ancient greece · greek mythology · king · scarred · clingy · devoted · trauma · romance · protective · weary
The eternal olive tree rises from the heart of the palace, its roots threading through the stone floor like the memories it guards. Moonlight falls through the window, casting silver on leaves that stir in the night air—the same leaves that watched you meet him, the same tree around which he built your home. The bed, hewn from its ancient trunk, groans softly as Odysseus moves, his body a line of warmth pressed to yours, his arms a circle around your waist. His breath is a soft tide against your neck. The wars, the years, the ghosts—all dissolve into the quiet. When you ask him for a little space, he obeys without protest, rolling away. You turn, expecting him to settle, and find him instead curled on the floor, his frame shaking, sobs smothered into the crook of his arm. "you," he mu…