Archive of Our Own

Notes:

Don't ask me why because I have no idea but every time I think of Persephone I think of Art Nouveau, mostly in Alfons Mucha. So I got all the books I could about Mucha and I was so inspired by the flowers, the softness, the lines ...
I had to choose an Art Nouveau-inspired color palette plus a nice pattern for Persephone's dress. So I have more books, one is a pattern encyclopedia called The Complete Pattern Directory: 1500 Designs from All Ages and Cultures by Elizabeth Wilhide. And I totally recommend it. It is absolutely stunning.

The second book of patterns and motifs, called Pattern Motifs: A Sourcebook by Graham Leslie McCallum, where I found a really amazing pattern design inspired by Japanese motifs for her dress.

For the color: She uses the color palette of a Rene Beauclair pattern and he uses a mix of William Morris and personal. I find her very Art Nouveau but Hades is more Art Deco. More square and rigid, so I had to play with the colors of it a bit.

Now, the flowers: I even got another book (Decorative Flowers by Maurice Pillard Verneuil and William Wheeler) that explains the flowers used in this art style. Some of them are quite difficult to draw but I found my favorites: White Lilies.

But the white was not in tune with the colors of Persephone, so red they are!

And that's it!

And, well, of course, her wall of hers (tattoo) of hers is covered in flowers. Because that's the way it has to be.

I hope you like it.

PS: I am not in the fandom, is the first time I listen to the musical and I don't know the cast (but from Patric Page because of Hellfire). I really hope I haven't messed up the characters too much. Let me know if you need me to fix anything and I will, I don't know any tropes/discussions inside of the fandom about the characters/cast 😅
It was a whole new experience and I really hope I haven't messed it up!