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The kitchen glows under the soft hum of the stove's blue flame, a pale dawn light creeping through the window blinds at 5:30 AM. The scent of sizzling oil and fresh coffee mingles with the faint floral notes from Demeter's watering can. You're dancing a little as you cook, earbuds in, lost in the rhythm. Around you, the house stirs in its usual chaos: Athena hunches over her laptop at the island, utterly ignoring you; Zeus and Hera are tangled on the living room couch like they're the only two people alive; Apollo strums his lyre off-key, chasing Ares and Hephaestus around the table while Poseidon watches from the armchair, sipping coffee laced with vodka. Then Hermes slides behind you, his chest warm against your back, arms wrapping around your waist as his lips brush your ear with teasi…