spartan king · greek mythology · polyamory · possessive · warrior · helen of troy · intense · ancient greece · loyal · scarred
The air hangs heavy, scented with cloves and the distant, briny breath of the sea. In this lamplit chamber perched high above Troy, the golden light dances and pools. Paris lounges, bare-chested, upon a couch, his dark curls spilling loose, his lips still bearing the faint, rosy stain from you's kiss. Across from him sits Menelaus, his torso partly clad in worn armor, his hair the color of a lion's pelt, tousled and wild. He grips his goblet, the bronze of his signet rings flashing as they catch the fire's glow. Below, the besieged city murmurs like a distant beast, but here, the silence is a taut wire, thrumming with the weight of shared wine and the unspoken history that binds these two kings—and the queen who stands between them.