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Hob saves Dream from his imprisonment but is shot several times in the process. He manages to break the glass ball, but when he wakes up he is in his own bed, bleeding and with no memory of what happened after that. He doesn't know if his friend is alright, doesn't know what happened to him, and he goes a bit crazy with worry.
Eventually, Dream comes back to Hob and, after that, they start to meet more often until they become part of each other's lives. However, this new closeness will be threatened by old mistakes and fighting ancient powers is never easy.
"Only destruction awaits those loved by the Endless."
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my love's got rope and teeth, my love is iron cold by Helpneedmorefanfics
Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022)
19 Sep 2025
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Hob laughs, walking off with his boots. "Thought so. C'mon, I'll get you cream from the bathroom, we can put it on your ankle before it gets worse. Do you want a brace?"
"It would be appreciated," Dream allows, limping to the kitchen. "How-"
He cuts off his own question, realising Hob has walked off too far to hear him, and sits down on the stepstool in wait. He closes his eyes, feeling tension evaporate from his shoulders as he sinks into the familiar smell of rosewood and scented freshener, the warm lights painted on the back of his eyelids, the thrumming of the room's heater running under his feet.
Or, Hob figures out a way to save Dream.
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What's a Bit of Death Between Friends? by Aria_Lerendeair
Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022), The Sandman (Comics)
27 Nov 2023
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After meeting with his friend at the New Inn, Hob has a terrible feeling that he might never see him again.
So, on a hunch that his friend needs help - Hob follows his friend into The Dreaming and is able to prevent a disaster.
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His eyes lock onto Hob’s with intent so sharp it’s almost physical. His voice is calm, low, almost conversational, but his meaning lands like a touch on bare skin: “We should go to your flat instead.”
For a moment, Hob forgets how to breathe. There’s nothing casual about it, not with the ribbon still biting pale skin, not with the weight of Dream’s gaze pinning him down, not with the index finger digging into the plush red of his lip. The words carry heat, want, endless inevitability.
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Written for Day 1 of Sadman week 2025 - Hair Ribbon
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Love Unforgotten by Lalaith_Quetzalli
Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022), The Sandman (Comics)
27 Aug 2025
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It is said that three things cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon, the truth. It is time for this truth to come out… For love to truly get a chance…
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- Part 3 of No Less Valiant
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It begins with a song followed by silence.
With a father who feared grief more than death, and a son who suffered because of it.Centuries later, in a London tavern in 1889, two strangers meet again: Dream, endless, unknowable and Hob Gadling: an immortal man, impossibly hopeful. Both of them stubborn. Both of them aching for something they can’t quite name.
What begins as curiosity slowly becomes something deeper: a love that stretches through time. Through change. Through laughter and loss, through the building of a family and the beauty of choosing to live fully.
This is the story of Morpheus and Hob, of dreams and devotion, of quiet conversations and fierce promises, of love blooming in the cracks left by sorrow.
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Breaking my heart and body for you by brazul
Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022), The Sandman (Comics)
14 Feb 2024
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Deep in thought Hob entered his apartment and walked into his living room. Only decades of experience made him realize something was wrong and he snapped back to reality, just as someone came at him from behind. Hob moved out of the way and the person, a man, cursed as he smashed into the coffee table. But it had been too late for him to notice the second man and a strong man wrapped around his chest as a rag was held against his nose and mouth.
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Or, Burgess may have found a way to get what he wants.
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In which Hob has a spate of odd nightmares, a collection of strays, a student with an unusual knack, and a very weird fall semester.
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- Part 1 of King of Infinite Space
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You're the One I Need by Moorishflower for fishydwarrows
Fandoms: The Sandman (Comics), The Sandman (TV 2022)
15 Oct 2023
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"Uh-oh," Delirium says. Dream studies the car, the white smoke billowing out from beneath the bonnet, listening to the alarming clunking noise that the engine is making.
On his hip, Orpheus, unusually solemn child that he is, gazes soulfully at the car.
"Caw boken," he declares.
Divorced novelist and aging goth Dream Nickson agrees to accompany his sister Delirium on a cross-country journey to Greece, partially to seek out their estranged brother and partially to deliver his son, Orpheus, back to his waiting mother. When their car breaks down before they've even managed to leave England they receive unexpected help from hobby farmer Hob Gadling, whose cheer and kindness mask tragedies of his own.
Trapped by mechanical failure and a sudden storm, Dream now must deal with his trauma, his past, and feelings he'd thought he would never experience again, all in the course of a single day and night spent with a handsome stranger.
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and if I get burned, at least we were electrified by starsniper
Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022)
11 Feb 2023
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On their next meeting, Hob realizes the pattern.
The man (vampire? werewolf? some otherworldly being?) comes after Hob every 100 days. The irony of this is not lost on Hob. Of course Hob would end up with not one, but two mysterious otherworldly strangers with a penchant for refusing to give Hob their names, forcing him to come up with nicknames in his head. He can’t very well name them Stranger 1 and Stranger 2 though, so Hob decides that his centennial friend will remain The Stranger, and his new unintended sparring partner is now Murder Stalker.
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Hob Gadling interrupts The Corinthian in the middle of a murder and explodes him back to The Dreaming. The Corinthian comes back for revenge. Hob keeps finding new ways to blow him up. At some point, it becomes something more.
Aka enemies to fuck-buddies to lovers.
Now with Explicit rating, as of Chapter 4!
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- Part 1 of Call It What You Want
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Hob Gadling teaches history, flirts with Death, gets a boyfriend, and accidentally breaks the laws of the universe.
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Title: A Mug's Game
Author: anonymous
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It had started out as an idea.
Infuse the essence of The New Inn with the White Horse so he could make it into a temple for his Stranger, so he could hopefully entice his Stranger to return at least once more.
Then, he found the ruby. And then, he saw the cage, and knew he his Stranger needed his help.
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- Part 20 of Aria's Dreamling Bingo Fics 2023
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Hob is definitely not dating Dream, but no matter how many times he explains this, people keep making the same assumption.
It's enough to drive a man mad... right up until Dream asks him the same question.
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- Part 19 of Aria's Dreamling Bingo Fics 2023
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Hob is mourning the decline of scent marking as a habit in society, and Dream steps in to remind him that not everyone has forgotten it, and is willing to forgo it.
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- Part 15 of Aria's Dreamling Bingo Fics 2023
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Hope of the Endless is Created, Taught, and Courted (Mostly In That Order) by Aria_Lerendeair
Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022)
07 Oct 2023
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Hob has ascended to Hope of the Endless, entirely on accident, through no fault of his own. With that comes changes that Dream is happy to walk him through, but the most surprising of which is that he can be courted.
The Endless, of course, can get married, and Hob is suddenly inundated with suits from people, creatures, and entities that he does not want, and has no interest in, even if they are immortal. After all, he's only ever wanted one immortal being, and seems to be the one determined to keep him at arm's length as he learns to be Hope.
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- Part 12 of Aria's Dreamling Bingo Fics 2023
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The Not-So-Accidental Baby Acquisition by Aria_Lerendeair
Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022), The Sandman (Comics)
29 Apr 2023
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When Hob Gadling finds himself with a chance to save Dream and prevent the intervention of the Kindly Ones once more - he doesn't hesitate.
Even when it means sacrificing parts of himself to do it. Even when it means facing centuries-old hurts.
Holding his daughter - his and Dream's daughter - is worth it.
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- Part 11 of Aria's Dreamling Bingo Fics 2023
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The War for The Dreaming by Aria_Lerendeair
Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022), Supernatural (TV 2005), Shadowhunters (TV), Hades (Video Game 2018), Good Omens (TV)
24 Feb 2023
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When the Fae, under a furious Titania, aligned with Lucifer, still seeking vengeance, to attack the Dreaming, Dream knew they had a very slim chance of standing, and surviving on their own.
Nonetheless, Dream of the Endless would not let the Dreaming fall without a fight.
Little did he realize - Hob Gadling would make that fight far more equal than he ever could have expected.
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- Part 6 of Aria's Dreamling Bingo Fics 2023
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When Hob sees Roderick Burgess wearing a ruby he recognizes at one of the man's parties - he knows that his Stranger can't be far away, and might in fact be the rumored devil in the basement the man has.
After watching his friend take vengeance on Burgess and his captors, and after acquiring a name (and a position!) that he has been waiting centuries for, it's not weird that he has strange dreams, right? Even about castles, his friend, and a land called the Dreaming...
(Title is Latin for Justice)
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- Part 3 of Aria's Dreamling Bingo Fics 2023
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The Case of the New Inn by LinzOd
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV), The Dead Boy Detectives (DC Comics), The Sandman (TV 2022), The Sandman (Comics)
22 May 2024
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”Ah, trying to avoid being a demon magnet, Crystal?” Edwin asks primly.
To her credit, she doesn’t bite. “Yeah, Edwin. Actually I am. There are a few experts here in London who can do some powerful warding magic. Why are we worried about this?”
Charles decides to take over. Even though Edwin and Crystal are starting to evolve in their friendship, his best friend can still be very territorial about cases.
”So, Kian’s professor here was always a real good guy, but the Inn he owns is warded against literally everything, and they’re worried about him, right mate?”
”Yeah, you got it. I have unfinished business he can help with, but only if he’s safe. Dr. G really helped me when I came out as non-binary. He’s an ally. And well, I just want him to be okay. I mean ordinary people don’t get caught up in this supernatural stuff do they?”
”They do at times, and often it is indeed a problem. I am glad you brought this to us.” Edwin looks to Charles who nods. “The Dead Boy Detectives are glad to take on your case.”
**Charles and Edwin take on a case where they will need to confront a whole new realm of the supernatural in London, while also navigating their feelings for each other. Complete.
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When Dream of the Endless comes back to Hob Gadling, Hob is determined to be a Very Good Friend to him, because Dream's been through some stuff, and if what he needs is a safe haven, then Hob is going to give him that.
It's what he gives to everyone else at the New Inn, after all.
And alright, maybe that's not all he wants, but it's not about what he wants, it's about what Dream needs, so Hob is going to look after him as best he can, and try not to break his own heart in the meantime.
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- Part 1 of Mine Own Heart
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