#soulbound dreamers

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[thoughtsfromlayla]

Layla's One Shot Masterlist

Main masterlist here

Love and Loss (18+): 11k words

☾ Despite being married for centuries, the two lovers have yet to produce an heir. Desperate for a child, she makes a deal with Phanes, God of Life, unbeknownst to her that motherhood has its own complications much like love and marriage. Now she must find a way to save both her child and her love.

If I Dream Hard Enough (18+): 8.1k words

☾ Morpheus' daughter Elise wants you to become her mommy against every odd in the world. Will you?

My Dearest Defiance: 7.5k words

☾ Equal as an Endless, more than a human, yet less than a god. Where did you even belong? The question has haunted you since you first saw humanity rise into power. Now your brother has been kidnapped and you can't do anything to help him.

Dreamweaver's Heart: 8.6k words

☾ The Dream Lord takes fascination to a new lucid dreamer in his realm, his Dreamweaver. The waking world is less than kind and he will travel dimensions to make sure you are safe.

Trip Down Memory Lane: ~800 words

☾ Dream gets absolutely fucked by a piece of metal

Sound of You: ~1.1k words

☾ Dream of the Endless thinks about you amidst the song of sirens.

You Might Say He Looks Sort Of... Blue?: 300 words

☾ A little fun friend date with Johanna Constantine

Lover Dove: 350 words

☾ Cuddling with Dream

Tea Time With Morpheus: 165 words

☾ Morpheus does not care nor wants to understand slang

Plucking Dream's Eyebrows: ~300 words

☾ Something domestic about taking care of your loved ones

I'm Sick: ~200 words

☾ Dream confesses something to you.

Embrace Me, Dream Lord: ~500 words

☾ For all of the times Dream of the Endless has wrapped his loving arms around you

Ow... My Foot...: ~500 words

☾ Dream does something stupid that makes you jealous and you only have one thing to say to him—I mean do to him.

Apple Juice: ~100 words

☾ Suck if you're a dumbass

Dream Makes You A Pair of Socks: ~300 words

☾ The reader likes the stars on Morpheus's coat, so he gives the reader a pair of socks that have the same beautiful shining stars on them

Spellbound, Soulbound

Nine Point Eight

Grounded Dreams

Ebb and Flow

Lady Luck is Smiling

Your Lips, My Lips, Apocalypses

24 Hours

[allmentalyart]

🧁Pink!🧁

And the next round of themed headshots is out! These lovely beans here are all in the category pink! I know, some of them might not be fully pink, but seeing that I don't own a truly pink character yet, these lovely beans seemed like good fit :3 (And yeah, I am actually not really a fan of the colour pink, so it might explain why I don't have many or any pink characters XD)

Now, who are all of these 4 fellas you might ask? I'll give y'all a brief summary of them now >:3

🎻 Prince Onoro, the Leafdragon - OG 🦆 design This young dragon is a true dreamer caged in a palace full of responsibilities. Onoro dreams of becoming a famous bard, who would travel through his kingdom, giving concerts and connecting with his people. In his mind, leading the country while travelling around it, is the only logical option. As a very sheltered child, that wasn't allowed to leave the palace and seeing how ignorant his parents are towards the kingdom, Onoro believes it's best to incorporate the needs of the people into his way of resigning over the kingdom. If he will be successful? I'll hopefully sooner or later explore this side story more :)

🌺 Queen Orchidea - OG Designer @ // sol_the_artistic on Instagram Meet this shy Seawing! Orchidea is quite the smart dragon for her rather young age and often spends time in the library of the summer palace. She loves exploring the history of Pyrrhia and is known as a walking history book amongst her royal advisors and guards. She uses her knowledge to rule over the Seawings and to spread love and kindness for all the other tribes. Her daughter Delphy is currently leading the Beach Village hybrid colony close to the summer palace

✨Whisperlight, the Twilightdragon - OG Designer @ // archee.is.artsy on Instagram (got slightly redesigned by me, after I de-specied them due to the dragon species getting discontinued) Whisperlight so far hasn't really gotten that much storyline after I had to de-speciezies (how do I spell this correctly? XD) her. She originally was supposed to be a male dragon in my WOF AU called Dovas, but that spot now belongs to my lovely girl Skizzy! Whisperlight so far is part of my sidestory gang for Allmentaly, meaning I will one day implement her into the main story or the sequels/prequels. Current plan: she will be meeting Wisp and Tenebra at one point and the three girls will be in a relationship! If that's not working out in the story, she will become part of Ducas story. I do still need a soulbound for him, so who knows 👀 (Yes, it's canon that Duca meets both his Soulmate and Soulbound. I don't wanna spoil much yet, but one of the two dies and Duca basically goes on a rampage 👀). Two plans! Let's see which one Whisper ends up in :3

🌌 Tenebra, the Twilightdragon - OG 🦆 Design As the daughter of Luna and Shadow, people were expecting quite a lot from Tenebra and her sister Nemesis, but oh boy, did these two sisters break these expectations XD Tenebra is the calmer one of the two, but Hella weird at times. She often speaks in a monotone tone, is very analytic about situations and comes off as cold. Her inner life definitely the total opposite of what she shows to the outside. Super kindhearted and a true pacifist, Tenebra avoids conflict as much as possible! But beware, if you try to threaten her, she will destroy you verbally. Her argumentative skills are high and her sharp tongue quite quick if she needs to. She is great leader, which she proofs as the future Queen of the Sky valley (together with Wisp, cause Wisp is the heir after her mother and later marries Tenebra)

[timesorceror]

If you've found this list of fic recs via my Dreamling Fic Recs Masterpost, then you know this list is one of many.

However, if you came upon this list some other way, then you should hopefully have ascertained from the above title graphic that it is in no way an exhaustive archive of the best of the best in Dreamling (especially since Tumblr posts have a link limit of 100 inline links per post, and trying to update this after it's out in the wild will be virtually impossible). For the full spiel about how this list came to be and a link to my Google Doc with the most up-to-date full list, please see the Masterpost for details.

All you need to know is that this list works sort of like a menu at a restaurant. You're here to eat at Restaurant Dreamling, and the item categories on this menu are:

Soulmate AU (No Smut)

Touch-Starved Dream of the Endless

I hope that explanation was enough to get you hungry for some tasty Dreamling fics, and may you have a wonderful dining experience!

Soulmate AU Oneshots (No Smut) 

Soulmate-Identifying Marks

A Gift of Fate by mishabawlins | Teen

In all history of Creation, an Endless has never received a soulmark. With Dream, for whatever reason, Fate is inclined to make an exception. Predictably, Dream does not take it very well and tries his best to stay detached. But the human he got soulbound to is much too stubborn to let him go. [6,301 words]

all the light we cannot see by behold_me | Teen

It is not so very obvious, in the beginning. That they’re soulmates, that is. It takes five hundred years for Hob Gadling to be sure that Dream is his soulmate. It takes Dream one moment to ensure they'll need at least a century more to sort it all out. [2,749 words]

hear my soul speak by Anonymous | Teen

The hard part about being immortal is that it's hard to form really close relationships with anyone. Makes sense, then, that in a world where people share dreams with their soulmate from the moment they meet, Hob would be the only person who's been dreaming alone all his life. (Well, as alone as can be, when he spends every night in a wonderful dreamland, with stretched out fields and magical villages and a beautiful castle looming out over him.) [2,746 words]

How Adam Loved Eve by Moorishflower | Mature

Everyone is born with the name of their soulmate as a mark on their palm. Hob Gadling is born with a thousand titles in looping scrawl on his arm and a name on his palm that no one can see but him. [9,761 words]

Softly, Slowly, Together by Aria_Lerendeair | Teen

After meeting again at the New Inn, Dream discovers that he and Hob have become Soul Bound, and he is afraid that it will mean the end of his friendship with Hob Gadling. But perhaps, it could also be the sign of something new. [3,581 words]

Stars Shining Bright by nununununu | Teen

“Good to see you.” Hob smiles up at his friend–and they are friends; his Stranger’s finally admitted it–and doesn’t let himself think about the fact they don’t touch. Doesn’t let himself think about that missing piece inside him, that missing person from his dreams, or all those empty landscapes he’s wandered through over the centuries in his sleep. Doesn’t let himself wonder about his Stranger’s name. [4,163 words]

summer night's dream by winterbucky (WinterLadyy) | Teen

When sir Robert Gadling, a brave knight, hears about a cursed prince in the woods, he volunteers to help - he's a knight, it's his job to save people. Only the sleeping curse turns out not to be a curse, and the prince turns out to be more than Hob could've ever expected. Turns out soulmates are real, and Fae have them too. [3,380 words]

The call of your soul by Silks_shadow | Teen

Hob had never been a big dreamer. He would sleep as little as necessary, not wanting to bother with anything that would waste his precious life time. And then, suddenly, the dreams started without warning. [3,380 words]

Touch-Starved Dream of the Endless

Hob Gadling Loves Dream of the Endless | Morpheus

The New Inn by Elis_in_the_clouds | Teen

“How are you, Hob Gadling?” his Stranger - his friend - asks, “How have you been keeping?” Hob's Stranger is back and Hob is determined to make sure he doesn't disappear again. [2,259 words]

Hurt/Comfort

aulon raid by Moorishflower | Teen

The New Inn is as close to a church as Hob can build, a monument to stories, a tribute to dreams. He has a baseball bat, 600 years of fighting experience, and an anthropomorphic representation of dreaming to impress. In other words, no neonazis allowed. [2,457 words]

Let somme streme of your lyght on me be sene by DreamerInSilico | Mature

Dream is having a rough time adjusting to the 21st century. (Late-stage capitalism isn't particularly kind to the collective unconsciousness, who'd have thought?) Fortunately, Hob is something of an expert on adjustment and coping skills, by this point. [3,120 words]

Limitless as the Sky by abagelmydude | General Audiences

With a rush, he realized this will be the first time he would see his stranger with the aid of his glasses. The first time, in six hundred years, that he would see his stranger clearly. Hob tried to act casual as he finally found them. The stranger was speaking to him, and Hob tried to listen as he slipped the glasses on. He looked at his stranger. Oh wow. [2,030 words]

Lyra by altair2714 | Teen

Hob always loved the stars, they were one of the few constants in his life. His stranger was another constant in his life. One night Hob is awake watching the stars when his stranger, who he now knows to be Dream of the Endless visits him. They talk about the stars and constellations. Hob learns a lot more about his friend. [5,327 words]

Only after Dark by paketfor_na | Mature

Hob learns that The Dreaming, like its king, is mired in impenetrable darkness and he discovers that he's the only one who cares and wants to help Dream instead of waiting for things to work themselves out. Maybe his sweet talk is really on to something. [9,001 words]

stranger things than these by celestarium (meadowziplines) | Teen

A reunion in the New Inn fic. There's a lot of Dream feeling drunk and overwhelmed within the Waking. Also lots of fire and forest fire cycle metaphors. And hugs. [849 words]

Symbolism (Interpretation) by Cntrlaltdelete | General Audiences

Dreams are often said to contain symbolism and hidden meanings. Nothing about dreams (or Dream) is ever literal. Hob Gadling is an expert at looking between the lines and finding the truth beneath the facade. [2,434 words]

undying love (which shines around me like a million suns) by celestarium (meadowziplines) | Teen

Dream, wounded and distanced from the Dreaming, flees to Hob Gadling's flat. Or more accurately, collapses on his carpet covered in blood. Hob takes care of him for several days, and revelations are had by Dream about both carpets and his love for Hob. [4,548 words]

[moonlyxe]

my maladaptive daydreaming experience

⚠️ !! major tw: mentions of su1c1de, sh and depression !!

okay, i came across this disorder "maladaptive daydreaming", which is when a person can get so immersed in their own fantasy world that it disrupts their life. and i think i may or may not have it.

children are dreamers--they have an extraordinary imagination, often living inside their fantasies in hopes of painting the monochromatic reality surrounding them. even i've been existing inside my own fantasy world since i was very young. i played with barbie dolls and stuffed animals--sometimes even with random objects i found lying around the house--and i had poorly-drawn sketches, wrote stories, made skits with my sister using mom's camera, and pretended i had magical powers like Elsa. i did anything to bring out my inner world. i often fantasized out of mere boredom while studying too. who hasn't done that when they were a child?

as time evolved, so did my naive daydreams. i discovered anime at the age of 12, along with tons of other shows, animatics and comics, and they intensified my imagination. i made room for a variety of characters, though many of them left forgotten. i don't know why i'm elongating this. of course, it's not that deep.

ah, then COVID-19 came, and so did my loving companion--loneliness. things were rough during quarantine, and i didn't realize how frequently i retreated to my fantasy world. i used to spend more than an hour in the shower, acting out scenes with fictional characters, and even more before sleeping. just like any teenager, when i turned 13, i found myself intrigued by the concept of romance. even if i was stubbornly in denial. i started reading more romance books, crushing over anime characters--i was practically introduced to a whole new world. romanticizing about love with fictional characters brought me warmth during my stressful moments.

when i turned 14, i was already suffering from depression and intense suicidal thoughts, oh, and not to mention, my self-harm tendencies. i started believing no one could provide me the love and support i desperately craved for, so i sought refuge in my inner world. music often played a major role in this--it's basically the perfect catalyst for daydreaming. i grew emotionally attached to my 'paras', in a way how one can be obsessive over their partner. i imagined myself in the arms of a lover, being comforted while receiving words of affirmation. i imagined how 'he' would react when i was hurting myself or attempting suicide. i cried to 'them' instead of asking for help. i didn't think anyone would help me, so why bother?

this excessive habit of fantasizing became my escapism--an addiction. i was so lost in my world that it started affecting my own life. i was losing track of time, couldn't focus on simple tasks and studies, and knocking things over while walking. i always kept my Spotify tab open so that i can daydream while listening to my playlist mid-tasks. when i fought with my parents or when they were fighting, i locked myself in my room, put my headphones on, and blasted my eardrums with songs and daydreamed.

music became my alcohol, and daydreaming was my escape from reality. who needs therapy when you can escape to your fanciful brain? 

here are some OCs i created for myself: Ryuu, Noelle, and Azar. luckily, they don't solely exist inside my head--thanks to my artistic hobbies, i've conjured them into my own works. Azar is one of my recent paras, also the reason why i started my project, 'Soulbound'. and i drew Lucian and Ryuu in my sketchbooks.

on the brighter side, daydreaming can have its own benefits i guess. only sometimes.

i never really came to terms with my illness until now, and though i wish to get better, i also don't want to. these characters in my head are like my companions, whom i can feel safe and find comfort in. they've helped me bring out my artistic side, and i cannot be any more grateful. and sometimes, it scares me to think of what would happen to them once i get an actual partner. will i grow out of my daydreaming? will i lose my creativity and get accustomed to my tedious routines? will i see my own self-worth and face reality in a proper way?

do i really have to say my last good-bye to the characters whom i've grown to cherish the most? it makes me want to cry just thinking about it. i love all of them dearly.

(idk why i ended up writing sm uhh oh well- if anyone ends up finding this, i appreciate you taking ur time to read it <33 to those who are going through this, ur not alone. let's hope we can overcome this together :3)

[serenas-dawnsinger]

Anon thoughts: Our paths only crossed briefly. She's seemingly full of burgeoning dreams and a desire for freedom. A woman after my own heart. I only pray that if she faces hardships, and things are not what she expects...that she grows strong and true, rather than faltering and buckling.

Go on Anon and tell me your muses thoughts on mine.

Another note of confession, another night - Lady Shadowsun was always eager for such things. These thoughts had been submitted to the confession table about her own daughter, of course, and Safrona found the words to be more insightful than what she herself had managed to pull from young Serenas in the short time the girl had arrived. She was thankful for the insight, and a little amused. Serenas apparently had her way with people, it seemed.

It only seemed suitable to respond in kind to the insightful stranger - taking such a confession and leaving nothing to be had was rude in Safrona's book. With a subtle flick of her fingers, she let the soulbound magic of a void-stained pen dip in to her own thoughts and write in reply for her. The new letter would be made available at the bar, where Myrrha would handle its return to the proper recipient. Confessors were often repeat visitors to the Sojourn, Safrona knew.

It seems even in your brief meeting, the girl has a fan. Amusing. I think she would be happy to know it. I will pass your confession along. Serra does seem to have the heart of a dreamer, but life cannot be dreamed through. It's inevitable she'll have her hardships, I think, as every soul does that tries to find their way on a path. But I do feel that even should she falter and fall, she will have her anchors to help her stand and start again if she wills it. At least, I think she will here at the Sojourn. I think she is starting to grow on us. Many thanks for the confession, and don't stay a stranger. -- Lady S.

{ Referring of course to the 'matron' of Serra, @safrona-shadowsun }

[f1-disaster-bi]

not really related to your fics, I suppose what a writer reads inspires them? but what's a book you'd love to read or love going back to <3

Ooo this is such an interesting and hard question.

I love reading. I grew up with a book in hand the whole tike. I used to rush through my work in primary school when I was like 7 because we were allowed read our books while we waited for everyone to finish 😂

I have so many books that I reread and adore, and so many series that I loved growing up, all of which I reread every so often 😅

Growing up:

Percy Jackson

Skulduggery Pleasant

Mortal Instruments

The Infernal Devices

Morganville Vampires

The Sight

Sweep

The Famous Five

Late teens to now:

All for the Game

The Raven Boys

Dreamer Trilogy

Throne of Glass

Six of Crows

Karen Rose's books

The Bane Chronicles

Soulbound series

The Chronicles of Oremere

Song of Achilles

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

The Spitfire Girls

Jane Eyre

Edgar Allan Poe's short stories

I also read a lot of poetry 🙈

I don't have a lot of time for reading lately, but those are a few that I keep coming back to over and over and over again. I'm probably due a reread of a few of them. Maybe Soulbound.....because I cannot express my love for that series enough!

If anyone has any book recs, I could definetly use some 👀

[okkotsuus]

thank you for the tag jo 🩷 (removed the rb bc it was getting rlly long)

favorite color: purple

currently reading: born a crime by trevor noah

last song: rule #20 - blessed by a curse (by fish in a birdcage)

last movie: october sky (ong the best movie ever)

last series: the voice

sweet, spicy, or savory: sweet (im a disappointment to my desi heritage 😞)

craving: chicken tikka

tea or coffee: tea, coffee if it’s sweet

currently working on: soulbound (satoru g.) for my series 🫶

tagging: @rintosei @17020 @truegoist @king-of-dreamers

Get to know me

Thamk you @she-who-drank-vodka-with-cats for tagging me <3

🎨 favourite colour: either a dark shade of red or tumblr blue (i don't really have a favorite color)

📖 currently reading: book-wise Corroded Man by Adam Christopher (it's one of the Dishonored novels). I stopped it in the middle because...

comic-wise I'm halfway through Diamond, Pearl and Platinum arc in Pokemon Adventures manga.

🎶 last song: Cha Cha Cha ofc impossible to get it out of my head

🎬 last movie: Watched Shrek 2 with my parents last Friday

📺 last series: ummmm hmmm idk I rewatched HIMYM earlier this year and I don't remember watching anything else

🍴sweet, spicy, savoury: savoury

🤤 craving: fries...

☕ tea or coffee: green tea my beloved

🤓 currently working on: this year pride crows :3

tagging @stillness138, @thirstyforred, @corporate-account

[mx-chara-dreamer]

Okay.

well

this has been a night, and it doesn’t feel quite over yet

watching Donnie Darko set in motion of cascade of events that ended with mom joining us. that’s right

🐐 *curtsies* greetings. I am Toriel. I am given to understand that I am, in sense, one of many Toriels; that business still is beyond me, I confess. but Chara has labored long to bring me here, to join my other children *her breath catches here* in this curious manner, at home in one human SOUL.

yeah. that’s right, mom. this human, Kara Dreamer, took it upon herself to share herself with...all of us! *hugs mom and cries* we’re all here...

but things are more complicated now. I had to give up part of myself, as it were.

you see...when the human “Kara Dreamer” first took that name, it was because she wished to be us. wishes like that have a way of coming true. and demon!Chara was the result

demon!Chara...showed up, and Kara readily accepted them as a friend. she joked about Chara needing a job now that they weren’t narrating “Undertale”, and made demon!Chara her “ambassador”. the one person in her system who was human, and even then, they weren’t really human but a demon

so the soulbonding was, in a sense, a fusion of Kara with demon!Chara. after that was achieved, and then it became clear that further bonds were possible and perhaps even necessary, demon!Chara already sensed that they were perhaps doomed. destined to be “sacrificed” to clear the way for someone else

we thought that was maybe going to be Asriel, but it turned out to be mom

[foxchild-v]

-Bound to an endless- part 8 the vortex that was meant to be

Here we are again. The last chapter before the grande finale 😅 this was the cornerstone of this story. The first thing that came to my mind that would happen if Hope would be Dreams soulbound during the time of the vortex. I hope you guys like it. And as allways: english is not my first language so be nice to me 🤣

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Summary: Finally you got your soulbound but the peace does not last. What will happen if Dream won't listen to Hope?

Warnings: slow burn, angst, mentions of psychological abuse, asshole Dream AND asshole and scary Hope

Pairing: Morpheus x you

Story summary - previous chapter

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You where here. In the Dreaming once again. The one place that called out for you. The place you were desperatly yearning to be there. Finally as an ally. No - As thier future queen as Morpheus proclaimed when you arrived. You two had your mothers blessing since she saw the love you hold for this man in your eyes.

Still... you could feel the darkness looming over you as you sat in Luciennes library. Secretly looking for some clues concerning the vortex. Morpheus had asked you not to but you knew you had to and Lucienne would never deny you any wish. So she just walked away like she had never seen you enter her library.

One book after another was stacked in front of you. Frustrated you reached for the next when you heard someone enter the library. Your heart was racing. Had he found you? Discovered you while you were working against his wish? "May I help you?" No. There was no 'my Lord'. It could not be Morpheus. You relaxed and stood up to make your way to your guest.

"Oh there I am." The woman was holding a book in her hands as you arrived there. "My lady, I am sorry if we disturbed you. I am just helping a dreamer to find a book." - "No need to be sorry. It looks like she found it, my dear friend." You pointed out as the woman tenderly craddled the book.

"You are Unity Kincade?" Luciennes eyes wandered over to the woman in shock. "Rose Walker is your great-granddaughter?" - "Yes. How do you know Rose?" You have looked everywhere for a clue and now the great-grandmother of the vortex stood in front of you.

"How is this possible? I mean mortals do not have this long of a livespan?" - "Well I was asleep for a long time. I guess time didn't take it's toll on me as on the others." - "So you had the sickness? How where you able to concieve? Where you..." - "Raped? No." - "I am sorry. This was not the most sensible question. I am afraid this is above my understanding." - "While I was sleeping I met a man. The most beautiful man I've ever seen. Well, this love resulted in Rose's grandmother."

Your eyes widened in horror. Shivers ran down your spine and you feared that your knees would collapse under you if it wasn't for Lucienne's fast support. "My lady, is everything alright? Are you unwell? I am afraid Lord Morpheus is not here so should I call for Marvynn?" - "There is no need for that. We must find him. Immideatly!"

You did not know who this man where. But he must have been someone important to impregnate someone in their dreams. Someone who has enough power to do that must have been close to Morpheus. And he must have known that the power of the vortex would be passed down to the descendants of this affair.

Matthew arrived just in time. His wings fluttered in panic. "Y/N! He is at fiddler's green. With Rose Walker. I was looking for you everywhere. He will destroy her. Fucking vortex-things!"

This was part of a plan and the only thing you were certain of was that Morpheus would be in danger at this very moment.

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You had no time to admire the beauty of fiddler's green as you arrived there. Nor were you able to think how it was possible for grass to be this green and luscious as you sprinted through the fields and over wonderful rivers with Lucienne and Unity behind you. Your lungs started to burn and were screaming for a pause. Tears gathered in your eyes. From the wind that was whipping into your face and the fear that constricted your throat.

"My love, stop!" You were screaming on top of your lungs when you saw Morpheus standing in front of Rose. Draining her energy. Her life. Her beeing.

"I can not stop now, Y/N. I told you, I have to do this for the sake of everyone." - "No, you don't! Morpheus listen to me." His eyes found yours.

There was so much love in his look that you almost forgot why you where here. "My beloved Y/N. I know you have faith in every creature and I love you for this. But Rose accepted her destiny. She is a strong woman. Thanks to you and your power. I can feel it. I can feel the hope you planted inside of her."

Tears were running down your cheek. Unity and Lucienne were just a few seconds away. But time ran out. Rose was growing weaker. "Morpheus, please! Listen to me!" - "Enough. We will discuss this later. This helds utmost importance." His icy tone was back. It crept into your heart and you prayed to your mother for her help.

Your shoulders straightened and your voice sounded stronger than before. "If you only listened to me, King of Dreams." His eyes widened at your form of adress. You only called him that if you where angry. Challenging him in any way. Your light filled the air and suddenly your presence loomed over him like a sword.

Your voice was booming in his ears even if sadness swayed within. "This was something I would never want to do to anyone. I am sorry, Dream of the endless. But remember my words: I am forced to do this because of my love towards you."

You raised your shaking hand. Everything inside you screamed. Nothing ever prepared you for this moment. Anger grew inside your mind. This was not meant to be. You were meant to be with him not against him. A single tear ran down your cheek. Coldness embraced you and awakened the fears your mother warned you of.

You would drain yourself of your power - her voice rang through your mind. Morpheus' pleading whisper lets you hesitate. "Please, my love." You knew there was no going back. The Dreamlords legs gave in as you took all his hopes away. He scrambled to the floor, whimpering softly. His body shaking due to the absence of your warmth.

You whinced at the sight before you. Stepped back only to cover your mouth in shock. You drained your soulbound. It was your doing that made this majestic entity unable to move. You were scared of yourself.

Lucienne and Unity were now standing next to you. "Unity?" Rose was frightened yet visibly confused. You took a step towards Morpheus, who was staring into the nothingness you unwillingly created inside his mind when you took even the last bit of your power inside him.

You reached for him. Slowly and cautious. But he flinched back at your touch. Regaining his consciousness. "No" he whispered. Betrayal in his voice. Vunerable and hoarse. "Do not touch me. Leave! Leave and never come back. If I ever see you again, you will not longer be my lover. This step you took made you something else. Leave now!"

Tears were streaming down your face. Lucienne's eyes were fixed onto the grass. Her body twitching at the icy tone that attests you betrayal. There was no hope left. Not for Morpheus nor you. You had done something you could not undo. And you had to live with the consequences. A whimper left your mouth and you ran away. Not knowing where. You just knew you have to leave. Leave the man you love and the place you fought so long to call home.

You did not know how long your legs carried you. Time was now fading into nothing. Every feeling left your body that was burning with pain. A pain you never experienced before. Numbing all your sences. Memories flooded your fogged mind as your vision blurred and faded into darkness.

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[the-incorporeal-sandwich]

In honor of Nov. 2, 2021:

The man with thirteen years of hell and a silver tongue meekly pleads with his father, "I don't want to play with him, he's the weird neighbor kid." The Angel of Death chuckles and replies, "don't worry mate, it'll be fine." There is a half-enderman teenager dancing on the roof of the Arctic Anarchist Commune potato farm as Swedish "anime" music blasts from an unknown source.

It is the night of the Red Banquet. The dapper demon at the head of the table gives a long, well-crafted speech of reformation and forgiveness, then toasts to the slaughter of his gathered guests. The crimson-clothed crowd of creatures and godlings look around in confusion, then fear and dawning horror, then burning rage as a firey wall of death and betrayal encloses them on all sides. A sacrifice is chosen by the red-minded slaves of a nameless, eons-old entity. Hidden up in the rafters forged by a world of brimstone and blood-stained vines, the Sleepwalker of Secrets is Caramelldansing.

The hall is long and dark, echoing with the whispered pleas of two soulbound young boys facing their tormentor. As the deadly Puppeteer readies his blade for the young president's final blow, in steps the deadliest mercenary in the land. In a flurry of hell-forged steels and violet sulphur, the entire land turns aginst its tyrannical master. And as the now-shattered, bloodstained mask is led away by He Who Was Born In Fire and the future Warden, he turns to look one last time at the two young victors. But his eyes instead land on a silent, chimeric figure in the corner of the vast Prison of Attachments. And the Dreamer of the Hunt stares incredulously as the boy who will one day be known as Lethe performs the world's strangest ritual, summoning from everywhere and nowhere an otherworldly tune never before captured on the kingdom's coveted vinyls.

[kroosluvr]

good old days

[the-illuminated-universe]

Terminology

General Terms

Soulmate - a person, platonic or romatic, that is destined to be an important part of the person’s life

Soulmark - the tattoo pattern on a person’s skin that glows around a soulmate

Fausmark - a tattoo pattern a person was born with that does not glow around a soulmate

Soulcolor - the color of a soulmark’s glow OR the resting color of a soulmark

Soulspot - the area of the body where a soulmark is

Soulless - A person born without a soulmark

Soulpassing - Someone with a fausmark that looks like a resting soulmark

Soulmate Terms

Soulmatch - a romantic soulmate

Life partner - a platonic soulmate

Soulpair- a romantic/platonic neutral term for soulmates

Soulbond - The term used to describe the link between two soulmates

Spectris - someone with a dual colored soulmark

Mono - a term coined to describe those with only one soulmate

Polyam - a term used to describe those with multiple soulmates

Discrimination Terms

Fausphobia/Fausphobic - used to describe discrimination against people with fausmarks

Platophobia/Platophobic - used to describe discrimination against people in a platonic soulbond

Kindlephobia/Kindlephobic - The term used to describe discrimination against those who are in an out of bond relationship

Birophobia/Birophobic - used to describe discrimination against those who found their soulmate (platonic or romantic) and have an out of bond relationship

Slang Terms

Mark - Often used to describe a soulmark

Lit - Used when someone’s soulmark is glowing

Biro - used to describe people with a platonic soulmate who fall in love with someone other than their soulmate

Shiny - used to describe a new soulbond relationship

Kindle - used to describe a relationship between people who aren’t soulbound

Dreamer - Someone who hasn’t found their soulmate yet

Glowing / Radiant / Iridescent - words used to describe people with beautiful soulmates or soulmarks

Spectral - a term to describe dual color soulmarks

Firefly / Junebug / Lantern - common pet names for soulmates

Faustitute - A person with a fausmark that offers sex for money

Derogatory Terms

Dullmark - Someone born with a fausmark or Soulless, or a crude word for stupid

Robot - Soulless people who cannot give love or be loved

Cheat - People who fall in love with someone other than their soulmate

Swinger - People who are in poly relationships with someone out of bond

Adulterer - One who has sex with someone outside of the soulbond

Soulwrecker - people who date someone who found their soulmate

[kroosluvr]

[mx-chara-dreamer]

btw I have a new name

a number of young otherkin users of a particular Mastodon instance, xyag.space (see https://xyag.fandom.com/wiki/Xyag_Wiki for some entertaining information on this instance and its users), who are aware of me but tend to keep their distance because I’m weird and old—seriously, I’m probably treble the age of most Undertale kinfolks—have seen fit to call me “Boomer Chara”.

I’ve fought against the name a little, because I’m not technically a baby boomer (Kara Dreamer was born in 1974, I myself was born in 1920, as I’ve said), but...I’m also aware that “boomer” basically just means “old” these days, and I guess I am that.

so, “Boomer Chara” I will now cheerfully accept as a label for myself.

I still prefer “Ambassador”. ;)

[mx-chara-dreamer]

fundamental kinshift. shedding my residual humanity

all of us soulbound to Kara Dreamer seem to have overcome the major hurdles that have been in the way of trying to learn more about our pasts. this has come also with a fundamental change in how we regard our collective identity.

up until two nights ago, our basic sense of identity was of a human being that hosted a number of otherkin identities, most notably and importantly the “demonic” (in the sense of being a permanently running process, one that could “die” but be rebooted without losing their sense of identity) presence of Chara Dreemurr, whom we all know and love from Undertale. during the upheavals of our adventures in soulbonding, that essential balance remains more or less unchanged. Kara Dreamer, human being, was still the central identity, even as the rest of us gained more coherence and sense of independent identity. even after demon!Chara fused with Kara, creating me, I retained an essential sense of being human.

that is now different. I no longer consider myself a human being. I seem to regard myself, quite firmly and unshakeably, as a video game character. not “a human being who regards themself as in some sense a video game character”

I’ve shed my human identity. completely. only the ghost of it remains, in demon!Chara, who is still a “human demon”, as it were, a demon who is based on a human being. but still essentially a demon

none of us, in our plurality, is really human any more.

it’s...an interesting change.