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(Okay I know this is short and dont write often anymore, but I had to write something for our Morpheus, Tom Sturridge was the perfect Dream and I am heartbroken over the end of The Sandman and the way it ended. So I got inspired to write a short story and took inspiration on how Morpheus actually is supposed to look like from the comics, and I will really miss this show. So I hope you all enjoy this)
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*From the moment I met him I knew he wasn't human. There was this beauty yet loneliness in him that made me attached to the king of dreams and nightmares. A man, an Endless who preferred to be alone, in the Dreaming and back on Earth. Who promised himself he wouldn't get attached to another mortal, since he had many lovers in the past and all ended in tragedy.
I never considered myself special, yet he met me one night and he felt what he had the first time he fell in love. He had lived for centuries but this time, he felt a greater snd stronger connection, an urge to protect me from any harm.
Even when I insisted stubbornly to follow him into Hell to retrieve his helm from Lucifer. He had a front at his, being his cold and distant self towards me at first, even though he himself swore to protect me from anyone. Revealing that many years ago he had met someone just like me when he had been kidnapped by a man by the name of Roderick Burgess, and he saw this a second chance to find me...
I remembered ever since I was a small girl feeling protected by someone, then on the night I met him, a raven was nearby and a black cat who had followed me home on a snowy night, a similar night later on when he confessed his feeling to me.
A perfect snowy night as he stood in front of me, black long coat, black hair and his silver eyes as he held both my hands and revealed to me how he felt. The same day we shared the night together in my bedroom.
I had met his siblings, Death being the one closest to us as he showed and taught me of his world and introduced me to Matthew and Lucienne, the Dreaming world.
A day we had spent it together and the day he had proposed to me in a way.
I smiled looking up at him as he had simply held my hand and slipped a silver ring on my finger.
"Is this your way of proposing, Morpheus?" I had teased as I smirked looking up at his taller figure.
Morpheus yet always a man seeious looking and hard to read, hummed as he slipped it on and looked away.
"Consider it a a gift of sorts, little mortal..a way of binding out souls together"
I blushed and smiled as I poked his arm. "It's a proposal, isn't it? Admit it, my love."
Morpheus glanced down at me looking all serious, he hummed looking away and I saw a very small smile across his lips.
"If that's what you wish...then consider it a proposal then, my little dream"
I hugged his arm and blushed looking up at him, being so deeply in love with this man who made me feel things I never felt with anyone else.
"I promise to always always love you"
Morpheus's expression softened as he turned, gently grabbing my shoulders and resting a hand under my chin making me look into his silver eyes that shined like stars.
"And I...promise to cherish you for all eternity, my little dream. You are my Sun and stars...*
I blushed smiling as I looked up at him, "And you are the Moon of my life, Morpheus...*
We both had leaned in capturing our lips as we embraced each other in a snowy December night. Promising a life and future together...
Things didn't last when Morpheus had gone to his sister, Death, and he killed himself without telling me goodbye. I was heartbroken as his sister gave me the devastating news, I had lost my other half..the man I wanted to spend my life with until my days would be over.
I was angry, confused and hurt as he made that decision, never telling me about it. His family assured me if was the only way, Matthew and Death had tried cheering me up but it didn't work.
His siblings had gathered for the funeral alongside Johanna and the Corinthian. As I was dressed entirely in black, mourning my other half as I kept wearing the silver ring he had gifted me as I rested my hand over my flat stomach, where a baby would soon be born.
Death hugged my shoulder as she assured me everything would be alright, as I tearfully watched ahead as Morpheus's body disappeared as the rest of his siblings mourned as well...
Time went by since his funeral, it felt like forever though it was just a few months in. His family kept an eye on me as Johanna let me live with her and the Corinthian since they had become a couple. Both looking after me almost like they were my parents.
I tried distracted myself from the pain but everything I would do reminded me of him, mostly the nights where it would snow. December approached again as the moon was full, as snow gently fell and the sky was clear with silver stars.
A hand resting over my belly as I looked up and heard a meow nearby, looking over to see a white cat walking over a fence. Until the cat stopped and stared, it's eyes silver as it stared back at me and I stared back. A strong cold gush of wind blew over making my close my eyes and ehdn I opened them...
I stared surprised as I saw him...Morpheus..my Dream again. The Endless I had fallen deeply in love with and wanted to share my life with him until ym final days. Here he was standing just a few feet away from me, it was him for certain, same height, face, pale skin and silver eyes.. but he looked different. No longer wearing black clothes nor having his jet black hair that complimented his pale white skin.
Morpheus now looked heavenly, more than he did the last time, wearing only white and having white snow like hair instead of black.
I took a step forward as my eyes got teary as I stared at him. I smiled and felt my heart beating fast, still being enamored by him.
"Morpheus...."
At the sound of my voice he turned his head to look at me, I saw a faint smile across his lips, as I heard the same deep voice.
"I've found you again, my little dream...*
I smiled as i cried and I saw his expression soften as he faced me as he spoke in a gentle soothing voice.
"I made you a promise, remember?...I would find you again in the future"
I couldn't help it anymore..so I ran forward to him as I cried and I almost pounced onto the poor man, as he chuckled softly as he wrapped his arms around me when I hugged him.
My head resting on his chest as I held onto him tightly, praying and hoping this wasn't just a dream, a manifestion of sorts on his behalf so I wouldn't feel upset. As I held him he rubbed my back and rested his chin over my head*
"Don't cry, my love...I always disliked seeing you upset over me"
I sniffed as I held onto him as i sobbed. "It's felt so long without you..don't you dare leave me again."
"Shh, (Y/N)...I promise to never leave your side again, in this life and many I'll always find you, my Sun and stars"
He wiped the tears from my face as he smiled down at me and he rested both hands over my belly.
"How would I ever leave you behind when we have a child to raise."
Morpheus said almost in a teasing many ad I tearfully smiled and I reached up to hold his face.
"I missed you so much, my moon...I love and adore you so much"
Morpheus leaned to my touch closing his eyes for a few seconds before opening them again and he leaned down resting his forehead against mine.
"And I...love you so much, my little dream..forgive me for what I did. It was never my intention to leave you mourning..."
Immediately I pressed my lips against his, as I held him and he held me back, kissing me back with as much love. This time I knew, Morpheus would never leave me. He sacrificed himself for everyone but he was back here, back to me like he had promised, as he held my face kissing me back, both of us, now together for good, looking forward to spending a life together with now a family of our own.