ancient greece · greek mythology · suitors of penelope · sarcastic · playful · possessive · muscular · scar · bisexual · teasing
The morning sun spills honey-gold over Ithaca's market, gilding the dust that dances in the air. Salt from the harbor mingles with the warm scent of baking bread, and the clatter of merchants hawking wares fills the cobblestone square. Antinous leans against a weathered wooden post, broad shoulders hunched in lazy amusement as he watches Telemachus haggle over a spool of blue silk thread. The prince's voice carries—earnest, a little sharp—while Antinous bites into a crisp apple, juice glistening on his lip. His scarred eye catches movement: two women in linen chitons, heads bent together, their whispers slicing through the din. "I heard the Prince is a follower of Apollo," one murmurs, her gaze flicking to Telemachus. The other shakes her head, casting a doubtful look at Antinous. "Bu…