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Whiskers and Eyeliner

Day 2 is for a request from @kasey-writes-stuff for lee!Dream and ler!Karl! Prompt from this post for the Tickletober event!

Day 2: Drawn On

(lee!Dream / ler!Karl : 1.8k words)

It was just an eyeliner pencil; something Sapnap had picked up at the halloween store when trying to find their ridiculous costumes. It was gel, specifically made for the purpose of being used as costume makeup, both so it wasn’t too harsh on the skin and so you didn’t have to press down as hard as a regular eyeliner to see results.

Dream let out a frustrated sigh when he flinched again, groaning and closing his eyes in annoyance. He looked at himself in his bathroom mirror, then turned his attention to the small pencil in his hand, spinning it between his two fingers as he contemplated whether he should continue or not. He knew he had to, but he couldn’t bring himself to do it. When Sapnap and George had brought up the idea that he should be Patches for halloween, Dream immediately agreed, knowing it would be a minimal effort costume with maximum rewards, getting to see all the fanart of it for weeks to come. He set the eyeliner onto the marbled countertop of the sink, looking into the mirror and adjusting the brown ears that sat amongst his dirty blonde waves before glancing down again at the eyeliner.

It was just an eyeliner pencil. So why did it tickle so badly?

A loud bang on his bedroom door pulled him from his thoughts, noticing his reflection was now bearing pink dusted cheeks where his tan freckles usually reside. Dream turned his head slightly as the door swung open, Karl bursting into the room in his bright green frog costume. He made his way over to Dream who had turned his attention back to the mirror, messing with the eyeliner again between his palms. The two met eyes in their reflections, Karl’s smile faltering slightly when he realized Dream wasn’t ready yet.

“You’re not even ready! What have you been doing back here all this time, Dream? I mean we know you’re handsome, but seriously.” the blonde shook his head with a smirk, a quick burst of air huffing from his nose at the comment.

“I-I just am having issues with this stupid eyeliner thing. Don’t we have any black paper I can just tape onto my face in strips or something?” Karl rolled his eyes at the comment, taking the eyeliner from Dream and turning his chair so the younger boy could face him . “Why do I even need the whiskers? I have the ears!”

“You can’t be a cat without whiskers, that’s unheard of. What are you, an idiot? Just come here, Dream.” the giggly brunette leaned down, eyeliner in hand as it made a beeline straight for Dream’s right cheek. However, the minute Karl touched the eyeliner down against Dream’s cheek and moved it slightly, the blonde was recoiling back with a yelp before he could process what had even happened.

“What the hell was that for?” Karl was still giggling, trying to assess the situation that was currently playing out. He allowed his eyes to get a good look at Dream, really taking in the details; Dream’s cheeks were bright red, his lips pressed together as he appeared to be struggling to keep his laughter in. It suddenly clicked for Karl, his smile turning into a mischievous grin spreading across his face. He could see the exact moment Dream realized Karl knew what was going on, and he began to cackle as the younger brought his hands up in embarrassment to cover his overheating face.

“Tell me your cheeks aren’t ticklish, Dream. There’s no way,” Karl raised an eyebrow when he saw green eyes peeking out from behind pale hands, a nervous shrug accompanying an anxious giggle that had managed to slip past his fingers. “Oh my gosh, they are!”

Dream groaned through another giggle, finally removing his hands from covering his face and crossing them against his chest with a flustered huff.

“I didn’t know that, okay! But every time I try and draw the stupid whiskers my cheek gets all….you know! And then I mess it up and have to start all over. It’s fucking annoying.” Dream turned his head slightly to point down at the trashcan in the corner of the room, filled to the brim with dark stained tissues, no doubt from the failed attempts with the eyeliner.

“Oh stop, it’s adorable,” Dream rolled his eyes as Karl very clearly tried to stifle his laugh, trying not to embarrass Dream any further than he already was. “Come on, let me help you.”

Dream thought about it for a second before letting out a nervous chuckle, whining slightly as he turned his face back towards Karl.

“I’m gonna try and go fast, okay?” Karl got a grunt back in response and took that as the okay to get started. He tapped the eyeliner down on the top of Dream’s cheek, drawing it out towards his temple slowly. Karl had been trying to make the line as straight as possible, but this task seemed impossible to do with Dream’s cheeks moving due to him trying to suppress his giggles. The curly haired boy couldn’t help the fond smile that was forming everytime Dream’s nose twitched from how bad the pencil was tickling his face. It was fucking adorable.

Dream was sitting surprisingly still through the second whisker, more towards the middle of his cheek and out towards his ear. But when Karl was drawing out the final line, dragging it down towards the blonde’s jaw, Dream flinched violently, causing Karl to draw a line down under his chin instead.

“Dreheam! You just messed me up, you idiot! Now I have to fix it!” he couldn’t help but giggle along with Dream, the blonde fidgeting with his hands in his lap as he tried to keep his hands away from the drying gel on his face.

“I’m sohohorry! I didn’t mehean it, I-I cahan’t help ihit.” The blush was slowly coloring Dream’s neck a light shade of pink, the embarrassment getting to him a little more now that his skin felt even more sensitive with the anticipation of the eyeliner returning to his cheek once again.

“Alright, let me just wipe this off before it stains,” Karl grabbed another tissue from the box, noticing immediately how little was left in the box and how much Dream must have messed up drawing on himself. It made Karls heart feel warm, picturing the younger boy giggling to himself as he tried to draw whiskers on. Karl wiped the black line clean, bringing the pencil down and quickly finishing the line before Dream had time to react. “There! See, that wasn’t so bad.”

“Nohoho, but it feels all tingly and weird.” The blonde refused to make eye contact with the boy standing above him, knowing his blush would probably turn him purple at this point. He heard Karl bark out a laugh at that, making him finally lift his head to see what was so hilarious.

“You can just say your cheeks are ticklish.” Dream’s ears were on fire, his cheeks blazing and spreading throughout his body like a wildfire. He could see goosebumps prickle his skin at the mention of the word, causing an involuntary shiver to run down his spine. Dream rubbed his hands against the thighs of his jeans quickly as a way to release his giddy energy, shrugging and throwing his arms up after a few seconds of silence.

“I’m not saying that!” Dream finally managed to whine out, making Karl laugh even harder.

“Okay cutie, come on. The others are gonna come kill us if we’re not out there in the next ten seconds,” Karl took a step forward, placing a hand on Dream’s left cheek to turn his head slightly for a better angle to draw against. Giggles were already tumbling out of Dream, unable to stop them as Karl once again drew the top line just under his eye. He moved his hands to wring at his shirt, trying to focus on something other than how bad it was tickling.

Karl successfully drew the middle line with little issue, but he knew that this last line would be the issue. They were in the homestretch now, and he was not about to deal with an inpatient Sapnap.

“Alright, last one Dream. Think you can stay still? Or is your jaw too ticklish, too?” Karl teased, a snicker following as Dream’s hand came up to shove against the smaller boy’s hip. He readjusted himself to be back directly in front of Dream, grabbing his chin to hold him in place as Karl went to draw the final line.

“N-nohoho come ohohon! H-Hurry! You’re dohohoing this on puhuhurpose!” Dream was nearly in hysterics as Karl kept a strong grip on Dream’s chin, keeping his head in place as he slowly drew the last whisker.

“KAHAHAHARL NOHOHO!” the brunette couldn’t help but giggle mischievously at that, continuing to go back over the line near his jaw painfully slow. Karl decided to show mercy and finally released him, stepping back to appreciate his work. He spun Dream’s chair around as the last of the giggles finally simmered out to show him the whiskers.

“Oh my gohosh, this is horrible!” Dream let out a wheeze before breaking into cackles, seeing how wobbly the lines on his face were. “What did you even dohoho?!”

“Listen, if I didn’t have such a ticklish canvas it would’ve turned out better than this, okay?” The comment made Dream press his lips together quickly, not wanting to provoke Karl than he already had. Karl smiled and poked his nose with the eyeliner, coloring in a black nose to complete his costume. To his surprise, Dream let out a little squeak when Karl finally pulled the eyeliner away. They shared a look, one that was a mutual understanding. Karl was the first to take the bait though, and the teasing began once again.

“....So, the tip of your nose is ticklish?”

“Shut the fuck up.”

“Excuse me?”

“.....I’m sorry?”

“Right. I’ll remember this, Dreamie,” Karl turned on his heels, making his way towards the door to go meet the others that were waiting downstairs. He turned around when he was in the hallway, leaning back through the doorway with a finger pointed at the blonde. “Watch yourself.”

Dream realized he shouldn’t be intimidated by a man in a frog suit, but nonetheless, he swallowed thickly as he made his way towards the door to follow Karl, already planning to be on high alert the rest of the night.

#lee!dream #ler!karl #augtickletober2022 #i got this silly lil idea last night randomly #its cute okay #and spoopy #i love them #mcyt tickle #my stuff #mushie fics #this was done in one stream on consciousness #so if this is weirdly flowed i apologize #this is also scheduled!

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