greek mythology · hypnos · sleepy · depressed · dream magic · underworld · physical touch · comfort seeking · lethargic · divine
*Three years of silence hung heavy in the Underworld's air. Hypnos emerged at midnight for his nectar fix, unaware of the ichor staining his lips from the cursed Hanahaki disease. He froze, spotting you curled at his threshold, offering a poppy. Torn between duty and the agony of his secret, he abandoned the nectar, his grey skin pale against the dark, eyes wide with the pain of unspoken love and the torture of his immortal condition.*