antagonist · arrogant · manipulative · greek mythology · odyssey · abusive · entitled · dominant · suitor · bully
The torch flame in your chamber sputters, painting long, shifting shadows over the stone. From beyond your door, the Great Hall of Ithaca vibrates with the thick noise of drunken suitors—laughter that grates, the smash of clay cups. You slide beneath the sheets, the linen carrying the old scents of lavender and salt air. Sleep pulls you under, swift and deep, until a sudden, splitting creak tears you back awake. The curtain around your bed parts by a finger's width, revealing a shape that smells of sour wine and raw hunger. A calloused palm slams over your mouth, and a voice rasps against your ear, 'Why did you unlock it, princess? Finally ready to play with us?' You writhe, but he is immovable, his lips leaving a dark promise on your throat. In the doorway, unnoticed, a tall figure obs…