getting-used-to-different

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i was rewatching episode six today because i was feeling a little down, and i think i finally put my finger on why hob and dreams dynamic strikes a chord with me.

both characters separately fascinate me so much. hob is a guy who was made immortal just for shits and giggles and he, even at his lowest point, was still in love with living and the experiences that come with it. dream is the manifestation of dreams and sleep, and if i interpreted a few episodes right, hope. and yet he is so serious and solemn all the time, and WILDLY self centered.

on my first watchthrough i get the impression that he is a feelings driven person, and despite the fact he comes off as a tad bit cynical, he still cares deeply for humanity. and i think you can see that in the kindness he shows for individual people throughout the show.

and now im finally going to get to the point of this essay . dream, like i said before, strikes me as a very feelings driven person, but a very self centered one. i think he needs genuine connection just like anyone else, and hob pointed that out in their 1800s meeting.

and in present day, throughout the season, he has started to warm up a lot. he went through a miserable time for 100 years and has seen some of the worst parts of humanity, but he still cares! a lot! and he called hob his friend, and i HAVE to note that after that, he smiled more than he does in most of the show. it is a big deal! they are friends!!! both of them care so so much for life in different ways, and that means so much to me. that, i think, is why i was initially irritated with the ship posts that wildly mischaracterize both of them as sunshiney guy and sad guy who are in love.

i think a romantic interpretation of their dynamic can be really really interesting when its done right. but i think friendship is so often portrayed as lesser or not as meaningful as romance, and hob and dreams friendship is really important to both of the characters. it was a point in the story where it really struck me just how much it is about connections and love.

i dunno! there wasnt really a point to this post. hob and dreams dynamic, no matter which way you choose to interpret it, (because ill be real whatever was going on between those two was SOMETHING) is something meaningful. and i feel like the fandom does a huge disservice to these two