Editor: Bre Boswell

Released: 24 May 2020

Persephone is sitting in class. Her professor gives her back her test and expresses his worry over her since her grades are slipping. As she walks home, her classmates are seen whispering behind her back. She rolls her eyes.

She sees Apollo’s car in front of Artemis’ home. She briefly stops in her tracks and sighs. She removes her shoes and sneaks into her room. Apollo and Hermes are in the living room with Artemis, watching TV.

Back in her bedroom, Persephone sees a birthday card from her mother. She is visibly upset. She tries to tell herself repeatedly that she won’t go home, as she hears loud laughter coming from the living room.

Later, Persephone can’t seem to sleep. She tosses and turns. She goes to the window and sees Apollo’s car is still there, even though he’s not in the house anymore. She sinks unto her knees to the floor and decides to pat twice.

There’s a beat of silence and Persephone thinks that the summoning pat didn’t work. But Hades shows up and tells her it takes a few seconds. She tells him she thought she would appear in a plume of black smoke. Hades tells her he’ll do more next time.

“I’m sorry to hear that you’re not doing well.”

Hades

He reaches out to her and asks her if she is well. Persephone tells him that this is probably not in his mind when Hades offered her help, but she is not feeling well. She asks him if he could stay with her.

Hades carries her into bed and tells her to let him know if she wants him to leave. She beckons over to let him know it’s okay to slide into bed with her.

Hades asks her if they can talk about the kiss. Persephone apologizes for leaving and for being weird. Hades tells her she’s not weird, and he conjures up a moth to accompany her butterfly.

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CONTRIBUTOR’S NOTES & INSIGHTS

• Hades didn’t go into bed with Persephone until she beckoned him over, giving him her consent.

• Persephone summoned Hades by patting the ground twice. She later taps the ground with her foot twice to ensure that he stays.

• In many folklore, moths symbolize rebirth and transformation. Many mythological representations also associated the moth with the soul and death.

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