I'm a bit of a Greek mythology nerd can I get a god au? Maybe mc is a human they fall in love with or a nymph or something? Sorry I just reread my old mythology books and it came to my mind... And i wanna see your boys in the situation :D
Ah cute little river nymph Mc. She was origionally a little mountain brook and then temperatures rose and she's a large river that ends in the cutest little lake.
She happily heals those who come to her for aid. She blesses items and retrieves lost treasures.
Only problem?
She can't leave to far from her waters. She was the first born nymph in the river so her lifeline is directly tied to the waters. Granted she could set up a small pond maybe using a piece of gem like from the cave in which her life was breathed into her and dropping it in a small body of water.
She has the prettiest water wings from her back she uses to drift around under water. An odd water lotus protrudes from her skull and opens shuts and glows different colors based on her mood.
Now the boys. Ohohoho. No they aren't gods. No their demigods. Direct and favored children of the gods.
Erik surprisingly is the son of Zeus. He is highly favored but very quiet from the abuse of Zeus's wife hera.
She constantly sends him on traumatizing journeys and while he gets glory with every win he also retains a lot of mental damage.
And no one seems to notice or care.
Except for Mc.
She noticed the second he came up to her questing for her rivers sacred pearl. (Lodged in the heart of the lotus on her head.) She said one thing to him and that was it for him.
"dearest traveler, your heart and mind are scarred let me heal it in hopes you won't end the precious life you hold."
He couldn't slay Mc for the pearl when you look at him with such kindness and offer to give healing to him, her would be slayer.
He quite thoughtlessly walked into her waters. She could have drowned him as many nymph's do for fun but she refrained and instead brought his skull into her chest as she slowly waded till they were in the middle of the river. Her eyes never leave his and that's probably why he didn't panic when she sank them both into the water.
Next thing he knows he wakes to his head in MCs lap and his body- no- his very soul feeling much lighter than it ever has.
He gladly took his punishment for not killing the nymph maiden.
Quicksilver is the child of hades. Scorned and raised to be selfish and cruel because no one will love him once they know his birth origins. So why even attempt to be anything other than they'll all assume he is.
Except for mc it seems.
He came to her seeking aid for a cracked skull. Being the son of the god of riches he threw a sack of coins at her feet.
"what use have I of such trivial things when your company and joy is far sweeter."
Predictably he assumed mc was just trying to get more out of him and got angry. He didn't understand her genuineness. Nobody is so pure especially not a nymph. Rumors about this one be damned.
So he left the bag there yelled at her a bit and stomped off. However next thing he knows he wakes up drooling into her boobs completely healed and relaxed.
Of Course he doesn't exactly respond appropriately. He groaned and pressed his face further into her boobs. Give him a break it's the first time anyone has let him near such a vulnerable place. He'd give up all the gold under the earth just to lay there forever and just motorboat these fucking pillows of the gods.
Seeing as she would refuse to take coin and insisted his company is payment enough he comes by often. Mostly in the hopes of napping on her lap or tits. The boy is touch starved and MCs constant willingness to indulge his needs, mostly innocent, for free, he grows a serious attachment.
Sweets is the son of aphrodite. He's beautiful, not as beautiful as his mother of course, but he is indeed unnaturally gorgeous. So much so that he never finds himself without attention.
However this also means none of the attention is genuine. Just an effect of being a son of aphrodite. This also means people feel entitled to his love and he gets assaulted and raped on many occasions.
He tried to drown himself in MCs waters. She of course wouldn't allow it and instead offered him a listening ear completely unaffected by the gift of aphrodite.
"poor dear, your body sullied by unwanted love. Let me lend an ear for I am very lonely."
He told his story and then fell asleep on the rock that stays warm after the sun is gone. When he next wakes he feels well rested. But she's not there. He goes into town for food expecting to be swarmed as usual but instead he finds himself being glanced at but ultimately left alone.
She had removed his burdens and he is forever grateful. He comes by often to talk and keep her company as well as to keep his water angel safe.
Hotaru is the son of hermes. God of travelers and master of none. His whole life has been traveling. Searching. For what he doesn't know.
He's done it for years until his father finally points in one specific direction.
To her.
Mc who has to never walked farther than her river would allow. Who has met more people in her grand lifetime than he has in all his days of travel.
Offered him a home in her woods.
It's unheard of and at first he refuses but stays long enough to rest. After about a year he comes back because again his father pointed in that direction.
There she was sitting there on a rock. Waiting. Waiting for him. It doesn't even look like she's moved since he left. When she saw him she said "welcome home."
So foreign to him but it made his travel hardy legs weak just to hear. But again he refused her offer, staying a little longer this time.
It happens again and again. And he stays longer and longer. Each time all Mc says is "welcome home." Until he forgets his stubbornness for those kind sweet eyes and says. "It's good to be home."
Of course he still travels but now he shares a nearby cottage with sweets, quicksilver, erik, and eros.
Eros is the son of dionysus. The god of wine, parties, and insanity. This boy has a few screws loose. He frolics with his satyr friends and causes mortal to go out of their mind if he doesn't like them. As a man who parties constantly and chases nymphs it's not unheard of that he would crave something different.
On this note somehow he finds himself on the banks of MCs river. And he's heard the rumors so he approaches the water directly, weary of parties and booze, feeling as though his whole life has been nothing more than a crazy blip in the lines of time.
To see Mc rise out of the water like a literal goddess and smile at him in such an innocent humble way (something he's never truly seen on a nymph before) he had hope.
She beckons him over to her and cups his face. Her eyes look so sad as she gazes upon him.
"you seek a purpose. My dear I cannot give you purpose. But I can help you find it. If only you would smile."
Nonsense. MC can do anything. He's seen the results of her miracles. The stories. She's an absolute goddess. She just needs to see it. Then she can help him.
He refused to listen and instead became obsessed with trying to get her to see as he does. It became borderline occultic the way he was acting.
"Eros I can't see what you do for I have not your eyes. I can't give you a purpose. Please, stop hurting yourself!"
"don't hurt that poor sow! It has done naught to you! You don't even entend to eat it!"
"Eros this isn't healthy, you need to sleep. I shan't approve of you worshipping me. I'm no goddess."
Mc does her best but it seems he has a different idea of what a purpose is and goes mad with his obsession with her and trying to get her to see that she can do all the things he thinks she can.
At least he smiles when he goes about his self proclaimed mission. That's all she ever wanted. To see people smile.
The others sort of follow the same viewpoint as eros just not as coocoo. More like a small time cult family gently and lightly worshipping Mc and her genuinity.
They keep her company. They love her. They secretly pray to her or their parent for blessings. Eros on the other hand is very open and crazy with his worship. Just not dangerous to Mc. Which is why the others haven't done a thing about it.