#memory:hades

[persephonethequeen]

Sometime much, much, much later, I did start considering children again, though I don’t remember if we actually ended up trying for more; Hades was incredibly apprehensive about it, and for good reason.

He said he wouldn’t let anything happen to drive me away like that again, which was a very firm “no more babies”, but I feel like we may have decided to again eventually anyway.

[persephonethequeen]

Hades, before Zagreus was born, was so shaken by the idea that our child would be no bigger than the palm of his hand—he was worried he’d accidentally crush him or something. It was adorable.

[yourladyoftheupsidedown]

Hadestown, Hadestown, he became so self-absorbed that he felt it necessary to remind everyone just by the changing the name that it was his town. It was Tartarus, and he stopped doing his actual damn job just to turn it into nothing but mines and his wall.