#despoe

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@windsweptinred @tickldpnk8 a collage I had made for halloween, I want to share with the despoe fan club!

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Rarepair art challenge

To draw a little dedication to each of my Sandman rarepairs

Comics

Destinedstar: Destiny of the Endless x Lucifer Morningstar ✔️ Here

Dreamingstar: Morpheus x Lucifer Morningstar SAINTS VERSION ✔️ Here / SINNERS VERSION ✔️ Here

Corinthiel: The Corinthian x Daniel Hall ✔️ Here

Despoe: Despair of the Endless x Edgar Allen Poe

Show

Desunity: Desire of the Endless x Unity Kinkaid

Destinedmischief: Destiny of the Endless x Loki

Crossovers/ Tie ins

Death of the Endless x Jenny Green

Johanna Constantine x Anathema Device

Catcrow/Crowcat: Thomas x Monty

Angelfish: Michael x Dagon 

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Still waiting for the day all the Edwin Payne fans find out about 'Despoe'. And that Edwin's got a ghost step-daddy waiting for him, in the form of one of the foremost progenitors of modern literary horror.

Despair obviously like them gothic, love lorn... And starting with Ed. 🤣

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What's Despoe? I've seen it mentioned, but I don't know much about the ship 😅

Oh @honeyteacakes, what a perfect question. (Pulls out a handy display board and pointing stick).

What's Despoe you say? I'm so very glad you asked.

Death, At Death's Door, if you haven't read it, is a little manga style comic by Jill Thompson. It takes place during the period Dream picks who will be the next master of hell. While he's debating, all the souls residing there get booted out.... Anyway, I won't spoil it but in it, Edgar Allen Poe, one of said souls is shown to be utterly bewitched by Despair of the Endless. She's his everything! His dark muse, his inspiration. That man is fanboying so damn hard and it's a thing of beauty.

And imagine that? Poe would have been as much Dream's and as he was Despair's. But he chose Despair, his 'Lady of Aching Inspiration'. How many beings do you think actively choose the company and attention of Despair save their twin?

And Despair is so utterly adorable about it. They're like two awkward crushing teenagers.

So anyway, Despoe... The ship of Despair of the Endless and Edgar Allen Poe. Because Despair deserves some love and adoration!

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4, 5 and 11 for Despoe 😏

Ah @despairoftheendless and Despoe I was hopefully expecting you...

4. Would you ever consider writting for them?

Oh it's not a matter of would, but when. I'm just waiting on my brain to hyper focus in on Despair and I'm there! I've done Dream, Desire, Destiny, Daniel... The time will come for Despair and by proxy Despoe.

5. What was the moment for you that made you ship them?

At first, the pure love my mutuals just radiated for this ship. I had absolutely no idea where they'd pulled Despair x Edgar Allen Poe from. But their passion for it had me crafting a handmade Despoe flag and waving it proudly. But... This moment, right here in Death: At Death's Door. The way Poe talks about Despair, like she's the epicenter of his dark universe 🖤🖤🖤

11. Do you have a song that reminds you of them?

Off the top of my head, Hurt by Johnny Cash.

"And you can have it all... My empire of dirt."

There's such an overwhelming passionate, yet bleak desperation to it. A lover who can offer nothing but ashes to his beloved. Yet there's something so tender and aching about it.

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@windsweptinred Thinking thoughts..

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Despoe 😏

When I started shipping it: I kind of knew about it in the background as a crack ship for awhile, but in earnest? A few months ago tbh when I sort of rediscovered secondhand the fact that the wonderful Jill Thompson Season of Mists mangas exist, with the help of people like you who also thought the pair was actually really cute so it wasn't just a "is literally ANYONE else thinking about this" situation. :) <3

My thoughts: God. Again it started as a crackship but it's become so real to me, I can't lie. They are unconventional but absolutely wonderful just as a concept. Let them be happy together. Let Despair have her human poet. It's what she deserves, goddammit.

What makes me happy about them: That they have a Gomez and Morticia Addams vibe, the fictional version of this real life poet dude writes morbid shit and Despair is the personification of sadness and yet she gets flustered when she notices him?? He genuinely sees inspiration and creativity in her and makes something where others see only darkness? Like in a weird gothic couple way they make sense. Also as I've said before there is really something genuinely deeply touching to me on a personal level about the idea that everyone has someone who loves them, including Despair. In her case of course she has multiple someone's, platonically in the case of her siblings but also with Despoe she gets romance. And isn't that what many people want, the hope that even at our lowest we'll still be lovable to someone?

What makes me sad about them: That they aren't technically canon anywhere else...but they're canon in my heart.

Things done in fanfic that annoys me: So, yeah, there is SO LITTLE FIC of these two or Despair in general, I don't really gave an answer to this. I haven't yet been successful in even finding this pair of A03 yet. So...

Things I look for in fanfic: More. Of. It. This is a canoe of rarepairs.

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: Okay SO yes I know I've said I'm over how a certain ship and character (cough Dr*mling ahem ahem) have taken over the Sandman fandom to the detriment or reduction of so many other characters to the point where it feels totally inescapable without tag filtering out 3/4ths of the entire fandom BUT. But. @softest-punk and their Hobsbandverse au is just. It's so good and everybody is given great dynamics and characterization in it, I will die on this hill. And Despair gets like, the most genuine love and appreciation as a character that I've ever seen outside of this tiny dedicated corner of you me and a very few others. But I haven't really seen any other ships for her period, let alone any that really compel me.

My happily ever after for them: Where Death grants him a similar exemption because she likes to see her sister happy (or as close as she'll ever get to happiness) so Despair gets to keep her boyfriend.

Who is the big spoon/little spoon: They trade off because Poe likes to be held and surrounded by his muse. But also, honestly, Despair doesn't get a lot of people who want to hold her. Basically the only people we ever see get close and physically affectionate with her in any way are her twin and Destruction. So she deserves to be the little spoon and I think she thus tends to get cuddled a little more often.

what is their favorite non-sexual activity: Poe writing as Despair inspires him and admires his work.

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Hello my fellow DesPoe enjoyer! Can I ask if you've watched Wednesday?? Cuz Edgar was apparently an student in the school (Nevermore) and now I can't stop thinking about Despair and Poe meeting in that school. If you haven't watched it I super recommended it. Lucifer is the headmistress. Guess she needed a new job after quitting hell.

I have not seen the show, maybe I should! I suppose Lucifer has to do something after leaving Hell. XD