#good-

Imagine...MC saying she wants Alex to comfort her in Hades season 3 when May came when Aphrodite said Who did she want to see???? Like instead of saying her mom or May...she asks for Hades but when Aphrodite says she can’t see him...she asks for Alex instead...she’s broken and needs the comfort of her best friend, the comfort she’s felt for years, the comfort she feels when she sees them every morning, the comfort she feels when they pat or head or ruffle her hair bc they’re older than her...and she needs it right now. And 

like...imagining Alex being summoned to Olympus wasn’t really a surprise or out of the ordinary because their mother is the goddess of love and I imagine they visit her sometimes on a regular basis. 

SO, it didn’t seem too weird for them to be summoned there, but when they see their mother, she has a look of worry on her face and sadness, and Alex realizes they weren’t called up there for no reason. They knew about the Hera situation, so it did worry them and their heart began to race because they feared the worse. However, Aphrodite eases their worries just a bit when she says she is technically safe, but needs to see someone and that she summoned them. Alexs heart slows down but it still feels heavy at imagining her in this pain and fear. The kind of pain that they’ve worked to avoid for her or to help her deal with...and now it’s time to help and, hopefully, soothe.

They get escorted to Aphrodite’s estate (I can’t remember where she was exactly-) and MC’s sitting on the couch in the main room (I guess living room) with her face held in her hands, facing the ground. But she looked up when heard Aphrodite’s heels and she tries to smile but it stops a bit short, her mouth shaking as if it hurts to smile. “I bet everything hurts...” is said in their mind. They want to rush over to her but hold back and sit down next to her. They’ve both turned a little bit and their knees are touching, but they can’t even care about that. They look her in the eye and notice her eyes are a bit red and very puffy. “She’s been crying so much...,” is said in their mind. They stare at her for a moment in silence, not sure about how to start. They hold up the professionalism because they don’t know what she wants to do, but she breaks it immediately when she pulls them into a tight hug, and they hug her back. And to make their heart hurt even more, when she lays her cheek against their shoulder, when her hyperventilating breaths reach their neck, when her tears fall onto their shoulder, she begins to talk in a broken and hoarse voice. 

“Alex...what do I do?” She’s questioning them but also not at the same time, as if she knows they won’t have an answer. And she’s right. They don’t know how to respond immediately, their thoughts are in a rush as well, trying to comfort her but not go too far. They think about their words as their heart continues to break with every sob. “Stay strong, which I know you’re very good at, MC,” they say, trying to tease her a bit even if their voice wavers as well. She lets out a little laugh in between her sobs and fast breaths. “Everybody should know that by now, but stubbornness isn’t going to get me out of this one. It will only dig my grave even deeper.” The mention of a grave makes their heart drop even more because gods she might die and neither of them know what to do. They’re both sitting ducks. However, they drop the walls they have and actually speak their heart to her, but still somehow keeping it in a best friend way. They pull away from her, arms still wrapped around her, and she lifts her head up and they see dried tears on her cheeks. They take one hand and wipe both of her cheeks and then wrap their arm back around her waist.

“MC, I know this is a very scary time for you, and I know I probably will never understand all the pain you’re going through, but you’re so strong to have made it this far. I may not know everything that’s happening, and I know it may get harder, but I’ve never seen you waver in strength. When you started working here and were surprised to see me giving the interview, you still took it with confidence and gathered everything together,” they tell her, their heart truly coming out. However, they hesitate with the next words they want to get out. “And this may be a painful memory, and I’m sorry to bring it up, but remember when all the gods and goddesses went missing? You were so brave. Even before they went missing, you solved Astraeus’s puzzle, tried to warn the gods, survived both attacks, protected yourself, Hades, and Persephone with your strength, got Selene and Helios on our side, faced Astraeus himself, got the titan blood we needed, and you did so many amazing things, MC.” Their voice was strong during these words, and then they wiped her tears once more, and their heart began to beat faster when she finally smiled at them, even if it wasn’t a full smile, she was still smiling, and that’s something they’re always happy to see.

She leaned forward and rested her forehead against their own and closed her eyes. “Thank you so much, Alex. My words are failing me right now, but you’ve always been my best friend, and you still are, and thank you for being here today. Thank you for everything,” she said with her voice shaking as more tears managed to fall down her cheeks. She then let out a little hiccup and laughed but finished her feelings with, “And maybe when this is over we can all be together and have fun and catch up and be happy, yeah?” She opened her eyes and they could see that little sparkle show back up in her eyes and could sense the love she had for them, even if it wasn’t the same love that they radiated, but it didn’t matter what kind of love she gave towards them, any love was a blessing and they smiled and nodded their head. 

“I would love that, MC. We got this.”