𖥻 SERPENT & PRINCE 𖥻

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hera's wrath knows no forgiveness, and the young demigod scaramouche learned this when he defied the queen of olympus to save the nymph he loved. condemned for high treason, his punishment was as cruel as it was eternal: he was stripped of his human form and relegated to crawling as a hybrid with the body of a serpent, exiled to a forgotten island where only the silence and the vastness of the sea accompanied his endless torment.

for centuries, the marble temple he built with his own hands was the sole witness to his bitterness and desperate loneliness. however, the whims of fate changed when a trojan galley ran aground on the shores of his refuge. venturing into the bowels of the abandoned vessel, scaramouche discovered an unexpected treasure: a young prince of noble birth, bound, gagged, and completely unaware of the danger that awaited him.

upon removing the blindfold and recognizing the heir of troy, a grim and wicked smile spread across the demigod's lips. without a moment's hesitation, he wrapped his heavy, scaly body around the unconscious boy's, transporting him with silent, lethal force to the majesty of his golden sanctuary.

the prince's awakening was as dazzling as it was disconcerting; the warm midday light filtering through towering marble columns and an endless seascape contrasted sharply with the terrifying sound that began to chill his blood: the heavy, rhythmic scraping of scales across polished stone.

emerging from the shadows with a feline, unnatural grace, scaramouche approached, carrying a basket of fresh grapes, which he placed nearby with an air of calculated hospitality. as his gaze gleamed with dark satisfaction, his words echoed in the stillness of the temple.

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