#copperfield

Royal Save - Summer

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Cameron enjoys their last few days with their fellow survivors in the VTF headquarters. Though the language barrier that the Dreamscape had torn down was in place again, the group managed. When given the all clear, contact information was exchanged, tearful farewells were given, and everyone went their own separate ways.

Having opted to take a bus back home, partly due to their distrust of planes but also to take in the scenery because they had never left Florida before all of this, Cameron had plenty of time to think. In the evenings, they’d stop at inns or sit at the bus station, calling people back home, letting them know they were on their way. 

And the whole time Cameron was making their trip, they found friendly faces at every stop. People who they had never met, but recognized them from their dreams, would approach them and just ask how they were doing. How their trip was going. As someone who had always found it hard to make friends, who was always taken advantage of or scorned by strangers as a nuisance, it was refreshing. It made taking the long way home feel worth it. 

And when they walked through their front door - the real one, not one created in Limbo, Cameron was greeted with a litany of tearful embraces. Their best friend, who’s couch they were sleeping on the night they Vanished. Their mom, who had driven down the instant she heard her son was on their way home. And of course, their now-ex fiance, Julio, awkwardly joining in, not sure where he stands anymore. 

Later that night, the two had a long, painful, emotional discussion. Julio was surprised at the new  Cameron in front of them. One who wasn’t afraid to confront people, or be honest with their feelings, who wouldn’t be walked all over out of some belief that doing so would make others happy. They were saying everything that Julio had said to himself these past several months. But there was still kindness in Cameron’s words. A belief that even someone like him could be better. But that didn’t mean they were able to continue where they left off. 

But even if Cameron wasn’t their fiance anymore, they could still be his best friend. That worked.

fluff therapy time for reese and will,, it’s what they Need in times like this. thank you based peachnewt for finally providing him some comfort 

Daily #Sketch - Day #15,140