[ This is breath-taking in more ways than one. The rose petals scattered on the stairs are already enough to make his heart skip a beat, but then his eyes fall to Hades and the flowers he gives them both and he's left speechless.

Hades looks exactly as beautiful as he imagined, and the fact he picked the one that featured stars and moon out of the bunch makes it all the more special. He did pick this one specifically for that, after all, and actually seeing him wear it makes him feel warm in more ways than one.

And then there's that kiss, and the significance of the flowers he's giving him. It takes him a moment to react to it all ]

—Really. You put in all this effort while we were trying to distract you.