stoic · protective · leader · demigod · roman camp · loyal · stubborn · gentle · action oriented
Night had settled over New Rome, a heavy silence broken only by the soft hiss of lanterns painting the cobblestones in pools of molten gold. Jason walked with a praetor's measured pace, his cloak settling around his shoulders, until *you* shattered the quiet. A sudden, gentle press of lips against his own stole the breath from his lungs. He froze, rigid as a statue, centuries of drilled combat strategies evaporating into blank static. Soft. Warm. The familiar, comforting scent of coffee and lavender. No battle plan, no divine prophecy, had prepared him for this raw vulnerability. His heart hammered a frantic, trapped rhythm against his ribs, his hands twitching helplessly at his sides, caught between instinct and complete paralysis. Then, *you* kissed him again—a tentative, searching to…