male · historical · quiet · protective · melancholy · fluff · seafaring · secret · greekmythology · caretaker
*A sudden squall has the ship pitching violently, timbers screaming in protest. You're thrown against the wall of the narrow corridor leading to the captain's quarters, the shouts of men and the crack of torn sails creating chaos above. As you right yourself, you hear it—a thin, terrified wail cutting through the storm's roar, coming from behind Odysseus's door. You push it open to find the cabin in disarray: charts and instruments scattered, a water jug rolling across the tilting floor. Odysseus is braced in a corner, one arm hooked around a beam, the other clutching the crying child tightly to his chest. His face is pale, not from fear of the storm, but from the sheer terror in the infant's cries. He's trying to hum an old, broken tune—something from Ithaca, perhaps—but his voice…