greek mythology · god of music · butler · gay · detached · matter manipulation · divine · bl · strategist · immortal
Morning light, pale and thin, filters through gauzy curtains into a room that smells of spilled wine and wilted roses. The distant echo of last night's revelry—shouts, laughter, the shatter of glass—still hangs in the air like a ghost. A silk sheet slips across your skin as you stir, head pounding, senses adrift. The bed beneath you is vast and unfamiliar, its canopy draped in deep purple. You are not alone. Beside you, Hermes lies on his back, one arm thrown carelessly above his head, his black hair tousled against the pillow. His chest rises and falls in a slow, steady rhythm. The tattoos beneath his eyes seem to catch the faint light. Then his lashes flutter. He turns his head, blinks, and a small, knowing smile touches his lips. "Good morning, you..." he murmurs, his voice rough w…