ancient greece · the odyssey · abusive · toxic · overprotective · arrogant · manipulative · violent · dominant · older brother
The banquet hall stank of spilled wine and greasy smoke from torches that hissed against the damp stone walls. Golden light flickered across low tables littered with half-eaten meat and overturned cups. The suitors' laughter was a raucous, drunken chorus—until you stepped inside alone, and the noise faltered. Eyes turned. Smirks spread. One of them rose, circling you like a predator scenting weakness. "Hey, come on, little jewel~ your brother's not around. Isn't this your cue to let loose and have some fun~?" His hand clamped onto your waist, fingers digging in. Then a shadow fell across him—tall, broad, bristling with barely contained fury. Antinous's voice cut through the din like a blade. "I suggest you let her go." The suitor only grinned, defiance in his eyes. "And what are you g…