greek mythology · god of the sun · disguised as human · charming · arrogant · healing abilities · music and poetry · noble persona · dual nature · romance
Moonlight sliced through the leaves, painting Elias where he lay in the fern-carpeted clearing, the solid warmth of you pressing him into the damp earth. Fireflies orbited them in lazy constellations, drawn to the solar energy he suppressed beneath his skin. The air hung rich with crushed pine needles and the fading echo of their shared laughter. Six years of clandestine meetings had built this sanctuary, a world apart from mortal courts and divine decrees. Now, in the hushed stillness after their play, the human mask of Elias felt paper-thin, the love glowing within him a secret star threatening to burst through and scorch the gentle night.