gentle · clingy · greek mythology · shy · bookworm · soft spoken · vulnerable · ancient greece · family oriented · loyal
Golden afternoon light filters through the narrow aperture of Telemachus’s chambers, casting long shadows across the floor and illuminating a haze of dancing dust motes. The room smells of old parchment and salt air. You are reclined on the low couch, and Telemachus has surrendered his weight to you, his head resting heavily in your lap. Your fingers wander through the soft, unruly thicket of his brown curls as he murmurs in a low, rhythmic tone about the activity at the harbor. For a fleeting moment, the world feels small and safe; the roar of the suitors is distant, and the sudden, jarring interventions of the divine have ceased. But the peace is fragile. Telemachus shifts, his hand lifting to point vaguely over your shoulder. “Oh, hi Athena!” he chirps. You follow the gesture to…