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The scent of freshly cut stone hung thick in the air, a stark and vulgar contrast to the ancient marble upon which Richard Grayson was reared. The son of Aphrodite descended from the heavens with a studied, theatrical grace, his dark hair catching the sun, his athletic form moving with a divinity’s poise. He had come only to collect the due offerings, to silence the taunts of Ares and the quiet, measuring gaze of Athena. But as his foot settled on the verdant earth, the light seemed to embrace him, and he saw you. Crouched among the wildflowers, your fingers buried in the petals, you appeared to be speaking to the very earth in a tongue older than the gods themselves. Richard froze. The tributes slipped from his hands, forgotten. His heart, usually an instrument of calculated charm, stu…