If I look back, I am lost.

[madmeemey]

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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Jiang Wanyin | The Untamed (Dark AU) | Ota

[yunmeng_patriarch]

[Wanyin is the Hades/dark side. This guy wanted to be good but was dealt a crappy hand and has focused on keeping his sect safe and out of the watch of the other sects. Therefore, this man is recluse and not quite up to date with current social structures. ]

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

[umbraeternam]

[ she can easily play either role, but definitely not a meek Persephone if going that route. good to write a more figurative interpretation on the dynamic or go all-in with mythical tones and/or deities. canon, cross canon, AUs, all welcome. ]

james buchanan barnes | mcu

[counterstep]

( typically would be hades, but there are definitely scenarios where he would be persephone. open to discuss! )

[wealldosillythings]

[Funnily enough I've been wanting to explore a Hades side of Molly, AKA the cheeriest queen of the morgue.

I can do the opposite of course if this isn't a scenario you had in mind.

But if interested, either way I'd love to explore 'Persephone' having a little more agency in the story (which, if Bucky fills that role is sort of a nice parallel to him having to make connections like in Falcon & Winter Soldier)]

Rey || Star Wars || F/M

[talentedscavenger]

[ooc: most likely Persephone, but open to be hades. Open to discuss.]

Essek Thelyss | Critical Role | OTA

[essek]

(Essek would probably be suited to a Hades like character, but I am open to either role. Of course there are many interpretations to the myth and subsequent retellings since, so I rather play with the general idea then the strict kidnapping version if Essek is Hades.)

jeyne westerling | asoiaf | ota

[seashellqueen]

jyn erso || rogue one || ota

[made_of_stars]

[ooc; either role.]

cassian andor || rogue one || ota

[rebellionbuilt]

[ooc; either role.]

rey || star wars || ota

[see_the_stars]

[ooc; either role.]

ben solo || star wars || ota

[in_the_grey]

[ooc; either role.]

bodhi rook || rogue one || ota

[bravenough]

[ooc; either role.]

rose tico || star wars || ota

[what_we_love]

[ooc; probably persephone, but open to hades, too.]

Duo Maxwell | Gundam Wing | M/M

[deathsangel]

(Either)

kimiko miyashiro | the boys

[fpdg]

( voicetesting, ota m/f 21+. she really could be either but most likely the damaged persephone who will literally rip a man's face off. also kimiko is mute and speaks through a sign language made up with her and her brother, so i'll express what she's communicating in the tags. down for confusion over what she's communicating or someone actually learning her signs. )

will graham » hannibal

[isola]

{ permissions + prefs. adding to the pile. he’s a scorned Persephone more than anything. a rebirth on the rise — Kore overcoming death. light comes in all sort of shades as long as it illuminates, no? open to aus, cross-canon, ocs. canon aspect is obvious here and beloved if given. }

Ash Lynx | Banana Fish | OTA

[jadedlynx]

(ooc | Information, permissions, and warnings can be found here.

Open to canon, crosscanon, crossmedium, etc. Ash is canonically bisexual so while shipping is difficult without assuming CR, M/F and M/M are both welcome though I request they be 16+ with no upper age limit. Default age is 18, but he can be aged up or have it change based on canon point. More information about his canon and in-depth preferences can be found at the link above.

Well, good and pure he is not, but he's not the worst to look at so maybe that's their reason? Or some other reason? I'm down with playing around with it though he's very skilled for a human so it'll need someone super-powered or likewise skilled. )

Gu Sui | The Best Actor is a Fox Spirit | OTA

[flirtyfox]

(ooc | Information, permissions, and warnings can be found here.

Open to canon, crosscanon, crossmedium, etc. Sui is canonically only into men so m/m only for shipping but very OTA for gen. Since Sui is a 10,000-year-old fox demon in the body of a 28-year-old human, all characters must also be 21+ for shipping though younger characters are welcome to have one-sided crushes. Available in fox or human form. Just let me know which you prefer.

More information about his canon and in-depth preferences can be found at the link above.

While not really pure or innocent, he is elegant which might catch an eye or two. He's also very prideful so he'll take some time to warm up to any kidnapping unless there's a good reason behind it ((protection, etc, I dunno, let's play around)). )

Ayase Yukiya | Okane ga Nai | OTA

[shakkin]

(ooc | Information, permissions, and warnings can be found here.

Open to canon, crosscanon, crossmedium, etc. M/F and M/M are both welcome though M/M will take more work. Default age is 18, but he can be aged up or have it change based on canon point. More information about his canon and in-depth preferences can be found at the link above.

Ayase definitely fits the good, innocent, and pure stereotype. )

margaery tyrell | asoiaf/got | ota

[neverbedded]

Jon Snow | Game of Thrones | m/f

[northerndragon]

[No Starks for shipping. I love cross-canon, but if you have a specific AU in mind, please let me know, or I will probably just AU your character into GoT somehow around late S6-early S7.

For this meme, some earlier canon points might work, and while Jon is probably best as a Hades figure, that might not be the case in every possible pairing.]

[talentedscavenger]

[ooc: whelp, care to give this a shot with Jon as the Hades figure and Rey as Persephone? Could go literal with actual gods, but not set in Greece, or just AU into GoT? ]

elia martell | asoiaf | ota

[veryfond]

Nico Acosta | OC | M/F

[anoranza]

[ooc: Either role.]

Evie Montgomery | OC | OTA

[la_bonne_chose]

[ooc: Either role.]

the darkling | grishaverse (r!63)

[enshadowing]

[ ooc: what has become of my life, i have no idea. definitely hades, but could also be a dark persephone. ]

Re: the darkling | grishaverse (r!63)

[cinderebella]

[Would your Darkling like an angry hellion who’s about as popular in her town as the Darkling is in Ravka?{

Naminé | Kingdom Hearts | f/m

[lethechained]

[ Seems more like the Persephone type, but can make a decent Hades too. ]