defector | Dream ♠ o15

Warnings: Spoilers for the manga, more HTML abuse. o/;;
Dream Effects: Generally loneliness, before it builds up to the overwhelming feeling like you're surrounded by people who care about you.
Filter: From

boat_lights,

sinnerofdreams, and

namelessqueen.

	“You’re trying to impress someone, aren’t you? Road asks, and he’s ten, but it’s not so much impress as it is that he wants—needs—to be useful or else he might get thrown away. Dewey wouldn’t want a useless person, after all. And without Dewey, Dominic is nothing.
He’s alone. It repeats itself over and over in his head alone alone alone but now he has Anemone and the world so it’s okay.

	Fingers flying across the keyboard, his eyes glued to the screen, he’s twenty and he reads word after word: noise Anemone the colonel and he’s realized that the colonel can’t be trusted anymore.
And there, that woman’s told him—the truth about everything. But did he really want to know? He falls to his knees because because sometimes there are people you shouldn’t believe in.		Because you don’t hack into the records of people you trust.
“And that's why I'll be hoping that you will no longer trust anyone. It's for the best, I assure you,” Vincent tells him, and for a moment Dominic believes him. —Then he promptly realizes why that’s the most idiotic thing he’s heard yet.
“And so, idiot or not, I’m backing you!” he shouts at Renton, while the other boy simply stares at him. But he hasn’t gone crazy—he’s just opened his eyes. For real this time. So don’t let this become a mistake.			He’s in Somarium now, and he’s alone. He won’t ever see his world again. Anemone won’t be a part of his life. alone alone alone Is it still okay?
“You're my friend and I'd like to do something nice for you and see you smile...” Estelle says.
			“So if there is anything that you would like to talk about, I'll listen anytime.” Minato.

“You want me to kick anyone else's ass instead?” “Wha—?” Ken laughs awkwardly. “Well. Omi's not the only person here I wanna see stay safe, you know.”
			By the way, is there anything you wanted for your birthday? — Atsuro.

And then Estelle’s running towards him, before she wraps her arms around his neck and nobody touches him like that but he smiles and hugs her back.
Minato holds out a can of soda to him even though Dominic wonders what others even see in him. he let Anemone die Still, he takes it.
And Ken’s less than stellar grammar aside— `Youre not alone.` not alone anymore Dominic smiles. `Thank you.` —To everyone.

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[Well, that's probably the best dream Dominic, who's reverted back to his normal age by now, has had in a long while. However, he doesn't dwell on it long before picking up his Dreamberry and placing a filter on it. As much as he'd like to shove this dream in Vincent's face, he'd rather the man not know about every one of his friends—even if the filter won't take care of all of his acquaintances.

Still, once he's done, Dominic smiles softly, stroking Gulliver softly.]

[Atsuro sits there in his room for a long time after Dominic's dream, a few pieces of the ~~younger~~ other boy falling into place. There are words he would like to say, but he's not quite sure how to say them. You're not alone, huh.

After a moment, Atsuro does pick up the Dreamberry and hit the reply button.]

You know, I'm really glad to have met you too, Dominic.

[Her eyes are misty, but she's smiling, truly smiling. Those are tears of joy, because Dominic seems to finally be walking towards happiness here.]

Oh, Dominic! That was such a beautiful dream!

[At least fro the young man]

[...He can but only hope that Dominic had the sense to filter this dream.

For it would have infuriated Vincent.

But as it is...He smiles. And perhaps, just perhaps, it isn't quite so close to a smirk as he would like it to seem.]

My, Mister Dominic, perhaps you were telling the truth.

[Sender tag: p2jd9sslg4na21k]

I, um. Meant that. Still do. You know?

[Awkward Ken is awkward. But glad.]

[Aawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. c:

...Okay well maybe not that much W's. Still, this is several things.

1. Good break for Dominic! Compared to the strings of trollable dreams that he's had in the past, this is amazing. Dominic did say that he knows how to filter, so Minato'll trust him to have done so, here.

2. He's opening up and has friends! We're getting somewhere. /o/ He'll have to talk to these people.

3. We should protect Estelle. :|a But that's more like a "note to self".]

It's what friends do. [/icon]

FFFFUUUUU /was going to Hornet this but sldakgjsdgkjsdklg ;w;

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HNNNGH I CAN'T EVEN TROLL THIS DREAM, IT'S JUST-- ;;

/slinks in with the usual >3 hngh I'M SORT OF SORRY DOM-CHAN

FFF I am going to be so slow tagging but--