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The road out of Hadestown was built for failure.
Orpheus walked with his jaw set, his song still trembling on his lips. He could feel Eurydice behind him, not her hand, not her breath, but the absence she had been, now filled in again. The empty place in his life had weight, and it was her. Or what felt like her presence. How could he ever be sure?
He did not look back.
But oh, he wanted to. Needed to.
(Or, the ending we all wanted, if it had turned out this time.)
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Robin wipes her mouth off on her gown. “Can you two not obnoxiously flirt in front of me? At least let me rack in that free post-grad dinner first.” She jumps down, walks over and opens the passenger door, chucks her graduation cap and gown into the floorboard.
“Uh, wh– flirting?” Steve stammers, looking between them. Robin stares back unimpressed. Eddie smirks.
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Eddie finally graduates high school alongside Robin, but he doesn't care for his diploma. Who needs a diploma when you can have Steve Harrington instead? -
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Don't ask where, Brother, Don't ask when (But I asked :)) by Malingsley
Fandoms: Hadestown - Mitchell
01 Dec 2024
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"Don't ask where, brother, don't ask when"
A genius way to start a show, puts people at ease before they even realize they have questions
However...
What about "Don't ask why, brother, don't ask how"?
Haven't you ever wondered how this happened? Why is everyone here? I don't have the answers to when or where, but I do have my own answers about how and why :)
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The story about how Hermes and Persephone end up in a industrial railroad station, surrounded by mortal artists, and how it came about in a world full of grief. Told by my beloved Orpheus, who, of course, managed the strength to walk out of the Underworld without turning around once.
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Orpheus and Eurydice climb a mountain. The title is from Pixar's "Up."
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Contrary to what must seem like truth, Eurydice's tender title of Songbird was not one that, so to say, struck a cord with her. Sure, she would hum to herself against the bitter wind, or whisper a melody to the stalking cattails near a riverside when the sun beat down on the earth. And, sure, the feathered creatures which soared in the heavens and rested on the lush, green arms of trees would always call back to her voice as if she were one of their own, but that didn't mean she was a singer. Eurydice wasn't an artist, not like her Poet.
Orpheus disagreed.
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Orpheus doesn't turn around, but now him and Eurydice face new challenges when doubt decides to make a round two on the couple.
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How Orpheus and Eurydice's first day out of Hadestown unfolds.
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It’s not falling out of love, exactly, more like falling into life. Growing older, though they are still young. They go from embracing to holding hands when nightmares shake one of them awake, from sitting down at the table for meals to eating on the go, though where they are ever going, neither is sure.
Or, it’s been ten years since Orpheus didn’t turn around, but Eurydice is starting to wish he had.
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Fix it fic - Orpheus starts to turn but Eurydice reminds him what he's fighting for.
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And We’re Gonna Sing It Again by Little_Greek_Gay (LittleGreekGay), LittleGreekGay
Fandoms: Hadestown - Mitchell, Hadestown - Mitchell (Broadway) RPF, Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, Lore Olympus (Webcomic), Hades (Video Game 2018)
05 Dec 2022
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Melody and Poppy stared at the large metal train in front of them as Persephone waved goodbye. Before anyone could blink the twins climbed on.
“Wait for us, Aunt Persephone!” They exclaimed.
“No!” Eurydice screamed trying to pull her daughters off the train when the doors shut in front of her face. The whistle blew once more as the train began and after awhile was out of sight.
“Orpheus, we have to go after them!” Eurydice sobbed, holding her lover tight.
Numb and unable to comprehend the situation, he nods “Okay.”
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What if Orpheus didn’t turn back to see his lover’s beautiful face? What if he made it back into town a hero, making sure all of their once dead relatives returned home safe and sound? But in return for the change in this old tale, Orpheus’ next of kin, gets into a little deadly trouble.Series
- Part 4 of Crossovers/AUs
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“Sing with me?” Orpheus asks, and Eurydice laughs at him before she realizes he’s serious.
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Hadestown by Hadestown by LiaAnastasia
Fandoms: Hadestown - Mitchell, Hadestown - Mitchell (Broadway) RPF, Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
22 Jul 2022
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How would Hadestown Characters react if they would listen to Hadestown before it actually happens?
i'm sure it will change a lot.
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Orpheus and Eurydice are relaxing when Orpheus comments on Eurydice's skin
Prompt given to me by otp generator
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conceived and bare by ratbird0917
Fandoms: Hadestown - Mitchell, Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
10 Jun 2022
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Orpheus and Eurydice wake up as they do every morning for the past few months.
Eurydice realizes she's missed something.
Orpheus and Eurydice realize they've gained something else. -
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Orpheus is a bit... much. He knows he is.
Or: in which I project my insecurities onto our disaster boy and vent for 1000 words
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At the Threshold of Eternity by revolvingresidency
Fandoms: Hadestown - Mitchell, Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
26 Apr 2022
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You can only go to the Underworld once. Orpheus and Eurydice have already used up their chance.
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It’s a funny thing, this day: turning the poet into a silent observer, the survivalist into nothing more than an unsteady girl.Or: it is the two-thousandth-and-something anniversary of Eurydice's death. They each have their ways of coping, but whatever they are, they'll do them together.
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They made it out this time! But not without hurdles or consequences. As the world still oughts to heal altogether, Orpheus and Eurydice settle down in a still-growing paradise of greenery and songs, still grappling with the aftermath of their descent and return from down below, and with the new world and new life they ought to build together.
THIS WORK HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.
Orpheusweek, day 6: Spring Will Come Again (Nature/Environment)
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- Part 6 of The Orphic Anthology
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There was no greater love than that Ophelia held for her Eurydice, and there was nothing she wouldn’t do to keep her by her side.
Or Orpheus and Eurydice but now they’re lesbians
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The many thoughts of Eurydice as she walks home and keeps her husband’s path true
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- Part 3 of Tumblr Prompts
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In which Orpheus doesn't look back, and they both try to look forward.