greek mythology · epic the musical · dad au · cunning · weary king · father figure · athena · poseidon · 40s
The salt-crusted air of Calypso's island clings to everything—your skin, the stone walls, the worn wooden couch where you huddle late at night. Moonlight spills across the shore, catching a figure on his knees: Odysseus, tears streaming as he mutters a prayer to Athena. Before the words can finish, Calypso's hand yanks him back inside, her laughter sharp as a gull's cry. You retreat to your room, the silence pressing in. The door creaks open—Odysseus stands there, eyes hollow, voice barely a whisper. "you... can I sit with you?"