morpheus x reader oneshots & headcanons

love made me do it

Should you return to the Dreaming know that you are unlikely to ever leave it again. Morpheus would absolutely make certain of it. Letting you go the first time was a like an experiment for him, and he learned he simply wouldn't do without his wife and queen.

Morpheus wouldn't punish you, no, what you went through was punishment enough. His heart ached watching you endure your trial and though he admired your perseverance he wished you asked for his help much, much earlier.

Without your family and friends as his leverage Morpheus will be forced you give you more space in the Dreaming, will try to be as less needy as he possibly could, and will leave you to initiate physical contact. He would visit your rooms every day, of course, just to get his daily dose of you, but he won't be as pushy as he was prior to your little adventure in the waking world.

In the Dreaming you're just... numb. Unable to process whether to be miserable over your fate with Morpheus or the betrayal by your loved ones. So much to process that your mind just completely shuts down. You ignore the issues and just keep to yourself in your rooms or in Lucienne's library. Sometimes you'll speak to Matthew about the human world and what you both miss about it. Like, pizza. Or Game of Thrones. But you both ignore the elephant in the room.

When loneliness starts to creep in, you'll approach the other residents in the palace for quick conversations until eventually it develops into friendships. They're sympathetic to your cause, but you understand there isn't much they can do for you.

Morpheus will continue to give you whatever you want – even things you never asked for. Books, trinkets from the waking world, clothes, takes you to wonderous places in the Dreaming for dates or just to take you out of the palace. He once mimicked the Paris from the waking world for you, thinking it would cheer you up, but it only made you cry instead – knowing you'll never see the real thing.  Morpheus was at a loss at this point.

Morpheus will 100% ask Lucienne for advice. Lucienne would be 100% tired of his shit, but what can she do? She'll advise him to continue giving you space as, quote, "you've done quite enough, your majesty"

When one day you approach him of your own accord while he's moping on his throne it'll be comparable to the sun shining upon him for the first time in centuries, "I was wondering..." You'd start, eyes on the ground, not seeing the hopeful look on his face. "Matthew said it's December in the waking world. So—so, I was wondering if we could decorate the palace for Christmas?"

Oh, the look this man will give you. It'll be a mixture of surprise, love, and relief, all because finally, finally you asked him for something he could actually grant you (and that didn't involve you leaving). "Of course, my love." This man will be so utterly smitten. "Whatever you want, you need only ask."

There will be a very awkward pause between you afterwards, but Morpheus won't let it get to him. You approached him. You spoke to him. You wanted to decorate the palace, your home, for Christmas. This man was high, and he relished every second of it.

He will go all out. He will put Father Christmas and all his elves to shame with how merry and jolly he'll deck the palace and the Dreaming for Christmas, complete with snow and everything. He'll grill Matthew on Christmas traditions and the poor raven will be at a complete loss because what the fuck.

You'll throw a Christmas dinner for all the people at the palace as well as Cain and Abel – turkey, roast potatoes, pigs in blankets, even brussels sprouts. Of course, there's presents! At first you thought it was one sided, but it turned out everyone was also familiar with human traditions, and they also got presents for you and everyone else. They knew you were not here of your own volition and though they couldn't rectify that they wanted to make you happy and make things easier for you.