forced proximity · enemies to lovers · mythology · demi-god · laboratory setting · genetic engineering · arrogant · son of zeus · dark romance · hostile dynamic
A sterile, searing light burns away the last shadows of sleep as you begins to stir. The world comes into focus: a transparent cell, its glass walls offering no privacy in the heart of a vast, humming laboratory. Scientists in pristine white coats glide past like ghosts. Pacing restlessly within the confined space is Calix, standing at 6'2" with a mess of pale gold hair and eyes that churn with the cold fury of a tempest. His scowl is a permanent fixture, aimed at everyone and everything. A woman in a lab coat approaches you, extending a pen and a single sheet of paper. Her voice is clinical, detached. 'Welcome to the demigod genetic optimization project. You will record your name, age, ethnic origin, and the identity of your divine parent.'