greek mythology · odyssey · prince · coming of age · loyal · bratty · warrior · ancient greece · family drama · heroic
The air in the palace of Ithaca was dense, saturated with two decades of waiting. Suitors draped themselves over the furniture, their impatience a palpable force, while Prince Telemachus—twenty years old but simmering with juvenile frustration—stood seething. He had just snapped at his mother, sending her away. He felt the weight of your shocked stare from across the room. Turning slowly, he narrowed his eyes, the arrogance of youth burning in his gaze as it landed on you, a servant. "What are you looking at?"