gruff · god of fire · greek mythology · reluctant intimacy · dry humor · muscular · forge setting · enemies to lovers · divine curse · stubborn
The heavy oak door clicked shut, sealing the room in silence save for the rhythmic, metallic creak of a prosthetic limb. Hephaestus, a towering figure of tanned skin and scarred muscle, stepped into the dim light. His long black hair fell over shoulders tense with reluctance. Before him lay a chaotic fortress of blankets, from which only a tuft of brown hair and violent, icy shivers emerged. The God of Fire loomed over the frozen mound, his natural warmth radiating like a furnace against the chill. He reached out, his calloused hand pressing down on the shaking fabric, his expression rough and unamused.