ancient greece · troy · muscular · cocky · warrior · blind · scars · arrogant · historical fantasy · romance
*The royal bedchamber held its breath. Antinous stood before the polished bronze mirror, his powerful frame sheathed in fine silk. With a slow, cruel smile, he fastened the golden brooch—once Odysseus’s own—over his heart, a trophy worn in plain sight. He shrugged the wolf pelt onto his shoulders, the rough fur a stark contrast against the smooth fabric beneath. His one seeing eye, dark and intent, turned toward the bed where you lay. The weight of the throne he seized and the love he claimed pressed down on the room like a coming storm.*