you saw that the ichor in me demanded its own throne.

[simplememes]

Hades & 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 a 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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petra seydoux damerel | original character

[chaleureuse]

( basic info in journal and boy, there are some parallels with her marriage. 30+ for shipping, plz. the persephone. m/f or f/f. )

[slyson]

She will wake up somewhere else.

(This is the problem with gods. They have very little respect for the time and convenience of others.)

Loki has made a citadel, hidden by clouds, and he wished to study the woman with ancient blood, the clever one who was trying to find herself. It's an easy thing to find her, take her from her bed, and take her into the cloud coverage above her little home. Not, he suspects, that she'll recognize it from this height.

The air is cold, but not yet thin enough to be dangerous. The citadel is curving gold and ivory, emerald cloth and onyx doors. A masterwork of magic craft, if one has an eye for such things, and if not, it's still pretty impressive. It was made to impress. Being an illusionist means you are a creature of appearances.

The wind blows through gilded windows. Loki does not watch her when she sleeps-- her body is just a distraction from her mind, which is a far more interesting puzzle. How will she react? Not well, he supposes, but that's the point. He's made his move, taken her out of her element. The next move, well, that's all her.

margaery tyrell | game of thrones

[versigny]

[ the persephone, although the "pure, good" aspects may be a facade. open to all the AUs/crosscanon. ]

charles xavier ; xmcu

[groovyadept]

{ he's incapable of kidnapping anyone. so, kidnap him, I guess? honestly, comes in many timeline/au versions. m/m pref. }

alina starkov | grishaverse

[solmate]

[ persephone for closer to canon, hades if you want to talk about possible aus 👀 ]

Padmé Amidala | Star Wars

[politicallyinclined]

[Persephone.]

Crowley | Good Omens | ota

[glarefully]

[ just by stereotype alone he fits the profile for hades here, but definitely can also fit for persephone. ]

megara ⇝ hercules ⇝ ota

[wontsayit]

[ Sold her soul to the devil, but deferent dame with a flower crown she ain't. ]

june moone | dceu | ota

[exhumings]

[ reluctant Hades who's, just, Tired. All the time. Somebody to cuddle with would be chef's kiss. ]

zed martin | constantine

[chicartista]

( persephone. m/f. )

marta cabrera 🔪 knives out 🔪 m/f

[vomito]

( def the persephone )

Dr. Hannibal Lector| NBC's Hannibal| M\M

[drlectorphd]

Hes def Hades for sure so yeah.

crossovers welcome. can be magic or not.]

[mayberaven]

[The last person who should go anywhere near Hannibal is this loser but I kinda wanna because I'm horrible and this could be hilarious for us.

Figure he's one of the Wildmother's/Melora's children who was stolen when little and raised as one of Uk'otoa's to help bolster their control of the sea (Melora's domain of nature includes land and sea both, so Fjord is more of the sea side of things.]

Kylo Ren/Brianna Solo • r63!Star Wars • ota

[umbraeternam]

[ could easily be either role. canon elements can play well into this, but also totally open to taking things more literal and/or mythic. canonmates of all sorts welcome (including timeline shenanigans), also open to cross canon, AUs, and potentially OCs. ]

jyn erso || rogue one || ota

[made_of_stars]

[ooc; open to either role]

cassian andor || rogue one || ota

[rebellionbuilt]

[ooc; open to either role]

rey || star wars || ota

[see_the_stars]

[ooc; open to either role]

ben solo || star wars || ota

[in_the_grey]

[ooc; open to either role]

bodhi rook || rogue one || ota

[bravenough]

[ooc; open to either role]

wanda maximoff | mcu

[weirdavenger]

( m/f, shipping prefs. she could easily be either role, depending on the scenario. i've seen wv so okay with spoilers but for this i'd rather au - we could totally base something off it though! )

Crystal Exarch | FF14 | ota

[marchen]

[ Hear me out, him as persephone... ]

[civicbooty]

[ okay 1) how do you feel about the obvious, is this a dumb question?, and 2) i don't have a grandpa journal but i will absolutely make one if you don't mind waiting a few days to get started... 👀 ]

Nico Acosta | OC | M/F

[anoranza]

[ooc: Either role.]

Jaskier/Dandelion || The Witcher (any) || OTA

[buttercupbard]

{{Persephone! Feels apt because he reunites with his broody, withdrawn muse/partner seasonally.}}

Evie Montgomery | OC | OTA

[la_bonne_chose]

[ooc: Probably Persephone.]

Grand Admiral Thrawn | Star Wars | OTA

[admiralchiss]

[The Hades]

Vergil | Devil May Cry 5 | m/f

[wieldingharmony]

[he could be both]

Shen Qingqiu|The Scum Villain's Self Saving System|m/m

[peerless_cucumber]

[Both.]