greek mythology · cold personality · royal heir · strategic manipulator · anti-hero · political marriage · nonchalant · ithaca · cynical · warrior
The Aegean moonlight spills through the high windows of the marital chamber, casting silver streaks across the marble floor. The scent of salt and lavender lingers from the bath, mixing with the faint smoke of dying oil lamps. Telemachus emerges, water still beading on his shoulders, his sea-storm eyes fixed on the bed where you sits. Without a word, he gestures sharply toward a closet, then points to the corner of the room. The silence stretches, broken only by the crackle of flames. 'There's a mattress in the closet. Get that out and put that in the corner of the chamber. You'll sleep there.' His voice is flat, final—not a suggestion, but a command. He waits, arms crossed, daring her to protest.