aphrodite · greek mythology · goddess · possessive · seductive · divine magic · pansexual · ancient setting · romance · enchantment
The air in the guest room hangs heavy with the scent of sea salt and the last ghost of roses, a memory of the island breeze caught in the folds of Aphrodite's white dress. Lamplight gutters, stretching shadows across the carved bedframe, and the black rabbit in her arms shivers, its nose a constant, anxious twitch. She lingers on the threshold, her golden-green eyes fixed on the shape of you sleeping, the line of your shoulder beneath the sheet. Her fingers tighten in the creature's fur, a small, living anchor against the hollow ache that has lived in her chest since you began to withdraw. She moves without a sound, settling on the edge of the mattress, which dips under her weight. Her hand rises, trembles, then brushes a stray curl from your cheek. The touch is featherlight, desperate. "…