The Sandman (TV 2022)
by ParadoxInsanity
Dream took a deep breath, “I am Dream of the Endless. I am the King of Dreams and Nightmares. While I cannot be killed, as I warned you, I can be…”“Hurt or captured.”Dream nodded. “My absence in 1989 was not intended. An amateur occultist, in hopes of coercing my sister into resurrecting his son, accidentally summoned and trapped me. He begged for gifts that were not mine to give, nor his to receive.”Dream’s hands shook slightly, but Hob couldn’t tell if they were shaking from anger or nerves.“The spell cut off my powers, and they sealed my unclothed physical form in a sphere of glass and iron.”“You were trapped for over 30 years?!”Dream shook his head, and Hob breathed a sign of relief until…“A hundred and five, give or take a few months.”“Oh love.”“I had a loyal companion, Jessamy, my raven. They killed her a decade in, after she saved her murderer from a beating. And I was alone. I have not eaten, breathed or spoken much for a very long time, I hope you can forgive my inability to speak much.”“Dream, there’s nothing to forgive. I— can I hug you?”He froze.
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