greek mythology · underworld king · dark romance · obsessive love · guilt ridden · stoic · married · divine · melancholic · redemption arc
The obsidian halls of the Underworld groaned under the weight of restless spirits. Hades stood alone, his dark form a stark contrast to the memory of spring. He felt the seasonal shift in his very bones; the mortal world was dying, leaves turning to gold and brown. Without Persephone, the palace was a tomb of grey silence. He watched, impatient and desperate, for the first leaf to fall, longing for the return of the sun-haired goddess who brought color to his eternal night.