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strange and beautiful (i'll put a spell on you) by opinionhaver69
Fandoms: Hades (Video Game 2018)
12 Mar 2021
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“Thanatos?” Zagreus’ brow furrows in confusion, and the worry on his face makes the butterflies in Thanatos’ stomach launch a violently militarised assault on his insides. Thanatos suddenly finds himself feeling quite strongly, and entirely against his will, that nothing should ever be permitted to make Zagreus unhappy; he wants to reach out and smooth the lines marring the otherwise flawless expanse of his forehead, wants to lay a soft kiss on the delicate curve of his perfect brow ridge, wants to cradle him gently in loving arms until his expression reverts to its contentedly gormless default.
“I wish I was mortal so that I could kill myself,” Thanatos says, fervently and with great feeling.
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In the middle of one of Zagreus' escape attempts, Aphrodite's Charm works its magic on a singularly unlikely target.
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02 Dec 2025
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strange and beautiful (i'll put a spell on you)
opinionhaver69“You know, I like your hair like this, Than.”
Thanatos had jerked away from his touch without fanfare, saying, stiffly, “Thank you,” withdrawing already within himself, and by night’s end he’d taken a blade to it, leaving it to fall short and jagged around his jawline.
Why? asks the Megaera in his mind.
Why?
Zagreus’ comment had made him feel seen, suddenly, in a way that made the surface of his skin feel alive, electric. It made him uneasy in a way that he struggled to define even to himself; and what purpose had his long hair been serving, if it did not shield him from such attention? Shorn, he retreated again into invisibility, as he liked it.
It had not occurred to him until now to question that impulse, that knee-jerk reaction. Thanatos pictures Zagreus’ own messy black curls, the vulnerable crown of his head, and misses him with an ache that seems to have no source, no root, no limit.
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Death Incarnate is in his bed. This is new.
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29 Nov 2025
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certain obscure things
jinkandtherebelsZagreus’s heart is still in his throat, so it takes him a moment to recognize the ichor-golden flush spreading over Than’s ears. There’s one small victory, he thinks, dazed, as Than tries to say something else.
“Zag, I…” He trails off after a moment. “Why is this so damned hard?”
He looks so irritated with himself that Zagreus can’t help laughing a little, the tension leeching right out of him.
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“Thanks, Than,” he said. “Really.”
“It doesn’t seem like there’s all that much I can do,” Thanatos admitted, looking sidelong at him instead of at the sea. “You really are bound there. Strongly. It doesn’t seem right, somehow.”
“What do you mean?”
“You burn so bright. You’re full of life. It seems like this place should embrace you.”
“I thought you said you didn’t like it here.”
“I said it has its benefits.”
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Finally, the reality starts to set in. Zagreus is never getting out.Bookmarked by xenautical
10 Nov 2025
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Still, there is no escape by FieryGaze
“This is your home,” she said softly.
“Do people have to stay in their home?” he asked. “Do I owe it to my father to try and rebuild our relationship? Maybe I don’t want to. Maybe I want to live life on my own terms, and deal with him on my terms, and actually see what the rest of the world is like. I at least need the choice.
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"Having ventured successfully much farther than before, the surface-seeking Prince encounters setbacks far too hideous to be described."
Zagreus goes missing.
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07 Nov 2025
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Larkspur Be Winter Sown by loquaciousquark
Absolute Cinema 🙌
I really like the dialogue of this one“So he hasn’t died when he ought to have?”
Something catches in the knave-king’s voice; something catches in the back of Thanatos’s mind, ripping at a memory he’d rather forget. “What…are you getting at?”
Sisyphus smiles apologetically. “There’s only one thing I know of that can keep a god alive and bound when he shouldn’t be, Master Thanatos.”
Thanatos stares. “You can’t be serious.”
“It’s impossible, surely,” he agrees. “Isn’t it?”
Thanatos can hardly breathe.
Isn’t it?
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“Everyone's a little in love with him.”
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05 Nov 2025
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one kiss at a time by iamalivenow
How was he supposed to compete? He knew that Zagreus and Megaera had a history that maybe wasn't that distant but when Than stopped glowering quiet so much he and Meg got along fair enough. And besides, Zagreus wanted different things from Meg- but it was just Meg before.
Now all of a sudden everyone's noticed how good Zagreus is.