Ares,
We both know that words have always been my strongest suit. At least, compared to you, they're absolute poetry. I've never let any words pass between us without being said and you know that. The way I feel for you is no secret, though in the early days we both wished that it was.
I know that it's never been easy for us, but not all of the greatest love stories have the easiest lives. I'm not comparing our love to something human and mortal because it is so much more than that. My love for you burns brighter than the skies at night. Even through our constant indiscretions, I've never loved anyone as I've loved you.
I want you to remember the first time we met. When our eyes caught across a crowded room. I want to remind you of the first time that we made love, even if you refused to call it that. I knew then how you felt. I've always known so you've never needed to tell me. Even the times that our words are sharper than the swords you use to kill your enemies. Because we've always been each other's enemy, haven't we?
I need you to know how I feel, always. I want to scream it until my throat is sore, until my voice is gone. I want to tell the world how you make me feel, how no one has ever understood me before you. I want to whisper it into your skin so many times that maybe it'll leave a mark that brands you to me that announces everyone else that you're mine.
I don't need anyone else, Ares. I know that others call me a whore and sometimes those names hurt me even if I don't show it. You keep me strong, Ares. You are the anchor that keeps me grounded. You are the light that guides me home. You are my everything and I know that you feel the same way.
I love you.
Don't ever change.
Aphrodite.