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    came in first (and I'm the last one leaving) by

    Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender  

    24 Aug 2023

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    It's a classic plan -- if Sokka and Zuko aren't married by the time they both turn thirty, they'll marry each other. It's one of Sokka's best plans, even if it's only meant to be a back-up.

    Most people don't spend their time making sure that the other person doesn't get married until the plan comes due, but most people are not Fire Lord Zuko.

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    This Dream Is Over (Another Has Begun) by

    Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022), The Sandman (Comics)  

    02 Nov 2023

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    The last person Dream expects to see in Burgess' basement is Hob Gadling, who has apparently been asked to consult on the restoration of the historic manor. He is pleased when his old acquaintance helps free him without a second thought, despite their past squabble, but he is horrified to realise that breaking the binding circle does nothing to return his powers to him, and that he cannot return to the Dreaming after having been released from his cage.

    Weak, confused, and distressingly human, he consents to being taken back to Hob's home to be cared for until he can regain his strength. When he falls asleep that night (which he should never have had need for), he finally finds his way back to his palace, only to find someone else sitting on his throne, wearing his ruby, and claiming his name as her own — Dream of the Endless.

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    04 Nov 2023

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    This Rough Magic by for maybemalapert (laconicisms)

    Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022)  

    02 Jun 2023

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    After the disastrous 1889 meeting, Hob Gadling turned to the occult to find a way to contact his stranger and apologize. Yet despite becoming a fairly adept occultist in the process, Hob ultimately lost his nerve and never cast a single spell to contact Dream.

    Unfortunately, that was not the end of the matter, when Hob's dabbling brought him to the attention of Roderick Burgess, who is now convinced that Hob is a fellow Magus, capable of convincing Dream to give Burgess the gift he gave to Hob all those centuries ago: immortality.

    Now, Hob must use wits, magic, and a great deal of charm to convince Roderick Burgess he is indeed an ancient, powerful Magus who wants nothing more than to help Burgess become immortal too, if he is to get himself and Dream out of Fawney Rig.

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    24 Jul 2023

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    find hope in the hopeless by

    Fandoms: The Sandman (Comics), The Sandman (TV 2022)  

    15 Nov 2022

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    Dream breaks and becomes lost. From this comes Sleep, dreams without hope. And in some ways, it's for the better.

    (Please note this is spoilers for Overture, as it takes a pivotal moment and changes it.)

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    Giving Sanctuary by for Steerpike13713

    Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022), The Sandman (Comics)  

    07 Jun 2023

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    In 1689, Hob Gadling and Dream meet once more, after Hob has lost everything. That night, their meeting goes on longer than expected when the conversation turns to what it means to live, to lose, and to be the fathers of dead sons. Unable to bear the thought of sending a man who so echoes Dream's own grief back into the night alone, Dream breaks his own rule and invites Hob to stay with him for a time, at least until he can get back on his feet.

    The story of two grief-stricken, divorced, and widowed fathers to sons they lost too young truly seeing one another and there, at their lowest point, doing their best to put themselves and each other back together.

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    10 Jul 2023