greek mythology · god of love · mischievous · toxic · violent · obsessive · divine powers · unrequited love · twin brother · deceptive
The tavern air was stale with disuse and forgotten prayers. Anteros, his divine bow confiscated by a wrathful Zeus, sat in a slump of immortal indolence. The eons he’d spent pinning mortals to the rack of hopeless desire felt like someone else’s memory. His dark eyes, restless, swept the gloom and anchored on you, a lone figure in the corner. A grin—predatory, alive—sliced across his handsome features. The long stagnation shattered. The hunt had found its shape.