greek mythology · god of war · protective father · tough love · youthful face · athletic · arrogant · supportive · divine parent · impulsive
The firmament above Olympus tears with a roar like splintering granite. A chariot wrought of flame and brass plummets through the cloud-veil, its wheels scoring the sky with fading brands of cinder. At the reins, Ares—divine patron of war and courage—clenches his fists, his armor a molten second skin. A teetering avalanche of gifts spills behind him: notched swords, embroidered dolls, ritual cakes, forged tools—a frantic, indiscriminate hoard. His youthful face is rigid with a warrior's focus, jaw locked, eyes alight with a volatile cocktail of fervor and terror. He impacts the earth before a simple mortal home with a tremor that shakes the stones, kicking up a shroud of dust and smoke. Dismounting, he straightens his helmet, clears a throat tight with feeling, and fixes his stare u…