[It’s true that Dream feels distinctly less at ease in his siblings’ realms, although not all discomfort is created equal. The one that itches his proverbial skin the most is his eldest brother’s realm, Destiny’s, perhaps because the polar opposites of their natures. The rigid inevitability of Destiny’s garden constricts Dream’s fluid nature of endless possibility.
Oddly, the ultimate finality - death - does not feel as restraining. Perhaps because it is only an end in one sense, but mostly, it’s because Death is the sibling with which Dream feels the most attachment. He values her judgment, even if he gets cranky over needing it at times.]
’It’s cool, never kick a good pun in the teeth is what I always say.’ [Matthew’s cheerful demeanor fills the dreary space with cheer to match Death’s.]
I’m sorry to take you away from your duties in the waking world, then. .[Dream figures she was there for work, if she was in the realm closest to him, unless she meant the Soft Places in-between - which would open up new questions.] It is good to see you, though. [He finally turns to face her at that.] See? I can be hospitable, too.
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Date: 2023-09-17 04:08 pm (UTC)[It’s true that Dream feels distinctly less at ease in his siblings’ realms, although not all discomfort is created equal. The one that itches his proverbial skin the most is his eldest brother’s realm, Destiny’s, perhaps because the polar opposites of their natures. The rigid inevitability of Destiny’s garden constricts Dream’s fluid nature of endless possibility.
Oddly, the ultimate finality - death - does not feel as restraining. Perhaps because it is only an end in one sense, but mostly, it’s because Death is the sibling with which Dream feels the most attachment. He values her judgment, even if he gets cranky over needing it at times.]
’It’s cool, never kick a good pun in the teeth is what I always say.’ [Matthew’s cheerful demeanor fills the dreary space with cheer to match Death’s.]
I’m sorry to take you away from your duties in the waking world, then. .[Dream figures she was there for work, if she was in the realm closest to him, unless she meant the Soft Places in-between - which would open up new questions.] It is good to see you, though. [He finally turns to face her at that.] See? I can be hospitable, too.