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Persephone was supposed to meet Hera for a girls night out and a couple of drinks. She had been fashionably early like always but she didn’t mind waiting on her best friend. Hera would have a drink waiting for her when she arrived anyway. That’s when she noticed a familiar figure hunched over the bar. It didn’t take long to piece together who it was. Wanting to surprise him she snuck quietly behind him until his outburst caused her body to jerk back. Was he talking about her? Her heart melted as he spoke even if there was an eerie silence from patrons who looked liked they were consumed by fear.

Slowly Persephone moved towards him again, gently placing her hand on his shoulder. “I know you do.” She spoke with a reassuring smile. In that moment she just wanted to calm him down before he did anything stupid. However she would be lying if she said it wouldn’t have been amusing to see Hades in action. She then moved besides him so they could see each other better. “Let’s get you home before you end up behind bars tonight, yeah?”

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🍸 what do you see in hades that others dont? he seems like a piece of shit

"If you looked deep enough, I mean really deep enough...you'd see what I see. Sure he has his flaws but who doesn't? He cares...maybe not openly or so much with his words but by his actions instead. At least he has to me. I'm patient enough to be able to see that side of him. It's my favorite side of him."

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🍸 fmk hades, meg, elaine

"Kill? I would never!" Persephone gasped as if that was the most shocking thing she had ever heard. She bit the inside of her cheek in thought. The answer was easy, she'd marry Hades. But that was wishful thinking and nothing she'd ever want to admit aloud even whilst tipsy. "What's better than one wife? Two! I'd marry Elaine and Meg in a heartbeat. We'd be an unstoppable trio, I can already see it." Her cheeks then turned a slight shade of red before she spoke again. "So....I'd fuck Hades." She paused and then a string of uncontrollable giggles escaped her lips.

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Send 🍸+ a question and my muse will answer while drunk.

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Gugu Mbatha-Raw for Net-A-Porter Magazine - June 2021

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Hades can’t help but enjoy the brisk air as the fall progresses, getting closer to winter. He enjoys the cold, though he knows as the air gets colder and the trees go bare that there’s someone who doesn’t share his same enthusiasm for the colder months.

As he walks into the flower shop, he grins, watching her turn. He almost wished there wasn’t a bell so he could just be a fly on the wall for a moment and watch her work with her plants. She always seemed so happy when she was and he would rather just witness it than interrupt it. “Well, I would say I was looking for something beautiful but it seems you’re right here,” he says as he approaches her. “How are you, Seph?” 

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It seemed Hades always had a talent for showing up when Persephone least expected it. Nonetheless she was happy to see him. A familiar pink glow brushed her cheeks at his compliment. The spring nymph didn’t want to seem to excited though, so she buried her burst of energy for him. The last thing she wanted to be seen as was desperate.

“Always the charmer.” She replied, not being able to hide the smile that took ahold of her lips. “I’m good!” She danced around the truth, taking off her gardening gloves as she was just clipping off thorns moments ago. Surely he wouldn’t buy her lie, he knew her better than that. But there was always a chance. “And you?” She asked softly meeting his piercing gaze

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Persephone’s face lit up seeing a familiar face. Maybe it was a bit of Kore’s naivety to trust so easily but she couldn’t help but to adore Meg. Admired her even. She was younger than the spring nymph but Megara carried traits that Persephone wished she had of her own. Perse giggled as she took a quick glance down at her attire. In her gardening overalls that were covered with prominent grass and soil stains. “I’m afraid not. The only hot date I’m looking forward too is one with a boiling hot shower.” She flashed a playful smile.

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meg honestly felt bad for persephone on most days. she saw the ugly side of hades on the daily and still somehow had love for him. he was awful to her, he was cruel sometimes, and yet she just….stuck around. meg was always the first to tell her she could do better. she knew she wasn’t the only one who saw that man and thought he was evil incarnate. but still, she knew love was one complicated thing, so she tried to be a little gentle about it sometimes. when she spotted the older woman waiting around by herself, she couldn’t help but go over to her. “waiting on a hot date?”

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Halloween went as quick as it came. Fall was upon the grove and while Persephone appreciated every season she knew winter wasn’t too far ahead. Her precious garden would soon wither leaving nothing but its dead petals and soil. She knew she had to keep a positive attitude about it. Knowing her plants fed off her emotions. So she went around her shop speaking affirmations to her plants and flowers as if they were her little green family. “C’mon little guy perk up, I promise that you won’t go cold this winter.” Hearing the bell alerting her that there was a customer in the store she looked up from her planter box and slowly took a few steps forward. “Oh-Sorry! Do you need any help looking for something?”

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Persephone needed a pick me up. The leaves were already turning their usual muted autumn tones. It was getting colder--not too cold but bitter enough that you’d need a scarf or a coat if you were planning to step outside. There was beauty in every season--Perse knew this but still she knew what was coming. Her plants wouldn’t survive the winter for long, at least not all of them. She needed to calm her anxious mind with company of a good friend and a cup of hot chamomile tea. Settled into her couch with Elaine laid a blanket atop them as they cozied in for a girls night. “Would you like some more tea, hun? It’s not a bother really, I can make more.”

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Persephone spun quickly on her heels towards the voice that came from behind. That’s when she came face to face with Winifred. Sheepishly she didn’t know much about the woman besides she and her sisters were the hostess of tonight's big bash. “Oh, I am! You sure know how to throw a lovely party.” She reassured the hostess with a friendly smile. Kore had never been a party goer but everyone else seemed to be having a good time regardless. Taking the solo cup in her hands she nodded a small thanks. “You’re too kind. I wanted to get in the Halloween Spirit after all! I love yours too, you look absolutely stunning.” The spring goddess shook her head for Winifred had already offered all she could ask for. “You’re being a perfect hostess, and no I'm fine. My only request is that you set some time aside tonight for yourself and have fun.”

“I do hope you’re enjoying yourself,” Winifred ‘Moone’ said to an unsuspecting party goer. “My sisters and I just love Halloween. We wanted to really throw a special party for a town that has showed us nothing but love.” She grins ear to ear and offers a solo cup of punch to the person. She has a cup for herself and takes a sip through her painted lips. “I love your costume. You really went all out, didn’t you?” she asked, her grin settling into a softer smile. It was of upmost importance that Sarah, Mary, or herself did not raise suspicion. “Is there anything else I can get for you? I don’t want to be anything less than a gracious hostess.”

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Persephone Anoixi as Storm from X-Men ⛈️

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“I make it a point to play strong women, and women have given me the most dynamic and interesting roles of my career thus far,” says Mbatha-Raw. “The fact that we have to consciously find opportunities for women and support the ones who are already out there is nothing new. What is new is that the awareness has changed. Now, we are all aware of where we actually are as an industry, versus where we thought we were.”

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Persephone hadn’t seen Hades since the garden party. She was always indecisive about her feelings when it came to him. It was obvious to everyone around them that they were an odd pairing of sorts. But she never minded the gossip much. She could see past the darker parts of him--there was good in him. Seeing him at the gala reignited those old familiar feelings again. She wanted him, desperately so. Although being with Hades always came with hurt feelings. Persephone wasn’t sure if she was ready to risk it all again. However when he was in the same vicinity as the spring goddess her mindset was much different. She was like putty in the palms of his hands. 

Persephone was in her shop watering her flowers and plants. Finding something magical in doing the mundane. She could easily bloom the flowers with a soft wave of her hand, but sometimes she preferred doing the hard work instead. Hearing the bell of her shop ding she straightened her posture and began to speak in her customer retail voice. “Hi, welcome to--” Trailing off when she looked up from her watering can and saw Hades there instead. “Hades.” She stated softly, then all at once sets down her watering can and begins to take off her gardening gloves. “Do you need something?” 

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“Zarina, darling. You do not ruin things. I don’t want to hear of such behaviour from you. You are a perfectly capable young woman.” Persephone reassures her in a nurturing manner. “Now...start from the beginning and tell me exactly what happened. Why was it such a disaster?”

❝ it was .... a disaster . ❞ zarina said chuckling, to this simple question. she throws a perfecf pebble into the pond and still it sinks. she watches for a tiny moment, then her hand goes to wipe at her brow a bit. she's a little distressed and genuinely she's tipsy. ❝ i should have listened to you, you know ? i do ruin things. ❞

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Persephone was rather confident that no one at the party noticed. People were oblivious to most things--including magic. Or perhaps it was the way she felt being near him, being over zealous in her actions. In his presence she felt untouchable. “She’s brilliant.” Persephone added, feeling absolutely stunning in the dress Barbie had crafted for her.

She giggles playfully at his words, watching his every action intently. She could only imagine how Hera would react to her best friend visibly melting into the palm of Hades hands again. Persephone couldn’t help nor control herself. There was always an unspoken chemistry between her and Hades. It was a connection she wasn’t willing to let go of. Persephone smiles brightly, placing her hand ontop his and turning her head slightly to press a light kiss onto the side of his palm. “I could never say no to you.”

perhaps it's because of how magic was treated in town that hades, steals a glance around to others at the party for a moment. he does not miss the way persephone saves the flowers and she quite literally added time to their life. the way hades felt about her and his life when they were together. ❝ i will be sure to send a thank you to miss barbie . ❞ he muses back to her, softly. indeed, hades did know something of this talented pink -clad woman, by way of james hook.

❝ magic words, magic hands ... ❞ hades mumbles, taking up those delicate palms in his own after he'd gotten close enough to kindly and so wrongfully take them. then he sets a hand to persephone's cheek. ❝ will you dance with me, darling ? ❞

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Once her name left his lips she melted into the palm of his hand. That was really all it took. She was preparing herself for rejection the whole evening, instead she received a compliment..”Thank you. Barbie crafted  it for me. She’s insanely talented with a needle and thread.” Looking down she noticed some of the roses weren’t as vibrant as the others. Their petals were droopy and slightly tinted brown as if they were dipped into a herbal tea. “They only need some love...” She spoke softly, her hand hovering above the roses. With an effortless flick of her wrist the roses bloomed to match their surrounding flowers. Happy with herself she met Hades eyes again and spoke rather blunty.

“I’ve missed you.”

he finds himself truly torn apart by the sight of his true love in the couture gown. never will he admit that she was so undeserving of a man like him just yet, but each moment that dwindles betwixt them calls upon that kind of feeling. hades straightens up and inhales more as if he's not been waiting there for her. ❝ persephone, ❞ he said on the exhale, ❝ it'ss nice of you to finally grace us with those empyrean looks. ❞

the cigarette he was smoking is at it's end and instead of throwing the thing to the garden, it vanishes into thin air by a snap.

❝ the flowers are in need.❞

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It had been long into the night already and Hades was nowhere to be found. Which wasn’t all that shocking. He never seemed like the partying type. However she held onto hope, besides she had heard through the grapevine that he was seen dancing and mingling with others. Their relationship never really had a label or been the easiest, but still the thought of Hades in the arms of another woman stung.

Persephone almost called it quits until she noticed a dark looming figure at the edge of the rose garden. She drew closer, her heart skipping a beat as she did. She already knew who it was without even hesitating further. She was only a few feet away from him when their eyes instantaneously locked. His stare was so piercing--she wasn’t sure what was going to happen next. Hades was unpredictable, she could never quite read him as well as she wanted too. Even if he were to turn her away now she would’ve been happy enough to just having seen his face tonight. She clasped her hands together softly, offering a small smile. “Good evening Hades.”

he's long since showered and after his meeting or shaming, if you will, with the fates , hades enters the garden party. there's an elegant narcissus bouquet on standby in his tricks if the rumors were true and persephone had indeed regraced walt grove. he wasn't so weak as to wait around and actually hold the fucking things though.

after some time at the bar, hades does some mingling, a dance or two , with others , as a small punishment to her. ( were she to ever show up ) it is quite possible the invitation had been a misunderstanding. she'd go for the parlor first , but once persephone saw every light off inside and with the rest of the town gone to a party. she very well may show.

now, hades was off smoking near the edge of the garden so coldly people rightfully walked the other way if they happen to cross paths with him on accident. a bit of ash is sent to the wind and it's then hades starts to consider he'd been dragged from his work and lied to yet again. weren't for the fates he'd ／／ @ofcpomegranates