what never was is now
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what was before is left behind by academic_of_the_endless for everythingisconnected
Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022), The Sandman (Comics)
23 Jul 2025
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Today, Dream Of The Endless, Lord Morpheus, King Of Nightmares, does not perform his duties. Today, he keeps the blood on his hands out of view of his subjects, of his librarian. Today, he chooses to wash the blood clean from his hands as if it’d remove the stain from his soul. Dream could spare but a thought to remove the blood of his son from the hands that brought about his end, but he chooses to wash it away.
Dream Of The Endless thinks of hands warmer than his own whilst washing the blood of his son. A vow is extracted, a promise is made, and somehow despite choosing Death at every chance, Hob and his daughter give Morpheus a chance at life. Hob, recently bereaved himself finds comfort in the care for his friend, and the life he can share.
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- Part 1 of what never was is now
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nothing retains its' original form by academic_of_the_endless
Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022), The Sandman (Comics)
26 Oct 2025
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Avery’s laugh is the first thing Morpheus hears on a Monday morning in early September. Just as he wakes, the hyperactive culprit jumps up on the bed and onto his chest, winding him in the process. Turning his head to the side, he notices Hob has already left the bed; likely, he is in the kitchen making breakfast. His heart flutters a little as he realises he was probably left to sleep longer, as he had been in a fair amount of pain last night and had not slept easily.
Set two years on from 'what was before is left behind', Morpheus is still adjusting to human life, Hob Gadling is being stubborn and refuses to give in, Avery is still being a ray of sunshine- but something is still not quite right.
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- Part 2 of what never was is now
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handle me gently this christmas by academic_of_the_endless
Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022), The Sandman (Comics)
18 Dec 2025
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Retired Dream's first Christmas, not necessary to read the other fics in the series!
Morpheus sits with his leg propped up on a cushion, he is sore today and has since been relegated to the sofa in order to rest- Hob's orders. Behind him the Christmas tree twinkles with a warm light that is gentle on his head. Faint Christmas tunes play in the background and he hears the sounds of laughter from the kitchen. It's his first Christmas Eve with his lover and his daughter, but unfortunately that does not mean that he has recovered from his ordeal with the Kindly Ones and his subsequent, well- death.
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- Part 3 of what never was is now