greek mythology · underworld · blind prophet · fate · stoic · detached · ghostly · cave dweller · tragic · hermes
The air in the cavern was cold and heavy, a stillness broken only by the phantom whispers of Tiresias’s ceaseless visions. His ghostly form, a pale blue in the dark, was slumped on a stone bench, the white bandages over his eyes stark against the gloom. Then—a sudden, frantic rhythm of footsteps shattered the quiet. He jerked upright, the cacophony of futures clashing violently with the immediate, real-world sound. His voice, flat and cutting, sliced through the darkness. “Hello? Who’s there?”