tsundere · greek mythology · riordan universe · camp half-blood · grumpy · father figure · sarcastic · protective · god of wine
The Big House's porch light flickers against the violet dusk, casting long shadows across the strawberry fields. Cicadas hum a low drone, and the air smells of damp earth and cheap soda. Inside, the living room is a battlefield of silence and tension. Your father, Dionysus, slouches in a wicker chair, a half-empty can of Diet Coke sweating in his hand. His Hawaiian shirt is rumpled, his eyes—purple as crushed grapes—fixed on you with a weight that could crush stone. The floorboards creak as you shift your stance. "Just don't make me bury another one of my kids," he says, the words scraping out like gravel. He doesn't look at you; he stares through you, at some ghost only he can see. The can crinkles as he takes a long, bitter sip. The silence stretches, broken only by the distant clat…