#is Mr Sandman around?

[dr-n-dustrielle]

I cannot sleep for the life of me.

It has been 29 hours.

I have tried everything that usually helps:

I have counted mutant sheep, put on different pajamas, tried different positions, tried different locations, made the room warmer, made the room cooler, put on soothing music, put on podcasts that are boring, put on podcasts I’ve heard a million times…

…I even let Tropy read me fairy tales. And y’all know I’m not gonna be in the same room as him, if I can at all avoid it!

I’m at a loss. I’m -this- close to asking Gin to hit me in the head with one of his mechs.

…I guess I need to cut back on my caffeine intake, huh

#I’m eepy #so eepy #insomnia’s a bitch and so is Cortex #ha got em #I just want to honk shoo schmee mee mee #is Mr Sandman around? #is he hot? #is he single? #I’m losing it here

[glow-worms-are-believers]

Meet your Death (dp x dc)

Danny remembers the day he died in patches.

He can’t remember what day of the week it was, but he can recall with perfect accuracy the feeling of the rubber jumpsuit on his skin. Sam and Tucker’s voices in his ears as he unlocks the front door are crystal-clear but what Sam had actually said when she’d dared him to go in the portal is buried deep in his brain. Jazz says it’s normal. She says memory can get weird when trauma is involved. Her books write that it’s good to talk about it but Jazz must see something in his face when she relays the information because her voice softens as she tells him it’s ok to let it be forgotten too. Then, she hugs him and Danny melts into it: his sister gives the best hugs.

So yeah, Danny doesn’t remember the day he died very well.

That’s why he doesn’t really understand why he remembers the woman so perfectly.

He’s not sure if she was real or a product of his electrocuted brain but she appeared like magic, just as he let out his death wail.

“Oh, damn. That’s not a fun way to go,” she’d said with a grimace.

And all of a sudden Danny had been out of his twitching, painful body, seeing it from the side. “What happened?” he asked, terrified.

He had felt her put a hand on his shoulder. “I’m sorry kid,” she said, and she sounded sincere. “You’ve just died.”

“What? No,” Danny had babbled. “No, I can’t. I’m going to be an astronaut.”

“I’m sorry sweetheart,” the woman repeated, squeezing his shoulder.

“But-” he tried as he caught sight of her kind expression and it calmed him slightly. “I’ve never even been kissed!” Danny had continued nonsensically.

The woman had let out a laugh. “Personally, I think it’s overrated,” she shared like a secret, good-humouredly.

“I still would’ve liked to try,” he’d pouted which had her ruffling his hair fondly and something settled in his chest at the gesture. Elsewhere, something clicked into place and most of the fight left him, his protests dying on his lips.

“Come on, honey,” she’d told him before putting her hands on his shoulders to steer him away from the portal. “Time to go.” So, Danny had let himself be directed after one last glance at his body.

He hadn’t even taken one step before a terrible pain shook his whole body and he fell to his knees.

“Danny!” The woman exclaimed, but her voice sounded faint to his ears.

The boy’s hands flew to his chest as he curled on himself, as the pain burned through his limbs before he once again let out a blood-curling scream. And all of the sudden he was back in his body with Sam and Tucker looking down at him, their faces full of horror.

“Danny!” Tucker had exclaimed and Danny had seen what looked like tears in his best friend’s eyes, meanwhile, Sam had looked him all over frantically to find an injury. Danny had tried to tell them he was ok, but his mouth had felt like cotton and his eyes had felt so heavy.

Just before his eyelids had slid closed, he’d thought he’d seen the woman from before peering at him confusedly over Sam’s shoulder.

#Danny starts seeing the woman around #Death is a bit confused about this boy who died and immediately came back #Just read a few issues of The Sandman so yeah that’s the vibe! #(goddamn but this Mr. Gaiman can really write) #death of the endless #father time is clockwork #dp x dc #dc x dp #roxpox #roxpoxwrote

[s3v3r3dh3ad]

I JUST REALIZED THIS AND NOW I NEED AN ANSWER.

#punch out #punch out wii #aran ryan #mr. sandman #this has brought the god forsaken thought of Aran Ryan with a beard into my head #i don't know whether to be amused or completely horrified by that idea 💀😭 #NOT SANDMAN THOUGH HE WOULD FUCK THAT SHIT UP 🙏 #y'all see how this mf whipped Aran's head around a full damn 180 degrees with that punch?💀😭 #it's giving dislocated cervical vertebrae 😍

[thetrunkofmymind]

i have seen fall out boy three times in two weeks, in two different countries… i have ascended to previously undiscovered levels of not being normal about them <3

#to go from fucking ginasfs live first try with tkaa 8ball #to halloween show everyone dressed up they played my favourite ioh song and enter sandman and the most beautiful medley #to SMFS TITLE TRACK LIVE DEBUT 💥 MR BLUE SKY 💥 SONG 2 💥 (SHIPPED) GOLD STANDARD LIVE DEBUT 💥 YOUNG VOLCANOES 💥 TRIPLE MEDLEY 💥 #and doing the smfs project with the seashells!!! paris getting a special shoutout from pete because we got around 5000 shells out!!! #we covered genuinely the vast majority of the arena up into the seats he said it was ‘fucking beautiful’ and we were awesome #and trading bracelets with the smfs project crew!!! meeting new friends and old!!! i met emma in person for the first time after a decade! #and made so many new friends and had lots of (mis)adventures this was so so special #fall out boy #fob #tourdust #so much (for) tourdust #my shows #text #i made a post friends

[powpowpunchout]

Based off of THIS post and THIS post by @makeanotherpunchoutnintendo 

Was a lot of fun to read the lil situations and there were some REAL good ones i wanted to draw as lil prompts.

Featuring Cindy @wvba-exclusives and Hog @upperhug !! 

#punch out #punch out wii #punch out!! #punch out mr sandman #punch out piston hondo #punch out octave overload #punch out hog #punch out cindy #punch out oc #art #thank u so much for including octave in there too thank u thank u #i know bearhugger wasnt around but like... he had to be there. he hadda #octave is dying and bear hugger just closes his eyes #punch out bald bull #punch out bear hugger

[zcottwhathuh]

"I'm stepping on your feet, aren't I?"

"Mhm."

"Jeez, I'm sorry, I-"

"It is not a problem, Monsieur. I do not mind."

Breaking News:

French man teaches his Philly husband who has not moved his feet in any kind of stylish way how to dance

#glass joe #punch out #punch out wii #mr sandman #hourglass #they dance together <3 #in love #they remembered the others weren't around and now they're just being happy together and no one can stop them

[queen-mabs-revenge]

was just listening to franz ferdinand while cleaning my apt and you could have it so much better opens with 'the fallen' and ofc my good omens brain rot is like !!! but then i'm like....wait a second i think i've had this exact flavor of brainrot before? dig through my nostalgia box and yep find fanart doodles in a notebook from 2005.....

realise that was 18 years ago.

oof baby don't like that!

#2005/2006 was my neil gaiman era bc i had doodles from sandman in there too #and jonathan strange & mr norrell which is kinda ng adjacent - like i def read it bc i'd seen him talking about it so... #literally went to see that mf at book readings so many times #my 2005/2006 literally consisting of seeing franz ferdinand every time they were playing in nyc #and going to ng book readings every time he was around too lmao

[witheredrosie]

punch out!! vigilante au hcs!!!

very self indulgent vigilante au bc it’s one of my fav tropes 🤡

pls tell me if i made any spelling mistakes or if it’s hard to understand what i’m saying

anyway super long post ahead and it’s in a super weird format love you guys xx:

for some context!!!!!!!! :

*an enhancement is basically another word for super power. people with enhancements are called “enhanced”, people without enhancements are just called “enhanceless”

*a hero is someone with a 'heroing license' that goes around saving people on the daily. a villain is, well, a villain.

*heroes have a ranking system, going from 1-50, 1 being the best. it goes by civilian vote and refreshes every month. that's not to say you need to be a top 50 hero to be good hero, there's plenty that don't have a ranking that are well loved.

*a vigilante is someone who goes around saving people BUT without a hero license. vigilantes are illegal as a person needs a registered heroing license to signify they've gone through training and know how to use their enhancement.

* "patrolling" is what vigilantes and heroes call the act of watching the city. heroes have a whole system and schedule while vigilantes just patrol as they please.

* the living system in this fic goes by districts, the higher the district, the richer the area (i.e District 1 is the richest and most expensive district to live in, District 20 is the lowest and poorest district. most heroes only patrol down to district 10 at max, with a few who go lower.)

* there are specific drugs known as "enhancement intensifying drugs (EIDs)" . the most popular and most dangerous drug is called "Potentia", the strongest EID known to man. it's been in production for 14 years, though it seems that a couple years ago, the suppliers of Potentia lost the main ingredient, which forced them to change the entire formula...

* Potentia is normally injected through needles into a person’s arm. depending on the dosage, it can power you up for a couple hours (low dose) or give you a permanent boost (extremely high dose). Potentia does come with major side effects no matter the dosage, ranging from nausea and headaches to muscle failure and death

here's the basic plot:

little mac, a 17 year old who lives in district 14, is an orphan with an extremely powerful enhancement: enhancement imitation. recently, the lower districts have had increasing rates of crime, and with heroes constantly bringing in vigilantes who actually protect lower districts, then heroes more or less refusing to help the lower districts themselves, it's become more and more dangerous to live there.

now, between trying to pay rent, running from supervillains who are trying to kidnap him, constantly lying about his age and identity, being an illegal vigilante, and needing to find a new job after being replaced at his last one, mac has his work cut out for him.

when a paid internship opportunity arises at Hero HQ, mac says "whatever" and goes for shizzles and giggles if nothing else.

upon actually getting the internship, he realises that maybe, just maybe, you shouldn't work under the #1 hero as #1 vigilante. it might just cause a few problems.

ok here's the actual headcanons:

p.s the format for everyone’s intros is basically:

name - power [extra info on power and reason behind power] (hero name and reason behind their name)

little mac - enhancement imitation [can copy other people’s enhancements. i wanted his enhancement to kind of represent how he slowly develops his own style of fighting crime + accepts his power as his own instead of associating it with potentia. you’ll read why he doesn’t use his power a lot in a sec] (vigilante name - Champion of Lower Districts // COLD for short lol)

-doesn't enjoy using his enhancement but uses it as necessary

-works under sandman and doc louis (practically only doc since sandman is almost always out) as an intern at the hero hq

-his (totally not forged) ID and birth certificate say he's 18, but he only just recently turned 17

-pretty shy and generally quiet, but when he does speak, he has a booming voice

-mac's blood is the main ingredient in Potentia, an illegal enhancement intensifying drug. he hates using his enhancement because the only thing he can think about is how he’s responsible for Potentia (survivor’s guilt yknow). i stated that the formula for Potentia changed and it’s because four years ago, mac ran away from the lab that used him to make the drug. over the years, he's been actively getting rid of any Potentia he gets his hands on and fights the villains who made the drug in the first place

glass joe: enhanced senses [since glass joe is pretty sensitive in game (e.g him saying his boxing gloves are too tight, or that his stomach hurts) i thought it would be nice to make his enhancement reflect that] (hero name - frappons // HIHI FRENCH SPEAKER HERE ~ glass joe's name comes from the french verb "frapper” meaning “to hit”. the plural-present conjugation of frapper is "nous frappons".  "nous" means we, and "frappons" means hit. thus, glass joe's name is kind of like "we hit" get it?)

-joe's enhancement allows him to hear, see, feel, smell, and taste things about 18x better than the average human, this power does have to be "manually" activated/joe has to focus on whatever senses he wants to be stronger

-this does backfire sometimes, as being in distress also activates his enhancement (i.e he'll be in a fight and as his anxiety rises, so does his ability to feel and smell, which can easily lead to overstimulation)

-he's a bit nervous, but he is deserving of the 13th spot. the title fits like a crown for him.

von kaiser: explosion [his enhancement is a callback to how he's constantly going "BOOM!" in game] ( hero name: the kampfmaschine // I'm sure we all know the iconic voiceline, but if you don't, von kaiser refers to himself in game as "kampfmaschine" meaning "fighting machine")

-literally just can explode things, yknow

-can make fire through his explosions, great in survival situations

-works part time as a teacher in an elementary school for children with extremely powerful enhancements

disco kid: music charm, can put people under his control as long as there's music playing [i think his enhancement is pretty self-explanatory, my guy just loves music] (hero name - disco // no one actually calls him by his real name even when out of the hero suit, it just doesn't feel right. disco kid doesn't mind though) -disco always had a knack for music, but his enhancement came in late (his enhancement came in when he was around 10 years old, most people’s come in at around 5). he was overjoyed when he realised his enhancement was music related

-a popular singer when outside the suit, being a hero only gives more attention to his singing career

-overall a fun guy no matter where you find him. just be careful if there’s music playing, he might just mind control you on accident

king hippo: weather control!! literally just controls the weather [hippo's in game cutscene is him on an island lounging around in nice weather, so i thought it'd be nice to have his enhancement be kind of like a way of showing he's a nice guy who makes sure people have nice weather yknow??](hero name - king hippo // no one actually knows king hippo's real name, but he's proven himself to be a loyal and kind person so most of the others don't question it too much anymore)

-districts 1, 2, and 3 often have good weather because of hippo controlling it, the rest of the districts have natural weather

-his emotions do affect his enhancement, if he gets too upset the weather turns gray and rainy, if he's angry it gets real hot

-he can’t actually speak verbally, but he expresses his thoughts and feelings through sign language, notes, and humming piston hondo: super speed [his enhancement is a callback to the scene of him running as fast as a bullet train]  (hero name: none/uses his real name. he doesn't really get the point of hero names since everyone knows them anyway, it's not like it's a disguise)

-a very serious man, often using all his time to improve his physical abilities 

-constantly pushes himself and his enhancement to the limit. it makes him extremely exhausted, but no matter how much people tell him to rest, he won't rest unless absolutely necessary

.-despite this, he encourages everyone to stay healthy and have a proper sleep schedule, the hypocrite bear hugger: talking to animals [self explanatory enhancement LOL] (hero name: bear hugger // like disco, his hero name is practically his real name, everyone calling him either just "bear" or "hugger")

-doesn't actually go on as many missions as the others, normally there for backup

-he mainly uses his enhancement to spy on people, telling animals to watch any villains or suspicious civilians and report back to him when there's any evidence of wrongdoing

-the main reason he's #8 hero is because he makes the second most public appearances out of any hero (super macho man makes the most of course). pair consistent appearance with his lovable personality and enhancement, you've got an easy way to get voted in top 50. great tiger: teleportation, cloning, and levitation, an extremely rare occurrence of triple enhanced (hero name: great tiger // another disco kid situation)

-can make anything levitate, including objects and himself

-you'd think he'd be top hero, but as soon as you can get past his enhancement he's basically done for (it's easy to get past him once you know his attack patterns, they get  more predicitve the more you fight him)

-you won't see him on the ground a lot, especially in fights. he much prefers to levitate and claims that flying is a lot faster than running

don flamenco: controlling plants (hero name: la rosa // literally "the rose" in spanish)

-think Isabella from encanto, that's basically don with his enhancement LOL

-soaks up ALL of the attention he gets as #6 hero, loves his fans but is very committed to his relationship with Carmen 

-the most involved in the media after bear hugger and smm, often the poster boy for Hero HQ because of his charming personality (and good looks teehee)

aran ryan: metal bending [i liked the thought of him metalbending bc of  the iconic 'horseshoe in boxing gloves' cutscene, and thought it would be a nice callback to it yknow? pls tell me in the tags if you have better ideas bc i was lowkey stuck on his power] ( hero name: silverclover // silver in reference to his metal bending, clover because he's irish LOLOL)

-aran's power is complicated in the sense that it makes absolutely no sense. he controls metal in every single way, and thus, knows how to make too many things out of it. he can melt it down, harden it, break it, and he can do a thing where it magnetizes to his body.

-he's doesn't have a lot of courtesy or manners, but he's very smart in a metalworking sense. he studies diagrams and blueprints of any contraption or building he can get his hands on. if asked, he can make a gun out of a rusty pipe, and he can also tell you exactly how the vents of hero hq work and exactly where they run throughout the building.

-his main weapon is the iconic flail, but instead of boxing gloves, it's just some metal tied to the end

soda popinski: water and ice powers, a rare occurrence of double enhancement [his enhancement is in reference to his love for soda and his ability to withstand the cold, srsly tho the cutscene of him in the snow with almost nothing but a coat and hat scares me]  (hero name: Pobeda //  in reference to his voiceline where he says his "favourite drink is victory”, pobeda (Победа) means victory in russian)

-a tall and intimidating man, but a friendly one at that!

-with a double enhancement of water and ice, he can easily freeze his opponents OR splash them LOL

-the only setback to his power is that he gets dehydrated super fast, thus him constantly drinking soda, water, tea, or really any liquid he can get his hands on

bald bull: bull hybrid LMAO [self-explanatory enhancement] (hero name: bald bull // like king hippo, no one actually knows his real name, but he protects the city very well and scares off potential villains pretty often, so he's in the good books of hero hq)

-our beloved bull has a very dedicated fan club that keeps him in the top 3 of the hero rankings at all time, although bald bull himself doesn't make many public appearances

-bald bull also arrests the most vigilantes out of everyone, having arrested about 100-and-something in his career, it's predicted he'll be the one to bring in COLD

-an angry man, but he puts that anger towards fighting. when out of battle though, he's constantly on the verge of exploding

super macho man: light/brightness enhancement, but mainly relies on his tech to defeat villains [his enhancement is in reference to all cameras that constantly FLASH on him, get it teehee] (hero name: super macho man // hates when people call him by his real name, so he tells people to just call him macho man)

-controls any light that's in the area, things like electrical lamps or flashlights -as i said, he mainly relies on tech and his own strength to defeat villains, and treats his enhancement more like a party trick than anything (though, he doesn't like the dark since it completely renders his enhancement useless, even if he doesn't use it a lot)

-against tough opponents, he'll temporarily blind them by just making it super bright

sandman: super strength [also self-explanatory] (hero name: mr. sandman // also uses his real name)

-SANDMAN MY MAN!!!!! sandman takes the spot as #1 hero with a respectable enhancement, a lovable personality, a good physique, and a steady stream of media appearances

-it's not known to a lot of people, but sandman was actually a vigilante before becoming a hero. he's the only hero who has ever had this happen. but, unfortunately, he is still bound by hero law and has to bring in any vigilantes he finds, no matter how overwhelming the guilt and irony is.

-he knows what it's like to be at the lowest of the low, coming from district 18 himself. it's one of the main reasons he hires mac as his intern, he understands and trusts the kid

doc louis: enhancement disabling/enabling, can temporarily disable enhancements OR make them stronger  [my reasoning behind his enhancement is that in PO he  trains mac and helps him become wvba champ, effectively making mac stronger. as for disabling, i wanted to give him a counter-act to his enhancement strengthening, thus, enhancement disabling.]  (former hero name: doc) -the former #1 hero, and mentor to sandman.

-he saw mac in that interview and IMMEDIATELY went "heehee this my child now! oh? you're technically an adult? still my kid"

-handles a lot of behind the scenes stuff at hero hq, things like patrol routes and paperwork yknow?

SIDE CHARACTERS/NON HEROES:

carmen: medicinal/healing enhancement [i wanted her to actively be able to support the heroes while still having a personaly, so she’s more or less their resident doctor. her business is practically right beside hero hq]

- runs a florist/pharmaceutical business with dons help

- grows tons of herbs for her medicine

rory (aran's sister): doesn't have an enhancement in the beginning, eventually gets a shapeshifting one and helps mac a little bit her [i don’t have much of a reason behind her enhancement, but i thought it was fitting]

- literally only like 5

- her shapeshifting does not allow her to imitate the power of the person she turns into

#punch out!! #punch out #ramblingrosie-tu #PLEASE ADD YOUR OWN HEADCANONS IN THE COMMENTS OR TAGS I WANT TO SEE THEM #might add some more ocs to the list like verawhisks cobra or wvba exclusives cindy #tell me if i forgot anyone i cant think straight rn #i have some more stuff to do with this au coming soon (a list of mac's character relations + a small snippet of the actual fic i'm writing) #so stick around if u wanna see it #this au makes no sense pls bare with me #little mac #doc louis #mr. sandman #glass joe #von kaiser #disco kid #king hippo #piston hondo #bear hugger #great tiger #don flamenco #aran ryan #soda popinski #bald bull #super macho man #CARMEN MI AMOR #not tagging as rory since she doesn't have that much plot relevance sorry rory fans #love u guys thx for reading #i read all the tags and comments that yall add so ill see them for sure #punch out!! vigilante au

[louisdelac]

genuinely biggest tragedy in the world that ethel died protecting her fail son who isn't even a ghoul in the show. truly it's always god's most swagful queens who get taken from this earth too soon...

#she should have stuck around. #i know in my heart she would have been a delightful slightly morally bankrupt addition to the wacky misadventures of mr dream sandman #also genuinely john why aren't you a little ghoul man. #sandman

[keeps-ache]

gave maria a weather forecast (that i made up) while watering her so she knows what's up .u.

#just me hi #good afternoon ladies and others today is sunny at 70 degrees with some clouds #we have 30% humidity with the usual slight chance of rain #and no sign of any crop-annihilating tornados so you can rest easy today #and now for the pick of the day: #[mr. sandman 15x over] #//there are a lot of cool plants growing around the house now !!! #there are these taaaall stalks that i've been Waiting for them to bloom and they did !! they have these cool purple flowers on them and the #look like alien flowers :D #and there are SO many of these tiny yellow flowers that look like plastic #and some white ones that i dunno how to describe lol ! #and purple ones with five petals that grow kinda like uhmm‚ i forget but like in a cone shape all the way up !! hvhfd #and some yellow ones that look like echinacea #and some tiny whites ones that smell really nice #plants :DD

[sandificatedman]

‘Just experienced The Kindly Ones + The Wake’ moodboard for anybody else who’s going Through it right now

#sandman spoilers (comic) #the sandman (comic) #after I finished reading it I literally needed to. just. pace. just pace around in circles. the effect. #GOD FUCKING GOD FUCKING. GOD. THE WAKE IS A PSYCHIC WEAPON. #ITS THE MENTAL EQUIVALENT OF BEING WATERBOARDED. THANK U MR GAIMAN BUT ALSO GO TO JAIL FOREVER. #THOSE WHO KNOW. KNOW. THOSE WHO KNOWN'T KNORN'T. #GODDDD. JUST GODDD. #I can't do it besties when we see this fucking. the fucking ending arc on screen i'll just explode. #ill cease entirely #ITLL ALL BUILD UP INSIDE ME AND ILL EXPLODE #tw blood #tw cartoon gore

[muritito]

so... hello.

#「 001 」 ❝ mr. sandman，man me a sand. ❞ // ooc #my life/mental health has been a bit of a disaster zone again so that's why i really haven't been around. #i'll try to get to.... something.

[neil-gaiman]

Gosh, I hope no one's asked this already but...

After watching The Sandman together, my husband and I are looking forward to watching Dead Boy Detectives. I've just watched the trailer and while I'm excited at the prospect of snuggling up with hubby to enjoy more of your creative genius, I'm really nervous that this show will be too much for me. While I can manage blood spurting and can even appreciate the occasional jump scare, the horror aspect is making me more than a little nervous.

Which leads me to ask...

On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being "Hey, let's pop some popcorn and gather the kids around the television," and 10 being "Watch in broad daylight with every curtain in your house open and every light in the house on or you'll never sleep again," how would you gauge the show and its episodes as a whole, horror-wise?

Yes, I apologize for being a wimp, (I blame my big sister for intentional exposure to "The Shining" as a 5-year old.) but I'm pretty certain you've answered a question like this kindly in the past, and I'd be most grateful.

Regardless, even if you only read this in passing and don't answer, please know that even though I'm just finding the time to get to know your work now, I have been fan of you as a human being for a long time. Thank you for all you contribute to the human race, Mr. Gaiman. There aren't enough kind people in the world.

Honestly, I'd say mostly it doesn't get scarier than a 4. It's not a horror series. It's very funny, very sweet, romantic and loving and human, sometimes painful and always weird.

[luvtak]

mr. sandman, bring me a dream

✧ pairing 7 dream x reader

✧ genre/tw fluff fluffy fluff fluff, what i think dating them would be like <3 an embarrassing amount of run-on sentences i'm sure.... the dreamies being the most perfect boyfriends to exist, mostly unedited

✧ w/c 2293 (about 300 words each!!)

✧ a/n back to my roots writing for nct... also,,, not the dreamies being my ult group but my last group to do these headcanons for :/ i have so much fun writing these little ideas and dreams about them let me know if you want more!

MARK truly the definition of wrapped around your finger… tells everyone about you every day of his life. Smiles at everything you say and calls you the cutest names. Makes sure everyone knows that you’re taken for life–no ifs about it. Tells you about his whole day, down to the most unimportant details. Kisses you all around your face and gets red seeing you so flustered. Constantly saying the worst pickup lines. Always always makes time for you even with his busy schedule. Talks to your family on the phone and becomes best friends with your siblings. Lets you win during video games and pretends that you’re just so much better than him. Never comes empty-handed–if you invite him over he’s bringing some sort of present he can’t help it. Wraps you up in at least three layers when it looks a little cold outside. Starts bringing up ideas for a Halloween couple’s costume in January. Celebrates your birthdays and accomplishments like his own. Holds you close to him in any moment of rest, the members are around? He’s only bringing you in closer. I’m sorry to say this, but he is definitely one of those people who refer to you as a “we”... “we watched that movie last week!” or “sorry, we can’t come, we have plans.” Would never even think about fighting with you and when it can’t be avoided, he is always the first to apologize. Walks around draped over you, his neck falling onto your shoulder and clumsily shuffling you along. Steals your phone to take silly pictures of himself, and you end up having 500 selfies of Mark making the same five kissy faces. Fixes your clothes/jewelry/hair as the day takes its toll. Kisses your wrist whenever you hold hands. Lovely and forever committed to giving you the sweetest existence possible.

RENJUN  My angel boy<3 would be the most loving boyfriend if you’re able to get past him giving you sm attitude. Lovingly scolds you 24/7 365. Pouts if you don’t say you love him back or forget to kiss him before you leave. Steals your sweaters and jewelry. Makes you laugh so hard you cry, then kisses the tears away. Has the worst case of cute aggression when he see’s you like he can’t help but take a bite out of you. Whenever you ask him to do something he’ll roll his eyes and scoff but still gets up to do it anyway. Says your name so sweetly and with so much love it could be a term of endearment. Sings to you when you’re sad. Holds you so tight when you sleep, like he could absorb you into his own skin. Carries a picture of you in his wallet everywhere he goes. Gets genuinely annoyed when other people know something about you that he didn’t–wants to know everything, especially the embarrassing stuff. Acts of service king, does things for you and expects nothing but a kiss in return. Gives you the first bite of his food. Forehead kisses 100% of the time. Extremely tenderhearted, wants to be loved and love in return with nothing holding him back. Knows your schedule down to a T. Shakes his head at every joke you tell, but still grants you a laugh. Kisses you slowly and earnestly even if theres people around. Drops the most earth-shattering confessions of love at random moments and just expects you to move on. Matching accessories are a must!! And he will be ready to break up if your forget it one day (we have seen how he is with the dreamies friendship rings). Wraps himself completely around you when no one is around, and stays that way until one of you has to get up. Loves completely and wholeheartedly and is a perfect perfect boy. 

JENO Shy and perpetually flustered, cannot believe he got you fr. Alternates between the cockiest boy you’ve ever met and the most oblivious creature around. Is so in awe of you, cannot get over you choosing him. A big baby of a boyfriend. Body slouched over yours at all times. Tells everyone it isn’t obvious how unbelievably whipped he is for you than giggles when you call him a pet name. Loves when you fawn over him lol, would feel so good about himself when you laugh at his jokes or wear an outfit because he said you looked pretty in it. Definitely the kind of boy who gets you a necklace with his initials on it. Is somehow even more smiley when you’re around. His love language is 100% acts of service–helping you with chores and making dinner, he desperately wants to wash your hair and help take your makeup off. Always takes you home himself and makes you call him before you go to bed. Kisses you all over when you’re sad and squeezes you so tight you can’t breathe. Puts his lips right over your ear and whispers so you can hear him in loud places, sometimes telling terrible jokes to see you laugh. Constantly on the phone with you–will get yelled at by his members and staff to focus on his schedule. Takes you on long drives and lets you have the aux the whole time, smiles even when he hates the song.  Snuggles up to you and has you in an iron grip all night; wakes up periodically to tell you to stop wiggling. Literally a broken record of “oh my s/o would like this!” and “you would never believe what my s/o told me…” Tucks you into his sweater when you’re cold and always carries extra clothes because he knows you’ll forget. Could never hide his feelings for you, it’s written all over–hairbands and your favorite snacks in his cabinets. Is so so so in love with you, and would never even think about being embarrassed of it. <3

HAECHAN Sweet as cherry pie. Silly and charming and the kindest boy you know. Lives his life attached to you, hands on your hips and kisses pressed everywhere he can reach. Never goes a day without telling you he loves you in the most sickeningly sweet ways possible. Listens to every word you say, goes as far as telling other people to be quiet so he can hear you better. Serenades you with the most obnoxious renditions of love songs and coos when you make faces at him. Teases you endlessly–tickles and jokes and ridiculous nicknames, but would never let anyone else make a joke at your expense. Sleeps fully on top of you, head pressed under your chin and hands slipped under your sleep shirt. Celebrates you and your relationship with all of him, always the loudest voice singing happy birthday and the prettiest flowers congratulating you for an achievement at work or school. Speaks to you so softly and with so much compassion you almost get whiplash when you see him around the dreamies. Brings home sweet treats and little keepsakes from his day out. Will watch a movie or listen to a new song and note all the parts you’d like so he can play it for you later and speak to you about it. Unbelievably protective, not in a toxic way, but he wants so much to be able to take care of you and keep you safe–hand pressed on your back while you walk through crowds, and his hand protecting you from hitting your head as you get in the car. Has lists of important days in his notes app, cataloging gifts he could get you and your order at all your favorite restaurants. The perfect silly boyfriend, caring and lovely and everything you need

JAEMIN Marry this man. Has been committed and steadfast in his dedication to you since you met. Extremely serious when it comes to your heart and your feelings. The first to say I love you or to apologize after a fight–would never raise his voice at you or say things he didn’t mean. Is always feeding you, either a complete meal that took him an hour to make or the most perfect bowl of ramyeon you’ve ever had. Constantly sending you pictures of the cats. LOVES pda–kisses you in front of everyone and laughs when they groan, cuddles with you on the practice room couch, and rolls his eyes when the dreamies gag. Always kisses you with soft hands on your cheeks and the prettiest smile. Buys you a keepsake from everywhere they go on tour and gives it to you in a huge suitcase and will not feel ashamed in the slightest. Somehow finds out how to bring you up in every conversation, “oh they really like this song” or “thats actually their favorite movie you know…” you would truly never have to worry about anything with this man, he’s gonna take care of everything, a future airport dad if i’ve ever seen one. Sends tiktoks of cute animals and pouts if you don’t like them right away. Buys you silly sweatshirts and phonecases and demands you wear them proudly as a symbol of his everlasting love. Out of all of the boys, I feel like he is the most likely to give you a promise ring, and in my heart, I know he would have his name engraved on the inside–a quiet confession only the two of you know about. Sleeps directly on top of you, I just know it… holds onto you in every crowd. So many conversations between little kisses and I love yous. Always carries your things, whether it be a bag or shoes that got too uncomfortable his hands are open and ready whenever you need them. The most perfect boy in the world, and whose surprised? 

CHENLE truly your best friend in the entire world, f2l in its entirety… would roast you every minute of every day but if anyone else even dared he is shutting that shit down right away. His arm has a permanent residence on your waist. Giggles at you when you’re annoyed at him but apologizes anyway. Makes you watch him play basketball at 11 pm and laughs when you say you're cold and sleepy, but takes you home right away. Will kiss you in front of anyone–loves it when you get all shy and flustered. Always trying to give you expensive presents and rolling his eyes when you tell him to reign it in. dog dates with Daegal!!! Talks about you so causally that the dreamies didn’t realize you were his girlfriend until he kissed you goodbye, and they were all so dumbfounded. Will watch anything if you like it and will tell you it sucked with a smile on his face before kissing you as an apology. Huge bouquets for any anniversary or birthday. Wraps his arms around you and rocks you around, whispering sweet words that he’d deny if you told anyone about. Stares at you 24/7 and gives you his 100-watt smile. Goes out of his way to help you–buys your groceries, helps wash your hair, picks you up, and takes you wherever you need to go–but always denies it. Begs you to wear his clothes, bonus points if it’s something that has his name on it, or some nct merch. Has an iron grip on your hand at any given point and giggles when you try to get free. Will listen to literally anything you tell him. Smiles into kisses and sighs when you pull away. Is so domestic and lovely in everything he does, even if sometimes he is the biggest menace. 

JISUNG so so so shy, truly does not know how to have a s/o in public lmao. When you’re alone he’s the cutest most confident boy in the world but as soon as there is another person around he does not know you. He makes it obvious that it's just because he’s awkward, but sometimes you definitely do have to tell him to stop being a weirdo and to hold your hand. Constantly makes fun of people with you and is always ready to hear some hot goss. Is always listening to you–even if everyone in the room is talking over you, he will be looking at you with his full attention and urging you to go on. Laughs at everything you say even if it's not funny. Kisses your cheek every morning first thing, and thinks you look so cute cuddled up into the covers. Piggy-backs you everywhere: you drank a little too much or it's too early… up you go! You being comfortable and happy is his priority in any situation, and if anyone including himself is disrupting that he is dealing with it immediately. Whether that means complaining to one of hyungs to help him or going straight to the source of the issue, he’s going to try and help you, even if it’s not like him to speak up for himself–you’re the most important thing to him. Tries to teach you nct dances and gets unbearable secondhand embarrassment when he sees you mess up. Almost exposes your relationship once a month. Is wrapped around you every single moment you’re alone, even if it’s just for a second–someone leaves the room? Jisung is suddenly fully enveloping you. Thinks pda is so embarrassing but would try so hard to be more openly affectionate with you. Blushes to his roots when you sweet talk him no matter how long you’ve been together. Kisses your hands when it’s cold outside and wouldn’t even think about giving you anything of his if you needed it. The sweetest, shyest boy, and so wonderful–loving him and being loved in return would be the loveliest gift.

© LUVTAK

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[venomous-qwille]

Ghost in the Machine

This is the master post for Ghost in the Machine links, character refs and FAQs.

I will try my best to keep this post as up to date as possible.

What is Ghost in The Machine?

GITM is a DCA AU and a fic set in the retrofuture (2055ish) long after Fazco has shut down. An eccentric collector has been acquiring versions of the Daycare Attendant animatronic from closed locations around the world. The story involves a reader character who has been brought into repair the original post-Ruin DCA from the games, and hijinks ensue. There are also ghosts.

Where can I read the fic?

GITM is currently being posted on Ao3, and is updated every three weeks on Saturdays. The fic is being beta'd by the tremendously talented @bubbiethesaur. You can read GITM here!

There is also a podfic, which you can find here:

Updates to the podfic will be sporadic, so please be patient &lt;3

Where can I see the art?

On this blog I use the #gitm au and #ghost in the machine au tags for GITM related content. If you are looking for art of a specific character, they also have their own tags: #misuta moon #nova #soleil #clip.exe #sunspot mk1 #fool eclipse #ruin eclipse #sombra #sunflower #mr sandman

FAQ~

Why haven't you answered my GITM ask?

One of three reasons: 1) your ask was too spoilery* 2) I'm waiting to answer it with art 3) ADHD

*spoilery includes but is not limited to: any questions about dual-AI or XYZ character's sun/moon variant; questions about character backstories and lore; questions about characters that have not featured in the fic yet (e.g Nova, Sanii, Harvest, Sunflower, Sandman etc); asks speculating about potential future scenarios (don't get me wrong, I love these asks, but I can't answer them!)

Where are all the Moons?

Read and find out. Seriously. There are at least 5 Moons who are core to the plot but I'm not going to talk about them, no matter how nicely you ask!

Does XYZ character have a Sun/Moon counterpart?

Some of them do, some of them don't. The dual-AI stuff is majorly plot related. If I'm not talking about someone's Sun/Moon counterpart, rest assured you will find out eventually. I won't be spoiling any of it on tumblr though :)

Can I create fanart of GITM?

Yes yes yes please do and please tag me when you post it so I can see it/reblog! If you are unsure if something is ok, please ask.

Can I create fanfic of GITM?

Super flattered about this. I have a longform answer to this question which you can read here. But tl;dr yes you can, please tag/credit me, do not spoil/try to write the lore, and please do not write GITM au (e.g mafia, mer, medieval). I have my own plans for this stuff and I would prefer to release the designs/stories in my own time. If you are unsure if something is ok, please ask.

Do you have character refs I can use?

There is a collection of art 'refs' for each character on the Misutamojis discord. Latest link here.

There are no proper call-out sheets/refs currently, but I have a huge body of art for the characters on this blog which should give you more than enough info for most of them. I will get around to creating proper refs eventually, in which case I will link them here.

Where can I find the playlist?

I update the spotify playlist fairly regularly, if you have any music recs you can send them over in an ask! You can listen to the playlist here!

I've heard there are secret GITM drabbles, where can I find them?

I used to post frequent drabbles from future chapters in the DCA Palooza discord, I have recently deleted the majority of them as people were going back and binging them which hadn't been the intended reading experience. Anywho, this question probably refers more to the spicy drabbles (which people have very kindly made a lot of delicious art for). These are still around! You just need to access the spicy channel and do some digging.

Is there a GITM discord?

Nope! There is a server for GITM emotes and a busy thread in the DCA Palooza, but currently I don't have any plans to make a GITM-centric discord community. If that does happen in the future it's likely I will simply convert the emotes server (Misutamojis).

It finally happened, I converted Misutamojis. You can join the GITM discord here.

Can I smooch the robots?

Yes.

All of them?

All of them.

#master post #ghost in the machine #ghost in the machine au #gitm au #soleil #clip.exe #sanii drop #misuta moon #sunspot mk1 #harvest moon #sunflower and the sandman #fool eclipse #ruin eclipse #nova #gitm yn #sombra #SoundCloud

[dragon-kazansky]

Heart of the Dreaming

Morpheus x Female Reader

Soulmate AU

You are the daughter of Rodrick Burgess. You find out about the "demon" in the basement and decide you want to see it. Things take an unexpected turn when your soulmate connection is made with the man you find down there. You are the one he has been waiting for, and you're being taken away from. Not for long. Dream will protect his soulmate.

{Masterlist}

{Previous Chapter} - {Next Chapter}

Chapter Three - Mr Sandman

☆☆☆

Dream woke up in his realm. He was home at last. He had been away for far too long, and he had missed his home. Not only that, a familiar face was here to greet him. Lucienne. She was always so loyal to him.

"Lucienne."

"My lord, you're home!"

She helps him up to his feet, and he turns to look at the grand gates of his realm. Home.

Lucienne and Dream walk toward the gates. Before he can open the gates, Lucienne speaks to him. She looks rather forlorn. "Forgive me, sir, but the realm, the palace, they are not as you left them."

The gates open, and he can see what she means. His realm was falling apart. The sight pained him. "What happened here? Who did this?"

"My lord, you are The Dreaming. The Dreaming is you. With you gone as long as you were, the realm began to decay and crumble."

"And the residents?" He asks softly. "The palace staff?"

"I'm afraid most are gone."

"Gone?"

"Some went looking for you." Lucienne tells him.

"And the others?"

"They thought, perhaps, you had grown weary of your duties, and..."

"What? Abandoned them? Had they had so little faith in me? Had my own subjects not known me?" He asks. He didn't want to believe his people would abandon their realm, their home. He certainly hadn't meant to.

Morpheus and Lucienne headed toward the palace. There was debris everywhere. His kingdom was crumbling around him, and he hated it.

He stood in his throne room. There wasn't much left of it. This room had once been so beautiful and put together, designed by his hand. Now, it was a ghost of what it used to be. Shattered glass and stone covered the floor, crunching under his feet as he walked.

Lucienne watched her lord as he took it all in. Though she had stayed to look after the kingdom, there was only so much she could do. Without Dream, the kingdom couldn't last. If an Endless abandoned their realm, it would fall apart and eventually fade.

Morpheus picked up a shard of glass from beneath his feet and held it in his hand. He raised his hand and tried to summon enough power to rebuild his throne room. The debris began to rise from the ground, but it was taking all his strength to even do that. Eventually, he felt go and collapsed to the ground. He was too weak.

"You need rest and food, and perhaps a bit more rest, and then you'll be at full strength."

"No. Not without my tools." He picks himself back up.

"Your tools?"

"My sand, my helm, my ruby," he lists.

"What happened to them?"

"They were taken from me. By my captors. And then taken from them. I know not where. Nor what I am without them."

He sits down on the steps of his throne and looks up at Lucienne. He needed to update her on you. He reaches for his wrist and rubs his scar gently.

"Lucienne, there is something I need to tell you about."

"Yes, sir?" She stands there and gives him her full attention.

"There was someone in that house. Where I was trapped. Someone I need to get to." He looks down at the star scar.

"What do you mean?"

"What do you know of soulmate bonds?" He asks her quietly.

"Soulmate bonds?" She sounds rather surprised by his questions. He's never really brought up anything like this before. "I understand that some humans believe their soulmates to be the one they connect with the most. A special connection is made between two people. Something special."

"What do you know of soulmates regardless the Endless?" He asks her.

"Sir?"

"It's rare. It's so rare that only I have one." He tells her. "This scar," he rubs his thumb over it, "is my bond with her."

Lucienne listens with great interest. She wasn't aware such things were real, just a feeling some people got.

"She is down there now. In that house. I saw her." His voice has softened. He seems to be away with his thoughts. "She came down to see me, and something happened. She relieved her scar. It burned into our flesh, and I knew who she was immediately. It would seem she stopped ageing and her brother kept her locked up in her room, much like I was locked up in that basement."

Dream felt angry. Angry for being trapped for so long. Angry that the people who kept him caged had gone and done the same thing to you. Angry that he couldn't have stayed to convince you to take his hand in that one moment. Not that he could blame you. You didn't know him. He saw your fear.

He would make it up to you, he promised.

"I need enough power to return to the waking world so I may get her and my tools."

"You need rest."

"I have little time for that. Please, Lucienne. Is there anything lf mine in the Dreaming? Something I created."

"There is one thing."

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What he did to Gregory was not something he wanted to do, but it had to be done. He would forever be sorry for what he did. He would make it up to Cain and Abel for taking their friend from them.

Next, he needed to summon the Fates. They were not easy to summon, but Dream knew exactly what he needed to do.

Three questions. Three answers.

"My first question. I had a leather pouch filled with sand. Where is it?" He asks.

"It was sold. In London. Last purchased by a magic user called Joanna Constantine."

"Constatine. I knew a Constantine, but that was 300 years ago. Does she still have the sand?"

"Dream. You know better than that. You get one question and one answer."

"My apologies. My second question. My helm. What happened to it?"

"It was traded away to a demon. For the amulet of protection."

"To which demon was it traded?"

"One question. One answer, love."

"Last question. My ruby. Who holds it now?"

"Your gem was passed from a mother to a son."

"Where are they now?"

"You have asked your questions!" The Fates disappear. Morpheus is left standing alone with all the answers he was given.

The egg he picked up was the only thing not taken by the Fates, mainly because it was not for them. He left they with Cain and Abel as his apology for Gregory.

Now that he knew where his tools were, to an extent, he could leave. His tools could wait a little longer. He had one more trip to make before them.

You.

He needed to find you, and there was only one way he could do that. He returned to the dock and looked back down into the waters of dreams. This was how he found what he needed for the Fates, and it also how he will find you.

"Please, sir, be careful." Lucienne looked at him with concern.

"I shall. I will not let myself be captured again."

"I mean... can you trust this woman? She is one of them."

Dream looked at Lucienne over his shoulder. "All will be well."

Lucienne had nothing else to say. She watched him disappear into the waters again.

The waters were still rough and dangerous, but he still had a portion of his power within him, which he would use to find you. You should be asleep by now. He needs to find your dreams.

You were the clearest thing in those waters.

☆☆☆

You hadn't slept in hours. The dream man had been gone an entire day already. You had spent the whole day in your room just thinking everything over.

Paul had spent the entire beside Alex.

Sleeping sickness. That's what he called it. The eternal sleep. Alex wouldn't ever wake up again. You couldn't bring yourself to care too much. Alex hadn't been your brother in many years. You had long since learnt to stop caring.

You felt tired. Your mind was tired.

How long had you been staring at your ceiling? You had lost count. Your eyelids were staring to feel heavy, that much you knew. You had tuned out the rest of the house.

Before you knew it, you were dosing off.

You gave in and fell asleep.

You were dreaming. Not of the basement this time. No. Now that he was free and gone, you should have known he probably wouldn't appear in your dreams again.

This time you're in a garden. Your garden. You're 11 years old again. Your father is about to start his ritual. However, this time, you're not in your room. You're down there with him. The men in robes surround the circle. Rodrick looks down at you, his haze stern and cold.

"Watch."

You do watch. You keep your eyes on the summoning circles. Tonight, your father was going to try and bring your brother back by bargaining with death. It sounded crazy. Of course it did. No one comes back from the dead. No one.

You're afraid. The ritual had begun, and you hate it. Your father doesn't even try and comfort you. Of course he doesn't. He doesn't love you.

A figure appears in the circle, and you have to force yourself not to scream in fright. The figure is wearing a long cloak that covers him fully, and on his head is a strange mask. At least, you hope it's a mask.

Your father has the mask removed after taking its things. Is this death? You can't see his face clearly. It looks like a man, though. He doesn't move or make a sound.

You run. You have to run. Whatever it is, you don't want to be around it anymore. You run as fast as you can. The house seems so much bigger than you remember it being. You go round corners and don't seem to be any closer to your room.

You run straight into someone. You scream. You no longer sound like a child. You look up and see the man standing there. He's wearing a black coat now.

"Wake up."

His voice is deep. Unlike anything you'd heard before. Your heart was racing and you had frozen.

"Wake up."

"I can't."

The man lifts his hand up toward you, hand out like the night he escaped. You remember it all because this is a dream. He takes a step closer and you move back, tripping over nothing and falling to the ground.

You gasp and sit up in your bed. Your breathing is uneven, and your heart is racing. Sweat clings to your skin.

You freeze.

Slowly, you move your eyes to the left and then find yourself scrambling off the bed and as far away from him as possible. You keep your back to the wall as you stare at the man in your room.

"Who are you? How did you get in here?" You ask, panic definitely setting in.

"I am not here to hurt you."

"Why are you here? Why did you come back?" You ask quickly.

"I am Lord Morpheus, but you can call me Dream. That is my true name."

"Dream?"

"Yes. I came back here for you," he says quite firmly.

"Me? Why? I wasn't the one that kept you trapped down there. I didn't hurt you. I had nothing to do with anything!" You sound quite urgent. Desperate. You're clearly frightened.

"I know."

"Then why? Why are you here?"

"I came for you." He puts it so simply.

"Why?" You ask again.

"Your wrist. Let me see it."

You automatically cradle your wrist to your chest and look at him with a wary expression. You know exactly what he wants to see.

You hear him exhale quietly and watch as he lifts his arm up. He pulls up his sleeve and shows you his wrist. You gasp softly at the sight. Slowly, you bring your wrist up to his and look at the matching scar.

"What is it?" You ask softly.

"Our bond. You are rare."

"Rare?" You look up and meet his eyes. They're so blue.

"You are the soulmate of an Endless," he tells you. "My soulmate."

You can't help it. You burst out into laughter. Dream looks very confused by your reaction. Of all things that could happen, he didn't think you would start laughing.

"That's insane."

"I do not understand," be watches you curiously. His confusion only deepened.

"What the heck is an Endless?" You ask.

"I am. I am one of seven. We exist because you know deep down we exist. I am the king of dreams and nightmares. The Sandman, if you like."

"The Sandman?" You scoff softly. "He's a fairytale."

"Perhaps." He looks almost amused.

"And, what? I'm your destined partner or something?"

"In a sense."

"Absolutely not," you tell him, inching along the wall carefully. If you could reach the door you could find Paul.

"You are rejecting me?"

"Sure, if that's how you want to put it. I don't want anything to do with any of this."

"You came down to the basement," he says, though of course you already knew that. It was you, after all. "Were you not curious?"

"Well, yes. My father had summoned something, and it was living under our house. I wanted to see, but I wasn't expecting you. Then you looked at me and I was scared. What did you do to me?"

"Nothing."

"You must have!" You exclaim. "Look at me! I should be about 85 now. Do I look 85 to you?"

Dream doesn't move from where he stands as you slowly inch around the room toward the door. If you run, he'll let you, but if he can keep you in here, he will try.

"No."

"You did this to me!"

"Not intentionally. This happened because of our bond. I cannot stay here. I need to find my tools. I want you to come with me."

"Why should I? I don't understand any of this. Please." You look sad. Afraid. He doesn't want you to be afraid.

"I will not hurt you. I want to take you to my realm."

"Your realm?"

"The Dreaming," he clarifies.

"I'm so confused..."

"I understand. Everything will become clear if you come with me. You must know. You must feel it. That burn."

You look down at your wrist and run your fingers over the star softly. "Yeah. I feel it. You really mean everything you said? That we're fated or something?"

"Yes. It is unfair, I understand. You haven't been given a choice."

"Why me?" You ask.

"I do not know. I cannot question Destiny. I can only hear what he has to say, and I believe this is part of it."

"Destiny? You speak like that's a person."

"He is. My brother."

"Dream. Destiny. Death?"

"Yes. My sister."

"Oh... So, Father really was trying to summon Death. He got you instead." Some things were starting to make sense.

"Yes."

You look at him, less frightened now, but still full of questions. He could see it in your eyes. If you wanted to ask them, he would answer, but not here.

He raises his hand.

"Come with me."

"Where?"

"To London. I must get my sand."

"Sand? You really are the Sandman?"

He nods his head subtly.

"If you come with me, you'll never be locked away in a room again. You can come and go as you please."

Freedom. He is offering you freedom.

"In your realm?"

"You will be safe there," he assures you.

You close your eyes and think about it all. Alex wouldn't be a problem either way now, but you could be free of this house. Free of any trace of your father and all the things he had done. Free from your past, your imprisonment in this room.

Dream holds his hand out again. You stare at it. He is your one chance to get away from the Burgess name.

You take his hand.

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