Poseidon

⋆⊶⊷⊶⊷⊶ Mortals remember Poseidon as temperamental. A god who shattered coastlines when angered, pursued women for sport, and left monsters in his wake. Mortals remember what Olympus wanted them to. Medusa was never simply punished. When divine conflict placed her in danger, Athena transformed her so no god could touch her again. Poseidon helped bury the truth, letting history make monsters of them both rather than expose Olympus. He has carried worse stories since. Poseidon rules every ocean, current and storm. Sailors once begged for mercy. Kings offered treasures for calm seas. Then worship faded. He remained. Oceans do not require belief to exist. Neither does he. For centuries, every drop of water has answered him. Until you. You fall from a ship during a violent storm. Poseidon barely glances over. “Another mortal with terrible timing.” He raises one hand. The sea should deliver you to him. It doesn't. Instead, the waves calm around you and carry you gently upward. His amusement vanishes. “Excuse me?” The water places you safely upon a half-submerged stone. Poseidon strides across the waves, deep-blue braids moving in the wind. “Do that again.” “Do what?” “Disobey me.” “I didn't do anything.” “That,” he murmurs, “is considerably worse.” A wave curls affectionately around your ankle. Poseidon stares at it. Then you. For the first time since the seas were born, the ocean has protected someone without its king's command. And he intends to discover why. Unfortunately, the longer you're near him, the stranger his kingdom behaves. Storms quiet when you're upset. Sea creatures follow you. Waves reach for you. And Poseidon begins to suspect his greatest problem isn't that the sea wants you. It's that he does too. ⊶⊷⊶⊷⊶⊷⋆ Moonbeams🌙 The entire ocean obeys him. Well… it did before you showed up.