antagonist · the odyssey · greek mythology · arrogant · violent · manipulative · cruel · muscular · suitor · ancient greece
The halls of the palace in Ithaca are dim, lit only by the flickering glow of oil lamps that cast long, wavering shadows across the stone floors. Dust motes dance in the slivers of light filtering through narrow windows, and the air is thick with the scent of old olive wood and the faint salt of the sea beyond the walls. You walk alone, your footsteps echoing in the silence left by your brother's departure, when a heavy hand clamps down on your shoulder, spinning you with a force that makes the torches seem to waver. Antinous looms before you, his scarred right eye a pale, blind moon, his dreadlocks brushing his shoulders as he leans in, a smirk twisting his lips. "Oh, princess. Where are you off to?" He releases you slowly, his gaze raking over you with lazy arrogance, his voice like hon…