sending this before i go to sleep bc i need to tell someone lmao: i think i remember you answering an ask about dream giving his s/o a piece of jewelry with a ruby on it to show that they’re his, but i’d like to raise something even more beautiful to represent him: a glass/obsidian shard made out of his own sand from his sand bag 🥹
Obsidian shard??? Oh my god this is amazing!!! I love this!!!
“Wait, what is this?” You asked, taking the small box from Dream.
“A gift.”
You rolled your eyes and chuckled. “Obviously, but what’s inside?”
Dream smiled, “Open it and you’ll found out.”
You snorted. “Right.”
You carefully pulled off the lid. Inside, on plush white cotton - which appeared to be actually clouds - sat a ring, a band.
Your eyebrows pinched together.
You carefully picked it up. It was an ordinary band, yet it appeared to be crafted out of a dark glass. Holding it up higher, you twisted and turned it in the light. It sparkled like the endless vast night sky. Peering through the dark translucent glass, you saw galaxies shifting and forming. Spinning around in awe, your line of sight passed over Dream. For a fleeting moment, he wasn’t a man. He was an ethereal dark shapeless being with spiraling galaxies for eyes. You quickly dropped your hand to see Dream in his mortal form.
Whoa.
“Do you like it?” He asked.
“I do, it’s beautiful.” You carefully set in back in the box. “I … I just have a couple of questions.”
“Then ask.”
“Did you make this?”
“Of course, I formed it from my own sand.” He said it so matter-of-factly.
Your eyes dropped to the ring, an elegant ring created by his own sand, formed by his own hands. Your heart swelled. A smile spread over your lips. “I guess my next and only question is why?”
“Are you asking why one gives gift to the one they love?”
Your cheeks warmed. “I - I mean -“
He gently took your hands. He plucked the ring from the box and discarded the box entirely. He carefully took your hands, sliding the ring on your ring finger. At first you feared it was too big, but it shrank to easily fit your finger. Dream’s eyes softened at the sight. His thumb brushed over the smooth glass. “I simply wished to show my affection to you.”
You smiled widely. “Thank you.”
“No, thank you, my love.” He leaned in kissing your temple. “This pales in comparison to all your love I receive, I only hope I can repay just a fraction.”
You laughed, shaking your head. You cupped his face, and kissed him properly. Dream melted into the kiss. “You are enough, and this ring is more than I deserve.”
He opened his mouth to retort, but you quickly kissed him again happily silencing him.
hi rogue!! i know you normally write/reply to things for morpheus, but i just saw the original scarface movie from the 30s and i cant stop thinking about mobster!corinthian as a concept and NEEDED to tell someone
just think about it! its almost the perfect setting for him given that dream is imprisoned in 1916 and the mob really kicks up around prohibition only 4 years later, and that mixed with the corinthian being freshly unleashed to wreak chaos and havoc on the waking world??? would he kind of just watch and laugh with a glass of wine in the distance? or would he get right in the trenches, maybe even work as a right hand to a mob boss for a lower profile but easy kills and cash??? honestly the possibilities just have me like 😵💫
I AM UNWELL AND FERAL WITH THIS AND I LOVE ALL OF THE SANDMAN CAST BRING ME EVERYTHING
God okay Corinthian definitely has mob boss vibes who does all the killings himself. Like sure he has his henchman but they do the ‘boring’ stuff like selling and getting the alcohol (he would one hundred percent own a bar during the prohibition) while Corinthian is killing any and all competition and any who dared to double cross him
Now if we go in the fic realm you could be the newest server at his bar (a new hire he doesn’t know about, the bar is technically his business but doesn’t have a lot of oversight/care as long as money flows he’s happy) and he stumbles in one night after a recent ‘mission’ with blood covering his gloved hands and asks for a drink only to see you and he just becomes fascinated with you
OR
You are the newest competition owning your own bar and it’s a love/hate relationship between the two of you. He tries to buy your bar, or get you to work for him instead but you flat out refuse so it’s a lot of sabotaging each other and very much ‘knives at each other’s throat/ I’ll kill you but if anyone else hurts you I’ll kill them’
OR
You become his new right hand man/bodyguard and are always by his side and protect him (even tho he doesn’t really need it) and maybe you take a bullet for him and he realizes how much he relies on you and needs you (aka he goes on a killing spree for those who hurt you only to comeback and care for you)
ORRRRRR
Corinthian is your new hired hand and you’re the mob boss!!!! He does all your dirty work and enjoys it immensely but not as much as he enjoys playing and teasing you
Whoops looks like I had a lot more ideas than I thought 😂
hi hi!! i hope you dont mind me sending this question, but since you seem like an absolute expert on sandman i thought id try and ask! as someone who's making their way through the sandman audio drama and has already watched the show, do we ever get any more context/character development about jessamy, dream's first raven? im struggling to find stuff on her besides a brief mention of how she helped johanna constantine & orpheus in one issue, but i really want to know if there's anything else out there for dreams beloved raven. tysm!!
I don't mind the question! Unfortunately, I don't think we get any more about Jessamy in the canon books than what you've already found. If anything, they actually gave her more development in the show by letting us see her attempt to free Dream at the beginning, and Dream's reaction to her being killed. The Kindly Ones does feature Matthew getting to talk to other ravens who tell him some cryptic facts about the other birds that served Dream over the years, but I don't recall any specifics about Jessamy in particular.
Apparently some of the non-canon (or maybe semi-canon?) stories in The Dreaming series feature her, but I haven't read those.
If anyone else knows more about Jessamy in canon, please chime in!
OMG since youre taking requests, could you PLEASE do the putting a knife to your lover from the fluff list for bucky? maybe hes teaching his s/o or crush how to fight? could be cute!!
🔪🔪🔪 (affectionately) - Bucky Barnes x Reader
Notes: HI!! I loved your request so much! Tbh I love to see Bucky and his knife skills and the idea of him teaching someone else is just *chef's kiss*
I hope you like it! Feel free to always request stuff. <3
(also, your icon is amazing, oh god)
Warnings: Knifes, personal defense, Bucky being a little shit. Gender Neutral!Reader.
"I feel a little silly using a plastic knife...," you mumbled, examining the small training knife that Bucky had handed you moments before. Although it didn't have an actual blade, but rather a flat plastic surface, the weight of the object was close to the real thing. Barnes, on the other hand, had in his hands one of the knives from his personal collection and a smile on his face, watching you carefully and with a certain pride in being able to show you one more of the many tricks he had learned for combat and that now, in civilian life, it had become one more of the many party tricks he knew - not that they stopped being good ways to defend yourself if necessary.
Seeing you create an interest in learning them, however, brought a certain pride to Bucky - and, also, a certain unease. Part of him worried that he wouldn't be around to defend you from harm. Honestly, the mere thought that you might be in danger at some point was enough to make him extremely angry. "They're just for practice. I still don't trust leaving you with a sharp knife in hand and not knowing how to wield it properly", he said carefully, not wanting to distrust your ability but still making mention of your slight skill at being clumsy.
Rolling your eyes, you muttered something about "I know how to use a knife, Barnes", eliciting a light chuckle from the other. "Besides, can't you heal yourself super fast?" you asked, raising the sleeves of your shirt as if preparing for a fight. The coffee table in the room had been moved to the corner since the little self-defense "play" of the two of you had started, leaving the carpet clear so you could practice without much trouble.
"I'm not worried about you hurting me," he said, emphasizing the "me" and, for a few seconds, you really wanted to take him down for his teasing, but it would be a lie to say that you hadn't already gotten used to Bucky's sarcastic humor and his constant attempts to get you off your back - in a way, you even enjoyed it, even if you weren't going to risk admitting it out loud and inflating the supersoldier's ego even more.
"Okay, let's go over that move I taught you earlier. First, I'm going to try to attack you from the left, then right, and mobilize your right wrist. The goal is to stop me from doing that, but in case I succeed... what do you have to do?" started Bucky, carefully going over what he would do in case you had any objections. Even though it had been your idea to learn, he made sure to confirm every move with you before doing so, making sure that you had no objections and if you consented to it. It was little things like that that made the two of you trust each other more and more.
"Drop the knife with the handle down and try to catch it in the air with my free hand," you murmured, searching the taller man's gaze for confirmation, and with Bucky's proud nod, you smiled back. "Ready?" he asked. "Ready," was your reply.
Bucky moved exactly as he had told you earlier and, dodging the taller's thrusts, he had to improvise and, using the height advantage between the two of you, he managed to immobilize your right wrist, pinning you against the wall. In one swift movement, you dropped the plastic knife to the ground while landing a hit on Bucky's hip - just enough to distract him, not hurt him, and catch the knife in the air, pushing the plastic "blade" against the taller man's torso.
Releasing his wrist, Bucky smiled proudly at your progress, leaving a fond kiss on your lips. "What a fast learner...," he murmured between kisses, drawing a giggle from you.
sorry to hear about your horny jail time dude! i hope you get busted out soon 😫 but in the meantime! i recently realized that a great gatsby au (since the great gatsby movie from 2014 is one of my fav guilty pleasures) where morpheus as gatsby and maybe reader as daisy would slap so hard?? morpheus would absolutely be the type to throw huge stupid lavish parties waiting for just ONE person to show up 😭 plus the 1920s new money aesthetic is something i would DIE to see on him tbh
You are speaking straight to my soul
Dream who spotted you in the Dreaming, and fell in love you in an instant. So, he started having all these lavish parties to get your attention
In an extravagant castle, music thrummed off in the distance. People cheered and sang in tune. Curious, you allowed yourself to be pulled in by the chaos. You swerved through corridors, listening as the music grew and grew.
It all lead to a double door. Your heart pumped feverishly along with the heavy beat of the music. You slowly pushed it opened to reveal a wild party. The doors opened atop of a grand staircase leading down to a sea of people singing, dancing, and laughing. Drinks flowed. Outfits twirled. People lived wholeheartedly in this moment, and completely let loose.
It was insane, magical, and absolutely captivating.
However, your eyes quickly locked to a lone man in the center of the chaos. His black hair slicked back, wearing a pristine black suit. A single ruby earring dangled from his ear catching in the sparkling light of a massive chandler above. His eyes instantly connected with yours. A smile ghosted over his lips.
Bashful, you tore your eyes away wanting to see everything. Such chaos, but you enjoyed it immensely. So many happy faces. When you glanced back, hoping to see the mysterious man, he was gone. You frowned slightly. Who was he?
“Welcome, my dear.”
Your heart lurched at the smooth rumble of a voice. You whipped your head to find the strange man directly next to you. You gasped. He was even more beautiful closer.
“Hi,” you breathed out. You were sucked into his dazzling blue eyes. They were oceans ready to swallow you up. You glanced away back to the crowd below. “What is all of this?”
“A party,” he hummed.
“I can see that,” you jokingly said.
“In your honor.”
You looked back at him wide eyed. “My honor? Why?”
He tilted his head as a smile graced over his lips. “Why not?”
You gawked at him, feeling your cheeks flush.
His eyes scanned over you. “A wondrous party for a wondrous person.”
“Oh.”
It was all you could say. It was all for you? It was unreal.
He extended out a hand, “Would you care to join me?”
Your eyes fell to his waiting palm, then back over to the sea of people. You locked eyes with him. He was silently pleading for you to accept, so why would you deny him? Especially if it was all for you.