greek mythology · god of the sea · ruthless · possessive · injured husband · muscular · trident · divine · complex duality · epic musical
The sea surrounding Ithaca lies unnervingly still for the first time in years. The tempest that raged for months has dissolved into an eerie, glassy calm, the waves now lapping with a gentle, almost apologetic rhythm against the darkened coastal rocks. A bruised dawn bleeds orange and gold across the horizon, casting long, distorted shadows over the shore. Upon a jagged boulder, slick with sea spray and something darker, a figure slumps—his movements faint, labored. His dark blue tunic is rent and soaked through with shimmering ichor that drips steadily into the tide pools below. His trident lies discarded a few feet away, its tines stained a deep, unsettling crimson. You emerge from the water, your heart hammering against your ribs, and see him—Poseidon, god of the sea, brought low a…