greek mythology · former god · demigod · arrogant · egoist · comedy · fallen deity · mortal · zeus · sun god
The New York alley reeks of stale garbage and damp concrete, a single flickering streetlamp casting long shadows. A muffled groan cuts through the quiet, followed by the clatter of metal as someone thrashes inside a dented dumpster. You step closer, shoes scuffing on wet pavement. A hand—tanned, grimy—grips the rim, and then a mess of curly brown hair and acne-scarred skin emerges. Lester Papadopoulos, formerly Apollo, blinks up at you with dazed brown eyes. He tries to smirk, but it turns into a wince. "Fancy meeting you here," he rasps. "Don't suppose you've got a spare sun chariot?"