it was this deep blue laced fabric which glued to her skin which made her unable to breath —- at least that is what she was trying to make herself believe even if she herself knew that it was everything but her dress which hugged her figure so gracefully. dark hues against marble skin which made azure eyes sparkle even more than usual, francesca always had such expressive eyes which had to tell thousands of stories at once whenever she looked at someone but now she just stared at him and they were empty. her fingers tightened around her glass, eyes quickly falling to the ground which let blonde locks fall and cover most of her face as she tried to hide the bitter feelings which slowly started to wander through her mind mixed with pictures she so hard tried to forget. she was guilty. of all the evil thoughts he probably had about her. guilty of everything he could possibly accuse her off and yet, hope started to rise within her, hope that she simply did not deserve, according to herself of course.   ❝  I-I don’t know.   ❞  muttered words, barley audible for anyone but herself but of course, he could hear her, was he more than just a man, was he probably even able to hear your heartbeat going crazy, making your chest feel like it is about to explode. oh he was good in making her feel this way, in the past, her racing heart, however, left a warm shiver down her spine, now she just felt nothing but fear and loneliness. she knew, after all the things he could accuse of her of, lying, betraying, leaving … faking her feelings for him was never part of it and at least in this matter she could call herself innocent, might it just be the only thing. and it took her such a moment, that despite trying, despite denying — nothing in her heart has changed but god, did she beg the gods for his to be changed, did she no longer see herself worthy of such things.   ❝  it has been a while… i hope life has treated you well hades —   ❞   and only speaking his name made her voice break on spot.

                𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞  𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝  𝐭𝐨  𝐛𝐞  𝐚  𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞  𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧  𝐚𝐥𝐥  𝐲𝐨𝐮  𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭  𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧  𝐭𝐡𝐞  𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭  𝐨𝐟  𝐡𝐞𝐫  𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞  𝐭𝐨  𝐲𝐨𝐮  𝐰𝐚𝐬  𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐞  𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞                until  you  stop  feeling  such,  until  you  learn  how  to  control  your  feelings,  when  you  learn  to  forgive  but  the  pain  was  still  there  was  it  not ?  there  was  still  a  pain  you  no  longer  knew  how  to  control.  a  pain  you  had  long  tried  to  put  away                yet  now                 now  that  you  stand  before  her,  silence  comes  to  you  easily,  it  always  had.  but  it’s  with  francesca  that  you  find  the  silence  to  be  hard,  to  become  something  you  did  not  understood.  her  eyes  fall  to  the  ground  and  a  deep  breath  comes  to  you.  had  you  missed  those  eyes  more  than  you  had  let  yourself  realize  until  this  very  moment ?  was  she  still  print  into  your  heart ?  it’s  slow,  but  you  take  a  step  back,  almost  as  if  you  wish  to  keep  a  safe  distance  from  her  and  your                heart.  you  fear  her  don’t  you?  you  fear  the  power  she  as  over  you,  you  fear  you  may  not  be  able  to  control  yourself  around  her  even  after  everything  she  did  to  you,  even  after  all  the  lies.  yet  even  if  you  try  that  hate  is  long  gone  and  all  that  is  left  is  the  pain,  a  pain  that  you  had  grown  used  to.             ❝   the  years  have  been  long  but  they  always  treat  me  the  same  way               ❞            words  are  no  lounder  than  soft  whispers.  you  don’t  wish  to  have  curious  ears  listen  to  your  convesation.  not  that  there  would  be  a  long  one,  for  sure  she  would  not  even  look  you  in  the  eye  anymore  and  would  do  anything  to  just  ran  away  again  after  all.             ❝   i  hope  you  have  conquer  everything  you  fought  for  francesca.  it’s  nice  to  see  you  again                  it  really  is.   ❞             another  step  back  and  you  find  yourself  losing  the  only  thing  that  made  you  feel  alive  all  those  years  ago,  but  after  all  that  was  the  same  thing  that  had  made  you  feel  lost  after  all  was  it  not ?              ❝   i  will  let  you  enjoy  the  exhibition  now.   ❞

         “ he is trapped and you are HERE. his hold over you is nothing but a dream. you are the victor here. ” she squeezes her arms around him , a stronger force than any woman her size could muster. her limbs barely circle him for his figure was larger than most. her golden curls, now flat from the moisture that washes away yesterday’s worries, lay against his chest. she turns seconds later to lift her eyes to him, face tilted while the water still pounds against them. it’s comforting, blocking the sounds from the outside world from reaching them with it’s roaring pressure. “ that can’t be true with the life you’ve led. but you’re kindness just shows that whatever he did to you failed. he failed. you are a good man, hades… though the myths may not show that. ”

                  𝐲𝐨𝐮  𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭  𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫  𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲  𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭  𝐡𝐞𝐫  𝐨𝐰𝐧,  𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬  𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞  𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫  𝐭𝐨  𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞  𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞  𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫  𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐭 .  almost  as  if  you  fear  to  show  the  truth,  almost  as  if  you  fear  to  show  how  much  pain  it  had  caused  you                not  because  you  fear  your  father  only,  but  because  you  feared  the  lost  of  his  love,  a  love  you  never  had,  a  love  you  had  fought  hard  to  have  and  had  failed.  it’s  only  when  rosalie  steps  away  that  your  eyes  raise  slowly  to  find  her  and  a  soft  smile  comes  to  your  lips.  she  above  all  else  could  always  see  that  light  in  you,  a  light  you  had  fought  hard  to  put  out,  a  light  not  even  yourself  believe  you  had  still.            ❝   i  wish  i  could  see  myself  through  your  eyes              ❞           your  strong  palm  rest  softly  on  the  skin  of  her  cheek,  how  could  a  man  have  such  a  soft  touch ?             ❝   but  the  warmth  your  eyes  give  me  say  enough,  show  enough.  thank  you  rosalie.  thank  you  for  not  letting  me  close  yet  again.   ❞ 

• 🧼  :    your  muse  bathes  mine  after  my  muse  sustains  an  injury  or  illness .

                𝐲𝐨𝐮  𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝  𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞  𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧  𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭  𝐞𝐳𝐢𝐨  𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞  𝐰𝐚𝐬  𝐧𝐨𝐭  𝐚  𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 .  and  yet  to  see  him  inside  that  bathtub  while  the  water  washed  the  blood  away  from  his  skin  did  send  long  shivers  down  your  body                 you  could  not  understand  why  he  would  keep  putting  himself  in  danger  even  knowing  what  could  happen  in  the  end  of  it  all.  wasn’t  ezio  afraid  of  what  his  death  could  mean ?  or  did  he  believe  that  even  after  death  you  two  would  be  able  to  share  what  you  shared  in  his  world ?  for  sure  he  did  not  know  the  underworld  the  same  way  you  did.  a  deep  breath  escaped  from  your  lips  while  you  used  your  hands  to  wash  the  blood  from  his  chest.  your  eyes  watching  the  blood  ran  along  with  the  water.  would  the  other  see  in  those  red  ruby  eyes  the  worriness  you  felt ?            ❝   what  happened  this  time ?   ❞           the  words  are  nothing  but  whispers  when  they  leave  your  lips  you  can  barely  sustain  to  look  into  his  eyes  afraid  of  what  he  can  see  in  the  shadows  of  your  deepest  fear.

          ❥   𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍     [   𝐀   𝐒𝐘𝐌𝐁𝐎𝐋   𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐄   ]   .  ↷  @requiescatiinpace​  /  accepting.

she  could  do  nothing  but  tremble  from  the  pleasure  her  body  was receiving  just  from  his  touch  alone. her  body  holding  back  from  possible multiple  orgasms  that  were  in  her  future. oh  but  she  loved  his  fingers pleasing  her  and  his  sweet  tongue  on  her  nipples  weakening  her  even more. how  wet  could  she  become? she  was  an  ocean  as  this  point.

arms  wrapped  loosely  around  his  neck, finding  her  lips  connecting  to  his skin  once  more. soft  kisses  to  his  neck, jaw  and  cheek  before  their  eyes found  each  other — something  that  seemed  to  be  their  new  thing: having  this  conversation  with  speaking  a  word  with  the  lips  but  only  the  eyes. just  when  she  had  simmered  down  just  enough, his  length  brushed  against  her  sending  her  into  a  frenzy — a  moan  could  be  heard  with  an ounce  of  desperation  mixed  into  it.

“ yes … very badly. please, hades..”  this  was  the  moment  she  had  been dying  for, unable  to  keep  herself  calm  for  her  body  cried  out  for  the  feel of  him  hardened  inside  of  her —   taking  her  every  way  possible. gods!  she could  not  wait  any  longer. seeing  him  upon  his  throne  before  her  flipped on  a  switch, one  that  had  her  seeking  out  to  give  him  more  praise  and pleasure  just  to  leave  him  on  his  toes. “of  course, my  love. but  first..” nude, glistening  in  all  her  glory  her  knees  found  the  floor —   hands  on  his thighs, caressing  them. “you  look  so  handsome  and  powerful  from  this angle. I  will  not  have  the  will  to  control  myself.” oh  so  sweet  these  words came  from  her  lips  though  quite  dangerous  from  the  goddess  of  love. her cheek  now  against  his  thigh —   a  sweet  grin  could  see  along  with  a  look  in her  eyes  that  will  not  leave  his  anytime  soon. her  fingertips  lightly  brush his  length  just  to  feel  up  his  stomach. “ you  must  keep  yourself  in  shape, you  are  putting  all the gods  to  shame… you  are  the  whole  package.” a  single  kiss  placed  on  his  thigh  allowing  it  to  linger.

𝐓𝐇𝐄  𝐅𝐔𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄  𝐖𝐀𝐒  𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍  for them both.  she wasn’t the pure sight that he held in his mind.  there had been many things she had seen, experienced, and lived through that she feared would revolt him.  hayley’s hands were no cleaner than his own.  they were simply sullied by different circumstances than his own.  as much as he wanted to be better for her, believing he wasn’t up to par to being a good man who warranted being loved or cared for,  hayley believed herself to be the same.  even in that moment, where she thought herself strong,  her weaknesses shone through.  the damage done made her skittish towards being in another relationship that might yield similar results.  hades was so different though.  his rough hands held onto her, keeping her upright rather than curled in a ball on the floor.  he stroked her face with kindness.  he cared for her like no other and would never strike her down in any way.  it wasn’t simply his kindness she fell for.  his flaws were equally attractive to her.  every facet of him,  she felt herself falling more and more for, and based on the love that poured from his gaze, he felt the same about her.  acceptance.  he whole heartedly accepted her as she did him.  those were the thoughts and feelings she poured into that kiss.  her lips melted into his own,  tongue sweeping a gentle path across his when she pulled back just enough to speak.  her fingers brushed along the nape of his neck, guiding his forehead down to rest upon her own.  she felt instant comfort against him, not wanting it to lessen even a hair.  “ i promise, i’m not going anywhere.  i want to be with you.  i want to know you and i want you to know me… i want to be yours, hades. in all ways. ”

                 𝐡𝐞𝐫  𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬  𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞  𝐚  𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞  𝐭𝐨  𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭  𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧  𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞  𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭  𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬  𝐨𝐟  𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬                had  you  ever  thought  possible  of  such  words  to  leave  those  lips  of  her ?  for  her  to  claim  she  wanted  to  be  yours ?  in  every  way ?  would  you  ever  believe  you  would  conquer  her  heart                when  you  most  believe  you  were  not  worth  of  such ?  a  breath  of  relief  leaves  your  lips  when  your  forehead  rest  softly  against  her  now.  a  bright  smile  now  dancing  on  your  lips  while  your  strong  hands  rest  on  each  side  of  her  waist.  even  strong  and  perhaps  rough  your  hands  were  still  kind  when  they  touched  her  skin.             ❝   i  promise  i  will  take  care  of  you  hayley                i  will  not  let  anything  happen,  i  will  not  let  anyone  hurt  you.   ❞            it  was  perhaps  a  promise  you  did  not  need  to  make,  for  sure  she  knew  well  enough  your  had  the  strenght  to  keep  her  safe  and  the  means  too.  you  no  longer  had  to  carry  a  that  secret  with  you,  she  would  one  day  knew  everything  about  you.  she  would  one  day  know  all  your  secrets  and  everything  you  where.  but  in  that  moment  all  you  need,  all  you  wanted  was  to  hold  her  in  your  arms,  for  as  long  as  you  could.  you  wish  this  moment  could  last  forever.  but  soon  the  real  world  would  catch  up  with  both  of  you  again  and  take  her  away  from  you.  and  yet  until  that  moment  comes  you  promise  to  yourself  to  take  all  the  seconds  you  can  with  her.  it’s  soft  the  way  your  arms  moved  to  be  placed  around  her,  pulling  her  smaller  frame  against  your  chest  while  your  lips  meet  hers  again,  this  time  the  desire  you  felt  for  her  so  easily  felt  in  that  kiss.

𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓  𝐖𝐀𝐒  𝐈𝐓  𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓  soldiers and their stubbornness?  they truly had it in spades. between his refusal of getting rest the first time they crossed one another’s path to now, where he refused to take a single pill for his pain,  she wasn’t sure if there ever existed someone as unyielding as him.  it did help.  without it, he wouldn’t have survived as long as he had without the backing of his men.  he wouldn’t have come back to her.  she thanked whatever god there was for that, along with the stars in the sky and the sun that shone brightly upon the base that morning.  she also thanked that strong-will of his that kept him upright until he returned back to her.  as she stood by his side, she felt thankful for all of it, even him telling her he would be okay when he was anything but.  “ you’ll be better once you heal up a little more.  there’s no jumping from this bed until you are fully healed.  no compromises to be made.  no deals to be struck.  it’s you in this bed until the doctor gives the okay.  OKAY? ”  her fingers continued walking along his arm until falling into his own palm, gentle smile forming on her lips when he held her hand in his grasp.  he really had a way of softening her resolve with just his touch, though his actions only helped her better digest his apology.  she kept her emotions in check, pulled them deep into her chest.  if she allowed them out, they would show on her face for the rest of the day.  it was better kept in until she was off duty.  hayley shook her head gently,  signaling an apology wasn’t necessary while he kissed her hand.  that same hand opened and her palm moved to cup the side of his face, thumb stroking against his cheek.  “ you came back to me. that’s all that matters.  you gave me your word you would and you kept it, just like i plan on keeping mine.  there’s no changing my mind.  once you’re better, we leave, right? ”

                𝐲𝐨𝐮  𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭  𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞  𝐟𝐨𝐫  𝐚  𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠  𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭,  𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲  𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞  𝐲𝐨𝐮  𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰  𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭  𝐲𝐨𝐮  𝐡𝐚𝐝  𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝  𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞  𝐲𝐨𝐮  𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐝  𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲.   but  then  again  you  never  thought  something  like  this  would  happen,  looking  around  you  could  see  all  those  man  that  had  followed  you  like  a  blind  man  and  you  had  failed  them.  you  had  failed  those  who  fought  for  their  lives  right  now  and  those  you  were  not  able  to  save.  what  would  this  say  about  you ?  as  a  captain                as  a  soldier  and  as  a  brother ?  a  deep  breath  ran  from  you  lips  when  your  eyes  find  hers  again,  perhaps  if  you  just  keep  your  eyes  on  her  you  wouldn’t  feel  so  guilty  about  everything  that  happen  around  you.            ❝   yes  ma’am  i  will  not  move  from  here  until  he  gives  me  the  okay.   ❞            but  you  knew  how  much  it  pained  you  inside  to  be  promising  something  you  know  you  would  probably  not  keep.  you  could  only  hope  she  would  understand  why                 but  would  she  truly ?  put  yourself  on  her  shoes                if  this  was  her  would  you  be  okay  if  she  just  got  up  and  moved  to  the  next  mission  without  a  word  given  to  you ?             ❝   have  they  found  someone  else ?   ❞           it’s  quick  the  way  the  mood  just  drops  around  you,  there  was  no  need  to  hide  from  her  how  badly  you  felt  about  this                for  you  this  was  all  your  fault  and  you  needed  to  know  how  many  were  missing,  how  many  were  left  behind.  you  shouldn’t  have  come  back  if  there  were  still  man  behind                your  man.  you  let  your  head  lean  against  the  warmth  of  her  hand,  how  could  a  simple  touch  bring  you  such  peace ?  even  when  your  mind  was  troubled  for  all  that  happen  in  those  last  hours ?  a  deep  breath  ran  from  your  lips,  you  would  have  to  learn  how  to  live  among  the  humans  again,  would  you  be  able  to  do  just  that ?            ❝   yes                we  leave,  when  everything  is  solved.   ❞            you  did  not  said  when  you  were  okay,  you  couldn’t  lie  could  you ?  not  to  her.