#awsamedude

Ah yes, the four streamers :

Quackity

Awsamdude

Edward

Tubbo could not disagree more, he’s definitely not over what Sam did to Micheal and Ranboo.

So, you've made a key incorrect assumption here that the syndicate finds c!Sam, c!Dream, and Michael at around the same time.

I'm still deciding on how long it takes them to find Sam, but 3 months at least. Probably on the order of 4-6 months. It's a longass time, particularly for Michael whose still a toddler. The syndicate does find Sam before the rest of the server finds anyone, which is great, but the rest of the server isn't too far behind.

In that time, Michael has become very attached to Dream. Dream has been the only point of safety, stability, and care in his life for most of what he can remember. Dream was the first person to teach him sign (Tubbo and c!Ranboo tried, but at the time Michael couldn't manage due to decay from the zombification). Dream also connects and communicates really well with Michael's piglin instinct. Dream has also done a pretty good job keeping Michael fed, entertained, and distracted from their shared fear of Sam. Hell, Dream even did his best as time wore on to hide the abuse he was experiencing from Michael. Both so Michael wouldn't be scared, but also because Dream was hoping if Michael wasn't scared of Sam then Sam would be less likely to hurt Michael on the off chance Dream ended up dead or unable to care for him.

So Michael is very attached to Dream and Dream....

Dream is attached in his own ways, but he's also realistic. He took care of Michael as best he could, and clearly he did somewhat okay despite his circumstances. But Dream isn't capable of raising a child. He knows himself well enough to admit that. As far as he knows, Michael is some random kid that Sam grabbed for seemingly no reason. If Dream tries to take care of him, even if he could somehow overcome his serious physical and mental issues, then Sam is just going to tell people from the SMP and they'll use Michael against him. The best option he can see is Michael gets a new family far away, and nobody else ever finds out that Dream cared about him.

Mr underscore

Mr innit

Mr wastaken

Mr notfound

Mr my beloved

Mr dude

Mr gamers

Mr blade

Mr slimecicle

Mr soot / burr

Mr Jacobs (pretty normal)

Mr napitus

Mr halo

Mr frost (petty normal right?)

MR FUCKIN MINCRAFT