#and he was so proud when he showed their portrait to Morpheus in 1589 !!

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It's implied in the show that Hob got dispossessed of his portrait of Eleanor and Robyn at some point between "being drowned as a witch and getting out with his skin and little more" and "things getting worse and worse and ... worse". But he explicitly states in the comic that he had to pawn her portrait some 50 years before their 1689 meeting, and that he doesn't remember what she looked like anymore and that is honestly exponentially more devastating

#the sandman #hob gadling #eleanor gadlen #robyn gadlen #the sandman comic #LISTEN #Hob loved his Eleanor and little Robyn so much #and he was so proud when he showed their portrait to Morpheus in 1589 !! #and I've explained in that one meta post how significant it is for his relationship with Morpheus that he lost his son so young #and so close to the loss of his wife too #but it doesn't mean that it doesn't HURT *sobs on the floor* #we got Dreamling but at what cost ?? #it's late and I'm getting ridiculously emotional over fictional characters awesome