❛ i understand your job fully, thanatos. you do not see me getting in the way of your domain —— if you recall, i myself have been on the receiving end of your handiwork … twice. ❜ though, that’s a morbid turn for a conversation, even with death. once, his death had been the shared terror that befell zagreus. later, he had the luxury of calling his second demise his own, at least. the fields of asphodel had been greener, then. it was a fascinating history: the god of the earth, he who brought life had once faced the fate any common mortal might have … and it was peaceful. why, he didn’t resent it at all. ❛ —– you did not choose me, but i still remember you lead me here with the kindest intentions. i wasn’t scared at all, you know. ❜ though he accuses thanatos of flattery, he seems well - equipped to give his own. still, in that calm, even voice of his, it’s hard to call him disingenuine.
❛ —– but i cannot apologize to you for my nature. i am not like the mortals who foolishly try to defy you to the point of disgracing the gods. i think i’ve paid my dues in blood and death, and i know it more intimately than you give me credit for. so i resurrect a mortal, here and there. the fault, dear thanatos, does not lie with you or me —— it lies with the paperwork old hades hasn’t updated in eons to accommodate my domain. he’s going to hurt my feelings, if he doesn’t acknowledge me. after all, i filled the underworld with so many new subjects for him before demanding my crown on olympus. ❜ he’s referring, of course, to his conquests during his days of madness. a bloody time … a darkened history so horriffic it managed to overshadow the trojan war, even moreso because it was all by his own hand rather than two nations. and yet … he refers to it with an air of nonchalance that’s almost smug, as if proud of his carnage.
❛ but you and i, ❜ he purrs, ❛ —– surely we can see eye to eye in the very least, hmm? ❜
it rang true , thanatos was never prey to flattery : neither giving nor receiving. yet it rang like bells from dionysus’ tongue. it should be expected nonetheless. the partial godling always exuded a warm charisma and unlike the majority of olympians it was infallibly genuine. however , if an olympian born were to compliment thanatos , it would simply act as a means to an end. such lavish words drizzled in honey were never earnest , but he finds himself believing dionysus. still , thanatos does not provide much words in a reply. “ i see. ” such as their natures goes : the other could not apologize for his and thanatos could not for his : gentle and undemanding once the bell tolled. other beings , his many siblings , reaped a more terrifying demise. thanatos never saw it befitting for himself to do the same even within the most infuriating of jobs.
“ perhaps it is my master’s fault , but blame cannot be placed upon him fully i believe. changing an eon’s worth of work is not a trivial matter. perhaps if the goddess of seasons would be able to see reason ... i would be able to talk him into acknowledging you. make no mistake , i do not discredit you in the slightest despite my disposition. i’m aware of your past conquests , quite personally , i might add. ” at least then it would be dually noted and thanatos’ wouldn’t be subject to interrogation of lost souls. if thanatos were honest with dionysus , he would be able to admit his aggravation truly did not stem from his meddling. such was the world of gods to have a counterpart : a night and day , death and life. despite his withhold on earnesty thanatos lets his shoulders relax and a sigh befall from his lips. “ i ... will attempt to withhold my tongue towards you. i do not wish to tarnish our relationship , if that’s what you could call it. ” in fact , thanatos preferred his working relationships to be kept neat and orderly. often times his status alone effected them horribly and caused outrage , but dionysus ... considering their undeniable existence as an end and beginning , it’d be easier to accept than deny.
“ well then ... why don’t we make a deal ? ” gauntlet clad hand gestures between them fluidly , “ until i am able to propose to lord hades upon adding you to our records officially , a plan towards our collaboration seems befitting. what do you say , lord dionysus ? ”
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