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When Dreams Become Reality by Cheshyr, starsniper
Fandoms: The Sandman (TV 2022), Inception (2010)
31 Dec 2025
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It was supposed to be a simple job. All they had to do was enter Alexander Burgess’s dreams and convince him to go away with his lover Paul and leave behind Fawney Rig for good. Simpler than Inception. Safer than Extraction.
Yet when Hob Gadling and Arthur Freeman get inside the head of their mark, they realize that not everything is as it seems. Alexander Burgess is hiding a much darker secret, one that is deeply hidden within the basement not just at Fawney Rig, but also inside of Alex’s mind. And Paul refuses to tell them what it is.
Or: What happens when Dream is set free after a hundred years and he discovers that humans have created the technology to infiltrate dreams?
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There’s a surprised moment of silence on the other end of the line, and then Cobb asks, “Eames? Why do you have Arthur’s phone?”
“Because he’s sleeping,” he says shortly. “What do you want?”
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In which Cobb calls Arthur the morning after Inception, and Eames intercedes on Arthur's behalf. It's about time someone takes care of Arthur for a change.
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post inception, protective eames blocking dom's access to give arthur time and space to recover
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One night of sex and real sleep isn’t enough to erase the stress and tension of those years. Eames isn’t foolish enough to think so, even witnessing how much better Arthur looks after that one night. There are still deep shadows under his eyes, and lines in his forehead that he wants to smooth away with a thumb. He’s still pale and a touch too thin; last night it was all too easy for Eames to lift him up, pressing him up against the wall before carrying him to bed.
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Tell me, Cobb. Have you even once in the last two years considered what Arthur gave up, to run around the world saving your arse? Did you even think about the fact that he had something to give up?”The silence on Cobb’s end of the line speaks for itself. Eames nods, even though Cobb can’t see him. “Arthur is exhausted . He’s been running on adrenaline and fear, and you’ve been putting unreasonable expectations on him for years. You haven’t been listening to his advice, you’ve straight up ignored his warnings, you got yourself and him on Cobol Engineering’s hit list and you wonder why Arthur missed Fischer’s militarization? Aside from the fact that sometimes ridiculously rich people can hide things so well that even Arthur can’t find them, you’ve been making him do everything . On this last job alone, you had him running point and training a green architect and making him feel personally responsible for getting you home to your children. He didn’t want to do this job, but you gave him no choice. If you failed, yes, you would have been arrested once we hit American soil, but did you even once stop to think about what might happen to Arthur? About what Saito was going to do if the job failed? You know what he did to Nash–he handed him over to Cobol. Did you ever think that maybe he might do the same to Arthur?”
There’s another long, stunned silence eventually broken by Cobb stuttering, “I–I… Saito wouldn’t…”
“You don’t know that.” Eames knows that, now. Because he got to know Saito fairly well during the planning phase, and he’s good at reading people. By the end of the job, Saito respected Arthur, partly for his loyalty. But Cobb doesn’t know that, and Eames is certain that he never once spared a thought about anyone’s fate but his own.
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Eames is shirtless. Arthur is terminally distracted.
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Arthur is going talk to Eames, about him and about them, and maybe, perhaps, things will work out between them. That is if the team’s sudden efforts to set the two of them up doesn’t end up becoming a wrecking ball to Arthur’s plans.
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“You know,” Ariadne says, “you two talk right past each other.”
Arthur and Eames, in between and after.
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Arthur seduces Eames. He has a bigger agenda on the table but most importantly, this time he wants to be the one that leads. Post-inception.
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- Part 1 of Before & After Universe [Arthur/Eames]
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You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.
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In the aftermath of a harrowing extraction, two operatives navigate the fragile boundary between survival and vulnerability. Haunted by memories of trauma and the lingering weight of responsibility, they must learn to rebuild trust, anchor one another, and endure the slow, jagged process of recovery.
Whumptober 2025 Prompt Day 12: "It'll be for nothing." | Sacred Place.
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- Part 12 of Whumptobor2025
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The easiest way to get to Eames would be a nonstop flight to Montreal and then a two and a half hour drive down to the lake.
But nothing about them has ever been easy.
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Arthur goes on a road trip. He has forty hours. To think things through. He has a CD. He reminisces. What awaits him at the end of the road? The rest of his life!
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Eames thinks he knows what to expect when he gets involved with Arthur. He loves being wrong.
"Eames has always believed that, when he finally manages to talk (coerce/bribe/incept) Arthur into becoming his lover, it will be a shallow affair kept to the confines of anonymous hotel rooms...And that’s fine, really. It’s worth it, being Arthur’s dirty little secret, if it gives him the privilege of tearing off those gorgeous suits and sucking bruises into smooth skin."
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- Part 1 of Psycho Heroes
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It’s not that it’s not dangerous down there, but at least when you're down there, there are rules to keep you safe. Watch your depth. Check your air. Safety stop: five meters, three minutes, just in case. Don’t taunt the wildlife. Stay with your buddy. And above all else, don’t ever hold your fucking breath. If you follow the rules, you live.
On the surface, there are so many more variables. There are so many unforeseen circumstances. Drunk drivers, carbon monoxide leaks, Russian aerospace conglomerates and incompetent coworkers, Arthur standing there on the resort’s dock glaring at you as you climb out of the water.
Eames moves to a tropical island. Arthur is afraid of the ocean.
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Seaweed Song
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It’s not that it’s not dangerous down there, but at least when you're down there, there are rules to keep you safe. Watch your depth. Check your air. Safety stop: five meters, three minutes, just in case. Don’t taunt the wildlife. Stay with your buddy. And above all else, don’t ever hold your fucking breath. If you follow the rules, you live.On the surface, there are so many more variables. There are so many unforeseen circumstances. Drunk drivers, carbon monoxide leaks, Russian aerospace conglomerates and incompetent coworkers, Arthur standing there on the resort’s dock glaring at you as you climb out of the water.
Eames moves to a tropical island. Arthur is afraid of the ocean.
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love this!!
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"Perhaps not the textbook definition of a healthy relationship, especially considering what they’ve just been through. But it’s right. It’s fucked up and glorious. It’s them." ~Promises Whispered Like Prayers
Eames and Arthur aren't what you would call typical, and neither is their love story. Before they can enjoy their happily ever after, they must weather years of blood, pain, tears -- at times their own, but mostly that of others. Here's how it all happens. Series will hop and skip around, from the time they first meet to life after inception, including all kinds of moments between and beyond. Canon-compliant, in case that matters to you.
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25262731! stories total planned for this series. (holy shitnuggets, I addedanother onemore, someone stop me)Look for the Psycho Heroes Soundtrack on Spotify!
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Lots of sex, bad times and good times.
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Arthur wakes up in a time loop. It's not a dream. If he can't make his reality go back to normal, then he might as well find something to pass the time, and no one knows how to entertain like Eames.
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- Part 1 of Inception
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time loop arthur angst, initially thinking its a dream so suicide a couple times before accepting its reality
arthur trying different things, talking to people, getting away, not working - eventually tells eames and does fun stuff
then, depressed arthur, good concerned friend eames comfort, arthur feelings realization
only the wake up to find that it was a dream after all, testing new tech/somnacin
shaken arthur, protective eames
feelings confessions and getting together
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"I’ve never known you to make things up. If you say time loop, then shoot. Time loop.”
[.] Arthur stares at him. “You know, that’s still a wonder to me. You believe me every time.”
Eames meets his eyes steadily. “Like I said, you’re not the lying type”
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"didn’t want to ask at first.”
“Why not?” Eames asks, and Arthur might be lying but he swears there’s an undercurrent of actual hurt in his voice. “We know each other, don’t we?”
Arthur takes a sip of his drink to buy time to think of an answer that won’t make Eames look at him like that anymore. Down and out, like a kicked puppy. All big eyes and lips tugged low. “I thought you didn’t like me. You do have a fondness for making fun of me.”
“Bullshit,” Eames says, startling in his earnestness. “We’re not– we aren’t enemies, Arthur, we’re us. Fuck, is this why you made Cobb go get me in Mombasa for the Saito job? You thought I wouldn’t want to see you?”
“Wouldn’t you?” Arthur asks desperately. “Besides, I would have stuck out like a sore thumb in your little den of gamblers and you know it.”
Eames snorts. “That’s not far from wrong. None of my friends iron their pocket squares.” At Arthur’s sour look, he laughs for real but quiets down again. “And no, I wouldn’t have been mad to see you. I would have been happy about it.”
“Happy,” Arthur repeats on instinct. Hearing the word makes him respond like a marionette with tugged strings. So good to have a purpose without even being forced to think about it. He doesn’t believe he could think right now, not at all.
“Yeah,” Eames says, staring at the sky. “I would have been happy.”
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A soft voice. “What the fuck are you doing, Arthur?”
Arthur slots open his eyes to see Eames standing over him. Genuine bewilderment fills him. “Why the hell are you here?” Arthur asks incredulously. “You don’t even remember yesterday, what the fuck.”
Eames squints. “Obviously I remember yesterday. You were normal yesterday. Not today. What happened, you got dumped?”
Arthur rolls his eyes. “Nothing happened. I’ve come to terms with reality. Go back to work, Eames. Tell Cobb I’m fine.”
“I’m not here for Cobb,” Eames says, and sounds so sincerely stung that Arthur actually bothers to open his eyes all the way this time. “I’m your friend, you arse, and I don’t take kindly when you disappear then don’t answer my phone calls. Or when I knock.”
“You knocked a lot,” Arthur comments.
“Yeah, and you didn’t answer any of them,” Eames mutters. He looks like he wants to use far harsher words, then sighs and sits down on the corner of Arthur’s bed. “I’ve never seen you like this. What happened? If this is about the job– look, Arthur, I’ve got my qualms too, but you could talk to us first. [.] This has everything to do with the job,” Eames explodes. “It’s fucked and we all know that. But you talk to me first about it before you give up, Arthur. You talk to any one of us. You don’t disappear out of nowhere. You don’t.”
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“I don’t get it,” Arthur says. Both of them sitting on the bed, he’s close enough to study Eames’ face like a museum exhibit, searching for signs of reason in the middle of all this mess. “You’re so nice to me now, but we haven’t even done anything yet. I haven’t earned it yet.”
“You don’t have to earn anything. We’re friends, darling. I look out for you and you look out for me,” Eames says reproachfully.
Arthur nods thickly. The expression on his face must be truly tragic, because Eames clicks his tongue and reaches out, taking Arthur in his arms.
[.] "I’m not going away,” Eames says calmly. “Not even in the loop. I’ll come find you tomorrow, every day until you wake up. You aren’t losing me.”
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"I don't deserve this"
[.] “And why the hell would you believe that? [.] You aren’t the type to wallow, Arthur. You know your worth, but if you’ve spent too much time in this damn loop and you can’t remember, I’ll remind you. Over and over again, because you’ve saved my life so many times I’ve lost count, and it’s time for me to repay the favor. It’s you and me, Arthur. It’s you and me.”
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“I won’t tell him shit until I know you’re okay,” Eames says, suddenly wrathful. “We all knew this plan was a fool’s errand, and then he had to go and put you in there– He should have been the one to go under first, and I fucking told him so, but he’s a coward. It shouldn’t have been you, Arthur. It shouldn’t have been you.”
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Ariadne is convinced Arthur and Eames are a couple. Yusuf is doubtful. Cobb isn't as oblivious as people think. Arthur and Eames are completely, unsubtly domestic during the job.
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Another they're already married fic!!
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"What are you doing with that?" Arthur asked, resisting the urge to slap Eames's hands away from the briefcase like a child with a favored toy. Eames was close enough that all he'd have to do would be to reach out a hand.
"We're going to do some training exercises," Eames said in a cheerful tone that filed away at Arthur's teeth. As far as Arthur was concerned, there was a very short list of things to be cheerful about, and “training exercises” weren't on it.
Eames might be an asshole, but the fact that they can't get out of Canada is all Arthur's fault.
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A Fine Distraction
dualwielder, VIII_XIII
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"What are you doing with that?" Arthur asked, resisting the urge to slap Eames's hands away from the briefcase like a child with a favored toy. Eames was close enough that all he'd have to do would be to reach out a hand."We're going to do some training exercises," Eames said in a cheerful tone that filed away at Arthur's teeth. As far as Arthur was concerned, there was a very short list of things to be cheerful about, and “training exercises” weren't on it.
Eames might be an asshole, but the fact that they can't get out of Canada is all Arthur's fault.
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The Author's Faves by TheFeistyRogue
Fandom Captain America (Movies), Doctor Who, Doctor Who (2005), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Movies), Guardians of the Galaxy (Movies), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Inception (2010), Iron Man (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Thor (Movies)
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somewhere there's a room for each of us to grow by kinneys for redcheekdays
Fandoms: Inception (2010)
22 Jan 2025
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Still, Arthur feels known to Mal in that moment, bound together as much as the twisting metal of the candle holders on the table between them. She reaches over to lay her hand over his own and Arthur thinks about what she means—about losing himself. In dreams, in the abyss, the mazes they built together. In the cobblestoned streets of Paris, walking and waiting for the dark that never really fully arrived, kept at bay by all the lights and life of the city glittering around them. In the lull of Eames’ voice in his ears, hovering too-close like he always did when they went out to celebrate a job’s success, trying something without really trying.
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Arthur and Eames and the years that span between them.
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And you know, there's something really liberating about putting your thoughts down and sending them out and not being able to take them back. I think you're probably reading this and thinking that I'm significantly weirder deep down inside than you'd thought, and that's all right because it's the truth. But maybe you don't care and you've already thrown this away and you'll toss any other ones I send out with the junk mail, unopened. And that'd be okay too. It's not the reading that counts; it’s the writing.
There are two boxes full of letters in Eames's desk drawer. The ones he receives from Arthur, and the ones he wishes he could send in reply.
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Let's Try Something New by eternalsojourn for Tabi_essentially
Fandoms: Inception (2010)
07 Jul 2014
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For a request for prompts on Tumblr:
Prompt - Romance and/or silly and/or action-adventure? I don't even mind which, up to you! Prompt: "Let's try something new."-
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Lovers to boyfriends post inception
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