New sandman hc:
Hob plays DnD because it reminds him of the medieval times so he has a campaign with some of his students and they play every thursday.
One day Morpheus comes to visit Hob when he is on his way to their DnD session for the evening. He decides to sit in on the session and he loves how they create these stories out of a game.
Somehow next campaign Morpheus is the dungeon master and the group of students can't be more enthuastic about it while Hob looks at Dream chuckling and fond because the Prince of stories is their DM.
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๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ฎ๐ฌ' ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฌย ๐๐.
โน pairing: morpheus x reader
โน summary: the much awaited, i-went-to-hell-for-inspiration, morpheus' love languages part 2: nsfw version. how he expresses his love languages when fucking you
โน tags: nsfw, morpheus is an adoring, reverent, woman-worshipping Endless who's always on his knees, the king of dreams is a giver
โน warnings: explicit language, explicit content (obviously), minors stay back (not that ever stopped me. if you are a minor, just know that sex might not be like this and do more research)
โน word count: 3027
โน previous part: morpheus' love languages part i.
โน now playing: take me to church by hozier
words of affirmation though he isn't the most vocal as an Endless, he does become vocal as a lover. or, specifically, he wants you to be. remember when i said he likes it when you talk to him? this applies here. (of course, by the time he's done with you, you won't be able to form words. but he'll accept desperate mewls of his name.)
call him by his name
not dream, but morpheus
gasp, groan, grunt, scream, whimper, murmur โ every adjective of โsaidโ โ say it in that way. he loves when you say his name and he the different ways you say it is akin to music. and if you whisper it right in his ear, his name hot against him so he can feel your desperation, he might just give you what you want and fuck you harder and faster
you tried to hold your moans back once
biggest mistake of your life
it doesnโt matter if you were only trying to hold back because you were in the library and mervyn, lucienne, and matthew were just three shelves down having a very serious meeting
though normally private in pda, perhaps that day morpheus was too frustration in being king and just wanted to be your lover. only a king had to worry about looking good in front of others. as your lover, all he had to worry about was pleasing you, and hearing the sounds you make was his signal that he was doing well
you thought that the sound of the shelves being rocked, your heavy breathing, and a book falling every now and then was telling enough what you were doing, and yes, you were a bit embarrassed to be found in such a compromising position with your skirt bunched up to your waist, one leg hooked around morpheus, and your head tilted to the sky as he attacked your neck
so when you bit down on your lip and slapped a hand over your mouth to hide your moans?
he is insulted (and you know how petty he gets) and fucks you even harder and faster than before
hoists both of your legs around his waist so heโs even closer and hits a spot in you that has you moaning obscenely and seeing stars. thereโs no use hiding or explaining that away, but you donโt even think of the others anymore. all you can focus on is how he slams repeatedly into you again and again, one had rubbing furious circles on your clit, whispering orders in your ear to never deprive him of your sounds ever again
that as his lover, he owns every part of you (he definitely owns me), including those delicious sounds he purposefully and rightfully earns
and when you start making those sounds again, he is so fucking pleased with himself that he gets even harder
your hand falls from your mouth on its own and finds his hair, tugging on it, harder and harder as you reach your peak and he follows shortly after when you clench around himโall done with a loud cry of his name from you and your name coming out as a pleading grunt from him
when the two of you finally catch your breath, you peek around the shelves and find them gone
morpheus smirks at you before dragging you to the table for part two since โtheyโre not here anyway.โ
always asks for consent
no matter how caught up he is in his emotions or pleasure, always asks you if youโre doing alright and if heโs doing alright touching your body
this man has a praise kink. tell him heโs doing well
tell him heโs fucking you so good as tears run down your cheeks and heโll all but cum in you in that moment
tell him you were made for him as he bottoms out in you, and heโll flip you over to your stomach and have his way and ruin you, leaving you a rambling mess whoโs only coherent thought is his name
โyou can take a little bit more of me, canโt you?โ he whispers against your ear as you bite your lip to hold back your whimpers as he pushes inch by inch further, deeper, closer, into you. โyouโll do that for me?โ
โyouโre gonna make me cumโ > โiโm going to cumโ
heโll make you squirt in thanks for reminding him that youโre orgasm is a product of his hard work
did you see how he pleaded with calliope to let him help her? imagine him begging to let him make you feel good
"i can make you feel so good, my love," he whispers as he puts one nipple in his mouth, suck and bite it gently, tugging on it, before releasing it and going to the other one. "let me?"
praise talk is his dirty talk. more into overstimulation and praise rather than edging and degradation cause heโs too in love with you to ever say those things or have you think, even for a second, that you are anything less than too good for him
type of person to say โi love youโ as he fucks you
at the most intense moments, like when heโs about to orgasm, he mindlessly rambles out pleads for you to always stay with him and he needs you and youโre the only thing he needs (say less)
so tell him you need him. tell him only he can make you feel this good. because heโs definitely a giver, and the best compliment you can give a giver is to thank them for their service and tell them theyโre doing a good job
physical touch this is an Endless who falls hard and intensely in love, as we see with his past lovers. it stands to reason that he'd fuck the same way. he makes sure that he is touching every inch of your body and you are touching every inch of him
has a thing for walls
likes to fuck you against them. either your back to it with your legs wrapped around his waist, or the side of your face pressed against it with your hands on either side as he takes you from behind
he will also eat you out with your back against a wall. makes it his personal mission to make your legs woozy enough that you literally collapse and he has to hold you up or youโre falling on the ground
overstimulation
worships your body
kissed every inch of your body once
on the days that you donโt feel the most confident, heโll whisper his gratitude towards those parts against your skin until you believe him
is still a sucker for eye contact
looks up through his lashes as he eats you out
looks down at you as he fucks into you
but just because he wants to be gentle and passionate with you, doesnโt mean you canโt be rough with him. in fact, he welcomes it
tug his hair hard as he eats you out and youโll hear the most guttural groan which youโll feel vibrate in your cunt
dig your nails down his back and his hips will snap against yours in a speed that reminds you your lover is not a man, but an Endless
suck and bite his neck and enjoy watching him gasp and tighten his grip against your hips, enough to leave his handprint on your skin
however, there is one time you can elicit some roughness from him, and thatโs when you ride him
youโve ridden him on his throne
it was your idea the first time, and his idea every time after
legs on either side, his arms wrapped desperately against your waist as you slam down onto him and he slams up against you
he grabs a fistful of your hair and tugs your head backwards (see gif as example), exposing the column of your neck which he can mark and litter with kisses and bites
a very passionate lovemaker and puts emotions other than lust into it. when you two have sex, he doesnโt just do it to get rid of frustration or because he feels lust for you, but because he loves you enough to want to share this other part of him that so few get
is the type to link your hands together while he slides in and out
presses his forehead against yours when on top of you. he expects you to do the same when youโre on top
if heโs not waiting at your cunt with an open mouth as you orgasm, then heโs kissing you, as if to swallow the sounds of pleasure you make and further drowning in you
can unclasp your bra with one hand
pulls your underwear down with his teeth
bites on thighs
and neck
and chest
iโm not saying this man cries during sex (not that thereโs anything wrong with that). but he does constantly have glassy/teary eyes during the show, so donโt be surprised if he gets a bit overwhelmed with his feelings for you and shed a tear or two
just kiss it away
acts of service he's always worshipped you before his capture, but after, he turns into a sinner looking for absolution from the only higher being he'd beg from. and the first step to absolution is looking for it on his knees
the first time you have sex after you reunite, he begs for forgiveness for being gone from you so long in his throne room
sits you on his throne and sinks to his knees before you
doesnโt even bother locking the door because he has no shame in anyone seeing him beg for absolution to you
and he doesnโt hold back from it either, alright? this Endless is making the most obscene noises as he loudly slurps and groans at the taste of you and moans at the sounds of you and ruts against his throne at the feeling of you, you, you
the first time you cum, he doesnโt stop and keeps fucking you with his tongue until he triggers a second one less than a minute later
heโll add a finger soon enough
crooks it at just the right spot that it presses against the spongy part of you that makes your back arch off the throne and cum for the third time. at this point, your cum has started to drip off his throne, and he thinks about adding it as a design to his chair (you slap him on the back of his head as a no)
inserts another finger and starts pumping it in and out, in and out, even doing a scissor motion every now and then. you come the fourth time
the fifth time, he does all that plus play with your clit with his tongue. flicks at it, sucks on it, does everything you can possibly imagine be done with a tongue and two fingers until you squirt
and he still drinks it all. he takes those two fingers and uses it to scoop up all your cum and drinks it all
he always swallows whatever heโs able to draw out of you and whatever youโre willing to give him
and don't forget to sit on his face
he'd be more than happy to die underneath you, smothered by your thighs and cunt
if you try to do hold back and hover over his face, he'll ask you first if you like to squat over chairs rather than sit on them, before grabbing your things and pulling you down and not releasing you until he's done
if it isnโt clear yet, this man is a giver. gets genuine pleasure when he is the one to give you pleasure and can probably cum just from seeing you orgasm from his ministrations (he has and has no shame in it)
it might be how his possessiveness shows. knowing that only he can give you orgasms that intense is something he prides himself on
probably why he doesnโt mind when others look at you. all heโs looking at is your reactions, and you never show interest. you never give them the looks or sounds you make with him, and thatโs enough that he just sits back, smirks, and pities the poor person who tried to hit on you
quality time as kim namjoon says in all night: "we keep all the party in this room all night. we don't wanna put it on the brake, hold tight."
the first time you reunite, he eats you out for hours
only stops because your body literally cannot go any longer and you might pass out (he debates whether he wants you to but lets you rest)
but the first time he fucks you, he doesnโt stop until youโre a whimpering, drooling mess whoโs only thought is morpheus
and you do pass out
heโs there when you come to, and he starts again
morpheus rarely does quickies. heโs too intense and long-term for that. he likes to take his time to worship you and he doesnโt want to end because he ran out of time or he has an appointment with someone else. when heโs with you, youโre all heโs thinking about
however, he does like to take his time teasing you
and by that, i mean he can give you little teasing touches all day to get you worked up
hand on your upper thigh when eating with others
presses his front against your back as he reaches for something in the cabinet
might even touch you through your underwear without giving you too muchโjust to keep you wanting and waiting
he can last a pretty long time, and sessions with him usually involve you cumming so many times that you donโt think youโll ever be able to cum again (you will. heโll show you)
always engages foreplay. involves a heavy make out session coupled with groping that leads you to being wet enough that he can just slip inside you
likes to fuck you where its comfortable for youโbed, a couch (walls are his guilty pleasure, though)
will fuck you anywhere in the dreaming, though, cause itโs all him
might even be more intense for him since he can feel whatever surface heโs fucking you on and how hard heโs fucking you or how tight and desperate youโre holding on to the edge of that table
morning sex isn't as common since that's when you wake up from the dreaming
night is definitely prime time for sex
you know you're in for a long time when you have sex before you're even in the dreaming. when that happens, you better hold on, since you'll wake up more exhausted than before you slept
gift giving could be into toys, but he has to be the one who made it and he has to be the one using it on you. but why would you need toys anyway when you can have his cock
might be offended if you think he needs to use a toy to get to orgasm, as it suggests that heโs not enough
and if you say you want a toy just for the times heโs busy, heโll tell you that heโs never too busy to give you an orgasm and proves it to you in that point
youโll have to tell him that you canโt take enough if you want him to stop
rather, he uses toys to overstimulate
vibrator on clit while his tongue searches deeper in your fold or vice versa
the gift he does like to give you is lingerie
he gives you an assortment of different colours in different materials
his favourite is whatever makes you feel the most confident
gives you lingerie that is meant to be ripped off you
when he rips a set of lingerie that you actually really liked, heโll apologize with kisses and promises that heโll make you more before fucking you senseless
buys you lingerie from la perla. when you wear it to sleep and you arrive in the dreaming in it, he preens in delight
sometimes, heโll give you lingerie from the dreaming while youโre in the dreaming. thatโs completely under his control, and he can make it disappear in an instant
speaking of giving you toys in the dreaming, if he makes it, that he can get behind cause he has absolute control over it. his finger becomes the remote
that little underwear he gives you? with no warning, starts to fucking vibrate during dinner with lucienne. doesnโt ease up until you get up, flushed and with wobbly knees, and run to the hallway where you cum with a poorly concealed moan
when you return to the table, he looks to you with a knowing smirk. thankfully, lucienne remains unaware (or at least has the courtesy of pretending to be)
in the waking world, you like to wear his clothes after you wake up. in return, he takes your underwear
when you fuck in the dreaming, you wake up drenched and with a wet spot on your blanket. he sends you a new blanket as an unfelt apology which heโll ruin the next night anyway
back to his greatest gift to you being his cock
i see him longer than wider (but not long enough to hurt you. 27-inch dick fanfic writers, stay back). you know, keeping in theme with his whole lean yet lanky physique
might be long enough that you canโt deepthroat him completely, though he appreciates the attempt
but the one time you steel yourself and manage to take him in all whole
nearly cums in your mouth immediately
wouldnโt expect you to do that all the time, of course. but on the special occasion that you want to put the focus on him, thatโs the way to go
the way to morpheusโ heart is not through his heart, but through swallowing
all in all, this Endless is guaranteed to find his pleasure in yours, so make sure to tell him that he's doing well, keep your moans loud and uncontrolled, and he'll fuck you out of this universe
๐ฎ๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ'๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ: ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐พ ๐๐พ๐พ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐
๐พ๐บ๐๐พ ๐๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐บ๐๐ฝ ๐๐พ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐พ โ ๐๐๐
๐พ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐พ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ฝ. ๐๐๐พ๐ ๐๐พ๐พ๐ ๐๐๐บ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐บ๐, ๐ฟ๐บ๐ ๐บ๐๐บ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐๐พ.
๐บ๐
๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐พ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ ๐ฟ๐๐
๐
-๐๐ ๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐พ ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐ป๐พ ๐๐พ๐๐๐
๐พ (๐
๐๐๐พ ๐๐๐๐๐๐พ๐๐). ๐ฝ๐๐'๐ ๐บ๐๐ ๐๐พ ๐๐๐พ๐๐พ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐บ๐๐๐พ ๐ ๐ป๐
๐บ๐ผ๐๐พ๐ฝ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
๐พ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐๐๐พ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐บ๐๐พ ๐๐๐๐๐พ๐๐๐พ๐ฝ ๐๐พ ๐ป๐พ๐ผ๐บ๐๐๐พ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐บ๐๐๐พ๐ฝ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐บ ๐ผ๐๐๐ผ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐พ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ฝ๐พ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐บ๐ ๐ ๐๐บ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
โฐโโค ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง!
๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ฉ: @aurorarevenclaw1927
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Sexy times with Morpheus would includeโฆ
Authorโs note: Yes, I mean sexual activity I didnโt want to be too explicit with the title but filth ahead, be aware ๐น
Morpheus is a highly sexual being but he does believe any sexual act to be a truly intimate moment, so if he wants to go at it, congrats! The Endless trusts you
Before you actually do the deeds, he wants to know exactly what you like and what you donโt, the more specific you are, the better. He wants to make sure your needs are being met
Once heโs had you for the first time, he just canโt stop thinking about you
So he comes up with any excuse he can think of to get you two alone
โY/N? Would you mind helping me with some research?โ
You were the object of research
He enjoys foreplay, because of the power you are able to give him over you, to feel your knees buckle at his touch.
Enjoys taking his time with you
His favorite thing is to undress you and take a minute to admire your naked figure
You know heโs horny when he kisses your neck
He is vocal asf on sex
Loves to kiss your whole body
Heโs the love making kind of guy
Constantly makes sure youโre enjoying it as much as him
Careful not to hurt you
โ Are you okay, princess?โ
But he DEFINITELY knows how to play rough
King of praising
โYouโre exquisiteโ
He likes you to be loud, but he would much rather you moaning in his ear
Has a thing for doing it on his throne
Likes to pull your hair
Also likes you to pull his hair
If youโre a dominant, he will practically beg for you to ride him, he loves to see you have that sexual confidence.
If you are more submissive he isnโt afraid to take charge, he will treat you like one of his dreams, a creation made for his pleasure.
He uses your dreams to know and fulfill your deepest, darkest desires.
He isnโt a selfish lover, in fact, quite the opposite
Puts your pleasure before his, he makes you cum at least one time before he does
He is a master at eating you out like youโre a feast
He goes deep
Just being inside you is enough to make him lose his mind
Loves to mark you in places nobody but else him can see
Letโs you mark him as well
He may not actually say it, but he loves when you scratch his back
Speaking of not actually saying thingsโฆ he also likes you to go down on him but heโs too polite and correct to actually vocalize it
When you do go down heโs careful not to get too excited and pull you down roughly
His guilty pleasure is hearing you gag on him
Dream likes when you try to keep quiet but you fail miserably
He will do anything in his power to have you say his name like a prayer for hours
Overstimulation
โMorpheus- I canโt anymoreโ
โJust one more, my loveโ
He gets turn on by the slightest shit, like the clothes you wear, the way you cross your legs together or if you just brush your fingers slightly over his crotch
Morpheus likes to kiss you while taking care of you so he can take every moan, gasp and breathe in his mouth
Likes to have you cum with his fingers alone
He doesnโt do much teasing but when he doesโฆ
โIโve barely even touched you and look how drenched you are, my loveโ
Prefers positions in which he can see your face clearly
Possessive asf
He likes you to acknowledge yourself as his as he acknowledges he is yours
Likes to hold you close for a few seconds after you cum
Aftercare is the most important thing for him
Would read to you while caressing your hair as a form of aftercare
Complete sucker for you wearing his clothes afterwards
He leaves small gifts behind if you fall asleep and heโs not there
โYou looked so peaceful I didnโt want to disturb you, Iโll be with Lucienne if you need meโ
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I see your hob has a cat hob fosters pets agenda and I raise you this: Hob as a proud tortoise owner. He got it around the 1920s when the exotic pet trade was still kinda legal, and trendy, and it's still around today. It's huge. This old man is showing no signs of slowing down. Hob loves this tortoise and it's the longest companion he has ever had in his life. He takes such good care of it. The New Inn has a large outdoor area where it lives most of the time. The patrons love it, Hob had to call in so many favors to get the land zoned for this purpose. It gets to eat the most expensive salad blends. Hob has a special climate controlled area in his flat that it lives in during the winter. And since Hob is basic bitch no 1, the tortoise is named Sheldon. Just... Hob with a friend as long lived as him, or almost, that he can love and shelter... a constant companion
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Morpheus With a Touch Starved Partner Would Include
Pairing: Morpheus x Reader
Warnings: Touch Starvation, Past loneliness
Notes: None
Requested by: @wonderwinchester
Morpheus always knew you were shy.
The way you would lower your gaze whenever someone looked over at you. The way that you would fall silent when someone you didnโt know entered a room.
Morpheus didnโt mind. He appreciated you. Both hating groups of people, of useless interactions, of ridiculous social conventions and requirements
He knew that you werenโt close to many people other than him. Knew that he was the closest person in your life
Still, he hadnโt seen the extent of that until weeks after the two of you got together.
As he observed you sink into his embraces with pure happiness, when you reach for his hand every time you are close.
When your aura immediately gets warmer when he was touching you.
He didnโt understand it at first. Not knowing why his touch was as precious to you as it was. But he didnโt complain nor dislike it.
Your happiness was his priority. And you being in his arms was proof that you were safe and with him.
He touched you with such gentleness, tenderly rubbing his thumb over the back of your hand when your fingers were interlinked with his.
Your soft smile when he did so brightened up each day.
When he eventually found out from you that it was touch starvation, his heart broke for you. The idea that you had been so deprived of touch that you ate it up like a famished creature from him.
He couldnโt believe that you hadnโt gotten the love that you deserved before you met him.
After than, he made a promise to himself to keep the two of you connected as much as possible.
You would be with him as much as possible. His hand in yours, or on your back, or in your hair. Hugs and kisses whenever he say you
You would never be starved of touch again, he vowed
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Dating Dream of the Endless Would Include...
Thank you all so much for being so sweet about my last two Dream headcanons, here are the dating ones to complete the set (and also the longest ones)!
Also shock horror I know, but I still have about three episodes of the show left so sorry if this is suddenly very out of character lmao I just love him to the moon and back my petty king
This got much longer than I thought it would oops, so any and all comments are much appreciated!! Thank you ily guys I hope you liked my silly similes lmaoooo
(I do not own the Sandman or its characters, all rights go to creators. Gif credit goes to @thekingofkawaii.)
โ.ใ.:*ใปยฐโ.ใ.:*ใปยฐ
Since people seem to love these opening sentences so much and I adore writing them lmao... Dream you pathetic ass cape draping eyeliner scrungle of a wet hissing cat, living for the drama dumbass with the smile of a brick I literally love you in every single way you are impeccable. Heโs so stupid bless I want to bonk him with a baguette and give him a big โol hug until he awkwardly shoves me off and mopes away. Well guess what sir, this time you are NOT running away from your feelings youโre happy and in love now biss so guess what youโre getting ALL the fluffย โcause itโs what yโall deserve.
Dream introduced you to everyone as fellow ruler of his realm pretty much straight after your first kiss (my man intense). As soon as he took you by the hand and led you back to the throne room, his hands settled on your shoulders and turned you to face the erratic shards of the stained glass windows.ย โEverything I haveโ, you feel him whisper against your ear as soft as mist,ย โeverything I am... it is also yours.โ He reaches round to tilt your cheek up, until the back of your head is flush against his chest and heโs able to run his finger down the curve of your neck. โIf you so wish. I will be yours forever... in both dreams and the waking world. Wherever you need me, or want me. I will be there.โย
To be completely honest, too many times heโs been afraid that youโve still left him, so overwhelmed by everything. All that panic twisting in his gut, only to find you talking over Rose Walkerโs dream journal in the library. Youโre standing near ear to ear with Lucienne, the two of you bumping fingers and pouring over the contents to understand where exactly her poor brother is, the whole time Mervyn yapping at your side. I mean, they all adore you from the get go: theyโve seen over the last few decades how the mere thought of you has been the only thing stopping Morpheus from spiralling too far into despair. As soon as your feet stepped down onto the whirling sand, you were marked as a pretty integral part of the dreaming, human or not.
Plus, all the ravens that youโve found encroaching on your roof and landing to hop on your shoulders in the waking world finally make sense. Lucienne was under strict orders to keep an eye on you, to make sure you were safe at all times.
Or youโll wander off, and Dream will come sauntering away from the palace and down the winding path towards the House of Secrets, knowing from instinct that itโs where he'll find you. That same tide tugs him forwards forward into the suffocating mists, until he emerges in front of a pile of crumbling dirt and sees your smile alight the dusk, as piercing and ruinous as the sun. Goldie is perched upon your shoulder, squawking and sneezing into your eyes from time to time. You just laugh, and the sound is enough to double Dream over in grievous endearment. Abel is sitting by your right, still half-leaning in the pit as he giggles and continues his wild story about the King of Dreams from long ago. You turn around only when you hear a rare chuckle, finally spotting Dream standing with his eyes crossed behind you, and an amused eyebrow raised at you and your friendsโ antics.ย
You expect him to ask you to leave, or to at least lead you inside, but to your surprise he sweeps his coat behind him and takes a seat on the squishing dirt beside you. He doesnโt settle until he feels his knee rest against your own, doesnโt feel comfortable while Abel continues spouting his story, until you take his hand and cradle it in your lap. Itโs cold, almost contorted like the first dawnโs mist against your skin, but even now it shakes in your hold. It almost makes you laugh: the mystical, awe-striking, beyond marvel King of Dreams so terrified of loving you that heโs shaking like a barn mouse hiding from the overwhelming world around it. The same man who had spent over one hundred years locked like a Greek statue behind solid glass, only to be finally brought to his knees by the one thing he could never escape: his soulโs serendipity.ย
Eventually the clouds begin to roll over the stars, as if the skyโs painter had thrown buckets of brown paint over her canvas and left the streaks of ribbed sand to sparkle across the gloominess. Yet the King of Dreams just sits there, still as stone, not even daring to look down at you despite how much fondness tugs him too. Sometime during the night your head has fallen against his shoulder and youโve fallen asleep against the warmth of his coat. He doesnโt want to move you, until eventually he leans down to kiss your head. He joins you in some of the sweetest dreams he can muster: the two of you lounging out amidst a field of flowers on the eve of spring. The firecracker reds and warm sugar plum violets frame his smiling face and the glimmer in his eyes as he lies admits the reeds, gazing up at you. He begrudgingly allows you to weave daisy petals into his hair, after a while of him running after you through the meadows and picking you up, holding you hostage in his arms until you promise not to tell his family about it.
Speaking of, when you eventually get to meet his sister Death, she loves you just as much (or even more) than her brother does straight away!!! She just immediately wraps you up in a big, excited, squealing, full body hug before tugging you off by the arm and leading you off towards the coastal market. She leaves a very confused and huffy Dream to fend for himself for a while, or perhaps gives him the time to visit his old friend Hob at the New Inn. She leads you to her favourite quaint ice cream parlour, where the two of you spend the afternoon sharing a sundae as siblings do, out on the arching thatch seats. Eventually she squints through the sunlight to look at you a little more seriously.ย โThatโs the happiest Iโve ever seen my brother, like... ever I think! Thank you. No, seriously, thank you. Heโs had enough time to sulk about, itโs good to see him look himself again.โ
You and Dream reconvene in the square and spend the rest of the day feeding his treasured pigeons. He keeps looking at you out of the corner of his eyes with that twitching-lip smirk, with all the stars and constellations in the universe burning in them. He tries to be smooth, stealing a pinch of your baguette and throwing the crumbs at you, just to be able to wipe them off. His slender fingers brush over the pulse point on your neck like butterfly wings flitting over the dawning petals of a blooming rose. Then up to your chin, then gliding upwards till theyโre hunched, tracing over the outline of your lips. Your heart fizzes as he leans down to kiss you for the first time ever in public, his frame shadowing you, yet bottom lip so welcoming and caressing as he brushes between your own.ย
Too often has Lucienne walked into the throne room, only to have to clear her throat to try and get Morpheusโ attention. He has his coat wrapped around the two of you like an inky bat like cocoon, sitting together on his throne as you read through the latest census. He stops every so often out of wild amusement when you gasp and point out a new entity. In pride at how well accustomed youโre becoming to his work that he carefully kisses your forehead and leans his own against it.ย
When itโs raining heโs the type to look confused at first as to why youโre shivering under your jacket and trying to run under London arches. Eventually it finally clocks in his head and he takes his coat off, holding it over your head during the whole journey to your destination, getting soaked himself by the smacking downpour nonchalantly. Itโs a kind of second nature, to protect you, that he doesnโt even bat an eyeliner lined eyelid anymore. Itโs innate and as natural, easy to him as dreaming.
Sometimes youโll find Dream skulking around the palace steps like a disgruntled skunk recently kicked out of a bin, still upset after the events with John Dee. Lucienne and Matthew have attempted every possible solution to talk him out of it, but youโre the only one who can bring him back round. The only presence in any realm that feels more like himself than he does. The only one that understand his every idiosyncrasy, every twitch of his face, until youโre sitting by his side as one entity.ย Heโs too stubborn to ever admit it, but he does indeed like it when you trace your pointer finger down the tip of his nose before tapping twice against his lips as if mockingly chiding him. He always peers down above his bottom lashes with wide, almost crossed eyes as he tries to follow you, but it does ground him again. Eventually, without anything even being said, he groans and jumps up to a stand with aย โthank you, youโre right... of course... my dreamโ, and then saunters off again as if he owns the catwalk.
He tries to take you out to visit other dreams, even though youโre still terrified of the waters. He slides his fingers between your own, pulling them up to rest above his heart on the docks. He carefully and calmly talks you through everything thatโs about to happen, and how he will be in control of every whiff and whim that could occur. Heโs still a dramatic ass though, so before heโs even finished counting down to one heโs pulled you off the decking and into the swirling depths. In the darkness, you grasp onto him like a lifeline as he pulls you further down into the macrocosm than you ever thought possible.ย
It is worth it though... perhaps after a lot of snuggling and apologies from Dream. You end up in the dreams of young Irish man: one who hopes to become a zoologist after his time at university. You get to enjoy a peaceful night in a canopy beneath the stars, lying side by side with Dream as he points out the constellations that swirl gold like koi fish in the grand pond of the sky. Heโs still not quite used to physical touch, which is why he seems to start and flinch back when you wind your arm to rest and rub above his abdomen. Heโs spent so long... so so long never really getting much attention, or care from his family, so youโll have to coax him into realising he can trust and relax in your presence. He does eventually let his guard down after a few hours of cuddles, until he eventually slides to sit up and falls dramatically over your knees. Itโs the first time heโs ever allowed you to play with his hair, lying there in the darkness as normal lovers set alight do.
I mean, youโre family, right??? Dream begs you to come along to the family get together dinner (mainly so he can have a sparring partner of equal wit and finally get one up on his sibling Desire). He swaps the placards said sibling placed around the fire-lit table so youโre sitting next to him instead of Delirium. Between meals Dream takes your hand under the table and places it on his knee, stroking his thumb over your palm to try and calm himself down. Desire catches wind (thanks to an eagle eyed Despair), and makes some bitter laced remark with a growl of their lips, flick of their hand and sip of their red wine. This ends up with you lunging for him over the candelabra, with Death barely holding you back and Dream leaning back in his seat with a grin so wide on his face he looks like a smug, satisfied cat lmao
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I canโt get the idea out of my head that Hob would still retain habits from previous centuries. Thereโs no way a new century comes around and nothing from the previous one sticks to him. He definitely learnt from past mistakes and bettered himself from them but he would still keep the habits heโd built up over time, for example; courting a lover with poetry ,some superstitions that you just cant shake ,obscure hobbies and skills that are now useless. I want to see Hob with the most buck wild skill set and forgetting itโs essentially a lost practice because heโs no longer living that life. There would still be a part of him that would, for even a split second, believe a person having a seizure was fucking possessed or something. Just imagine 1300 Hob kicking in at the most inconvenient times or he just forgets what language he speaking (just varietyโs of different old English slang). I need to see Hob going to bow whenever Dreams title as king is brought up in conversation just because of a little itch in his brain still living out that century. Or how heโs still amazed by photos and movies coming from a time when painting was a luxury. Or how he would still know songs that were lost to time and hum them to himself like it was his own little secret. And donโt get me started on food, heโd know some of the most wild recipes from times of famine or when trade became more common and people decided to actually cook the food instead of displaying it in their house. I could literally go on for 600 years about this but thank you for coming to my brain dump. (Expect more in future)
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Imagine if Hob and Morpheus got those necklaces for best friends where each person has one half of a heart and when connected they make a full one. You know the ones. And they both wear them all the time because. Besties. (And boyfriends but thatโs not what this post is about now is it)
Sometimes Hob gets asked things by students about it like โohh who has the other half ๐โ and he just answers with โwell my best friend of course :)โ
Alternatively, Morpheus puts his on and just never takes it off. He acts like he forgets itโs there, but he DEFINITELY smiles about it secretly all the time. Everyone is too scared to ask about what it is or why he wears it except probably Death, Lucienne, and Matthew. And when asked he probably responds with something along the lines of โwhat, is this not something friends do? Heโs my friend, is he not?โ
In conclusion, they are BESTIES. I cannot stress this enough.
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Give me your head-canons:
How do you solve the Orpheus problem?
[And as always: Send me asks about everything Sandman-related!]
As in: Itโs the elephant in the room in so many canon-compliant or -adjacent fanfics I read (we obviously donโt need to talk about coffee shop AUs) and Orpheus either keeps on existing somehow (and no one cares, because Dream and whatever love interest just literally fuck off into the sunset and pretend everythingโs okay), or he gets killed by someone else who quite strictly wouldnโt be able to kill him.
Is it a solvable problem?
If he keeps existing as a severed head, itโs honestly a bit shite for him, isnโt it? So these are the fics where we keep on visiting severed heads. I donโt know, I find thatโฆ dissatisfying.
If Dream kills him, itโs over. Unless he stays in the Dreaming and lets the storm blow over. Will it though? I mean yeah, he could sit there for all eternity (groan), not take Deathโs hand and make sure he doesnโt conveniently leave so the Kindly Ones get in and start ripping the Dreaming to shreds. But that doesnโt really sound like a solution to me either, because the problem wonโt go away. Also: Probably no meetings in the waking world with you-know-who ever again. Plot hole, people, it doesnโt work that way.
If someone else kills him: Who? Please donโt say Hob, I know heโs immortal (so was Murphy), but the very idea is that no one can kill the poor kid because he made a deal with Death, which she apparently canโt revoke. Is there an entity who could? Which links in to the question: Why could Dream (somewhat rhetorical question)? Could any similar entity do it if they also had to grant him a boon? But donโt forget: Canโt be one of the Endless, theyโre all family. Unless one sacrifices themselves. I mean, I think Iโve seen Death doing that in a fic somewhere, I think the assumption was sheโs okay with dying a mortal death, but I also felt thatโs not quite right, since itโs just not the same (also: in her mortal form, she wouldnโt have those powers). Does it have to be The Presence/Glory? Why would they care?
Yeah, he could use the Saeculum I guess, but really? If the problem never existed, it would also feelโฆ wrong? Plus, we all know that changing the past always has implications on the future that go far beyond the thing we want to change. Plus plus: I honestly think it would be a bit OOC for him because heโd feel thereโs not enough at stake (like a whole universe imploding) to ever justify that. So no, thatโs, IMHO, making him into someone he really isnโt (can of course be an option in fanfic I guess).
Same goes for the Dream of a Thousand Cats Spiel. Someone who is so wrapped up in his duty just wouldnโt do that for his own personal gain, and not even for one loved one (he also wouldnโt be allowed to kick it off by telling anyone, and what 1,000 dreamers would dream that? I mean, WE all would, but thatโs a bitโฆ meta?๐). I said what I said.
Or is it some sort of magic? Like, heโs still a severed head, but we make him *think* he isnโt, give him back a body (in his own mind, or maybe even for real)? But thatโs alsoโฆ not great and feels like gaslighting him. Really not keen.
So what say you?
Is this just a case of: Unsolvable problem, hence we might as well pretend we solve it in some ridiculous way or pretend it doesnโt exist in the first place?
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How I think sandman characters would be like in a highschool au
Death: SUPER KIND, she's very popular, gets along with everyone, including the teachers, straight A student, cares about everyone, does a lot of volunteer work, definitely in a humanitarian club.
Desire: also popular, but for the wrong reasons, causes trouble for everyone, loves spreading rumors and turning people against each other, hangs out with the mean kids, also a straight A student, has made several teachers cry.
Delirium: semi popular, kind, a little odd at times but overall fun to be with, hangs out with the art and theatre kids, absolute prodigy in art, B+ student, whenever she has free time she'll make stuff to give to either her friends, or someone she doesn't know that well but inspired the piece, always seen with either a journal or sketchbook.
Despair: tries to not stand out, always alone, has probably 1 or 2 acquaintances, desire is her only friend really, D- with an occasional C+,
Destiny: not much to say other than he's a loner, great in all subjects but excels in history, always carries an old book, has the best grades out of all his siblings.
Dream: relatively well known, he won't admit it but hob is his only friend, respectful, loves theater but has never been in a play, only sees plays hob is in, straight A student, tutor's hob.
Hob: incredibly popular, hangs out with everyone really, always seen with dream, major theater nerd, great at acting, is always lead in plays, refuses to be in any Shakespeare play, B+ average.
Lucienne: absolute sweetheart, formed a book club and literally welcomes everyone, also tutor's people, also a straight A student, hangs out with the smart kids, she's an amazing person to be around.
Corinthian: just your typical mysterious Wattpad bad boy who rides a motorcycle, is able to make straight guys gay, biggest whore ever, very popular because of his looks, does literally jack shit and still has amazing grades.
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[Child of the Endless]
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[Published: Wednesday, November 23, 2022]
Pairings: Dream of the Endless/Morpheus x F. Reader
Word count: 3k+
Warnings: Light spoilers for the comic, a bit of a slow burn, implied child abuse/neglect (not with Morpheus), slight yandere themes/tendencies, also soft Morpheus (is that even a warning?), maybe a tiny bit of OOC Morpheus (who knows, you decide)
Notes: This is longer than I intend this to be, but I hope you like it nonetheless. Also, who else loves the idea of a darker version of Morpheus loving you platonically?
Eh? ...anyone...? Don't leave me hanging here... (เผเบถโฟเผเบถ)
Any comments, theories, and constructive criticism are greatly appreciated and very much welcomed! Especially since this was my first time writing headcanons...
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What it's like being Morpheus's, Dream of the Endless, King of Dreams, adopted human daughter (unwillingly, mind you)... [Part I]
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Dream isn't a being known to be friendly or open by nature, appearing cold, abrasive, and oftentimes self-obsessed. To most people and even his own subjects, he's a distant and somewhat intimidating guy, and they are right in a way. Even with his past relationships and the passion he had felt for each of them, it's so very rare for him to get attached to someone or simply show any kindness to anyone in general. Especially if we're talking about Dream before his one-hundred-year capture.
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After what became of his only son, Orpheus (and Calliope leaving their marriage because of this), he became colder and more reserved than he previously was. Of course, the pain he felt when each of his relationships had ended had hurt him, but practically losing a child (given his son was now just a head and disowned Dream as his father long ago), it's a pain that words can not even express. And because of this, Morpheus couldn't imagine seeing himself getting attached to someone ever again, let alone someone that, dare say, could bring about something he thought lost long agoโฆ
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However, all of that drastically changes when he meets you. An ordinary human girl, of all beings.
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Your meeting with the Dream Lord could either go one of two ways. The first was that your father was working as a caretaker for Alex Burgess, and he didn't want to leave you alone with a sitter, so he decided to bring you with him to Fawney Rig in Wych Cross. There, you would hear rumors that Alex Burgess's Father captured the devil, and it resides in the basement. Sometimes you'd catch the guards carelessly talking about the supposedย 'Dracula'ย they're being paid to watch over, intriguing you immensely. Not long after being in the mansion, you made a plan to sneak into the basement, where you were met with a pale naked man in a glass dome. His eyes were the first thing you noticed, they shined and burned like distant stars, slowly dissolving into a pale icy blue color the longer you stared at them.
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Or, after Morpheus had successfully retrieved all of his tools, he found himself sitting at Waterlow Park in North London, pondering on what his purpose was outside his function. The Lord of Dreams felt empty whilst he fed the pigeons and ducks with a loaf of fresh bread he brought with him. You were just a simple passerby, wanting to take a break from school work and theย 'drama'ย that always occurs in your household between your parents, and that's when you randomly came across a man dressed in all-black moping. You raised a brow at the sight, curious about his sullen expression, but then saw him feeding the birds with the bread he had, which made you point out that he wasn't supposed to feed them bread, since it's bad for them. With that, you sat on the bench and began to talk to him, which earned you a weird look from him.
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You, for some reason, had immediately grabbed the Dream Lord's attention unlike any other being had before. There wasn't anything particularly special about you, just an average teenage girl. Because of this fact, it left Morpheus entirely confused, yet somewhat intrigued. Trapped inside his glass confinement, he watched with a careful gaze as you slowly approached him, looking around the place as you started to question him. Albeit you were a bit hesitant, more so confused if anything. At first, he had tried ignoring you and your questions just as he did with Roderick and his son. However, he couldn't ignore the genuine concern when you looked at him, someone who was but a stranger to you. It was the first time in his captivity that someone showed him any kind of concern for his well-being, someone who showed him kindness, even if it was small. In the park, Morpheus was less on guard now that he was free and more powerful than he was before, but instead of fully ignoring you and the questions you would ask him, he would answer vaguely, which ended up frustrating you, and to his surprise, he found your reactions quite amusing (he also found your little pouts adorable, not that he'll ever admit it, out loud anyway-).
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After your first visit to him, he found himself surprised by the gentle warm feeling slowly swelling in his chest. With imprisoned Morpheus, he was wary of you and your intentions, knowing that humans were all selfish creatures, and eventually you would ask him for something, just like his captors. But the more time you spent with him in the basement, talking to him even though he never answered, slowly softened his wariness of you. The more he thought about it, the more he understood that you being there with him was a great risk you were taking, not only for you but your father. You always set a timer on your wristwatch, and immediately leave once it went off, not before sending your goodbyes to him. With pigeon feeding Morpheus, he was curious about your random interaction with him and became more so at the thought of speaking to you again (even if you were the one doing most of the talking).
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Not before long, with each visit from you, the warmth within his chest seemed to grow bigger until he became extremely fond of you. At first, he tried to deny his care for you, then resenting you for unearthing a piece of him he had previously believed didn't exist as an Endless being (not that lasted very long. With one look at your face, that anger immediately demolishes into nothing but a distant memory). In truth, even with his previous relationships, he wasn't used to loving anything, and when he (not so) surprisingly found himself doing so, he firmly believed that he would eventually lose them in the end. Everyone that he had loved, that was supposed to love him back, had either one way or another abandoned or forsaken him, and it left him with a deep ache in his heart. However, with each visit from you, he realized this feeling, this fondness for you was the best for him. Thatย youย were the best of him, that caring for you was what made him painfully, yet so wonderfully human. Along with this, you had brought him hope, something he thought he had lost long ago. After everything he has been through, with his relationships and the tragedy that befell his son eons ago (and also his imprisonment), he never thought himself to be able to undoubtedly care for someone again, let alone a human child of all beings. You had quickly made your way into his Endless heart, without even knowing it.
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You became a constant figure in the Dream Lord's life, and he couldn't stop himself from seeing you. Not that he could in his imprisonment (nor did he ever want to). You were a very curious child, always showing how much you cared for him and his well-being, eyes shining brightly whenever you would talk to him as if his presence brought you happiness. And during this whole thing, Morpheus found himself unconsciously smiling more around you, staring at you with a soft look in his starry/icy blue gaze.
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With imprisoned Morpheus, he remained silent but would listen intently to you ramble about whatever topic you had in your mind, making subtle movements and being sure you knew he was listening to you. One particular memory was engraved in his mind where his stoic demeanor shifted and you had seen a smile gracing his lips. At first, you appeared slightly shocked, but then, your entire face lit up at the sight of his smile, however small it was. He remembered so vividly how excited you had gotten, how proud you were to achieve making him smile, and promising that you'll make him smile again, but even bigger. Morpheus wanted to see that expression on you again, the pure joy you had, and it was all because of him simply letting out a smile. When he was left alone in the basement once more, he was quite taken aback at the thought that he was the one to make you beam so brightly.
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With free Morpheus, he'd quietly listen to you talk, and would sometimes ask questions, and he couldn't help but feel pride swelling in his chest whenever your eyes would brighten up at his very simple questions. You'd become more lively, your smile widening with joy, and he noticed this particularly happened whenever the conversation was about your hobbies or the thing you found yourself enjoying recently. While you excitedly spoke, Morpheus quietly observed your expression, wondering when was the last time he had made someone this happy, had someone smile up at him with the brightest of smiles, eyes nearly glimmering with stars that were almost similar to his.
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As much as he cared for you, he was still careful to not getย tooย attached to you. However, (surprise, surprise) that didn't end up happening. When Morpheus began to regard you as his child, seeing you asย his daughter,ย he knew he had to quickly sever his connection with you, however great the ache in his chest hurt to just consider the idea. For he knew getting close to any human was a dangerous thing, not only for himself and his realm but for you. If he didn't, he'd have to watch you grow into the fine young woman he knew you would become, slowly growing older and older until his sister Death finally arrived and took you away to the Sunless lands. Or, the universe would see his affection for you as some sort of crime and end up punishing you, an innocent child, for his selfishness of not wanting to be alone once more. He didn't think he could live with the pain of losing another child again, having to be forced to watch you wither and die just like every other human that has ever existed before you.
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With free Morpheus, he could sever your relationship instantly, yet found himself hesitating when he was in your presence, waiting for theย 'right time'ย to do it. Imprisoned Morpheus however didn't have that luxury. Instead, he forced himself to build up walls around his heart, for he knew the moment he was finally free, he had to immediately leave you and wanted to lessen that pain. He recognized that if he didn't do this, the pain would be too much for him to bear.
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However, all of that changed, depending on which path fate decided for you and the Dream Lord to have.
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With imprisoned Morpheus, he instantly knew there was something wrong when you entered the basement with the lack of your usual bright greeting. Not even a smile was being shown his way. You quietly took a seat in front of him like you usually did, and that's when he noticed an old book in your hands. When he glanced at you in question, he found that you were avoiding his gaze, which confused him but more so worried him, especially when you finally did meet his gaze, you looked completely lost, guilty even.
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You apologized that you didn't realize it sooner, apologized for the wrongdoings that Roderick and his son did to him, and most importantly, that you were sorry for being so blind. Morpheus sat there, completely stunned by your little speech, but more so when your tearful gaze turned into determination as you declared that you were going to get him out of there. Morpheus felt his starry eyes water, his hope of being free, of going back home to his kingdom that had once seemed so far from his reach was now so very close, and that was all because of you. And you, a child that possessed such a rare and beautiful heart didn't ask anything in return, just for him to set things right for everyone. He slowly placed his hand on the glass, watching with a tender look as you placed your smaller one on the glass, smiling up at him.
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With free Morpheus, you two were walking through the park, the Dream Lord silently cherishing his last visit with you. You then suddenly pushed him aside, causing him to stumble for a very brief second. He heard you let out a noise of pain and saw you on the ground, along with a male and his bicycle on the ground beside you. The sight of you hurt, blood seeping from your now scrap and dirty hands caused something dangerous to take hold of him. That feeling grew, even more, when he saw the man that had slammed into you with his bike reach out to help you up. If looks could kill, the mortal that dared hurt you would have been dead right where he stood. And if his glare wasn't bad enough, his voice was.
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It was so cold, so full of barely contained wrath as he commanded the man to not touch you. Not only did this leave the cyclist and the people around you frozen in place, but it also left you feeling afraid of Morpheus, being unable to recognize the man in front of you. Without another word, he quickly yet gently picked you up (bridal style) and carried you out of there. You were surprised by his actions but mostly embarrassed as you tried hiding your face in his chest, from the eyes of the people there. You asked him about it, but he didn't say anything, bringing you to a quiet area where he carefully tended to your wounds.
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Morpheus knew then and there that he couldn't leave you, your love for him was far too precious to abandon. He made a promise to himself that very day that he was going to love you for all eternity, that he would do better, for you deserved that and much, much more.
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Whenever you had to leave him, to avoid getting caught by the guards or to head back home and start on your homework (or how you would put it, to avoid your parents arguing about your whereabouts), it left him feeling immensely saddened by it. However, you would always playfully tease him, asking if he was sad, which would either have him send you a pointed look or quietly scoff, denying such a claim of being sad, even though you both knew it to be untrue. You'd reassured him that you would always come back, and you did
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At first, he thought you were late since it wasn't the first time it had happened, which you'd apologize for it. But as time continued to pass, with no sign of you coming, Morpheus began to grow worried.
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Even if you were late, you never missed a meeting with him. What could have possibly happened to cause you to miss it? But Morpheus, with the hope you gave to him, allowed himself to calm down, believing that you'll show up the next day. He knew you wouldn't just stop out of nowhere, especially if we're talking about imprisoned Morpheus. Yet that didn't stop the ache from building deep within his chest at the thought of something bad that could be happening to you.
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One day turned into two, then three, then four, and by the time he knew it, it had been a week since he last saw you. His concern grew to the point where he was nearly distracted from his duties, mind clouded by endless thoughts of you.
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With imprisoned Morpheus, he'd silently sit in his glass confinement, his thoughts always circling back to you, to your silly little rambles, your quiet and adorable laughs, your precious smiles. He was so used to being alone in the basement (alone in general, let's be honest here), sitting in the silence he had forced upon himself. However, the longer you were away, it started to become torture for him. And this can be said for free Morpheus. He'd quietly sit on the same bench you two always sat on, mindlessly watching the people there as his thoughts would go to you. Sometimes his raven Matthew popped in because Lucienne, his librarian, sent the male bird to check up on him.
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Perhaps you had simply grown bored of him, finally finding someone willing to spend time with you and listen to your conversations. Someone better, someone who wasn't him. It wouldn't be the first time. If we're talking about imprisoned Morpheus, he would feel even worse as those thoughts plagued his mind. Why would someone, let alone a human child, want to spend your time with him, someone who's trapped in a glass prison and doesn't say anything in response to you and your questions? Or maybe you have possibly changed your mind about freeing him. You didn't owe him anything, you only stumbled upon him through your own merits. That last thought alone sent him down a deep, almost dark spiral.
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Morpheus had tried finding you through your dreams (even if his powers in the basement were very weakened), yet he couldn't find you. By this point, the Dream Lord was beginning to become quite desperate to see you again, if only it was for a second. He never felt like this before in his entire existence, as if his Endless being needed you by his side for him to continue onward.
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When you were, one way or another, back in his life once more (and imprisoned Morpheus no longer in his glass confinement), there was a heavy weight lifted off his chest, as if he was allowed to finally breathe again. Upon seeing your face, nothing can ever compare to the enormous joy he felt, and at that very moment, Morpheus would make certain that you would never leave his sight again. Your unexpected absence from him for the first time since knowing each other made him understand that he simply couldn't live without you, his precious child. He couldn't bear the pain of you being far from him, where he couldn't find you or make sure that you were safe. You are far too important to the Endless.
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After that whole incident, the Dream Lord began to send his raven Matthew to watch over your waking life, sometimes even watching you through his companion's eyes (much to the raven's annoyance). When you went to sleep, Dream would personally watch over your dreams, making sure no nightmare dared to enter the beautiful dreams he carefully crafted especially for you.
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Too many times the Dream Lord found himself being affected by the thoughts of you one day leaving him as everyone he had ever loved did, disowning him as his own son had done eons ago. It all had hurt him at that time (though, he'd never admit it), but just the thought of losing you, of you hating and abandoning him, causes him a great deal of pain at just the mere thought. He couldn't possibly imagine going through that again, knowing that there would be nothing left of himโฆ
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Would anyone be down for a more detailed version of the two different meeting scenarios? Separately, of course. I think it's a pretty neat idea, considering I would have more freedom to further expand the relationship between Dream and the Reader in the different meetings, whichever fate has decided for them to have.
But what do you guys think? I would absolutely love to know!
Until next time my dear readers!
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Do you think if Hob does something that annoys Morpheus, Morpheus will inspire all Hob's student to write about shakespeare. A week later Hob is absolutely fuming in his office having to grade papers on freaking shakespeare and when he visits Morpheus in the dreaming Morpheus just looks at him smirking and asks "Is something wrong Hob? Did someone perhaps mention dear old Will?"
Hob responds with, "Oh fuck off you bastard, never inspire my students again!"
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๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ฎ๐ฌ' ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ.
โน pairing: morpheus x reader
โน summary: how morpheus, dream of the endless, the king of dreams, or as you know him: your love, expresses his love
โน warnings: some explicit language, but mostly none (however my inputs are slightly out of control in this oneโcase and point: this note)
โน word count: 3107
๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด you are talking to the king of dreams. the Endless who's responsible for seeing what people dream about, what they're scared of, and managing it. this is also the same Endless who thought it would be a fun idea to put his power into three of his favourite things. of course gifts is going to be his main love language
as the lord of dreams, of course his first instinct is to give you whatever you want. to create whatever you wan. he genuinely finds pleasure in creating something himself to give to you
(dare i say a kink)
has definitely fashioned a dream after you. whatever impact you have on morpheus (make him warmer, kinder, see the beauty in humans and their short but well-lived lives, etc...), that dream because that for others
no need to buy new clothes when he can just make you whatever you want
you want the top half of that one dress but the bottom half of another? check your closet.
you want the new book from your favorite author but it doesnโt release for another six months? check your mail.
you want that chocolate that was discontinued? check your cabinets?
even if youโre not in the palace of the dreaming at all times, he insists that you live in one in the waking world. so he buys/inspires an architect to make you your dream apartment/house
if its an apartment and you live by yourself? still gets you a three bedroom for no fucking reason other than he wants you to be comfortable. there used to be a hill that blocked your window? your architect was inspired to demolish it. you want it back? your architect is inspired to build one
if itโs a house, insert lazy river (honestly, if i had the money to waste and spend, iโd get one for myself. alas, the only lazy river i get is when my sink overflows) cue to you casually floating on a donut floatie while reading a book, doing laps around your house over and over again
if you do a form of art, youโll get a room dedicated to it. a library. a painterโs studio. a photography room. sculpting nook. all of it and more.
there is nothing you could want that he could not give you
and never ever bring up money unless you want a mysterious and rude amount of money deposited into your account to wake up to
he'll also go to great lengths if you need a particular item (exhibit a: him going into the lake to get gifts for the fates. he did all that for his items, so imagine what he'd do for you)
but you want to know what the best gift he gives you?
his coc
๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ this man will be begging for you to let him do things for you. in this essayโ
(did you see the calliope episode? because that part of episode 1.11 is basically exhibit b for this section)
someone said something mean to you? bam. they will be plagued by nightmares of someone he loves saying those things to him until he dies.
if youโre a better person than him and wonโt let him mentally torture people for as long as he likes and thinks they deserve, heโll omit telling you that heโs torturing people. what you donโt know, wonโt hurt, right?
but if youโre flirting with the line that is morally good and you do consent to letting him torture people, he might show you his progress on them and their decaying sanity
โlook at what i have done with the love i have for you.โ
you still get nightmares when you sleep, not because he wants to hurt you, but because nightmares can actually help you. dreams can inspire us to be better, but so can nightmares. for example, being visited by a nightmare that shows you your fear of failing that test makes you wake up and be motivated to study. what he does do for you is restrain the nightmares? he lets them scare you enough to act as a motivator, but not extremely that you are crippled with fear and anxiety
protective morpheus (currently sobbing)
when you wake and leave the Dreaming, heโs gone but thereโs always a cup of coffee with you
acts of service also include making others do acts. rather than get a phone, forces matthew to carry messages between you and him instead.
if you're studying and need information on something, he'll have lucienne prepare a stack of books, and maybe even notes, for you to see to when you return to him in the Dreaming
but the biggest act of service he can do for you is meet your friends
lets you drag him to parties and dinner and brunches
might not socialize (probably will not), and you might find him standing in the corner becoming a shadow, but he won't bother you to leave until you want to
he'll watch you the whole time
takes care of your drinks (and everyone else's)
or, he might follow you around like a shadow. no matter who you talk to, he'll be standing beside you, an arm around your waist
if you're a social butterfly, he admires that about you
if you're more socially introverted, he'll hang out with you in the shadows and leave when you want to, even if you've only been there for five minutes
basically he's a simpโand he might actually proudly admit to being one because who's the one who's dating you in the end?
๐ฝ๐ต๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฐ๐ต before his confinement, he wasnโt the most physical person. he wouldnโt pull away, but he didnโt reach for you either, though he always secretly liked it. after his imprisonment, he begins to reach for you. not just that, but he begins to crave your touch. touch is how he reminds himself that he is with you, you are with him, and that he is free
in public, itโs limited but clear that youโre together
the last thing he needs is hearing matthewsโ teasing squawks in his ear about morpheus being the endless version of a cat
when lucienne catches pda, sheโll at least be respectful and dignified and not comment, though she will be grinning like a cheshire cat and her eyes will keep looking
your arm around his when walking around
his hand on your back
then your lower back
brushing your hair out of your face
sitting close enough for shoulder and legs to touch
standing close
(once again, I bring up the calliope episodeโsomeone stop me from rewatching that over and over again)
did you see how close they were standing? then, when you thought they were close enough, he takes an even closer step? that. THAT.
whatever concept you have of personal space, a personal bubble, this man is inside it. yes, your arms might be linked while walking. but your sides will be pressed together.
and while it might appear that you're the one who links your arms together, he is the one who already has his elbow slightly bent and held out towards you
when you do hold hands, his thumb brushes over your skin absentmindedly, as if feeling your warmth isnโt enough and itโs a constant reminder of him that youโre there
but when you do the same to him, or gods help him, you squeeze it, he, with every fibre of his being, will feel it and nearly stop from the overwhelming feelings that threaten to send him to the ground
so keep it sparingly
...or not
kisses in public..truthfully, he's probably leaning towards no. full on make out sessions? probably not. when you guys are saying goodbye, iโm seeing more of a tight, slightly awkward dip of the headโa farewell not
but, bringing that calliope episode up once again, he wonโt don't anything if you were to initiate it.
kiss on the cheek? you better hold that position for a few fucking seconds so you can let that man close his eyes and savour the intimateness that is the feeling of your soft lips against his cold cheek.
why donโt you press your forehead against the side of his head while youโre at it? you know, when youโre done kissing him but before you pull away. think of it as giving him a few seconds to revert back to cold, formal morpheus, dream of the endless, and not your boyfriend/partner
stares at you when youโre not looking
stares at you even when you're looking
stares down at you when you're asleep in his arms
stares up at you when he's down on his knees between yourโsorry, wrong fic
imagine those intense eyes just looking at you and not looking away, not ashamed at taking in the beauty that is his partner
he has no qualms when someone is staring at you, because how he can be blame them
but he does have qualms when their gaze turns into a leer. that's when he'll send a couple nightmares their way for a few directions. not to mention, he'll turn his gaze from you to glare them down, and because they have now deprived him from admiring you for the few seconds this last, he blames it on them and gives them a...gift (and a visit to desire if he finds out they had something to do with it)
on the rare occasion that he's actually using his throne and sitting on it rather than dramatically sitting on the steps after he spread his coat out around him, he might let you sit on his lap (nothing more...in public)
not straddling himโgod noโbut sitting horizontal so your legs are over his lap and your side is against his chest with your arms around his neck and his arms around your waist
he does that when he needs to relax
he might whisper his problems and insecurities in your ear
but in privateโin privateโthis man is draped over you
heโll be like a cat who actually likes his owner and will curl up on you
if youโre cuddling, youโll lie with your head on his chest and his arm around your shoulders, maybe playing with your hair
he may or may not use a bit of his sand to help you sleep if youโre having troubles entering his realm, but with him drawing random shapes on your skin or the steady rise and fall of his chest, or, if you're really lucky, he's reading aloud in that quiet, low, asmr voice of his, you're gone all too quickly
he always feels a bit stiff when the cuddle session begins, but after you lie down on him long enough, his limbs soften before gripping onto you tighter
but back to that no-such-thing-as-a-personal-bubble with him
walls
bringing into evidence, exhibit c: episode 1.03 with johanna constantine
why does he have to be so physically close with everyone (that isn't me)
likes to walk you backwards until you hit a wall
once you hit that wall, he may or may not take an even closer step
then closer
and even closer, but his arms are still in his pockets because he's cool and edgy like that (and intimidatingly hot)
close enough until he's kissing you
then he'll press against you to be even closer
we can unpack the trauma that being separated from everyone he loves for 100 years and being physically separated by a wall of glass some other day. for now, enjoy his closeness
because basically, close is still too far for him
๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ not 24/7 hanging out, because he is the king of dreams and he has a realm to run, but he does spend his time with you wisely, and just because you're not with him all the time, doesn't mean he isn't thinking about you all the time
his favourite thing is the two of you being in each otherโs presence but working on your own things. he appreciates it more than he realizes, and during the times you sit to the side as he makes new dreams, heโll sometimes put aspects of you in themโintentionally or unintentionally
when you aren't together, he'll still be consumed with thoughts of you
he thinks of you all the time, actually. and because of that, he also talks about you all the time, sometimes subconsciously. and sometimes with no reason at allโor perhaps the only reason he needs to bring you up is because you're you and he's in love with you
"y/n did extremely well on her project, did you hear?"
"did you hear about my report on the rogue nightmares, sir?" matthew asks.
"she worked very hard on it. i'm proud of her."
thinks about you when doing research in the library with lucienne
wonders about you when going on walks with death
mentions you on dinners with hob
dates with him doesn't have to be the most exciting thrilling thing. in fact, he likes living in domestic bliss with you. doing dishes together. helping you with laundry. watching a movie. people watching. walking your pets.
he usually leaves you alone when youโre awake and uses that time for his duties while youโre busy doing awake things anyway, but when you do fall asleep and are in the dreaming, thatโs when the two of you are always together, stuck at the hip (and we're back to the closeness)
takes you out to dinner everyday where he listens to you talk and rant about your day and give you suggestions. he eventually does the same with you, and you become the first person he goes to whenever he needs consultations for his problems
insert jealous hob when he finds him and you eating and morpheus actually talking to you and not just sitting there quietly like with him
but hob gets over it (he doesnโt) and sometimes heโll join dinner with you guys.
family dinners in his realm with you, hob, death, lucienne, marvin (and only because you invited him), matthew (though morpheus gives him a dog bowl rather than a plate)
during the moments the two of you are together, he treasures and cherishes it
and during the moments when it's just the two of you together, he'll definitely make it worth both your while
drawing it out (if you know what i mean)
and i mean, teasing you for hours and sessions that go until you wakeโ
๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ha no. did you see how emotionally constipated this man was? how he can't tell calliope he still loves her, admit to hob that they're friends, and ask for help from death? words are not the dream king's weapon
the most you get is a term of endearment, like my love or my beloved
always 'mine' though
but this Endless is not about to spout off a pride and prejudice speech at you, so donโt bother waking up early and going for a hike. just sleep and hang out with him in the Dreaming instead in silence
however he does have a beautiful voiceโone that as his partner, you are allowed to take advantage of. cue making him read pride and prejudice at you (especially that speech: โyou have bewitched me, body and soul, and i loveโฆi loveโฆi love you. i never wish to b parted from you from this day on.โ) you with his head on your lap, him sitting against a tree with the branches over the both of you for some shade. one hand is holding up the book, the other is absentmindedly twirling your hair. when he finishes the line, he looks down at you, slightly amused but completely enamoured, especially at the giddy expression on your face, and he dips down to kiss you
he tells you that he inspired jane austen to write that speech for youโitโs up to you if you want to believe him or call it bullshit
while he might not be giving love confessions every three seconds, he does give you compliments. and not just when you do something that warrants a compliment, but randomly. because to him, everything you do is majestic and needs to be acknowledged as so
"you're beautiful" when you're in casual clothes, sweats, pyjamas, (or bare)
"what would the world do without you?" when you hold open the door for an elderly couple
and you know he says it against your ear, voice low, his whispered words hot and heavy. maybe even a little raspyโ
but just because he might not be the chatterbox on the block, doesn't mean he doesn't want someone talking to him
so don't give him the silent treatment, because when he does, he becomes insufferable to everyone
he's all curt to lucienne. snappy with matthew. demanding with poor marvin. sharp with cain and abel. rude with death. threatening with desire.
no one has nice dreams and nightmares become so much worse
not you, of course. you're still sleeping perfectly fine, but you realize something's wrong when you meet up with your friends and one of them hasn't slept in days while the other hasn't woken up in days
if it's his fault, it might take death for him to realize his mistakes and apologize to you. again, no long speech, just the simple words, "i'm sorry. i was wrong. please forgive me, my love." and considering this man's flaw is his ego, that is more than enough
and if you tell him to say it on his knees he will as he whispers it against yourโ
but if you're at fault, he won't back down until you apologize. however, he won't leave you alone. he'll always be there in the corner of your eye, waiting for you to apologize. and when you do, he'll purse his lips, nod, and say nothing. but you'll know he's already forgiven you when his eyes soften and he gives you that soft smile that's reserved for so few people
he might not talk to you, but he does want you to talk to him, so ramble away
let's not get started on what he says in private, but i'll tell you this. he isn't so silent anymore, and he will definitely appreciate whatever you tell him in whatever formโand might even strive to create and draw such sounds from you
a plea
a cry
a groan
a whimper
a screamโ
in conclusion, this man will love you with every piece of him. (and if i could, i would do the same morpheus please just give me a chance)
๐ฎ๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ'๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ: ๐๐พ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐๐ป๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐พ๐ 1.06 ๐๐ 1.11. ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฝ. ๐ ๐บ๐ ๐บ๐ป๐๐๐
๐๐๐พ๐
๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ this ๐๐บ๐. ๐บ๐๐พ ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐ฝ๐พ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ ๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐พ๐พ๐ฝ๐พ๐ฝ?
๐'๐ ๐บ๐
๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๐ ๐บ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐พ๐ ๐๐ ๐บ 14๐ ๐ฟ๐
๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐บ๐๐ ๐บ๐๐ฝ ๐ฝ๐๐พ, ๐บ๐ ๐
๐พ๐บ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐บ๐ ๐๐ ๐
๐บ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐พ ๐๐๐๐
๐ฝ
๐๐๐๐๐
๐บ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐:ย ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ'๐ด ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ด' ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ถ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฏ๐ด๐ง๐ธ ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ
๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง!
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New Beginnings | Sandman imagine
Summary: After Calliopeโs cry for help, Morpheus goes to her rescue and the muse finds out her former lover has moved on.
Pairing: Morpheus x Reader
Request: Yes
When Morpheus heard Calliopeโs calling he was quick to attend and free her from her imprisonment. Out of respect and honoring for the love and grief they shared, Morpheus wouldnโt be capable of lying to himself, as Calliope was undoubtedly a huge part of his story and once was the mother of his child, he couldnโt just sit around and do nothing.
He still felt an immense love for her, and it made his blood boil to find out about her confinement in the hands of Richard Madoc, so he made sure that he would get the right punishment for his atrocities, the man didnโt deserve mercy. Men such as him were rats, cowards who had to be taught a lesson.
For the first time in ages Calliope was free and while she was grateful to Oneiros she was also wondering if he still had feelings for her, out of the wrath he depicted when he imparted justice and the immense tension that filled the room when Morpheus was alone with her.
No matter how much time they spent apart, Calliope still knew her former lover like the back of her hand, and they still couldnโt bring up the subject of their son. But knowing how apprehensive the Endless was, she highly doubted he even acknowledged his pain and grief.
Seeing as he almost walked out that door and it would probably take ages for her to see Oneiros again, she dared to speak.
โMay I visit you in the Dream Realm sometimeโฆโ His dark blue eyes fixated on her, shining with indescribable emotion. โSo that we may finally talk about our son?โ
Morpheus opened his mouth to speak, finally understanding the closeness of Calliope was a demonstration of her restraint love, a love maybe she wasnโt even aware that was still thereโฆ
But before he could say something female voice he knew very well filled his ears and draw his attention along with Calliopeโs.
โBubs?โ A thin woman was outside, just a few feet away from where Morpheus was standing, she was radiant and beautiful, looking at the eternal man with love, when looking carefully at his expression Calliope could see how Morpheusโ face lighted up at the side of you, his whole face changed.
The museโs heart shattered quietly, the bit of hope she had in Oneiros still loving her died right there. Suddenly, two little kids not older than three years old came out from under your skirt, the toddlers ran in Morpheus direction and he welcomed them with open arms.
You walked over to Morpheus and he was quick to grab you by the waist and kiss you softly. You grabbed your arms around his neck, smiling.
โIโm sorry, love. They insistedโ
โIt was a very nice surpriseโ Dream said, picking his daughter up. While your son had his eyes fixated on Calliope whoโs eyes watered at the sight of the raven haired boy, he was the living image of Oneiros and her heart ached as she was reminded of the son she lost centuries ago.
For the first time since you arrived you looked at Calliope and she looked back at you, smiling lightly with nostalgia.
โIโm sorry, Iโm Y/N. Queen and wife to Morpheusโ you reached out your hand to her, she shook it and was reminded of the time she was his as well.
โCalliopeโ she replied, you nodded slightly, something in your eyes changed, it was some sort of acknowledgment. Of course you knew who she was.
โItโs a pleasure to meet youโ
โLikewiseโ you turned to Morpheus.
โWe should leave now, darling itโs getting lateโ your children whined, protesting.
โBut we want to see the Waking World, mama!โ the older twin spoke, pouting and batting his long eyelashes at you.
โWeโll have plenty of time to see it, Acanthusโ Morpheus told his son, kneeling before him and pinching his nose lightly, making the boy giggle.
โYou promise, papa?โ Now his daughter spoke, he nodded.
โI promise, Roseann. Now please go back with your mother to the Dreaming. Iโll join you shortlyโ both of his children complied his command and said goodbye to their father and Calliope before vanishing with you to the Dream realm.
Morpheus looked at Calliope once again, the whole atmosphere changed when getting a glimpse of his new life. The muse now understood that was the tension she felt earlier, the nervousness from a kept secret and not an unexpressed love as she believed at first.
โA rose and a thornโฆโ Calliope murmured, making Morpheus smile weakly, imagining how she must felt at this specific time.
โOne cannot exist without the other, and being twinsโฆ it seemed fitting. Y/N suggested it, actuallyโ the muse giggled.
โOf courseโ there was a minute of silence after that. โYou have a beautiful family, Oneiros. Iโm happy for youโ he smiled, Morpheus was truly happy now, after centuries of grief and pain and he wished the same for his former lover. But all he could say was two simple words.
โGoodbye, Calliopeโ
โI will never forget this. Fare you wellโ
Then, Morpheus disappeared in a swirl of sand, leaving Calliope standing all by herself under the moonlight, but being left with another important thingโฆ
Freedom.
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Today I bring youโฆ *drumroll*
Edit: I forgot to tag the lovely artist that inspired me write these. @levionok, ask and you shall receive!
Teacher!Hob headcanons (mixed with an aftertaste of dreamling because Iโm mentally ill about them)! Plus a bonus, mildly NSFWish, bit because, as much as I insist on writing sexy shit about them, Iโm shy in front of an audience
Teacher Hob headcanons
Hob drives a motorcycle to university. itโs very important to me, ok? (picture him in a well worn leather jacket, distressed blue jeans and taking his helmet off/putting it on ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅด)
Hobโs outfit game slides from the most โcleans-up-nicelyโ, contemporary style, to the โjust woke up with a migraine this morning after pulling 3 all nighters grading essaysโ half-made bun and T-shirt. His students can tell at what point of the school period they are depending on Mr Gadlingโs looks alone.
Some of Hobโs literature students have taken to playing a game consisting of making him rant about William Shakespeare. Heโs become scarily good at keeping his thoughts about the playwright to himself through the ages, and he can manage entire classes teaching his works without issue (maybe Will is still important or whatever). Still, once every blue moon, a student is able to get him riled up enough to trigger one of his signature โShakespeareโs overratedโ monologues. They have kind of a formula figured out: Bring up the topic of the bardโs possible inspirations, or the possible muse for Sonnet 130 and youโre pretty much a winner. He getsโฆ passionate about it, to say the least.
Hob writes short quotes on the board at the beginning of his classes, hinting at the topic of the day. He makes his students try to guess it. He can be quite creative, which makes guessing more difficult. So, if they get it in the first three tries, he letโs them leave a bit earlier. As a treat.
Heโs a MASTER storyteller. Itโs one of the reasons why his lessons are so in demand and almost always full. His intonation, rhythm and body language are captivating. Sometimes, heโll wear full-on costumes (with props and everything, the sweet man) to make his lessons more entertaining and interactive. Mr Gadling may be a little exotic, but thatโs part of why heโs so popular at uni. (Something something, Dreamโs rather private, but the pride that swells in his chest at Hobโs narrative abilities is undeniable).
Hob showed his students an antique fire weapon once (it was one of his, from the 17th century) and proceeded to baffle them after. demonstrating how to safely dismantle it, quickly put back it together, charge it and shoot it in record time. Like heโd been there when they first were madeโฆ Hey, Mr Gadling certainly has a variety of interests, huh?
So many faculty members have a crush on Mr Robert Gadling. Heโs damn handsome and his easy smile melts even the coldest of hearts. He never seems to return anyoneโs romantic sentiments, though. He insists thereโs someone in his life already, but no oneโs ever seen them?? And Hob wonโt even tell their a name??? (Heโs still a bit possessive about Dreamโs name. It took him 600 years to get it, for godโs sake).
Cue the entire university slowly getting invested in Mr Gadlingโs love life.
Bonus NSFW!
Dream enjoys visiting Hob at the uni. Sometimes, heโll materialise in lecture halls, wait for him at the door, at the halls, at his officeโฆ Hobโs prudence is constantly hanging by a thread because Dream has taken a liking to showing up with nothing but his pitch black robe on and getting Hob to push him against the wall and maybe fuck him on his desk, if they have time.
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Headcanuary Day 2 - Weather
Following up on Day 1โs headcanon, @ml-nolan and I came up with a rivals-to-lovers Gaulcienne murder mystery botany AU. Lucienne breeds rare iris flowers and enters them into contests. Gault is one of her fierce rivals, she breeds magnolias. Gault thinks Lucienne is just some rich brat trying to show off (sheโs not, Morpheus is just rich and funds their shared hobby) and Lucienne thinks Gaultโs just mean. The Corinthian is an avid cactus breeder. The Constantinesโ pride and joy are their 500 year old roses. Cain gets mad at his brother Abel and murders him with his own belladonnas, but tries to frame the Corinthian for it.
Obviously this all takes place in the middle of the summer in the great outdoors (can you tell I'm missing the warm weather???)
tagging my beloved @tryan-a-bex for gaulcienne content this time around!
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