#robin gadling

[euzede]

(part 1)

"HeLLo HoBsIE."

"... Robin?"

"YeAh, y0U'vE bEeN CalLing mE tHaT... bUt tHaT's NoT mY NAmE. IF YoU wAnt, i CaN sHoW H1m to ¥oU..."

"N-no. Please, Del."

"SorRy."

"Is Dream here? Can I see him?"

"i SuPpOsE yOU c0uLd. YoU WOuLd. buT DReAm iS. aNGrY. fURIoUs. SaD. WoRr13D. sC4rEd."

[cccloudsss]

i do not believe in a joy as real as it being a horrible hour to still be awake, getting into a new fresh fandom (as in you've just gotten into fandoms in general, i've known these books and shows for years) and mentally thrashing against the bars of your cage looking at the posts for it.

i feel like a school girl kicking her feet over some new person she's obsessed with. who needs love when u have snowbaz, or firstprince, or aziracrow, or the unofficial fandom ships for the last binding series, or dreamling??????

(and also grell) (currently watching book of circus and i'm gnawing on the bars of my enclosure)

(oh god there's so many tags)

remember guys... you are cringe and free. the cage is a figment of your imagination!!

[righteousenjoymentofthunder]

au where batman (trapped through time) keeps seeing this same darn guy over and over. just when he thinks good ol' robert gadling is gone for good- BAM! next time he shifts, hob's right there at the forefront, laughing and drinking away.

[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

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[gabessquishytum]

Everyone knows Dream d'Endless - the seemingly indentured servitude to the Burgess dance troupe; the ESCAPE; the flame outs with an increasing number of duet partners; the personal dance company that puts on rare wildly successful & beautiful, but gorilla performances, that are only publicized by word of mouth (or pager?!?) & don't generally have tickets to them ..... Well, everyone in the dance world knows him, and somehow, Mr. Dream d'Endless is the Show-n-Tell/Career Day person for Robin's best friend this afternoon..... Hob is gobsmacked and tongue-tied - Dream is even MORE in person.

Everyone in the Dance world knows Hob too, for his choice to choose family over touring; and how romantic it was that he put his promising ballet career to the side for his El and how sad it was when he lost all but his Robin a few years ago.

Dream certainly knows Hob Gadling.... and not just because he's Orpheus's best friend's father.

This is too cute omg. I have this notion of Dream kind of resenting and looking down on Hob at first, because he chose family over art, and Dream never had that choice! He's mad inside that he never had the opportunity to do such an outrageous thing. Deep down inside, though, Dream thinks that Hob is the most incredible, admirable, beautiful man in the entire world.

Orpheus and Robin are the closest of friends and of course, Robin can't stop talking about Mr D'Endless - a real life actual celebrity! Robin has no idea that his own father used to be a famous dancer too. Hob tried to keep himself in good shape for ballet and tried to stay in practice, but it's pretty impossible as he has a full time job running a pub and taking care of Robin.

Dream still recognises Hob, though. Even though he's tired and out of shape, with a seven year old clinging onto him and chattering, Dream still knows Hob. Their eyes meet across the playground and it's like the overture of a ballet suddenly starts playing in the background.

Clearly its time for a long overdue playdate for Orpheus and Robin! Hob is so nervous he nearly throws up. How can he possibly sit down with Dream D'Endless, a man he's admired for years?! How can he handle the shame of knowing that he'll never be the dancer he once was, while Dream is a more shining star than ever before?!

Meanwhile Dream is asking himself: how is Hob Gadling still the most handsome man in the world, and how on earth is going to handle his massive crush on the man?

[aralezinspace]

~~Read It Here~~

Rated T || word counts at the beginning of each chapter

In merry England in the time of old, when good King Henry the Second ruled the land, there lived within the green glades of Sherwood Forest, near Nottingham Town, a famous outlaw whose name was Robin Hood. Or: Adaptations of various ballads and tales where Hob Gadling is the outlaw known as Robin Hood.

Oo-de-lally! Behold my submission for the @endlesshistoriesfest I really enjoyed writing this; a Hob Robin Hood AU has been on my mind for a while. It’s technically complete since each ballad/tale can stand on its own, but I may add more adapted tales in the future. Enjoy!

[adventures-in-mangaland]

Halloween Fic Recs

This is last minute, so have a very quick multifandom fic rec list. Not all of them are necessarily scary, some are more vibes.

Stranger Things

In a Mirrored Room, Talking to Myself by entanglednow | Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson

Eddie and the Corroded Coffin crew (plus Chrissy) are ghost hunters Steve hires to investigate his extremely cursed house. Genuinely scary.

Heal Your Shrinking Soul by help_me_no | Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson

Steve signs up to nanny a pack of children for a mysterious guy in his remote haunted mansion. Interesting mix of wholesome and creepy details with The Haunting of Bly Manor vibes.

Curse of Strahd by infrared phaeton | Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson

Steve and Robin are kidnapped by the kids for their demonic cult leader, Eddie Munson. Unsettling.

Dead Boy Detectives

Came up from that lake of fire by ghostinthelibrary | Edwin Payne/Charles Rowland

The boys bargain their way out of Hell by promising to capture a ghost-eating entity called the Deathless. Exciting case and some choice horror moments.

Lemonade and Sunrises by paraph | Edwin Payne/Charles Rowland

A Quiet Place AU. Not sure if this has the right Halloween vibe, but it deserves more love so I included it for the monsters.

Dance the Night by Gruoch | Edwin Payne/Charles Rowland

The agency are on the trail of some kind of vampire... The later chapters really bring the horror tropes (undead, slasher, haunted house). Very effective.

Captain America

Unquiet by Dira Sudis (dsudis) | Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes

Recovering post-Winter Soldier Bucky is being haunted. Or is he? Menacing.

If the Apocalpyse comes, text me by Relenafanel | Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes

Bucky the Vampire Slayer AU. Fun, funny fandom classic.

Sherlock

They Mostly Come Out At Night by Tawabids | Sherlock Holmes/John Watson

Alien AU! Sherlock was abandoned on a space station as a baby and John is reluctantly roped in to retrieving him. Space AU with xenomorphs bringing the horror.

You and Me and the Moon by trickybonmot | Sherlock Holmes/John Watson

Werewolf!Sherlock AU. After being bitten on a case, Sherlock must adapt to his new condition. Not really scary, but the lycanthropy has kind of old-school Hollywood vibes.

Return to Dunwich by entanglednow | Sherlock Holmes/John Watson

Sherlock and John investigate the town where Sherlock mutated. Sherlock got tentacles in the previous fic, but I loved the extremely creepy town and its inhabitants in this one. Body horror and Lovecraftian monsters in both.

The Sandman

Radio Silence by Moorishflower | Dream of the Endless/Hob Gadling

Human/The Last of Us AU! Dream is an apocalpyse survivor tracking a distress signal to a besieged library. He also might be insane/in love. Intense.

Teen Wolf

A Wildness Warily Awakened by Etharei | Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski

Derek and his team of space marines are on a mission on a zombie infested planet. Exciting.

9/10ths of the Law by tsukinofaerii | Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski

Always-A-Demon Stiles AU! Surprisingly emotional and crosses over with Supernatural.

[roguelov]

Dearest Depraved and Wicked Ones,

Come, please, gather around my fire and allow me such the honor to take you on a journey full of your finest and most lewd fantasies. Unfortunately to start, I need a hand. Please tell me your most sinful desires so I can fulfill them. Now, do we have a deal? Take my hand, there is no catch I promise. No? Still weary, I understand. Perhaps, we shall discuss some rules and boundaries so to speak:

My stories are wicked and vile, true, but they will be short. I have many customers to attend to

I have a list tacked on the wall in the back telling all the juicy kinks and tropes I allow in my home, do pick one or a few from the list. If you do not see a kink or trope you may ask about it but do know I have the right to refuse

I have curated a taste for certain characters which are also listed. Do pick one of them, however, if one character is not on the list you may suggest someone I may be persuaded

And finally I urge patience. I have a full schedule, but do enjoy your stay while I’m temporarily away

If you follow these rules and provide some context, I will be happy to provide. So? Do we have a deal?

I see you agreed to our terms, excellent. Now, take your time perusing my list, I do hope you find one to spark your wildest imaginations

Kinks and Tropes:

My current fandoms and fixations:

The Sandman

Morpheus

Hob Gadling

Calliope

Corinthian

Death

Desire

Lucifer

Lucienne

Johanna Constantine

One piece (both live action and anime)

Trafalgar Law

Donxiquote Rosinante/ Corazon

Roronoa Zoro

Vinsmoke Sanji

Portgas D Ace

Sabo

Red Haired Shanks

Nico Robin

Dracule Mihawk

Silvers Rayleigh

Smoker

Rob Lucci

Crocodile

[mid0khan]

Last Line Tag Game

I've been tagged by @samsalami66 and I'll take advantage of it to post a snippet of the Dream/Denial fic I have been working on for half a year now (already !). Thanks for the tag btw ^^

I hesitated to post a piece of the ninth chapter, because I'm really proud of it, but the game say last line, and I have started writing chapter 10, so have what I've done for it so far !

Hob looked up from the printing press, offering an apologetic smile to the nun who had interrupted his work. “I am sory, Suster, we ne sellen the Twilight bokes her, oonly the Bible!” He wiped his ink-stained hands on his richly embroidered coat as the nun berated him for the unfaithful books he was making when a familiar presence made him shiver. “Morpheus?” he called, looking around for his friend. But the lordly being was nowhere to be found. Hob shrugged, apologising to the irate Sister who was now sermonising at him about respecting his elders. He would have been really surprised if Morpheus had visited him here. … But where was here, exactly? The weirdness of the situation suddenly dawned on him. He looked around, noting all the incoherences of the place. He was working on one of Billy Caxton first printing presses, dressed in a mockery of the coat he had worn to Robin’s christening. The shop was a mix of his room when he had lived in Paris in the 1920s and his current office at the university he was teaching at, with the unfinished paintings on the walls and a bi flag in his “best teacher” mug on a desk. The place was filled to the brim with shelves sagging under the weight of thousands of copies of the Bible with a wonky Jesus drawn on the cover. “I’m dreaming, aren’t I?” he asked the nun, who stopped moving like an automaton running out of battery. The whole scenery started dissolving as Hob ran around the shop, desperately calling for Morpheus even though he knew the Endless was already gone. He couldn’t feel the tell-tale buzz of his presence anymore. The dream disappeared, revealing the closed doors of the Dreaming’s castle. Hob groaned in frustration and disappointment. He looked up to greet the griffin and startled when three pair of eyes met his. “Welcome back, Dreamer!” the griffin saluted him enthusiastically. “As you can see, my companions in duty came back since we last met.” “Hi guys,” Hob waved awkwardly. The hippogriff and the wyvern resting next to the griffin nodded in acknowledgement. “Am I still banned from the castle or can I go in this time?” “I am afraid you are still banned from entering, Robert Gadling,” the hippogriff neighed. “But the Royal Librarian expressed the desire to be informed of your next visit.” With its long, whip-like tail, the wyvern gave a heavy crystal ball to Hob, who looked at it quizzically. "To talk with someone, call their name,” the reptile explained. “The crystal will do the rest.” Hob stared into the iridescent reflections of the sphere with a newfound interest. If he called for Morpheus, could he talk to him? Could he really reach him so easily? His tongue itched with his friend’s name, but Hob forced himself to swallow it back. It would only scare Morpheus further, and rightfully so. It would be intrusive and a terrible breach of trust. No. No matter how much Hob craved to talk to his friend and make things right, he couldn’t force it. He had to let Morpheus come to him when he was ready. He could wait. Hob was good at waiting. He cleared his throat. “Loosh, are you there?” he asked the crystal ball.

Tagging @the-apocrypha , @embroiderling and @avelera , no pressure to participate of course !

[ao3feed-brucewayne]

Nuit de l'Écriture - 27/07/2024

by UldAses 1 heure, 1 thème. De 20h jusqu'à 8h du matin (si Morphée nous laisse tranquille) Words: 1514, Chapters: 6/?, Language: Français Fandoms: Batman (Movies 1989-1997), Batman & Robin (1997), Batman - All Media Types, The Sandman (TV 2022), The Sandman | All Media Types, Dead Boy Detectives (TV), Dead Boy Detectives | All Media Types, Good Omens (TV), Good Omens | All Media Types Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: Gen, M/M Characters: Dick Grayson, Barbara Wilson, Bruce Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, Daniel Hall, Jed Walker, OMC, Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne, Charles Rowland (DCU), Night Nurse (DCU), Crystal Palace (DCU), Aziraphale (Good Omens), Crowley (Good Omens), Hob Gadling, Dream of the Endless | Morpheus, OFC Relationships: Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson & Barbara Wilson, Dick Grayson & Alfred Pennyworth, Daniel Hall & Jed Walker, Jed Walker/OC, Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne/Charles Rowland, Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens), Dream of the Endless | Morpheus/Hob Gadling Additional Tags: Family, Awkward Flirting, Power Swap, Angel Wings, Conspiracy, Smell Loss via https://ift.tt/PIfhdDM

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[kittynannygaming]

[The Sandman] Prompts & Ideas Masterlist

For you, Sandman fandom! Maybe I’ll write some; you can pick one or as many as you wish. Tag me if you write/draw/other something, that will make me happy and I can add your take to the prompt. The [+idea] is an option.

1- Symbiote Macabre; Venom Crossover

In 2018, a little bit before he went back to GB, Hob Gadling helped his friend Eddie on a article and got a symbiote of his own: Macabre. [+ Macabre and Hob have a good relationship and they have a dad jokes contest going on. Dreamling or Hobrintheus]

2- The Last Wish; Puss In Boots, The Last Wish Crossover

The Wishing Star is a sentient and old being. Once the last wish done, she leaves and creates a new universe. She was aware of the fights and fighters, took a shine on Puss, Softpaws and Perrito and granted them reincarnation in the New Universe.

Wolf!Death was made aware of it and he was afforded the right to go between the 2 universes because Puss gained his respect (even if his role as Death would be limited since there would be another Death). Once breathing his last breath, Puss got a new life as Robert ‘Hob’ Gadling. Wolf!Death was there in 1389 at the White Horse. He felt Death holding her gift and looking at them, he recognised Softpaws and Perrito.

Fast forward, Wolf!Death felt a tug for a few years now (but work you know) and once he followed it, he found Dream/Softpaws in the fishbowl with Roderick Burgess asking for his son. This is when Fawney Rig heard the whistle for the first time. Wolf!Death had so much fun!

- Dream & Death remember (by me)

3- The Boundless; the other side of the Endless

Robin (1332-1371) and Marian (1330-1371) Gadling are very proud of their children, all 7 of them. When they die in a road accident, it's not Death who whisk them away but a Being way older, the force of Transformation.

They explain that 2 of their creations, Night and Time, had children together but weren't very qualified as parents. Time spending his life alone, scorning his children when they come and ask for help and Night playing favorites, creating rivalry than can torn families apart. As their children are the Endless, concepts given conscience, they need an alternate, who can show them all about being and living outside of their duties.

And they need parents, badly, so that was the deal: Robin & Marian and their children, when they died (or had a traumatic experience who shatter their whole being whatever come first) are going to become the Boundless family. Robin will be Worth and Marian, Love.

Will (or Scarlet for his red hair like Robin's grandpa 1352-1372), the eldest, die at the age of 20, with his love Mary, 19, both murdered by one of Mary's rejected suitor. They are buried together after a postmortem marriage. Will stays Will (Where there is a will, there is a way) and Mary became Guidance.

Alan (or Ellen, when he felt like it, with their faithful lute Lady Christabel 1354-1384) die when he was 30, in the middle of a village dying of an illness, accompagnying them to their last breath with their songs. They will be Birth. The spark needed to create Life.

Robert (or Hob 1356-???), their third boy. Who loved Life more than anything and bragged that he would never die and was granted his wish. Meaning that only a traumatic experience can bring him back to the family. But even when he lost his wife, his baby and Robyn, and all the consequences, his will to live never flickered. He was brought back in the family the 7 June 1889 when he thought he lost the love of his long life. He becomes Hope. Eleanor, baby Marion and Robyn will be part of this 2nd life.

Tucker (or Tuck 1359-1399), who went to became a monk and left, because they didn't like having their authority questioned. He came back to his village, buring family and friends one by one. Marrying lovers in secret. Died at 40. He became Improvement, the act of becoming better.

The twins Richard & John (or little John, for John was Marian's father, 1361-1391). Both died at 30 in an avalanche, Richard trying to capture the beauty of the scenery on paper and John simply happy to be with his brother and enjoying the view. Richard becomes Passion and John, Elation.

Mochán (or Much, the baby of the family 1363-1379) died the youngest too. He was always hiding in the forest or looking for quiet places. Always trying to find inner peace. No one knows if the animals feasting on him was before or after his death. He becomes Serenity.

4- Orpheus Gadling; The Not-So-Quite-a-Reincarnation fic

Hades & Persephone were more than moved when Orpheus came for Eurydice so, when he died, they decided to meddle a little bit. When Orpheus came, Persephone talked with Eurydice and told her that, if Orpheus didn't succeed, she will be reincarnated after 3 millennium in a sort of sleeping death. So, when Orpheus looked back, Eurydice went to "sleep". When Orpheus was killed, Hades grabbed Orpheus' body's parts and, with the help of his wife, made him whole again (it took a lot of time, like a millennium) and put him to rest before sending his body back to the Human World to be with Eurydice again (they're the sappy couple). 

Except, he was an adult with no memory except his first name - Orpheus - in 2019. Guess who found him? Our very immortal Hob Gadling and he honestly couldn't let this kid alone so, after a check-up by a very discreet doctor, in a very discreet hospital, Orpheus became Orpheus Gadling, son of Robert Gadling. Orpheus loved to have Hob as a father, Hob loved to provide for family again. Win, win. Then (in 2022) Morpheus get out and saved his ex-wife.

[+ My idea is that Hob & Dream meet at the New Inn a few times, Dream saves Calliope, Dream talks about it with Hob (sort of), Hob wants to meet the ex-wife. So they have a sort of dates-à-trois. Once it's Dream & Hob, once Hob & Calliope, once the 3 of them... fast forward, it's holidays, Orpheus decides to come home. The 3 gather at the New Inn (Hob talked about his adopted son the last time but didn't gave any name or showed pictures), Orpheus enters, smiles (Morpheus & Calliope are gobsmacked), "Dad!" he says loudly and go right to Hob to hug him. Then he looked at Dream & Calliope and asked if they met because, he seems to know them but can't remember. Dream tried to leave but with Calliope and Hob, he can't so they go to Hob to discuss things. Dreamling or Immortal Throuple]

5- The 1001 Nights of Cinderella

Not a fairy tale AU but based on Cinderella & 1001 nights.

Hob is the only son of a minor noble. His mother died when he was young (2/3 years old). When he's 7/8, his father remarried a widow with 2 children: a boy and a girl.

The father dies when he's 12 and the step-mother is a wicked woman, one of her children is no better only the other is kind of nice. They were the one who told Robert that their mother wanted to sold him.

Robert leaves, going south. He becomes a  mercenary and everything is going like the show. In 2022, he tells Dream about his childhood and the stories he and his father created during their playtime. One story per day.

Ideas about how Hob’s Memory works:

Memory can be tricky, maybe it’s even worse for Hob but he can’t be killed or get older. Maybe it’s just different, Death is the one who made sure he didn’t die but it’s with Dream that he has an appointment every century to tell his story. I think Dream (unknowingly) gave Hob’s a gift linked to his domain.

He could be linked to the library and Lucienne may feel like they’re best friends even if they never met (yet)

It could be funny if Dream gave him the ability to recall every book about himself just by thinking about it, literally swapping books he needs with books he doesn’t need anymore (”How to drive a car” switch with “how to ride a horse” to save some space in Hob’s brain). Hob thinks he got a supermemory to go along with his immortality.

When the library began to fall apart, there were decades where Hob would try to remember a thing but get a “no connection” error. He forgot more and more as time passes and think his Stranger is taking back his gift.

tbc

[aralezinspace]

My eye goes straight to The Merry Adventures of Hob Gadling, please!

AAHH YES! This is my contribution to the @endlesshistoriesfest, an AU where Hob is the outlaw known as Robin Hood and his band is comprised of other Sandman characters. I'm adapting four of the more famous ballads/tales, here's a snippet of when Hob (Robin Hood) meets Olethros (Little John)

“Gadling. Robert to my mother, Hob to my friends, and Robin Hood to everyone else.” “Hob, eh?” The giant let his bulk fall to the ground as he sat next to Hob, who was still grousing over the growing goose egg on his head. “I’m Olethros, Ollie to my friends.”  “Ollie,” Hob repeated as he held out a hand to shake with a smile. “Rather glad I fell in with you.”  “‘Twas he who did the falling in,” Will quipped.  Hob laughed with a slight grimace. “I wanted to see what you were made of, and God’s wounds, I did.”

[quecksilvereyes]

songbird.

Sir Robert Gadlen is a brute and a cheat, and you have, in common tongue and common mouth, always been too beautiful by half to be his son. His hands are calloused where they hold you, and his hair is ever coarse. There is laughter in his throat most days, too loud and too sharp to be anything but a dog's bark, and his table is never clean.

Fine damask, finer silk, golden thread and silvered claws, a dog is still a dog no matter how you dress it. The teeth will not be filed, not by sugar nor decadene or courtly love. The muscle will not melt, not in heat nor years or little boys with scraped knees and hands made of cashmere. The claws do not dull, and the fur, groomed on iron-soaked fields and steel shavings, does not change its colour.

It is still brown, shorter by the throat than is fashionable, longer by the hind limbs than is decent, a coat made for scrapping. A dog, says the girl with the dark eyes and the pearl-stitched cap who once made of her palms an offering for your mouth to drink from. A mutt, says the steward, when your mother has retired and your father has taken the bow from the wall, hands twitching.

Mouth laughing.

Too much money, says one of the kitchen girls, red-aproned; red-mouthed, not enough sense. Her eyes are bright things, and her freckles stretch from the bloom of her forehead to the spread of her shoulders. Red-dotted, red-chested.

Your teeth are dull. Your hair is fine and soft with oils, the roof of your mouth is glutted on sugar. In the turning of your hands lies a childhood cushioned with care, and in the curling of your mouth lies a bird's song. In the flush of your skin lies your mother's legacy - a splotched blush, a spread of moles.

Little bird, says your father, his mouth pressed to the crown of your head. Little bird, flap your wings. His beard is wiry - sharp - and his voice is rough. His hands, callouses and all, are soft, soft things. Close your eyes. Laugh with him.

-

Lady Eleanor Gadlen is a marvel and a beauty, and you have, in truth and sleepless nights, always been too hot-headed to be her son. The parlour is never locked, no guest is turned away. There is ever ale in the pantry and soup on the stoves, and when asked for hospitality, the lady laughs and offers. She is, by grace of her husband, gold-capped and finely embroidered, cherished and warmed by the hearth lit in the dog's maw. She is, in spite of her husband, a noble thing, swan-delicate and fair as the first spring day of a cold year.

In the evenings, she curls into the roughness of Sir Gadlen like a homecoming, and drinks from his mouth his ever-present laughter. Hob, she says. Dearling. Into the undoing of her cap and the spill of the fine hair you both share, she does not flinch from claws or rough palms.

When she has warmed herself by the fire until the heat drips from her fingertips, she runs them through your curls. You rest your head against her chest, the beat of her steadfast heart. One-and-two.

Too good for him, says the girl, and the pearls drop from her cap into your parched mouth. When she smiles, they dissolve on your lips. A shame, says the steward into the frantic rush of the working kitchen, when your mother has donned her good riding boots in pursuit of your restless, chainless father.

She could have had her pick, says the courtier whose name is the same as the five men who have come to lament before him. Well-bred, and comely as she is, she might have had something pedigreed, instead. Your knuckles are wet and swollen by morning, and the courtier's throat is thick with bites only dull teeth can press into pompous skin.

The Lady Eleanor's smile is dimpled at the edges, and her hands are fine-boned and soft in the way of a woman who has never known labour. When she takes her dog to church, she talks with the parish after the service has ended, swaying skirts and sunlit eyes. Gifts smiles as easy as bread. Sir Gadlen lets her.

Lets her write and hunt and pick. Lets her collar and leash him. Laughing mouth, crow's feet around his eyes.

Your chest is bruised. Your lip is split. Your dull teeth have long since learned how to mine for copper in the depths of gossipping mouths. Your nails are short and bend where they grow, but your fingers are strong and your tongue is vicious.

Little songbird, says your mother, red-chested and crowing, will you sing a song of loving?

-

Come on. Open your beak and sweetly sing. With your ribs in bloom and your mother's soft hands wrapped around a dagger's end, with your father's brutishness in a sick boy's throat:

The wooden planks underneath you have had their fill of your blood. Soon, they will swell beyond a nail's grasp and leave stumbling blocks in their wake. The boy between your teeth makes a sound as a wounded, rabid thing does when it is trapped - thin wire and white-foamed mouth.

Let me go, he says. Let me up.

His hands are soft where they touch yours, trembling knuckles and sharp, sick steel. Your palms are all torn by now and every breath is a rattle. Drag him down, little songbird, and drink the foam from his lips. His mouth is a flood of ale and bile. His skin is cracked with salt.

Is this not a homecoming?

[ao3feed-brucewayne]

Nuit de l'Écriture - 27/07/2024

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/PIfhdDM by UldAses 1 heure, 1 thème. De 20h jusqu'à 8h du matin (si Morphée nous laisse tranquille) Words: 1514, Chapters: 6/?, Language: Français Fandoms: Batman (Movies 1989-1997), Batman & Robin (1997), Batman - All Media Types, The Sandman (TV 2022), The Sandman | All Media Types, Dead Boy Detectives (TV), Dead Boy Detectives | All Media Types, Good Omens (TV), Good Omens | All Media Types Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: Gen, M/M Characters: Dick Grayson, Barbara Wilson, Bruce Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, Daniel Hall, Jed Walker, OMC, Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne, Charles Rowland (DCU), Night Nurse (DCU), Crystal Palace (DCU), Aziraphale (Good Omens), Crowley (Good Omens), Hob Gadling, Dream of the Endless | Morpheus, OFC Relationships: Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson & Barbara Wilson, Dick Grayson & Alfred Pennyworth, Daniel Hall & Jed Walker, Jed Walker/OC, Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne/Charles Rowland, Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens), Dream of the Endless | Morpheus/Hob Gadling Additional Tags: Family, Awkward Flirting, Power Swap, Angel Wings, Conspiracy, Smell Loss read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/PIfhdDM

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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.