Did u write that scene with George and Lylia arguing and George rubbing in her face that he’s Dream to rant at all the antis who call Dream a loser with no job and stuff?
Spoilers for Just One Touch chapter 4 under the cut
Not necessarily. I needed something that would 1) scare George about seeing a homophobic microaggression happen to someone he loves and right in front of him and 2) something to shake up Ciera and Lylia's ever-dwindling friendship -- finally give Ciera a reason to end the friendship and 3) force Hartley into seeing Ciera in a new light, on her own terms as a person and not an extension of his little sister's friend
But i also kinda wanted to show that Dream's neighborhood hasn't let go of the Dream that was a kid, in that way that people grow up when we aren't watching them. He's been extremely successful in his chosen career, against the advice of almost everyone he knows, and some of them haven't up with him online and haven't been able to put in perspective what his online career means. It was something that I think was fun to explore post face-reveal and to show what "normal" people in his life think of that career he's built. lylia has no concept of "dream" as an exorbitantly famous content creator, she only knows the kid who dropped out of high school to go to online school and then refused to go to college (which is just not something you do in the suburbs like this). Then at last year's christmas party he drops out of nowhere (to them, though we always knew) that he likes men and suddenly he's even weirder and "othered" by the neighborhood people who don't really know him. If his mother hadn't begged and if George wasn't there, Dream would have skipped this year
Anyway, thanks for letting me ramble lol
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