuck in the vast plain that borders young dreams and adult reality.
Kinda sucks, right? Being in a place where all you've ever wanted was crushed as your eyes groggily opened to a dawn of a new day via loud, obnoxious beeping from the unfriendly alarm clock. Don't get so glum though, because hey- you're in a fun dream that has you paired up with a lucky lady or gentleman.
You've seen him time and time again, every single RPG dream you've had as the hardy Mage or the Flamboyant swordswoman, he was with you, by your side fighting those perilous Marlboros! You've seen him periodically, as the extra in the background, face shielded by darkness or a blank slate.
You've wondered who this mystery man was, every day you would search for someone with the same features, same height and build- but no luck. Becoming quite discouraged, you end the day with a hope that the same man was going to be by your side, enveloping you with his arms.
A few weeks pass without any mystery dream man, but then on a glum Saturday with heavy rain pouring down your roof, you take a short nap. Alas the one you've been seeking is waiting on the edge of a cliff, back towards you and carefully observing the area beyond the cliff. You, shocked as you would be- made a way towards him. Placing a hand in his vacant one, you look towards full eyes- filled with wonderful colors you thought you'd never be able to see in reality or even imagine. His mouth opens and a lush voice emerges, like a soft alto that could soothe even the most tremulous sea storms.
He says that you will find him in the place that you've known all your life but never wanted to visit. A time where you would find suitable, with nothing in your daily plan schedule. You nodded, unsure of what he meant.
You wake up the next morning with a present on your chest, a small one that could contain an engagement ring, or a set of earrings if someone wanted to play on your heartstrings. This gift box does not contain a ring, but rather a small device that can be used for immediate contact, or just for small-time chats.
You search for the place you wouldn't care for, and you find it in a sigh of relief. You sit down on a bench and began glancing around, searching for the man who told you to come wait here. You wait thirty minutes, thirty minutes becomes an hour and you begin to think how stupid you were for coming here based on a dream!
As if divinity came down and told you to wait, a man dispersed from the crowd of many civilians, holding the same exact gift box as you were given after the dream.
A gape in your mouth appears and your eyes widen, as if experiencing enigma and ecstasy for the first time. He sits by your side and begins to speak, the same lush voice you remembered in the dream.
You wake up and feel cold sweat pour from your forehead and back. It was a sexual tease, wasn't it? Maybe someone slipped you a roofie the night before, maybe you took pills or watched a chick flick before you went to bed.
You know this man is real, but you have no idea where or how to find him. Something in the deeper core of your heart knows it's real and you can't quite shake the feeling of having the love you've always dreamed of- because, hey- you're the one playing RPGs, right?
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