OK @youcanseethecosmos I HAVE THOUGHTS ABOUT YOUR AU IT HAS TAKEN OVER MY BRAIN
[TW: mention of ED, fainting. I have marked where both these start and end]
Dream, being the most introverted person imaginable, hides in his trailer almost all the time, alternating between rehearsing and writing
He does like to help out the BTS departments whenever he can, and can often be found quietly painting props and sets whenever there are less people on set
Hob on the other hand is the guy always telling jokes and making people smile on set
Sometimes people accuse him of getting the jobs he does by pulling strings via Dream, but then meet him and realise just how sweet and talented he is
Dream seems to forget that he's an A lister most of the time and does not know how much power his word/recommendation has in the industry
This is why Hob never really snaps back at Dream's accidental barbs. He has fallen in love with his new world and cannot exactly risk Dream saying he is not worth working with
(Dream would never say that but he is an idiot)
Hob is friendly with Death and often goes out for coffee with her whenever she is in the area
Dream is closest to Death out of all his siblings - she is his confidante about everything that even mildly bothers him, even if it takes a bit of prodding to get him to spill - and she makes it a point to regularly visit sets of projects he's in so he can unwind/let out everything he keeps bottling up
These visits are some of the few times Dream doesn't hide in his trailer, and they can be found chatting on a couch or floor or something until Dream falls asleep (going off on the point about Dream sleeping between takes)
Dream is always cold, and seeks out sources of warmth like a cat, but only when he's asleep, because he's too awkward to do so casually enough when he's awake, and holds back anyways because he doesn't want to be a burden. He curls into Death's side once he drops off, and she has never and will never tell him about it
[ED mentions begin]
Dream has an ED, as a result of being in the movie business for so long, which is why Hob hasn't ever seen him eat, despite having known him for so many projects
He thinks Dream is so lean/slender because he just works out a lot, but is always a little alarmed whenever he has to touch him for any takes/photos/etc because his bones seem to be literally hanging out
He's always worried until exactly the moment Dream opens his mouth and says something mean
(I know you have something planned about The Big Reveal™ but my brain fixated on Dream having an ED and went off)
In one movie, Dream is to have a shirtless scene and he goes into overdrive with his workouts so he looks Perfect™, plus it's with Hob so he's even more anxious about looking good. He also subconsciously starts restricting his food intake even more.
[Fainting mentions begin]
When filming the scene, he does look great, but in a slightly sickly way. The script calls for him to "faint" into Hob's character's arms, but he actually passes out
Hob thinks it's just his usual stellar acting and magnetic fervour that he brings into each role and scene
Until the director yells "Cut!" and Dream... doesn't wake up.
Death is conveniently on set that day, and realises what's going on
Oh no, we need to take him to his trailer and need a big strong man because he obviously can't walk there himself
Hob, thoroughly confused about what to feel, takes Dream to aforementioned trailer
While Death takes care of his idiocy, she ends up ranting about how he is Utterly The Stupidest, Most Self-Centered, Pathetic Excuse For An Actor on This, Or Any Other Form of Media, and simply cannot take care of himself or even ever say what he means
Hob, awkwardly hovering around and trying to not get in Death's path, asks what happened to his dearly detested
"He's been starving himself for this stupid scene. Probably hasn't drunk anything in a day or two."
Oh shit now things make a bit of sense
Hob is now extremely overbearing when it comes to making Dream eat regularly, now that Death has given him her blessing to yell at him to eat
[All TW mentions end]
Death has also now informed him about how awkward he actually is, and how often he ends up implying exactly the opposite of what he means
Oh shit, he's trying to compliment me.
I've gone overboard and it is now very AM. Good night.
