Outro: TEAR

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i was staring deeply at the river styx, while the boatman charon, was rowing me towards the underworld. the oracle of delphi had told my caretakers, before my birth, that i was doomed to marry the son of the king of the underworld.

the son of the one and only god of the dead.

hades's son, yoongi.

legend says he always feels cool to the touch, no matter where he be. his heart is as cold as the polar ice.

this disheartened me deeply. i always imagined myself in the arms of a warm and open person, especially in the arms of my lover, the son of morpheus, san. we two were carefree and young, full of passion and desire for each other. but our hopes for a happy ending had abruptly broken in between, the story of our life closing and mine, opening with someone else.

atleast the ending of san and me could be happier, but to my fate, zeus above, never let me.
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flashback

i and san were playing in the elysian fields, happily as always in the company of each other. we were lying in the arms of each other, while san was whispering sweet nothings in my ear. me, blushing at how he could be so sweet, i hid my face in his chest. he chuckles melodiously, it was as if apollo played his lyre and the beauty of the sound could be heard everywhere throughout olympus.

things could never get any better. i had thought it too soon, though.

out of nowhere, hermes, the messenger, appeared and tried to pull me away from the warmth in san's embrace. i cried out for san's reach but he just stood there, head down in guilt.

"san, my love, help me. where am i off too?"

"my beloved y/n, it's time i let you go. i deeply apologise"

i stood shocked. oh hera, the man i once loved dearly, is throwing me away like a piece of meat for cerberus.

a hole opened under us and I and hermes fell.

i sprained my ankle, on reaching the end. i opened my eyes to encapture the sight around me. bones everywhere, with the smell of rotting meat. i turned to hermes to see him flying away, leaving me alone.

i had no one to comfort me, was i that sinned? was i going to die? such questions filled my mind. i huddled my knees close to me as i cried loudly. i was eternally doomed.

then a bony hand was placed on my shoulder. i looked up to see a hooded man offering his hand to me. i grabbed it and got up, dusting myself. he indicated me to follow him.

i saw a boat waiting near a riverbank with him inside, awaiting for me to get on.

the hooded man, i recognised, was charon himself.

"don't you always demand for a coin?"

he just shook his head, signalling a no.

i shrugged and got in the boat.

end of the flashback
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i kept weeping tears from my eyes, if my mother had seen my state, her fragile heart would be crushed into pieces. the boat abruptly stopped and charon signalled me to hop off. i did as told.

i kept walking when i spotted the three-headed dog, cereberus. i always had a fear of him so i froze at the spot.

he opened his eyes, and upon seeing me, bowed down? now i'm really confused , wasn't he meant to be vicious. i shrugged it off and went inside. i saw the blue fire raise high upon my arrival.

now i was terrified. was everyone waiting for me? i looked to see hades and persephone closely watching me. i was really anxious.

persephone and hades rose from their seats and approached me.

"my daughter in-law, i hope the ride was safe." hades uttered, his voice lacing with utmost care.

"come, lets meet your husband, he is patiently waiting in his chamber." persephone told, taking my hand and leading me to his room

i had my head down when we entered his chamber, to shy to look at my soon to be husband.

"son, please take care of her. she is yet very fragile and don't forget to feed her the seeds i told you." persephone said and left, closing the door.

i stared at the ground, until i heard footsteps coming close to me.

his cold hand lifted my chin to look at him. and he was ethereal, a true fit for a god. his skin, pale and white, his eyes deep as the sea and his hair, black as the volcanic ashes. i kept looking deeply in his eyes, as if to unearth his true feelings.

"my love, i have waited so patiently for you," he spoke "i hope the ride to your new abode was safe."

his eyes drifted to my swollen ankle. upon seeing it, he carried me bridal style and placed me on his bed. he snapped his fingers and my ankle healed in an instant.

"i need to raise the devil with hermes, for inflicting such harm on you. i had ordered him to bring you with utmost care but he just caused you so much pain."

my heart melted, the once percieved cold stoned, cared so much about me.

truth be told, san never cared too much about me, the time i fell and bruised my hand, he hadn't even said about it. just ordered me to hide it.

i began to see the oracle's proclamation as a boon.

"here, my love, have some pomegranate seeds from the underworld, it will make you a true resident in this abode."

i gladly took them and placed it in my mouth, swallowing them with joy.

i felt a dark aura form behind me, and saw yoongi looking at me with awe

" my love, you look so heavenly, zeus above. the gods, i should have taken you with me long ago, if this were to happen."

i melted hearing his words, and a slight blush appeared on my cheeks.

i softly got up and placed a tender kiss on my soon to be husband's lips.

but it was far from tender.

he held my nape, and pushed me further onto his lips.

we both stumbled upon the bed, and stared into each other's eyes.

"i love you, my beloved soon to be wife"

i was shocked to hear those words escape from his lips. but then, i returned the favour.

"i love you too, son of hades."