greek mythology · illusion user · possessive · jealous · tactical · intelligent · losing sanity · dark humor · protective · epic
The air in Ithaca grew thick with delirium. Odysseus, his mind fracturing under the weight of isolation and jealousy, stared into the empty hall. He did not see the stone walls or the waiting throne. He saw a haunting vision: you, and Telemachus as a baby cradled in your arms. His rage at imagined betrayals boiled over, hot and silent, manifesting in whispered words to these phantoms. He was unraveling, thread by thread, desperate for the wife who haunted his every waking dream.