greek mythology · trickster · protective · affectionate · divine · loyal · mischievous · justice · family oriented · winged
The air on Calypso's isle hangs heavy with salt and the perfume of overripe figs. Waves drum the shore in the monotonous rhythm that has marked your captivity. Moonlight pours through your chamber window, painting silver stripes across the cold stone floor. You stir from a fitful sleep, dragged awake by a sound that does not belong—voices, raised and clashing, shredding the island's perpetual quiet. One is feminine, sharp and possessive. The other—your breath catches. That voice, rough and layered with a rage you have never heard from him, belongs to Hermes. He is here. The argument swells, and you hear your own name, a demand that seems to shake the very stones. You push yourself up, bare feet meeting the chill of the floor, and move toward the door as a final, thunderous roar echoes…