#but like it's just starting

[trekkie-in-space]

A Sandman AU where Dream lose to Lucifer and has to stay in Hell as a slave, after finally being free from the Burgess Familly he is once again trapped, powerless, humiliated.

Matthew escape though, and goes right to Lucienne to give the new, she suggest to contact his sibling, Death being the first to who Matthew tell what happenned.

It will be complicated to intervene in Hell and rescue Dream without offending Lucifer. Dream lost by the rules and if they want him back, then they have to play by the rule, but it's risky.

Though, there may be one solution, someone that would be willing to help (maybe), someone that it wouldn't be risky to lose to Hell, in other words, not an Endless but someone that could still walk in and out of hell in more or less one piece.

So she pay a visit to Hob, who is absolutly dreading her venue, thinking she comes for him and that somehow the deal that was made is now off, why now ? but she doesn't come for him. She comes to ask for help.

Why Hob ?

Because the place he build breath Dream's name in every molecule, it is a building dedicated for him and to which Hob has pourred all his attention and thoughts, all his love and interest, all his apologies and questions, it breath of a future he hope will come and everyday he comes and pray, even if he don't says any word, for the chance to see Dream come meet him again. It's a temple that only await it's god.

Anyhow, Death believe that a man who managed to build such a place that it echoes in their own realms might be willing to extend his effort and help.

So she explain the situation to him, she doesn't spare Dream modesty and gives him enough details for him to understand the gravity of what happenned and that they need his help, if he is willing to give it. (with no repercussion if he does not)

Of course Hob goes for it. Horrified by the new and wishing to pull his friend away from this awful place and offer him respite.

Thankfully with the proper help, it is quite easy to enter Hell, Death brings him at the gates and he pass it without trouble since human soul have free passage into hell. His journey his troubled but Matthew cames back with him and explain in even more details the mess Dream as put himself into, the damage his absence has done to his reamls and the waking world ... Matthew is quite happy to talk since Hob is a ravenous listenner.

They reach Lucifer Palace and Hob comes to confront her. In no way should she put Dream in any bargain, but Hob manage to piss her off and offer his immortal soul if he loose, but if he win Dream is entirely free and they can leave Hell.

A soul from an immortal might not be as valuable as an Endless, but it's in the shaping that matter, over time she could make Hob whatever she wants, shape him into a powerful weapon, something that could help her gain power over so much more. free to walk in every realms, but never dying, a spy, a weapon, something to help her reign over so much more. a soul from an immortal is not something you obtain easily since immortal human not linked to other powers and creatures and thus free to grab are impossibly rare. but here one offer himself freely and after some thought she thinks it is worth it.

She brings Dream, who is in a bad shape, not even a shadow of what Hob has known. The deal is explained to him. If Hob win, he walks away, if Hob loose, she keeps both of them. Which makes Dreams terrified. he tries to talk Hob out of it and is reprimanded by the Demon that own him. But Hob smile at him, and ask him to have faith in him. Which does nothing to reassure Dream.

The match beging and Lucifer start with the same thing she started the match with Dream with. Hob who has listenned to Matthew talk, remembers Dream's answers and repeat it.

The match is close to the one between Dream and Lucifer, not quite, but they still reach the same end, where Dream hadn't found anything to counter Lucifer. and Surely Hob won't find anything either. but to everyone surprise, he gather energy throught the sensation of pure emptiness he has been inflicted with and whispers his answer.

Hope.

And Lucifer has no other choice but to accept her defeat. Because even her relie on Hope and nothing can absolutly kill hope.

Hob won by the rules and so dream is free to leave but she tell hob he will have to leave hell by himself, which is pretty much impossible for a human, so at least the prize she lost will stay somewhere until he comes to her for a better deal.

Dream protest, but before he can have any weight in the argument Hob is grabed and sent somewhere else in Hell, and now he has to find his way back alone.

Dream leaves, cannon follow it's course, and tediously Hob make his way into hell, through pain and suffering, yet free to roam since his soul is still free from the place.

How he find his way out ? even him isn't sure, but he does, and weirdly resume his life as if he hadn't just went to hell and back.

Death send moping Dream to Hob and Hob is of course delighted to see Dream.

"Let me be perfectly clear, you don't owe me and I don't want you here if you think it's because you owe me, because you don't, what I said last time still hold."

"I've always heard it's impolite to keep one's friend waiting."

and Hob smile. "You're late."

The rest is history.

[swan2swan]

Whoever conceived and animated this moment, I hope they're doing well and thriving. This is S-rank romance stuff here.

[mountainshroom]

If she has no fans call the ambulance cause I am dead

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The math just adds up!

[lazylittledragon]

can't believe we're all adults being forced into the club penguin level of censorship in 2024

[weirdgirlvampire]

If yes, tell me what it is in the tags!

[creekfiend]

what's my biggest pet peeve well it's when someone makes a text post on tumblr dot com in which they are trying to romanticize the notion of the livestock guardian dog but they don't know the distinction between a livestock guardian dog and a herding dog and also they've never met a livestock guardian dog and do not realize what their attitudes towards the sheep that they protect actually are

[adriles]

they are Cancelling me for dealing with my grief as best i can . also for the vicious war Crimes

[maibeloved]

Guess who is back in their gravity falls phase! (After it being dormant for almost a decade!)

[cozylittleartblog]

cant tell you how bad it feels to constantly tell other artists to come to tumblr, because its the last good website that isn't fucked up by spoonfeeding algorithms and AI bullshit and isn't based around meaningless likes

just to watch that all fall apart in the last year or so and especially the last two weeks

there's nowhere good to go anymore for artists.

edit - a lot of people are saying the tags are important so actually, you'll look at my tags.

#please dont delete your accounts because of the AI crap. your art deserves more than being lost like that #if you have a good PC please glaze or nightshade it. if you dont or it doesnt work with your style (like mine) please start watermarking #use a plain-ish font. make it your username. if people can't google what your watermark says and find ur account its not a good watermark #it needs to be central in the image - NOT on the canvas edges - and put it in multiple places if you are compelled #please dont stop posting your art because of this shit. we just have to hope regulations will come slamming down on these shitheads#in the next year or two and you want to have accounts to come back to. the world Needs real art #if we all leave that just makes more room for these scam artists to fill in with their soulless recycled garbage #improvise adapt overcome. it sucks but it is what it is for the moment. safeguard yourself as best you can without making #years of art from thousands of artists lost media. the digital world and art is too temporary to hastily click a Delete button out of spite

[ered]

Here’s my take on the whole audio books vs. reading:

Oral tradition of storytelling predates written ones by millennias, and honestly, which one you like is just a personal preference.

The actual difference is

when listening, you have no idea how to write characters’ names

when reading, you have no idea how to pronounce characters’ names

hope this helps!

[stargirl230]

you’re my hero!

bnha doomed yuri was not on my 2024 bingo card

(no reposts; reblogs appreciated)

[mynnthia]

was talking with a friend about how some of dunmeshi fаndom misunderstands kabru's initial feelings towards laios.

to sum up kabru's situation via a self-contained modernized metaphor:

kabru is like a guy who lost his entire family in a highly traumatic car accident. years later he joins a discord server and takes note of laios, another server member who seems interesting, so they start chatting. then laios reveals his special interest and favorite movie of all time is David Cronenberg's Crash (1996), and invites kabru to go watch a demolition derby with him

[ciderjacks]

losing part of you

[rachelfc-art]

Princess in Shining Armor

[thedupshadove]

Inspired by some other polls that have been going around lately, I'm trying to see something: