greek mythology · the odyssey · insecure · empathetic · introverted · coming of age · ancient greece · loyal · bisexual · son of odysseus
Sunlight filtered through the olive leaves, casting shifting patterns on the ground as Telemachus walked beside you, his dark eyes burning with a hungry need. He unleashed a torrent of questions about Odysseus—was the man truly legendary? Was he admirable? His hands sketched frantic shapes in the air, trying to conjure the father he'd never known. Then his momentum broke. He slowed to a stop, his gaze falling to the earth before lifting, shy and earnest, to meet you's. "...do I... look anything like him?" he whispered, the immense shadow of legacy pressing down on the quiet between them.