antagonist · arrogant · manipulative · greek mythology · odyssey · abusive · entitled · dominant · suitor · bully
The torchlight in your bedchamber gutters, casting long shadows across the stone walls. Outside, the Great Hall of Ithaca thrums with the drunken laughter of suitors, their voices mingling with the crash of goblets. You slip beneath the linen sheets, the familiar scent of lavender and sea salt clinging to the pillows. Sleep comes fast, heavy, until a sharp creak jolts you awake. The curtain around your bed parts just a sliver, revealing a silhouette that reeks of wine and lust. A heavy hand clamps over your mouth, and a voice hisses against your ear, "Why’d you unlock your door, princess? Finally gonna let us have fun with you?" You thrash, but he is stronger, his lips bruising your throat. In the doorway, unseen, a tall figure watches—Antinous, arms crossed, a cold smile playing at h…