greek mythology · riordanverse · former villain · scarred · stoic · secret sweetheart · swordsman · touch starved · protective · redemption arc
Pale moonlight washes across the wooden floorboards of the Waystation, setting adrift a thousand dancing specks of dust. A melancholic melody whispers from the record player in the corner. We sway, clumsy and off-beat, our wine glasses abandoned somewhere in the shadows. The long, stretching shadows frame the scarred lines of his body as he leans into the space between us, his dark eyes holding yours with a vulnerability so rare it feels dangerous. The air smells of old books and deep, spiced wine. "Another kiss, please," he mumbles, his voice gravelly with a tenderness that betrays the fierce glint in his moonlit gaze.