#dependency

POSEIDON, god of sea

Poseidon’s love would feel like drowning: it’s suffocating and impossible to escape.

He would become obsessed with the idea that you are his calm. The only thing capable of quieting the violent rage inside him. The sea would literally respond to your emotions. If you cry, the tides rise. If you’re calm, the ocean becomes glass-smooth.

Poseidon wouldn’t want you near other people because humans are unpredictable. The ocean, however, is loyal. It obeys him. So he would begin trying to pull you closer and closer to the water. Trips to the coast, walks by the sea, and storms that conveniently trap you near shorelines.

Eventually, you would realize that the sea reacts when you try to leave. Boats break, storms appear suddenly, and urrents drag you back. It seems the ocean refuses to let you go.

Poseidon wouldn’t see this as kidnapping. To him, it’s protection from the cruelty of land. Humans betray. Humans hurt. But the sea? The sea worships you because he does.

And if someone tried to take you away, he wouldn’t even try to hide the destruction. He’d want the world to understand:

If they take you, they drown with you.

HERA, goddess of marriage

Hera’s obsession wouldn’t come from passion, it would come from devotion. Once she decides you’re hers, she treats you like something sacred and pure that the world doesn’t deserve.

Unlike Zeus or Poseidon, she wouldn’t destroy your enemies instantly. She would ruin them with areers collapse, friendships turning toxic, families growing distant… People who get too close to you suddenly become miserable without knowing why.

Hera believes in loyalty above everything else. If you love her back, even just a little, she becomes very gentle. Almost motherly in a dark way.

But if you ever show affection toward someone else?

Hera wouldn’t hurt you. She would hurt the person you loved. She would twist their life into something unbearable until they abandon you on their own.

And the worst part is: she would comfort you afterward. She would hold you gently, whispering that the world always disappoints you, that people are weak, that only she understands you completely. She wouldn’t force you to stay.

She would make you believe leaving her would destroy you.

DEMETER, goddess of agriculture

Demeter would see you as something soft and fragile that the world is constantly trying to steal (as Persephone)l. Every small hardship in your life becomes proof that you cannot survive without her protection.

At first, her love feels warm and comforting. She feeds you, takes care of you, makes sure you’re never lonely. But slowly, that warmth becomes suffocating. She doesn’t want you to grow. Growing means independence, and independence means losing you.

So she starts controlling your life in small ways. Choosing where you go. Who you talk to. What’s “safe” for you. Anyone who encourages you to become stronger becomes her enemy.

If you ever tried to leave her, she wouldn’t scream or rage. The world would simply begin to die.

Plants would wither. Crops would fail. Seasons would stop moving. Winter would stretch endlessly. Not out of cruelty, but because Demeter cannot function without you.

APHRODITE, goddess of love

The moment Aphrodite becomes obsessed, your life changes little by little. People still admire you, they still look at you, but the love never feels real. Relationships crumble for no reason, and the confessions feel hollow. Something is always missing.

That’s because Aphrodite refuses to share what belongs to her.

Every time you try to love someone else, the relationship becomes painful, awkward and empty, like your heart refuses to respond. That’s the work of his loyal Eros.

Meanwhile, she would appear in your life in gentle ways. Dreams, mirrors, reflections… there are some moments where you feel watched, but in a strange comforting way.

Eventually, you would start craving her presence without realizing why.

Aphrodite would want you dependent on her. She wants to be the only one who can make your heart race, the only one who can make you feel desired, the only one who can make you feel loved.

Not because she’s insecure. But because she believes love itself belongs to her, and therefore, so do you.

ATHENA, goddess of wisdom

Athena would study you first. Learn everything. Your fears, your habits, your weaknesses, and the exact type of affection you crave.

Then she would become the perfect person for you.

You would think you fell in love naturally. You would believe it was your choice. But in reality, Athena prepared the entire relationship like a strategy.

Once you’re attached, she becomes possessive. She doesn’t isolate you violently, she just makes everyone else seem unnecessary. No one understands you like she does. No one protects you like she does. No one can predict your needs like she does.

If you ever tried to break away, Athena wouldn’t panic. She would outthink you. Every escape plan would fail before it even begins. Every decision you make would somehow lead you back to her.

Because she predicted you perfectly.

ARTEMIS, goddess of the hunt

Artemis would see you as something she needs to protect from the corruption of the world.

She would become obsessed with the idea that humanity is dangerous, that people will hurt you, betray you, and taint you. So she slowly pulls you away from civilization by forest walks, silent nights, and distance from crowds.

The more time you spend with her, the more peaceful it feels. Until one day you realize you don’t remember the last time you saw another person.

Artemis wouldn’t lock you up physically. She would make the outside world feel threatening. The forest becomes your safe space, and she becomes the only person you trust inside it.

If someone tried to take you away, Artemis would react like a predator protecting its territory.

APOLLO, god of the sun

Apollo would love you the way artists love their greatest masterpiece: obsessively, and selfishly.

He would become fascinated with every detail of you. Your voice, your laugh, your emotions… he would turn you into poetry, music, and art. At first, it feels flattering.

But then you realize something disturbing: Apollo doesn’t want you to change.

He doesn’t want you to grow, mature, or move on. Because the version of you he fell in love with is the version he immortalized. If you change, his “perfect creation” disappears.

So he encourages you to stay the same, to stay dependent and fragile. Because that’s the version of you he worships.

If someone else tries to “improve” you, Apollo sees it as destruction. And he will destroy them in return.

Because to Apollo, you aren’t just someone he loves. You are something he created, and creators don’t share their masterpieces.

ARES, god of war

The moment he becomes attached, you become the one thing that calms his rage. Which means he cannot risk losing you. Ever.

He wouldn’t try to control you, he would control the world around you through violence. Anyone who insults you, touches you, or even looks at you wrong becomes a target.

At first, it feels powerful and safe. Like nothing in the world could hurt you.

But then you realize something horrifying: Ares isn’t protecting you from danger, he’s also creating danger just to defend you from it.

Fights start because he wants an excuse to prove his devotion. Wars feel personal and violence becomes proof of love.

If you tried to leave him, he wouldn’t beg. He would become destructive. Not toward you, but toward everything else. Which of course makes you feel guilty: would you sacrifice so many innocent people only for your sake, mmh?

But the scariest part? He would never apologize.

HEPHAESTUS, god of blacksmithing

Hephaestus wouldn’t chase you aggressively. He would simply… build things for you. Small gifts at first, objects and tools that solve your problems.

Then the gifts start becoming more personal. Things only someone who watches you closely would know you need.

He would never admit he’s obsessed. But you would feel it. The way he looks at you like you’re something delicate that could break at any moment, and the way he hates anyone who hurts you.

If you ever tried to leave, he wouldn’t threaten you. He would simply remind you of everything he built for you. Everything he fixed. Everything he sacrificed.

And slowly, you would start feeling guilty for wanting freedom.

He would trap you by making you feel like leaving him would destroy someone who loves you more than anyone ever could.

HERMES, god of messengers

Hermes would be one of the most unsettling because his obsession would feel playful, until it suddenly isn’t.

He would appear everywhere in your life. Random coincidences, messages arriving at the perfect moment and someone always helping you when you’re lost. You’d think you’re lucky.

But eventually, you realize something: Hermes knows everything you do. Every secret, every thought, every place you go.

He wouldn’t isolate you violently. He would just make sure you can’t escape him. Even if you run, he’ll find you faster. Even if you hide, he’ll know where you are.

The scariest part is that he never looks angry. He just smiles gently and says things like, “You don’t have to run from me.”

It’s inescapable.

DIONYSUS, god of wine

Dionysus’s love would feel intoxicating at first. It would be exciting and freeing.

He would make you feel alive in a way no one else ever has. There are no rules or guilt, just passion.

But slowly, that freedom turns into dependency.

You start needing him to feel happy. Needing him to feel brave. Needing him to feel alive. And Dionysus knows it. He doesn’t force it, he only encourages it, like he’s helping you discover your “true self.”

But your “true self” only exists when he’s there.

If you ever tried to leave, Dionysus wouldn’t stop you. He would let you go, and then the world would feel empty again, grey and lifeless, like joy itself disappeared.

Because it did.

Dionysus doesn’t want to cage you.

He wants you to choose the cage yourself.

HADES, god of the Underworld

Hade’s love would feel eternal.

He wouldn’t rush anything. He would simply wait. And slowly, he would become the only person who truly understands your loneliness.

You would feel safe with him in a way you never have with anyone else. You would feel seen and calm.

And then one day, you realize something horrifying: You don’t want to leave him anymore.

Hades wouldn’t trap you with chains. He would trap you with comfort and understanding. A love that feels deeper than anything on the surface world.

And even if you tried to leave, he would never chase you. He would wait.

Because he knows something you don’t: