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Sarah J Maas can't introduce the princes of Hel and expect us not to simp. Be fucking fr rn.
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In Your Dreams
Apollion x Reader x Thanatos smut
A/N: after reading HOFAS, I couldn't resist writing about the Princes of Hel, aka the ultimate shadow daddies
warnings: smut, mmf, oral f! receiving, oral m!receiving, p in v sex, shadow play, sensory deprivation, rough sex, electro-stimulation, blood, is this monster fucking? they're kind of incubus-esque
A weight at the end of your bed woke you, eyes fluttering open to see a familiar face studying you. Apollion’s black eyes flicked over your body, head tilting in an unsettlingly smooth motion that sent a shiver down your spine.
You dared an exasperated sigh, leveling your gaze with the prince’s. “Couldn’t let me sleep in peace for one night, could you? Are my dreams more interesting than whatever duties you have in Hel?”
A ghost of a smile flashed across Apollion’s lips, his leathery wings flaring slightly behind him at your overt disrespect. “You are certainly of interest to me,” he retorted, stern expression giving nothing away.
You opened your mouth to question what the prince meant by that, when another figure materialized at the foot of your bed. With a gasp, you tucked your knees to your chest as swirling darkness slowly transformed into another male, tall with black curly hair, his dark eyes matching Apollion’s as he watched you with a vague sense of interest.
Apollion showed neither surprise or bother at the male’s appearance, simply offering a nod of greeting before turning back to face you. Tugging your covers towards yourself, you made a feeble attempt at covering yourself from the stranger. “And who do you think you are, coming into my room, my dreams?” you demanded.
A flicker of amusement flashed in his eyes, your cheeks reddening in response as you felt his power ripple through the room, realization of how powerless you were in this situation hitting you like a shockwave.
He must have recognized your embarrassment, mouth ticking up slightly as he rumbled in a deep voice, “You may call me Thanatos. I am a Prince of Hel.” Lightning sparked down his toned arms as he spoke, stopping your heart as you tried to hide the fear from your face.
“Helfire,” he murmured, softer this time. At your look of confusion, the handsome male amended, “it is not lighting. It is Helfire,” he explained, holding up one hand to demonstrate the bright power. Apollion’s darkness swirled around him where he sat, creating a maelstrom of power, a dark storm that both stole the air from your lungs and charged the energy in the room.
As they drew in their powers, the air in the room settling, you had the frightening realization. Your wild gaze turned to Thanatos, the male fully smirking at you this time as he merely nodded in confirmation of your suspicions. “I didn’t say ‘lightning’,” you breathed. “Can you read my thoughts?”
Thanatos took two steps closer to you, his large form towering over where you sat on the bed. “Yes,” he drawled, gaze flicking to Apollion’s before he continued. “I have heard every dirty, sinful thought you’ve had about my brother.” He showed no mercy, no pity towards your mortified expression. “And every thought about myself since I arrived, for that matter. Not that I had to. We can smell your desire, it’s quite sweet. No wonder that my brother finds his way here so often.”
You looked to Apollion, your heart pounding as you suddenly became aware of your flush, the slick between your legs, your heavy breasts. His expression hadn’t changed, black eyes still watching you with that predatory stillness. Nervously biting your lip, you subtly rolled your hips against the mattress in an attempt at relief, your arousal building much more quickly now in the presence of both of them.
“But you... you are not an incubus?” you questioned, anxiously watching as Apollion’s wings twitched behind him.
Thanatos scoffed at your side. “No, we do not require your pleasure for our survival.”
“But all creatures of Hel - lesser, or most powerful - acquire... a strength, of sorts, from that pleasure,” Apollion murmured, his nostrils flared, chest heaving. It was the most expressive you had ever seen him, clearly overcome with his hunger. His desire, for you.
“Is that why you continue to show up in my dreams? You are drawn to my... pleasure?” you managed to ask.
Apollion’s gaze raked down your form, as though he could sense how you were fighting not to reach out and touch him. “As I said before, I find you interesting. The potential of bringing you pleasure is one aspect of that.”
You turned to see Thanatos, who had somehow moved even closer to your side, less than an arm’s length away. He smiled down at you, pointed teeth bared in an expression that should have been frightening. “My interest in you is purely carnal. I’ve scented you on my brother, your arousal clinging to him even in Hel. It is tempting.” He clicked his tongue, sizing you up like a meal set before him.
Shaking off the thrill that sent down your spine, you looked between the two princes. “So, what do you want from me, then?”
Apollion’s eyes flickered, his dark aura growing as he leaned closer to you. “Permission. We need permission to touch you,” he breathed, his warm, rich voice like a balm to your fried nerves. Biting back a whimper at their desperate gazes, you nodded.
“You may touch me, please,” you agreed, sitting up and letting the covers drop. Neither prince spared a glance at the nightgown that clung to your body, Apollion instead reaching out a gentlemanly hand - an invitation for you to accept.
The moment you set your hand in his, his darkness consumed the room, your surroundings disappearing as you were sucked into a dark void. You could see nothing, only feeling your lack of clothing, hearing the soft breathing of the two demons at your front and back.
Apollion’s hand released your own, sliding up your arm to rest above your heart. A dizzying sort of pleasure muddled your thoughts, bones feeling weak as Apollion groaned in front of you, the grip of his hand on your chest growing stronger.
“Good girl,” Thanatos whispered, and you felt his naked body press against yours from behind, his hands supporting your waist. Your hair was swept to the side, Thanatos raking his sharp teeth over your neck, small droplets of blood quickly lapped up with a groan.
Apollion’s hand moved from your heart, joining his other as they toyed with your nipples, his mouth alternating sucking and licking on each sensitive bud. With a lewd moan, your legs gave out from the pleasure, but instead of falling to the ground, you found yourself lifted in the air.
You were weightless, floating in this dark void with no eyesight, the brushing of the princes’ bodies against yours the only sign that you were levitating, suspended in the air as Apollion switched placed with Thanatos. Thanatos’s hands slid up your calves, spreading your legs as he moved in between them, the feeling of his warm breath on your inner thighs.
The princes moved in tandem, Apollion’s teeth moving to the same spot on your neck where Thanatos had marked you moments prior, as Thanatos dove into your slick cunt. A moan left your lips, back arching and eyes rolled back as Thanatos’s warm tongue flicked over your clit, sharp teeth nibbling softly as he sucked on the swollen bud.
Warmth trickled down your neck where Apollion held your head, licking and sucking down to your shoulder. His hands twined around your chest, pinching and rolling your nipples between nimble fingers as Thanatos continued his assault on your pussy.
A finger rubbed gently along your folds, slipping into your aching cunt with ease. Obscene wet sounds echoed through the dark space, heat rising to your cheeks as Thanatos slipped in another finger, cooing to you, “don’t be embarrassed, little one.” He curled his fingers against your sensitive walls, your breaths shuddering as you mewled at his expert touch. “Good girl, let us hear those delicious sounds.”
Apollion chuckled from wherever he was behind you, and you could feel his eyes on your body as you clenched around Thanatos’s fingers. “She’s close,” he murmured, and Thanatos hummed as though he had been waiting for that signal.
You screamed at the sudden shock of pleasure that traveled from Thanatos’s tongue, straight to your clit as he sent you spiraling over the edge into your orgasm. Stars danced in your vision, the only source of light as you moaned, babbling incoherently as the prince worked you through your high.
“That is Helfire,” Thanatos murmured, smugness lacing his tone as you struggled to catch your breath. You heard the demons shifting again, and a small yelp escaped you as you were flipped over onto your hands and knees, completely disoriented in this suspended state of darkness.
Apollion’s familiar hands slid up the backs of your thighs, thumbs spreading your ass open before sliding a finger up your dripping slick. The prince groaned behind you, the sound of him sucking on your juices causing you to clench around nothing.
A gentle but firm hand cupped your cheek, tilting your face forward. “Open up,” Thanatos spoke in a low rumble, and you obeyed without question, tongue out as you awaited, eager to please. Precum dripped onto your tongue as the head of his cock pressed into your lips, the demon groaning in pleasure as you sucked the tip, flicking your tongue along his slit.
You leaned forward, hands searching for purchase on Thanatos’s hips as you aimed to take him deeper into your mouth. His cock pushed past your lips, hitting the back of your throat just as you felt Apollion’s hand spreading you further, rubbing his erection against your folds.
Your moan turned to a gag around Thanatos’s thick length, tears pricking at your eyes as the demon prince’s hands guided your jaw to take him even further. “Relax,” he commanded, tapping your throat. Willing yourself to relax, the prince hummed his approval as he slid fully in your throat, your nose pressed against his lower abdomen. “Stay still. Let us do the work,” he murmured, withdrawing his hips slowly.
He thrust back into your mouth at the same time Apollion pushed into your hips, both princes seated fully inside of you. You practically melted, thankful for whatever dark forces held you up as the two of them began thrusting together inside of you, your wanton moans muffled by Thanatos’s cock down your throat.
Silky tendrils like wisps of air circled soothing motions over your body, the cool breeze undulating over your peaked nipples, your swollen clit. You were sent over the edge again, overstimulation wracking through you as the demons continued to use you for their pleasure.
Thanatos twitched in your mouth, tilting your chin up as he said, “swallow it” - your only warning before he spilled down your throat. You swallowed eagerly, tongue flicking out as you collected his remaining seed. The scene must have sent Apollion over the edge, his hips stuttering before he came behind you with a roar.
Your muscles were limp, hardly more than a rag doll as strong arms picked you up bridal style. You were vaguely aware of being back in your bedroom, Apollion pulling the covers over you as Thanatos watched with mild interest.
The demon princes stepped back, darkness beginning to envelop the both of them. “You’re leaving?” you managed to mumble, eyes straining to focus on the pair.
The corner of Apollion’s mouth ticked up, Thanatos’s eyes shimmering with amusement. “Don’t worry, little one. We’ll be back soon.”
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You awoke the next morning, breath catching in your lungs as you recalled last night’s dream - but it felt too real to be a dream. Kicking off your covers, you tumbled out of bed, still clad in your nightgown. You shook your head, taking a large sip of water from the glass next to your bed as you tried to erase the disappointment that it was in your head.
Sighing, you padded into the bathroom, turning on the water for your shower when you felt a soreness on your neck. Hissing at the dull pain, you turned to the bathroom mirror, recognizing the pain as from the same spot where Thanatos and Apollion had bitten you in your dream. But in that spot, etched into your skin like a healing scar, was an eight-pointed star.
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Aidas to Bryce and Hunt:
"So, your dad was uh... a scientist. Yeah, a scientist. And he died a noble death. Real cool dude."
After Bryce and Hunt left:
Apollion - "I thought you were going to tell him the truth?"
Aidas - "That you had a threesome with his mum? Fuck no, we want them to like us."
Thanatos - "I thought we agreed to NEVER SPEAK OF IT!!'
Apollion - "Chill bro."
Thanatos - *slams on helmet and stomps off to be with his doggies*
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Thanatos “Prince Of The Ravine”
Crescent City - Artist: elizianna.the.one
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CC x ACOTAR Spoilers! Skip if you dont want a crack theory!
Genuine question:
So I feel like I havn't seen anyone mention Mor with the whole princes of hel X Acotar crossover? Because when Mor finds out that she cares more for females, I'm almost thinking Fury might have been someone that she cares for or is close with in secret to some extent? At least when they were younger? Fury being Thanatos's daughter? Fury x Mor both being daugters of hel in the hewn city where they had to hide themselves?
(Speculation, I'm going off of greek/roman mythology where the furies are depicted as either the daughter of nyx and the sisters of Thanatos, OR, they are depicted as daughters of Thanatos. EITHER WAY THERE ARE SO MANY UNCONNECTED LOOSE ENDS THROUGH ALL 3 SERIES AND IM LOSING MY MIND BECAUSE IDK IF THEY'RE GOING TO END UP AMOUNTING TO SOMETHING OR I'LL JUST END UP LIKE:
EVERY TIME I LOOK UP A DAMN NAME OF A CHARACTER OR PLACE ITS JUST ANOTHER STRING ON THE WALL BETWEEN THE THREE BOOKS IM LOSING IT
ahem. that is all.
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Look I’m gonna “Credence” this shit and say I’d bone them both.
Throw Aidas and Thanatos in there too please and thanks.
I'm sorry but I've gotta say it, Apollion is a total dilf. I knew there was something hot about him, but finding out he's (kinda, in a roundabout way) Hunt's dad totally tracks. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree and all that
Hunt I'd bone your dad baby
#please I’d be so down for a demon foursome ok?#crescent city#Apollion#Thanatos#aidas#hunt athalar#hofas spoilers#house of flame and shadow#hofas
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°•°•° rhysand's son x reader x thanatos's daughter x hewn city!oc
°•°•° unexpectedly, marcella meets orpheus's other lover
She knew Orpheus was back. Even if he was still pissed at her, Marcella strode to his room, didn't bother knocking, and walked right in. Arden had advised her against it, had told her that bothering Orpheus while he was in one of his moods was never a good idea. Especially in his private chambers. He never let anyone in here. She could count on one hand the amount of times that she had been here. He kept things inside, things he didn't want anyone to know about. He would never say, would never speak his fears out loud where they could be manipulated, but she knew he worried about a daemati breaking into her or Arden's mind.
But, Marcella was more drunk than she was ever willing to admit. She was pissed at him, too. How fucking dare he be mad at her?
While others feared him, Marcella and Arden did not. Maybe they would've if they hadn't shared his bed more often than not. Orpheus could be cruel. Orpheus could be heinous. But his partners shouldn't fear him.
Not while they were together, at least. Unless that relationship started based off cruelty. Marcella sighed just thinking of him. Too stubborn to admit, she missed the feel of his arms around her, missed the way he would make her feel alive.
Despite his claims that it was a bad idea and that Orpheus needed to come to them and apologize first, Arden still stood beside her. There was feral delight etched on his face.
Orpheus laid in the bed, covers pulled over his head.
She slipped off her dress, standing bare. Arden only chuckles at her, leaning against a pillar in the room. This was just her. Just as well. Then, she climbed into the bed. It was something they had done countless times. Usually, it was him slipping into hers. The room was dark. The fireplace and candles burned down to nothing. Her hands curled around a thin waist — too thin — and pulled the body closer too her.
Her mind fuzzy, it never occurred to her that it would be anyone but Orpheus. Not until he shifted in her arms, pressed his face into her neck and breathed—
There was a scream, nearly painfully loud, and Marcella threw herself from the bed, landing in a heap on the floor. It reminded her of a banshee. Regretfully, the blankets had gone with her. The lights flared to life and Orpheus burst into the room, face pale and heart racing. His eyes shifted to both you and her, both naked, and attempting to cover yourself. Arden had stepped closer, your eyes darting between the three fae. No scent on you, they hadn't known. Marcella would later correctly guess it as the small necklace you wore, modest with a small crescent moon charm. Truthfully, it was the only thing you wore.
You pulled your knees up to your chest, attempting to cover yourself. There was no denying several facts — you were human, you had been recovering from several injuries, and his cum was dripping between your thighs. You let out a strangled whimper, grabbing the cloak that he had thrown to you. Neither of the three had moved beyond that point.
Though, all four of you heard how half hearted it sounded, how you only grabbed the cloak because it's cold, not out of risk of them seeing you, how slow you had moved, even with injuries, as if you had wanted them to see you. Marcella stood with a huff, voice light and grit out, "Who is this, Orpheus?" There was a glint in her eyes, before she crossed her arms over her chest, narrowed her eyes. "Now that you've been crawling around with the humans, you forget all about me and Arden?" Her lips pushed into a pout. It was an intentional choice not to leave an insult, to keep her back to you, eyes adverted. Arden had moved similarly, angled in a way that would've been impossible to see. Arden, taller and more muscular than him, could physically overpower him, but magically he could not. He threw Marcella her dress, a look of indignation crossing her face. At the very least, she expected to join you two. "Out, both of you. Y/n needs to rest,"
Your shoulders didn't sag in relief. If anything, you looked disappointed. Seeing it, Orpheus added, "We'll all talk later,"
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You know, I don't know how much SJM is building in mythology in the books but in Greek mythology Thanatos is a child of Nyx and a sibling of Eris
We do have Nyx, Eris and Thanatos in SJM books
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The Princes of Hel are the true villains of the SJM universe. They are the Valg.
This theory contains spoilers for ACOTAR, Crescent City, and Throne of Glass!
The Princes of Hel: Can they be trusted?
As of Crescent City 2, we are lead to believe that Aidas, Apollion and the other Princes of Hel are the misunderstood "good guys;" that they have been fighting for Midgard liberation all along. I think that is a lie.
Interwoven throughout the book, there are many 'red flags' regarding the behaviour and true intensions of the Princes of Hel. The most prominent of these is Rigelus's warning to Bryce; that Queen Theia trusted Aidas, and ultimately "paid the price."
Secondly, the Wolf Mystic reveals that as punishment, she would be sent down to Hel where both the demons and their Princes would terrify and taunt her. Doesn't sound very saviour-like, does it?
Let's also not forget that the Princes of Hel are at the top of the food chain. They easily kicked the Asteri out of their world, with Apollion even straight up "devouring" one of the Asteri.
Additionally, they have connections all over Midgard. It is said that the Princes want to enter Midgard again - but to what end? What are their true motives?
Thanatos reveals Hel's motives.
Bryce's interaction with Thanatos - the Prince of the Ravine - is most telling. Thanatos states that Hel's current rules of civilisation are a mere "illusion." Instead, when the gates between worlds open once more, he will feed on the souls and power of the Vanir AND the Asteri.
Some may argue that Thanatos is a rogue, lesser Prince - that his brothers are different. However, is it then a coincidence that the Bone Quarter, where souls are harvested into secondlight (what Thanatos wants to taste), is overseen by Apollion, the most powerful and influential of the seven Princes?
Most importantly, Thanatos said he once used to devour secondlight like FINE WINE.
Where else have we heard this phrase before?
The Daglan. The ancient beings that oppressed those in the ACOTAR world.
SJM has lead us to think that the Daglan are the Asteri.
I believe that is incorrect.
I theorise that the Daglan are actually the Princes of Hel.
And, I also theorise that the Princes of Hel are Valg.
Princes of Hel = Daglan = Valg.
There are many similarities between the Valg and the Princes of Hel:
They are both "demons" (a word that is not used to describe the Asteri).
Both are said to live in worlds that are "cold" and "dark."
Both feed on power (I see this point contested for the Valg regularly - that they don't feed on power, but fear. This is canonically incorrect; see photo below).
Both have the ability to take on different forms.
They both possess the same "dark" shadow-like power.
Both create beasts and other lesser, evil creatures (something the Asteri do not do).
However, the most telling evidence for this lies with Lanthys - the ancient being that Nesta killed in ACOSF.
He bled black blood - the trademark of the Valg.
His humanoid form of blond hair, black eyes was identical to both a Valg Prince, and a Prince of Hel (Apollion).
Lanthys also feared Nesta's death-sword. The Reapers in Crescent City similarly feared Bryce's death-sword; the Reapers also bled black blood.
The Reapers originated from Hel. I doubt that is a coincidence.
The 3 Valg Kings.
If the Princes of Hel are indeed Valg, then we cannot forget about Erawan's two older brothers, who are presumably still alive; Orcus and Mantyx.
Erawan's oldest brother, Orcus, is said to be the most powerful Valg King of all time - what he can do pales to the horror's Erawan inflicted upon Erelia.
Another name for Orcus, is APOLLION.
In mythology, both Orcus and Apollion are depicted as having bat wings. In Crescent City, Apollion is the only Prince of Hel (so far) with bat wings (the same as the Illyrians... but more on that later).
Thus, I theorise that Orcus = Apollion = Most powerful Valg/Hel leader.
How does Prythian history tie into all of this?
If the Princes of Hel/Valg are the Daglan, then they must have been in Prythian. There is proof of this.
Take a look at how the Daglan are described in Rhys's book:
“He flipped it open to a page, revealing an image of tall, strange-looking beings with crowns atop their heads.”
Now look at how the 3 Valg Kings are described in the book Yrene finds in Tower of Dawn:
“Their bodies, tall and powerful.” “Crowned, dark figures.”
They are the same beings. What's more - Yrene flips the page to reveal the 3 Valg Kings standing a top a mountain. Take a look at a key feature of this mountain:
"As if someone had built the gateway of BLACK STONE out of thin air. There were no doors within this ARCHWAY."
Now look at the description of a key feature on Ramiel:
"The Breaking flowed through an ARCHWAY of BLACK STONE. The Pass of Enalius."
The Valg Kings were standing on top of Ramiel.
Is that what the 3 stars above the sacred mountain indicate - the 3 Valg brothers?
If that wasn't enough evidence, consider also Erawan's words to Yrene - that her power existed in his home world.
Yrene's power is described as "starlight," and acts in the exact same way as Bryce's. I believe that Yrene is Starborn. We know that the Starborn Fae originated from Prythian - if Erawan says the Starborn were in his world also... this further proves the Valg's connection to Prythian.
The history we have been told is a lie.
I always found it curious that the history of the 3 Valg brothers and the world they conquered (2000 years total), lined up perfectly with the history and subsequent overthrowing of the Daglan (2000 years total). However, it never made sense if you believed the Asteri to be the Daglan.
Instead, I believe the Asteri were in Prythian BEFORE the Valg/Daglan. I believe they created the Fae, and lived in relative civilisation (as they do now in Midgard).
I think timeline has been purposely misconstrued.
According to the Valg history, they found a world and waged a war - they were successful, and ending up conquering that world. It is explicitly stated that the world they found was not always grim and dark, but the 3 Valg Kings turned it into a world of ice and and cold and darkness.
I believe that world was Prythian. The Valg/Princes left Hel through the gates and overthrew the Asteri - taking control of the ACOTAR world.
Then, who was Fionn?
Rhys mentioned that the first and only High King of Prythian was Fionn. If this theory is correct, it suggests that Fionn was no mere fae warrior, but was actually Orcus/Apollion.
This makes perfect sense, as a single fae warrior is not capable of overthrowing the Asteri - but the Star Eater himself is.
Thus, Orcus = Apollion = Fionn. All the same person. All Kings.
What else can be explained?
During this time, the Valg/Princes of Hel either created, or stole and used the Dread Trove. I don't find it a coincidence that Erawan was called the "Dread Lord," and that the "Dreadwolves" in Crescent City are referred to as "demons."
What's more, is that Amren was thrown into the Prison during this time. She was a being of LIGHT and FIRE - the two things the Valg hate the most. She was also an angel; the all-time sworn enemies of demons (even dating back to the Bible).
It also explains how the Illyrians came to be, with their leather bat wings identical to Apollion's, and those of Hel's armies.
It also explains how shadow powers, winnowing and other Valg/Hel-related powers are so prominent throughout Prythian (the Night Court in particular).
I also believe Rhys to be Fionn/Apollion/Orcus's direct descendant. This is why he has the exact powers of a Valg King. It is also why he is dubbed the most powerful High Lord to exist. It ALSO explains why Rhys's beast form is identical to the Daglan hounds. (And no, that doesn't mean Rhys is evil - just that he has their power).
What about Queen Theia and Prince Pelias?
We are told that Queen Theia and Prince Pelias presumably killed Fionn - something that never made sense if he was indeed a noble, fae warrior. However, it makes perfect sense if Fionn was actually an almighty demon King.
However, aside from that, I believe that everything we have been told about Queen Theia and Prince Pelias - the original Starborn fae - is wrong.
We are lead to believe that Pelias was an awful person, who forcibly wed Theia's daughter. I think this is false, and that Queen Theia and Pelias were actually husband/wife or lovers (and I'll tell you why later, hehe).
I also believe that Prince Pelias is actually Enalius - the famed Illyrian warrior.
We know that Enalius fought an unknown enemy for 3 DAYS.
Pelias and Apollion fought for that exact same amount of time - 3 DAYS.
I theorise that Prince Pelias caught on to Apollion/Orcus/Fionn's rule, and tried to overthrow him. They fought for 3 days the top of Ramiel, with Pelias attempting to stop Hel's armies from accessing the gate.
In further proof of this, Pelias was described as a fae warrior wearing a "helmet."
Hunt finds a vase with the same helmeted fae warrior fighting Hel's demons, 15,000 years ago.
That same helmeted fae warrior is later shown as a statue riding a Pegasus, sword raised - charging into battle. Pegasus's are the animals of the Dusk Court - the Starborn - as Pelias is.
However, after the 3 days, Apollion kills Pelias/Enalius. But, before he dies, Pelias uses the Horn to banish Apollion and the Valg/Princes of Hel/Daglan back to Hel.
Saving Prythian, and allowing for the 7 Courts to be ruled as they are today.
Theia and her two children then use the horn to seal the gates. However, they are are then betrayed by the Princes of Hel; the extent of which remains unknown.
Cassian and Nesta.
This theory makes even more sense when you consider Cassian and Nesta as "reincarnations," or parallels of Queen Theia and Pelias.
Pelias and Cassian:
Pelias is Enalius. Cassian was said to be "Enalius reborn," that he has Enalius's exact fighting style.
As Pelias was Fionn's general, Cassian is Rhys's general.
Nesta and Queen Theia:
Nesta is continually referred to as a "Queen," despite not ruling any lands of her own.
She created a death-sword, just as Theia created/used Gwydion - Bryce's starsword.
Nesta's power and interaction with the Cauldron was described as a "newborn star."
Together, both Nesta and Cassian have a tattoo of an eight-pointed star. The symbol of the Starborn - the same symbol of Theia and Pelias.
Even when Nesta and Cassian had sex, the sound of a "single horn" was heard. Just like Pelias's horn?
And let's not forget Cassian's proclamation to Nesta;
"I will find you in the next world - the next life. And we will have that time. I promise.”
Almost as if... they've lived together once before...?
Timeline of events.
(A very rough draft).
Whether this theory is true or not remains to be seen.
However, in the meantime - don't trust the Princes of Hel.
#sjm multiverse#sjm crossover#sjm books#sjm spoilers#sjm theory#bryce quinlan#acotar#crescent city#throne of glass#acotar theory#aidas crescent city#nesta archeron#cassian acotar#rhysand#crescent city theory
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Since i answered some of your questions on someone else’s ask, @legionsofthehungry, i figured I’d make a separate post and condense a little!
Why did you decide to write about azriel and eris, a pairing many consider a crackship but could be categorized as a rarepair?
I definitely consider it a rare pair, not a crackship, since az and eris have had several (very memorable) interactions in canon. When i first read acotar last year and decided to delve into fandom for the first time since 2016, i thought i might want to write something, but i felt i didn’t have anything interesting to say for feysand or nessian, despite loving those pairings. I’ve always loved me a good ETL, and i discovered azris on reddit, where i first started interacting with the acotar fandom. It just felt right!
Was it something that came to you full-form? Or were you surprised at any point by the story wanting to go in a different direction? How much of the story do you have outlined in advance?
It cracks me up to tell this story (so i tell it all the time) but originally obpbl was intended to be only 2000 words. No, I’m not missing a zero, lmao. Then, i was like, oh, it’ll be 25k. Then, maybe 75k. And then i got to 150k and was like ?????? Guess I’ll never know!! Helena and Kyros weren’t originally intended to feature so heavily; kyros was originally supposed to be evil! But i realized i wasn’t particularly interested in writing that angle for the story and thought it would be more thematically interesting to have this golden retriever dude really upending azriel’s conception of the kind of people who live in the hewn city. And i meant to keep thanatos around for longer, but it felt kind of stuck when i tried to keep him around, so he literally had to go to the chopping block, haha.
As for planning, i originally wrote about 7-8 scenes in the first, like, week of writing, and then started fitting the pieces in around them, using those pre-written scenes as kind of structural pillars to build towards. But i took so many detours along the way - like the mating ceremony originally wasn’t going to happen before i daydreamed up the “are you a sadist, lady elain?” bit, and most of the interactions with ren were written and then HEAVILY edited after i decided on the events that just happened in chapter 35 back in august. I think i usually thought ahead in the plot about 7-8 chapter ahead of where i was writing, depending on what the characters ended up doing. (The gay sex cabin chapters were only supposed to be one long-ish chapter HAHA)
How long have you been a fan of acotar> did you read tog/crescent city? Are there other fandoms you’re a part of or would like to write about next?
I read acotar in October of 2021! I started cc earlier this year and devoured them (bryce quinlar can step on me and i would thank her), and I’m slowly working my way through tog because of writing/work commitments (chaol is my sweet dumb son and i love him; manon could step on me, preferably at the same time as bryce, and i would thank them both). I’m not really part of any other fandoms at the moment, though my last one before this was teen wolf, and i have been reading dramione fics on the side when i have the time/mental bandwidth. I’ve written one cc fic (High For This), and i am planning an eventual sequel, as well as a what-if about Sam Cortland with the summary inspired by Slaughterhouse 5 - Listen: Sam Cortland has come unstuck in time.
Do you have other hobbies you engage in or is writing something you devote most of your free time to (or even do professionally)?
Writing right now is mostly what i dedicate my free time to, but i also do needlework (my page’s header is something i stitched for a friend!), i love to bake, and i am learning how to make hand bound books! I’m very glad I don’t write for a living, to be honest. I teach music as my day job, and going to school for it sucked out a lot of the joy of making music, and i don’t want that to happen to my writing too. Although, I’ve been encouraged to write some original stuff, so who knows what’ll happen!
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Does anyone else kinda find the Princes of Hel kinda 🔥👀
I cannot shake the idea of an x reader smut with Apollion and Thanatos from my head
...so that's coming soon
(edit: here’s the fic)
#crescent city#hofas#crescent city smut#apollion#thanatos#hofas spoilers#cc x reader#cc x you#cc x reader smut#crescent city 3#crescent city x reader#cc hofas
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HOSAB Spoilers
Maybe this will end up being insignificant, but I have a question: what is going on in Nena, and why does this ostensibly tiny town keep coming up in House of Sky and Breath?
Admittedly I noticed this location right away because of an inside joke between my husband and I, but jokes aside, Nena seems like it could be important. Let's take a closer look.
Nena is first mentioned as the town where Celestina was governor before being assigned to Lunathion:
"Who the Hel is Celstina?" Hunt frowned. "She's stayed out of the spotlight. She oversees Nena -- population, like, fifty. She has one legion under her command. One. She doesn't even have a triarrii. The legion is literally controlled by the Asteri -- all watchdogs for the Northern Rift. She's a figurehead." "Big promotion, then." Hunt grunted. "Everything I've heard about her sounds unusually nice." (HOSAB, 50)
Compared to the geographical information we get about most locations in Midgard, we're actually getting a lot of information about Nena in this conversation. Of course, Celestina and her whole deal take over the conversation, so it's natural to look past this tiny town in close proximity to the Northern Rift.
It's actually canon to do this, like when Bryce tells Hunt that he'll probably have to go to Nena to avoid Ember's wrath (100).
And that might be it... except that guess where the mystic Fendyr wolf is from?
"My parents had no pack," she said hoarsely. "They roamed the tundra of Nena with me and my ten siblings. My gifts became apparent when I was three. By four, I was in there." She pointed to the tank, and Ithan recoiled in horror. (456)
We find out later that this wolf is the lost Fendyr heir. She's significant, and now that Ithan has rescued her from the Astronomer's tank, she's likely going to play a key role in the overall story of Crescent City.
The last mention of Nena is about the deathstalkers that appear outside of it. Hunt and Tharion are tracking their movements, and the demons eventually attack Bryce and Hypaxia, who successfully fend them off. However, before that happens, Bryce and Hunt have this exchange:
"If Hel's amassing armies, then these demons must be the vanguard, coming to test the defenses around Nena." "But they'd need to find a way to open the Northern Rift entirely." "Yeah." He eyed Bryce. "Maybe Aidas has been buttering you up for that." Bryce's blood chilled. "Cthona spare me." He frowned. "Don't think for one moment that Aidas and the Prince of the Pit have forgotten the Horn in your back. That Thanatos didn't have it in mind when you spoke to him." (578-579)
By the end of the book, we find out that Hel's armies are in support of Midgard's fight against the Asteri. As far as we know right now, those armies don't want to hurt innocent humans and Vanir. They want to help them rebel.
Paired with the fact that the former governor of Nena is revealed to have some degree of rebel sympathy (253), and the potential Prime Apparent of the wolves lived there, it certainly seems like rebellion is in the air in Nena.
While it's certainly possible that Nena serves a function like Siberia in Soviet Russia, as a place where rebels get disappeared, it could also be a place where people with nothing to lose realize they could serve a greater cause. Nena could be home a combination of both forces, a nascent movement infused by a constant, low-level influx of rebel energy. And, if we're going to find the Princes of Hel anywhere in Midgard, Nena seems like the likeliest option. Bryce could emerge from Hel and find herself in this small town in the middle of nowhere. There are a lot of possibilities.
My overall point is this: I think we're told this tiny town insignificant a few too many times. So until I hear otherwise, I'll be keeping an eye on Nena.
#house of sky and breath#hosab#cc2#house of sky and breath spoilers#hosab spoilers#cc2 spoilers#house of sky and breath theory#hosab theory#cc2 theory#nena#midgard#i just want a map of midgard!#bryce quinlan#aidas#hunt athalar#lunathion
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no bc I have brain damage to not have connected this before but Thanatos, the one in the court of nightmares who Keir randomly mentioned, shares the same name as a mystic in crescent city (video here)?
you’re telling me Keir, a CRUEL man, might have had information from other worlds already? a man whose legion of darkbringers once aligned / still do with Hybern? He’s the next villain I’m calling it
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Starter Call for my female muses!
Please specify who you want!
-:: LITERATURE MUSES ::-
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Feyre Archeron (18+) - fc Danielle Rose Russell
Gwyneth ‘Gwyn’ Berdara (28+) - fc Deborah Ann Woll
Jesminda (200+) - fc Katie McGrath
Viviane (100+) - fc Rachel Skarsten
Emerie (200+) - fc Tessa Thompson
Elain Archeron (22+) - fc Alicia Angeson
**Rhea Berdara (300+) - fc Kennedy McCann
**Amberle (18+) - fc Danielle Campbell
**Asta (18+) - fc Tati Gabrielle
**Calista (18+) - fc Katherine McNamara
**Neve (18+) - fc Olivia Holt
Crescent City
Bryce Quinlan (23+) - fc Sophie Skelton
Juniper Andromeda (23+) - fc Samantha Logan
Amelie Ravenscroft (21+) - fc Maddison Jaizani
From Blood and Ash
Penellaphe ‘Poppy’ Balfour (18+) - fc Abigail Cowen
Folk of Air
Jude Duarte (18+) - fc Katherine Langford
Harry Poter
Marlene McKinnon (18+) - fc Summer Bishil
Lily Evans (18+) - fc Sophie Skelton
Hermione Granger (18+) - fc Emma Watson
-:: TV MUSES ::-
Teen Wolf
Malia Tate (18+) - fc Shelley Hennig
Lydia Martin (19+) - fc Holland Roden **(alt fc Sophie Skelton - just hmu)**
**Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Lahey (18+) - fc Haley Lu Richardson
Melissa McCall (41+) - fc Melissa Ponzio
Claudia Stilinski (44+) - fc Carla Gugino
Laura Hale (25+) - fc Meghan Ory
Carrie Hudson (22+) - fc Sarah Grey
**Aoife Argent (21+) - fc Melissa Benoist
**Veronica ‘Roni’ Meyers (33+) - fc Stephanie Beatriz
**Aurora Lycan (23+) - fc Eiza Gonzalez
**Silver Lycan (19+) - fc Alycia Debnam Carey
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Agatha Night (unknown) - fc Adeline Rudolph
Dorcas Night (unknown) - fc Abigail Cowen
Shadowhunters
Clary Fray (18+) - fc Katherine McNamara
Panic
Heather Nill (18+) - fc Olivia Welch
Fate: A Winx Saga
Bloom Peters (18) - fc Abigail Cowen
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D
Jemma Simmons (22+) - fc Elizabeth Henstridge
Melinda May (45+) - fc Ming-Na Wen
Wynonna Earp
Wynonna Earp (27+) - fc Melanie Scrofano
DCTV
Mia Smoak-Queen (21) - fc Katherine McNamara
The Vampire Diaries / The Originals
Rebekah Mikaelson (1000+) - fc Claire Holt
Caroline Forbes (18+) - fc Candice King
Once Upon A Time
Emma Swan (28+) - fc Jennifer Morrison
Snow White (28+) - fc Ginnifer Goodwin
Charmed (1998)
Melinda Halliwell (18+) - fc Lucy Hale
Bianca Diaz (18+) - fc Ivana Baquero
-:: MOVIE MUSES ::-
Descendants
Harriet Jones (20+) - fc Shelley Hennig
Lilith Gato (20+) - fc Ivana Baquero
Hannah Hightopp (21+) - fc Holland Roden
Mal Fae (18+) - fc Dove Cameron
Alfreda ‘Freddie’ Facilier (19+) - fc Vanessa Morgan
Evie Grimhilde (18+) - fc Sofia Carson
Julia Darling (19+) - fc Tiera Skovbye
Alissa Kingsleigh (20+) - fc Emily Bett Rickards
Fleur Faery (18+) - fc Danielle Rose Russell
Ruby Fitzherbert (19+) - fc Melissa Benoist
Briar Snatch (19+) - fc Zoey Deutch
Astrid Bjorgman (19+) - fc Eleanor Tomlinson
Shock Trickster (unknown - looks 21+) - fc Chelsea Gillian
Jenny Skellington (24+) - fc Sophie Skelton
Diana Moors (19+) - fc Katherine McNamara
Urina Tow (22+) - fc Summer Bishil
Lyra Sanderson (19+) - fc leven Rambin
Pirates of the Caribbean
Elizabeth Swann (20+) - fc Keira Knightley
Arthurian Legends
Guinevere Pendragon (25+) - fc Katheryn Winnick
Fear Street (1978 & 1994)
Sam Fraser (18+) - fc Olivia Welch
Cindy Berman (18+) - fc Emily Rudd
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Natasha Romanoff (30+) - fc Scarlett Johansson
Darcy lewis (26+) - fc Kat Dennings
Yelena Belova (27+) - fc Florence Pugh
Melina Vostokoff (45+) - fc Rachel Weisz
-:: MISC MUSES ::-
Greek Mythology
Persephone Thanatos (unknown) - fc Adelaide Kane
Mass Effect
Belle Shepard (31+) - fc Bryce Dallas Howard
Tali'Zorah Nar Rayya (26+) - fc N/A
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I know you've gotten a lot of Hades/Persephone asks, but I've spent the last three days listening to Hadestown by Anais Mitchell - I have a burning desire to know how your Hades and Persephone would handle the Orpheus and Eurydice mythos?
Thefirst time he hears of Orpheus is when Ares comes to him, in spring, when hiswife his gone. Ares only comes to him when his wife is gone.
“Apollohas a son,” he says, dark eyes darting around like there’s something chasing him.There is always something chasing the god of war, and many of them now residein Hades’s realm. No matter how many times he’s tried to reassure Ares thathe’s safe here, he doesn’t believe him.
“Apollohas many sons,” he returns, dry. He reaches out and places two fingers underAres’s chin, sees the bone-paleness of his skin against the rich red-copper ofthe younger god’s, and swallows. “You look tired.” Crescent purple bruises arecarved deep beneath his eyes.
Aresdoesn’t shrug off his touch, but neither does he lean into it. “I,” he finallymeets his gaze, and Hades smiles, warm. Ares’s lips twitch up like he wants toreturn it, but can’t. “I haven’t been sleeping. There’s a war in the East, andthey’ve been invoking me for weeks. I think I need to go there.”
Heknows. There’s been hundreds of new people in his realm every day. Thanatos andCharon haven’t slept in weeks. Neither has he, for that matter.
“Whatwill you disguise yourself as this time?” he murmurs, “Another general?”
Thatwas the wrong thing to say. Are’s eyes go impossibly distant, and his skin gainsa sickly grey hue. His hands aren’t shaking, so Hades has no reason to takethem in his own. He can’t decide if he’s disappointed by that or not. “No. I –no. Just a foot soldier. Less guilt that way. Less – less. Just, less, thatway.”
Lessnightmares, less fear, less blood on his hands. Less of the constant,inescapable battle-fury that keeps him alive, but also keeps him from sleep,even on his best days. When Zeus declared his son the god of war, this probablywasn’t what he had in mind.
Hadeshopes it isn’t, at least.
“Becareful,” he says, and Ares flinches.
Hegrabs Hades’s wrist before he leaves though, and squeezes it so tightly that itwould snap if Hades was a mortal man.
There’sthat, at least.
~
Persephonewears not the vibrant red that marks her as queen of the underworld, but thesoft green that names her the daughter of spring. She sits on a smooth rock inthe middle of the sea, her curly dark red hair brushing her bare shoulders.It’s the last day of summer. She goes home tomorrow.
Demeterdoes not strain to keep her daughter at her side anymore. Now she’s merelycontent to keep her away from Hades.
“Wereyou waiting long?” a voice like lapping waves asks in her ear, and Amphitritesits at her back. She presses a kiss to her shoulder, and her long green hairtumbles down Persephone’s front and blends into her dress.
Shetilts her head, allowing Amphitrite to trail salty kisses up her neck. “No.Have trouble sneaking away from your husband?”
Shesnorts. “I do not sneak.”
“Yousaid you had news from my husband,”Persephone reminds, does not allow herself to become distracted. Not yet.
“About,not from,” she uses a single claw to cut through the back of Persephone’sdress. It falls down to her hips. “They’ve been waging war for months. A bloodyhorrible thing. And rumor is Ares was in Hades’s realm. People are saying thatAres sends the dead to your husband as tribute.”
Peopleare idiots. Besides, she likes Ares. She does not mind that he visits herhusband; she only wishes he would visit her as well. “Is that all?”
Amphitriteshrugs then bites at Persephone’s ear, “Won’t you come to the sea with me? Mypalace has many places more comfortable than this rock.”
Sheleans back, pulling Amphitrite down with her, and does not answer.
Sheis not Poseidon. She does not forget that Amphitrite possesses, but is not tobe possessed, and she dares not follow this personification of the sea itselfinto her domain.
Amphitriteloves her. She may not give her back.
Persephoneis not Helen either. She will not be the cause of any wars.
~
Thanatos,the boy who Hades still calls Icarus, sits with his head in his hands. Hades reaches out and absently runs a hand up and down his spine, thinks notfor the first time that he must have been a sight to see with his golden wings,for that glorious moment before he fell. “Persephone should be crossing theshore soon. Why don’t you go and wait for her?”
“Iknow what you’re doing,” he says, voice muffled, “Styx can bring her. Or shecan walk herself, since there’s not a thing in this realm stupid enough toattack her.”
Hadesleans down and kisses the top of his spine, “She likes it when you’re there tohelp her off the boat. Please?”
Icarusturns and glares at him. Hades kisses him below his left eye, lets his lipslinger on the delicate skin there. “You’re cheating,” he accuses, a blush highon his cheeks, “this is cheating.”
“Stopworking for a couple hours and go get my wife,” he commands softly, “The armiesof traumatized dead will still be here when you return.”
Icaruslistens – finally – and slips away to the river.
Hadeslooks back over the map. The problem with the dead is they never go anywhere,so his realm only gets bigger. He’s going to need get Hecate so the two of themcan raise another city at this rate.
There’sa push in the air, and he startles. No one enters his realm without permission,but he recognizes the outline of the person trying to push through, and allowsit. Ares tumbles from the air, and into his arms. He’s covered in blood, hislong black hair is soaked through with it.
“Notyours, I assume?” he asks, gripping Ares’s forearms. He’s strung so tightlyhe’s nearly vibrating.
“Iwish it was mine,” he says, somewhere between a scream and a sob. Hadeswishes this was the first time Ares had come to him like this.
Areslocks his wrists around Hades neck and pulls him down, knocking them both tothe floor in his exuberance. His mouth connects to Hades’s, slick and tastinglike sulpher and metal. “I have to go back soon,” he gasps, dragging his lipsalong the edge of Hades’s jaw, “they’re invoking my name. Distract me untilthen.”
Hestill has hours until Persephone will return home, and besides she would notdeny him this. “Okay,” he whispers, and when he rolls them over they’re nolonger in his office, but his bed. Ares keens and strains his body up towardsHades, and he grabs the young god’s wrists and pins him to the bed. “Do not worry,”he says, and Ares’s whole body glistens red with blood that isn’t his own. “I’vegot you.”
Aresrelaxes, just the smallest amount, under his hands.
He’lltake what he can get.
~
Shecan tell Ares was there before even steps foot in her palace, and knows it forsure when she enters her bedroom to find her husband naked on their bed andcovered in blood.
“Howis he?” she asks, and he startles, having been so deep in thought he hadn’tnoticed her.
“Persephone,”he greets, his whole face going soft as he pushes himself up. He holds out ahand to her, and she doesn’t hesitate to drop her cloak and crawl over the bed tohim. She hikes up her dress and straddles him, arms crisscrossing behind hisneck. She kisses him slow, licks over the places where Ares had bitten hislips. “I’ve missed you.”
Sherolls her hips downward, and is gratified by the way his hands flex on her thighs,“As I have missed you, husband.”
Shekisses mortal blood off his skin, and tries not to worry too much about the manwho left it there.
He’ssurvived every war since his birth, and he’ll survive this one too.
~
Aphroditeenters his realm, her hair piled atop her head and held together with copperpins fashioned in the shape of delicate flowers. “Apollo has a son,” she says,biting at her bottom lip.
Heand Persephone share a glance before he says, “Apollo has many sons.” He feelsas if he’s had this conversation before.
Shequirks her lips in a half smile, “This one is different. He plays the lyre, heplays it better than his father even. He plays it so well that – that there arerumors that he can sooth any beast to sleep. And,” she adds, even quieter, “thatAres himself is soothed by his playing.”
“Whyare you telling us this?” Persephone asks coldly. Hades places his hand on topof hers. They like Aphrodite, afterall.
“BecauseI know Ares cares for Hades,” her eyes flicker over to him, “and I believeHades cares for him as well. I – I could not accept his proposal. My love wasnot the peace he thought it would be. But I wish him well.”
“Wecan neither kidnap nor kill a son of Apollo,” Persephone says. Hades feelscompelled to add that they shouldn’t wantto either, but he can already tell this is a situation which is quicklygoing to spiral out of his control, if it hasn’t already.
Aphroditeraises a hand to tuck her hair behind her ear, then lowers it when she realizedher hair is already up. “He loves a mortal girl, Eurydice. If she were to die,he would be beside himself in grief. Enough to take his own life, even.”
“Really,”Persephone says flatly.
Aphroditecontinues, “Then he would be a subject of your realm. You could compel him tohelp Ares, could you not?”
“Ihave subjects, not slaves,” he says, “I can’t make him do anything.”
Persephoneputs her hand on his arm, eyes bright. “I have a better idea.”
~
Aphrodite’splan had merit, but this is better. Smarter. It gives Apollo less reason to beupset at them later, since his son comes to them now on his recommendation. Althoughhe’s far too attached to all his limbs to dare cross her regardless.
Orpheusbargaining with her husband now, and she’s given Hades strict instructions,that Orpheus must agree to play in their courtyard for eternity if he fails. Hewon’t cross her either, even if he wants to, even if he’s not totallycomfortable with this plan.
Sheknew when she married him that he was too soft hearted for his own good. It’shalf the reason she married him in the first place.
Fornow she circles the girl that the half-god had been so willing to riskeverything for. She’s attractive enough, but plain, and she has no particulartalents nor is she overtly clever. “What makes you so special?” she asks, whenshe sees nothing but an average young woman.
Eurydicesmiles then, and she’s much prettier that way. “He loves me,” she answers, cheeksflushing. She hesitates, but asks, “Will you really let him take him me back?”
“Aslong as he listens, as long as he leaves the underworld without looking back atyou, you are free to follow him and return to the world of the living,” sheagrees, but knows that will never come to pass.
Orpheusloves her too much to risk leaving without her, and his doubts will overcomehis hope. He will look back, and become trapped here forever.
~
Thewindow of one of the spare rooms is open, and the most beautiful playing comesthrough. Hades sits at the edge of the bed, and reaches to run the back of hisfinger across Ares’s cheek.
Thewar still rages. A war always rages. Yet Ares sleeps, the bruises under his eyesbecoming lighter by the day.
Heturns toward Hades, straining in sleep for his touch. Hades hesitates, but hisrealm is stable enough for now. He slips beneath the covers, and almost immediatelyAres curls into his side, tangling their legs together and pillowing his headon Hades’s chest so he can feel Ares’s damp exhales on his sternum.
Therewill always be another war, and Ares cannot stay. But for now he sleepspeacefully in Hades arms, and that will have to be enough.
~
Persephonesits in her garden in the courtyard, listening to the same beautiful song.
“Thisone is my favorite,” Eurydice says, seated besides her and beaming.
Sheglances over to Orpheus, who grins wide as he performs a love song for hisbeloved wife. Behind him is the cottage tucked in the corner of their courtyardwhere Eurydice and Orpheus live.
“Minetoo,” she says.
Hadeswas too soft hearted for his own good. She’d known that when she married him.
gods and monsters series, part xi
#gods and monsters series#you know when i started answering this prompt#i didn't think it would end up at ares and hades are in a light d/s relationship yet here we are#the god of war didn't ask for his role and also he has ptsd#kinda#but the trauma never really stop so#hades and persephone take their relationship very seriously#do not fuck with one of them#if you don't want the other to rip out your throat#but they also sleep with other people#and love other people#looking at you hades#you poly asshole#anywho#icarus#thanatos#hades#persephone#ares#aphrodite#mythology#greek mythology#sorry anon this probably isn't what you wanted at all#long post
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all of them :3c
Aphrodite- What do you love most about yourself?my eyes, if the light hits them the right way it looks like i have tree rings in my eyesApollo- Do you have any talents?im oddly good at fighting and collecting cool shells on the beachArtemis- What are you hunting for in life?just to be the best version of myself where im not holding back and im completely unfilteredAthena- What is/was your best school subject?im really good at science ???? other than that im good at art classDemeter- Do you miss anyone?toni.Dionysus- Do you drink alcohol? If so, what's your choice of beverage?i dont drink a whole bunch of alcohol but i rly like vodkaEros- How would you define your sexuality?im pansexual, but i lean towards more male/male-aligned peopleHades- Have you ever had a near-death experience?well it wasnt like a super fast experience where i was on the verge of death within minutes but i did have a mutated form of catscratch disease (thats what the doctors guessed it was) and i had a bump of swollen tissue on my neck the size of a softball and it was cutting off my air supply slowly. also i had a fever of 109°F and apparently i couldve fuckin DIED so i couldnt get outta the hospital for like three months lolHecate- What do you think about magic?i love to learn abt magic!! its great!!!Helios- Do you sunburn easy? nahHephastus- What's the coolest thing you've ever made or built?one time i had those build-your-own-boat thingies and it was huge and i built it all by myself when i was 8 i thinkHera- Are you the jealous type?not rly, sometimes ill get a little bit jealous of something/someone but it tends to go away quicklyHermes- Have you ever stolen anything?yes many things including two bottles of cologne alan i have your cologne im sorry i couldnt help myself it smelled so good and you werent even using it smhHestia- What's your home away from home?deep forests or the city. both give me a feeling of familiarity and comfortHyperion- Do you prefer sunsets or sunrises?sunsetsHypnos- What was your last dream about?to put it the short way, i got kidnapped, snakes were there, drugs i think too, and unfamiliar people as well. it was weird, extremly vivid, and it freaked me out. message me if u want rly detailed detailsIris- What's your favourite colour palate? something with yellow & blue tonesKronos- What's the stupidest thing you've ever eaten?one time i ate a diamond earring and i have no idea how i didnt die tbhNemesis- What's a time you helped deliver justice?one time my friend got beat up by some asshat and long story short the girl who beat up my friend got her weave ripped outNike- What's your most recent accomplishment?not smacking the kids who made ptsd jokes + used the f-slur right in front of me todayNyx- What's your favourite nighttime activity?i usually just chill out so that i guessPan- What do you do for fun?draw, clean, listen to new musicPersephone- What's your favourite season of the year?winter!!! even tho it doesnt get that cold in florida i still love the wintertimePoseidon- What's your favourite sea creature? octopusRhea- What's your favourite type of nature?idk??? hard 2 choose when everything is beautifulSelene- What's your favourite phase of the moon? crescent!!! it looks pretty Tartarus- What's your personal hell?can i skip this im skipping itThanatos- Is there anyone you just really, really hate?yes his name is jay and i fucking hate him so goddamn much he deserves to rot in hellUranus- What are your zodiac signs?sagittarius sun, libra moon, virgo risingZeus- What do you think about thunderstorms?YES GIVE ME ALL THE THUNDERSTORMS theyre so calming to me#cass answers
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