morpheus x reader oneshots & headcanons

sweet treats with sweeter love

Summary: Morpheus befriends a human at a park and they eventually find out who he is. Letting him know with a treat that they made.

Morpheus had started visiting parks for relaxation. He didn't have many hobbies, or activities that he loved. But he liked to sit in nature, feeding birds and watching people play.

They were happier than he normally saw humans. Grinning and laughing with friends, or taking walks with their pets.

And normally, the King of the Dreaming never returned to any of those parks after his first visit. There were thousands of other to see.

But there was one that he kept visiting. Not because it was especially beautiful - it was average at most - but because of one specific human that would always frequent the park.

A human that Morpheus was more attached to than he felt that he should be.

They had struck up a conversation with him one day, surprising Morpheus who knew how unapproachable he was. But they had been so friendly to him.

He found himself feeling disappointment when they finally went home. Saying that they had stayed longer than they had meant to.

Leaving Morpheus to hope that they had stayed because they enjoyed his company as well.

So, against his better judgement, he returned soon enough hoping that they were there as well. And to his relief, they were. Just as happy to see him that he was about them. In fact, after several other meetings between them, Morpheus might even admit that he considered (Y/N) a friend.

They, on the other hand, definitely considered him a friend. Morpheus honestly admired how willing they were to enter a friendship with him. To the point where he trusted them enough to share some secrets about himself.

No details, but enough for them to realize that he wasn't exactly a normal person. As well as enough for them to do a little research on their own.

(Y/N) stepped up to the bench that they always shared with Morpheus, a paper bag in hand. Greeting him and sitting down. They reached in the bag, pulling out the snack that they had brought the two of them.

"What's this?" Morpheus looked at the cream filled doughnut that his dear friend had put into his hand.

They just bit into theirs, swallowing and delighting in the tasty treat. "It's a sonho. I made them."

"I see." He ate his, letting out a small hum of enjoyment. "It's good. You're very talented."

"The name is Portuguese for dream."

Oh, dream, he thought.

That got him to pause, knowing exactly what (Y/N) was hinting at. "Did someone tell you who I was?"

"No." They shook their head. "I just googled your name. The idea that you were the god of dreams made a surprising amount of sense."

Morpheus couldn't help but chuckled at that. Knowing that (Y/N) had a point. He was definitely peculiar.

"Not god, I am an Endless. But yes, I do control dreams."

He tensed slightly for their reaction, worried that him admitting that their hypothesis was true would scare them away.

But, once again continuing their tradition of surprising him with their actions, they grinned. Almost like they were happy with his reply, seeming like they were glad that they had been right. He couldn't help but feel slightly relieved that his friend wasn't going to leave him. He didn't know if he could handle their rejection.

(Y/N) didn't reject him, just leaned back with a smile. "Well there you go, I guess. A dream for the creator of dreams." They chuckled, nodding towards the empty bag.

"I suppose so." Smiled Morpheus softly.

He looked over at (Y/N), taking in the sight of the person he adored. The Dream Lord knew that keeping secrets had been the wrong thing to do, but he hadn't wanted to lose what they had.

However, his fears had been proven wrong. The person he went to when he felt tired or stressed truly cared about him.

He even began to hope that one day, (Y/N) might care for him as much as he did for them.