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  1. Public Bookmark 2

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    Orpheus was a poor boy, touched by the Gods. He could hear music where no one else could, from the earth below to the skies up above.

    But some melodies aren’t meant for the mortal ear.

    Some things aren’t meant to be reached for.

    And some roads keep their score.

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    A retelling of Hadestown in an AU where Orpheus’ affinity for music comes with choices and costs. Told through the eyes of both Hermes and Orpheus, from Orpheus’ childhood to post-canon.

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    4/8
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    28 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 3

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    Orpheus was a stupid, stupid boy. He also liked to do handstands.

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    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    10
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    18
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    3
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    26 Jun 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 7

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    He banged his head into a wall, this horrible crashing sound like a cymbal falling on the floor. He tried singing again, but it was shaky, even for him. A flower was born and died in his hand

    Or, upset at not being able to finish his song, Orpheus has a mental breakdown.

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    Chapters:
    1/1
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    48
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    7
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    02 May 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 12

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    “Is he always like this?” She asked Hermes, unable to keep the desperation from her voice. The first time she’d asked the question, she had been admittedly endeared by his forward nature and earnestness. Now, all of that was gone, replaced by a stretched-thin and hyper-focused version of the boy she loved. Hermes had been honest, giving her a weary “yes,” and she’d turned back to husband with a pain in her heart and guilty frustration. 

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    Or, Eurydice worries over Orpheus's well-being as he becomes more and more obsessed with completing his song, and poor coping mechanisms arise.

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    2/2
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    02 May 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 25

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    This is the story of how a cinnamon roll unlocks the inner cinnamon roll in a could-actually-kill-you roll with the power of love, song, and tea. Watch how these two cinnamon rolls compete in a heart-stopping battle to out-cinnamon-roll each other as they play a delicate game of how-close-can-you-get-to-being-a-couple-without-actually-being-a-couple. Expect to see multiple stretches of plotless sappy dialogue, lazily-written side characters that only exist to serve the romance, and such obscene acts of cinnamon-rollery as to put your grandma’s recipe to shame.

    Or: a silly little fic that fills in the gaps between “Road to Hell” and “All I’ve Ever Known” with cute, fluffy encounters and deliciously angsty episodes through which our precious little cinnamon rolls fall in love. The burn is painfully slow and rife with a sense of yearning so intense it should be illegal. I regret nothing.

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    Chapters:
    13/?
    Comments:
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    02 May 2026