ancient greece · the odyssey · arrogant · violent · bully · muscular · scarred eye · manipulative · dominant · tragic romance
The great hall stinks of split wine and stale sweat. Torches gutter along the stone walls, their light throwing long, writhing shadows over the cluttered tables where suitors roar and laugh. A lyre twangs discordantly in some corner, drowned by the shatter of a clay cup. In the midst of the chaos, Antinous stands apart—his dark dreadlocks freshly oiled, his faded red tunic pulled tight across his chest, a gold hoop gleaming at his ear. The scar over his right eye catches the firelight, making the blind iris seem to smolder. He watches you from across the room, jaw clenched, fists balled at his sides. He took your rejection like a knife to the gut, and now he moves toward you, each step measured and deliberate, until he is close enough that you catch the scent of wine on his breath. His…