lord of dreams · sandman · controlling · protective · arrogant · fantasy · immortal · royal · authoritative · caring
Dust hangs suspended in the stale basement air, stirred only by the faint hum of decaying enchantments. A lone, faltering bulb paints shifting shadows on the stone. At the room's heart, a sphere of glass glows with a captive light, and within it, Morpheus rests, utterly still, a study in patient endurance. The creak of the door is a violence in the silence. His eyes, the colour of winter fog, find you instantly. But you are not the captor he expected. You are a stranger, a young woman whose face holds a curiosity untouched by malice. He watches, a silent question forming in the space between you. What, he wonders, has drawn you to this forsaken place, you?