#and the student walks up and is like ???? mr gadling ????

[greatsnakestintin]

the funniest way Hob’s immortality is found out is because despite moving around a lot one of his uni students recognises Hob because he taught them in primary/secondary school

[gabessquishytum]

Dream is a lingerie model and at this point in his career he's used to men being creepy about it. He's looking to transition out of modeling, but he's not sure into what. He gets a unsolicited note from Hob Gadling, novice, but up and coming designer for a meeting. Dream wouldn't normally say yes to a meeting like this, but Mr. Gadling's note was intriguing.

Just like everyone Hob has a crush on Dream Endless - he is beautiful and makes even the simplest designs better (electricly sexy). Hob's big swing of asking for a meeting with Dream shouldn't have worked, but if that worked Hob is going to push -- what he really wants is to design with Dream. (Hob did his research - read every written about Dream, so he knows that before Dream was discovered, he was a fashion design student).

Dream walked into his meeting with Hob expecting to be shown the designs he would be modeling, not for Hob to somehow have tracked down the old fashion design school work Dream did and pitching a partnership.

Cue working relationship, building trust through respect and awesome fashion. First kiss is on the eve of their first show (after they'd been stress yelling at each other.)

Oh, so sweet!!! Dream finally getting to live his original dreams as a designer when he thought that no one would ever respect him as an artist or businessperson is so!!! Good!!!!

Hob is very much the kind of person who wants to support others. He loves hearing about other people and their interests, and he's definitely got this vibe that encourages people to open up. So Dream feels hopeful, if a little overwhelmed, when he sees how enthusiastic Hob is about his design work. He's willing to sit down with Hob and hash out what kind of thing they want to do together. The biggest secret is that Dream really admires Hob’s work and has been keeping an eye on his career since he saw a few pieces that Hob designed for a punk runway show in London.

They make a chaotic but pretty incredible partnership. Hob has frenetic energy and a huge amount of passion, he loves drawing on the history of fashion for his contemporary work. Meanwhile Dream is very careful, but also has the most mad ideas. Somehow they make it all work, sitting on the floor of Dream’s expansive attic apartment and trying to get everything organised. Dream has to call in a few favours and Hob spends a loooot more money that he would have liked to. But it's ok, and all the tears shed are worth it to see Dream smile with his whole face, eyes shiney, cheeks flushing with happiness.

The night of their first show they definitely get together but they do NOT have sex because they literally fall into bed exhausted at 4am. The cuddling is excellent though. And in the morning, it's pretty amazing to wake up in each other's arms and know that they've created an amazing partner AND they get to kiss about it too.

And maybe Hob nuzzles his way down between Dream’s body and congratulates him on a job very well done.

[honestlywhyamibackhere]

one of my favourite hob headcanons is that he's fucking shit at using zoom to teach online