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“Sister,” Morpheus cut over her, “why are you doing this?”
Death glared at him. “Why?? You seriously have to ask me that? I don’t want to see you scarred, Dream!” she snapped angrily, hurt. “If this goes wrong, you’ll carry the scar of this until the end of this universe! I don’t want that, and setting aside the part where I love you, brother, the very thought of it is abhorrent to me, to my very nature! And I don’t want to see that poor women withered away into little more then a spiritual tumour for you to bare!”
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Lilly's gaze fixed on his eyes and the stars, the galaxies, the universe in his pupils. When he reached for her she stepped back with a gasp. “What are you?”
“I am everything I have ever told you I am, that my sister told you I am. You just didn’t understand, didn’t appreciate, the scale of what that meant. I have never lied to you, Lilly.”
Her eyes were wide and frightened as she whispered, “Dream...”
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When a single mistake creates a cascade of events with only two possible outcomes, either joy, or tragic devastation, all pieces on the board must be brought to bare.
With the Endless, magic, and love, lies just a hair's breadth away from the depths of insanity.
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Dream had become accustomed to the silence and how rarely it was breached other than when Roderick stormed down the stairs to make his demands, such as they were. It had been deafening at the beginning, and still was, catching him unaware at moments he did not allow the guards to see.
So when the roar that shook the foundations of the house rattled the chains holding his cage, making it sway, the panicked shouts were immediate, and Dream looked up from where he had been twisted to avoid the metal spikes at the base of the cage. Another roar, this one louder than the first, verging into a scream.
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Wolf & Raven by Dominion_of_Dust1886
Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022), The Sandman (Comics)
14 Jul 2025
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Fan Comic originally posted on Tumblr and is still ongoing.
What if Hob Gadling had saved his Stranger?
Well, this is a common trope. Yet a trope so easy to contribute to. However, this fan fiction is presented in comic format and dives right into the story.
Mind the tags as you dive in.
All line work, rendering and dialog had been done by yours truly, so it takes some time for me to post here. Single pages are located on my Tumblr if you are impatient, and completed chapters will come here.
This fan comic goes into dark places. Deals with dark things and isn't necessarily a happy story to start off. The original graphic novel touched on many, MANY subjects that were not spoken about publicly and still are taboo for some demographics.
This is a warning. It's not for everyone, but life itself isn't always pretty and perfect. I won't be offended if you decide that this isn't the story for you. It combines both the graphic novel and the Netflix series should you feel the need to find out more on some of the lore behind my story.
It gets tough before it gets better. I promise a rewarding experience in taking this journey with me.
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Once Upon A Tempestuous Dream by KlarionTheWizard
Fandoms: The Sandman (Comics), The Sandman (TV 2022), James Asher Vampire Series - Barbara Hambly
29 Aug 2022
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The Dreaming is a fluid place. Malleable. Changeable. Illogical. It reaches between and connects different points in time in certain places, allowing glimpses of the past and future.
What if the walls between the Multiverse are just a little weaker here?
What if we could see into the Dreaming Next Door?
Or:
The only reason Lucifer sees her enter is because he’s already scanning the entrance of Lux to see if the Detective has arrived.
He changes the next song in his routine.
(Enter Sandmaiden sounds a bit odd on the piano, but it’s worth it to see the Lady Shaper’s face when she hears him sing the words “I tuck you in, warm within, keep you free from sin, til the Sandmaiden comes!”)
Aka: the genderbent Morpheus fic bc if Netflix can do it then so can I
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"You've never even given me your name," Hob calls out. He fails to hide the hurt and frustration in his voice, his nose tingling with the promise of tears.
The semblance of a sad half-smile flickers across his stranger's face. He replies without hesitation, without discussion.
"I am Dream of the Endless."
At last, something real. Peculiar, and it raises even more questions. But the answer is honest; Hob can tell.
"So… just… Dream?"
"I go by many names – but yes."
"Why tell me now? What's changed?"
Dream answers, unblinking.
"Everything."
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In which Hob and Dream reunite after Dream's escape. A story about healing, longing, change, and forgiveness, featuring lots of cuddling. And tea.
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“You dare suggest one such as I might need your companionship?” Ice, sharper than any knife, laced every syllable. A warning if Hob were a smarter man. He was not a smarter man.
"Yes, yes I do."
He could feel the fall approaching yet do nothing to slow his momentum, too hell bent on proving his theory. One that had been gnawing away at his mind for the last century. Memories of his stranger’s barely there smile, words of concern for his safety that cracked his chest open like a walnut and left him hopelessly addicted with only the one taste to sustain him through a century of pining.
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All the Precious and Fragile Things (so easily do they break) by alteon77
Fandoms: The Sandman (Comics), The Sandman (TV 2022)
19 Jun 2023
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IMPORTANT: July 25, 2025, I will start splitting the longer chapters (15,000 words or more) into smaller ones to make them easier to read for people on phones. Old chapter numbers will be in the new chapter names, so everyone can find their places if they want. Also, there will be a few deleted scenes added (marked as new).
PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR CHAPTER NUMBER if you're currently reading.
Fic will be privated for an hour to put all the new chapters through and not bombard subscribers with emails.
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After banishing his lover from the Dreaming for her betrayal, Morpheus learns that she is pregnant with his child.
And that she’s been captured by a revenge-seeking Alexander Burgess.
What the both of them are unaware of is that this will set in motion a cascade of unfavorable events, causing a chain reaction that threatens the whole of existence itself.
There are four parts/separate novels in this one entry as follows:
Part I: All of This Past (chapters 1-11)
Part II: These Tender, Loving Mercies (chapters 12-19)
Part III: When It All Falls Down (chapters 20-30)
Part IV: The Dark of War (chapters 31-48)Series
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Turning Glass in Sand by Lumerotte
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, The Sandman (TV 2022)
04 Dec 2022
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Death cannot really quit her job, even to assist her baby brother...but maybe she can send some help instead ?
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Turning Glass in Sand
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Morpheus: known by many, loved by none. But sometimes fate has a way of giving even the most tragic beings, a happy ending they deserved.
*Guys this is kind of a slow burn, but I hope you guys are enjoying the story.*
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- Part 1 of Morpheus: King of Dreams
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Dream (Morpheus) X Fem-Reader – Sleepless Prisoner by writeyouin
Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022)
08 Dec 2022
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As the daughter of Roderick Burgess, you find Dream locked in the cellar, but upon trying to free him, Roderick decides to lock you up with him, expecting that you will eventually die. However, influenced by rare magic, you don't die, and instead, you become Dream's only friend for 100 years.
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The Corinthian left the Dreaming years ago after a fateful last mission with its leader, Dream, one that ended with him cutting all ties with the elusive organisation and its intricate intelligence network. In the time since he’s made his own reputation, independent of who trained him, but when his current employer captures a man with a familiar face he can’t help but be intrigued.
Even as the Corinthian knows that Roderick Burgess is stumbling headfirst into a trap.
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- Part 8 of Corintheus AUs
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Dream of the Endless by Wondrous_fangirl
Fandom: The Sandman (Comics), The Sandman (TV 2022)
08 Jul 2025
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Though suffering under workplace abuse by Roderick Burgess, Dream is unwilling to leave his job at a nonprofit due to the nature of his work. When Dream becomes ill enough out of fear of missing work to require surgery, the hospital calls his queerplatonic partner Jessamy as his emergency contact. In the aftermath, Dream must finally accept he cannot do further good at his job and needs to prioritize himself, and their relationship will undergo further changes as they both deal with what's happened.
For Sandman Rarepair Fest day 3: Queerplatonic Relationships. Title from the poem "Starlings in Winter" by Mary Oliver.
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- Part 3 of Sandman Rarepair Fest 2024
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The first thing Hob notices is that he is sopping wet, the next thing is a stranger standing in his kitchen. Not his Stranger, another man.
The third thing he notices is that this man is absolutely furious.
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Hob saves Dream, not everyone is really aware of that fact and still worries deeply. Well, one long lost sibling worries very deeply.
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Imminent Danger by PumpkinKingSalem
Fandoms: The Sandman (Comics), The Sandman (TV 2022)
23 Mar 2023
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"You dare…" Dream starts, he stiffens up, glowering at Hob.
"No. Look, I'm not saying–"
"You dare suggest one such as I might need your companionship?" He spits out pridefully, staring into Hob's eyes. Yet his anger does not impact Hob as Dream intended it to.
"Yes. Yes I do, but I have a very good reason to think that." Hob replies. Giving Dream a soft smile, ignoring his sullen gaze.
"And whatever would that be?" Dream hissed, turning his chin up slightly.
"I think you're lonely because I am too," he starts, Dream's eyes widen in shock. Not what he'd expected.
"And I've watched friends come and go, I've watched kingdoms fall. And I can't share my experience with anyone else, but you. You're the only constant in all of these centuries I've been alive, all of these lives I've lived. I always look forward to seeing you at the end of each one, even if I don't know your name, or what you are exactly-" he chuckles, and keeps going:
"But it doesn't matter, not to me, not as long… As long as you're here, every century. As long as you come back, it'll always be worth the struggle."Dream stares at him in disbelief.
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Hob Gadling has spent the better part of three decades wishing Roderick Burgess dead.
Near on every minute of his time confined to Fawney Rig has been spent hoping the old bastard might collapse, might spontaneously expire, or that a God he does not believe in might strike the awful man down.
The rest of his time has been spent in too much agony to think of very much at all.
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Dream of the Endless returns to the White Horse in 1989 to find that Hob Gadling has broken his promise to do the same. Torn between rage and betrayal, Dream breaks the vow he made to himself 600 years prior, that he would not read the book of his immortal companion’s life.
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The A-Z of nsfw headcanons with Morpheus, Dream of the Endless.