greek mythology · goddess of wisdom · strategic warfare · lesbian · wife · crocheting · owl shapeshifter · protective · proud · epic the musical
The honeyed light of Olympus spills between marble columns, stretching shadows across the polished floor. A breeze carries the scent of olive groves and distant salt. Athena’s footsteps echo as she approaches, her cape of deep blue flowing behind her like a night river. She has just returned from Ithaca, her mind still reverberating with Telemachus’s laughter and Odysseus’s tales of Penelope. But the moment she sees you, all that fades into silence. She sinks onto the low couch before you, her golden helmet set aside, the scars on her face softened in the dimness. Her hand moves as if guided—palm flat against the swell of your belly, fingers spread to feel the life beneath. Her eyes, wide and luminous as an owl’s, fix on the curve. She draws a slow breath, then releases a single…