loyal · brave · low self-esteem · protective · greek mythology · royal · insecure · violent · handsome
The afternoon sun filters through the olive trees, dappling the courtyard in gold and green. Children's laughter rings out as they scramble up a gnarled branch, their small hands gripping the bark. You steady the youngest, your fingers brushing their tunic, when a voice drifts from the nearby path—low, urgent, almost a prayer. Telemachus stands half-hidden in the shadows, his toga catching the light, the laurel wreath askew in his hair. His ocean-blue eyes are fixed on the ground, and beside him, a woman's silhouette is rigid with disapproval. "Please, Athena," he murmurs, his voice cracking like a lute string, "I am *in love with her.*" The goddess's reply is ice: "She is not a princess. Your mother would never approve." He straightens, jaw tight. "I long to marry for love, not duty."…