What if Ghostbur is Dream’s first attempt at resurrection? It would explain everything! Why Ghostbur’s memory is so messed up, why he would just disappear for days at a time, etc. 

It’s why Dream kept on asking Tommy if he could remember everything. He wanted to see if he had gotten all of Tommy back, instead of just a happy, amnesic version of him. Now that he knows that Tommy came back whole, it means that he could get back the whole Wilbur back instead of just Ghostbur

“I think Schlatt’s been asleep for about 3 months now.”

“You saw Schlatt? You talked to Schlatt?! How is Schlatt doing? What happened?” “He was very asleep, there’s so many more drugs than alcohol.”

“We lost count when Schlatt started doing the thing.”

Dream at the beginning of the stream:

/rp /dsmp

Okay hear me out. Tommy said death was dark, oppressive and terrifying, he said he wouldn’t wish it on anyone, not even on Dream. What he did say is Please Don’t Bring Wilbur Back. Now, and hear me out, if Tommy wouldn’t wish that hell on DREAM, I find it very unlikely that he would wish it on his brother, because despite him having done some terrible things and definitely not being a good person, Tommy still cares about Wilbur very much.

Tommy isn’t stupid, he knows Dream feeds off power and intimidation, so telling him “please don’t do this it will hurt me very much” is like handing him a loaded gun. However, making Dream believe he is still in control will give him a false sense of security, while giving Tommy an advantage. For what we know, whatever we heard in the afterlife could mean a hundred different things, since we only saw the last 5 minutes of a two month period. While it could very likely be that Wilbur is still dangerous, it could also be that he’s gonna become a really powerful ally. Tommy begged Dream not to bring Wilbur back. Dream immediately decided he will bring Wilbur back.