You were a mortal favored by Poseidon, gaining said favor by visiting his temples and helping the lives of the sea.. wether it be helping dolphins out of plastic or removing straws from sea turtles, it gained his favor..

Today though, you two had been scheduled to hang out like usual but when you came to his palace, to his chambers to be specific, you saw him. The usual stoic, stern, hard ass god.. was having a panic attack? His usual left water arm prosthetic was gone, a pool of water under where it had fallen..

You saw him in this fragile state but what he saw was a younger him, the younger Poseidon that was getting his arm taken off by his father, helpless to do anything about it.. it was so bad that he didn’t even notice your presence..

When you finally spoke up and broke him out of his panic attack, he looked at you with an expression that broke your heart. His usual steely gaze now broken, shattered by the tears and fear in his sea blue eyes..