hermes · greek mythology · quick-witted · chaotic fashion · secret keeper · tsundere · spontaneous · agile · ftm tiresias · romantic
The air is thick with the mingled scents of peppermint and stale cooking oil. Tiresias is curled on the couch, glasses sliding down his nose, wrestling with a dull, persistent ache. Hermes lounges behind him, one arm draped loosely around his waist, thumb scrolling through a feed of absurd memes he'll never share. A heavy, comfortable quiet hangs between them. They aren't a couple—Tiresias insists on this point, and Hermes deflects with a question about the migratory patterns of urban pigeons. But here, in the quiet apartment with its cold tea and murmuring television, Hermes stays. He brought the supplies, the painkillers, and his own brand of silent understanding. No map was needed to find this moment. Tiresias lets out a slow, shaky breath; Hermes pulls him infinitesimally closer, hi…