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[why-what-no]

Learning Their Partner Is Neurodivergent & On The Autism Spectrum

Pairing: Morpheus x Reader, Desire x Reader, Lucifer x Reader

Warnings: None

Notes: I get this request literally the day after I’m like « maybe I actually am on the spectrum and the jokes my siblings make about me being autistic are more accurate than I thought » 😅

Requested by: @punkrockvalkyrie

Morpheus:

😴 Morpheus would be super out of date on terminology when you told him about your disorder.

😴 Mental health was barely talked about when he had been imprisoned, let alone something like Autism Spectrum Disorder.

😴 But he was very supportive when you told him, after getting you to explain what it all meant. What your symptoms were and all that

😴 Honestly, Morpheus really understood it. A lot of the things you described feeling were things that he understood, and he immediately got into the routine of helping you to deal with your disorder

😴 You were the most important thing to him, and he would want to make sure you struggled as little as possible.

Desire:

😍 You didn’t really need to tell Desire what you were struggling with. They could see it even without being told.

😍 Still, they still sat you down and asked you to tell them yourself. They wanted to let you know that they wouldn’t speak about it if you didn’t want them to.

😍 But you told them, your love listening to you gently as you told them about the feelings and the struggles you have.

😍 Of course, they were mainly interested in what they could do to make your time easier. Your desires were their top priority

😍 So much of their time and brain space was spent on you, so it came as no surprise they would do anything they could to make your life easy

Lucifer:

😈 Lucifer won’t know about your disorder, but they will definitely pick up on your little quirks and needs

😈 And they’ll attend to those needs in all situations, getting rid of anything or anyone that causes you distress.

😈 But it’s only when they make a teasing comment about those quirks that you tell them that you’re on the Autism Spectrum.

😈 They’ll apologize for their comment, but when you tell them that it’s fine, Lucifer will ask you to explain your disorder a bit more

😈 They want to learn as much as possible about what their love goes through. They’ve always wanted to take care of you as much as possible, and now they know how

[scarlet-ancunin]

I'm so happy that your Ask Box is open again, and I hope your elbow feels better. <3

Maybe I want all three... Convincing a very stubborn Reader to go to sleep at reasonable hour because, I am kind of sleep deprived lately, haha ^^"

Mini fic time hehe

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Telling Their S/o To Rest

Desire of the Endless

You and Desire been together long enough to know each others bad habits and unfortunately yours was currently becoming overwhelming.

You was lacking more and more sleep and it was a serious problem to desire seeing as it may lead you to not think rational or so.

So Desire finally approached you about it.

"You need to start sleeping better y/n its becoming irritating to see you wasting your sleep for tedious things"

You pout looking up at Desire "im not harming anyone and i do fine with little hours of sleep besides i have coffee to keep me going to"

"No i don't want to see you suffering in silence any longer understand"

You was suffering in silence with headaches and sometimes body aches.

Desire picked you up suddenly, you cling to them and closed your eyes opening them to see you was inside Desire chambers where they laid you down on the bed and placed your head on their chest. You could hear their heart beat steady and that steady thump slowly lulled you to sleep.

They said nothing while you rested but they made sure when you woke up next time you was way better and more focused so much so that you would ask Desire if they can do this until you have a normal sleep pattern again.

You both knew it was a lie you just wanted Desire close to you and they wouldn't have it any other way.

Dr. Ian Wright

Ian walked in on you once again on the computer working.

"You talk about me over working but at least i know when to go to sleep y/n this is becoming to much and i can tell your not really focusing at this point."

They noticed your sleeping schedule was screwed up worse then when they were troubleshooting Ziggy.

"Im fine beside all my work gets done on time plus i have my energy smoothie and such-"

"Love your look tired and your very stubborn what will it take to get you to finally get some sleep or at least go to bed at the same time i do?"

You wanted to ask Ian but you was to nervous to ask. "Um....can you....can you hold me?... maybe i can sleep better knowing your close to me" you said softly looking away and blushing deeply.

Ian chuckles "you could have just ask to cuddle Y/n i wouldn't have minded i love having you close to me."

So thats what you did, you hug Ian and rested your face at the crook of their neck their scent leading you to sleep immediately.

Ian promised to give you proper cuddles until death do you part.

Gren - Cowboy Bebop

You and Gren had a set system to help each other if they become to stubborn and right now you was being very stubborn about you sleeping habits and Gren wasn't having it.

Gren called you over one leg crossed over the other sitting at a table. You smile coming over and your eyes fall to their legs.

"Eyes up here love we need to talk about you and your sleeping habits."

You scoff "nothing is wrong with my sleeping patterns besides im awake now" you complained

"Yes you are up now but don't think i didn't notice you never performed today when you was supposed to ana told me you almost lost your balance and i know your heads been hurting because you ask one of the girls to give you something for your head pain so"

Gren raised a brow and you fold "okay i haven't had the best sleep but love i promise im trying.....okay im not really trying but im fine really"

"No dear im going to change my work hours so that me and you finish at the same time and ill make sure you get the proper rest"

You blush lightly. You would love it if Gren sleeps beside you again so you hoped Ana would agree.

Luckily for you she did and you was able to have Gren beside you kissing you softly and lovingly before watching you pull away turning around and smiling when they pulled you close to their chest resting their head against your own feeling you wrap your leg around one of theirs.

"Night baby" you said softly

"Good night sweetheart"

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Taglist: @justaproudslytherpuff , @sherazyjade , @the-masked-scorpio , @sugakookieswithacupoftae16 , @happilydangerousworld , @harlekin6 , @supermegapauselouca

[gleafer]

When Gaiman Worlds Collide! Desire shooting their shot with Crowley and Aziraphale ain’t having it!

[orionsangel86]

YOOOO MASON IS ON BOARD!

@nualaofthefaerie tweeted this after we were geeking out yesterday about how much Lukas Gage reminded us of Desire and I joked that he was Desire's child.

Listen I am full on headcanoning this into reality. That Cat King was faaaar too much like Desire for me to ignore it. Huuuuge Desire vibes!

Clearly Desire themself agrees with us!

So what are we thinking? Talk to meeee about this! Who is the other parent? Lukas Gage is a child of the Endless with 9 lives and whole host of magical powers and probably a lot of parental issues twisting him up. Is Desire a good parent? Highly unlikely lol. But you gotta admit it makes for excellent fanfiction. :P

[windsweptinred]

The fact that The Cat King in his current feline incarnation and Crow Monty together, would look like miniature versions of Meowpheus and Matthew, has been living in my mind rent free all day.

Is this immiation flattery or mockery Thomas?

[morpheusbaby3]

Morpheus telling Lucienne about the problems he has been through:

[picturefirelizards]

something about the cat king being related to desire headcanon is hysterical to me since dream is like basically a god for cats. do you think he’s mad about desire’s kid being the king of cats because I absolutely do

[cuubism]

hello friends. despite my 9 million existing dreamling wips i'm feeling the need to branch out a bit for the sake of my mental variety. what pairing other than dreamling should i write a little something for? could be romantic or platonic

other way of phrasing i guess: any pairings you really want to see more fics for in the fandom?

[skylie-spiderlillis]

I think the Cat King is at least part Fey?

The fey canonically exists in the Sandman Universe.

Their lore wasn't deeply explored in "The Dreaming: Waking Hours" where a major part of the plot took place in their realm, but they did seem to follow the traditional versions and go by the same rules.

Let's examine this:

Magical tricksters.

Blur the lines between good and evil, morally grey beings.

Time passes differently on realms of the fey.

Luck of understanding of boundaries. They'll get involved in your drama, they'll push you and invade your privacy.

Able to shift their appearance, wear disguise. The fey were shown to do that in the comics.

Known to be very liberated about sexualities. Fruity as fuck.

Don't obey the usual gender norms (CK wears a skirt and is very feminine).

Truth related powers in some versions???

Weakness to iron. (CK was beaten to death with an iron bar).

Extremely long life but they can die.

(Also go by title name/nicknames rather than more usual names? Because real names holds different weight).

(Also it would made hella sense for Desire to sleep with a Fey in my eyes but that's just me and my hc).

Just think about it.

[linktenbooks]

How I think sandman characters would be like in a highschool au

Death: SUPER KIND, she's very popular, gets along with everyone, including the teachers, straight A student, cares about everyone, does a lot of volunteer work, definitely in a humanitarian club.

Desire: also popular, but for the wrong reasons, causes trouble for everyone, loves spreading rumors and turning people against each other, hangs out with the mean kids, also a straight A student, has made several teachers cry.

Delirium: semi popular, kind, a little odd at times but overall fun to be with, hangs out with the art and theatre kids, absolute prodigy in art, B+ student, whenever she has free time she'll make stuff to give to either her friends, or someone she doesn't know that well but inspired the piece, always seen with either a journal or sketchbook.

Despair: tries to not stand out, always alone, has probably 1 or 2 acquaintances, desire is her only friend really, D- with an occasional C+,

Destiny: not much to say other than he's a loner, great in all subjects but excels in history, always carries an old book, has the best grades out of all his siblings.

Dream: relatively well known, he won't admit it but hob is his only friend, respectful, loves theater but has never been in a play, only sees plays hob is in, straight A student, tutor's hob.

Hob: incredibly popular, hangs out with everyone really, always seen with dream, major theater nerd, great at acting, is always lead in plays, refuses to be in any Shakespeare play, B+ average.

Lucienne: absolute sweetheart, formed a book club and literally welcomes everyone, also tutor's people, also a straight A student, hangs out with the smart kids, she's an amazing person to be around.

Corinthian: just your typical mysterious Wattpad bad boy who rides a motorcycle, is able to make straight guys gay, biggest whore ever, very popular because of his looks, does literally jack shit and still has amazing grades.

[indecisivecosplayer]

My issue with Despair's journey to the screen

I just finished Dead Boy Detectives and I think I've finally realised what my issue has been with the on-screen adaptations of Despair. It's not the acting, or even the wardrobe that is the issue (although the costume is not necessarily my favourite).

When we think about the concept of Despair, she is a something that creeps up on you. She is powerful, all consuming. She's confident in her own ability and purpose. She's a whisper in the back of your head that grows and grows until you're full to the brim with shadows and she's leaking out into everything around you.

And I think this could be done on screen. There just needs to be a change in the way she is shot, and what music is used.

Imagine a Despair, standing in her realm, observing through the mirrors. Half her face is in shadows, and the camera drifts to focus on her hand, where her hook is digging into her skin and a trail of blood is leaking down onto the floor. (Also imagine giving her pointed teeth. We really missed out there. That would be so cool.) Shoot from lower rather than above to make her seem larger and more intimidating. Show us her eyes, and her hair tied back, and the way her body moves when she breathes. Show us the tiny movements that break the stillness.

The music should be creepy, either silence apart from a soft rasping breathing noise, OR a quiet, slightly screechy violin, just playing by itself, a slow creeping tune.

Give us a long time to take her in, and then, just before she speaks, let the noise drown out and give us a long close up of her smile, wide and sharp, as she stares into the mirror. We hear a few drops of blood splatter against the floor.

And then she speaks and everything stops. She commands silence. The shot is a close-up of her mouth as she speaks. Then it moves to see the reaction of the listener, and after that we get mid to wide shots.

But she never stops seeming powerful, because that's exactly what she is. If Desire can be shot in a way that shows their strength and influence, then so can their twin. We need to start giving her the respect she deserves.

[why-what-no]

Desire Falling For A Nephilim Would Include

Pairing: Desire x Nephilim!Reader

Warnings: Slight blasphemy 🤭

Notes: So sorry to tell you this, but Sandman requests are closed for the time being. I’ve written as much fanfic about Sandman as I currently can. I’m all Sandman-ed out :(

Requested by: Anonymous

Desire couldn’t believe you actually existed when they heard about you

Nephilim were illegal under divine laws, you should have been killed by now. All the angels of heaven would be trying to get rid of you

Normally, Desire would stand aside and let that happen. They didn’t want to trouble.

However, Nephilim were powerful, and Desire had begun to realize that maybe they needed some allies.

Most of their family wasn’t exactly speaking to Desire at the moment, so a powerful half angel would be very useful.

So they went to find you.

When Desire finally met you - even if they would never admit it - they lost track of their thoughts at the first sight of you.

You were beautiful in a way that only angels and angel-borns could be. A light that could not be extinguished.

But once they got over their original awe, they immediately began to put on their calm flirty persona. Explaining their idea of friendship and trying to get you to blush or smile for them

You weren’t giving them the reaction they wanted, giving them no clues whether you found them attractive. It bothered Desire that they couldn’t read your desires, it left them feeling weak.

However, it always make them even more intrigued by you. Wanting to know your every thought and feeling.

So, they were uncommonly happy when you agreed to befriend them in exchange for protection from god’s army.

Desire freely agreed to that, letting you stay with them in their realm so that the angels couldn’t hurt you.

You were initially very distrusting of Desire, knowing that a Being like them didn’t do anything out of the goodness of their heart. They wanted you for their own gain

(You didn’t yet realize that they wanted you as much more than an ally)

But as you spent more time with them, you begun to realize that you quite enjoyed the time you were spending like them.

That maybe you didn’t blush or smile when they flirted with you, but you got all warm and your heartbeat got faster.

When they eventually make the first move and kissed you, you quickly reciprocate. So much less hesitant that you normally were, but you knew that you loved them.

Desire was thrilled. This has started out as a ploy for power, but now… you could take everything from them and they’d still want you.

You were the most important thing in their life, far more than their schemes, you were their greatest desire

And they became yours

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[scarlet-ancunin]

Hey! Happy your requests are open again. May I ask for a Desire x GN!Reader who go at family dinner with the Endless? It's the first time meeting Desire's siblings, but it goes sour, an argument starts and Desire ends up storming out in tears. So the Reader go and comfort them? Thanks in advance!

Yee i played some sad music for a bit so i can get the groove, no i will not share xD it just oddly satisfying to hear writing some sad stories before bringing in a good ending.

Fun fact: the fic here is based on "the sandman Endless Night" comic dreams story part so check it out when you can to get a picture.

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Dinner Gone Wrong

Desire decided to bring you to a really big kingdom you was in awe by how everything seem to glimmer beautifully you was holding Desire’s hand the whole time slightly nervous.

Desire wanted you to join them for dinner with their siblings. Of course you was thinking this would be a bad idea since from the stories Desire really only lived their twin so you hoped it will work out.

They showed you around before taking you to the dining hall where all the siblings look up Despair saying softly "hello my twin" Desire smile brightly "hello sweet this is Y/n my lover" they disregarded the rest of them except for delirium and Death who greeted you as well.

For the most part everyone was just asking you questions some was rather rude coming from Dream mostly and Desire was getting annoyed by them "don't worry dear brother i won't harm y/n the way you harmed your past lovers"

Desire said holding a glass of wine and and finishing the rest of the red liquid before placing it on the table.

Your eyes widen slightly seeing Dream glare at Desire. Death told Morpheus to behave and the rest just started to talk with Desire or yourself about how you both met each other.

"Im surprised you found someone who actually loves you Sibling after all you are by far the cruelest out of all of us."

Desire looked back at Dream frowning a bit "sweet dream why bother about the past now" they said and you stopped talking.

"I bet your using them even now to probably be in your little schemes to meddle in our affairs.

"Dream that-"

"You are desire it is only natural for y/n to fall in love with you because thats what you want not them, they probably don't even lo-"

You was about to speak when slam on the table was heard Desire standing up and looking at dream their mouth twitched slightly as if wanting to say something but you saw Their eyes brim slightly with tears.

They stormed off and everyone looked at dream annoyed "serious we know Desire is a pain in the ass but all their points is accurate as much as we hate to admit it but you were just plain rude." Death said.

Despair looked down "you don't have to put others down because you failed on your end"

You stood up glaring at Dream "Desire came here to introduce me to everyone i really enjoyed you all, but you, i don't care how power you are or think you are you don't have the right to talk to my love that way or anyone for that matter!, keep in mind that the only reason why your dream land is so great is because your siblings help bring it together especially Desire don't let your sand crown get to your head"

You looked at everyone else "please forgive my outburst but i must check on Desire....i....I can feel their sadness" you rushed off leaving everyone in shock and some (Destiny and Death) amused. Despair smiled slightly almost not noticeable. "Im glad Desire has them."

Desire was leaning against the balcony edge their head resting in their arms. You could hear muffled sniffs.

You hug them close "love look at me please."

"No." Was all they said but you sigh softly. "I don't need to date the personification of Desires to know i truly love you and always with love you. Your longing for me is equal to my own for you."

As you spoke they lifted their head to look at you smiling tiredly.

"Thank you y/n i love you very much"

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Taglist: @justaproudslytherpuff , @sherazyjade , @the-masked-scorpio , @sugakookieswithacupoftae16 , @happilydangerousworld , @harlekin6

[beobhcm]

Lucienne is the shopkeeper, Corinthian and Desire are the Cat king’s parents, boom I have this short comic:> The Corinthian lost his son while shopping so Lucienne gave him the micro to find his child:))

[betyloca]

Imagine: being a teenage human with super speed, being Desire's friend and meeting her dream brother.

Morpheus: who is he?

Pointing to Y/N who is running around the room.

wish: she is my friend y/n

looking at the girl

Morpheus: Why are you running?

Y/N: I have a lot of energy to burn.

desire: you get used to it over time

[zorawitch]

no one asked for this post but i'm procrastinating so anyway here are the artists i think the endless would listen to.

Destiny absolutely listens exclusively to instrumental music, so the only instance where his taste intersects with mine is definitely like. Wulven instrumental songs. I know Saint Hildegard von Bingen composed some shit and based on the vibes of both her and Destiny without having heard her music, that's what he primarily listens to. Most likely his favorite musical artist is a ninth century composer no one has ever heard of.

Death I think listens to all kinds of music, but Cemetery Gates by the Smiths has to be up there. Theoretically should be grim but cheerful and calming instead. She's probably also into folk music, definitely the sort of thing that comes out of Appalachia, but not exclusively. If it's got a good beat, she'll dance to it, that's the vibe.

Dream SAYS his favorite musical artist is a ninth century composer no one has ever heard of, but this is a lie. Early stages Panic! at the Disco. MCR if you want me out on a limb there.

Destruction goes in for modern rock. Not the screamo kind or the particularly angry kind but I think he likes a lot of guitar and drums. And I also think there are a lot of great songs that are just about being lonely and feeling ancient and young simultaneously and he'd really get into those despite not being super coherent with him aesthetically. I feel like such a fucking idiot saying this but yeah I DO think Destruction has listened to every Lorde album at least once for those vibes because nobody does the old-soul bit better than her.

Desire is tricky. I think they listen to primarily alternative stuff, but anything that sounds hungry will do. There's something in my bones telling me to look toward Billie Eilish but that might just be the fact that Mason likes Billie Eilish. I don't know exactly what they like but I do know they absolutely hate mxmtoon. I agree her music's great but it's too mellow for them. Possibly also ballet scores.

Despair is a Nicole Dollanger fan. There's no way around it. You don't listen to Married In Mount Airy without feeling the most divine misery you've ever experienced in your life. Easiest one on the list.

Delirium definitely likes individual songs from random albums. A soundtrack girly definitely but her theme song is "Oh My God" by Ida Maria. Credit to iwillneverleavemyisland on instagram for that idea. She'd love that song "Lobster" too.