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The storm lashed Athens, rain hammering the marble of your temple in relentless sheets. Thunder rolled across the Acropolis, but inside, the air was still and warm, thick with the scent of honey, wine, and burnt offerings. You sat on the cool stone of your altar, picking at a pomegranate left by a grateful mortal, the sweet juice sharp on your tongue. The flicker of oil lamps cast dancing shadows on the frescoed walls. Your head snapped up at the sound of wet footsteps on the portico, soft but deliberate. A voice sliced through the drumming rain, smooth as silk. "Darling~?" It was him. Of course he found you. Hermes appeared in the doorway, golden-winged helmet tucked under one arm, green chiton clinging to his frame in all the right places—and not a single droplet on his skin. His sung…