Does anyone know any good Ares x Athena books/fanfic, cuz i just finished reading Dance of the Vultures and I NEED more of athenares. So if anyone nows any good ares x athena stories pls do tell me, it would be greatly appreciated!
Summary: Athena would never forgive Ares for Troy. Not only for his lack of word, but for the reasons why he betrayed his promise.
A brief history of Ares x Athena.
With the Spanish version below.
Fury sometimes consumed her, made her heart burn and her fists clench until her knuckles turned white. Rarely did the owl-eyed one look like a fierce predator, with an ache in her heart.
Even in the coldness of her chambers, in the great room filled with knowledge, she could relive the moment that led Diomedes to thrust the spear into the flesh of Ares. The foribund god shouted curses for days and nights at his person, forgetting that he had betrayed his own words for a goddess who unhesitatingly forced her own gift to please the accursed Trojan prince.
Even after all those centuries, even after all the events that came after Troy and the travels of Odysseus, even after both gods could touch each other with mutual gentleness... Athena would never forgive that.
The reason that always caused that evil to return was when the goddess of love showed her vulnerability to the god of war. The one with gray eyes knew that she did not have soft and sweet hands to appeal without words, she knew that she was not as beautiful as the one with golden strands and enchanting eyes, she knew that her voice was not to seduce nor to make the hearts of men succumb to their own desires and pleasures.
She watched as the god of war leaned down and kissed her lips briefly, pulling away from the goddess and leaving her with a small, almost defeated, sympathetic smile. Had something happened between those two, had some lover finally made a dent between them; if that was so, something in Athena wished that Aphrodite would tuck in fury the one who had stolen the heart of the destroyer of men.
A hand on her shoulder made her startle, rising from her bed to attack the insensate. Great was her surprise when Ares was sitting on the other side where she slept.
- May I join you? - the whispered question took Athena by surprise, it was as if Ares believed that he had proposed something so forbidden that the mere mention of it could cause the wrath of Zeus. The goddess thought for a few seconds, until she allowed the god to invade her bed.
Neither spoke for quite a while, sometimes glancing at each other from time to time. It was Athena, with some hesitation, who put her hand on the naked torso of the red-haired man, who only took her hand gently and placed it where his heart was beating strongly.
- You can say it - said Athena, killing the silence between them.
- You don't quite trust my words, so I'd rather show it - answered Ares, his calm voice creating a sense of strangeness and tranquility. The goddess came closer, putting her head on the god's shoulder while she reached out her hand to caress his hair; for his part, Ares took the brown strands between his fingers, playing with them without saying anything else.
- Why do you always want things you can't devour? - Ares could only laugh, placing a soft kiss on the cheek of the goddess.
- Why do you want meat you can't eat? - Athena touched Ares' cheek, bringing her face close to kiss his lips - allow me to satiate hungers that want to sully you, allow me to feed on what you do not desire and you will have the most loyal part of me coming back to you. The one that wants the battles and the soft gestures, the one that would be willing to pretend to hate you under the Helios and embrace you in the Selene.
Athena thought for a few moments, staring at him, seeing how his words and voice, all of him, seemed as sure as a man ready to die in the epitome of war - Humans, nymphs, any creature but Aphrodite. She may desire whom she will, she may play any trick and spell; but, I don't want your consent to it, I don't want you to have agreed to go to her bed. I will forgive the actions if she played you dirty, if under trickery, threats or coercion she led you there; otherwise, if with little effort it took to lead you to taste her flesh, I will ensure that in every battle a new spear will pierce your body.
- I accept, let it be so then
Athena and Ares sealed the pact, clashing and tasting each other's lips, the only way to enjoy each other's flesh.
Spanish version:
La furia a veces la volvía consumir, hacía arder su corazón y apretar sus puños hasta los nudillos se tornaran blancos. Pocas veces la de ojos de mochuelo miraba como un feroz depredador, con un dolor en el corazón.
Incluso en la frialdad de sus aposentos, en la gran habitación llena de conocimiento, podía revivir el momento que guío a Diomedes a ensartar la lanza en la carne de Ares. El dios foribundo grito maldiciones durante días y noches hacía su persona, olvidando que él había traícionado sus propias palabras por una diosa que sin reparo obligo a su propio regalo a complacer al maldito principe troyano.
Aún despues de todos esos siglos, de todos los sucesos que llegaron luego de Troya y los viajes de Odiseo, aún despues de que ambos dioses pudieran tocarse con gentileza mutúa... Atenea nunca perdonaría aquello.
La razón que siempre provocaba que regresara aquel mal, era cuando la diosa del amor mostraba su vulnerabilidad al dios de la guerra. La de ojos grises sabía que ella no tenía las manos suaves y dulces para apelar sin palabras, sabía que no era tan bella como aquella de hebras doradas y ojos encantadores, sabía que su voz no era para seducir ni hacer sucumbir el corazón de los hombres con sus anhelos y placeres.
Ella observo como el dios de la guerra se inclino y beso sus labios con brevedad, alejandose de la diosa y dejandola con una pequeña sonrisa comprensiva, casi de derrota. ¿Había pasado algo entre esos dos?, ¿algún amante que por fin haya hecho mella entre ambos?, si aquello era así, algo en Atenea deseaba que Afrodita remetiera con furia a la que había robado el corazón del destructor de hombres.
Una mano en su hombro la hizo sobresaltarse, erguiendose de su lecho para atacar al insesato. Grande fue su sorpresa cuando Ares estaba sentado del otro lado donde dormía.
— ¿Puedo acompañarte? — la pregunta susurrada tomo de imprevisto a Atenea, era como si Ares creyera que había propuesto algo tan prohibido que la sola mención podría causar la ira de Zeus. La diosa lo penso unos cuantos segundos, hasta que permitio al dios invadir su lecho.
Ninguno hablo durante un buen rato, a veces se miraban de vez en cuando. Fue Atenea, con algo de duda, que puso su mano en el torso desnudo del pelirrojo, quien solo tomo la mano con suavidad y la puso donde su corazón latía con fuerza.
— Puedes decirlo — dijo Atenea, matando el silencio entre ellos.
— No confías del todo en mis palabras, asi que prefiero mostrarlo — respondio Ares, su voz calmada crea una sensación de extrañeza y tranquilidad. La diosa se acerco más, poniendo su cabeza en el hombro del dios mientras estiraba su mano para acariciar el cabello de este; por su parte, Ares tomo entre sus dedos las hebras castañas, jugando con estas sin decir nada más.
— ¿Por que siempre quieres cosas que no puedes devorar? — Ares solo pudo reír, depositando un suave beso en la mejilla de la diosa.
— ¿Por que deseas una carne que no puedes comer? — Atenea toco la mejilla de Ares, acercando su rostro para besar sus labios — permiteme saciar hambres que quieren mancillarte, permiteme alimentarme de aquello que no deseas y tendrás la parte más leal de mi volviendo hacía a ti. Aquella que quiere las batallas y los suaves gestos, aquella que estaría dispuesta a fingir odiarte bajo el Helios y abrazarte en la Selene.
Atenea pensó por unos momentos, mirandolo fijamente, viendo como sus palabras y voz, todo de él, parecía tan seguro como un hombre dispuesto a morir en el epitome de la guerra — Humanas, ninfas, cualquier criatura menos Afrodita. Ella podra desear a quien quiera, podra jugar cualquier treta y embrujo; pero, no quiero tu consentimiento en ello, no quiero que hayas aceptado ir a su lecho. Perdonare las acciones si te jugo sucio, si bajo engaños, amenazas o coerción te llevo hasta allí; de lo contrario, si con poco ocupo para llevarte a saborear su carne, me encargare de que en cada batalla una nueva lanza atraviese tu cuerpo.
— Acepto, que se así entonces
Atenea y Ares sellaron el pacto, chocando y saboreando los labios del otro, la única forma de disfrutar la carne del otro.
There really this one author that convert me into a athenares shipper. The stories are so good that I find myself shipping it so hard. I really went from "what the fuck is this" to "fuck, I want to read more of this"
If you wanna checkout his/her story here it is: https://m.fanfiction.net/u/3908363/athenares?cid=1366&s=0&a=s
As promised, I'm continuing the Greek mythology drawing series with Ares and Athena, and also I took the chance to do an anatomy study and create my version of Apollo as well ☺️
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[Image Description: On a black background with gray olive branches spraypainted onto it, white and gold text says the following: “A Test of Wills - Ares/Athena”.
Below a gold dividing line, white text provides the following excerpt:
Ares deftly knocked his opponent’s pawn over, a smirk on his handsome features.
“I guess you weren’t as prepared as you believed yourself to be,” he said, reclining on his chaise lounge and smirking.
Athena tilted her head to the side and considered Ares’ move before giving him a slow nod. “That is a fair assessment. Point to you, then.” Standing from her lounge, she grasped the pauldrons of her armor and slowly undid the clasps.
Normally, he found her snobbish wisdom off-putting, but perhaps it was the ambrosia or the intimacy of her chambers, but he felt more relaxed...
At the bottom of the graphic is a black banner, displaying the zine’s title (“Bloodlust - an 18+ Ares fanzine”), its social media accounts (@AresZine on Twitter and @ares-zine on Tumblr) and the zine’s Bigcartel link (spoilsofwar.bigcartel.com). /end ID]
Dioses de Guerra - La union de Estigia (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/949834307-dioses-de-guerra-la-union-de-estigia?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=Nyx_Goddess_Dream&wp_originator=hVADWZ5fMN3CphuqEl4S0x4L96QutZsOAU4XLuX7gBYfgtbuDkGwKAiXeF73icBIzrweXfVccClVlr724bobrtzwUqqS1reovX%2FJ1Q0eytKqe0%2BV6%2BZnPY40vJ5QmJSS Dos dioses contrarios pero al mismo tiempo siendo iguales, dos caras de una misma sola moneda.
Bueno, por fin me atrevo a compartir esta historia que estoy haciendo. Aun me siento insegura de compartir esto en Tumblr. (tuve que poner una imagen para que me dejara publicar).
Tambien estoy pensando hacer una de Saint Seiya pero eso seria para mi otra cuenta que es para fanfics.
