PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE MORE TOMCAT AU
More Tomcat AU, coming up! *dings bell like diner chef*
It started as an accident. Really, it did! Tommy just wanted to practise his hunting skills without the constant crushing frustration of never catching anything, and bothering Dream was just a huge bonus! He would watch Dream brew potions or make golden carrots, and he'd lay low behind him. But, er, not on the floor. For some reason, Tommy decided it would give him the best chance of 'getting' Dream if he's somewhere higher up, like the table or cupboard.
So he lies in wait, ignores the silly tune Dream is humming that he'd usually meow along with obnoxiously ("A little musician!" Dream would exclaim every time without fail and scratch that very nice spot behind Tommy's ears that makes him feel all gooey.), and when he is certain his victim's guard is at its lowest... He strikes. He jumps at Dream, arms out, claws out. Claws out make a scratching noise on the table. Fuck. Dream whirls around (paranoid fuck), just to catch Hope in time before impact with both hands. Dream stares at Hope, wide eyed startled, Hope's eyes are just as big and surprised staring right back. They're staring at each other for some time before Hope's tail starts swishing in that way that tells Dream that Hope is ecstatic about something (plus purring up a storm). As he sets him down, only for Hope to sprint and leap back onto the table, visibly getting ready for another jump aimed at Dream, he realises, "Ah, fun, is it? A new game? How often will you make me do it, hm?" ←Fully content to do it a thousand times in a row at any given time.
He catches Hope every time.
Something in Tommy is incredibly reassured by that fact.