Under Autumn Leaves: AU Trickster/Piper, allusions to greek mythology
Title: Under Autumn Leaves
Author: aprilmaples
Characters: Trickster, Piper
Prompt: " autumn leaves"
Summary: AU, allusions to Greek Mythos, short snippet, kissing.
Under Autumn Leaves
When the last of the autumn leaves curled up on the forest floor, the Piper in green shades winded down his mournful tune, and let the caressing shadows pull him in and under, till he was caught in the arms of the laughing devil. Under a black sky where all light was fire, Piper closed his eyes against the brilliant green flames that framed the throne, and opened his mouth to kisses that tasted like wine and pungent sweet plums.
The Trickster was a god of many guises, of a realm with ever reforming faces, seen by belief. The Piper was the song of changing seasons, the herald of new life when sprouts broke ground, and of goodbyes when fruits should fall.
For six months after, what grew in the ground would stay asleep and silent, while in the realm below, the Trickster would play his lover to hear his name in sighs, six months a laughing god would know the softness of spring.
- end -
AN: Hades!Trickster and Persephone!Piper is inspired by They shared a mutual hatred of..., where ivybramble has Piper joining Lord Trickster in hell by eating pomegranate seeds, all twelve, greedy lovebirds, also the one with Roguepokolips, and much earlier, the seed of this, one where Trickster was the son of Neron, but everyone left, but I was like, no, Piper, staaaaaaaaay!
Piper as spring makes sense, the green and the music, winter is eerily quiet when snow falls without a windstorm, and spring announce its return with birds and frogs song, and plants DO respond to music. Traditionally Persephone, or Kore, represent spring, and sapling, and seeds, so fruits, so autumn for her wasn't just death, it's a part of it too. Piper's "Anti-Life Equation" just lays down the dreams for spring. Trickster has the Underworld because Tricksters tend to be associated with guises and changing faces, and many people see a different kind of afterlife, oh, gods in some mythos are devils in the other, vice versa.
ETA:
http://piper-trickster.livejournal.com/361441.html
Silver
The circlet crown that Trickster had made for Piper was silver, studded with sapphires in varied shades of blues. Sometimes Piper wore matching, loosely clasped bracelets and chokers, loving the contrast in textures, when they held hands and Trickster's thumb slipped under the bracelet to rub against the pulse on his wrist, or when the silver collar was still cold on his throat and Trickster's tongue was hot and wet.
These gemmed declarations were stowed away before Piper resurfaced beneath the eyes of helios. The flute he played before an audience of Olympians was rosewood, never sliver. Before most children of titans he was still considered a ward, and he had outgrown flaunting his waywardness - excepting the simple silver anklet that the others pretend not to see.
AN: I thought of gold and sapphires, but gold might clash with strawberry-blond hair, and sliver has a more shadow-world aspect to it. Plus, sliver flute! My crack theory is that overbearing Demeter (or Rachel) would have preferred Piper to be with Apollo or Artemis, the sun or the woodland huntress, but Trickster is hotter and Piper has more independence underground. Hmmmmmmnnn, I guess Apollo would Superman and Artemis would be Diana?
Summer Shade
Thick strands of willow branches curtained the lovers from the blazing summer sun, and towering heights brought them privacy from the prying eyes of nymphs. Left dressed only in his cape, the god of the underworld was wrapped tight to the trunk of the ancient tree by a pantheon of vines, moaning through a mouthful of flowers as musician hands strummed his desires till he forgot his whereabouts. He tightened around the long fingers inside him when Piper began to hum against his thigh, and he begged to be enveloped by that hot mouth with thrashing motions. Piper understood, and with that understanding the god of a realm came undone.
AN: I hope all the euphemism weren't too purple posey, but bwhahaha, aggressor!Piper!.
Author: aprilmaples
Characters: Trickster, Piper
Prompt: " autumn leaves"
Summary: AU, allusions to Greek Mythos, short snippet, kissing.
Under Autumn Leaves
When the last of the autumn leaves curled up on the forest floor, the Piper in green shades winded down his mournful tune, and let the caressing shadows pull him in and under, till he was caught in the arms of the laughing devil. Under a black sky where all light was fire, Piper closed his eyes against the brilliant green flames that framed the throne, and opened his mouth to kisses that tasted like wine and pungent sweet plums.
The Trickster was a god of many guises, of a realm with ever reforming faces, seen by belief. The Piper was the song of changing seasons, the herald of new life when sprouts broke ground, and of goodbyes when fruits should fall.
For six months after, what grew in the ground would stay asleep and silent, while in the realm below, the Trickster would play his lover to hear his name in sighs, six months a laughing god would know the softness of spring.
- end -
AN: Hades!Trickster and Persephone!Piper is inspired by They shared a mutual hatred of..., where ivybramble has Piper joining Lord Trickster in hell by eating pomegranate seeds, all twelve, greedy lovebirds, also the one with Roguepokolips, and much earlier, the seed of this, one where Trickster was the son of Neron, but everyone left, but I was like, no, Piper, staaaaaaaaay!
Piper as spring makes sense, the green and the music, winter is eerily quiet when snow falls without a windstorm, and spring announce its return with birds and frogs song, and plants DO respond to music. Traditionally Persephone, or Kore, represent spring, and sapling, and seeds, so fruits, so autumn for her wasn't just death, it's a part of it too. Piper's "Anti-Life Equation" just lays down the dreams for spring. Trickster has the Underworld because Tricksters tend to be associated with guises and changing faces, and many people see a different kind of afterlife, oh, gods in some mythos are devils in the other, vice versa.
ETA:
http://piper-trickster.livejournal.com/361441.html
Silver
The circlet crown that Trickster had made for Piper was silver, studded with sapphires in varied shades of blues. Sometimes Piper wore matching, loosely clasped bracelets and chokers, loving the contrast in textures, when they held hands and Trickster's thumb slipped under the bracelet to rub against the pulse on his wrist, or when the silver collar was still cold on his throat and Trickster's tongue was hot and wet.
These gemmed declarations were stowed away before Piper resurfaced beneath the eyes of helios. The flute he played before an audience of Olympians was rosewood, never sliver. Before most children of titans he was still considered a ward, and he had outgrown flaunting his waywardness - excepting the simple silver anklet that the others pretend not to see.
AN: I thought of gold and sapphires, but gold might clash with strawberry-blond hair, and sliver has a more shadow-world aspect to it. Plus, sliver flute! My crack theory is that overbearing Demeter (or Rachel) would have preferred Piper to be with Apollo or Artemis, the sun or the woodland huntress, but Trickster is hotter and Piper has more independence underground. Hmmmmmmnnn, I guess Apollo would Superman and Artemis would be Diana?
Summer Shade
Thick strands of willow branches curtained the lovers from the blazing summer sun, and towering heights brought them privacy from the prying eyes of nymphs. Left dressed only in his cape, the god of the underworld was wrapped tight to the trunk of the ancient tree by a pantheon of vines, moaning through a mouthful of flowers as musician hands strummed his desires till he forgot his whereabouts. He tightened around the long fingers inside him when Piper began to hum against his thigh, and he begged to be enveloped by that hot mouth with thrashing motions. Piper understood, and with that understanding the god of a realm came undone.
AN: I hope all the euphemism weren't too purple posey, but bwhahaha, aggressor!Piper!.