persephone

goddess of spring

[sephofspring]

ofmoxie​:

“After you.” Gia suggested with an easy smile of her own, following the woman’s lead effortlessly as they manoeuvred their way to the head of one of the tables. It was a little disappointing that it gave no indication as to who would be coined the name for the evening, about to question it before the continuing comment had her brows furrowing faintly. “You..think that’s me? How do you know?” 

persephone looked over her shoulder as the other looked a bit confused at the name. “i mean... it was on the invite right? it was just a lucky guess,” she tried to brush it off. “anyways, you’re getting to be lucky. at the head table right?” but the goddess knew it would have been a disaster if gia really remembered her past.

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poseidxnsfury​:

“everyone gets their shot in. good or bad. i invite it all.” poseidon wasn’t immune to his far share of push back from time to time. “you do know how to do this. just because he doesn’t remember doesn’t mean he’s not the same man who loved you before you could even admit it.”

“so i’ve noticed,” she sighed, shaking her head. “i don’t know how you do it. be so... nonchalant about all of this. he may have loved me once but i don’t know if they still do. call me crazy but it’s hard to love someone when you just met them today like they did!”

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worstnemesis​:

“There is…so much wrong with what you just said. Both of them on each side of her?” She couldn’t help but roll her eyes, knowing just how chaotic that really probably would be. “I don’t know if it could be. It just seems like asking for trouble at this point.”

“trust me, i know. but what can i say to the king of the gods besides, good for you! and be on my way,” she sighed, shaking her head. “i think they’re making the trouble, who else would throw this party for themselves and only invite the other gods?”

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hedonesdesire​:

“Oh, we are going to have fun. I like you! Let’s do a shot together!” She poured the other a glass along with her own and lifted it to clink the other. “To a night that I hope we don’t remember!”

persephone smiled mostly to herself as hedone poured them each a glass, taking it in her hand to clink it with the other’s. “to a night we hopefully won’t remember.” downing the shot, her face screwed up at the taste. “oh gods that’s awful.”

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ofmoxie​:

“Ah, okay that makes - a lot more sense.” She chuckled lightly. It was odd to think how interested she was in Zara’s life having only met her once before tonight, but she tried not to dwell on it. “Sure, why not right?” Gia was honestly more intrigued with who Hera might be than the actual placement, but a little snooping never hurt anyone.  

persephone laughed lightly along with her, not really being able to pin point how the other felt about her statement that her mother was a god. “perfect, let’s go!” she smiled, weaving in and out of the tables until she reached the end to look at the name plates. “ah yes, so hera is stilling next to him... and ganymede. looks like i found your spot too.”

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hedonesdesire​:

hedone & persephone | open starter

“…Guess who just stole one of the bar’s most expensive bottle of tequila. Wanna share?”

“i probably shouldn’t but... pour me a glass.”

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worstnemesis​:

“I don’t know, but…it seems like there’s trouble lingering right around the corner for just about everybody. I almost believe that she has to be.” Nemesis gave a short breath as she thought further about things. “I don’t know. I don’t think anybody really knows what’s going on, even those of us who know who we all are.”

“with two of the golden trio and hermes hosting? there’s not doubt that there is trouble lurking somewhere. zeus already told me she put her wife on one side and her lover on the other. if they didn’t remember, i feel like we would be getting total nuclear lock down,” she chuckled, shaking her head. “maybe it’s for the better.”

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poseidxnsfury​:

“want me to add you to the list?” poseidon shrugged, “it wouldn’t be the first time someone’s punched me. i can add you to that list too. you aren’t using enough charm on him then. he’s loved you for long enough that even without his memories, i can’t imagine that just disappeared.”

“trust me, i know. i’m pretty sure my mother got in a few good shots at some point in time.” persephone dropped her head into her hands, shaking it. “i don’t know how to be charming to them! he was always the charming one, i don’t... i don’t know how to do this, poseidon.”

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mountebanks​:

“it is if i don’t like it,” she said with a smile, easy as could be & mildly concerning because of it. no word was given on how much she cared about this one. she shrugged slightly. “i would still do it. hera will leave or come around, one of these days.”

persephone laughed a little awkwardly, putting her hands behind her back to fidget with them. “of course, of course. my apologizes.” she felt bad with how zeus played with hera’s feelings. the goddess really didn’t know when to keep her mouth shut. “if you love her so, why play with her heart?”

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nyxcfnight​:

“understandable, i suppose…” nyx acknowledged with a brief rise of her shoulder. it wasn’t a concept she ever felt she would grasp, but persephone had grown up around such triviality. “perhaps i’m merely showing my age, i just never understood the commonplace intrigue into zeus’ drama.” 

“i can understand that. i guess... i guess sometimes i miss the drama of it. in coming to this side of the world, i’ve been surrounded my children. they have their own drama but sometimes i miss the nuisances the gods,” she tried to explain. “then again, i’m one of the younger ones. what do i know.”

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gcdlys​:

❝ it’s a pleasure to meet you too, persephone. ❞ he pronounced every syllable of her name as carefully as he always had, but with none of the affection he had slipped into it before. ❝ so, tell me about yourself. what do you do ? ❞ he would keep it simple. he did not want to be here, although she seemed sweet, and it would be easiest for everyone involved to stick to niceties.

the goddess nodded, feeling a lump grow in her throat. gods, she missed him. “trust me, the pleasure is all mine,” she chuckled softly, gesturing towards the bar. “would you like to get a drink with me? if you’re up to hearing my life story,” she offered, anything to get her off her feet after sitting next to him. “i’m a teacher. “high schoolers, which is... interesting to say the least.”

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mountebanks​:

“don’t gossip, persephone,” zeus called dryly over her drink, but she didn’t really mind. all press was good press, as the saying went. besides, she had heard worse from people she liked less. “of course i did, she’s my wife.” a pause. “ & i put ganymede on my other side.” the glint in her eyes said that she knew what a bitch move that really was, & she fully stood by it.

her back stood a bit straighter as zeus overheard her muttering. “is it really gossip if it’s true?” she asked curiously, turning to face the head god. “of course you did... it’s a good thing neither of them remember, isn’t it?”

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poseidxnsfury​:

“of course i did. why wouldn’t i when we have so much to discuss? horses are beautiful creatures, i’m sure that could be a topic of discussion if she wants it to be.” poseidon couldn’t help but laugh, amused with teasing her. “for everyone’s. you can’t tell me it hasn’t been fun sitting next to your lover boy.”

“you know sometimes, i literally hate you,” she sighed, rubbing at her forehead. “i’m just going to say shut up before i try and punch you. and yeah, it’s great sitting next to my husband when they don’t even remember they’re my husband. a great fucking time, donny boy.”

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nyxcfnight​:

“do you honestly care?” the older goddess questioned, no bite or malice to her words but merely an intrigue at persephone’s seeming fixation. “i’d have thought your focus would be more centred around hades, given he doesn’t remember.”   

persephone froze as she stood next to the goddess of night. while they had run into each other a few times, sometimes it still hit her at just how long nyx had been around compared to her. “well, i thought... i usually spend my days centered around that thought, maybe it’s time for some new ones.”

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poseidxnsfury​:

“of course she’s not near you, she’s near me.” poseidon teased her, coming up next to the woman. “curious, aren’t we? i promise the seating arrangements are for pure entertainment,”

persephone rolled her eyes before she turned to face poseidon. “really? you had to put her by you? want to reminisce about horses again?” her hands went to her hips as she cocked her head. “really? who’s entertainment exactly?”

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gcdlys​:

❝ well, it looks like we’ll be sitting together. ❞ they look up from their cursory scan of the table to their company, filing away a mental note to have words with zara about this … gods theme later in the night. ❝ assuming this is your seat, of course. ❞ they offer her a handshake, hoping to be friendly. ❝ i’m desmond. ❞

ft. @sephofspring​

persephone had to stop herself from reaching out to her husband. “um, yes. yes it is. i’m persephone. or seph. or whatever variation you want to give me, honestly,” she chuckled nervously, shaking the other’s hand. it felt odd after so many years together. “it’s... it’s a pleasure to meet you desmond.”

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worstnemesis​:

“That would have been…interesting.” Nemesis offered the queen of the underworld a momentary glance away out of courtesy before adding back, “I can’t imagine either of them would be anywhere else besides next to each other.” The off-sided comments weren’t anything but said in passing, but Nemesis still felt the whole thing to be a ploy. “All of us in the same room again ought to be a disaster, right?”

persephone chuckled as her eyes landed on nemesis, one of the few people she knew still had her memories. “you would think but as far as i remember, hera doesn’t remember. would zara put herself in that position as one of the hosts? i guess we’ll find out.” she shrugged. “maybe. or maybe not. it could be a good thing.”