#hob phoenix

[holycheapqueen]

kingprincess69: Velma ❤️‍🩹‘s puss!!!!!!

[fandom]

Ships

Unexpected connections happen in two places: the Ships list and Feeld—a dating app for the curious. On Feeld, finding like-minded people is as fulfilling as finding yourself. In celebration of ships, here are this year’s iconic connections.

Ineffable Husbands +17 Aziraphale & Crowley, Good Omens

Steddie Steve Harrington & Eddie Munson, Stranger Things

Destiel Dean Winchester & Castiel, Supernatural

Byler -3 Will Byers & Mike Wheeler, Stranger Things

Wenclair Wednesday Addams & Enid Sinclair, Wednesday

Bowuigi Bowser & Luigi, the Super Mario Bros. franchise

Huntlow +7 Hunter & Willow Park, The Owl House

Avatrice Ava Silva & Beatrice, Warrior Nun

Hannigram +2 Hannibal Lecter & Will Graham, Hannibal

Buddie -4 Evan Buckley & Edmundo Diaz, 9-1-1

Vashwood Vash the Stampede & Nicholas D. Wolfwood, Trigun Stampede

Zelink +80 Zelda & Link, The Legend of Zelda

Lumity -6 Luz Noceda & Amity Blight, The Owl House

Ghostsoap Simon “Ghost” Riley & John “Soap” MacTavish, the Call of Duty franchise

Blackbonnet -11 Edward Teach/Blackbeard & Stede Bonnet, Our Flag Means Death

Wolfstar +8 Remus Lupin & Sirius Black, the Harry Potter universe

Merthur +12 Merlin & Arthur Pendragon, Merlin

Jegulus +25 James Potter & Regulus Black, the Harry Potter universe

Bumbleby +48 Yang Xiao Long & Blake Belladonna, RWBY

Bakudeku -4 Bakugou Katsuki & Midoriya Izuku, Boku no Hero Academia

Dreamling -1 Dream of the Endless & Hob Gadling, The Sandman

Soukoku +60 Nakahara Chuuya & Dazai Osamu, Bungou Stray Dogs

Firstprince Alex Claremont-Diaz & Prince Henry of Wales, Red, White & Royal Blue

Wesper Wylan Van Eck & Jesper Fahey, the Grishaverse

Wangxian -8 Lan Wangji & Wei Wuxian, Mo Dao Zu Shi

Satosugu +23 Gojo Satoru & Geto Suguru, Jujutsu Kaisen

Imodna +8 Imogen Temult & Laudna, Critical Role

Kanej +44 Kaz Brekker & Inej Ghafa, the Grishaverse

Bubbline Princess Bubblegum & Marceline, Adventure Time

Ladynoir -17 Ladybug & Chat Noir, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir

Twiyor +6 Loid Forger & Yor Forger, SPY x FAMILY

Loustat +43 Louis de Pointe du Lac & Lestat de Lioncourt, Interview with the Vampire

Zosan Roronoa Zoro & Vinsmoke Sanji, One Piece

Marichat -12 Marinette Dupain-Cheng & Chat Noir, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir

Serirei +65 Serizawa Katsuya & Reigen Arataka, Mob Psycho 100

Adrienette -21 Adrien Agreste & Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir

Chenford +24 Lucy Chen & Tim Bradford, The Rookie

Petrigrof Simon Petrikov & Betty Grof, Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

Kavetham Kaveh & Alhaitham, Genshin Impact

Griddlehark +54 Gideon Nav & Harrowhark Nonagesimus, The Locked Tomb series

Raeda -13 Raine Whispers & Eda Clawthorne, The Owl House

Tomgreg -19 Tom Wambsgans & Greg Hirsch, Succession

Hanamusa Jessie & Delia Ketchum, the Pokémon franchise

Zolu Roronoa Zoro & Monkey D. Luffy, One Piece

Narumitsu -12 Phoenix Wright & Miles Edgeworth, Ace Attorney

Sonadow +23 Sonic & Shadow, Sonic the Hedgehog

Ineffable Bureaucracy Archangel Gabriel & Beelzebub, Good Omens

Spirk +9 Spock & James Kirk, Star Trek

Ballister x Ambrosius Ballister Boldheart & Ambrosius Goldenloin, Nimona

Nandermo -42 Nandor the Relentless & Guillermo de la Cruz, What We Do in the Shadows

Jonmartin -15 Jonathan Sims & Martin Blackwood, The Magnus Archives

Punkflower Hobie Brown & Miles Morales, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

AkiAngel Aki Hayakawa & the Angel Devil, Chainsaw Man

Ronance -49 Robin Buckley & Nancy Wheeler, Stranger Things

Superbat -11 Superman & Batman, the DC universe

Shuake Ren Amamiya/Joker & Goro Akechi, Persona 5

Geraskier -48 Geralt of Rivia & Jaskier, The Witcher

Hualian -18 Hua Cheng & Xie Lian, Tian Guan Ci Fu

Sulemio Suletta Mercury & Miorine Rembran, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury

Sterek -5 Stiles Stilinski & Derek Hale, Teen Wolf

Gumlee Prince Gumball & Marshall Lee, Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

Shadowpeach Sun Wukong & the Six-Eared Macaque, Lego Monkie Kid

Drarry -29 Draco Malfoy & Harry Potter, the Harry Potter universe

Wilmon Prince Wilhelm & Simon Eriksson, Young Royals

Harringrove -34 Steve Harrington & Billy Hargrove, Stranger Things

Kazurei Suwa Rei & Kurusu Kazuki, Buddy Daddies

Lestappen Charles Leclerc & Max Verstappen, Formula 1 drivers

Zukka -5 Zuko & Sokka, Avatar: The Last Airbender

Codywan +8 Commander Cody & Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Solangelo -23 Will Solace & Nico di Angelo, the Percy Jackson universe

Catradora Catra & Adora, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Shadowgast -4 Caleb Widogast & Essek Thelyss, Critical Role

Stucky -43 Steve Rogers & Bucky Barnes, the Marvel universe

Tarlos -18 TK Strand & Carlos Reyes, 9-1-1: Lone Star

Johnlock +21 John Watson & Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock

Sasunaru -24 Uchiha Sasuke & Uzumaki Naruto, Naruto

Locklyle Anthony Lockwood & Lucy Carlyle, Lockwood & Co.

Lokius Loki Laufeyson & Mobius M. Mobius, the Marvel universe

Supercorp -67 Kara Danvers & Lena Luthor, Supergirl

Piltover's Finest Caitlyn Kiramman & Vi, Arcane

Helnik Matthias Helvar & Nina Zenik, the Grishaverse

Prohibitedwish Scarab & Prismo, Adventure Time

Klance -12 Keith & Lance, Voltron: Legendary Defender

Reylo Rey & Kylo Ren, the Star Wars universe

Hanazawa Teruki & Kageyama Shigeo, Mob Psycho 100

Cockles -44 Misha Collins & Jensen Ackles, Actors

Percabeth -46 Percy Jackson & Annabeth Chase, the Percy Jackson universe

Astarion x Tav Astarion & Tav, Baldur's Gate 3

Timkon Tim Drake & Conner Kent, Young Justice

Davekat Dave Strider & Karkat Vantas, Homestuck

Cynonari Cyno & Tighnari, Genshin Impact

Creek Craig Tucker & Tweek Tweak, South Park

Klapollo Apollo Justice & Klavier Gavin, Ace Attorney

Style Stan Marsh & Kyle Brovlofski, South Park

Korrasami -11 Korra & Asami Sato, The Legend of Korra

Bill x Frank Bill & Frank, The Last of Us

Nick x Charlie -51 Nick Nelson & Charlie Spring, Heartstopper

Dreamnotfound -50 Dreamwastaken & GeorgeNotFound, Streamers

Dinluke -33 Din Djarin & Luke Skywalker, the Star Wars universe

Rhaenicent Rhaenyra Targaryen & Alicent Hightower, House of the Dragon

The number in italics indicates how many spots a ship moved up or down from the previous year. Bolded ships weren’t on the list last year. Explore your desires on Feeld. Within a safer, inclusive space, you can feel free to connect more intimately to yourself and others. Choose from over 20 gender and sexuality options and explore solo, or with a partner. Curious? Download the app today.

[amielot]

Horse Girl AU Master Post

just in case: my art tag | sideblog @toleima | ko-fi

Everything else under the cut. I will be updating this constantly.

Horse Girl AU (HGAU)! In which Hob busts a wild and abused centaur by the name of Dream out of the circus and attempts to earn that horse's trust. This is difficult since Dream hates humans and wants nothing to do with them. The two go on an adventure.

I post the comics in somewhat chronological order. On occasion I will jump back to add a new beat or scene I wasn't motivated to do at the time so this master post is nice for me to flesh out previous scenes or moments while still letting everyone read things sequentially. ENJOY!

PSA: longer comics are best viewed on desktop so they can be clicked through like an animatic.

Miscellaneous comics

Height chart

A guide to centaur ears

Satellite dishes

Horse Girl AU vs Centaur AU!

Apples ( This has a nebulous location in the AU timeline. It's the first comic I did of them and it helped me establish their character dynamic <3 )

Receipt

Spoil that horse

Spoon

In the Circus

Posters

Manticori

Jailbreak!

On the Run

Don't know I'm here

Rainfall

The barn

Broom system

Tarp

Warmth

Thank fuck he's eating

Horn

Knife system

Two hearts

One pair of lungs

Bray

Ears

Preferences

Dreams

Animal magnetism

Maintenance

Don't hurt yourself ( Brushing pt.1)

That's enough

Hasn't been brushed in awhile (Brushing pt.2)

Hot bath

Touch starved

Nightmares

Kick

Expectations

I don't understand

Herd

Neighbor

Convo

Fey

Morning

Dont make me regret this >:(

Gift

Uno Reverse

The Sheep

Had Fun?

Pouting

Night Visions

Stars

Don't Leave

Sweet tooth

Touch Starved Round 2

The Herd

Desire and Death

Foals

Destruction and more foal sketches

Despair!

The HGAU ask tag

I sometimes drop lore here and I tag it when I do.

Fanart inspired by the AU

I'm gonna fuck that horse by @fishfingersandscarves

Dream horn art by @teejaystumbles

Manticori by @cloudsofcondensation

Horse girl au nsfw by @teejaystumbles

Saddle by @yellobb

Dream Circus Poster by @rexwrendraws

Dream poster embroidery by @embroiderling

The Lamb by @embroiderling

The Centaur and the Phoenix (cw blood) by @dragonnan

Fragile by @embroiderling

Fics inspired by the AU

Old Town Road (AKA The "Hob is a Horse Girl" Fic) by @arialerendeair

Soft Hands by @delta-pavonis

Deep Seat by @delta-pavonis

Levade by @delta-pavonis

Lessons in Not Getting Caught with Your Trou Down by @sleepsonfutons

The Rope by @shadowpuppet-storyteller

All Wound Up by @seiya-starsniper

The Gift by @seiya-starsniper

[gabessquishytum]

Dream is a bird watcher on a trip with other birders to see exotic birds. The trip is cool, Dream has seen tons of rare birds for the first time live and not just in books, but there is. something. weird going on - Dream thinks that he has a bird following him, that none of the other people on the tour can see, and of which he can't get a clear picture.

The bird is golden - reds and yellows and oranges in so many different shades color its feathers; if Dream wasn't living in the 21st century he would think it was a phoenix - which don't exist and even if they did exist it wouldn't be following Dream around on a birding tour of tropical forests!

At the very least, Dream is going to go out alone and try to get a picture! Then while he's out in the afternoon light all alone, the bird lands on his head. Soon after it jumps down to perch on his forearm; Dream slow reaches out with his other hand to touch this beautiful (stalker) of a bird.

Dream with awed pets: Hello 🤩

Phoenix: Hello. You're lovely 😍 I'm Hob.

Well, it's not every day that what is obviously a mythical creature talks to you and thinks you're pretty, and Dream's just going to roll with it, but ...... WOW!

Hob likes the pretty man - he's all blacks and grays and bone white against the forest greens. Hob wants to keep him, but knows enough of the human world to know that his pretty boy probably can't live in Hob's forest. Hob hasn't played at being human in a long time.

Omg this is fantastic.

One moment Dream is trying to get over the fact that there's a talking bird perched and preening on his arm - and the next moment he's tumbling backwards with his arms full of a whole entire man. Golden skin covered in soft hair, deep brown eyes gazing at him, so much warm flesh under his hands instead of feathers! The man grins mischievously. He practically shimmers with magic, but he really does look like a perfectly normal person. Before Dream can blink, the man isn't even naked anymore - he's appropriately dressed as a tourist in a colourful shirt (the same colours as his wings were, of course) and some indecently tiny shorts.

Dream is stunned. And incredibly curious. So when Hob loops their arms together and happily leads the way out of the forest and back to the resort where the other birders are staying, Dream doesn't complain. Nor does he complain when Hob confidently refers to himself as "Dream's boyfriend, just arrived to join him on this lovely trip".

If Dream didn't know better he'd say he was going mad. But the large golden bird happily nesting in the duvet of his hotel bed, shedding feathers everywhere... he couldn't possibly be imagining that.

Or the kisses that Hob gave him before smugly transforming back into bird form for a nap. Definitely not Dream’s imagination...

[roosterbox]

Can I just say that I love the Bisexual Disaster tags in all of my fandoms, because they’re always 100% accurate. Like,

Bisexual Disaster Phoenix Wright? Yup.

Bisexual Disaster Hob Gadling? Yuuuuuuup.

Bisexual Disaster Steve Harrington? Yup yup yup.

They are bisexual, they are disasters, and I love them to bits.

[octahedral-chaos]

Welcome to OCTAfan's Obscure/ Odd Characters Tournament!

I made this to give some love to some of my favourite characters, especially the odd or obscure ones!

Feel free to make propaganda for your favourite! Just don't put down other characters though.

Each bracket will last for a day, starting at 6 AM.

If tied, both characters may proceed to the next round.

Now let's meet everyone!

ROUND 1

OCTAtag/ Monde (OCTAHEDRON) VS Light being (Everhood)

COCOON protagonist (Cocoon) VS HoB Protagonist (HOB)

Avemcaec (NERVE) VS Jadeplume Terrorshroom (Genshin Impact)

Space Beetle (THUMPER) VS Black Resin protag/ Xen (Black Resin)

Viridian (VVVVVV) VS Witch (Dicey Dungeons)

Aven and Edda (Worldless) VS Planets (ADOFAI)

Heart (Mad Rat Dead) VS Fantoccio (Billie Bust Up)

Jumpgrid (JUMPGRID) VS Rhythmy (Rhythmy)

Phoenix (DOTA 2) VS Solario (Black Heart)

Urania (Genshin Impact) VS Thunder manifestation (Genshin Impact)

Icosahedron (OCTAHEDRON) VS Miracle Matter (Kirby 64)

Dedf1sh (Splatoon) VS Marie (Splatoon)

Brolga (TY) VS Lilac (Freedom Planet)

Luna (Heartstrings) VS La Dance Macabre (JSAB)

Otis (Owlboy) VS Ida (Monument Valley)

Diver (Abzu) VS Pronty (Pronty Fishy Adventure)

[simonxriley]

Skylar "Phoenix" Jackson (r6s) // Liz Walker feat. Shadow (cod) Himiko Nakamoto (DS) // Stormey (DBZ) Momo Kudou (MYM) // Meiying Liu (HOB) Kaiya Kobayashi (oshi no ko) // Homura Kobu feat. her cat (kaiju no.8)

I was tagged by the wonderful @crownrots to use this super cute picrew, thank you! 💜

Taglist (opt in/out) @playstationmademe @sergeiravenov @carlosoliveiraa @alexxmason @leviiackrman

@imogenkol @statichvm @justasmolbard @theelderhazelnut @g0dspeeed

@katsigian @dickytwister @killerspinal @cassietrn @illmetbymoonlight

@collinnmckinley @inafieldofdaisies @voidika @shegetsburned

[hardly-an-escape]

please note: my fics on AO3 are locked, so you will need an account to read them. if you need an invite please feel free to DM me! I also have a handful of non-Dreamling fics posted there :)

~the polished stuff~ [actual edited fics, posted to AO3]

what's in a name? (E, 9300 words) photographer Hob is on a road trip in California when he meets a mysterious stranger (Dream) in a diner | human AU, strangers to lovers

A Love Story (T, 23000 words) Hob is a voiceover actor, struggling to make ends meet; Morpheus is a literary novelist with a secret | Centennial Husbands Big Bang, human AU, getting together, rom com

Stormy Weather, or: Outside, the Wind (Inside, the Light) (T, 1600 words) Hob and Dream are having a movie night when the power goes out | first kiss, gratuitous use of archaic English

A Close Shave (G, 2150 words) retired and newly human, Dream needs a shave. Hob helps him and has a lot of feelings about it | gen, tooth-rotting fluff

would you go along with someone like me? (T, 1500 words) the 'omg they were roommates' college AU; Hob is a history major, Morpheus is studying poetry, and it's a very tiny dorm room | WIP, getting together, rating will go up

'cause every Dreamlord's crazy 'bout a sharp-dressed man (E, 4400 words) chapter two now up! | Dream enjoys Hob in formalwear at a fundraising gala, and Hob out of formalwear after the gala | established relationship, lovingly described tuxedo

it's warm, the skin I'm living in (E, 2400 words) the one with shapeshifting sex and emotional conversations about Dream's insecurities | established relationship, brief tentacle sex, Dream can have a vulva if he wants

Among the Stars We are Reborn (T, 5400 words) the one where Hob goes to space to look for a phoenix | sci fi, canon divergent, established relationship

First Time (E, 6000 words) after another bad breakup, Johanna encourages Morpheus to hook up with some dudes. Hob is only too happy to help with that | human AU, strangers to lovers

I'm stuck on you (I'm mighty glad you stayed) (M, 8700 words) Hob and Morpheus are stuck on an elevator | human AU, strangers to lovers

Headache (T, 3700 words) the one where Hob has a migraine and Dream ogles him in the bath | first kiss, getting together

Bleach (G, 1000 words) the one where Hob gets bleach on Dream's favorite sweater | established relationship, retired!Dream

it's the perfect time of year (E, 2500 words) spicy beach episode | established relationship

In the February Sun (T, 2600 words) Dream accidentally visits on Valentine's Day and has some feelings about being mistaken for a couple | first kiss, getting together

uneasy is the head that wears the crown (G, 1600 words) the one where Hob was secretly a prince on rumspringa when they met in 1389 | established relationship

let your heart be light (E, 2600 words) Hob and Dream spend Christmas morning together | established relationship, declarations of love

Kind of Blue, a kind of fire (E, 2900 words) the one where they drink whiskey and dance to Miles Davis in Hob's living room | first kiss, getting together

Fridays (T, 3000 words) Hob throughout history | gen, partly epistolary

~the rough stuff~ [little ficlets, extensive headcanons]

road trip prompts 2024 I was a passenger princess on a very long road trip and asked for prompts to amuse myself

all my Fluffbruary 2024 fills

AU idea: The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery

Hob and Dream meet ugly over a laundry argument (human AU)

Dreamling Bingo snippet: preview of would you go along with someone like me? chapter five

Dreamling Bingo snippet: excerpt from The Trenches Have Vanished Under the Plough (shellshocked WWI veterans AU)

at a Shakespeare in the Park performance, Hob misses Original Pronunciation

AU idea: Dream is a famous author with a secret career as a romance novelist and Hob is the voiceover actor who reads his audiobooks

assorted Smurch fills the coffeeshop AU hot and heavy in da club retired!Dream's birthday retired!Dream likes jewelry and piercings small follow-up to In the February Sun

what if Dream retired and he and Hob didn't immediately jump into bed and a relationship?

AU idea: Dream runs a famous haunted house and Hob is a famous wuss

AU idea: Roman Holiday (Dream is a prince and Hob is a handsome reporter)

the unabashedly, purposefully bad sex scene (click at your own risk. but make sure you read through all the additions in the notes.)

Rose takes a picture at a family picnic and Hob has a realization

Hob WILL fight Night and Time

acts of service as Hob's love language (which has art!)

please give me more sci fi in this fandom

~the I-guess-this-counts stuff~ [idk bro it's just random]

compilation of "and they lived happily ever after" (ie fairy tale endings) in different languages

how I would write a Jane Eyre AU if I ever wrote one, which I'm not going to do

what if Hob was actually in a relationship when Dream came back?

actually Hob should be a preschool/primary school teacher: part one, part two

actually Hob doesn't hate Shakespeare and I'm a little tired of that trope

and if you're looking for a real firehose, my writing tag contains pretty much all of the above, plus tag game replies, snippets from WIPs, and other little bits and bobs!

thanks for reading! I love you!

last updated 7/02/24

[mlmshipbracket]

MLM SHIP BRACKET ROUND 2 POLLS!

~ Updated bracket for Round Two is above ~

OFFICIAL POLLS BEGIN TODAY AND will last until Monday, December 11th

Apologies for posting next round so late. Ended up going on a trip with friends and did not have enough time to prepare and post the next polls. Thank you for your patience and enjoy voting in Round Two!

Happy Voting!

INFO

REMINDER: All match-ups were randomly generated using a randomizer to ensure a higher likelihood of randomness as ships were pitted against one another.

Polls posted will include submitted propaganda (with edits for spelling/punctuation). Feel free to include your own propaganda (in the reblogs, comments, tags, or submitted via 'ask') for which ships everyone should vote for and hype up your favorite ship if you want them to win! Feel free to add text, art, or videos to your propaganda as well!

I will continue linking propaganda and ongoing polls so keep an eye out for those throughout the ongoing weeks.

Remember, get those votes in. Reblog, comment, tag. Get as many others to vote and get your favorite ships to Round Three!

VOTING RULES

As I have seen some arguing in previous polls I wanted to clarify:

You can vote to your heart's content!

The ship you vote for can be:

canon or not!

the cutest/most adorable

or just your favorite ship

There is no actual criteria for voting.

Its all who you believe to be the best ship

This is why propaganda is important, to convince others your favorite is the best.

With that out of the way-

Round Two polls are beneath the cut or [Find by Tag]

Round Two Polls!

Side A

1. Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones vs. Astarion Ancunín/Wyll Ravengard

2. Prince Gumball "Gary Prince"/Marshall Lee vs. Gregg Lee/Angus Delaney

3, Dean Winchester/Castiel vs. Legolas Greanleaf/Gimli son of Gloin

4. Luca Paguro/Alberto Scorfano vs. Detective Hunch Curio/Daniel Fucks

Side B

5. Phoenix Wright/Miles Edgeworth vs. Squalo/Tiziano

6. Dream/Hob Gadling vs. Bruno Bucciarati/Leone Abbacchio

7. Ike/Soren vs. Elim Garak/Julian Bashir

8. Lelouch Lamperouge/Suzaku Kururugi vs. Gol D. Roger/Silvers Rayleigh

tag key-

polls- #masterpost, #first mlm ship bracket, #second mlm ship bracket, #third mlm ship bracket, #mlm ship bracket 2023, #mlm ship bracket tournamnet 2023

other-polls- #other tournaments

preliminaries- #thirdprelims

rounds- #thirdr[1-5]. (ex. thirdr1)

propaganda- #propaganda

<<< PREVIOUS ROUND (ROUND 1) POLLS [HERE] >>> NEXT ROUND (ROUND 3) POLLS [HERE] THIRD MLM SHIP BRACKET WINNERS [HERE] MLM SHIP BRACKET MASTERPOST [HERE]

[bestshipsmackdown]

Ships 100% Going into the Bracket:

[I will be checking spellings at a later point, as well as ages and familial relations. So as long as everyone followed directions, these will be going into the bracket.]

With Nine Submissions:

Kim Dokja x Yoo Joonghuyk from Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint

With Eight Submissions:

Percy Jackson x Annabeth Chase from The Percy Jackson Series

Gideon Nav x Harrowhark Nonagesimus from The Locked Tomb Series

Yang Xiao Long x Blake Belladonna from RWBY

With Seven Submissions:

Adora x Catra from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

@bracket-bracket x @thecompetitionshowdowntournament x @ultimate-poll-tournament from tumblr.com

Evan Buckley x Eddie Diaz from 911

With Six Submissions:

Fred Jones x Daphne Blake x Velma Dinkley x Norville “Shaggy” Rogers from Scooby-Doo

Luz Noceda x Amity Blight from The Owl House

Lance x Keith from Voltron: Legendary Defender

With Five Submissions

Marinette Dupain-Cheng[Ladybug] x Adrien Agreste[Chat Noir] from Miraculous Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir [Miraculous Ladybug]

Kazuki Kurusu x Rei Suwa from Buddy Daddies

With Four Submissions

Jack Harkness x Rose Tyler x The Ninth Doctor from Doctor Who

Link x Zelda from The Legend of Zelda

Eda Clawthorne x Raine Whispers from The Owl House

Phoenix Wright x Miles Edgeworth from Ace Attorney

Hiyori Suzumi x Yujiro Someya x Aizo Shibasaki from Honeyworks

Naruto Uzumaki x Sasuke Uchiha from Naruto

Nomi Marks x Amanita Caplan from Sense8

Mike Wheeler x Will Byers from Stranger Things

Nancy Wheeler x Robin Buckley from Stranger Things

With Three Submissions

Laura Moon x Mad Sweeney from American Gods

Caitlyn Kiramann x Vi from Arcane

Troy Barnes x Abed Nadir from Community

Imogen Temult x Laudna from Critical Role

Edward Nygma x Oswald Cobblepot from Gotham

Will Solace x Nico Di Angelo from Heroes of Olympus

Hikaru Indou x Yoshiki Tsukajinaka from Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu

Will Parry x Lyra Silvertongue from His Dark Materials

Rose Lalonde x Kanaya Maryam from Homestuck

Gon Freecss x Killua Zoldyck from Hunter x Hunter

Dustfinger x Resa from Inkheart

Gimli x Legolas from Lord of the Rings

Merlin x Arthur Pendragon from Merlin

Bakugou Katsuki x Todoroki Shouto from Boku No Hero Academia[My Hero Academia]

Todoroki Touya[Dabi] x Takami Keigo[Hawks] from Boku No Hero Academia[My Hero Academia]

KJ Brandman x Mac Coyle from Paper Girls

Perfuma x Scorpia from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Reki Kyan x Langa Hasegawa from Sk8 the Infinity

Korra x Asami from The Legend of Korra

Dream x Hob from The Sandman

Enid Sinclair x Wednesday Addams from Wednesday

Buffy Summers x Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Caleb Widowgast x Essek Thelyss from Critical Role

Eddie Kaspbrak x Richie Tozier from It

Bugs Bunny x Daffy Duck from Looney Tunes

Magnus Chase x Alex Fierro from Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard

Bakugou Katsuki x Kirishima Eijirou from Boku No Hero Academia[My Hero Academia]

Dean Winchester x Castiel from Supernatural

Thats 49 ships guaranteed for entry into the bracket.

That leaves 15 ships to be added. It’s currently Sunday, so I will leave submissions open until Tuesday, April 4th at 11:59pm EST. With the likelihood of needing more ships to qualify, a few preliminary rounds will take place using ships that only have 2 submissions each. Those will commence after submissions have closed.

The ships listed above do not need any more submissions to qualify, so send in propaganda for ships you don’t see!

[ohtobeleah]

Asking Fanboy to be your valentine. Perhaps he was taking too long to make a move and Phoenix pushes you along to make to first move.

Hyde…this is Hyde. Phoenix noticed a while ago that you’d been cleaning the same spot on the bar for the better half on five minutes while you looked over to where Mickey was standing with Logan on his hip. Taking away to Hob about something that happened earlier in the day.

“I’m sure you’ll remove the wood varnish if you keep cleaning in circles Hyde.” Phoenix takes the rag from your hand and switches it out for her empty glass. “What’s on your mind?”

“He isn’t going to ask is he?” You sigh as you work to fix Phoenix another drink.

“Who’s not gonna ask you what?” The thing at Natasha is she liked to play dumb, but in reality—she knew everyone’s dirty little secrets and who was hot on who. And she knew damn well you and Fanboy had a thing for each other.

“Mickey—I thought maybe since things had been going alright he’d ask me to be his valentine.”

“Maybe you should just ask him?” Phoenix shrugs like it isn’t the most obvious answer to your problem. “I’m sure if you asked he’d say yes.”

Little do you know, as you take a shot of liquid courage and make your away out from behind the bar that Bob was in the middle of encouraging Mickey to ask.

“It’s Hyde man, she’s so sweet in you.”

“I dunno—“ Mickey sighs reluctantly, he’d done a few things to really set your self confidence back recently and something inside him kept telling him you deserved more than he could give you. “I just feel like she could do better.”

“Maybe.” Bob Shrugs. “But she’s coming in here as we speak.” He smirks wildly and turns on his heals. “Good luck Romeo!” And to that Mickey is turning around with a dear in headlights stare.

“Hyde—fancy seeing you here.” God Fanboy wanted to kick himself so damn hard right now.

“I uh, I work here?” You awkwardly point out as you look down and smooth over your apron. “Hey listen—you don’t have to say yes or anything and I totally understand if you’re busy or just don’t want to.” You begin to ramble and Micky just knows what’s happening. Fuck—he can’t let you ask him, he has to ask you.

“Be my valentine?” He interrupts, no doubt in his mind that he wants to be yours. It catches you off guard but you smile nevertheless. “I should have asked sooner, I’m sorry, I’m still just trying to wrap my head around all this.” It’s the truther of the matter and you understand, but Mickey ignited a fire inside your chest you just couldn’t control.

“Of course.” You smile, nodding in response as you move a little closer and plant a soft kiss on his left cheek. “I’d love to.”

“That’s uh—yeah okay, great!”

“God these two make me wanna pull my eyes out of their sockets.” Jake grumbles from where he’s standing at the pool table. “Poppy, what’s your guy doing for you this Valentine’s Day?”

“I didn’t know we were on speaking terms Seresin?” Poppy just side eyes the man who almost ruined her relationship before it started.

[holycheapqueen]

King Princess in Phoenix by Angela Rose

[fandom]

Ships

If it's not canon, at least there's always fanfic.

Byler Will Byers & Mike Wheeler, Stranger Things

Steddie Steve Harrington & Eddie Munson, Stranger Things

Destiel -2 Dean Winchester & Castiel, Supernatural

Blackbonnet Blackbeard & Stede Bonnet, Our Flag Means Death

Ronance Robin Buckley & Nancy Wheeler, Stranger Things

Buddie +2 Evan Buckley & Edmundo Diaz, 9-1-1

Lumity -5 Luz Noceda & Amity Blight, The Owl House

Nandermo Nandor the Relentless & Guillermo de la Cruz, What We Do In The Shadows

Geraskier +11 Geralt of Rivia & Jaskier, The Witcher

Piltover's Finest Caitlyn Kiramman & Vi, Arcane

Hannigram -1 Hannibal Lecter & Will Graham, Hannibal

Supercorp -5 Kara Danvers & Lena Luthor, Supergirl

Ladynoir +10 Ladybug & Chat Noir, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir

Huntlow Hunter & Willow Park, The Owl House

Adrienette +15 Adrien Agreste & Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir

Bakudeku -12 Bakugou Katsuki & Midoriya Izuku, Boku no Hero Academia

Wangxian -3 Lan Wangji & Wei Wuxian, Mo Dao Zu Shi

Ineffable Husbands +8 Aziraphale & Crowley, Good Omens

Symbrock +12 Venom (symbiote) & Eddie Brock, the Marvel universe

Dreamling Dream of the Endless & Hob Gadling, The Sandman

Daemon x Rhaenyra Daemon Targaryen & Rhaenyra Targaryen, House of the Dragon

Marichat +11 Marinette Dupain-Cheng & Chat Noir, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir

Tomgreg Tom Wambsgans & Greg Hirsch, Succession

Wolfstar -3 Remus Lupin & Sirius Black, the Harry Potter universe

Patpran Pat & Pran, Bad Buddy

Jayvik Jayce & Viktor, Arcane

Kathony Kate Sharma & Anthony Bridgerton, Bridgerton

Raeda +49 Raine Whispers & Eda Clawthorne, The Owl House

Merthur +7 Merlin & Arthur Pendragon, Merlin

Stucky -19 Steve Rogers & Bucky Barnes, the Marvel universe

Harringrove +37 Steve Harrington & Billy Hargrove, Stranger Things

Lumax Lucas Sinclair & Max Mayfield, Stranger Things

Narumitsu +9 Phoenix Wright & Miles Edgeworth, Ace Attorney

Drarry -12 Draco Malfoy & Harry Potter, the Harry Potter universe

Imodna Imogen Temult & Laudna, Critical Role

Jonmartin -18 Jonathan Sims & Martin Blackwood, The Magnus Archives

Twiyor Loid Forger & Yor Forger, SPY x FAMILY

Catradora -29 Catra & Adora, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Elmax Eleven & Max Mayfield, Stranger Things

Hualian +15 Hua Cheng & Xie Lian, Tian Guan Ci Fu

Percabeth +19 Percy Jackson & Annabeth Chase, the Percy Jackson universe

Cockles -15 Misha Collins & Jensen Ackles, actors

Jegulus James Potter & Regulus Black, the Harry Potter universe

Superbat Superman & Batman, the DC Universe

Villaneve Villanelle & Eve Polastri, Killing Eve

Nick x Charlie Nick Nelson & Charlie Spring, Heartstopper

Solangelo -6 Will Solace & Nico di Angelo, the Percy Jackson universe

Dreamnotfound -43 Dreamwastaken & GeorgeNotFound, streamers

Satosugu +41 Gojo Satoru & Geto Suguru, Jujutsu Kaisen

Thasmin Thirteenth Doctor & Yasmin Khan, Doctor Who

Drukkari Druig & Makkari, Eternals

Sasunaru +26 Uchiha Sasuke & Uzumaki Naruto, Naruto

Suselle Susie & Noelle, Deltarune

Eddissy Eddie Munson & Chrissy Cunningham, Stranger Things

Sterek -11 Stiles Stilinski & Derek Hale, Teen Wolf

Tarlos -18 TK Strand & Carlos Reyes, 9-1-1: Lone Star

Spirk +14 Spock & James Kirk, Star Trek

Fexi Fez & Lexi Howard, Euphoria

Jopper Joyce Byers & Jim Hopper, Stranger Things

Jikook -45 Park Jimin & Jeon Jungkook, BTS

Chenford +38 Lucy Chen & Tim Bradford, The Rookie

Sambucky -59 Sam Wilson & Bucky Barnes, the Marvel universe

Zukka -47 Zuko & Sokka, Avatar: The Last Airbender

Obikin +36 Obi-Wan Kenobi & Anakin Skywalker, the Star Wars universe

Ladrien +28 Ladybug & Adrien Agreste, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir

Dinluke -42 Din Djarin & Luke Skywalker, The Star Wars universe

Bumbleby -50 Yang Xiao Long & Blake Belladonna, RWBY

Shadowgast -33 Caleb Widogast & Essek Thelyss, Critical Role

Sonadow Sonic & Shadow, Sonic the Hedgehog

MileApo Mile Phakphum & Apo Nattawin, Actors

Klance -32 Keith & Lance, Voltron: Legendary Defender

Kanej -38 Kaz Brekker & Inej Ghafa, Shadow and Bone

Yennskier Yennefer of Vengerberg & Jaskier, The Witcher

Sashannarcy Sasha Waybright, Anne Boonchuy & Marcy Wu, Amphibia

Loustat Louis de Pointe du Lac & Lestat de Lioncourt, Interview with the Vampire

Batcat Batman & Catwoman, The Batman

Codywan +7 Commander Cody & Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Jancy Jonathan Byers & Nancy Wheeler, Stranger Things

Kiribaku -54 Kirishima Eijirou & Bakugou Katsuki, Boku No Hero Academia

Harlivy -11 Harley Quinn & Poison Ivy, the DC Universe

Kinn x Porsche Kinn Theerapanyakul & Porsche Kittisawasd, KinnPorsche

Soukoku Nakahara Chuuya & Dazai Osamu, Bungou Stray Dogs

Jargyle Argyle & Jonathan Byers, Stranger Things

Korrasami -52 Korra & Asami Sato, The Legend of Korra

Stolitz Stolas & Blitzo, Helluva Boss

Damianya Damian Desmond & Anya Forger, SPY x FAMILY

Spideypool Spider-Man & Deadpool, the Marvel universe

Dramione -43 Draco Malfoy & Hermione Granger, the Harry Potter universe

Zutara -61 Zuko & Katara, Avatar: The Last Airbender

Mileven Mike Wheeler & Eleven, Stranger Things

Marcanne Marcy Wu & Anne Boonchuy, Amphibia

Zelink -55 Zelda & Link, The Legend of Zelda

Sasharcy Sasha Waybright & Marcy Wu, Amphibia

Griddlehark Gideon Nav & Harrowhark Nonagesimus, The Locked Tomb series

Tomdaya Tom Holland & Zendaya, actors

Johnlock -45 John Watson & Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock

Jily -9 James Potter & Lily Evans, the Harry Potter series

Calliette Calliope Burns & Juliette Fairmont, First Kill

Malex -19 Michael Guerin & Alex Manes, Roswell, New Mexico 

Serirei Serizawa Katsuya & Reigen Arataka, Mob Psycho 100

The number in italics indicates how many spots a ship moved up or down from the previous year. The ones in bold weren’t on the list last year.

[soulmatebracket]

Hi ! Could you post a list of who has been submitted so far ? (With the number of submissions for each if possible)

If that's too much work i completely understand and humbly request to know if more that one person (aka me) have submitted Obi-Wan and Anakin

[Disclaimer‼️ Just because a pairing has three or two votes does not mean that they are automatically going into the bracket. Pairings with 1 vote might also make it in if I like them enough. We will not be starting arguments over if they should or should not have made it in.]

Totalling at 235 submissions so far!

Will be in the bracket:

Usagi Tsukino & Mamoru Chiba, Sailor Moon, IIIII (prelims)

Sailor Senji, Sailor Moon, III (prelims)

Link & Zelda, The Legend of Zelda, IIIIIIIII (prelims)

Link & Zelda & Ganandorf, The Legend of Zelda, IIIII (prelims)

Link & Fi, The Legend of Zelda, I (prelims/bc i like this ones)

Inuyasha & Kagome Higurashi, Inuyasha, IIII

Aziraphale & Crowley, Good Omens, IIIIIII

That Guy and Their Cat, Real Life, IIIII

Homura & Madoka, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, IIII

Eleanor Shelstroph & Chidi Anagone, The Good Place, IIIIII

Kim Dokja and Yoo Joonghyuk, Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, IIIII

Captain Kirk & Mister Spock, Star Trek, IIII

Naruto Uzumaki & Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto, IIII

Grian & Scar, The Life Series, IIIIII

Submission Box

Three Votes:

Breekon & Hope, The Magnus Archives

The Doctor & The Master, Doctor Who

Xie Lian & Hua Cheng, Heavens Official’s Blessing

Hawkman & Hawkwoman, DC Comics

Doctor Doofenshmirtz & Perry the Platypus

Meliodas & Elizabeth, Seven Deadly Sins

Ash & Pikachu, Pokemon Anime

Two Votes:

Sakura & Syaoran, Cardcaptor Sakura

Wei Wuxain & Lan Wangji, Mo Dao Su Shi, II

Utena & Anthy, Revolutionary Girl Utena

Judai Yuki & Yubel, Yugioh X

FitzChivalry Farseer & Beloved/the Fool, Realm of the Elderlings

Yusuf “Joe” Al Kaysani & Nicolo “Nicky” Di Genova, The Old Guard

Finn the Human & Jake the Dog, Adventure Time

Sakura & Syaoran Li, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles

Eiji Hino & Ankh, Kamen Rider OOO

Gon Freecss & Killua Zoldyck, Hunter x Hunter

The Entire Cast of Phineas and Ferb, Phineas and Ferb

Harrowhark Nonagesimus & Gideon Nav, The Locked Tomb

Daniel & Luce. Fallen

Gilgamesh & Enkidu, The Epic of Gilgamesh

Kaidan Alenko & Commander Shepard, Mass Effect

Raleigh Becket & Mako Mori, Pacific Rim

Adrien Agreste & Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Miraculous Ladybug

Bebop & Rocksteady, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Katarina Claes & Sophia Ascart, My Next Life as a Villainess

One Vote:

Mieczyslaw Stilinki & Lydia Martin, Teen Wolf

Spiderman & Deadpool, Marvel Comics

Beavis & Butthead, Beavis and Butthead

Obanai Iguro & Mitsuri Kanroji, Demon Slayer

Emma/Melinda & Dimitri/Edred, Unicorn: Warriors Eternal

Dean & Pharm, Until We Meet Again

Kaiou Michiru & Tenou Haruka, Sailor Moon

Zunzite & Zoisite, Sailor Moon

Phoenix Wright & Miles Edgeworth, Ace Attorney

Witch of Delays & Cure Oasis, Tropical Rouge Pecure

John Doe & Arthur Lester, Malevolent

Hani & Hinino Yamato, Hiraeth: The End of the Journey

Dream /Morpheus & Hob Gadling, The Sandman

Adachi & Shimamura, Adachi and Shimamura

Edward Nygma & Oswald Cobblepot, Gotham (2014)

Zelda & Ganondorf, The Legend of Zelda

Reginald Copperbottom & Right Hand Man, The Henry Stickmin Collection

Henry Stickmin & Ellie Rose, The Henry Stickmin Collection

Jonny D’Ville & Gunpowder Tim, Mechanisms

Merlin & Arthur, Merlin

Vash & Knives, Trigun

Siren & Kappa, Castle Swimmers

Ruby & Sapphire, Steven Universe

Om Kapoor & Shanti Priya, Om Shanti Om

Solane & Sym, I Was Teenage Exocolonist

Will Herondale & Tessa Gray & Jem Carstairs, The Shadowhunter Chronicles

Agent 3 & Agent 8, Splatoon 2

James Sunderland & Maria, Silent Hill 2

Macaque & Sun Wukong, Lego Monkey Kid

Tang Sanzang (reincarnated as Tang), Shah Wujing (reincarnated as Sandy), Zhu Bajie (reincarnated as Pigsy), Ao Lie (ancestor of Mei), and Sun Wukong (ancestor of MK), Lego Monkey Kid, Journey To The West

Nadja & Gregor, What We Do In The Shadows

Catherine Foster & The Ghost, Archivist Wasp

Kaworu Nagisa and Shinji Ikari, Neon Genesis Evangelion

Kiryu Kazuma & Majima Goro, Yakuza / Ryu Ga Gotoku

Red & Blue, This is How You Lose the Time War

Church & Tex, Red vs Blue

Rand al'Thor and Ishamael/Moridin, Wheel of Time

Birgitte Silverbow and Gaidal Cain, Wheel of Time

Beryl and Sapphire, Beryl and Sapphire

Kiana Kaslana & Raiden Mei, Honkai Impact 3rd

Banjo & Sento, Kamen Rider Build

Orpheus & Eurydice, Greek Mythology

Odysseus & Penelope, Greek Mythology

Emet Selch & Hythlodaeus & Azem, Final Fantasy XIV

Yona & the Four Dragons (Ki-ja, Shin-ah, Jae-ha and Zeno), Akatsuki no Yona

Akane Kurashiki & Junpei, Zero Escape

Ryo Asuka & Akira Fudo, Devilman

Zagreus & Megaera & Thanatos, Hades

Megatron & Optimus Prime, Transformers

Emma Swall & Killian Jones, Once Upon A Time

Rumplestiltskin & Belle, Once Upon A Time, I Snow White & Prince Charming, Once Upon A Time

Percy Jackson & Annabeth Chase, Percy Jackson

Buttercup & Westley, The Princess Bride

Orchid & the Moon Supreme, Love Between Fairy and Devil

Blake Belladonna & Yang Xiao Long, RWBY

Ozma & Reincarnations, RWBY

Raava/The Avatar Spirit & Wan/The Avatar, Avatar: The Last Airbender

Johnny Silverhand & Vee, Cyberpunk 2077

Newt & The Brain/Alice, Pacific Rim

Dr. Strange & Dr. Christine Palmer, Marvel Comics

Bill & Ted, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure

Lucifer & God, Abrahamic Religions

David and Jonathan, The Bible

Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse, Disney

Cinderella & Prince Charming, Disney

Dean WInchester & Castiel, Supernatural

Essek Theylss & Caleb Widogast, Critical Role

Lup Taako & Barold "Barry" Bluejeans, The Adventure Zone

Taako & Magnus Burnsides & Merle Highchurch, The Adventure Zone

Steve Rogers & James “Bucky” Barnes, Captain America Films

Mane 6, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Raven & Lloyd Allen, Shaperaverse

Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, Love Live Nijigasaki High School Idol Club

Shinichi Kudo & Ran Mouri, Detective Conan

Kusuriuri & Kayo/Chiyo Nomoto, Mononoke

Shun Shimotsuki & Hajime Mutsuki, Tsukiuta

Nanami Momozono & Tomoe, Kamisama Kiss

Red & The Boxer, Transistor

Yvaine & Tristan, Stardust

Jayfeather & Half Moon, Warrior Cats

Time & Fate, The Starless Sea

Sappo, Fragment 147

Obi-Wan Kenobi & Anakin Skywalker, Star Wars

Ichabod Crane & Abbie Mills, Sleepy Hollow

Aragon & Arewn, The Lord of the Rings

Will Turner & Elizabeth Swan, Pirates of the Caribbean

Tom & Jerry, Tom & Jerry

Bugs Bunny & Daffy Duck, Looney Toons

Batman & The Joker, DC Comics

Akira Kurusu/Joker & Akechi Goro, Persona 5

Mytho & Ahiru, Princess Tutu

Dazai Osamu & Chuuya Nakahara, Bungo Stray Dogs

Koh & Canalo, Ryusoulger

Gai & Juggler, Ultraman Orb

Sonoi & Momou, Donbrothers

Haruka & Saruhara, Donbrothers

The Scooby Doo Gang, Scooby Doo

[gabessquishytum]

I love kindly monster researcher Hob!

🌳🐲🌲🐉🌳🐲🌲🐉

So Researcher Hob wants to open a sanctuary for the outside "monsters" that he's found -- he wants them to have a safe place to live and trive.

Hob thinks he's found the perfect forest for his monster "friends," but it's only perfect because it might be already home to a least one monster and the locals are afraid to go into it.

Hob doesn’t want to encroach uninvited on another creature's territory and he's not sure what the creature might be, but based on the locals descriptions it might be a stag forest spirit or maybe, just maybe..... a dragon.

Hob doesn’t want to get his hopes up that there might be a whole (wonderful) ¡dragon! in this forest, but he's going to hike around and see, before he builds his little house and starts bringing his saved monsters to the forest.

🌳🐲🌲🐉🌳🐲🌲🐉

While on one of his hikes, Hob encounters a beautiful but standoffish man, Dream. At first, Dream is angry that Hob is in the forest, but when Hob explains why he's in the forest,,,,Dream seems intrigued.

Hob talks to Dream at length about wanting to be friends with the extraordinary creature already in the forest, and ask its permission to build both a little cottage for Hob himself and to introduce some currently homeless werewolves, a water sprite or two, and what might be a sneakily cheeky phoenix into the forest.

Hob really doesn’t want to impose, but he thinks the forest might be a safe environment for these creatures in need.

Dream seems very curious as to why Hob wouldn't be scared of the dragon or forest spirit. Hob is very much ~ are you kidding!?! Meeting a real live dragon would be the coolest thing ever. Hob pretty much assured Dream that the dragon would probably run from Hob,,,,as Hob would be peppering it with questions. Hob's almost sure dragons, like phoenixes, can talk given their relative ages. (Don't get Hob started about the coffee klatsches he and that phoenix can have..it's a hoot!!) [Is the phoenix Matthew,,,,, maybe].

In any event, Dream says he can probably convince the dragon to visit Hob (Hob: 😍🤩😍🤩) to discuss his propostion.

🌳🐲🌲🐉🌳🐲🌲🐉

Is Dream the dragon in human form?!?! What do you think 😉 of course he is. Hob is in for a treat when he gets claimed by a dragon.

Omg this is so much fun!!!! I'm obsessed with imagining Hob’s face when the dragon turns up at his door.

Dream's dragon form is... intimidating. Very large, with diamond shaped black scales which glitter in the sun. His eyes are huge and icy blue, his tail could snap a tree with one strike, and he's got these gorgeous boney horns... kinda scary. Hob is obviously obsessed on first sight.

He offers tea to the dragon, who graciously accepts and drinks it from a bucket. Hob is vibrating with excitement as he explains his plan for the monsters (Dream has already decided that he'll say yes, but it's kind of nice to hear Hob talking so enthusiastically). And Hob says that he'll be happy to do anything for the dragon in return for protection and sanctuary for his mistreated monster friends.

Still in dragon form, Dream agrees to Hob's plan and accepts the idea of keeping the monsters in certain parts of the forest where they can roam free but Hob can keep an eye on them (and Dream won't accidentally eat them). But. Dream would like a little thing in return.

To secure the dragon's protection in a more official magical sense, Hob finds himself laying face down in the middle of a complicated binding circle... with Dream’s long dragon tongue so far up his arse he can hardly breathe. This definitely isn't the way he thought this would turn out... and he's going to get a further shock when he finds out that the dark haired man he originally spoke to is both the dragon AND his husband according to magical law!

Matthew isn't going to believe this... and he definitely isn't gonna want to know how much Hob enjoyed being impaled on the dragon's cock...

[seiya-starsniper]

they say our love's just like Magic

For @dreamlingbingo 2023: Square B3: Creature: Phoenix

Title: they say our love's just like Magic

Rating: T

Word Count: 3964

Ship(s): Dream of the Endless/Hob Gadling, Dream of the Endless | Morpheus/Hob Gadling

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Additional Tags: Idiots in Love, Getting Together, Card Games, card tournament shenanigans, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Human, Johanna Constantine is a good friend, Johanna Constantine loves money, Friends to Lovers, Fluff and Humor, Dreamling Bingo

Summary: 

Honestly it's not that Hob doesn't want to see Dream. Hob’s been playing Magic: The Gathering for almost five years now, and Dream has been a consistent staple throughout that entire time. They’ve gotten more friendly in the last couple of years, and Hob’s even snuck a surprise win or two from the other card player.

The thing is, Dream’s also one of the most beautiful men Hob has ever laid eyes on. 

AKA - Hob and Dream play Magic The Gathering competitively, and Hob's got a massive crush. Johanna's just along for the ride, and to make money off resale.

AO3 Link [Here] or you can keep reading below the cut!

"Hurry up, Hob, we're going to be late!" Johanna's voice rings through Hob's entryway. 

Hob sighs as he pulls on his jumper. It was way too bloody early in the morning for this. "Jo, sign ups don't open for another hour!” he yells from his bedroom. “If you think they're going to run out of spots…"

"I heard Dream's going to be showing up today." Johanna interrupts, appearing suddenly at his bedroom doorway, holding Hob’s sneakers. “Come on, then! There’s going to be a line!” 

Well shit. Hob throws on his messenger bag, grabs his sneakers from Johanna and runs towards his front door.

"I knew all I had to do was say your boyfriend's name and you'd come running," Johanna grins as they dash to the tube. 

"Shut up, Johanna,” Hob snarks back at her. 

Honestly it's not that Hob doesn't want to see Dream. Hob’s been playing Magic: The Gathering for almost five years now, and Dream has been a consistent staple throughout that entire time. They’ve gotten more friendly in the last couple of years, and Hob’s even snuck a surprise win or two from the other card player.  

The thing is, Dream’s also one of the most beautiful men Hob has ever laid eyes on. 

Hob had walked into a Jace Beleran cardboard display the first time he laid eyes on Dream almost three years ago at a tournament. Then his girlfriend at the time, Alianora, had shown up shortly after to look over Dream’s shoulder as he finished up his game. Hob thought he’d actually died and gone to bisexual heaven looking at the two of them. Except heaven did not smell like day old body odor, so he was definitely still alive. 

Hob had been knocked out of his rounds earlier that day, so with nothing better to do, he’d joined the crowd forming around Dream and Alianora to watch the other man in his Constructed match. 

Hob’s always gone for a more aggressive playstyle, favoring red and green decks with plenty of easy to summon monsters. He tends towards quick matchups, but every once in a while, he’ll get giddy when he builds up enough mana on the field to summon some massive creature with Trample to end a match in one move. 

Dream is the exact opposite. His play style relies heavily on counterspells and using his opponents' creatures against him, leading to longer, drawn out matches. With his gothic persona to top it all off, it only makes sense that he goes for a blue and black combination.

All that to say, Dream’s poor opponent didn’t know what hit him.

Hob would later realize that one of Dream’s favorite strategies would be to let an opponent think they’re about to win, only to use an instant on said opponent’s turn to clear the entire field. Dream would then use all his mana to summon some abomination with haste on his turn to win the match. Which is exactly what happened to poor Simon. Or Steve. Hob can’t remember the poor bloke’s name. 

From that first match, Hob had been determined then to play against Dream himself. He started brushing up on the current standard sets and strategies, and tested out what he could at Friday Night Magic. It took time but he'd improved his skills slowly, but surely. Enough at least to at least not get knocked out immediately by the competition.

Hob did eventually manage to face off with Dream and he was just as dazzled facing the man head on as he was just watching him play. 

But Hob’s not the only player dazzled by Dream. Dream’s reputation makes him practically a celebrity in their local community. Everyone scrambles for a chance to play him at least once, just for the privilege of saying they faced him and lost. 

Hob considers himself lucky to have faced Dream more than once. Always in Limited format though. There’s no way Hob would beat Dream in Constructed or Commander, so on days when Dream chooses to competes in those formats, Hob's just happy to watch and cheer.

With that in mind, there’s really only so many tournaments and so many hours in the day so really, getting matched up with Dream is like winning the lottery. Which is precisely why Johanna is here with Hob, at 8:00am on a Saturday morning. Dream’s so popular that any rumor of him showing up to a tournament draws lines before sign ups officially open. It’s insane. Hob knows he’s going to be miserable waiting in line while Johanna runs off to go resell. 

Johanna had, up until six months ago, shown absolutely no interest in Magic. She and Hob have been close for years and she’d spent almost that entire time making fun of Hob’s vested interest in the game. 

Still, Johanna indulged him through the years, buying Hob packs for all sorts of occasions: his birthday, passing a test, as a pick me up after a breakup. She also didn't mind the larger tournament scene, as long as there were other things for her to do, she'd tag along for events at the bigger conventions so she could walk around and look at the floor while Hob parked himself for the day at the tables. 

It was at one of these conventions that Johanna learned of the trading card resale market. Suddenly, Hob's entire rares collection went from "a bunch of useless cardboard" to liquid gold. Come to think of it, it was also at that same convention she’d seen Alianora for the first time. She and Dream had broken up by that point. 

Ever since then, Johanna’s stuck to Hob like glue. She’s constantly trolling the markets for rare card finds, arguing with vendors to get the best resale value for cards she already does have, along with cards Hob no longer has a use for, and somehow finding time to flirt shamelessly with Alianora, who still shows up to tournaments to play. 

“Earth to Hobsie,” Johanna’s voice trills, snapping Hob out of his trip down memory lane. “This is our stop.”

“Right, right,” Hob nods. “You actually going to sign up with me this time, or are you leaving me to the wolves as per usual?”

“Hob, Hob, the hustle never stops,” Johanna grins. “Promise I’ll bring you back enough to buy at least one box from the new set though, as an early birthday present. I won’t even try to buy Sacred Foundry from you if you pull it.”

“Wow, how generous of you,” Hob rolls his eyes, but it’s fond. Johanna takes his arm and they run up the stairs together towards the convention.

—

Hob barely manages to get a spot in Sealed. It’s not his favorite format, but Dream’s apparently signed up for Sealed today so that’s where Hob goes. Their block doesn’t start for another two hours, so Hob wanders off to find Johanna on the convention floor.

He's so focused on looking for Johanna's signature beige trenchcoat that he doesn't quite notice the figure all in black until he runs right into him, nearly knocking both of them over. Luckily, Hob's got good balance, and he manages to steady the both of them, grasping the slightly taller man in his arms.

"Sorry about that mate," Hob apologizes. "Was too focused looking for my friend and whoa hey, Dream?"  

Dream stares for a moment before recognition flickers across his face.

"Hello Hob," Dream greets warmly, and Hob could just melt into the floor. Dream is normally rather stiff and standoffish during tournaments, which leads a lot of other players to mistake him for arrogant. But Hob learned from sticking around to chat with Dream after all the matches were done that Dream just gets super hyper focused when he's in the zone. He's otherwise rather friendly, if given the chance. Still, it's rare to see Dream on the floor of a show, normally the man showed up to these things only to play, very rarely to browse.

"Fancy seeing you here, old friend," Hob replies, grinning. "Looking for anything in particular?"

"A few things," Dream confirms, but doesn't elaborate. "And yourself?"

"Looking for Johanna until matches start," Hob replies. "I saw you signed up for Sealed. Hopefully I'll get to play you later."

Dream's lips quirk in a barely there smile. "We shall see."

Before Hob can come up with an excuse to keep them talking, Johanna tackles Hob from behind. She's got plenty of bags in her arms which tells Hob she was successful at whatever she was doing. Unfortunately, said bags also hit Hob square in the back along with his friend.

"Oof, hey what the hell Jo," Hob groans.

"You'll never believe how much I got from that rat Vinny for that Chalice of the Void !" Johanna's extremely giddy so Hob's guessing she's made her sales for the day. 

"Let me guess, Vinny was short of willing to part with his firstborn?" Hob jokes.

"You bet!” Johanna grins. “Happy Birthday Hobsie, I got you two boxes of Guilds of Ravnica!"

"It's your birthday?" Dream asks once Hob has had a moment to admire his new toys.

"Not for another week," Hob answers. "But it's close enough."

“Happy early Birthday then,” Dream says, a genuine and rare smile gracing Hob’s vision. Hob grips Johanna tightly, suddenly feeling faint. He can feel her judgment emanating off her as she pats his elbow.  

“You should come with us, we're going out tonight to celebrate!” Johanna declares. 

Dream pauses. He looks unsure, like he wants to accept but feels like he shouldn't.

"I…am not the biggest fan of bars, unfortunately," Dream admits, as if this is something to be ashamed of and not the norm for most people Hob knows. "They are a bit too crowded for me."

"Well it's not like the people there smell any better than here," Johanna says, shrugging. Hob sighs. Johanna needed to learn more tact around nerds.

“Besides,” Johanna adds, “Hob's uncle owns The New Inn, so we'll have a private room and everything, so no worries there!” 

Dream blinks and turns to Hob. "Your uncle owns The New Inn?" he asks, awed. 

"Oh yeah, I guess it's never come up," Hob replies sheepishly. Hob knows The New Inn is a local favorite in the area but he hates telling people about his connection because they always inevitably ask for free drinks. Not that Hob wouldn’t give Dream free drinks if he asked, but still.

"I have never seen you there," Dream notes. “I like it there. It is…quieter.”

“Well, I'm not skilled enough to tend the bar so I'm usually in the back unpacking food and bottles,” Hob replies. “But next time you come by, just let them know you're here to see me and I'll come out and say hello. Not tonight though, since I won't actually be working.”

“I'll go tonight,” Dream says, turning to Johanna. “If there won't be…too many people, it should be fine.”

“Great!” Johanna says. “You should give Hob your number just so we can find each other later huh?”

“Jo!” Hob hisses at the same time Dream says, "Yes that would make sense."

Hob's pretty sure he feels his heart stop in his chest once his brain catches up. He nearly fumbles and drops his phone when he takes it out of his pocket to start creating a contact.

Hob quickly realizes he has a small conundrum. He doesn’t actually know Dream’s real name.

“So am I just putting you in as Dream, or…?” Hob really hopes he doesn’t sound as awkward as he feels.

Dream wrinkles his nose. “I really don’t care for my legal name, so you may keep it as Dream. For now.”

“Ooh, we gotta fight for your legal name huh?” Johanna asks. “Perfect that we’re going to a bar then, plenty of opportunity for bad decisions. Like that time Hob pulled a Mox Amber card and then spilled tequila on it.”

"Excuse me, you spilled the tequila!" Hob retorts as he and Dream switch phones to enter each other’s numbers. Once he’s gotten his phone back from the other man, he fires off a quick text to open up a text conversation with them. 

Dream’s phone dings and he smiles when he opens up Hob’s message. 

“There we go,” Dream says. “I will see you at the matches later, then.” Hob and Johanna wave their goodbyes as Dream walks back into the crowd of vendors. 

“I am the best wing woman and don't you ever forget it!” Johanna crows once Dream is out of hearing range. 

Hob can't even come up with a witty retort because he. has. Dream's. phone number. Holy shit. It's already the best tournament of Hob's life and matches haven't even started yet.

—

Hob somehow makes it through his first few matches without mooning over Dream a few tables over. He can tell the other man has put together something insanely good because his matches end pretty quickly. Hob isn’t doing too bad himself. He's already won his first three sets and he only needs to make it through two more to make it to Dream, if he’s reading the bracket correctly.

Alianora shows up about halfway through Hob’s fourth match. Johanna immediately latches to her and they end up coming over to observe Hob play. Hob had seen her earlier with another woman playing a Two-Headed Giant match. Alianora complains about how it’s hard to find a good partner for the format. Johanna, unsurprisingly, volunteers to be her partner for the next tournament she wants to enter. Hob is anticipating many long nights in his flat after today.

Johanna then impulsively invites Alianora to Hob’s birthday celebration. Hob chokes on air and almost accidentally reveals his hand to his opponent. 

“Is that not all right?” Alianora asks, worry evident in her face and tone as she looks back and forth between him and Johanna.

“No, no, it’s not that, you’re more than welcome,” Hob says, waving his hand dismissively.. “It’s just that Johanna seems to have forgotten she also invited Dream.”

“Oh!” Alianora’s face lights up. “And he’s actually going? ” 

Hob almost forgets to untap in his upkeep. Alianora sounds…happy? Is…is she going to try to get back together with Dream?

“Yeah, he said he doesn’t really like bars, but he likes The New Inn,” Johanna explains, not seeming to realize Hob’s anguish.

“Oh yes, we used to go on dates there,” Alianora says, nostalgia clear in her voice and Hob’s heart sinks. How did he never know that? “It’s been one of my favorite spots ever since.”

“Oh…well that’s interesting.” Johanna also sounds rather disappointed. Well, at least Hob wouldn’t be the only one drinking their sorrows tonight. But first he needed to win this match.

Hob blocks an attack with his Portcullis Vine and then casts Crushing Canopy on his opponent’s Dimir Spybug to put the board back at equilibrium. Now they each have two creatures on the field. 

“I’ve never seen either of you there,” Hob says while his opponent debates his next move. “It’s my uncle’s place and I’m usually there most weekends, though usually in the back.”

“Oh that’s so cool!” Alianora gushes. “We used to always go on Tuesday nights, when it was practically empty. I told him not to let our break up ruin his favorite meal, but you know, he’s stubborn so I’m sure he hasn’t been going. I’m so happy you convinced him to not only go back, but also on a weekend! He almost never went out on the weekends with me, even when I begged.”

That is more information than Hob is prepared to process all at once. Hob has so many questions for Alianora, but he absolutely cannot dedicate the brain power to both play well and untangle all his thoughts. So instead he mutters a non-committal “huh, interesting,” and then throws all his focus into finishing the game. 

Alianora understands the message instantly. “You’ve got this, Hob!” she cheers.

Hob sees Dream whip his head up in surprise from his own match out of the corner of his eye. Hob waves. Well this was going to be an interesting conversation later.

Hob barely manages to win the match but a win is a win and luckily his fifth match is much easier. Dream’s fifth match, on the other hand, takes much longer than Hob anticipates, but Hob’s a patient man. He knows Dream will win.

Finally, the moment he’s been waiting for is upon him.

“You’re late,” Hob jokes as Dream stands across the table from him

“My apologies,” Dream replies, faking a bow before he sits at their table. “I’ve always heard it impolite to keep one’s friends waiting.”

Hob grins. “I’m absolutely kicking your ass today, Dream.”

—

Dream is kicking Hob’s ass. 

He’s down to only 5 life thanks to Dream’s Citywatch Sphinx , and he also has Etrata, The Silencer on the field, so not only is Hob taking direct damage from her attacks as well, he’s also just lost his second monster to his exile pile. He’s practically set up to lose his next turn, whether by direct damage or that damned vampire.

There’s a crowd that’s formed around them, a mix of Hob’s friends trying to be supportive (and also probably hoping he loses so they can go drinking), and a few fans of Dream who love to watch him play. Johanna is having a grand time watching Hob embarrass himself.

“I can’t believe you’re humiliating the poor man on his birthday, Dream!” Johanna laughs as she throws her arm around a now blushing Alianora. 

“It’s not for another week, he will survive,” Dream replies dismissively. He glances over at Alianora and raises his eyebrow. Hob sees her mouth quirk out of the corner of her eye. They seem to be communicating silently, and Hob wishes he knew what they were saying. But he needs to focus on his game.

It’s especially frustrating because Hob has Dream down to his last 3 life, but between Etrata, the Sphinx, and an untapped Gatekeeper Gargoyle , Hob has no way of attacking Dream directly. Dream also loading his deck with removal spells had caused all of Hob’s creatures to keep getting destroyed, exiled, or countered. He’s also only drawn mana his last few turns. Ah, the joys of getting mana flooded.   

“If I knew how easy this game was going to be, I should have had you put your money where your mouth is,” Dream says mildly. 

“You still could!” Alianora says excitedly. “You should definitely bet bar tabs!”

“That’s evil,” Johanna says. “I love it.”

“Traitor,” Hob mutters. He takes his next turn, untaps his mana, draws, and prays for a miracle. 

…Holy shit, he may just win this.

Hob takes a quick look at the board to assess the viability of his new strategy. Dream’s mana is mostly tapped out, so the chances of him counterspelling are low, but not impossible. Hob also has more than enough mana on his side of the field to pull this off. 

Hob plays Assassin's Trophy to kill Etrata, and prays Dream doesn’t have a return from graveyard card. The raven haired man plays the free mana he is given, and shuffles his deck, but otherwise doesn’t counter. Hob counts his lucky stars before he casts Cosmotronic Wave to ensure Dream can’t block with his Gatekeeper Gargoyle and Citywatch Sphinx. 

Now for the moment of truth. Hob had drawn Assure//Assemble on this turn, and while he doesn’t have any creatures of his own on the field, there’s no rule saying he can’t buff one of Dream’s creatures. With Assure, Hob finally has everything he needs to summon Arclight Phoenix back from the graveyard. 

“Why are you…” Dream starts to ask but then Hob grins when he reveals what he’s taken from his graveyard.

“Arclight Phoenix is back!” Hob crows. “Your creatures can’t block, and it has haste so no summoning sickness. You’re dead!”

Hob can’t believe it. He barely won, but a win is a win. And against Dream too! There’s a lot of yelling going around but Hob barely hears it over the roaring of his own ears.

“Congratulations,” Dream smiles as they shake hands. “It seems I’ll be paying your tab tonight.”

—

Hob’s had more than a fair amount of shots when he spots Dream and Alianora speaking to one another in a corner. 

Alianora is gesturing to the small crowd of people in their party room, and Dream looks…constipated is probably the best way to put it. 

“Everything all right?” Hob asks when he makes his way over to them. He tries not to stumble over his words, but he’s had a lot of alcohol on Dream's tab, in addition to all the birthday drinks his other friends have bought him.

Alianora’s expression lights up when she sees him. “Perfect timing, Dream has something he wants to tell you!” 

“Alianora!” Dream scolds but she's already wandered off towards the bar. There's a brief silence before Hob coughs to break the tension.

“So…what’s that about?”

Dream sighs. 

“Nothing. Alianora is just interfering in my affairs, as per usual.”

“Affairs?” Hob snorts. “You make it sound like something illicit is happening at a birthday party.” 

“It’s not that, she just - “

Dream’s next words are cut off by loud cheers.

Dream and Hob turn to look at the source of the noise and it’s Johanna…kissing Alianora.

“Fucking finally!” Hob exclaims before he realizes what he's said. “I mean!” he slaps his hand over his mouth as he turns back to Dream. “Uh…sorry about your ex?”

Dream huffs. “It was me who broke off our relationship, Hob. We were always better as friends.” Hob notices then that Dream is smiling at the two of them. “She is lucky Johanna is so bold.”

Hob snorts. “Yeah, Jo’s not afraid to go for what she wants.” Unlike Hob. “So uh…no new girlfriend then?” It’s the lamest segue in history, but Hob can always blame it on the alcohol later.

“It’s recently come to my attention that I am gay,” Dream replies. 

“Oh, great,” Hob says before his brain catches up to him. “I mean! That’s not what I meant! Not that it’s not great to be gay, I’m bisexual myself, so absolute solidarity in liking men!”

Dream then bursts into laughter. It’s a beautiful ringing noise and if Hob weren’t already so far into his crush, he’d definitely have fallen in love at this very moment in time.

“Oi! You two gonna kiss too, or what?” Johanna yells from across the room, drawing back their attention. 

“You better!” Alianora chirps. “Dream hasn’t shut up about you for months!” 

Oh.

Hob looks back over at Dream, who is now spotting a very rosy color to his cheeks. Hob’s pretty sure he has the same sort of blush on his own face.

“So for our next matchup…” Hob says after a few moments of awkward, but charged silence between them. “If I win, do I get a victory kiss?” 

Dream snorts. “If that is what you desire more than free alcohol.”

“Oh, it is,” Hob says, feeling much braver now as he grins at his longtime crush. “And not to push my luck further…”

“I’m sure you will anyway,” Dream interjects, his lips also quirked into a small smile.

“But it is my birthday celebration, and it’s a rule that a man's gotta be kissed on his birthday.”

“Is it now?” Dream asks, feigning surprise.

“Yeah, you got any ideas for volunteers?”

“You’re drunk,” Dream replies. “And an idiot.”

Dream kisses him anyway, to loud cheers.

Best. Birthday. Ever.