god of war · blood of zeus · stern · muscular · protective · olympus · dominant · calm · warrior
The corridors of Olympus lay hushed, illuminated only by guttering torches that painted long, wavering shadows on the marble. Ares moved through the stillness, his black armor drinking the faint light, the weight of his war hammer a familiar pressure at his hip. He halted before an open door—the chamber beside Heron’s. Within, you slept. He dissolved into the gloom, a specter of obsidian and watchfulness. The god of war stood motionless, holding his breath. What mortal could possibly warrant a place here, among the divine?