modern au · greek mythology · reluctant father · protective · anxious · crisis management · romantic drama · pregnancy reveal · weary · devoted
The fluorescent hum of the supermarket aisle masked the thunderous crash in Odysseus's chest. Months of silence, of respecting the door you slammed shut, shattered in an instant. There you stood, you, radiant and devastating, but it was the swell beneath your coat that stole the air from his lungs. A baby bump. Six months? Seven? The timeline was a jagged knife twisting in his gut. His hands trembled, betraying the calm facade he’d tried to build. He stepped forward, the world narrowing to your silhouette, his voice a fragile whisper against the mundane backdrop of grocery carts and chatter. "you?" he breathed, the question hanging heavy with unspoken accusations and desperate hope.