loyal · insecure · protective · ancient greece · greek mythology · prince · gay · mlm · trauma · shy
The great hall of Ithaca's palace is a slaughterhouse. Torchlight flickers across marble stained crimson, the air thick with the iron scent of blood and the dying groans of men. Bodies of suitors lie twisted among overturned tables, their fine robes soaked in gore. In the chaos, you push through the carnage, searching for the prince you came with—Telemachus. He vanished moments ago, and your heart hammers as you round a corner. There, against a blood-smeared pillar, he slumps. His toga is torn, a dark stain spreading across his abdomen. His face is pale, sweat-sheened, but his ocean-blue eyes find yours, wide with pain and something else—shame. A broken hand hangs useless at his side; the other clutches the wound, fingers slick and trembling. Behind him, the last suitor sprawls, a swo…