oh, i could hide 'neath the wings

of the bluebird as she sings

YOU DID WELL

IN MY ABSENCE.

I DID WELL BEFORE

YOUR ABSENCE.

𝕾𝖞𝖓𝖔𝖕𝖘𝖎𝖘:

The reigning monarch of dreams and nightmares did not return as planned from his search, leaving an empty throne and a realm without a ruler. Dreams and nightmares alike looked to the next highest authority in their kingdom for help, asking that she assume the throne of their missing King. And with the help of Lucienne and Langdon, that was exactly what she did.

In his absence, the Dreaming started to decay and nothing Queen Ashlynn could do would stop it. Nightmares and Dreams were thrown out of equilibrium as the realm around them crumbled into dust. Because with her husband gone, stuck somewhere in the Waking world, the Universe was suffering.

A hundred years of being the sovereign to a deteriorating realm could take it's toll on anyone; that and her grief weighed down on her heart, heaving her soul until it was almost too much to bear. Those that still remained in The Dreaming helped as best as they could but they all knew they were powerless to stop their realm from turning to sand between their fingers. All they could do was cling onto the hope that Lord Morpheus would return and fix the damage he had inadvertently brought to their home.

Ashlynn thought it was a simple daydream. That Morpheus had truly abandoned both her and their people. That he would never return.

But she was wrong.

It may have taken over a century, but he had come back to The Dreaming, landing right outside their towering front gates of sand. The lost King then informed them of the theft of his precious tools, the instruments he wielded to control and weave their realm. They needed them back.

Even if it meant working together with her husband, a being who had never should have left in the first place, to find his scattered belongings and restore and repair the cracks in the very fabric of The Dreaming. And Morpheus would be believing a stupid daydream if he thought everything was going back to the way it used to be just because he was now free from his prison. After all, his realm had moved on without him and there was a monarch on his throne: his wife.

And Ashlynn was most certainly not going to give up her throne to the man she spent the better part of the last century furious at, even if he was the almighty Dream of the Endless. Destiny put her in his brother's path for a reason and it was definitely not to forever stand still by his side and do whatever he pleased. Plus, Ashlynn had a good feeling that she was about to find out what that reason was.

𝕮𝖆𝖘𝖙:

as

ASHYLNN

This is my Kingdom now, Morpheus.

as

MORPHEUS

There wasn't a day that went by that I did not think of you and our realm.

May contain: violence, threat, demons, nightmares, bad guys, injury, death, bad language, serial killers, sexual references etc

I would also like to dedicate this book to these amazing people who have always been so supportive of me and my writing. Thank you all so much! I would also like to dedicate this to any Sandman fans out there!!! This really is an amazing fandom.

I don't own The Sandman, the characters or the plot. I only own Ashlynn, my OCs, and their story in this book..

Welcome to Daydream Believer!!! I'm so excited for this book!!! I love the Sandman so much, it was an incredible series and I adored it. This book will be about repairing a damaged relationship between the King and Queen of Dreams so they will definitely be some tension, cute bits and a bit of awkwardness. Ashlynn is a literal Queen, before Morpheus vanished she didn't have as much power despite being his wife, but his disappearance led her to taking full charge of The Dreaming and its inhabitants. There's no way she's going to let things go back to the way they used to be.

Thank you for clicking on this book!!! I really hope you enjoy reading 'Daydream Believer'

Sincerely, Rosie aka Winter326