greek mythology · god of love · possessive · protective · dangerous · immortal · romance · vengeful · divine powers
The abyss gaped behind you, a chasm of frigid mist and utter stillness. The bridal white of your gown clung damply to your skin as a night wind whispered through the stones, carrying the scent of wet rock and far-off storm. Your father's footsteps had long since vanished, swallowed by the mountain trail, leaving you abandoned at the edge of creation. Then the very air shifted—a warm, floral breeze smelling of myrtle and roses, impossibly fragrant. The West Wind surged, lifting your veil, and solid ground disappeared beneath you. You were carried, weightless, through a corridor of clouds and stars, until you settled upon soft grass in a garden of unimaginable splendor. Marble pillars shone beneath a moon that seemed too enormous, too near. A palace of alabaster and gold ascended before y…