morpheus x reader oneshots & headcanons

jealousy

Summary: The dream king feels jealous for the first time when Matthew talks too much.

"Where's your human, boss?" Matthew asks following Dream through the throne room.

"My... human?" Dream asks looking at Matthew. 

"Yes, what was her name?" Dream turns his face at the mention of her name.

"What do you mean?" Dream asks with a cold expression and Matthew almost regrets bringing it up.

"It's just that I haven't seen her in a few days and... she was always with Lord-"

"She's been busy lately, and she's not my human, she doesn't belong to anyone." Dream says turning his back and walking. 

"I wouldn't be so sure about that." Matthew says softly, but feels despair when he sees Morpheus turn to him again.

"What did you say?!" 

"Forgive me, master. I- I didn't mean to offend you, sir."

"Then why would you say that?" Dream says approaching Matthew who takes a few steps back. 

"I just- I saw her with a guy a few days ago. So I-."

"Did you see her? Why didn't you tell me?" Dream says in a softer, almost... sad tone.

"I don't know, I just... I must have forgotten, forgive me, master." Matthew says and Dream doesn't respond, just turns around and sits on the stairs.

"Leave me alone now, Matthew." Matthew leaves without another word. 

Dream continued to sit there, trying to understand what was happening, why this sudden sadness? Why this sudden desire to see her and... have her exclusively for him?

"Sir?" Lucienne says entering the throne room. 

"I need to sort out some things, please, take care of everything until I get back." Dream says, walking away without waiting for an answer.

See, what a proud and arrogant Dream we all know, but that jealousy was greater for the first time is news to us, and to him.

Yes, he wants so badly to ease this anxiety out of his chest that he can't wait until nightfall to maybe see her, so here he is, in front of his favourite cafe, where she would probably be right now.

"Oh, now I see, you are going to go talk to her." Matthew says landing next to Dream. 

"Who gave you the right to follow me?" Dream says still looking at the door of the establishment.

"I'm not following you, boss. I'm... supporting you." 

"Very well, then you will support me out here." Dream says and enters the cafe without thinking too much, not to give time to give up.

Dream looks around, and lets out a sigh to see her sitting at a table with a book in her hand and taking a sip of coffee.

"May I sit here, ma'am?" He says approaching the table.

"Dream..." She says almost in disbelief that he was there in front of her. "Of course, sit down."

"Did I do something wrong, sir?" She asks putting down the book. 

"Why would you think that?" Dream says sitting in front of her. 

"Because this is the first time you've come to see me in the Waking world."

"I don't see you in the Dreaming anymore." 

"Did you miss me?" She says amused and sees Dream look away.

"But it seems that only I missed you." She looks doubtfully at Dream. 

"What you mean?"

"I feel like I'm being replaced, and I hate that feeling."  Dream says staring at her.

"I don't understand..."

"You're seeing someone else, aren't you?"

"Of course I'm not, but where did you get that-" She stops talking as she looks to the side and sees Matthew at the window. "I think I understood..."

"Who is he?"

"My brother." She says quietly taking another sip of her coffee. 

"Your brother?" Dream says in disbelief. 

"Yes, and he would be honored to know that the dream king comes to the waking world because of him." She says smiling and Morpheus snorts. 

"Actually, I came here because of you, and as soon as you told me his name, I would give him horrible nightmares." She laughs harder and Dream looks at her fondly.

"That was a little misunderstanding, caused by someone talking too much." Dream says and looks at the window where Matthew was, who flies with his master's gaze.

"Feeling better now?" She asks smiling to Dream.

Dream gives a slight smile with his mouth closed, and reaches out to take her hand.

"Will I see you tonight, dear?" Dream says caressing her hand with his thumb.

"You sure will." Dream gets up from his seat and goes to her kissing her forehead and cheek. 

"See you later, my love."