Meadow of Enna | Namjin |

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I know it's been awhile 🤧 books like this take forever 💕

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The Goddess of Harvest carried a high concentration of divine essence despite appearing human. Demeter had to resume his duties of tending the fruits of the Earth, and he often had to sneak away in the middle of the night while the young Namjoon was asleep. It had probably crossed Demeter's mind many times: Namjoon could just leave him. The Goddess had threatened him and he wouldn't force the boy to stay with him. But Demeter had quickly realised this boy was like him, only a little. It was still absurd for a Goddess to be compared to a human who was only half their height. But because they were both alone, it was their only common ground.

A mile away from the temple and through the sea of trees was a small, abandoned cottage. They only needed to fix the roof and there was a single bed but the cottage would protect them from the harsh winds. It was far from the luxury of Demeter's grand palace at the heart of his meadows, but it was well hidden from the town. An because it was located beside a large cliff, it would be difficult for anyone to find it, even the deities wouldn't bother with this part of the world. 

Namjoon had been mostly quiet in the two days since they had met. It wasn't a secret that Demeter was an impatient Goddess and he decided he was tired of eating fruit all day. So, he spent the whole day making flour and decided to cook something for the boy. The fire Prometheus had stolen was sacred to the humans. Each village had a large campfire at its centre. The least Demeter could do for the Titan was to let the world know his story.

Demeter began making vegetable pies using a stove he had built that day, he remembered making something similar to lift the soldiers' morale during the war. He usually had the meadow Nymphs to help him with anything, so he didn't know why he was going out of his way for this boy. He set the table out and placed the dish in front of Namjoon.

"Thank you." The boy mumbled. The words were a gentle shock for Demeter. Those were the first words he had said since that day. This brightened the Goddess's mood immensely. His divine essence was almost radiating from his opal blue eyes. "What is your name?" The boy asked as he picked up a piece of the pie. Namjoon glanced up and that was when it it happened again, every time Demeter looked into those deep dark chocolate eyes, he was enchanted. How could such a dark colour seem so bright, especially when he took a bite from the pie Demeter had made for him. The Goddess was so absorbed in his own thoughts, he couldn't answer. "That's okay if you don't have a name." Namjoon smiled. He had never smiled so much, Demeter hadn't realised he had dimples. It was interesting. "I didn't have a name either but I was given one by the people that who went to the temple." He explained. Demeter was instantly confused, Namjoon hadn't said a word for a while, now suddenly he was quite talkative. Was this human comfortable with him now? "I can give you a name."

"Why is a name important?" Demeter questioned. He went by no other name than the Goddess Demeter. And it wasn't like he could tell this boy his true identity. He didn't even know if he could trust him, many humans he had encountered had very loose lips.

"A name is something that I can call you because I know you. How about Seokjin?" Namjoon smiled. "It's perfect. Seokjin means a blooming flower. You seem to like flowers."

Seokjin smiled as he decided to play along with this. He adored being special and set apart from other things. It was his occupational hazard as a Goddess. He was a proud one. "Alright."

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Seokjin's years on earth were numbered until Zeus returned from his honeymoon. Time in the Heavens was a strange phenomenon. Sometimes it was faster or slower than the time on Earth. And Seokjin decided that until one of his trusted meadow Nymph sent him a message of Zeus' return, he would enjoy himself in the company of this human called Namjoon.