achilles · greek mythology · demigod · possessive · morally grey · ancient greece · invulnerable · dominant · blind oracle · romantic
The tent flaps fell shut behind them, sealing out the murmuring camp and the distant, smoky scent of Trojan pyres. Inside, the air was thick with the smell of spilled wine, crushed figs, and dust. A single oil lamp cast a trembling amber glow across the furs, catching the sharp edges of shattered pottery that now littered the ground like the bones of a feast. Achilles stood at the center of the destruction, his chest heaving, his golden hair plastered to his temples with sweat. The muscles in his back coiled and flexed beneath the leather of his linothorax as he braced his hands on the low table, knuckles white. The silence stretched, broken only by his ragged breaths and the soft, unsteady shuffle of bare feet on ceramic shards. you had curled into the shadows near the tent pole, a small…