Hephaestus x Reader Headcanons
His heart has been broken many times
Being rejected by his own mother
The only thing going for him is hades being literally in the underworld
But even then, Hades is superior to him
A little sweet tricky nympth who gave him the attention
The one who would oooo and ahhh at his creations
It made him feel,,, loved
He once made you a nice little bow and arrow to to practice archery
Before he realized you were a tree nympth and you wouldn’t have much use
But you told him you loved it and you practiced on cans and when you changed into a tree, there it was
His bow and arrow he made for you hanging on your branches
You started staying at his place more and planting yourself next to his home
You didn’t care that others thought he was ugly
But there was this thing between gods and nymphs
Nympths were usually seen more as servents and Hera was starting to pay attention to her abandon son and the little nymph (you)
She tried breaking you two apart
“Surely Hephaestus, you’re a god, you can do better than a nymph. Besides, you already have Aphrodite.”
“Since when did you have a say in my life Hera? In case you have forgotten, Aphrodite broke my heart and left me for another.”
You stayed silent, not wanting to anger the queen of the Gods.
You should’ve stayed in your place instead of dancing around Hephaestus, a god you possibly may love
“And you little tree nympth. What do you even have to offer to Hephaestus!”
You looked at him as he looked at you with some hope
“I have nothing to offer him. No gold and no land. I have nothing I can give him that would please you. I do not have a house nor do I have shrine yet built for him. However Hera, if I may call you Hera, I have nothing but love for him. If you forbid it, I will love him till the ends of time and I will take care of him.”
Hephaestus grinned, his lopsided grin at you
The one that gave you little flutters and made you smile back
Hera rolled her eyes and huffed. “Still I-“
“Now now, Hera. Don’t you think you’re being too hard on these lovely lovers. Hephaestus, you have my blessing.”
“But nothing Hera. You two are dismissed.”
You and Hephaestus were quickly brought home where you both rejoiced
You kissed his big lips and smiled. “I’m happy we can be together.”
And so Hephaestus got his happy ending
And the one he deserved at that
