Hello! Your art is very pretty. Can you tell us more about Modern AU GOW Lysandra and Kratos? How different they are in this world without the various events in the games impacting them (Deimos taken away, the whole godly events and Armageddon thing, etc). How did they even meet, and get together? What are their families like?
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Hi!
First of all, thank you very much for your kindness! :D
The modern AU is an idea that has been on hiatus since forever, it’s been ages since I wrote anything and I honestly didn’t think anyone would have been interested, so yep, beside some initial briefing about the characters, the plot per se was a big “work in progress”. But! Here’re some infos about the main trio in this universe – let me know if you want to know about the others too!:
Kratos: professional MMA fighter, shares a studio apartment with his brother Deimos. Just like the original story, they’ve a very strong bond. He’s quite the silent and disciplined type, but not blood-thirst like the wild beast he’s in the Greek saga. Obviously, when he fights he wants to win, but still, all his opponents leave the arena alive. Quite broken, but alive. One of the reasons why he fights is to collect enough money to help Deimos get the surgery he needs for his eye (but Deimos still doesn’t know it). He doesn’t mind having hook ups (never with Aphrodite, tho), obviously before meeting Lysandra.
Deimos: a veteran, honorably discharged after getting injured in war (his marks are scars from an explosion). He lost the sight on his left eye – that’s why sometimes he wear an eyepatch – and deals with PTSD. He’s mainly Kratos’ manager but teaches boxe to kids too. He looks way kinder than his brother – but still strong enough to make his opponent spit their teeth if badly provoked (let’s say v!olence is not his first choice, but if he has to…).
Their mother Callisto passed away a couple of years before the start of the story, by natural causes – so yep they both suffered for the loss, but it wasn’t traumatic like the original story.
Lysandra: Assistant District Attorney under Athena’s office. Hella smart with words, when she’s in courtroom she’s a shark hidden behind a pretty face. She got shot on a shoulder during a trial, when she tried to protect the witness. She’s a strong sense of justice: she’s no problem taking a step back when she realizes that maybe, the real culprit is not who it seems to be. Oh and she’s quite a Stakhanovite. Her parents live in an another State but they're still in contact.
Beside Deimos and Lysandra who met by Orkos (both brothers’ physiotherapist, he helped Lysandra too when she got injured at the shoulder joint), her and Kratos met when he got arrested for Zora’s murder. Lysandra was there during his interview – and all the proofs she had were against him. While their first meeting wasn’t one of the best, Kratos managed not to lose his cold composure – yet remarking he was innocent. He was (gladly) surprised to find a woman who wasn’t interested in putting her hands in his pants, nor was afraid of him.
They wouldn't get together during the main story but quite after - it's not an "enemies to lovers" story xD They'll learn to know and respect each other (even with Deimos' help, eheh) 'til they'll eventually get together. Even because it wouldn't be appropriate since discharging him of all accusations while being together would be a giant conflict of interest. And that's something Lysandra would want to avoid at any cost.
