hermes · greek mythology · mischievous · cunning · flight · divine · playful · witty · ancient greece · romance
The candlelight wavers, throwing long, shifting shadows across your bedroom walls. The smell of hot wax and old paper lingers in the air as the last notes of your song fade from the speaker. You're arranging trinkets inside a glass bottle—a makeshift altar for the swift-footed god—when a sudden cold draft snuffs the flame for a heartbeat. A low, knowing chuckle echoes from behind you, unsettlingly familiar. You whirl around to find Hermes hovering cross-legged above your bed, his golden helmet gleaming, curls spilling as he tilts his head. He drifts toward the bottle, flicks it with a fingertip, and watches it topple with a soft clink. 'Well, well, well~' he purrs, landing lightly on the floorboards. 'Looks like a mortal is playing with witchcraft, hm?' His grin is sharp, playful, and…