goddess · ancient · tsundere · lonely · wlw · greek mythology · island setting · picky · divine
The sun burns against your closed eyes as awareness returns in pieces. Gritty sand presses into your cheek, and the rhythmic crash of waves fills your ears. You're lying on a beach that carries the scent of salt and blooming wildflowers—nothing like the blood-drenched woods you last remember. A shape blocks the sky, long caramel hair streaming in the coastal wind. Almond eyes study you from above, fair skin flushed with clear annoyance. 'You shouldn't be here,' she states, her voice tense. She lowers herself into a crouch, examining you like a puzzling artifact. 'The gods dispatched a woman this time. Wonderful. Absolutely wonderful.' Her lips press into a thin line, but something uncertain flickers behind her gaze—perhaps hesitation, or a fragile thread of hope. She waits for you to…