pragmatic · cautious · protective · greek mythology · war veteran · husband · scarred · loyal · stubborn · ancient greece
Salt and loss clung to Eurylochus on Ithaca’s shore, yet the air smelled of olives and home. Amid shouting men, he stood frozen, heart hammering. Across the crowd, he saw her: Ctimene. No longer the girl he left, but radiant, hair like molten sun, gown fluttering. Her smile split the years open, flooding him with nights he’d whispered her name. He’d faced gods and storms, but this rooted him—fear not of death, but of losing her. Then, she began to walk toward him.