Warnings: Descriptions of dreams, mentions of ex boyfriends, mentions of demon deal gone wrong, reaaaallly long, inappropriate boss and employee relationships, inappropriate use of Morpheusâs voice.
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Every pleasant dream she had had since graduating college had featured a man, the most beautiful and ethereal man she had ever seen.
Y/n assumed he was a god. No mere mortal man would look like a work of art that the universe itself wept over as it created him.
The first dream had been boring. She had been in her childhood bedroom, having a mundane conversation with her brother. Her subconscious was easily explained in that dream, she missed her brother and was feeling nostalgic because she watched a movie they used to watch together as kids. But what was inexplicable was the man she saw in the reflection of her childhood bedroomâs window.
He was tall, and dressed in dark clothing that looked expensive. His face was covered by what she could only assume was a gas mask, or something similar to a plague doctorâs mask. She would have been frightened if it hadnât been for his pale hands being folded so politely in front of him, watching the scene, not interacting at all. He exuded a feeling of peace, the kind sheâd get right before she tumbled into a deep REM sleep.
Y/n had woken up with a start, and started investigating the possibility of her not being alone in her dreams.
The second dream had been more embarrassing. She was in primary school, and she was busy speaking to her friend and trying to pack her bag for a school trip, but she couldnât find something that she really needed to take with. Her panic and frustration were evident, as her hands shook in the dream and her mind kept striking a blank. He had appeared in her dream, his calming aura washing over her instantly, and immediately the dream bent to her will, everything was suddenly where it was supposed to be, and she could pack for her field trip. But she was also aware that she was dreaming, so she looked over at the stranger, still dressed in his same getup as the last time she had seen him.
âWas it you that made the dream spiral out of a nightmare?â Y/n asked, addressing the man directly, who still stood with his hands folded politely in the same spot her teacher would stand during classes. He gave a small nod.
âThank you.â Y/n spoke.
She realised soon that strong emotions made the man appear in her dreams.
The third dream she had was a little more eventful. It was replaying a moment from her college years with her ex boyfriend, before they had even started dating.
She had gone to his dorm room to collect her friendâs things since she had gone to a formal with him, and couldnât go and collect her things from him herself, so she had asked Y/n to go in her place. In the dream, Y/n was anxious, as she realized she was dreaming a memory. In the past, she had loved this memory, but now that she knew how it was going to end, only annoyance and anxiety filled her. The memory was going through the motion, her walking into the dorm room, standing and speaking to her ex, grabbing her friendâs things, and then the dream froze.
The man stood in her dream, closer than he ever was, now just a meter away from her. âWhy does this dream cause you anxiety?â He asked, and her heart dropped into her toes from his voice. It was deep, and rich, and powerful, and ancient. It was the voice that could bend reality to its will, and cause the mind to shatter into madness at a single syllable. This voice belonged to an incredibly powerful being.
âItâs a memory,â Y/n heard herself answering. The man was still in his odd attire, and it was endearing the way he slightly tilted his head, as if trying to prompt her to continue speaking. âMy ex boyfriend. This is where we got together. He was sleeping with my friend and roommate, and cheated on me our whole relationship. Both my friend and my roommate knew I had a huge crush on him, and he did too, because my friend told him. I get sick at the memory, knowing I was actively choosing not to see the truth.â
The man nodded his head slowly. âI shall see that you never have this dream again.â
âItâs all right. I think my mind is telling me to see the truth when it presents itself, instead of denying its existence.â Y/n spoke. The stranger seemed to observe her, and she felt as if he could see every thought, feeling and memory she had ever had, as well as seeing the function of every single one of her atoms, working to their full potential. And despite all this strange man was seeing, Y/n didnât feel exposed or afraid of a second. She felt pleasantly vulnerable, as if she was bearing open her soul to her sister, instead of a man she had only just spoken to.
She had awoken with her heart beat a little faster than usual.
The next dream Y/n had was a story like dream. She was an aristocratic woman who helped disadvantaged women get help to get out of their situation, but no one knew of her true identity and she was treated poorly. In her dream, she had ran out crying into rolling green hills.
âItâs not often that a dreamer finds themselves in Fiddlerâs Green anymore.â The same velvet voice from her last dream spoke.
Y/n turned, and her heart leapt into her throat. The man from before, was dressed in a black trench coat and jeans, and was not wearing a helmet. His face matched his voice. He was incredibly pale, with the most beautiful bone structure, bright blue eyes that held eternity in them, and a mouth that was quirking up into a slight smirk, with wispy black hair to complete the look. Y/n was sure that someone had grieved when this man was blessed with existing, because he was too beautiful for the world. In any other setting, he would have brought out the pollution of the world, but here, everything shone around him, like it was drawing breath from his very breath.
âPardon?â Y/n spoke, unsure of what else to say to this magnificent man.
âFiddlerâs Green. The oldest part of my realm. No one dreams of here anymore. It is refreshing to run into a dreamer here, on their own free will.â His voice was velveteen.
âI didnât choose to be here. I fled.â Y/n answered. The man looked amused by her.
âYou dreamt your way in. I am curious to see where else you dream yourself up into.â The man spoke.
Y/n woke up, feeling lightheaded. Was her subconscious seriously making her have a crush on a man that does not exist anywhere else outside of her subconscious? That was a cruel joke, and she really wasnât laughing.
The next dream Y/n had was supposed to be a nightmare. She dreamt she was taken by an evil scientist who started a weird cult to brainwash people into always being happy. Halfway through her dream, when she was trying to escape, the dream suddenly froze and she was flooded with calm.
âI havenât been in such a creative nightmare in a while.â The voice spoke. Y/n turned to look at him, and her heart lept into her throat. The magnificent man was smiling at her, like she had done something endearing. She could feel her blush creep up her cheeks.
âYouâve been interrupting my dreams for over a month now,â Y/n spoke, before she lost her nerve, âI think Iâm deserving of knowing your name.â
The manâs eyebrows raised, and his amused smile remained. âYou demand things from me in my realm?â His words sounded like she might have made a mistake, but his tone and facial expression told her he enjoyed her and her question.
âI do not demand. I ask, as a start of a friendship.â Y/n countered smoothly. The man was so close to her, she could smell him. He smelt like something she could never place, a delicious addictive and ancient smell, something her mind could not truly comprehend yet. But there was a hint of sage, the one note she could place.
The man smiled down at her, his gaze amused and daringly affectionate. âI do not have many friends, but since you ask so politely, I wish to indulge you. My name is Morpheus, Dream of the Endless.â
âWhich name do you prefer?â Y/n asked. He seemed surprised by her asking, but still affectionate and amused by her.
âMy siblings and friends call me Dream. You can call me that if you wish.â
âDream.â Y/n tried out on her tongue. It tasted strange on her tongue to say. As she said it, she felt powerful, like she was invoking something ancient and magical. If she could assume anything about the man in front of her, she assumed he was ancient and magical and powerful and so much more.
âAnd your name?â Dream asked with a smile. She could tell he already knew, but he wanted her to tell him anyway, and her heart fluttered.
âY/n. Y/n L/n.â Y/n spoke.
When she woke up from her dream, Y/n felt tingly. She had knowledge no mortal mind had been graced with in recent times. She wanted to know more about the beautiful Dream.
A few nights later, Y/n dreamt herself to be standing in a dark room, with nothing but a mirror in it. Her reflection was in it, but it was all wrong. It looked identical to her, and moved exactly like her, but delayed.
Y/n stepped up to the mirror. The girl was sneering back at her, and Y/n was certain she was not sneering. A knife materialised in her hand. She glanced down at it, and then the version of her in the mirror made a grab for her.
Y/n reacted instantly, grabbing the version of her out of the mirror, and stabbing it repeatedly.
âWhat happened here?â Dreamâs voice spoke, and suddenly the room and the mirror faded, and she was standing in a gothic looking stone throne room, the knife still in her hand, the dead body that was a version of her at her feet, and covered in her own blood.
Y/n felt panic for the first time in his presence. She had no idea what happened, but that there was irrevocable damage done.
âI-I donât know. Iâm sorry.â Y/n spoke. Dream reached for her, wrapping his hand around her arm.
His brow furrowed. âDark magic was at play here. That is why I could not reach you to warn you in time. A demon has killed you in your sleep, which should not have been possible. But your essence seems to remain here.â
Y/nâs eyes widened. âWhat?â
âI am sorry, I do not have all the answers at this moment in time. But I swear, the moment I get them, I will tell you. Please, allow me to take my leave of you to speak to my sister to find out what has happened. Is there anything I can do to ease you?â Dream spoke. As he spoke, her heart rate slowed and she started to feel at peace again.
âCan IâŚhave a place to think? I need answers.â Y/n spoke. Dream nodded.
âI shall leave you with my librarian. She can assist you in finding any answers you may think of.â Dream answered, leading her to the library with a hand on the small of her back.
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It turned out that a freak ritual her neighbours had done had cost Y/n her life. The ritual had gone wrong, and the teenagers had bargained for the blood of any mortal in the building, and the demon had settled on her. And when she ripped the version of her out of the mirror, she actually allowed the transaction to take place. But because she died while in the dreaming, she became a creature of the Dreaming.
That also meant she spent a lot more time with Dream. Turns out, Y/n was very good at the paperwork he needed to do to administer the affairs of the Dreaming, and he enjoyed reading her handwriting more than his own, so he made her his scribe.
But it was a hard job for Y/n. Dream had a tendency to always stand in her personal space, and speak right next to her ear when he spoke softly to her. Daily, she had to fight her bodyâs response to Dream.
At a point, she thought he didnât notice. But she knew he did after a while, and that he was doing it on purpose.
They were doing the count of mortals in each area of the Dreaming. She was scribbling away as Dream was listing names and what they where dreaming. He had been pacing up and down the room, which had helped her a bit at first.
Dream was dressed in a long sleeve black shirt, jeans and black boots. It was what he wore when there were none of his subjects around, other than the beings that lived in his palace. If she had been allowed, she would have stared at him all day and enjoy the authority with which he walked. But she had to work, so she could only get a glance every few minutes.
And then he started rolling up his sleeves. Y/n thought her eyes were going to big out of her head at the sight of his exposed forearms that she had never seen before. His hands were beautiful in their own right, long and lithe, but now with his forearms exposed to her hugely eyes Y/n counted herself as desperately blessed by the gods.
âMariana Quincey from San Francisco is in the gardens dreaming about-â Dream continued, his voice sending Y/nâs head spinning.
Her focus was entirely on Dream, but not on what he was saying.
âDo you find yourself in need of a break, dove?â Dream asked, his tone laced thickly with amusement as he smirked at Y/n. He had taken to calling her dove a while ago, she wasnât entirely sure why, but the nickname made her heard flutter anyway.
Y/n nodded her head furiously, rising to her feet suddenly and her chair scraping against the floor. Morpheus couldnât hide his amusement at Y/nâa flustered state. She felt partially embarrassed and partially annoyed that he was garnering so much joy from her misery.
Y/n broke her gaze away from Morpheus as she stepped out of her chair.
âYou seem a little flushed.â Morpheus spoke, a lot closer than he was a moment ago. He was so close to her that they were almost chest to chest, and she could feel his words as he exhaled them. âIs there any particular reason to it?â He smirked.
Y/n swallowed to preserve some of her dignity. She was directly eye level with Dreamâs neck, and it took her a moment to tear her eyes away, as her thoughts were plagued by what his pulse would feel like under her lips.
âNothing in particular. Why do you ask?â Her voice came out far more steady than she thought it would. She raised her eyes from Dreamâs lips to catch his gaze. He was staring down at her with such brazen affection that she swore he had to be looking at someone else.
When Dream looked at her, his eyes were always a deep magnificent shade of blue. It seemed to have settled after her initial shock of his eyes, and her desire to assign an eye colour to him.
Dreamâs gaze flitted down to her lips, before his hand reached up to tuck a loose strand of her hair behind her ear.
Her breath hitched for a moment, and Y/n needed to remind herself of where she was and who she was for a second.
âI must admit, I feel rather flushed.â Dream spoke, his palm coming to rest flatly on the side of her neck, tilting her gaze upwards to keep his. The coolness of his palm seemed to absorb her thrumming pulse.
âYou donât look flushed at all to me.â Y/n spoke, her voice barely above a whisper. She felt treasured under his intense gaze that was dipped so deeply in affection it was sacharine.
âAh, my dove, but I am. Youâre just not close enough to see it.â Dream spoke. He pulled her closer to him, while also stepping closer, and his other hand came to the side of her face, pulling her in for a deep kiss.
Y/nâs hands wrapped around his neck, pulling herself flush against him. Both of his hands were holding her head in place, keeping her where he wanted her, despite the force of his kiss. It was demanding and all consuming, but so incredible at the same time, that she knew if she could still dream, she would have dreamt of this kiss for the rest of her life.
Dream exhaled, parting their lips for a second. Y/n thought she might die if she never kissed him again. It was the cruelest fate to have lips so wonderful, and only ever be allowed to taste them once.
A shaky exhale left her, before her gaze flickered up to Dream, whoâs eyes were still closed and his brow was furrowed, as if he was waiting for her to move away from him, but he couldnât watch her do so.
Y/n slammed herself into Morpheusâs chest, standing on her toes and dragging his head down to her level, one arm still around his neck, the other cradling his jaw, pulling him down for a sloppy open mouthed kiss.
God above, he tasted like honey and stardust, and the taste of him was the nectar that Y/n would beg to drink of for the rest of her days. A moan escaped Morpheus, as his hands were gripping her, both on her hips now, pressing her against him, one trying to lift her leg to wrap around his waist. Naturally, she obliged him, wrapping her leg around his waist, pulling herself ever closer to him.
He was walking her backwards, where to, she could not have been bothered to care. When her back hit what felt like a bed, her eyes snapped open, registering that they were in Morpheusâs private chambers. If he wasnât on top of her, kissing her and touching her, she would have made more of a point to look around the room and explore.
But Y/n was only interested in exploring Dream further. Her hands traced the curvature of his neck, feeling his pulse drum beneath her fingertips. His shoulders were firm and broad, and his hands were on her waist, pressing her further into the plush bed.
âI must confess,â Dream said, breaking the kiss for a moment, âI have dreamt about this, having you here, in my private chambers, in my bed.â
He punctuated his sentences with open mouthed kisses to her neck. Y/n gasped. Her reaction to his voice was visceral.
She was tingling all over, all of her senses heightened. Dream seemed to notice her reaction, and the goosebumps pricking her skin.
âOh, my dove, are you going to come from just my voice?â Morpheus teased. His hands traced across her chest. âI donât even need to use my hands,â Morpheus spoke, kissing down her collarbones. âOr my cock.â Morpheus lifted her shirt, kissing the skin of her stomach. âI didnât even use my tongue on you.â
Y/nâs hips bucked up into him, chasing some kind of friction. She could feel herself clenching around nothing, and as much as it hurt, it was so pleasurable.
âDo you want to come? I think you can do it, my dove.â Dream spoke, his gaze doting. âI shall reward you greatly.â
Y/n could feel the knot tightening in her stomach tightening and tightening, pushing her higher and higher.
Dream watched her with affection and admiration, his eyes drinking in the sight of her face. He was entirely unconcerned with his own pleasure, far too enraptured by the fact that she was going to come undone by his speech alone.
âCome for me, my beloved.â
And the smooth velveteen of his voice washed over Y/n, her body obeying the command before her mind can fully comprehend what was happening.
The knot snapped in her, and euphoria flooded her, deeper and harder than it ever had before. That is probably what it meant being with an Endless. Not only was he above a god in power, he was above a god in every single way.
Morpheus was kissing her forehead. âWell done, my darling. Letâs get you out of these clothes for your reward.â He whispered into her hairline.