The cage by Eilisande Locked in a cage for a century, Dream finds himself faced with a choice: wait for an opportunity to free himself, at the risk of outlasting his decaying Domain, or ask for someone, anyone help and lost the only thing he has left, his pride. Or : why Dream didn't call his siblings for help, and what hapened to others while he was a captive.

My Soul In Foreign Hands » by feathered moon wings From thin air a projectile is launched straight into Hob Gadling's face. In his lap is a familiar piece of jewelry; it's his Stranger's ruby. Back in the Dreaming, its ruler is frayed to the bone; things have not been ideal. Or; Dream wins his battle against John Dee and the Ruby is never destroyed. Hob Gadling makes an accidental whoopsie. And Dream is forced to relay on others.

2 Behind Lily White Skin There Is A Holy Face by feathered moon wings Everything had been fine. Everything had been just fine. "Dream?" Hob asked, just a little concerned. Sometimes strange things happened around his friend, it was part of the job, so he took them all with an open mind and tried not to worry unnecessarily. Dream didn't look fine though. "I am… being summoned." Or, Hob sees who Dream is beyond the facade of a man for the first time.

the Desiring: Vera in Rebellion by Kazakh Doom This is the Desiring. It's a realm of one of the seven Endless. A human has mysteriously found her way here. She looks for friends to make, knowledge to gather, and states to topple.

3Kacy and the Dream King » by MISCrasyaboutfanfics Mostly based on the Netflix show but includes some things from the comics. Morpheus notices a young girl named Kacy saw him in one of her dreams. He eventually decides to mentor her, but what will happen as a result? Series of one-shots.

His Favorite Thing is Laughter, If It's The First Thing Out of You by joeys-piano When his New Year's resolution was to learn more about Dream, Hob expected that it'll be simple. He expected monthly drinks, where it's twenty-one questions for a single answer and he's giddy with what he gets. Not the inevitable, the implorable, the resounding heart and break of learning he's in the crosswire of an unrequited — but is it? — love.

You Find A Way by joeys-piano The oldest, oldest game is finding excuses to stay in bed and cuddling your dearest heart on a lazy winter morning.

And Then (The Bonus Episode) by sherwoodfox When struggling with the reawakening of past trauma, it can be helpful to seek the company of those you love. (After freeing Calliope from her prison, Dream goes to visit Hob Gadling- once as Nightmare, and once as a cat.)

1Sands of Time » by Rahar Moonfire Morpheus gets a second chance at life, at the price of his memories of the future. But at least he's got a loyal, immortal friend by his side to help him through. A friend who could potentially be more. Dreamling. Combo of comic & Netflix canon

4 The Things We Survive by luna sonoma It wasn't from fear of entering his realm again that Rose lay awake night after night. It was the reliving of it all. The way it felt. Her life torn away from her, the chaos of the vortex, the turmoil in Dream's desolate eyes. - In which Dream discovers Rose's recurring nightmare about the vortex. [based on the 2022 TV adaption]

3 Sacrament by CosmicJourney Lucienne has been at her lord's side for millennia, and she is in a unique position to understand how his imprisonment has affected him. It has, after all, been a long hundred years. Show-compliant. *COMPLETE*

1 A Nightmare's Lullaby by SummerstormDancer Set in the 2022 TV universe. Gault goes to meet her new assignment, Jed Walker, and feels more than she anticipates. #SandmanWeek2022

1 The Words Of The Children And The Insane by feathered moon wings Often the wisdom of the children, the drunk, and the mad, is lost to us. Hob finds a delirious teen on the street, by the name of Del. He tries to help her. Unfortunately, because he presently isn't losing his mind or anything of the like, her words of truth are missed on him.