#time:preshow

Hades used to help me care for my hair, the last time for well over two thousand years being just a few days before we lost our first child. It was always one of my favourite times, we didn't have to talk and he was always so gentle and careful; we could just care for one another, and I loved that. I always felt lost doing it in our bath during autumn and winter thereafter because it had been such an important thing for us and suddenly it just... wasn't.

I know Orpheus caught me crying more than once, particularly as a child, and I have a feeling he asked Hermes why, because I never would have told him; I didn’t want to worry him, he was a child and didn’t need to know I was chasing after a love long gone.

When I was still singing Orpheus to sleep, I'd usually end up crying by the time he fell asleep; Hermes caught me on the regular, either as I was leaving his room, or because I'd be wiping my eyes when I made my way down to the bar. He'd pour me a drink and offer to talk about it, but I never would, though I really should have. I do appreciate that he never tried to force the issue though, but I knew he knew, even when I wouldn't say anything.

Hadestown, Hadestown, he became so self-absorbed that he felt it necessary to remind everyone just by the changing the name that it was his town. It was Tartarus, and he stopped doing his actual damn job just to turn it into nothing but mines and his wall.

Hermes was a good brother, he was my closest friend, and he just wanted the best for me; I was his little sister, annoying him was my specialty, but we loved each other, we were always close. I was the baby of the family, far younger than pretty much anyone else, and so often, he'd say "you'll always be my baby sister" and hug me, especially when I was having a hard time.

I used to sing the same tune as the one he sang to Hades and I to Orpheus as a baby to get him to settle and sleep; I stopped in favour of reading to him when he got a bit older for that, which is why Hermes was shocked he knew it.

Orpheus’ music was lovely, I loved listening to him play and sing all the time, but it was less about what and more about why; I got to spend time with my nephew, and that’s why I enjoyed it so much. Wouldn’t have mattered what it was that we did, I would have enjoyed it because it was him. I just loved spending the time with my family.