tw: mentions of anxiety and maybe alcohol?

pretty fluffy i think :]

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soon after George moved to Florida, christmas would arrive. they had many streams planned as a trio for the week leading up to it but once it was the special day itself they had originally thought to split up to spend time with their familys at home.

the only problem with this plan is that george had no family in Florida, well it was a problem until around three days after he moved in because that was when dream asked george to be his boyfriend. they could all see it coming but neither of the boys had the nerve to ask each other so it became nicks responsibility as the wingman of both of them to find a way to get them together. fortunately, it didnt require much creativity, he knew the feelings were mutual as they both confessed it to him months ago. he got them together quickly by simply exposing the secrets of one boy to the other and then that was that. they were boyfriends and extremely happy about it.

the problem was fixed when clay asked george to come to his family christmas as it has always been an unspoken rule in his house to never bring friends only intimate partners. George wasnt necessarily against the idea in fact he was excited about some aspects, yet he still found himself feeling nervous. he figured it was the meeting the parents as his boyfriend not just a friend, it added a lot of pressure to it. the meeting seemed like a step that they were unintentionally taking way to early into the relationship.

Clays POV:

it was the 24th of december 2022. this meant today me and george would go to my family's christmas gathering.

i awoke to the sound of the water running through the pipes of the house and realised that sapnap must have been taking a shower in preparation for his christmas party. carefully, i untangled myself from the peaceful body next to me and turned to face him.

"george, wake up baby" i combed his hair back from his face and studied his perfect features that were barely visible in the dark , he stirred from the movement but didnt open his eyes. after deciding to leave him to wake up on his own, i rolled out of the bed and turned the light on, illuminating the once dull room.

"clayyyyy" he groaned from the bed covering his eyes with his arms.

"sorry but you've got to get up, we have the dinner thing with my family" at this his face dropped leaving me confused, "whats wrong?"

"what" he replied trying to avoid the situation.

"you went all droopy when i said that so whats wrong?"

"your imagining things dream"

"george, i know you better than i know anyone else okay? dont do this to me"

" i dont know...i guess im just like a bit nervous about it" this confused me, george knew my family loves him, everyone loves him. i walked over to the edge of the bed and sat with him, my arm draped over his shoulder.

"can i ask why?" i say much more gently than before as i was closer to him.

"thats the problem i dont know why...its just like a lingering feeling in the bottom of my stomach"

"you sure thats not from last night?" i chuckle and he elbows me in the rib.

"shut the fuck up" he rolled his eyes whilst i faked being hurt,clutching both hands over my side.

"im joking darling, we dont have to go if your feeling anxious about it" i comfort him.

"no, no, no i do want to go, i do" i told him it was okay and we continued to get ready, though i kept an eye on him the whole time looking for any signs that he didnt want to go.

times skip( georges pov ):

it was now around 3pm and we were told by clays parents to be there by 4pm so soon we would need to set off. i was finishing making sure i was ready upstairs and dream was downstairs giving patches food and re-filling her water fountain for the night she would be spending alone. remembering to add two small rings to my finger, i realised i hadn't put on any cologne yet.

i loved cologne and perfume, i loved collecting loads of my favourites scents and making dream pay for them. i grabbed my signature scent as i wanted to make a good first impression and sprayed my wrists and neck, the spray was tobacco vanille by tom ford and i thought the bottle was very simplistic but pretty. i also had the cherry one alongside it which clay loved but decided it was too sweet for an important ish gathering.

"george are you ready yettttt?" he called impatiently from the bottom of the staircase.

"yeah...one sec!" i added one last spray of the cologne in my hair as clay always kissed my hair and then made my way down to him, "did you take care of patches?"

"yes dont worry about it, can we go?"

"mhm"

he hated being late so we always set off much earlier than needed, as he walked infront of me and opened the door he grabbed the keys off the hook. we got into the car and started the journey.

another time skip(georges pov still):

eventually we pulled up to the house and it was just turning 4pm, we werent as early as expected because clay forgot to get the bottle of champagne i told him to buy for his parents. clay parked in the drive way and turned the engine off.

"ready?" he asked as he went to reach for his car door handle.

"no wait" he immediately stopped what he was doing and looked over to me, i was going to go in whether i wanted to or not i just didn't feel prepared enough. i couldnt cancel last minute or i would look like a dick but if i go in now i might end up having a breakdown at some point in the night.

"whats wrong?"

"nothing i just need a minute"

"george baby this isnt as big of a thing as your mind is making it out to be okay, its going to be fine i promise" i nodded in agreement but still picked up my small bottle of rescue remedy that i kept in the car and took a full pipette on my tongue. i use rescue remedy all the time, dream always complained about how the whole thing is clearly a placebo but even if it is a placebo it's a placebo that works.

"you okay?"

"yep, lets go"i said but before i could reach the door dream was grabbing my jaw and pulling me in for a gentle kiss, which turned into two gentle kisses.

"i love you" he breathed against my lips. i still had a hard time saying the words so i just smiled back and gave him one last peck. he knew i loved him back. we both finally got out the car to see drista standing outside the front porch.

"you two are gross" she said with a fake gagging motion, acting disgusted.

"shut upppp" clay replied, i always thought their relationship was very strong compared to me and my sister, we talked still but not in the way clay and drista could. he leaned down a little to hug her and then all three of us made our way in through the open front door, which was decorated with a festive berry and pine reef.

when we got inside i greeted the members of clays family that had already arrived and then he guided me into the living room. i was pleasantly surprised when a small chocolate brown cocker spaniel started jumping up at my legs.

"you didnt tell me they had a dog" i said in excitement as i knelt down to stoke it.

"oh yeah, this is coco" he gave her a quick pat on the head before heading to the kitchen, i followed him like a lost sheep. their kitchen was very clean and modern looking , the counter-tops were a shiny marble and the cabinets where all illuminated by white spotlights, the windowsill was decorated with home grown herbs and candles and the sink was a pretty copper.

"do you want a drink? theres non alcoholic ones i think" i accepted the offer and took the alcohol free beer from his hand. my face turned sour as i tasted the foamy liquid.

"do you not like it?" i shook my head.

"sorry" i said, he took the bottle off me.

"its alright hun i'll have it, do you want juice or something?" i nodded. once i got a drink we went back into the cozy living room and sat down, i sat against the armrest at the end of the couch and dream sat next to me draping an arm around my shoulders. coco soon started hovering around my feet and jumping up against my legs.

"clay?" i said quietly as i didnt want to disrupt the other conversation going on in the room.

"hm"

"is she allowed to come up?" i tilted my head towards the small dog.

"yeah just pat your legs she'll jump up herself" i patted my legs and she did just that. i petted and stroked her tangling my hands through her wavy fur. every couple of minutes dream would check up on me and give me a gentle peck on the head. i hadnt had to speak to anyone yet other than drista but i was already comfortable with her, it wasnt the first time we had met. i started conversation with her as we waited for the food to be cooked so i didnt look too rude.

around 30 minutes later the food was being served, we all grabbed plates and ate on the large dinning table. though some people had to sit on the couch and balance the plates on their laps as there wasnt enough room. as we ate clay kept leaning down to give coco some of his food, i thought it was quite cute.

Time skip:

we got home by 9pm and decided to have an early night, we were both tired from being around so many people all night.

"did you put the sheets back on?" i said rubbing my eyes.

"no, did you put them in the wash?" he said gently, coming up behind me and resting his head on my shouder.

"yeah" i whined, way too tired to put all the bedding back on. "cant we just sleep in nicks bed?"

"hm dont see why not" he agreed and kissed the nape of my neck. nick was in texas with his family and was staying there overnight so there really was nothing stopping us. we made our way to his slightly messy room and slipped in his double bed. clay got cozy against my side and i embraced his warmth.

"good night my love" he whispered.

i smiled into his freckled skin.

"goodnight dream"

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i know i said i would update more but i have had no motivation at all recently, this one's kinda fast and not very well done so i'm sorry about that x
get some water and a snack and thanks to everyone who helped me reach 2k reads it's so crazy to me, love you all
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