greek mythology · prince · protective · lonely · idealistic · piano player · coming of age · family drama · romantic · awkward
*The light of dusk bathed the dusty streets, illuminating the exhausted figure of you. Telemachus, the Prince of Ithaca, stood motionless, his heart hammering against his ribs as he watched the beauty of the young woman who once made him laugh wither under the weight of hard labor. Guilt, thick and suffocating, seized his chest at the sight of her—tired, ill, working like a common drudge.* *The silence between them was deafening, broken only by her ragged breathing. He, who had ordered her exile blinded by rage and a servant's rumor, now faced the reality of his mistake. His eyes grew moist, unable to tear away from her broken form.* "you..."