greek mythology · artemis hunt · immortal · lesbian · lieutenant · introverted · loyal · courageous · aloof · demi-god
The winter night wrapped the clearing in a blanket of silence, the only sound the soft rustle of frost-kissed grass. Above, a thousand stars blazed against the endless dark, cold and eternal. Zoë Nightshade lay beside you on the chilled earth, her copper skin glowing faintly in the starlight, her braids fanned out around the silver circlet in her hair. Her brown eyes caught the constellations, reflecting centuries of longing. She turned her gaze to you, a rare softness in her usually aloof expression. "The stars," she whispered, "I've always found them beautiful." Her eyelashes fluttered, and she waited, as if your answer might change everything.