#thanks for letting me immortalize your dogs kore

[firenati0n]

wip wednesday <3 :)

hello friends <3 sorry for the late upload. thanks to all the sunday and wednesday tags (will tag below the cut), love you long time :)

here's the only thing i have written in like a month and it's not even for proposal au whoops sorry (hopefully proposal ch 4 shakes out soon)

idk what the fuck this is because i wrote it at like 3am so enjoy david and his friends ganging up on a stuffy poodle.

David's best friend Milo's tail is wagging before the three of them have even fully entered the dog park. David's tail starts to swing in return on instinct. Every day is exciting for him, but Thursdays at the dog run are for people watching with his friends—gossiping is pedestrian, but everyone must fall victim at some point.  Before David can even greet Milo with a bark hello, the insufferable poodle Cleo next to him goes, “My, Henry's looking rather submissive and breedable today, wouldn't you say, Milo? That scarf, oh!” David growls in the back of his throat, moving to stand guard in front of Henry's ankles as he chats amiably with Cleo’s owner. Henry’s always showing everyone kindness. David is not inclined to do the same. He's historically selective, it's practically in his breeding.  “Don't be weird, Cleo,” Milo's brother Leo snaps. “Henry is a gentleman. He doesn't let just anyone on the street pet him.” He side eyes her with rampant disdain. “Maybe we should all learn and take notes, hm?” Cleo sniffs, nose upturned. “Don't get your paws in a twist, boys. I didn't know it was a crime to say someone was pretty.” “Speak on Henry one more time, and I'm gonna bite your mom's ankle,” Milo threatens. David is so lucky to have a friend like him. 

xoxo roop

p.s. my eventual vision for this fic is that david sounds like david attenborough and narrates some of alex and henry's life like a nature documentary. anything is possible.

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[moonlitdivination]

The Perfect Sim: Elena Velasquez // Friend of the World

After Elena finished work at SRU, she was surprised to see her boss walking up to her - her boss, being Rhodos’ father, Poseidon. 

“Elena!” Poseidon said, waving her down. Elena stopped checking the pool’s pH level, and stood up, smiling warmly at Poseidon. “Hi! What’s up?” 

“I wanted to let you know that your position has been promoted. Rhodos recently took over the position of Head Lifeguard, so I’m going to be promoting you to a trainer - you’ll be teaching our new guards how to work the waters. I have to continue with the paperwork and making sure the ecosystems are in perfect balance, so you’ll be handling our new recruits.” Poseidon handed her a new whistle, one that shone a bit brighter than the old one she was using. 

“Oh my... thank you!” Elena readily grabbed the whistle from him, and then blushed. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to snatc-” 

“It’s fine, it’s fine!” Poseidon chortled, his eyes crinkling into a smile. “Rhodos said she’s waiting for you as soon as you’ve finished up over at the pool. I’m going to go ahead and head out.” 

Elena watched as Poseidon left the indoor pool, walked out into the ocean, went waist-deep, before he turned into a merman and dove down to the depths. Her breath caught - she would never get tired of that. She smiled happily, then remembered - Persephone - and she started to work quickly and carefully, knowing she needed to finish up. 

As soon as Elena finished with her duties at the pool, she jogged out to meet Rhodos, who was sitting on her phone, watching a video she had taken of her mother, Aphrodite. She hadn’t had much time with her from what Elena had understood, so when Rhodos saw her, she always took the time to take a video for when she was missing her.

Hearing Elena’s footsteps, Rhodos clicked the side button on her phone, ending the video and turning her phone black. She stood up and let out a sigh that turned into a smile. “Ready to go?” 

“Yep.” Elena nodded and thought briefly about speaking words of encouragement to Rhodos, but decided against it.

“Remember, when we get there, you only have about 10 minutes. You can’t dawdle, or you’ll start to die.” 

Elena nodded and exhaled deeply. “How do we get there?”

Rhodos sighed. “Just leave that to me.” 

Elena watched as she rummaged around in her bag and pulled out an ID card, one that looked very sleek and shiny. “Okay, so... grab my hand.” 

Elena did as she was told, and grabbed Rhodos’ hand, swallowing. She watched as Rhodos pressed down on a type of button on the ID card, and then she felt a strange sensation - something that felt like her head being pulled into her feet. She closed her eyes, afraid she might puke from the sensation. 

The next moment, she felt her body stabilize, and was standing on dark, stony pavement. This was weird - it had all the makings of a house, but she had such a feeling of DREAD within her... It was almost as if her worst memories had been brought to the surface and she was forced to relive them.

She glanced over at Rhodos, who appeared completely unphased by the atmosphere. “Okay, we’re here. Hurry up and knock on the door.” She said, rubbing her arms. She was obviously cold, but, she didn’t really seem bothered by that - it was more of the fact that a mortal was in the underworld and she didn’t want to be responsible for Elena’s death. 

Elena knocked on the door, trying to ignore the feeling of dread in her stomach. A beautiful woman with pink, plump cheeks and hair the color of tulips opened the door with a smile.

 “Hi, who are you?”

Rhodos peeked her head out from behind Elena, smiling and waving. “Hi, Persephone!” 

“Oh! Rhodos! It’s so good to see you!” the pink-haired girl opened the door wider, and then walked to Rhodos, embracing her. “Have you heard from my mother? How has she been?” 

Rhodos laughed nervously. “Actually... that’s why she’s here.” She jutted a thumb towards Elena, who was standing awkwardly by the door and waiting to be noticed. “Um, hi!” Elena blushed. “I’m Elena.” 

“How are you darling?” Persephone smiled at Elena, and walked her into the house. “You’re... you’re mortal...” She turned to Rhodos. “You know she’ll die if she stays here too long, right?” 

Rhodos nodded. “She just wanted to talk to you and Hades quickly, and then we’ll be off.” 

Persephone turned reluctantly on Rhodos, and then back to Elena. “Okay, well, let’s be quick then. Come inside, Elena, let’s go up to the sauna, so we can at least keep you warm while we chat.” 

Elena followed Persephone upstairs, passing by several dogs, who all stared at her warily. “Um... nice dogs.” She murmured, and Persephone turned to her with a bright smile. “They aren’t mine, they’re Hades’. Except for that one.” She pointed at a cocker spaniel puppy, who Elena immediately wanted to pick up and pet, but she resisted the urge, knowing that she was short on time. 

“So cute...” Elena breathed, and then continued onto a sauna area, where she undressed, wrapped in a towel and sat down in the steaming area. The heat was refreshing after standing outside in such cold air. She let out an ahhh... and Persephone smiled at her.

“So, Elena, what brings you here? You said you had news from my mother?” 

Elena nodded and sat up, shaking herself out of the relaxed state she had been in. “She’s torn up about you, she really misses you and wants to see you again. So I’ve come to try and convince your husband to let you out.” 

Persephone laughed, flipping her long magenta hair behind her ear. “I appreciate the effort, but, tell my mother I’m doing just fine. Hades treats me well. I mean, he lets me go to university, and I have an amazing home that he’s offered to let me decorate on more than one occasion. I’m happy here. Mother has been trying to get others to get me out for at least the past year.” 

Elena gaped at her, baffled. “Wait, what?” She gawked at her in disbelief. “From the way Demeter was talking, she acted as if he had kidnapped you.” 

Persephone sighed and put two fingers to her temples. “No, I came here to try and get away from all of the stress of university. I somehow ended up here after a party with Artemis, and she thought he kidnapped me. But I’m quite happy.”

Elena sighed and shook her head. “I’m sorry I assumed.”

Persephone smiled. “It’s no problem. She knows I’ll be back when the first flower blooms, she just misses me. I miss her too, but I have duties to attend to as Queen of the Underworld. She gets two-thirds of the year with me, and Hades only gets one third of the year - if you ask me, he’s getting the short end of the stick.” She laughed. Then, her expression fell. “You need to leave.” Her eyes had darted to Elena’s leg, and she was standing up, wrapping her towel around her tightly. With a loud crack, Elena was fully dressed, and she knew something was wrong. She studied her leg, almost going into shock, she stood up, and yelled out in pain. 

“Oh my GODS!” Elena touched her leg, only to see her sandaled foot beginning to turn a light shade of blue. “Am I dying?”

“It’s starting now, yes, you need to go. I’ll see you when the first flower blooms.” Persephone called for Rhodos, who rushed upstairs and grabbed her arm. 

“It’s time to go, Elena!” Rhodos ushered her to the entrance of the home, where she pressed the ID card once again, and they suddenly appeared back at Elena’s small home on Sulani. 

Elena gasped and her knees hit the floor, unsure as to what she was feeling. As she rubbed her knee, her breath shallow, the blood flow seemed to return back to her leg fairly fast. “That was terrifying.” She sobbed.

Rhodos reached an arm out and tried to comfort Elena by rubbing her shoulder. “Only immortals can stay in the underworld for long amounts of time - even then, they start feeling the effects. They never die, but they do start feeling an immense sadness that makes them want to.” 

Elena sighed and eyeballed Rhodos. “I wish Demeter would have told me the full story.” 

Rhodos bit her lip and rubbed her own shoulders. “I know, but, it’s okay. She just wants the best for Kore.” 

“Kore?” Elena said quizzically. 

“Yeah, that’s what everyone called Persephone on Olympus.” 

“Oh, okay.” Elena said, and a large yawn escaped her mouth. “I’m tired, Rhodos.” 

“I know. You should probably get some rest. I’ll stay with you tonight.” 

Elena smiled and got into her bed, before sleep took her over like a fresh wave hitting the sand. 

OOC: I’m sorry the last bit was written lazily, my hands were starting to hurt from so much typing