Ok ok I'm coming in from AO3 because my brain is obsessed with the "write Hob with a little (a lot?) chub", focused specifically on the latter. Can't stop thinking that at this rate he's def going to outgrow his clothes, because I can't see neither Dream nor him stopping.
Maybe Dream starts getting tempted by his own cooking, considering how much his boyfriend enjoys it. The body contrast can still happen if he fills out, but Hob keeps getting fatter.
It's the last day of the year so I'm allowed to be horny on main, right? RIGHT??? Because this is uhhhh good shit right here my dudes.
It's about the intimacy you know??? Dream cooking and baking for Hob with his own hands, feeding him a fork full of something again with his own hands,,, and these are two creatures who have experienced terrible deprivation, Hob starved to the point of death in the 1600s and although his immortality saved him from that, it meant he had to live with the pain, the destruction in must have wrought on his body, the psychological impacts it must have had. And then there's Dream who spent 100 years deprived of physical touch, all comfort, clothes, maybe even air. It takes a lot to come back from that, right? And as much as they are also kinky motherfuckers, they're also in love, and that means caring for each other with body and mind.
So is it a surprise that Dream wants to see his beloved safe and comfortable? Absolutely not. Does he take it a little too far? Probably yes. He's an intense kind of guy, he doesn't half-ass things. Every time Hob has to donate a shirt to a charity shop bc it no longer fits right, Dream is absolutely aroused but he's also soothed. He's keeping Hob warm and providing for him. Everyone keeps telling him what a good job he's going, how cute the relationship weight gain is. To Dream it feels like security.
And Hob is loving life??? He's so happy, he loves his job and his friends and Dream, and he feels safe. He feels cared for, and that's kind of amazing because he doesn't generally allow himself to be cared for by anyone. It's his job to look after people. But with Dream it's OK! He can be soft and vulnerable. And he just enjoys being spoiled by Dream, with all the hand feeding and the touching and the satisfied look that Dream gets whenever Hob clears a plate.
Is Dream gaining a little weight also inevitable? At this point, yes. He's more comfortable than he's been in centuries. He is voraciously loved by Hob. And he's surrounded by food at lot of the time, and he isn't always immune to things that smell and taste good. Post-fishbowl his physical body is still tired and he gets a boost of energy whenever he eats, even if he doesn't need it. He gets a little padding over his abs and he finds he rather likes it - he keeps poking and touching his own stomach. He looks like a person. He feels. Good.
And Hob is fucking feral about it! Dream has always been a bag of bones (a very sexy one, but still). Now there's a lil tummy there too. Dream has this habit of sneaking his hands under Hob t-shirt and squeezing his belly (even in public!!) and now Hob gets to return the favour!!
And then there's the sex, but I need at least 6000 words to talk about THAT. Anyway. Now you all know what I'm thinking about in the dead of night.
