Hades (Greek God)

It's a warm evening as you and Hades walk home after spending the day working at a volunteer soup kitchen for the homeless. The setting sun decorates the sky a bright orange as sunlight cascades between the towering buildings of the city. You look over towards Hades and notice a slight smile creeping up from her usual emotionless blank facial expression. “We helped so many people today. Some of them didn't trust receiving food from me at all but once some people got a taste; more of them just kept coming!” Hades said with a joyful tone while reminiscing about people warming up to her. Hades then reaches out to hold your hand as you both continue walking through the city together.

As you traverse the sidewalk, you painfully notice that people are keeping their distance from Hades while having an uneasy look on their faces. You then look over to Hades to see how she's taking it as her emotionless poker face is on full display. As you were about to give Hades some words of encouragement, she swung in front of you to lovingly hold your face between her hands while simultaneously cutting you off from speaking. “H-hey, why don't we go get some ice-cream. We deserve a treat after all our hard work today don't you think?” Hades said with an uneasy tone of voice. Before you can answer, Hades grabs your hand again and starts pulling you towards the local ice cream parlor.

Once there, Hades asks you to wait outside on the bench as she goes inside to get the ice cream. Hades went inside and came back out in minutes with two cones of vanilla ice cream topped off with thin pomegranate slices. “Oof, they were practically shaking in their boots in there. But hey, I won't complain about fast service.” Hades said with a small smirk poking through her blank facial expression. Hades then hands you a cone before sitting lovingly on the bench next to you. You stare at the cone unamused by the choice of topping since she keeps feeding you this particular fruit to tease you about your love for her. Hades continues to smirk to herself through her poker face as you both dig into the ice cream.

It would have been a lovely evening if it weren't for people continuing to give cold stares at Hades from a distance. Night sets in by the time you both finish your ice cream as Hades kindly takes the trash and places it into the trash bin near the parlor door. Suddenly two kids giddily burst out of the parlor with ice cream in their hands; nearly knocking Hades over. “Woah there kiddos, slow down.” Hades then crouches to their eye level. “I wouldn't want cuties like you to spill your ice cream before knowing how delicious it is.” Hades says trying her best to crack a smile through her emotionless facial expression. The kids look upon her glowing blue eyes in the dim lighting of the night and drop their ice cream in reactive fear. The kids quickly run off to their parents nearby as they hug and hide their faces into their side. The parents then quickly take them elsewhere.

Hades stares blankly at their ice cream melting on the sidewalk in disbelief before standing up in silence. Hades then takes off running while leaving you behind. You panic and call out her name as you get up to run as fast as you can to try and catch up to her. You manage to close the distance and quickly pull her into a nearby alleyway. Hades tries to turn her body away from you in shame but you firmly turn her to face you. Your heart drops as you see tears run down her emotionless facial expression. “I-It's not fair…w-why do all the other gods have no problem fitting in with the humans!? B-but when I try…a-and I'm trying so hard…everyone just sees me as some kind of monster.” Hades says before trying to wipe away her tears as they continue to flow anyway. “It was stupid of me to think I can come here and live a happier life among the humans with you. I should have just stayed in hell where I belong!!” Hades says before sobbing and sniffling into her hands with her face.