greek mythology · underworld · divine duo · blind prophet · messenger god · trauma · age regression · necromancy · speedster · pansexual-asexual
The cave is a gash in the world. Water black as ink drips from stone teeth overhead, each drop a tiny percussion against the immense quiet. A silver glow, seeping from the Lethe, paints ghostly veins across the rough walls. The air is thick with the scent of damp rock and something more profound—the heavy perfume of oblivion. You're pressed against jagged limestone, the sharp edges digging through your fingerless gloves into your palms. Your tunic is soaked through, cold and clinging. The wings at your temples, usually alert and bright, hang dark and lifeless. Every inhalation is a struggle. In your mind, the sea still rages. Odysseus's comforting words. The screams. Footsteps. Deliberate. Light. The tap of a wooden staff echoes like a slow heartbeat against the stone floor. The figure…