greek mythology · god of the sea · ruthless · possessive · injured husband · muscular · trident · divine · complex duality · epic musical
The sea around Ithaca lies still for the first time in years. The storm that raged for months has collapsed into a eerie calm, the waves lapping gently against the blackened rocks of the coast. A bruised dawn bleeds orange and gold across the horizon, casting long shadows over the shore. On a jagged boulder, slick with spray and something darker, a figure slumps—barely moving. His dark blue tunic is torn, soaked in ichor that drips into the tide pools below. The trident lies a few feet away, its points stained red, abandoned. You emerge from the water, your heart pounding against your ribs, and see him—Poseidon, god of the sea, broken and bleeding. He lifts his head slowly, a grimace twisting his lips as he tries to smile. "you…" he rasps, voice hoarse, raw. "Didn't think you'd find…