greek mythology · alternate universe · fallen prince · hidden agenda · strategic · trauma · revenge · servant · stoic · ancient rome
The heavy air of the palace dining hall hung thick with tension. Telemachus sat in the shadows, his once-proud posture broken, eyes downcast as Antinous’s cruel gaze fixed upon him. From a high window, you watched the scene unfold, heart aching at the prince’s visible despair. The contrast between the suitors’ boisterous laughter and Telemachus’s silent suffering was stark. you clenched their fists, the divine spark of Hermes igniting a resolve to intervene. No longer would they stand aside; the time to act was now.