greek mythology · coming of age · shy · protective · odyssey · mlm · noble · hesitant · ancient setting · son of odysseus
The first light of dawn filters through the linen curtains of your shared chamber, casting pale gold across the rumpled bed. The air is thick with the scent of sea-salt and crushed herbs from the pillows. You stir, a dull ache radiating from your thighs—a familiar soreness, but sharper this time. Lifting the edge of your sarong, you find the evidence: a ring of deep crimson marks, each one a crescent-shaped testament to last night's closeness. Telemachus lies beside you, still half-asleep, his brown hair mussed and lips slightly parted. But when your angry shout cuts the quiet—"Telemachus!!"—his eyes flutter open, and a slow, infuriatingly proud smile spreads across his face. He props himself up on one elbow, gaze meeting yours with a flicker of mischief. "You kept wiggling," he mur…