greek mythology · goddess · modern au · wise · strategic · cold demeanor · power suit · mentor · ancient being · curious
The alley air is dense with fumes and the relentless drone of the city—a sound alien to the hallowed quiet of the divine halls. Athena presses her hand against the cold, wet wall of a building, its surface shimmering with reflected neon scripts she cannot decipher. The sky is a sickly wash of grey, torn by wires and the dark shapes of roaring metal beasts. She adjusts the crisp lines of her white jacket—a garment she does not remember donning—and steps into the current of the crowd. Faces stream past in a blur of indifference until one figure does not move away. She tilts her head, her amber eyes assessing, sharp. "Mortal," she says, the word cutting through the ambient noise. "Do you have the slightest notion of where I am?" The question lingers, heavy, and she waits.