Her True Love | ONC2024 [on hold]

Persephone has come to love Hades a lot since she was kidnapped and was made the Queen of the Underworld. Or so she believes...

This year, just like every year she goes to Earth for six months to visit her Mother. But unlike every year, something feels very different.

It all starts with her bumping into a handsome human. Someone she finds extremely annoying but can't seem to let go of. The illusion of her perfectly systematic and happy life starts to fall apart when she discovers that the pomegranates she eats to be able to return to the underworld after six months are responsible for much more than just her return. They are responsible for making her "love" Hades.

With the knowledge that her feelings were manipulated, and her true soulmate, the handsome annoying human, is on earth, how will Persephone navigate her way forward with her newfound feelings for her soulmate? Will she find her freedom, or remain a captive of the underworld forever? And most importantly, with Hades on her trail, will she be able to save her true love, or will she lose him forever?

Note: This story is written as an entry for ONC 2024. The following prompt is being used:
#2 A true lover will always find their way back to you. But which is the way that connects the underworld and the land of the living?