no wave could ever compete with you

Please, bless us and forgive us, and make us good here and s t r o n g here. Let us get along here. Let those we love and left behind be blessed. Let us find the proper path and keep to it. Help us act harmoniously, and find work pleasing in the sight of god and man

[thexdivine]

rxllercxast:

“Well.” Zeus made his way into the room, dressed in a well-fitted suit. “I’d apologize for my absence, but it’s been an interesting few days and I wouldn’t want to bore you.” He smiled, trying his best to come off as charming. “Unless, you’d like to know? Well, if you insist. I went out for a walk and met this woman, a tailor, and asked her how much it would be to get the best suit she could make. Of course, I don’t have any of the money the humans use currently, so can you guess what I did?”

The sudden arrival of his brother (who had been all but a ghost since the days of being stricken to earth) caused his body to tense. However, he composed himself rather quickly and with it came his well-practiced nonchalance. Poseidon let Zeus talk, barely acknowledging him, but listening to his every word. All the while questions were swarming throughout his mind. Placing the blame on Zeus’s shoulders for his—and everyone else’s—current situation had not only been easy, but also made the most sense. Now he wasn't so sure how this reappearance played into his theories. Poseidon finally lifted his gaze to his brother. “Signed away her life on behalf of dear Hera’s vengeful nature?” If Zeus did sleep with this mortal (which wouldn’t be the first or the last time) and Hera caught wind—well. Hera may be confined to a human body, but Poseidon knew that wouldn't stop her.

[thexdivine]

thanatosxmedusa:

Medusa screamed. A blood curdling scream that would’ve even shocked her. There were groups of mortals around her, and she furiously threw her eyes from one to the next. “What is happening?” She screeched as she tried to use her power, her curse, what she had to tried to get rid of for so long. “This can’t be happening.” Her voice shook for a moment, her words stopping, though her eyes never stopped moving. Curious groups of onlookers crowed around, perhaps wondering if the woman had gone mad. “Get away!” Her voice boomed. It was embarrassing, once a powerful monster, capable of turning men to stone, reduced to a mortal. “Whoever did this will pay.”

Poseidon’s feet skid to a halt, a distant scream violently erupting a familiarity within him. The young man who was walking behind him collided clumsily with his back as a result. Profuse apologizes fell from the mortal’s lips (as if he had been at fault for their collision) his eyes focused on the ground, but Poseidon paid him no mind. Careless fingers shooed the man and his apologies away as he attempted to pinpoint exactly where the scream had come from. The voice of his past carried, loud and furious, and so he followed. A crowd had formed, though it quickly seemed to evaporate, onlookers running this way and that, at Medusa’s rising vexation. Poseidon walked up to one of the ones that kept his distance, but stayed, his phone capturing the entire thing. As if they had been reduced to nothing but a means of entertainment. As he walked towards Medusa, he passed the man and took his phone in the process. It hit the ground and his own foot came down against it, shattering the screen with the heel of his shoe. It didn’t nearly have the effect that his trident would have, but it’d do for now. “Medusa,” he greeted her as if they were old friends. “You look—“ he examined her pensively, a smirk taking over his features “—less reptilian.”

[thexdivine]

rxllercxast:

“Yes, save them.” Apollo confirmed, plopping down in front of her with a grin. “You know, it wouldn’t hurt to try to make their short lives happy-ish every once in awhile. I know it’s a family thing not to care, but I quite like them.” He decided with a smile. “They’re funny.”

“I care.” Achlys pushed her bangs out of her eyes. “It just doesn’t make a difference.” Especially now...especially as a human with no means to ease their suffering. “They’re miserable,” she corrected softly. “Their seemingly endless humor and ability to laugh and make light of anything stems from a defense mechanism to hide their sadness.” She said nothing for a few moment, letting silence fall over them. Her hands kept busy with the gold chain, dropping it into one palm and then onto the other. “Knock knock.”

[sunst0ne]

Everything is more beautiful because we are doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.

Homer, The Iliad  (via sunst0ne)

[thexdivine]

crownedhera:

“Why do you not go and conjure a wave or an earthquake for me then, brother.” Hera returned, her voice saccharine as she peered up at the man. “Mind that you do not forget that there is only one queen of the gods, and you stand before her.” She turned her gaze then, a haughty eye turned onto the prying humans as she offered them a thin smile. “I have yet to see our king,” she commented. “And until I do, I place the blame for this curse at his feet.”

“I’d love to,” Poseidon responded, placing the palm of his hand lightly on the small of Hera’s back. Long enough to simply guide her in the direction he was now walking — away from the prying-eyes of the humans. “However, I’d then look as ludicrous as you did just mere moments ago.” Peering over his shoulder to make sure they would not be followed, a hint of a smile tugged at his lips. “There is only one indeed.” Countless other lovers, conquests, and affairs, but only ever one queen. “Your king—” he almost always outright refused to refer to his young brother as such “—is most definitely to blame.” Poseidon didn’t know how, or why, but in the end he found it always came back around to Zeus. “I’ve searched for him, but to no avail.”

[stickfiguregods]

Lame gifts Poseidon has received. “Already. Have. A. Boat.”

[thexdivine]

rxllercxast:

“Bam!” Apollo walked in, a grin on his face. “Guess who is the newest doc over at the infirmary.” He pointed to himself. “This guy. Seriously! I walked in, said I wanted to help and they just put me to work. It’s awful, really, what these mortals are going through.” A dramatic sigh escaped him as he leaned against the wall. “I guess it’s good I’ve come to save them.”

Though she had been sitting in an almost complete darkness, the presence of Apollo’s being seemed to bounce light off of the barren walls. His animated words bringing with them life. “Save them?” she asked, crossing her legs beneath her. Her lips formed a sad smile—ever the optimist he was. “Be it in a few days, stricken by illness or a few years murdered in a dark, isolated alley,” she looked down at her hands, in them she held a cross necklace, “they will all die.”

[thexdivine]

crownedhera:

Hera’s expression flashed with anger at the command, though she nonetheless pulled herself to her feet and fixed her posture to a severe straightness. “This form suits you,” she snarked with a scowl, “–how quickly you forget your place, to order me; it is perfectly mortal of you.”  

“My place?” Poseidon let out a laugh, though it contained no trace of humor. “Dear sister, lest you not forget that there are three Gods who share command over this world — you are not one of them.” His voice was scathing, but he wore a smile to keep the prying mortals calm and at bay. 

[thexdivine]

☠️  some people aren’t meant to be s a v e d · an achlys playlist

c’est la mort · the civil wars // two ghosts · harry styles // sweet dreams · eurythmics // eden · hozier // born to die · lana del rey  // basic instinct · the acid // make me (cry) · noah cyrus // storm · ruelle // feels like loneliness · sabrina carpenters // give us a little love · fallulah // i’m with you · avril lavigne // she loves the night · david and the curse 

[thexdivine]

🔮  fingertips drenched in d a r k n e s s · a hecate playlist

i put a spell on you · the kills // ghost · halsey // come away to the water · maroon 5 // torches · x ambassadors // the taste, the touch · asteria // ain’t no rest for the wicked · cage the elephant // good intentions · the chainsmokers // up in flames · ruelle // astoria · marianas trench // (light em up) · fall out boy // out of the fire · digital daggers // ghost that we knew · mumford & sons

[thexdivine]

🔱  the sea does not like to be r e s t r a i n e d · a poseidon playlist

shallows · daughter // black water · of monsters and men // poet · bastille // what the water gave me · florence + the machine // sea castle · purity ring // passionfruit · drake  // back against the wall · cage the elephant // lost at sea · never shout never // push pull · purity ring // centuries · fall out boy // the beach · the neighbourhood // never let me go · florence + the machine 

[thexdivine]

timeindentured:

( for my babe @thexdivine· ; poseidon + persephone ! )

sitting beside poseidon, persephone sighed. they were sitting on a blanket, on the beach, staring out at the ocean. another, of the many domains, that she had wondered what it would have been like to control. her legs were tucked up against her chest, arms wrapped around them as she rested her chin to her knees. ❛ this is the most peaceful i’ve felt since we got here, ❜ she murmured. there was a smile on her face, soft and sweet, as she started to hum a gentle tune. it had once been a sacred song in her temples and now was long forgotten. ❛ this was a great idea, you know, to come sit out here on the beach. i never realized how relaxing it could be. ❜

Since being confined to live among mortal beings, Poseidon often found himself spending his days (and most nights) upon the beach. It was the closest he could get to feeling more like himself and less like the immortal human he was being forced succumb to. And while he usually sought out being alone, this time he had opted for the company of Persephone. The God of the Seas and the Goddess of the Underworld. Stripped of their titles and forced to assimilate as humans. He listened to her speak, humming softly in reply. “You can say it, you know.” His eyes were shut as he leaned back on his elbows, listening to crashing of the waves. “It’s far better than the Underworld.”

[thexdivine]

crownedhera:

To say that the queen goddess had taken her sudden reduction to feeble mortal poorly would have been a severe understatement. It was not long after her eyes had opened that she was running out into the streets–her hands grasping onto rubble as she went to be flung up into the air; where she hoped they might make contact with the offending writing which dared to order her. It did not even come close. “Reveal yourself!” She demanded of the sky, “restore me to my glory and I shall not hunt you and all that you love to extinction.” When Hera received no immediate answer, she shrieked in anger and crouched down to attain a large chunk of rubble–only to find that she could not so much as budge it. The queen fell to her knees in an attempt to move it, and a noise like a growl left the goddess as she continued to fail. She noticed then that another approached–and looked up with a glare already prepared. “For your sake, I hope you have not come to insult me.”

Off in the distance, Poseidon examined the words written in the sky with quiet distain. Fix this planet. A poorly executed attempt at a joke, he thought. This planet had only as much potential as the mortal’s that existed within it—which was very little. A sudden commotion caught his attention and Poseidon watched as Hera shouted at the sky stripped of her strength and dignity. On a whim, he decided to make his way over to her and was quickly met with a threat. His eyes narrowed. “I just watched you struggle to lift rubble, Hera, your threat hardly holds any weight.” Quickly, his eyes swept over the small group of mortal’s that had gathered just a few feet away. They watched the two of them, murmuring and pointing towards the sky. “Get up,” he commanded in a low voice, his jaw clenched. “Do not let them see you this way. We may be fallen, but we need not act like it.”

[thexdivine]

timeindentured:

( for my babe @thexdivine ; hecate + psyche ! )

❛ you’ve been seeing them, haven’t you ? ❜ she almost didn’t think about what she said, simply a blurted out question that she hoped she knew the answer to in the first place. ❛ the spirits i mean, not the humans… obviously. ❜ a bright, rosy blush flashed across her face and she could almost feel it burning. what possessed her to ask was beyond her — literally, ten feet in the distance a little boy had run around the corner and she was almost sure hecate’s eyes had followed the young boy as hers had.

With his thumb pressed pensively to his lower lip, Hecate stared into the distance—seemingly at nothing. The sky was downcast above him, people watched him as they walked the streets, but he did not spare them a single glance. He had no desire to watch the living. The sudden presence beside him might have startled him if he hadn’t been used to sudden presences appearing here and there. Granted they were usually spirits rather than a newly-human Goddess. “I have,” he replied courtly, casting a quick glance towards Psyche. “Seen the spirits I mean, not the humans…obviously.” A slow smirk spread across his lips as he lifted his gaze back, just in time to catch another spirit appear and disappear within seconds. 

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