History FanficRecs / Hades

* Status: In-progress

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[[folder:Crack/Humor Fics]]
''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28067901 What's a God to a Goose?]]'' by elseifstars

* Synopsis: It's a beautiful day in Elysium and you are a horrible goose. Crossover with ''VideoGame/UntitledGooseGame''.
[=[[reviews:WhatsAGodToAGoose]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28252143/chapters/69232374 it's done on a diamond, and for fun]]'' by friendly_ficus

* Status: In-progress
* Synopsis: Zagreus comes back from a season-ending injury with a vengeance. This is his year, it has to be. The Minor League Baseball AU nobody asked for.
[=[[reviews:ItsDoneOnADiamondAndForFun]]=]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13761778/1/Who-Broke-It Who Broke It?]]'' by [=t3h=] maniac
* Recommended by: Tropers/{{lalalei2001}}

* Synopsis: The Lord and Master's favourite drinking vessel has been destroyed, and the God of the Dead wishes to know who the one responsible was. Unfortunately none of the denizens of the House of Hades are going to be much help.
[=[[reviews:WhoBrokeIt]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28673754 Moo & You]]'' by surprisepink

* Synopsis: “Do you,” Theseus says slowly, “Not know what a cow is?” Asterius snorts, and shakes his head. Realizing his friend doesn't know of his heritage, Theseus and Asterius set out to find and explain the concept of a cow.
[=[[reviews:MooAndYou]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/27294985 in flagrante delicto]]'' by jonphaedrus

* Synopsis: “What. Are you doing to the king’s car.” Modern AU where Zagreus, Thanatos, Patroclus, and Dionysus team up to trash the biggest eyesore in the neighborhood, Theseus's prized car.
[=[[reviews:InFlagranteDelicto]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28839636 By the Queen's Decree]]'' by galoots

* Synopsis: When Persephone asks if Hades has ever hugged their son, the Ruler of the Dead takes the question a bit too seriously and attempts to remedy the situation. Cue the Underworld's most stilted and awkward hug to ever exist.
[=[[reviews:ByTheQueensDecree]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29592960/chapters/72737952 Trust fall]]'' by [=AliaMael=]

* Synopsis: Zagreus never slows down, right? He doesn't sit, doesn't sleep...In truth, Zagreus is very good at ignoring his exhaustion. Until he's not anymore. Everyone is there to catch him, though.
[=[[reviews:TrustFall]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29867448/chapters/73496436 This Means War]]'' by Luddleston

* Synopsis: In order to avoid having to spend the summer with his father, Zagreus volunteers at the summer camp his mother runs, and quickly discovers that the two halves of the camp aren't just locked in a friendly competition. It's an all-out battle. Or: the Trojan War, but summer camp.
[=[[reviews:ThisMeansWarHades]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/30122700/chapters/74200773 A Thankless Task]]'' by [=DoveHeart=]

* Status: In-progress
* Synopsis: Hades is just trying to do his job, but the House's residents make it difficult. A series of short scenes from the House of Hades.
[=[[reviews:AThanklessTask]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/32676550 The Sleepy Prince of the Underworld]]'' by [=MsThunderFrost=]
* Recommended by: Tropers/{{lalalei2001}}

* Synopsis: A fill for the "Zagreus falls asleep anywhere" prompt, including encounters with Charon, Theseus and Asterius, Hypnos, Achilles and Patroclus, Hades, and Thanatos.
[=[[reviews:TheSleepyPrinceOfTheUnderworld]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/33177694 cerberus the big red dog]]'' by [=SamCyberCat=]

* Synopsis: It's a lovely non-descript time of day (or night) in the underworld and you are a chaotic three-headed dog. Cerberus realises that there's literally a walking pile of bones out in the courtyard and decides to chase Skelly half way across Tartarus trying to get them. No skeletons are harmed in the making of this fanfic, but one boulder is attacked.
[=[[reviews:CerberusTheBigRedDog]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28131684 Incomplete Codex of Encountered Surface Denizens by Zagreus, Prince of the Underworld]]'' by reptilianraven

* Status: Complete
* Synopsis: Zagreus makes his own codex of creatures that live on the surface, some being more accurate than others.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/46976809/chapters/118341631 Zagreus, God of Home Decorating]]'' by [=ConceptuallyAvian=]
* Recommended by: Tropers/{{lalalei2001}}

* Synopsis: The more he returns to the House of Hades with gems in tow, the more Zagreus realizes his true calling...interior design.
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[[folder:Shipping Fics]]
''Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast.''

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/27457318 hurry me down to Death and His embrace]]'' by juurensha
* Recommended by: Oecchi

* Synopsis: To Zagreus' dismay (although not surprise), the brainstorming session was not going well. To be fair to his fellow frat brothers, they had barely any idea how to woo someone completely unaffiliated with Greek life, much less Thanatos, Zagreus' childhood best friend and triple English literature, philosophy, and history major who had recently transferred to their university and absolutely hated Zagreus’ guts for running off to such a faraway university and leaving him behind.
* Pairings: Thanatos/Zagreus, background Achilles/Patroclus and Asterius/Theseus
* Tags: AlternateUniverseFic
[=[[reviews:HurryMeDownToDeathAndHisEmbrace]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/27702926 are you tired, because you've been running through the labyrinth of my heart for so long]]'' by juurensha
* Recommended by: Oecchi

* Synopsis: Asterius wasn’t sure why his half-sister’s ex kept coming to his gym and tagging him in workout pictures afterwards, but he wasn’t complaining; it helped him keep track of their shared workouts. It was a little weird that these pictures were all of Theseus shirtless and sweaty, but that was how good workouts usually ended.
* Pairing: Asterius/Theseus
* Tags: AlternateUniverseFic
* Note: This fic takes place in the same universe as ''hurry me down to Death and his embrace''.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13741646/1/Home-is-not-where-you-live-but-who-cares-when-you-re-gone Home is not where you live (but who cares when you're gone)]]'' by [=Sevi007=]

* Synopsis: Ages upon ages, the two gods had been searching in vain. In the end, what they had been looking for could could not be found above, below or in between - for it has never been a place, but a person.
* Pairing: Hades/Persephone
[=[[reviews:HomeIsNotWhereYourLiveButWhoCaresWhenYoureGone]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/27110713 Ambrosia]]'' by tadok0ro
* Recommended by: Oecchi
* Status: Complete
* Synopsis: ''"Horrible," Asterius manages between coughs. "Horrible?" "That stuff. Tastes horrible."'' Or: Theseus realizes Asterius can't enjoy Ambrosia and takes it upon himself to remedy that.
* Pairing: Asterius/Theseus
* Tags: Pre-Canon
[=[[reviews:Ambrosia]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/27754150 stay down, supine, stay down]]'' by sungazer

* Synopsis: After making it past Hades once, Zagreus has consistently failed after that, and Thanatos is forced to wrestle with his increasing anger and complex feelings.
* Pairing: Zagreus/Thanatos
[=[[reviews:StayDownSupineStayDown]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/27799264 The Answer]]'' by solisaureus

* Synopsis: While Zagreus is struggling to come up with an answer for Thanatos, he asks Achilles when he first knew that he was in love with his closest friend. (This takes place in the setting of ''Hades'' with the video game iterations of Achilles and Patroclus, but the background is drawn heavily from what is portrayed in ''Literature/TheSongOfAchilles'' by Madeline Miller.)
* Pairings: Thanatos/Zagreus, Achilles/Patroclus
[=[[reviews:TheAnswer]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28054068 (Mort)ified]]'' by ver_ironica

* Synopsis: Zagreus confesses his feelings for Thanatos to Mort, unaware that owners of Cthonic Companions can hear what's being said to them.
* Pairing: Zagreus/Thanatos
[=[[reviews:Mortified]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28120365 Paradise Surrendered]]'' by [=MuseOfWriting=]
* Recommended by: Tropers/{{lalalei2001}}

* Synopsis: The House of Hades is a strange place for those who can remember the surface. It is a lonely place for those who remember who and what they have lost. It is a silent place, full of lost hopes. Still. Even in loneliness and silence, something like friendship can take shape.
* Pairing: Achilles/Patroclus, background Orpheus/Eurydice
[=[[reviews:ParadiseSurrendered]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28311222 Growing Pains]]'' by [=AceQueenKing=]

* Synopsis: Hades thinks Persephone is perfect, except for one thing: she only comes up to his mid-thigh. The ins and outs of navigating a new relationship.
* Pairing: Hades/Persephone
[=[[reviews:GrowingPainsHades]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28909941 Bloodroot]]'' by surprisepink
* Recommended by: Tropers/{{lalalei2001}}

* Synopsis: Eurydice always did like to find companionship in unexpected places. Set before Eurydice and Orpheus are reunited.
* Pairing: Eurydice/Tisiphone, past Orpheus/Eurydice
[=[[reviews:Bloodroot]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29220723/chapters/71747703?view_adult=true Pomegranate Seeds]]'' by missmungoe
* Recommend by Tsukiyo, Tropers/{{lalalei2001}}
* Status: Ongoing
* Synopsis: Returning to the House of Hades is only a journey by riverboat. Coming home...takes a little longer.
* Pairing: Hades/Persephone

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29334918 Pride and Blood]]'' by missmungoe
* Recommeded by: Oecchi

* Synopsis: The House of Hades sees something of a renovation, including the Prince’s relationship with his father, although the House Contractor can’t take credit for the last one.
* Pairing: Hades/Persephone
[=[[reviews:PrideAndBlood]]=]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13867559/1/The-Diary-of-Achilles The Diary of Achilles]]'' by [=NobodyHasBlindedMe=]

* Status: In-progress
* Synopsis: Achilles wrote the Codex to detail the lives and characteristics of gods, chthonics, monsters, and realms. But in the Codex, he is hesitant to tell his own tales but he does write them down. What starts as recommended therapy turns into something more. Herein is the diary of the greatest of Greeks: his life and glory in his own hand.
* Pairing: Achilles/Patroclus
[=[[reviews:TheDiaryOfAchilles]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/31112552/chapters/76873295 reach out and grasp]]'' by [=toushindai (WallofIllusion)=]
* Recommended by: Tropers/{{lalalei2001}}

* Synopsis: Megaera knows well her place in the Underworld. She understands the shape of her responsibilities, the walls of her limits, how she fits within them. But things always shift when someone else gets involved—even Thanatos, who is as dutiful as she. So add Zagreus to the mix, and things really get complicated.
* Pairings: Megaera/Thanatos, Megaera/Zagreus, Thanatos/Zagreus, Megaera/Thanatos/Zagreus
[=[[reviews:ReachOutAndGrasp]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/33385033 A Thousand Reunions]]'' by arysthaeniru

* Synopsis: Eurydice is still adjusting to this new Orpheus, with his matted hair, and soulful expression. Good thing she has an eternity to figure it out.
* Pairing: Orpheus/Eurydice
[=[[reviews:AThousandReunions]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29384892/chapters/72186894 Midnight Ocean]]'' by Konigsberg
* Recommended by: Tropers/{{StrawberryFireball}}
* Status: In-Progress
* Synopsis: Raised by his mother far away from both Olympus and the Underworld, a strange series of events leads Zagreus to meeting a faceless, nameless Chthonic god.
* Pairing: Zagreus/Thanatos
[=[[reviews:MidnightOcean]]=]
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[[folder:Dark Fics]]
''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/27632729 in flashbacks and echoes]]'' by trixstar

* Synopsis: Zagreus is cursed by Hades to forget every time he dies in his traversals, which takes an increasingly harsh toll on his mental state, relationships, and general well-being.
[=[[reviews:InFlashbacksAndEchoes]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/27004639 Divine Punishment]]'' by spacesix
* Recommended by: Tropers/{{lalalei2001}}

* Synopsis: Lord Hades is getting tired of his son's constant attempts to escape, and even more so of the boy's friends not stopping him and bringing him home like they were tasked with doing. There are reasons for Zagreus being kept here against his will.
[=[[reviews:DivinePunishment]]=]

* Synopsis: The more he returns to the House of Hades with gems in tow, the more Zagreus realizes his true calling...home decorating.

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[[folder:Crack/Humor Fics]]
''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28067901 What's a God to a Goose?]]'' by elseifstars

* Synopsis: It's a beautiful day in Elysium and you are a horrible goose. Crossover with ''VideoGame/UntitledGooseGame''.
[=[[reviews:WhatsAGodToAGoose]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28252143/chapters/69232374 it's done on a diamond, and for fun]]'' by friendly_ficus

* Status: In-progress
* Synopsis: Zagreus comes back from a season-ending injury with a vengeance. This is his year, it has to be. The Minor League Baseball AU nobody asked for.
[=[[reviews:ItsDoneOnADiamondAndForFun]]=]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13761778/1/Who-Broke-It Who Broke It?]]'' by [=t3h=] maniac
* Recommended by: Tropers/{{lalalei2001}}

* Synopsis: The Lord and Master's favourite drinking vessel has been destroyed, and the God of the Dead wishes to know who the one responsible was. Unfortunately none of the denizens of the House of Hades are going to be much help.
[=[[reviews:WhoBrokeIt]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28673754 Moo & You]]'' by surprisepink

* Synopsis: “Do you,” Theseus says slowly, “Not know what a cow is?” Asterius snorts, and shakes his head. Realizing his friend doesn't know of his heritage, Theseus and Asterius set out to find and explain the concept of a cow.
[=[[reviews:MooAndYou]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/27294985 in flagrante delicto]]'' by jonphaedrus

* Synopsis: “What. Are you doing to the king’s car.” Modern AU where Zagreus, Thanatos, Patroclus, and Dionysus team up to trash the biggest eyesore in the neighborhood, Theseus's prized car.
[=[[reviews:InFlagranteDelicto]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28839636 By the Queen's Decree]]'' by galoots

* Synopsis: When Persephone asks if Hades has ever hugged their son, the Ruler of the Dead takes the question a bit too seriously and attempts to remedy the situation. Cue the Underworld's most stilted and awkward hug to ever exist.
[=[[reviews:ByTheQueensDecree]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29592960/chapters/72737952 Trust fall]]'' by [=AliaMael=]

* Synopsis: Zagreus never slows down, right? He doesn't sit, doesn't sleep...In truth, Zagreus is very good at ignoring his exhaustion. Until he's not anymore. Everyone is there to catch him, though.
[=[[reviews:TrustFall]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29867448/chapters/73496436 This Means War]]'' by Luddleston

* Synopsis: In order to avoid having to spend the summer with his father, Zagreus volunteers at the summer camp his mother runs, and quickly discovers that the two halves of the camp aren't just locked in a friendly competition. It's an all-out battle. Or: the Trojan War, but summer camp.
[=[[reviews:ThisMeansWarHades]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/30122700/chapters/74200773 A Thankless Task]]'' by [=DoveHeart=]

* Status: In-progress
* Synopsis: Hades is just trying to do his job, but the House's residents make it difficult. A series of short scenes from the House of Hades.
[=[[reviews:AThanklessTask]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/32676550 The Sleepy Prince of the Underworld]]'' by [=MsThunderFrost=]
* Recommended by: Tropers/{{lalalei2001}}

* Synopsis: A fill for the "Zagreus falls asleep anywhere" prompt, including encounters with Charon, Theseus and Asterius, Hypnos, Achilles and Patroclus, Hades, and Thanatos.
[=[[reviews:TheSleepyPrinceOfTheUnderworld]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/33177694 cerberus the big red dog]]'' by [=SamCyberCat=]

* Synopsis: It's a lovely non-descript time of day (or night) in the underworld and you are a chaotic three-headed dog. Cerberus realises that there's literally a walking pile of bones out in the courtyard and decides to chase Skelly half way across Tartarus trying to get them. No skeletons are harmed in the making of this fanfic, but one boulder is attacked.
[=[[reviews:CerberusTheBigRedDog]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/28131684 Incomplete Codex of Encountered Surface Denizens by Zagreus, Prince of the Underworld]]'' by reptilianraven

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/32403202/chapters/80337931 All The Stars Above]]'' by Teamom

* Status: In-progress
* Synopsis: Several seasons have passed since Zagreus prevailed, his—and everyone's—hard work to put the past aside like the old nightmare it was and move on succeeded, and relationships between the underworld and Olympus began to mending. Everyone—except for the Fates, and for some carelessly forgotten son hellbent on keeping up family traditions of patricide. It is now Zagreus' time to serve the role laid out to him, to repay Olympus for their kindness and save everything from falling apart. Features the entire cast in various roles, as well as Cronus.
[=[[reviews:AllTheStarsAbove]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/33015832 Aristos. Aristeia. Arete.]]'' by dread_thehalfhanded
* Recommended by: Tropers/{{lalalei2001}}

* Status: In-progress

* Status: In-progress

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/33750805 Red, Like Blood]]'' by ttacticianmagician

* Status: In-progress

* Synopsis: Hera, believing Zagreus to be the son of Zeus, attacks him and leaves him lifeless and seemingly unable to wake. As the House of Hades prepares for war, its inhabitants grapple with the possibility of losing Zagreus for good.

* Status: In-progress

* Synopsis: A story of how the Red Shade became Zagreus's first fan.