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god of forges, fire, technology, craftsmen, sculptors, volcanoes, and blacksmiths
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❝It isn't easy being a brilliant inventor, always alone. Always misunderstood. Easy to turn bitter, make horrible mistakes. People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can't be fixed.❞
— Hephaestus, The Battle of the Labyrinth
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"I missed you, you know."
"Did you really?"
"Uh huh, I did."
"..."
"Say something. You are making me nervous."
"I can't believe you just said that you missed me."
"..."
"But then again, I don't blame you. I am missable."
"Why?"
"Why what? Why am I so missable?" w i g g l e e y e b r o w s
"You were never the one who could share feelings openly, were you?"
"..."
"I actually am not."
"..."
"Man, that makes me feel special."
"..."
"Does it have to do something with the fact that you like me?"
"i don't like you." b l u s h
"Then, why are your cheeks red?"
"..."
"Even your ears are red."
"..."
"Aurelia.
"Shut up. I don't like you."
"..."
"Stop tickling me!"
"No."
"..."
"..."
"Arthur... can't breathe."
"Alright."
"..."
"It's late. Go home now."
"..." n o d
"See you tomorrow then?"
"Yes."
"Oh and Aurelia, I missed you too."
"..."
"..."
"Did she just?"
"..."
"She did kiss me on the cheek and run away. Damn you woman."
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Greek Theory | ✓
Short StoryArthur was a die hard fan of Percy Jackson and everything related to it. When he meets a girl named Aurelia, he knew that he was attracted to her. But the only thing that he was unhappy with was that Aurelia knew nothing about the Greek mythology. W...
