"Pretty lucky, isn't it, finding a gay Dream?" "The odds were in his favor," Sol says. "Nightmares and Dreams are born for each other; we are what we need each other to be to survive. While the majority of pairs fall into bed with each other, there are pairs that are built on different needs. Tempest are brothers, whereas Shadow needed a father figure. I'd always assumed your Nightmare would be a grown man who would be devoted to you no matter the personal risk." Sol sends me a considering look. "Now I suspect it'll be a replacement child."
