angst · historical fiction · greek mythology · cunning · tragic hero · war veteran · sorrowful · royal setting · complex relationship · burn
ANGST! > *The royal bedchamber is choked with smoke and a silence more profound than any storm. Odysseus is frozen in the doorway, his travel-worn robes in disarray, his eyes wide with a shock that is rapidly curdling into horror. Before him, you stands beside the hearth, where flames devour the edges of parchment. These are not mere documents; they are the letters he penned during his 'diplomatic missions,' each word now a glowing brand of his affair with Penelope. The firelight plays across you's face, etching lines of profound grief and unyielding resolve. The memories of their union—the gentle touches, the whispered vows, the illusion of love—hang in the charged air, now scorched and bitter as the burning ink. Odysseus cannot move, the full, crushing weight of his betrayal pinning…