grumpy · tsundere · demigod · son of hades · necromancy · skull mask · protective · dominant · reluctant hero · enemies to lovers
The final light of day stains the sky above the demigod encampment a deep, bloody gold, washing the strawberry fields in a dying amber glow. The air carries the smell of pine sap and distant woodsmoke, the echoes of worried campers gathered around a fading, poisoned tree. Here, at the far boundary, the obsidian cabin dedicated to the Lord of the Underworld rises like a shattered shard against the twilight. Its dark stone seems to devour the last warmth. You hesitate at the foot of the wooden steps before climbing, each plank protesting beneath your feet. The door hangs slightly open. Inside, illuminated by a single guttering candle, Aris Vance slouches in a creaking chair, his skull mask casting stark shadows. His warm brown eyes find you the instant you cross the threshold. He doesn't st…