Eros' Psyche chapter 1

Greek mythology, legends and stories about gods like Zeus or Poseidon, and goddesses as of Athena or Aphrodite, heroes and warriors like Achilles, monsters, other non-human beings, and so on.

These are all things my family believes in, and when I was younger, I did too.

The first book I ever read was "Eros and Psyche", a Greek romance story about Eros A.K.A. Cupid and Psyche the most beautiful mortal with looks that could rival that of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty herself. But I stopped believing a long time ago.

*RING* *RING* the phone on my table starts ringing

"Oh it's aunt Marilyn" I pick up and a soft and worried voice starts speaking from the other end.

"Hello? Cosmo? Are you still working?" says aunt Marilyn.

I reply to ease her worries "Don't worry auntie, I no longer have any work to do and I am waiting for the time to turn 6:00, so I can clock out. Is there a problem?"

"Nothing my dear, I just wanted to check up on you... and if you don't mind come pay your aunt a visit every once in a while, ok? But only when your not busy" she says in a caring tone.

"Of course auntie. I have to get off the phone now, alright? I'll make sure to pay you a visit during the weekend, I'll even bring gifts. So, goodbye now. Thank you for checking up on me".

"Alright then, goodbye dear. And keep safe always, alright?"

"Alright, goodbye now"

"Goodbye Cosmo"

That was my aunt Marilyn, she's always worried about me since she was the one who raised me ever since my father passed away of an illness when I was 7 and my mother died giving birth to me.

But that's all in the past now, that doesn't matter anymore.

Anyway, My name is Cosmo. I am a 23-year-old, male, office worker, and I like to read as a hobby. And right now my biggest problems are that I'm broke, I live in a shabby apartment with poor hygiene... and I'm single. I know that last one doesn't sound like much of a problem but for me, it's really hard and that's because I like men. Yeah, not so easy now, is it?

*sigh*

Well that one doesn't really matter much because i don't necessarily want to, I mean I've dated in the past and my partners all ended up being a bunch of jerks..... but you know, it does get kind of lonely sometimes. But that wont stop me from focusing on what's really important in life!

I get a glance of the time. "It's almost 6:00"

I wait in suspense, excited to get out of the company I sit anxiously. "C'mon" I say under my breath *tick* *tick* *tick*. Impatiently waiting... and waiting… And waiting... and~*RING* the clock strikes six.

I rush out the door after clocking out and notifying my co-workers that I'm leaving.

I call for a cab to the book store for this is the last day that the new volume of the current book that he is reading is on sale.​​​

"Taxi! To XX bookstore please"

I arrive at the bookstore, I then look for the book and luckily, there is one left.

Ecstatic "Yes!"

I hastily grab the book to pay for it and leave the store to go home.

I arrive back home and heavily sigh

"So lucky! I got the last copy! Now lets change out of this stuffy uniform and freshen up so I can read in bed" Cosmo says in a satisfied tone

​He grabs the book he bought, and starts reading

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​​He's halfway through the book and decides to call it a night. He puts his book down, he turns off the light, then he goes to sleep.

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The next day when he wakes up  to the bright sunlight in a room different to what he usually sees.

"Where am I" he questioned as he raised his arm

"Huh? This is..." he's frozen in shock from what he sees, he raises his other arm.

"Baby arms?! What is this? Why am I a child?" The door of the room he was in swing open, he then hears a woman speaking "Your majesty, it's time to wake up".

To Cosmo's surprise, he was in a completely different world.

"What?!"

To be continued~♡

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