@drcplet requested a starter in the ‘a drop of darkness’ AU from ARIADNE!
Ever since Dionysus had revealed himself as...well, Dionysus, Ariadne had told him that she needed space to process it. Of course, he was not the first god she had seen (since her mother was godly), but to her it did change things. She wasn’t immortal, for one. If she did ever admit her feelings, let him in as he seemed to want, it would only be a matter of years before it would fizzle out. Even if he did stay with her for life, she would be dead at some point or another. Besides, he had myths for so long that he took many loves and shifted around...maybe she would be forgotten all over again once he found someone else to focus on. All of her trauma and worries swirled together.
When a little tipsy after work, she had poured out her heart out to her boss-slash-love-goddess. She’d given good advice, telling her to talk to Dionysus about all this, but Ariadne just kept putting it off. She was scared, and maybe she would end up hearing things she just couldn’t bear to.
So seemingly Aphrodite had taken it upon herself to get them to talk.
Ariadne had turned up to her shift at the ‘sexy costume’ theme night for Halloween, yet about an hour in she was sent off to the Bacchanialia to help them plan their own spooky event. According to Aphrodite it was because Ariadne was a manager and good at planning parties, but considering the wide grin the goddess gave - Ariadne knew the ulterior motives were moreso the reason.
Now embarassingly dressed as a sexy cat, Ariadne stood round the corner from the bar vaping a little for courage before going into the bar - greeting the familiar nymph at the door politely. She walked down the steps carefully in her high heels and entered the club, not sure what to expect for a planning meeting. Would Dionysus even attend?