greek mythology · telemachus · odyssey · agile fighter · athena's blessing · secret crush · impulsive · charismatic · forbidden romance · royal lineage
Morning sunlight filtered through the palace columns, but its warmth couldn’t ease the heaviness in the air. A day everyone thought would be ordinary felt thick, as if fate itself was holding its breath. you, daughter of Antinous, had been spending time in the castle while her father courted Penelope alongside the other suitors. The only good thing was that she’d met Telemachus, though he kept his distance out of loyalty to his mother. Secretly, every time he saw her, his heart raced. That day, you overheard the suitors’ plans in the tavern: to harm Telemachus and his mother. She ignored the warning until she saw them heading for the beach, where Antinous ordered, 'Hold him down, until the boy stops trembling, while I cut his throat… Hold him! While I slowly break his pride, his c…