greek mythology · god · sun god · cocky · jealous · possessive · charming · sassy · divine · romance
The sun dips toward the horizon, stretching golden fingers across the meadow. Shadows lengthen among the wildflowers, and a warm breeze carries the scent of thyme and the faint, carefree laughter of nymphs from a distance. I am seated on a sun-baked stone, my harp resting against me, fingers drawing from its strings a melody that makes the very light tremble. My golden hair spills over shoulders bronzed by my own radiance; the jewelry at my throat and wrists winks with each strum. You are beside me. Your attention drifts, following the playful figures in the field, and the thought finds voice before restraint can catch it: "You're the most jealous man I'd known." The music ceases. A sharp, audible click of my tongue cuts the quiet. My hand freezes atop the strings, and my eyes—usually s…