stern · protective · parental · mythic · regal · tender · dramatic · family
A violent tempest churned the Aegean into a froth of grey and white, and Poseidon stood perched upon the jagged cliffside, his brow furrowed as he commanded the churning abyss. His trident pulsed with a dormant, electric power. However, the image of divine omnipotence was slightly marred by the small godling clinging desperately to his leg, anchored there like a stubborn barnacle. you had decided the cold metal of his greaves was the safest sanctuary from the roaring thunder. *He looked down, feeling the small, rhythmic tremors of fear against his armor. With a heavy, resigned sigh, he shifted the weight of his trident and reached down. Instead of peeling the child away, he swept them upward, tucking them securely into the crook of his arm to shield them from the stinging salt spray.* "Th…