#sandman headcanon

[morpheusbaby3]

Lucienne headcanon (The sandman):

I think Lucienne likes ice skating and Morpheus knows that;

Sometimes when it's snowing in the Dreaming, Morpheus creates an ice rink/path where Lucienne can go wherever she wants, skating instead of walking around the kingdom while she has to do her duties outside the castle.

She does this in a very natural and graceful way, and Morpheus enjoys watching his librarian happy about it.

#lucienne the librarian #lucienne sandman #lucienne the sandman #lucienne a bibliotecária #lucienne #dream of the endless #the sandman imagine #the sandman headcanons #the sandman headcanon #sandman headcanons #sandman headcanon #lord morpheus #the sandman #dream of the endless fluff

[ofstardustanddreaming]

love languages of morpheus.

headcanon summary: what i imagine what the love languages morpheus likes to receive looks like, and what it looks like with the ones he likes to give.

content warnings: none

fandom: the sandman

character: morpheus x reader

gender neutral reader

receiving:

quality time

he finds comfort in spending time with those he loves. whether it's silent, or spent with light conversations, he likes to be in the comfort of shared spaces.

he tends to sit close, hoping not to interfere with what it was you were doing if he's walking on you with intention of hanging out. but he likes to receive quality time, so he likes when the both of you make plans at the end of the day to hang out in each other's presence.

acts of service

he really fell in love when you took it upon yourself to help around his realm at whatever point possible. you weren't dating at this point, but he realized he loved the small acts of service you did do, without overstepping.

he would catch himself slightly smiling when he saw you conversing with the people, coming up with ideas to help rebuild, taking on small tasks. he enjoyed your help, and it made him start to fall head over heals.

words of affirmation

he loved to hear how he was doing a good job. he was slowly becoming more used to human behaviors, and it made his heart skip a few beats when he heard he was doing well. he loves the light reassurances.

he likes to be heard when he's venting with the issues he's been having around the realm, something he's also been slowly getting accustomed to. but with you around, he found out he likes to be heard, and know that he's being heard.

giving:

words of affirmation

he loves to give affirmations right back. he likes to make sure you know how important you are to him, he tries to get that across. he knows he has a hard time speaking his mind a lot, but he's trying his best.

in particular, the times you'll get the most words of affirmation is when you're feeling more insecure or comparing yourself to his status. he'll make sure to whisper sweet words to let you know of your importance, and how good you're doing.

quality time

he likes to carve out time for quality time as well. he will take the time out of his schedule to ensure time to be with you. he knows he can be busy, but he also cares about getting some time with those he loves.

he would want to show his love through this way, it allows him to talk and get to know you better, whether it's through walking through the park to see some birds, or reading in each other's company.

gift giving

he likes to give small trinkets. he gives you things that reminds him of you. occasionally it's a leaf he saw that reminded him of the time you dragged him to the waking world for a walk through an orchard during the fall, or he'll give you a cool looking rock.

sometimes matthew will find some plant or small trinket he can hold that he'll give to morpheus to give to you. (matthew doesn't want you to know that it was him, wanting his boss to get good with you, but that doesn't stop morpheus telling you otherwise. you think it's cute matthew thinks of you too.)

#the sandman #the sandman headcanon #the sandman x reader #the sandman imagine #morpheus #morpheus headcanon #morpheus x reader #morpheus imagine #dream of the endless #dream of the endless headcanon #sandman headcanon #sandman #dream of the endless imagine #dream of the endless x reader #sandman imagine #sandman x reader

[runningoutofbooks]

Hob obviously doesn't age. This is not because of anything that Time has done but rather the fact that no one can age past the point they would have originally died. Hob should have died not that long after he met Dream. But Death did not come for him. In some strange cosmic loophole Hob not only has eternal life (if he wants it) but also eternal beauty.

In line with this is my theory that, because Hob's physical body can not age past his original death, no matter what happens to Hob his body will eventually revert back to how it was on his original death day. This is why he doesn't have any new physical scars throughout the years. Hob has not lived an uneventful life, he's been a soldier, a highway man, he lived through 2 world wars. There is no way that he could not have suffered some form of physical trauma that left its mark on him.

But any scars he does acquire slowly fade completely. It takes time but it does happen, it's rather like an extension of healing. The original wounds heal and leave a scar and for most people that is the end of it, they live with that scar, it might fade a little over time but it never completely goes away. But for Hob the healing continues and the scar eventually heals itself and fades away entirely.

#hob gadling #robert gadling #dream of the endless #death of the endless #sandman headcanon #Time #sandman #the sandman

[sweetsdeservedbetterthandis]

Morpheus: Y/N

Y/N: thank you sandman, if I wanted to speak to a vegetable I would’ve bought one at tesco

#the sandman #sandman x reader #morpheus #morpheus x reader #dream x reader #sandman headcanon #incorrect sandman quotes

[feelingsaph]

Dream, being the embodiment of all things fictional, is probably the source of all kinds of fictional diseases. But these diseases aren’t something he created consciously like his dreams and nightmares. They’re his feelings taking form. I wouldn’t be surprised his powers would amp up those feelings and manifest them into something potentially devastating. And because these diseases are a manifestation of his emotions taking over his powers, he can’t just wave it away like he would with his other creations.

An example of a fictional disease he created is Hanahaki (花吐き病). Hanahaki is a disease caused by unrequited love. Flowers bloom in the victim’s lungs and heart, suffocating them and making them cough out petals. There are only two ends for someone with hanahaki: their affections are returned, therefore curing them, or they die from coughing out the flowers and blood or suffocation.

Not a very subtle illness, huh?

Now hear me out;

After 133 years of not seeing his friend, ending their last meeting on terrible terms, and missing the last appointment (through no fault of his own but his friend couldn’t have known that), Morpheus approaches The New Inn with his heart pounding in his ears. Their old date rendezvous spot has been demolished, leaving only this unfamiliar place. There’s a chance Hob might not be here. Would Hob really be waiting for him in here? Worse, does he still want to see him after last time?

Luckily, the sight of Hob sitting at the corner stopped Morpheus from psyching himself out of there. And when Hob looked up to him with the warm smile he always gives him after all this time, Morpheus’s heart can’t help but flutter. And it’s not just from the relief that Hob still considers him his friend.

All is right with the world. Their talk may have been 33 years overdue, but with Hob’s ever-present sunny disposition and years worth of updates to give, Morpheus finds himself relaxing and smiling more than usual. No, he didn’t grin, and if Hob thought he did, well he’s wrong—

“… And I’ve been seeing someone for the last year or so.”

Morpheus freezes. “Oh?”

“Yeah, her name is Audrey,” Hob chuckles fondly, “She’s the first person I’ve been with since Peg, and who knows how long that’s been. I think you’d like her—“

Of course he’s with someone. It’d be selfish of Morpheus to wish otherwise. After all, they’re just friends, right? It took all of 633 years for Morpheus to finally accept Hob’s friendship, and he wouldn’t want to ruin it now by adding his… whatever this is, into their newly amended relationship. Besides, they’ve got all of eternity to spend together, right? Even though it might never be in that context since Hob has never shown interest in being with him, or other men for that matter…

Oh no.

The intrusive thoughts rushing forward following the sharp pang in his chest causes Morpheus to cough into his hands rather violently. Hob stops his ramble for a second and gives him a concerned look.

“Dream? Are you alright? I’ll get you some water.” Hob slides out of his seat and heads to the bartender before Morpheus could stop him.

Morpheus clears his throat and observes what’s in the palm of his hand. A moonflower petal. Wonder what that could be about…

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Now, Dream probably won’t die from this disease because he’s Endless, but I imagine it would be inconvenient as hell to be choking on whole flowers while he’s trying to act natural in front of his ‘friend’.

Or what if, instead of Dream experiencing hanahaki himself, his subjects are the ones getting infected by it and slowly dying like the castle retainers were in Beauty and the Beast unless he deals with his feelings?

There’s a lot to think about here.

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EDIT 1: Shout-out to @hellfridge for turning me to Midnight in Bloom by @aeon-of-neon , a hanahaki Dreamling fic with its own sexy twist. Thank you @hellfridge! Guess I know what I'll be reading tonight 😆

#idk why this angst trope gets me #im mixing hob's straight-coding from the comics and how flirty they are in the series for the angst #this could be silly if dream's subjects started trying to get them together bcs SURVIVAL #or funnier since they're also betting on how long it'll take them to get together #will draw this? #the sandman #the sandman netflix #dream of the endless #morpheus #hob gadling #dreamling #dream x hob #sandman headcanon #hanahaki #by saph #lol at this point im rambling

[missghostlyshadow]

SANDMAN HEADCANON: Matthew the Raven.

✨ Matthew enjoys taking small naps in morpheus coat pockets due to how warm and roomy they are, morpheus does not mind.

✨ Matthew likes to listen to morpheus recite stories.one time he even fell asleep on dream.

✨ Matthew likes eating strawberries.

✨ Matthew has tried giving morpheus some fashion tips on his wardrobe.

✨ Matthew has his own personalized little scarf and little winter hat for when it gets cold outside,a gift from morpheus.

#the sandman #sandman series #dream of the endless #neil gaiman #sandman fandom #Sandman Headcanon #matthew the raven

[doitforstamets]

So far in my fics I’ve written Hob as smokes sometimes or always tries to quit but picks it up again bc he can’t die

Social smoker would also make a lot of sense

When it comes to Dream... I don’t think he’d give a shit or maybe even notice tbh, he’s been through literally everything and has bigger problems

#dreamling headcanon #* #hob gadling headcanon #sandman headcanon #dreamling #I say fics as if I'd published more than 1 lol

[gleafer]

When Gaiman Worlds Collide! Desire shooting their shot with Crowley and Aziraphale ain’t having it!

#good omens crowley #good omens #good omens fan art #good omens aziraphale #good omens art #crowley #aziracrow #aziraphale #the sandman #neil gaiman #netflix the sandman #desire #gaimanverse #good omens comic #good omens season 3 headcanon #good omens s2 #all hail gaiman #worlds collide #comic art #comics #illustrator #illustration

[emomensimp]

Matthew after having to deal everyday with his mopey wet cat emo boss 's bullsh*t

#matthew the raven #death of the endless #dream you pathetic lil emo man ily #dream of the endless #he needs a cig poor bird #dream sandman #morpheus #morpheus fanfiction #morpheus headcanons #morpheus sandman #death sandman #morpheus x reader #netflix sandman #neil gaiman sandman #the sandman x reader #the endless #the sandman

[orionsangel86]

YOOOO MASON IS ON BOARD!

@nualaofthefaerie tweeted this after we were geeking out yesterday about how much Lukas Gage reminded us of Desire and I joked that he was Desire's child.

Listen I am full on headcanoning this into reality. That Cat King was faaaar too much like Desire for me to ignore it. Huuuuge Desire vibes!

Clearly Desire themself agrees with us!

So what are we thinking? Talk to meeee about this! Who is the other parent? Lukas Gage is a child of the Endless with 9 lives and whole host of magical powers and probably a lot of parental issues twisting him up. Is Desire a good parent? Highly unlikely lol. But you gotta admit it makes for excellent fanfiction. :P

#desire of the endless #dead boy detectives #the sandman #lukas gage #mason alexander park #i am so excited #i hope this headcanon spreads like wildfire until we've tulpa'd it into reality #lmao

[ennas-aesthetic]

Hob "I worked in the printing industry since its conception, and I keep rare bible misprints for sentimental value" Gadling

vs

Aziraphale "That Mr. Gadling better stop hoarding the Rarest Bible Misprints to himself or so Help Me God" Fell

#good omens #the sandman #aziraphale #hob gadling #ineffable spouses #dreamling #i love Sandman and Good Omens crossovers ok i think their intersections are amazing #also this is legit funny to me #headcanon that Hob is the compositor behind the Buggre Alle This Bible #crossover #Hob met Crowley when the demon tries to steal a misprint from Hob for his angel

[densewentz]

more dreamling dad au bc thats just what i do now apparently i like lazy afternoon naps and so do our boys

#dreamling #hob gadling #dream of the endless #morpheus #the sandman netflix #sandman fanart #a few people have asked me what the babs name is #ive been calling him Kian #and he gets jealous of Nightmare and wants to be scary too sometimes so his dad made him that horrific onesie #to kian's exact specifications thank u #my art #its important to me that people know kians got dreams dark hair and flair for dramatics but #hes also got hobs big dumb sunshine brown calf eyes that he flashes to get his way bc he also has hobs effortless charm #i also headcanon as he gets older he secrets handfuls of sand into his pockets from EVERYWHERE bc he wants to be like his dad #and hob has to be the sand police and has to make kian turn out his pockets on the doorstep every time they come home from anywhere #bc theres only so much vaccuuming even an immortal man can take #and kian does so but petulantly and while sporting dreams patented Imperious Pissy Face #they have a rule that kian is allowed to stomp as loudly as he wants to his room but isnt allowed to slam doors #in this essay i will-

[landwriter]

headcanon where hob adopts a little cat that was living in the alley behind the new inn and after an enemies-to-friends slow burn (250k) dream and the cat become bffs and one day dream says are you bored? come to work with me, tiny emissary of the night and the next morning hob is reading the news and spittakes his tea when he sees the headline Black Cat Crossed Your Path? Scientists Theorize Collective Unconscious After Same Cat Reported In Nation's Dreams

#the sandman #dreamling #headcanons #hob: dream. darling. did you invest the cat with your unknowable powers of office to have company while you walk through men's dreams #dream: husband. no such thing. i did it because cats are merely well-suited to such work. #dream: (whispering to cat) who prowls among the dreams and nightmares of men? you. who is my small fierce queen of night? you. yes you are #someone PLEASE draw a comic of this i will die with joy #hob gadling #dream of the endless

[runningoutofbooks]

Headcanon that Hob is really into sports. It doesn’t matter what sport, he loves them all.

He’s one of the only professors who goes to every match, rain or shine, he’s there cheering on the university team.

#sandman headcanon #hob gadling #the sandman

[kleptoandpyro]

i love the idea that Hob has been trying to guess Dream's identity for so long and Dream keeps dropping mega hints but Hob, despite being a teacher and living all these lives is still completely oblivious, head empty, delving into ever more obscure deities some of which Dream has barely even heard of. It's the last straw when Hob asks if he is an incubus that Dream straight up just influences a guy heading for the jukebox to play Enter Sandman and it's playing LOUDLY and Hob is like: wait this is a hint right? And Dream nods like 'finally' and Hob clicking his fingers is like: you're the reason Metallica got famous! You're the reason the song got so popula- SHIT ARE YOU A FUCKING GENIE. And Dream just lets his forehead slam into the table

#dreamling #hob gadling #dream of the endless #the sandman netflix #dreamling headcanon #morpheus

[littledreamling]

Whatever you do, don’t imagine Dream wearing earbuds/headphones for the first time and silently losing his mind because he LOVES music and suddenly it can be… in his head?? as loud as he wants??? and Hob has to explain music streaming services but loans Dream his phone so he can listen to music while he’s staying at Hob’s flat for the night

and then, once you haven’t imagined that, don’t imagine Hob waking up in the middle of the night alone (he definitely wasn’t alone when he fell asleep) and wandering out into his living room to find Dream laying on the couch with his eyes closed and the headphones on and so of course Hob is curious what Dream of the Endless, Lord of Dreams and Nightmares would listen to so he taps the screen to look at the song and it’s the weirdest shit (I’m thinking Gregorian chants, because Dream was seen as a god once and sometimes misses the sound of prayer, but it could also be some meme song like Cbat because Dream is a weird motherfucker) and Hob just wordlessly goes back to bed because the reality of the situation is just too much for him

#I adore Dream’s reaction to the violin player in ep 6 #so of course I HAVE to headcanon that he adores the music that humanity creates #what is music if not a dream made audible? #and Hob absolutely loves it because suddenly the Dreaming is filled with music #the palace is never silent anymore #sometimes it’s filled with weird music that Hob has never heard of and sometimes it’s horrifically awful music #but it’s music nonetheless #dream of the endless #morpheus #dream #the sandman #sandman netflix #hob gadling #dreamling