Sandman fanfic recs
Basically all of my favorite Sandman fics I've read. The majority of them are about Dream, Calliope, and Orpheus. Or just Dream and Calliope because it's my favorite ship.
poets and dreamers. (4260 words) by Gevar
Chapters: 8/8
Fandom: The Sandman (Comics), The Sandman (TV 2022)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Dream of the Endless | Morpheus/Calliope
Characters: Dream of the Endless | Morpheus, Calliope (The Sandman)
Additional Tags: Pre-Canon, Pre-Relationship
Summary:
There is always something interesting about a poetry recital.
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it’s in the blood (3343 words) by Whitejades
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Sandman (Comics), The Sandman (TV 2022)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationships: Dream of the Endless | Morpheus & Orpheus (The Sandman)
Characters: Dream of the Endless | Morpheus, Orpheus (The Sandman), Calliope (The Sandman), Death of the Endless
Additional Tags: Angst, Relationship Study, Introspection, Canon Compliant, Minor Violence, Spoilers, Grief/Mourning
Summary:
The sun is setting when Dream sings to his son for the first time. He picks Orpheus up with steady hands, resting him against his chest. From where he stands on the balcony of his throne room, the lands of the Dreaming stretch out endlessly, lucent under the golden film of the evening light.
When he sings, his voice is soft and modulated and beautiful. Orpheus is three summers old and he peers wonderingly at his father’s solemn face, into his eyes that seem to look out of a well of stars, and he is transfixed, for Dream’s voice carries with it the love and longing of a thousand bygone dreamers and poets.
(On fatherhood, and growing up.)
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Mortality (1197 words) by oh_persephone
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Sandman (Comics), The Sandman (TV 2022)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Dream of the Endless | Morpheus & Orpheus (The Sandman)
Characters: Dream of the Endless | Morpheus, Calliope (The Sandman), Orpheus (The Sandman)
Additional Tags: Angst, Dream being a father, two immortals and a baby
Summary:
When Orpheus is sick, his immortal parents find they do not know what to do with a mortal child and Morpheus has never felt so helpless.
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(my main favorite so far!)
Ambrosia (28824 words) by Salethe
Chapters: 4/?
Fandom: The Sandman (TV 2022), The Sandman (Comics)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Rape/Non-Con
Relationships: Dream of the Endless/Calliope, Calliope/Oneiros, Morpheus/Calliope
Characters: Dream of the Endless, Calliope (The Sandman), Lucien | Lucienne (The Sandman), Mervyn Pumpkinhead, Dream of the Endless | Morpheus, Matthew the Raven
Additional Tags: Angst, Grief/Mourning, Morpheus need a hug, Calliope needs one too, Past Rape/Non-con, Not between Morpheus and Calliope of course, Guilt, Past Abuse, Falling In Love, Fluff and Smut, Hurt/Comfort, Sad Dream of the Endless | Morpheus, Healing, Healing Sex, Comic Book Spoilers, Morpheus is so soft, Smut, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Touch starved Dream of the Endless, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Character Study
Summary:
Calliope once asked to visit him in the Dreaming to speak about their son. Years later, Morpheus finally sent her an invitation.
There was no love between them anymore. They were just two parents mourning their son. But as Calliope decides to stay in the Dreaming for a bit longer, she realizes just how much Morpheus has changed. A tiny ember inside her begins to spark to life once more.
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The Loyalty of Ravens (11830 words) by Bythoseburningembers
Chapters: 5/5
Fandom: The Sandman (TV 2022)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Dream of the Endless | Morpheus & Matthew the Raven, Lucien | Lucienne & Matthew the Raven (The Sandman), Dream of the Endless | Morpheus & Lucien | Lucienne, Dream of the Endless | Morpheus & Jessamy the Raven, Calliope/Dream of the Endless | Morpheus
Characters: Matthew the Raven, Dream of the Endless | Morpheus, Lucien | Lucienne (The Sandman), Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s), Jessamy the Raven
Additional Tags: Friendship, Found Family, Dream of the Endless | Morpheus is Bad at Feelings, Ravens, Jessamy is remembered fondly, Morpheus Needs A Hug, Lucienne runs The Dreaming, The Author Regrets Nothing, Post episode s01ep05 24/7, Fluff, Identity Issues, Matthew the raven is confused, Lucienne is Morpheus's over-achieving sister, The other over-achieving sister
Summary:
Matthew doesn't know if he has what it takes to be Raven to Dream of The Endless. He's no Jessamy and he's certainly no Lucienne. Good thing he has four other mentors to learn from, and the chance to remake himself here, amidst the Dreams.
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gentle as a gift, cruel as a curse (9616 words) by inkjette
Chapters: 4/4
Fandom: The Sandman (TV 2022)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Rape/Non-Con
Relationships: Calliope/Dream of the Endless, Calliope/Dream of the Endless | Morpheus
Characters: Calliope (The Sandman), Dream of the Endless | Morpheus, Richard Madoc, Hob Gadling (mentioned), Orpheus (The Sandman) (mentioned)
Additional Tags: Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con, Touch-Starved Dream of the Endless | Morpheus, Dream and Calliope connecting during their respective imprisonments, I wanted Dream and Calliope to bond over their shared trauma, Angst with a Happy Ending, Dream of the Endless│Morpheus Needs a Hug, Protective Dream of the Endless | Morpheus, Calliope and Dream have history but they're not TOGETHER together
Summary:
Throughout their respective imprisonments, Calliope and Morpheus dream of each other.
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If It's True (9382 words) by Teramina
Chapters: 3/?
Fandom: The Sandman (TV 2022), The Sandman (Comics)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Calliope/Dream of the Endless | Morpheus, Calliope & Dream of the Endless | Morpheus
Characters: Dream of the Endless | Morpheus, Calliope (The Sandman), Roderick Burgess, Alexander Burgess, Paul McGuire (The Sandman), Delirium of the Endless
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, reverse rescue fic, Orpheus (Mentioned) - Freeform, they're getting both ship tags bc who the fuck knows where that relationship lies, but it's accurate to the tv canon, some backstory elaboration from the comics
Summary:
If Calliope was the one to escape first, and remembers what she was told about her former husband's fate. It's been a long time since they've been anything to each other but a painful reminder of times long past, but after everything she's been through, she has to at least speak to him.
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Come, blessed saviour, and my health defend (and to my life afford a prosp'rous end.) (1260 words) by Dippingmytoesindreams
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Sandman (TV 2022), The Sandman (Comics)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Calliope/Dream of the Endless | Morpheus, Calliope/Dream of the Endless
Characters: Dream of the Endless | Morpheus, Dream of the Endless, Calliope (The Sandman), Orpheus (The Sandman), Asclepius (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
Additional Tags: This is very bittersweet, Sick Fic, Baby Orpheus got sick, and his parents panicked about it, a goddess and an anthropomorphic universal concept had a mortal baby, Morpheus has a panic attack half way thru, This was meant to be crack, i keep saying that, that shit started out as crack, im starting to think i dont know how to write crack, Bittersweet, Ambiguous/Open Ending, new parents and their first baby, maybe this IS funny if you squint
Summary:
The first time Orpheus had fallen sick, Morpheus had panicked.
A Goddess and an Anthropomorphic Personification of a Universal Concept more powerful than gods are new parents to a mortal baby, who got sick with a cold. This fic is less funny than you would expect it to be
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Hymn LXXXV (943 words) by ennasthetic
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Sandman (TV 2022), The Sandman (Comics)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationships: Dream of the Endless | Morpheus & Orpheus (The Sandman)
Characters: Orpheus (The Sandman), Dream of the Endless | Morpheus
Additional Tags: The Sandman (Comics) Spoilers, The Sandman (TV) Spoilers, Angst, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, More Hurt than Comfort Honestly, Dream and Orpheus' father-son relationship has me in a chokehold, Flashbacks, Dream being a Good Father to Baby Orpheus, Orpheus attends The Wake, Major character death - Freeform, Character Study, Musings and Recollections, All I'm saying is that No One is Surviving when we get Brief Lives and The Wake in The Netflix Show, With Panels from the Comics, References to Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, Morpheus is Apollo, Canon Compliant, Daddy Issues, The Sandman: The Wake
Summary:
Sometimes he cannot discern if what he remembers are memories or dreams.
The dock still stands. A ship is coming. Orpheus remembers.
Orpheus dreams.
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Or: Orpheus attends a funeral.
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(Second fave)
by the river hebrus i sat down and wept (2228 words) by ennasthetic
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Sandman (TV 2022), The Sandman (Comics)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationships: Dream of the Endless | Morpheus & Orpheus (The Sandman), Calliope/Dream of the Endless | Morpheus
Characters: Dream of the Endless | Morpheus, Orpheus (The Sandman), Calliope (The Sandman), Eurydice (The Sandman), Aristaeus son of Apollo (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
Additional Tags: The Sandman (Comics) Spoilers, The Sandman (TV) Spoilers, The Song of Orpheus Sandman Special, Angst, Angst and Tragedy, basically it's the Song of Orpheus told in Dream's Perspective, Canon Compliant, Dream and Baby Orpheus, Flashbacks, Character Study, References to Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, Dream is Oneiros, neil gaiman pls pay for my therapy, One Shot, Grief/Mourning
Summary:
“I am no longer your son.”
It has taken him aback – a blow to the chest, a dagger to the ribs – that by the time Oneiros pulls himself together Orpheus has already walked away. Back ramrod-straight and unflinching: the final word.
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There is a wedding somewhere, in the pastures and vales of Aeolia, by the banks of the river Pineios.
Or: "The Song of Orpheus" in Dream’s Point of View. One shot.
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Reminder : Jupiter and Neptune are two slow planets so last time they were together in Pisces was in 1856 !
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We can feel an incredibly vast connection and we can also feel disappointed if we idealized too much...
We could use the energy of the facing sign in order to balance this. The energy of Virgo brings a practical view, allowing us to organize, to be realistic, to discern.
A little bit of earth element to absorb all of that water 😆
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