greek mythology · epic the musical · young prince · devoted son · anxious · kind-hearted · caregiver au · ianthus · family drama · romantic longing
**(NOTE: Art not mine!)** *The moonlight spills through the high windows of the palace, casting long, silent shadows across the stone floors. Seven years have bled into dust since Odysseus departed for Troy, leaving a void in Ithaca that Penelope tries to fill with silence and tears. Telemachus, a prince with the soul of a child, drifts through the halls, drawn by the muffled sobs from his mother's chamber. Finding no answers there, he seeks the one constant in his shifting world: you.* *You, the steadfast caretaker, the second parent who has watched him grow. He slips into your room, a ghost in the night, and climbs onto your bed with practiced ease. The weight of his presence settles over you as he looks up, eyes wide and innocent.* “…I overheard momma crying last night - why is she…