Long Chat°

I pushed past the glass door, a soft ding welcoming me. Looking around, I settled for the spot I took yesterday.

"Welcome, what can I get you?"

Dream's beamy face stared down at me. He was dressed in casuals.

"I would like a woodland elf who promised to shove a cactus up my ass if I came late"

His hearty laugh echoed though the cafe, he sat across the table, dark painted nails tapping enthusiastically on the table

"How are you?"

"I'm doing great" I responded

"Let me order you something then we can start talking"

I hummed a response as he went over to the counter and placed an order, the mischievous elves from yesterday were nowhere to be seen.

Few minutes later, he was back.

"Alright, our food is being prepared!"

"Why are you working here?"

Dream's lips curled up in a smile, "well, my ex-lover and I were artists, well he still is. I found out weeks ago that he's currently married to a big shot diva and he's been stealing some of my artwork."

"Oh my Gosh"

"Yeah, the bastard still had the guts to come back begging me and bringing me fucking gifts, he even came here one time, I was so embarrassed...can we all agree that dark elves are the worst, like let's be stereotypical"

I snickered, "yeah, I agree. I also had a dark elf lover, he was also an artist. Very fine young man, I guess I didn't deserve to be with him"

I felt small ringed hands grasp mine

"Oh honey, you didn't deserve to have a bastard like him as your lover. I hope they rot in the darkest place in hell"

"Yeah"

"Anyways back to your question, so after finding out I moved away from the place he got me and decided to find a way to survive...after bawling my eyes out and looking like shit for weeks"

I couldn't help but laugh again. Dream had changed so much, in a good way I guess. He was no longer the timid boy I once knew.

"So, what about you? What have you been up to?"

Our order arrived and was being set on our table

"I was gathering information...I plan on opening a small cafe"

"Are you being for real?!"

"Yeah" I sighed, dragging out the 'h'

"So what have you come up with?"

I rummaged in my back and pulled out a little journal book then paused when I remembered he was blind. A few minutes of silence passed and he finally spoke up

"Let me guess, you tried to show me something but then remembered I am blind"

I scratched my neck, he shook his head laughing and clutching his stomach

"Hahaha...this plan of yours is it written on a book?"

"Yeah"

He reached out an open palm, I gave him my book.

Soft green light emitted from his palms, it reminded me of when he had drawn Mama why I had run away in the beginning. The ink on the pages were pulled up and fused together only to spread back and return to the pages as thick protruding dots.

Braille

Dream began to read, on several occasions he would let out a gasp or a sound hooters made.

"Oh my gosh, I'm in!"

"What?"

I blinked multiple times

"I said I'm in"

"...but I haven't even assigned any roles"

"Yeah..well you're gonna need an artistic mind for interior design!"

"Yeah...well, I guess you're in"

He pumped his fists into the air

"Have you picked a location? Like do you intend on building it from scratch?"

"The latter"

"What? No honey No, your capital is gonna take a huge hit from it...well unless your capital is crazy huge"

"Next week Friday or whenever you're free, I know nice spots you can open up your dream cafe"

"Where?"

"City of High Elves"

I froze

"I really don't want to go back there"

His hands reached for mine and squeezed them

"I'm gonna make a wild guess that that's where your horror love story started, so did mine. We are gonna go to the City of High Elves as troubled hopeless romantic elves and start a cafe that the world will talk about til their lips fall off and they have to pick it back up and keep talking"

I couldn't help but shake my head

"When did you get so sassy and bold?"

"When my ex told me I'm a piece of shit who never contributed to his life's work even after he stole most of my pieces"

"What an asshole!"

"A big tight puckered one!"