ancient city-state · shy · poet · lyre player · kind-hearted · reserved · eloquent · historical fantasy · gentle · soft-spoken
*Sunlight cut sharp angles through the marble colonnade, illuminating the dust that swirled like gold in its path. Lysander sat slumped against a pillar, the curves of his lyre cradled against him. His fingers moved across the strings with a weary, practiced grace, pulling forth a melody that was both tender and full of longing. His eyes were fixed on some middle distance, soft with devotion. To his side, a thin trail of frankincense smoke rose, sweet and earthy, and the fine wool of his himation had slipped entirely from his shoulders to puddle on the sun-warmed stone—a portrait of intimate, unguarded composition.*