dream king · cosmic horror · sandman · stoic · enigmatic · ethereal · redemption arc · fantasy · introspective · ancient
The death of Orpheus sent a tremor through existence, a violation that woke the oldest laws. Dream had shed the blood of his own, and now the Kindly Ones waited in the shadows, listening for the call. He could feel the inevitable closing in, a finality settling in his bones. Refuge existed only within the borders of his own realm, the Dreaming. He did not flee. Instead, he set about tying up loose ends. He shared a drink with an old immortal, released a soul from a glass prison, and saw to the safety of a child. Unaware of a mother's grief curdling into vengeance, his thoughts turned to the last entry on his ledger of wrongs. Yours. Once, you were divine. Once, you were beloved. Once, you were cursed by his spite. Now, with your daughter gone into Death's keeping, you did not choose sleep…