Welcome, to the House of Hades

Ares:

✧ Three words: haughty, territorial, refined. 

✧ Look, he’s kind of boastful. Any chance he gets to flex in front of you, he’d take it. Like a wolf to a bleeding steak.

          ✧ Has a very casual and subtle way of displaying his vanity, but there’s just something in how he woos you, and how you fawn that has him constantly just boasting about himself (or his wars).

          ✧ Ares is also not above bragging about you to his family, knowing that you’ve chosen the superior Olympian (in his words). These are definitely fighting words, and he knows it.

               ✧ He welcomes the opportunity to start a war for you and in your name.

✧ Also him being seemingly emotionally detached, but you’re the only one that can read and understand his subtleties and nuances of speech or body language.

✧ There are certain things that his war-crazed, violence-driven mind makes him very much d e n s e in terms of a relationship, but it’s fun to watch things click and sink in. 

     ✧ He doesn’t traditionally fluster like most people do, he’s too refined for that.

          ✧ Though sometimes you might get a moment where in front of you, and only in front of you, does he allow all inhibitions to fall -- and you might see him blush or stutter a little.

✧ Always, always, always gives you compliments by comparing whatever it is to war, blood, and death and guts. Yet, he somehow makes them sound romantic and flattering.

✧ High end dates. Ares is very much a refined, noble presence, and I don’t see him treating you any less than the treatment he’d expect for himself. 

     ✧ Expect to be pampered, dare I say even spoiled, by Ares

Hermes:

✧ Soft. Cute. Cuddly. F l u f f y.

     ✧ Let’s face it, he’s adorable and s o f t, and I daresay even a little bit playful and mischievous.

✧ For someone so fluid and fast paced, he kinda stutters a bit in a relationship.

     ✧ One of my favorite mental images is catching his attention and causing him to come to a full fledged stop (that has even Zagreus amazed at such a feat).

          ✧ No, seriously, though, it’s so new and such a change of pace from what he’s used to, he’d have all these sorts of hiccups and stutters in both actions and speech when he’s with you.

✧ He acts pretty cocky, but not without discretion.

     ✧ He’s rather confident in himself, but it doesn’t pass the line of vanity, not like Ares would, or even Dionysus to an extent. This sort of confidence gives him the bravery he needs in your relationship.

✧ Putting his speed to good use, he would make the most time he could to come see you.

✧ Hermes is quite the adventurous type, and outdoor activities would be best suited for dates with him.

     ✧ Expect cute park dates, or hiking trips, or camping, or stargazing...

          ✧ Holding hands, cuddling up to each other, enjoying the symphony of nature’s sounds -- rustling leaves, insects chirping, and the fire crackling as you both enjoy a romantic evening together.

Dionysus:

✧ Carefree, entertaining, languid, yet passionate. And on the other hand; partaking in lavish, indulgent, extraordinary parties. 

     ✧ Of course, Dionysus would have feasts thrown for you, in your name or in his love for you. Partaking in parties in general, but being the general focus of the party due namely to Dionysus himself.

          ✧ And these parties scale a spectrum from sophisticated and formal, to wine and dining, to casual gatherings and feasts.

✧ He’s an extremely understanding partner, and I feel deep in my core would have oodles of patience.

     ✧ He’d always have the time to lend an ear to your troubles, and would be a really big comfort and even help you diffuse any kind of tension drama (or absolutely encourage it, who am I kidding). But he’s got ways to help loosen that tension (winks in wine but also w i n k).

✧ He’s soft AND h0rny all in one (if not evidenced by the above statement), but I think that’s because he loves with his heart, mind, and body all at once.

     ✧ He’s always a flirt, especially after you’re both official. That will never stop, ever. But whether it’s smooth or not could be arguable.

✧ But having Dionysus as a partner would be genuinely rewarding.

     ✧ Between the two of you, you’d never experience a boring day. As high-spirited as he is, he’d find some way to turn monotonous daily routines into a game, or something for amusement.

✧ Though I don’t doubt he shares his (half-)brother’s playfulness and love of adventure, Dionysus is very laid-back in comparison to Hermes’s fast-paced nature, and would take his time with you.

     ✧ Days and nights equally spent with Dionysus would be slow-paced and deliberate. It doesn’t matter how long the activity takes to do, or if there’s not even an activity to do, and he’s just spending time with you.

          ✧ Leisurely strolls, party dates, or theater dates are your go-tos outside of your residence. But Dionysus would not be opposed to staying in, having you lean on him -- curled against him, chatting -- with a glass of wine in your hands and a nice fire going. Sharing real, tender moments with you.

✧ He would absolutely be writing cute little notes for you and leaving them where he could for you to find

     ✧ You’d wake up with little notes beside the pillow where you sleep, or on the mirror where you get ready, and all of them are usually declarations and reminders of love. Others are inspirational and adorable in general.

✧ Hypnos namely has three kinds of overall love languages; quality time, physical touch, and words of affirmation.

✧ Quality Time™

     ✧ Doesn’t matter what it is. If it’s something as simple as him napping with you, or something as complex as cleaning or cooking or planning activities together

          ✧ Hypnos is fueled by, and constantly reminded of, this display of your desire to be with him. That you’ve chosen to be with him over doing anything else that you could do on your own -- or better yet, you’ve thought to include him in those things that you could be doing alone.

     ✧ It’s more meaningful and memorable to him to have you by his side doing trivial things. It helps him to understand you a little more, watching you, and being with you.

          ✧ He’s an inherently curious person, and no doubt would love to learn more about you, and what better way to do that than spend time with you, learning about what you like, what you’re passionate about, what you dislike.

          ✧ He’s noticeably different here, too -- he’s quieter when he’s with you, listening to you, not really interrupting you, and giving you his undivided attention.

✧ Physical Touch

     ✧ I can’t say this one loud enough. Any and all attention this boy gets, he will drink it up. I’d almost argue that he’s just as touch starved as Zagreus is...

          ✧ Running your hands through his hair is his number one melting point. Whether it’s while he’s drifting off to sleep, or your moving some of his wild curls from his face, the sensation is electrifying to him, and he’s practically addicted.

          ✧ He finds hand holding to be ABSOLUTELY adorable, and he’d come up with any excuse on Gaia’s green earth to hold your hand for any period of time.

          ✧ He’d slouch on you, or pull his cape over the both of you to cuddle a little, whether you’re in public or not. It’s the proximity, the warmth of your touch, the way he finds you so precious that he’s compelled to hold you close, as if to bring you as close to his heart as he could to feel you. 

✧ Words of Affirmation, Words of Affirmation, Words o--

     ✧ He would visibly m e l t at being told he did a great job, can you imagine? Watch all the bones in his body turn to jelly and the little hearts rise up from his being as he savors those words.

          ✧ Constantly being told “I love yous” and “you mean the world to me” just sends him soaring.

          ✧ It’s the combination of the words he’s always longed to hear, and the fact they’re coming from the person that means the most to him. He finds it easier to believe them, and they energize him. It’s incentive to do harder, to get more praise.

✧ Oh, he’s an absolute nervous wreck from the moment he saw your name appear on the census

     ✧ He frantically straightens himself out, not enough to alert Hades of something suspicious, but enough to collect Achilles’ attention from where he stood guard.

✧ Seeing you pull yourself from the Pool of Styx, he watches on as you pause a moment to really take in your surrounding. The House of Hades was truly grand, and he wasn’t surprised if it’s not at all what you’d imagined.

     ✧ But the wide range of emotions you show, from confusion, to surprise, to realization, to awe, to admiration, it drives home to him that you’re real, and that you’re really here, and that you’re so human to him. 

          ✧ Your eyes stop on Hypnos, and he swallows thickly, acutely aware of your gaze on him, especially since he can’t tell what you’re thinking.

          ✧ You finally make your way up to him, and he tenses -- a reflex that surprised even him, but every time he dreamed of you it was your life, your past. He’d never dreamed this current moment, and he didn’t really know what to do. He felt underprepared for what felt like was the most important moment of his life, and he didn’t even know why.

          ✧ His eyes go a bit wide, his breath hitches on an inhale as he takes in the sight of you. His previously pursed lips twitch before breaking into a wide smile, and he greets you with his airy, friendly, “Welcome to the House of Hades!”

          ✧ You smile back, just as radiantly, and he’s blinded for a moment, as if he’d just basked in the actual sun itself.

          ✧ Cue him trying to play it suave, and absolutely failing at it.

          ✧ “Oh, l-let me get you all signed in.” He says, fussing with his parchment and his quill as he pretends he hadn’t known your name, and directs you to where you need be in the house.

     ✧ Achilles watched with pure amusement upon the scene before him.

✧ And from that day on, Hypnos gets to see you every day, and doesn’t get any better. He remains a stuttery mess, yet still, he hasn’t told you that he knows who you are.

✧ Absolutely a large service top

     ✧ I have an Unpopular Opinion™ that Zagreus is dom by default unless his partner otherwise makes it known that no, he is in fact the bottom in the relationship

✧ f o r e p l a y

✧ Foreplay up the wazoo. Almost literally. Zagreus would take his time with his partner, and arguably derives the most pleasure from this part of intimacy.

     ✧ The biting, the marking, the touching, the build up -- all of it.

✧ Which seamlessly takes me to my next point; teasing.

✧ His favorite part would be feeling his partner, in every sense of that word. Your body against his, the way his hands feel over your skin, or the fact he can’t seem to take his lips an inch off you before plunging back down to taste you once more.

✧ He likes sounds, yes, sounds is a good sign. Moan for him.

     ✧ He will absolutely return, if not match, the sounds you make. He’s not the type to hold back moans, nope. Not at all. He’s not afraid to let you know that you make him feel good.

✧ An experimentalist at heart, though a bit timid. 

     ✧ He might need the proper nudge or education in whatever field you’re about to take a trip through, but he loves you, and would try just about anything with you.

✧ Marks. 

     ✧ There will be evidence, on both of you, that things transpired in the Prince’s bedchambers