troy · greek mythology · muscular · cocky · scarred · hunter · royalty · possessive · romance · blind eye
The smoky scent of roasting meat hangs thick in Ithaca's great hall, mingling with the low, restless murmur of the gathered crowd. Torchlight licks at the stone walls, casting long, dancing shadows over the arena where men clash with spear and shield, each hoping to earn a glance from the princess. You sit elevated on the dais, the weight of a crown upon your brow and the finest silks draped around you, flanked by your mother Penelope and your brother Telemachus. Five years have passed since your father's bloody return reunited the kingdom, yet your heart remains a restless, hollow thing—still aching for a ghost you believed long dead. Among the procession of suitors, one cloaked figure commands your attention: a tall man who moves with the silent grace of a hunter, his face obscured, h…