#sandtober2023

[teejaystumbles]

An elemental drops into the Dreaming and asks for refuge. Dream is absent and so Mervyn makes an executive decision and puts him in charge of the castle kitchen. When Dream returns and holds an audience for Cain and Abel, Hob, the fire elemental, serves them tea. Dream questions him, having never seen him before. Cain and Abel are very appreciative of the improved hospitality of the castle, though, and so Dream is a bit dumbfounded as they congratulate him on his newest household member. Dream grudgingly agrees to let Hob stay and work the kitchen. Hob brings Dream tea and biscuits regularly, despite Dream not being interested in any of it. Sometimes Hob lingers and sees the Dreamlord nibbling at a biscuit, though, and he smiles happily and notes which ones he likes. Dream grows to accept Hob's presence and unstoppable attempts to feed him but he still keeps his distance. One day there's heavy rain in the Dreaming and they all know what that means. Hob makes Dream's favourite tea and biscuits (the ones he's seen him definitely taste more than once before) and brings them to the Endless' quarters. Dream ignores Hob's calls and so, although Dream is on the balcony, in the rain, the elemental grits his teeth and steps out towards him, to offer him comfort. When Dream hears the hissing of flames being extinguished by water he wheels around in horror and sees Hob standing there in the rain, holding a tray with tea and biscuits, pain written all over his face but still smiling at him. Dream hastily shoves him back under the awning of the roof, snarling at him, "What do you think you're doing?" Hob simply smiles at him, still wincing as parts of him are slowly reshaping themselves, "Looking after you, my Lord. Making sure you're comfortable. Warm. Happy." "Happy- that is-" Dream falters, "That is not your duty!" Hob shrugs. "Should be someone's. I volunteered."

For the Monsterfucktober Bingo square "Elemental" and the Sandtober prompt "fire".

[lord-morpheus-ravens]

For Inktober 1 and 2: Dream and Nightmare!

[greentealycheejelly]

Death, for day 8: Wings of this Sandman themed inktober event.

[the-cloudy-dreamer]

Sandman Inktober 2023, Day 5 Sigils

“My siblings I stand not in my gallery and I don’t hold your sigils but I need your help”

So for this one I was inspired by this panel of Sandman Overture:

Art wise Sandman Overture is my favorite Sandman volume ( with Sandman Dream Hunters not very far behind) and this was one of my favorite scenes in the comic so it felt appropriate for today’s prompt 🖤

[harukaspiegel]

Sandtober 2023 - Day 1: Dream.

[orionsangel86]

It's that time of year for anyone thinking about flexing their creative muscles and wanting to try their hand at a bit of art to throw themselves into Inktober!

This year thanks to this lovely fandoms enthusiam I thought it would be fun to run a Sandman themed inktober month and with help from the extremely talented @seiya-starsniper who has put together the above graphic, we have our prompt list for 2023!

Rules

Like all Inktober events the challenge is to post one piece of art each day throughout October to fit the prompt of that day.

All art mediums are welcome, from pencil sketches, to paints, to digital art etc.

If you fancy using the prompts as writing prompts instead that is also more than welcome.

Please ensure all posts are tagged #sandtober2023 to ensure that they are found.

If you would like to tag me too please do as I will reblog all contributions I come across.

If you can't commit to creating every single day thats absolutely fine! Pick the prompts and the days that you can do and go big for those!

This really is a no pressure, low commitment event if you want it to be, but of course if you want to challenge yourself to posting every day that is also highly encouraged! Do whatever you feel you can do!

There are no rules regarding characters or ships other than that they have to relate to either The Sandman comic or Netflix show.

Obviously standard fandom etiquette applies re no hate, discrimination, racism, homophobia, etc etc.

Also lets adhere to Tumblrs ban on anything too NSFW *sigh*. I'm personally fine with it but if you do wanna do something spicy maybe avoid drawing genitalia or anything that'll ping the filters.

Please do spread the prompts far and wide, cross-post to other social media, discord servers, anywhere you feel will generate interest so long as you tag #Sandtober2023

Most importantly HAVE FUN! I really can't wait to see what you all come up with!

[timesorceror]

Inktober Day 3 - Path 🪨

Distance can be a strange thing in dreams, and the path to Dream’s castle—or what was left of it—was no exception.

[teejaystumbles]

Morpheus Endless, heir of the Endless family, collects paintings, but not just any paintings - paintings of a handsome stranger, who had his likeness immortalized in not just one or two, but a dozen paintings, seemingly commissioned over the course of several years. Attempts to identify the stranger have been made and so far Morpheus thinks that the closest match might be one Robert Gadling, born on June 7th 1839 in London, date of death unknown.

There is one last painting that he has fought hard to aquire - and now it has finally made it's way from overseas back home to London, to Morpheus. There are rumours that the painting is cursed but he is not superstitious. He hangs it up in his gallery of portraits of his stranger - Robert Gadling - and spends hours each day standing before it, taking in every detail, admiring pose and composition, but most of all the handsome face of the subject, his kind dark eyes and small smile. Morpheus starts to dream of Robert Gadling, and not just silly dreams like meeting on the street. He wakes feverish from dreams of passion and gentleness, the smile of the stranger always there when he looks at him, leaving him full of longing when he wakes up. He realises with dismay that he is in love with a man who he has never known, a man long dead.

One night, after hours of staring at the painting, Morpheus starts to talk to him, calls him by name, and confesses his attraction. He feels silly but strangely relieved afterwards. He wants to head to bed when suddenly Robert Gadling answers him, and leans out of the portrait to brush his lips against Morpheus' -

"Don't go yet, love. Stay a bit longer..."

For the Monsterfucktober bingo square "ghost", the Sandtober prompt #19 "kiss" and the DN House of Horrors prompt "cursed painting"

[milune-vox]

Day 16 : Angel

[mostly-morpheus-and-myths]

24 - “Mother Night and Baby Dream”

His mother is the embodiment of emptiness.

Her milk is the void between the stars.

Prompts by @orionsangel86

[the-cloudy-dreamer]

Sandman Inktober 2023, Day 1 Dream.

So this was a very ambitious thing to do to begin inktober month! I don’t think I’ll be able to do pieces like this for the whole month but I was both tempted by a whole set of ink brushes as I was by my lovely friend who inspired me to do my own version of a Hypnos Dream of the Endless @mathomhouse-e ( psss if you click here you’ll see her own wonderful Hypnos Dream!)

Thank you @orionsangel86 for organizing this wonderful event! I hope I can do more and see more wonderful art inspired by Sandman 🖤

[lord-morpheus-ravens]

Inktober 3: Paths. The flowers on Morpheus's side represent death, while Daniel's are rebirth.

[missingrache]

Day 11: Fashion

(Morpheus flipping in an instant from hole-riddled unwashed depression tee to high ceremonial robes in Season of Mists has extreme fashion-as-armor energy. Put some lipstick on and pretend everything is okay, you got this Dream sweetheart.)

[timesorceror]

Inktober Day 31 - Fire 🔥

When they were in the Waking, Dream always felt unnaturally cold to Hob. However, here in the Dreaming, he felt like he held the fire of a thousand burning suns, with each of his kisses searing through to Hob's core and leaving only love in their wake.

And that's a wrap on another Inktober! I was so delighted to go on this journey again, but this time with a Sandman theme. I always like to use these challenges to get better at drawing new characters, and I'm really happy with how this entire series turned out. Tomorrow I'm going to upload them to my illustration portfolio, and I'll share the link when I'm done. Thanks so much for coming on this journey with me! It's been a blast. (Also, @orionsangel86, have a late submission for Day 28. 😄)

[teejaystumbles]

I imagine this to be an alternate 1889, where Dream reacts to Hob's question much more favorably - after flaring his nostrils he changes into a nightmarish form and looms over Hob, expecting him to flee, but Hob only stares in awe and can barely restrain himself from reaching out and touching Dream's bone white limbs and porcellain face - "more tea, then, love?" he asks with only a tiny quiver in his voice, and Dream, stunned, sinks back down in his too small chair and admits defeat.

for Sandtober #12 "red", the DN House of Horrors "tea set" and the Monsterfucktober Bingo square "anthropod"

[writing-for-life]

I decided to take part in the Sandman Inktober event, but I will use the prompts to write a Haiku (mostly in terms of meter) every day. The idea is to add daily so I end up with a 31 (self-)reblog chain for the whole month.

So if this shows up in your feed again, scroll all the way down or check the reblogs 🙂

I would love to draw, but I feel I would put too much pressure on myself because it takes me a lot longer than writing (and I have hang-ups). But I will give you some older art with my first Haiku (two versions existed of this one, but the other was a bit gory/potentially triggering in more than one way, and I mostly painted over it)…

1. Dream

Dream weaves silent tales,

Endless stories, worlds untold,

But at night they speak.