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They aren’t supposed to be here. They are risking themselves to awake their siblings’ ire if they found them here. Desire can only imagine Dream’s reaction if he knew how close they were to his human pet. They could get in a lot of trouble. He had risked enough when he pulled the stunt of kidnapping and imprisonment of Hob and only Despair’s treat with Calliope kept it as a secret for the rest of the Endless family. That and Hob’s good heart that doesn’t want to provoke any conflict between the siblings.
However, they cannot stop themselves to visit the immortal human in his pub. They visit them when they know that Calliope will be at the university and neither of their siblings won’t come by to see Hob. They keep their presence hide as they shadow him as the brunet lives his life and do whatever he needs to do.
Honestly, it seems a contradiction the intense necessity they felt to see the human as he, in fact, really boring and mundane. The human follows the same schedule everyday and he even checks his agenda to ensure that he follows it. The most entertained times are when he has to deal with any drunk customer who threated to destroy the Inn’s peace. It is exciting to watch how someone who looks so benevolent and kind as Hob becomes an expert and cold soldier in seconds. It's hilarious that is that dichotomy and the devotion of that little human for their sibling the reason behind Desire’s new obsession.
The Endless isn’t stupid as Dream and, even if they are a little bit presumption and self-absorb, they are able of recognize the emotions the human has awaken in them. No, there isn’t love, they aren’t that naïve. It’s, ironically, desire…a dark one which is tempting in consumed them.
They want what Hob Gadling is to Dream, not mattering that it possible that Morpheus doesn’t know it already, and they inch to be adored as Hob does towards their older brother. A devotion that, partially, has kept a man for accepting Death for many lifetimes and its worthy thousands of painful ‘deaths and tortures. A devotion that reflects in the magnificent building that was the Inn, building with a stronger magic and power that the human realizes, and it is wasted in their stupid brother.
More important, for a time, Hob has been theirs. It doesn´t matter that it was free given by the immortal, Desire has tasted his desire and devotion in their Realm and directed, unintentionally, to them. It has been a shame that their own twin had betrayed them (they had already forgiven her) and they had to let him go.
Under their hands, Hob had given him his pleasure, pain and attention. He had been, might be, the most entertained visitor and guest they had in their Realm. They still can taste him on their lips and feeling under them. He cried so beautiful, for pain and pleasure, and his tears were so beautiful.
Desire is really tempted to take him away again and not letting him go. Not again. Nevertheless, they aren’t a slave of their impulses, they are smarter than that. Their plan is already in motion, Rose Walker is manifesting her power, so they can wait a little bit longer.
More important, Hob, the darling and idiot human, is making their schemes more intricated and enjoyable as he is looking for Unity. They almost laugh when they noticed him concreting an interview with her. They can only imagine how thing will evolve as they know of the Corinthian’s search for Rose. Search that will conduce him to Unity and, luckily, Hob. This would magnificent. Desire can already taste the chaos that is to come and Dream’s fall.