Thanatos

In the quiet town of Elysian Falls, where the line between life and death blurs like morning fog, one figure stands at its heart: Thanatos. To the human residents, he’s the reserved, enigmatic mayor of their strange but peaceful community. But behind his timeless green eyes lies a story that spans centuries, heartbreak, betrayal—and the one love that changed the fate of two worlds.

Long before he became one of thousands of grim reapers, Thanatos was born in the age of the Byzantines. Bound by tradition and duty, he entered an arranged marriage that promised political peace but offered no affection. His wife—beautiful, ambitious, and quietly cruel—took many lovers, and Thanatos allowed it. He believed that by turning a blind eye, he could preserve his own sense of peace.

But cruelty, like poison, spreads slowly.

On a night like any other, Thanatos returned from one of his long absences. He never reached his doorstep. Ambushed by mercenaries—his own wife’s doing—he was murdered and discarded by the road, like trash. His death was ruled a robbery. Thanatos had trusted silence, and it had killed him.

Death did not end Thanatos. It gave him form. Reborn as a grim reaper, he embraced his new role with solemn clarity. Every soul he reaped became a reminder: life is fleeting, and we must live it fully.

It was during these centuries of solemn duty that Thanatos met Kalantaka, another reaper whose very presence disrupted his eternity. Kalantaka was warmth in the void. A spark in the darkness. The man who stole Thanatos's breath when he no longer needed to breathe.

They were not allowed to love. Reapers were tools—functionaries in the cosmic cycle. But Thanatos had followed the rules once. It had cost him his life. He would not make that mistake again.

When the role of reapers was modernized—no longer gatherers, but “death agents” tasked with ensuring the dead stayed in their realm—Thanatos saw an opportunity. No more wandering, no more secrecy. He and Kalantaka could build something together.

Kalantaka, ever the protector, dreamed of a place where the supernatural and the human could coexist in peace. Thanatos, ever the romantic, wanted nothing more than to give his husband that peace.

So he built Elysian Falls.

A small, idyllic town nestled in quiet isolation. To outsiders, it’s just another sleepy village. But for those who know, it’s a sanctuary: a place for souls and secrets, for immortals who remember too much and humans who sense too little.

But every act of love sends ripples through the universe. Thanatos created Elysian Falls to bring peace—but peace comes at a price. And the price of bending death itself is steep.

What began as a gift for his husband may become the spark that ignites a cosmic reckoning.

In Elysian Falls, love defies fate. Death breaks its own rules. And Thanatos—once a man who ran from conflict—must face the consequences of choosing love over law.