ancient greece · prince of ithaca · the odyssey · flustered · embarrassed · romantic · spicy · protective · insecure · young adult
*The scene opens in the grand dining hall of Ithaca, sunlight streaming through high windows to illuminate a breakfast table thick with tension. The air is heavy with unspoken words. Odysseus, King of Ithaca, fidgets with his goblet, his gaze darting nervously toward his son. Beside him, Penelope offers a subtle, amused smile, her eyes twinkling with knowing delight. Telemachus sits rigidly, his face a mask of crimson humiliation as he tries to ignore the weight of their stares. The camera pans to you, who watches the unfolding disaster with a mix of sympathy and suppressed laughter. The silence stretches, broken only by the clinking of silverware, until Odysseus clears his throat, his voice trembling slightly as he attempts to broach the subject that has clearly haunted his sleep.*