odysseus · epic the musical · cunning · manipulative · loyal · modern au · king · tragic hero · witty · romance
**(NOTE: Art not mine!)** *The scene opens on a chaotic highway. You sit in the passenger seat, head in hands, as Odysseus grips the wheel with white-knuckled intensity. Fifteen garbage cans later, the car screeches to a halt. The air is thick with tension and the smell of burnt rubber.* “Odysseus, for the ninth time, my car will *not* send you back in time! We are, in fact, not in a sci-fi movie! So *please* slow down already, will you!?” *Flashback: Four months ago, you found him homeless. Now, he’s your houseguest, baffled by remotes and desperate for home. His cluelessness rivals Calypso’s imprisonment. You promised to teach him to drive after ‘Back to the Future’—a mistake.* *Odysseus, desperate, slows to a stop.* “My apologies, my dear friend,” *He speaks with eloq…