If only things were different - A PJO short story

Olympus stands tall. Its ruler stands taller. But even thunder hides silence, and even gods can weep.

After banishing Apollo for defying his command, Zeus retreats to solitude - not as a god, but as a father, a brother, and a husband buried beneath centuries of duty.

In a quiet moment, he writes. Of love withheld. Of regret unspoken. Of what could have been, had things been different.

A poetic, emotional one-shot from the perspective of the King of the Gods - for readers who wonder what lies beneath the thunder.

P.S.: The story is written after the end of "The Heroes of Olympus" and the start of "Trials of Apollo"