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1. What Is Immortality If Not a Series Of Losses by itsaseamonster

   Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022), The Sandman (Comics)  

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • F/F, F/M, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   05 Oct 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • Dream of the Endless & Hob Gadling
   • Hob Gadling & Original Character(s)
   • Dream of the Endless | Morpheus/Hob Gadling
   • Audrey | Hob Gadling's Lover/Hob Gadling
   • Hob Gadling
   • Dream of the Endless | Morpheus
   • Original The Sandman Character(s)
   • Delirium of the Endless
   • Death of the Endless
   • Eleanor | Hob Gadling's Wife (The Sandman)
   • Robyn Gadling
   • Lady Johanna Constantine
   • Lucien | Lucienne (The Sandman)
   • Audrey | Hob Gadling's Lover (The Sandman)
   • POV Hob Gadling
   • 1389 Hob Gadling and Dream of the Endless | Morpheus Meeting
   • 1489 Hob Gadling and Dream of the Endless | Morpheus Meeting
   • British Comedy
   • Derogatory
   • Angst and Romance
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Consequences
   • Fix-It
   • Pre-Relationship
   • Developing Friendships
   • But we do not call it friendship until 2022 OF COURSE
   • 1589 Hob Gadling and Dream of the Endless | Morpheus Meeting
   • Hurt No Comfort
   • Minor Character Death
   • Near Death Experiences
   • Hob Gadling Needs A Hug
   • but he's also a bit of a dick
   • Graphic Description
   • 1689 Hob Gadling and Dream of the Endless | Morpheus Meeting
   • no beta we die like Hob Gadling doesn't
   • 1789 Hob Gadling and Dream of the Endless | Morpheus Meeting
   • Idiots in Love
   • Mutual Pining
   • Blood and Injury
   • Torture
   • The Dreaming Realm (The Sandman)
   • 1889 Hob Gadling and Dream of the Endless | Morpheus Meeting
   • Lucid Dreaming
   • (or at least attempts)
   • 1989 Hob Gadling and Dream of the Endless | Morpheus Meeting
   • BAMF Hob Gadling
   • he loves life!
   • 2022 Hob Gadling and Dream of the Endless | Morpheus Meeting
   • more lucid dreaming
   • Bad Flirting
   • Attempt at Humor
   • attempt at poetry (bad)
   • Hob Gadling Owns the New Inn
   • Professor Hob Gadling
   • Hob Gadling Loves Dream of the Endless | Morpheus
   • Bisexual Hob Gadling
   • Good Friend Hob Gadling
   • Hob Gadling Has Abandonment Issues
   • Kissing
   • Explicit Sexual Content
   • Anal Sex
   • Dream Logic

   Summary

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   Six hundred years. Seven meetings. Countless dreams. And in them, Hob forgets to pretend he doesn’t want more—because the only constant in his long, immortal life has always been his friend.
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   - A fix-it Dreamling fic I started writing even before watching season 2.
   - We follow Hob from the very beginning.
   - Every chapter is character development *jazz hands*
   - Centuries of pining, bad decisions, and unbuttoned shirts.
   - Real plot starts happening in chapter 3!
   - Hob has a lot of dreams! I wonder why! (from chapter 4)
   - Extremely self-indulgent. Probably turns into a buddy comedy with will-they-won't-they energy. (They will.)
   - Slow burn? Absolutely. Smut? Eventually. Emotional devastation? Without a doubt.
   - A lot of hurt no comfort but it has a happy ending, I promise!
   - English is not my first language and this is not beta read, we die like Hob doesn’t

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   108,156

   Chapters:

   8/13

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