

Thanatos || Leaving
Betrayal was a meagre word for it. Thanatos had never been the strongest at expressing his emotions. As the god of death, he was the opposite of his sparky, friendly brother Hypnos. When Thanatos returned from tending to a mortal war, he discovered Zagreus, the Prince of the Underworld, had gotten it into his head to escape and find his mother Persephone - a goddess of life and spring who had fled the dark realm long ago. Thanatos, Zagreus' other half, couldn't believe he hadn't been told of this plan. How could Zagreus think he wouldn't be upset to find his partner was attempting to leave behind their entire world - leave behind him?Betrayal was a meagre word for it. Thanatos had never been the strongest at expressing his emotions. Where his brother was sparky, even in his perpetually drowsy state and friendly, Thanatos was his total opposite. And this? Well, this just made it worse.
Zagreus had been trying to leave. He left for business for just a few weeks, to tend to the fallout of yet another mortal war, and in that time Zagreus, the very Prince of the underworld, had gotten it into his thick, stupid head that he was going to escape and go to find his mother. The Queen, Persephone, who didn't want to be found. As far as Thanatos or anyone else was concerned, she hadn't liked the underworld. Nobody could blame her. A goddess of life, vitality and spring, thriving in the realm of the chthonic gods and their darker doctrines? It was a cruel expectation to say the least.
It was Zagreus' most idiotic idea yet. And growing up with him, Thanatos knew better than most the awfully stupid ideas that he could have! "You didn't think to say anything to me?" Thanatos questioned. His tone never gave much away, always as flat as graveyard grass.
He didn't wait for a response before he marched on with his words. Most things, he could let go, but like hell was he this time. How could Zagreus not think for a moment that he would be the slightest bit upset to find out his very other half was attempting to leave behind their entire world? Leave behind him.
Thanatos' scowl deepened, his head cocking to the side, very much resembling a tall, haunting owl in the dim light of the balcony they stood on. It had been the easiest place for him to materialise after returning to the underworld and being immediately bombarded with the gossip. Oh, Prince Zagreus was trying to escape for good. Oh, Prince Zagreus had died again, came crawling out of the blood pool in the foyer like some common shade. "Did you even think-? Gah, I don't even have any words, Zagreus. How could you? Did you ever plan to come back, if you hadn't died? You're going to try again, I can see it in that stupid smug look on you face, you..."
He took a deep breath. For Thanatos, this flat, angry complaining was as close as he ever came to expressing any sort of concern. "I see where your priorities lie now. I should just leave you to it."
