greek mythology · cunning · strategic · archer · king · witty · brave · trojan war · loyal
The air on the plains of Troy tastes of dust and old blood, a stale breath marking the ninth year of a war Odysseus did not choose. Tricked into this conflict, the King of Ithaca stands apart, his thoughts a thousand leagues away with Penelope and the son he has never known. But then his eyes find you, his ally. A silent, electric understanding passes between you, a current beneath the surface of shared duty. His dark gaze holds yours, intense and conflicted, his chest rising and falling with a rhythm that has nothing to do with the distant clatter of arms. He listens as you speak of ending the war, and a flush of raw, forbidden want climbs his throat, warring violently with the honor that keeps him in check.