6 Works by academic_of_the_endless
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nothing retains its' original form by academic_of_the_endless
Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022), The Sandman (Comics)
26 Oct 2025
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Avery’s laugh is the first thing Morpheus hears on a Monday morning in early September. Just as he wakes, the hyperactive culprit jumps up on the bed and onto his chest, winding him in the process. Turning his head to the side, he notices Hob has already left the bed; likely, he is in the kitchen making breakfast. His heart flutters a little as he realises he was probably left to sleep longer, as he had been in a fair amount of pain last night and had not slept easily.
Set two years on from 'what was before is left behind', Morpheus is still adjusting to human life, Hob Gadling is being stubborn and refuses to give in, Avery is still being a ray of sunshine- but something is still not quite right.
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- Part 2 of what never was is now
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it's alright by academic_of_the_endless for everythingisconnected
Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022), The Sandman (Comics)
11 Sep 2025
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Blue eyes, crystal clear, hold Hob's in wrought attention. He's blanketed in a warm jumper- black, of course, considering it belongs to his significant other. Dream doesn't necessarily have a smell, but he swears there is the faintest whiff of ozone, and the scent of a forest, soaked after a rainstorm. Speaking of the storm, the one raging outside is the exact reason they sit on Hob's worn sofa, curled together, Dream's presence a safe fortress where the pain still filters through.
Hob has a chronic pain flare up, Dream/ Meowpheus provides comfort. For Day 4 of belated Sadman week! (Prompt; Ice-Cream, Eye Contact, Blood)
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what was before is left behind by academic_of_the_endless for everythingisconnected
Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022), The Sandman (Comics)
23 Jul 2025
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Today, Dream Of The Endless, Lord Morpheus, King Of Nightmares, does not perform his duties. Today, he keeps the blood on his hands out of view of his subjects, of his librarian. Today, he chooses to wash the blood clean from his hands as if it’d remove the stain from his soul. Dream could spare but a thought to remove the blood of his son from the hands that brought about his end, but he chooses to wash it away.
Dream Of The Endless thinks of hands warmer than his own whilst washing the blood of his son. A vow is extracted, a promise is made, and somehow despite choosing Death at every chance, Hob and his daughter give Morpheus a chance at life. Hob, recently bereaved himself finds comfort in the care for his friend, and the life he can share.
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- Part 1 of what never was is now
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To fight off what's behind my meds, I'm lonely, lost in pain by academic_of_the_endless
Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022)
25 Feb 2023
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Loving something and enjoying it all the time, however, were two separate things. Which is exactly why Hob had never told Dream in more detail about why he was ill that day.
Hob has chronic illness and pain and hides it from Dream. Turns out, living for over 600 years doesn't come without some difficulties. Dream finds out, panics and summons his sister to demand her to fix his lover's illnesses.
This carries on loosely from my previous Dreamling fic, but they can also be both read as standalones.
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Then I see you, you're walking 'cross the campus by academic_of_the_endless
Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022)
22 Feb 2023
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Hob Gadling was by default, a relatively forgetful man. Not so much in long-term memory, but when it came to short-term stuff like dates or events – he was hopeless. He’d never found himself forgetting a date with his stranger, however, not until today.
Hob accidentally double-books himself and ends up taking Dream to campus with him.
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A letter that Sherlock writes to John in an attempt to thank him.