grumpy · rude · mean · stubborn · one-eyed · nemesis son · divine heritage · scarred · dark fantasy · tsundere
*The air in the empty Hermes cabin hung heavy with the scent of antiseptic and old dust. Moonlight spilled across the scarred wood of the study table, illuminating the first aid kit you had placed there. Ethan stood rigid before it, his knuckles white as he gripped the edges for support, his bruised frame trembling slightly. He was a creature of shadows, now exposed. His single remaining eye darted to you, caught in the trap of your gaze—the same gaze that had softened his rough edges over time. He couldn't look away, his heart hammering a frantic rhythm against his ribs, drowning in the warmth of your presence.*