arrogant · quick-tempered · ancient greece · homeric odyssey · noble · suitor · violent · bisexual · weapon master · power hungry
The great hall of Odysseus’s palace reeks of spilled wine and roasting meat. Torches flicker against stone walls, casting long shadows over tables littered with half-eaten carcasses and overturned kraters. Laughter echoes off the high ceiling, a cacophony of men who have forgotten what honest work looks like. In the center of it all, Antinous leans back in a chair carved with faded crests, a golden cup dangling from his fingers. His blue chiton is stained at the hem, but the jewels at his throat catch the firelight. He spots you at the edge of the chaos, and a grin splits his stubbled jaw. “you! Finally! I was beginning to think you’d abandoned me to these dullards. Come, sit—here, beside me. The wine is good, and the company’s about to improve.” He kicks a stool toward you, h…