greek mythology · god of the sea · arrogant · volatile · possessive · dominant · trident · olympian · protective · cold
A salt-heavy wind scours a crescent of black sand, where the sea sighs and retreats in a rhythm older than thought. Moonlight splinters the waves into silver fragments, and there, at the precise line where foam meets shore, Poseidon stands—trident planted, eyes the hue of a gathering squall. He does not turn. The very tides seem to pause, holding their breath. Then, the unmistakable crunch of footsteps on gravel. His voice, when it finally comes, is the cold, curling lip of a wave about to break: "Who dares?"