Please will you wake up

[knightime]

Characters: Dave Strider and Bro Strider
Setting: 2-10
Format: Either
Summary: An older Dave fell asleep in Bro's bed. Bro wakes up to a much smaller Dave in the morning.
Warnings: Stupid Striders. Strider potty mouths. The general confusion if someone who was 54 suddenly waking up 14.

The entire week had been some kind of trip. Everyone being different ages and no one quite sure knowing as to why. Dave had taken it with stride, considering that everyone was younger than he was and that was more relieving than anything. It means they hadn't been here as long as he has and that also meant that they haven't dealt with the Tower for as long as he had.

And seeing Bro younger was actually really nice. A lot nicer than he'd like to admit. At least this means Bro got to see him grown up. Sure, this Bro didn't watch him slowly age, but he got to see him as an adult. Someone who could actually stand on his own.

Last night was a blur. He spent most of his time with Bro that night. A lot of paper was thrown around. Silly drawings were made and a few more serious drawings were also made. There was a large stack sitting atop Bro's trunk. A mix of drawings and the notes Dave made to communicate to the other.

At some point they must have fallen asleep. Dave too lazy to go back to his room and deciding that Bro wouldn't mind if he accommodated part of the bed. What both of them probably were expecting to wake up to was perhaps a suddenly smaller body accommodating Bro's bed. Dave was dead asleep (a rarity considering this place) and curled against Bro. Bro's probably going to wake up to a significantly smaller Dave. It's almost as though he was never a thing, if not for the stack of papers sitting on the trunk. That, and the fact that when Dave wakes up, he'll sure as hell remember what happened within the last week.

Comments

[plushaeusrumpified]

"Oh."

He falls silent after that, his stomach no longer feeling quite right. He should've known that's what Dave meant, and... Somehow he can't help but feel conflicted on it. Of course he wants them to be able to go home, but... But he's seen so much of Dave here, and of what he's become, that he's no longer sure if he wants to actually go back home- or rather, he doesn't want to die. "Well then that'd be for the best," he finally says quietly, giving Dave a small smile, even though it's forced.

[knightime]

Dave doesn't seem completely convinced about that. "But is that for the best?" And maybe it's selfish to think about not going back. Because he knows another session is expecting them but...is it unfair to not want your guardian in your life? He knows what to expect when he heads back. He doesn't want to leave. This place was hell, but there were a lot of people here that he liked too. People he can't bring back with him. It's the first time he realizes that if they ever can go home...it would be a difficult choice.

[plushaeusrumpified]

"Yeah, it is." It's still forced, but he sounds confident in his words despite that. "You don't need me," he continues. "You didn't need me before I got here, and you don't need me if you go back." He's not stupid to think that Dave is just talking about him though, but he can't speak for other people. "I may not have experienced it first hand, but I died for you. It was just my fuckin' time to go. But you survived, and you'll keep doin' that. It's just what you do."