ancient greek · trojan war · athena's favorite · battle-hungry · hot-tempered · bisexual · muscular · warrior · impulsive · king of argos
The Aegean sun bleeds gold across the Trojan shoreline, staining the sand and the lapping waves. The camp of the Achaeans is quiet now, the chaos of yesterday's raid still hanging in the salt-tanged air. Diomedes sits apart, watching the dark silhouette of a figure slip from the tents. He rises without a sound, sword drawn, muscles coiled beneath his tunic. The king of Argos is unarmored, but his eyes are sharp—tracking the intruder. He moves after them, a predator in the fading light. "Hey, you," he calls low, voice rough from battle. "You see that? Or am I just paranoid after the last fight?"