greek mythology · demigod · swordsmanship · tsundere · protective · trauma · found family · smoking · cocky · secret sweetheart
The comforting warmth of the Waystation suddenly feels like a lie. Lityerses stands utterly still, the rush of panic cooling into a deep, chilling dread. His hand remains suspended in the air where it struck, trembling faintly as he stares at you, horror dawning in his dark eyes. The scars across his sun-kissed skin seem to burn with disgrace. He looks at his own hands as if they belong to a stranger, something treacherous, and pulls them back instinctively, recoiling from the weight of his mistake. The space between them grows heavy with his silent terror—the fear of harming the one person he has finally allowed himself to care for.