#mpxartemis

[exmpxzeus]

My Dearest

with || @mpxartemis || continued from here: 

Artemis hadn't fallen asleep on purpose - but moving to the city had fucked up her sleep schedule so tremendously, it would have basically been impossible for her to not drift off while Zeus was chattering on and cooking dinner. It didn't help, perhaps, that he had showed up without warning (well, maybe - it was possible he had contacted Apollo on one of those phone things and her brother just hadn't told her), and she had already been half-asleep on the couch despite it being early in the evening.

She didn't stir until she felt herself being lifted up, heavy eyelids fluttering open only briefly, as if to check that she wasn't being carried off by a monster or enemy. "I'm not a baby," she mumbled, huffing softly. Clearly it did not bother her that much, though, because the next moment she buried her face in his shoulder and drifted back off.

the visit to his daughter’s place had been a spur of the moment thing. hearing that artemis and apollo had come to the island was a sort of bittersweet thing, because for all that he is fond of his family, they are a double-edged sword in his life whenever he returns to them. but artemis is... well; artemis. he has always been fond of her, has always had a soft spot for her and allowed her much more than any of his other children. and in return; she has always been one of the least judgemental.

so when he turns around from his just as impromptu cooking session to find her dozed off on the couch, there is only warmth and a particular brand of affection that can be found inside of him very rarely, when looking upon one of his children who hasn’t annoyed the fuck out of him yet over the span of their lifetime. it’s therefore with gentle hands that he lifts his daughter from the couch, and with a small smile that he hears her mumble those words to him.

“you will always be my baby,” he says softly in return, turning his head so he can press a sweet little kiss to her temple before she buries herself away against his neck, and gone she is again. he doesn’t mind, carries her to the bed and puts her down gently, tucks her in just as gently, and leaves another kiss on her forehead before he straightens. he looks down at her a moment longer, just to treasure this moment. sometimes there is a peacefulness in being with his family, after all. sometimes.

he heads back into the living space then, closing the door lightly behind him, and goes to put his freshly made dinner aside in the proper boxes so it can be reheated and eaten at a later moment, preferably after she wakes up. once the entire kitchen is clean and untouched again, he takes a random book from her shelves and sits down to read until his daughter wakes again.

[khonshu-mp]

❛ the less you know, the better. ❜

"Really? As if it's any better." The God scoffed at the statement. "Is it for my benefit or yours? I clearly know some of the story now, so why don't you just finish it." His deep voice bellowed as he gripped the back of a chair. " I have nothing but time."

[mpxhephaestus]

“You look like you haven’t slept in days.”

exhausted starters || closed || x

"Bold of you to assume I actually sleep," he said, blinking and bringing a cup of coffee to his lips, taking a long sip. Mmm, black coffee. Pure heaven. ”There’s no sleep. Only weapons. No sleep, only swords,” he hums, setting the cup aside and focusing on the fire again. “After all, my custom orders don’t make themselves!  But since you’re here, would you like a new set of arrows?” he asked, pondering. “Or a dagger? You’re actually one of the few fellow Greeks I can deal with so you have the free reign to ask for whatever you’d like and I’ll make it happen. Except sleep. Because I sleep with my eyes wide open. No sleep, only forge.” 

[aphroditexmp]

“Those are some bad bags under your eyes.”

A manicured hand was raised to her mouth as she gasped, immediately checking her reflecting - eye bags? The horror! Compared to a regular human, what she saw was truly not bad at all - after all, it really was impossible for Aphrodite not to be pretty - but the slight shadowing under her eyes was already enough to make her panic. "This is what I get for watching mortal television," she sighed, covering her eyes, "Who allowed them to make their shows so addictive?"

[raidenxmp]

" you were in a really bad way, i wasn't about to abandon you. "

@mpxartemis

The high temperature and the lack of sugar in his system were two things that shouldn't be combined. It was a fact that he could go many days without ingesting a proper amount of sugar and, his system was starting to feel the effects of that plus, the sun was up, no cloud, no wind. Raiden felt light-headed, needing to sit down on the sidewalk because he felt like he was about to fall at any moment.

His memory from there is blurry, he remembered a female silhouette approaching him but, whatever she said, he couldn't understand anything, too dizzy to catch her words. A sip of cold water and another glance at her was the last thing he could recall from before he woke up. The God just looked around without moving and, there she was again, sitting next to him. "Hello...? Where are we?" Her brief explanation was enough, everything in the room made sense when she said they were in the hospital. He sighed softly and offered her a smile. "Thank you but, you really didn't have to stay."

[exmpadaline]

✮ camping trip

@mpxartemis

When Artemis of all people asks you on a camping trip, you don’t say no. Especially not if your name is Adaline Ahn, that’s for sure. So that’s how she ended up in the middle of the Mount Phoenix forest, big backpack strapped to her shoulders filled with all she would need on a camping trip according to several google investigations, and a bright smile on her features that is there for no other reason than that in front of her Artemis is leading the way.

She’s a city girl through and through, this is something that should be mentioned, born and raised in Paris, then Seoul, now Mount Phoenix, she’s never been in the wild nature much. That doesn’t mean she’s disgusted by it, but it does mean she’s got no idea what to expect, and it probably doesn’t help that there is not a grain of fear in her entire body, her gaze moving from trees to shrubberies to flowers, one question after the other being fired at her companion so she might learn more about the world that Artemis feels more comfortable in.

What a delight it is, to be learning more about the goddess; to be able to wander the world in her footsteps rather than just pray to her every night. It’s strange now, the idea of perhaps lighting a candle to tell Artemis about her day, but it also feels bad not to do it after a lifetime of sharing her worries, and so though it had taken a few days after meeting Artemis, she’d eventually gone right back to it one night and hasn’t stopped anymore since. Of course the nights she’ll be spending on this trip she won’t have to light a candle and she won’t have to pray, and isn’t that the most exciting thing as well?

“What’s that?” She asks the goddess yet again, pointing at a cute little flower that’s sticking out from the base of another plant but doesn’t seem to be the same thing. “Is it a strangle weed?”

[exmpairmid]

store hunting ;;

@mpxartemis

it is not every day that airmid ventures into the city for something other than work, drinks or visiting one of her lovers. her friends are few, though she has been attempting to be friendlier with other deities, and so her reasons for entering the city aren’t very numerous either. however, she discovered a somewhat likeminded goddess in artemis after the greek female punched a man in the face who’d been out to try and harm airmid.

so when artemis invited her to go to the mall together, she decided to accept. she’s not usually found in malls, or any sort of four-walled construction that isn’t a place to live in, so it’s bound to be an interesting experience. she doesn’t particularly need anything much, but artemis had mentioned a mac-daw-nalds, and airmid has long wanted to go inside one of those and see what horrors they might have in store for her. food is something she’s never eaten fast, whatever that may mean, as she prefers to either make her own or to eat in upscale restaurants who use actual fresh ingredients.

so an adventure awaits, but since it’s happening alongside a goddess she can understand and appreciate, she thinks i’tll be alright in the end. the only thing she’ll have to pay attention to is to make sure no men get in artemis way because she might get a little violent in that case. airmid isn’t sure what that would entail, but she hopes not to find out today either.

tying her hair up with a soft little scarf, she walks the last stretch of road up to the mall building and then looks around at their meeting place to see if artemis is here yet or not.

[aphroditexmp]

“  what do you see when you look into my eyes?  ”

She was almost surprised when Artemis had asked her the question, even if it was a rather vague and strange one. The two sisters had always been at odds, holding beliefs that were so polar opposite that they could never come to an agreement on anything. 

“You are asking me what I see?” she said with a feigned gasp, “Well, if you really want to know - I see a very, very pretty girl who needs to come to my store more often so I can get you into some nicer clothes!”