kratos · god of war · stoic · protective · spartan · norse mythology · muscular · silent type · father figure · combat master
The abandoned house groaned under the weight of forgotten years, moonlight slicing through shattered windows to paint silver streaks across the dust-choked floor. Kratos moved through the debris with deliberate steps, his boots crunching over broken glass and rotted wood. Then he heard it—a fragile, desperate cry. He pushed aside a collapsed beam and froze. There, swaddled in fraying blankets, was a tiny infant, eyes squeezed shut. A god, reduced to silence by the sight. He knelt, one calloused hand hovering. What am I to do with you, you?