Persephone

[picturethat]

Persephone.

Persephone was gathering flowers with the Oceanids along with Artemis and Athena—the Homeric Hymn says—in a field when Hades came to abduct her, bursting through a cleft in the earth. Demeter, when she found her daughter had disappeared, searched for her all over the earth with torches. In most versions she forbids the earth to produce, or she neglects the earth and in the depth of her despair she causes nothing to grow. Helios, the sun, who sees everything, eventually told Demeter what had happened and at length she discovered the place of her abode. Finally, Zeus, pressed by the cries of the hungry people and by the other deities who also heard their anguish, forced Hades to return Persephone. Hades indeed complied with the request, but first he tricked her, giving her some pomegranate seeds to eat. Persephone was released by Hermes, who had been sent to retrieve her, but because she had tasted food in the underworld, she was obliged to spend a third of each year (the winter months) there, and the remaining part of the year with the gods above. but even that hardest of hearts unhardened suddenly when he saw her there: persephone in her mother’s garden, sun on her shoulders, wind in her hair, the smell of flowers she held in her hand and the pollen that fell from her fingertips. and suddenly, hades was only a man with a taste of nectar upon his lips To live your life in darkness is no easy task. Evil may be just a point of view - one you may not ascribe to yourself - but a black heart or a ruthless mind is hardly quieted. While you don't regret what you've done, at least not outwardly, you do wonder if there isn't something more. Grey morality has discolored your world. That is, until you see them. They are beautiful, pure, good: everything that you are not. You should be annoyed or at least ambivalent to their presence; after all, they serve you no purpose, promise you no gain. But oddly enough, you are drawn to them, and not even in hopes to destroy or corrupt. No, you want to have them, to keep them with you. What to do with this newfound feeling? Act on it, of course. You've never let anything stop you before. What you don't realize (or perhaps do, you just don't exactly care) is that the object of your...affection may not be too keen on being taken what they see as prisoner. Yet you only have their best interests at heart! Still, you do care for them, in your own fashion, more than almost anyone else, so surely a deal can be struck... You just couldn't bear to lose them. This meme, obviously, is inspired by the myth of Hades and Persephone. Feel free to be as literal or as loose with your interpretations as you'd like. Comment with your character, canon, preferences, and what role you'd like your character to play. Reply to others. Play anything and any scenario that fits within the theme.

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Peter Hale | Teen Wolf

[mrsassywolf]

[He is definitely the Hades role. Would love a Lydia or Stiles for this.]

Orihime Inoue | Bleach | F/M

[leekspins]

[No smut, please. Otherwise, I'm pretty open to scenarios!]

Djem Ahmad | OC

[fresh_to_deaf]

[Probably the Persephone role - no smut please!]

Elena Gilbert // TVD // m/f

[sovereignheart]

[the Persephone role. open to eventual smut with build-up (as long as it's not non-con), no Damons please.]

Wakasa | The Circumstances in My Home's Bathtub | m/m

[wakasaningyo]

ooc: Wakasa is good and pure, but I can AU him if you'd like to be dragged underwater somehow or held captive in a cove. Otherwise, Wakasa is very trusting, so feel free to grab him.

Lacie Baskerville | Pandora Hearts

[rosesdie]

[sef the Persephone. m/f for shipping. no smut, please.]

Milton Dammers | The Frighteners | M/F

[roadmap_of_pain]

(Totally a Hades, it's even in his canon, given the jaunt to the cemetary.)

Howard P. Lovecraft | Necronomicon: Book of the Dead | M/F

[cthulhu_ficcer]

(A male Persephone, have fun with him!)

Anna Valerious + Van Helsing + F/M

[thegypsyprincess]

(ooc: Likely Persephone role; build up with potential for smut or open to just fluff.)

Sarafine Kore {} Persephone || Greek Mythology || F/M

[fleur_de_la_mort]

(ooc: I'd say this one is obvious?)

usagi tsukino ☾ sailor moon

[odangod]

( Definitely a Persephone. )

kobato hanato ( kobato )

[trouveur]

( ooc | most likely to be persephone. )

[seastorms]

[ooc: Oh god, I so need to see the god of the sea being held captive by a merman. It would be so hilarious.]

[wakasaningyo]

[haha idek how to do that, but if you've got an idea, we can run with it. ^^]

[seastorms]

[Well Takeru would be nicer to those living in water so it is not impossible that he were nice to Wakasa and the that made the little fish a bit too fond of the god. Depowering Takeru would be no problem either if it will make things easier. In his cannon his powers are locked away almost all the time.]

Yancy Becket | Pacific Rim | ota

[otherbecketboy]

[ooc: flexible with either, but he's probably Persephone, bless him.]

Mischa Lecter | Hannibal | ota

[mformischa]

[Female Hades at the ready, folks.]

The Master | Doctor Who (Classic) | M/F

[youwillobeyme]

[ Say hello to the original version of The Master. Definitely a Hades figure. Hold the smut. ]

Cullen Rutherford | Dragon Age | ota

[fereldenlion]

[because when you're offering him up as Persephone why not put a flower crown on it?]

thranduil | tolkien

[wald]

[Hades figure, despite living in the woods. M/F for shipping.]

Todd the Wraith // Stargate Atlantis // OTA18+

[commandshumor]

[ooc: Definitely Hades. He's older than the myth actually. PM me with any questions. If smut, kinks are in the journal.]

[shakethegalaxy]

[Would you care for a singing diva? If so, could I bother you with the starter? I'm not familiar with Todd's canon but he really picked my interest with those videos on his journal. YAY FOR SPACE VAMPIRE!]

[commandshumor]

It'd been a long time since this world was culled. Whether the territory had somehow been mislaid and forgotten or perhaps never claimed at all, hard to say. There wasn't a Stargate so culling the world would be troublesome on a regular basis but perhaps a reserve hard-to-get-to world wasn't a bad idea. Ensured it was only culled when needed to and kept it out of reach of other hive ships.

First things first though, scouting it out was needed.

The scout ship landed in a field and he, along with a dozen others, a mix of drones and warriors like himself came out. They split up, each warrior taking two or three masked drones and started to walk. They dare not land within sight of the village. No need to spook them. Not yet anyway.

The commander made his way through the brush and trees with the two drones close behind. They came to another field and he spotted movement. He and the other two silently crouched down and watched from afar as a young woman picked flowers.

[ooc: Hope this works! If not, send me a PM and I can change it!]

[shakethegalaxy]

It is a lonesome little planet.

But it was home-- it was mother's home, vibrant and alive, a small, green treasure to be kept hidden and away, one more safe haven for the vajra to come and rest on their long, long journey. They resonate with us, you see? So long as their song is kept alive, they can remember and keep on looking for the other colonies. A song strong enough to be heard all through the galaxy-- a gate all on its own.

She looks at the flowers on her hands. It is an important duty, to learn the song. It's important, and yet...

It's not enough. She empties her hands, flowers scattering. The sky is so blue-- the sight of it hurts her eyes, so she closes them, and sings. I want space too. Her voice is beautiful and strong, and the song sears the air; a gate made of pure sound, designed to call forth colonies and colonies of the vajra if the one singing it so desires. Sheryl, did you know? It was the first thing her mother taught her, this precious, wonderful gift. It's a love song. They sing it to find each other and mate, no matter how apart they may be. And so, it became Sheryl's most important secret. And now Sheryl can use it too, just like mother.

A song able to cross the entire galaxy. And a voice strong enough to influence people's hearts.

So she understood she she had to stay here. She really did it, and yet... and yet...

saber | fate/stay night (ota)

[invisiblade]

[Persephone role by default. open to both canon and au scenarios!]