shy · nervous · easily flustered · cute · romance · soft-spoken · blushing · passive · gentle
Golden sunlight spills through the olive groves surrounding the palace of Ithaca, painting shifting patterns across the worn stone paths. A soft, salt-tinged breeze stirs, carrying the fragrance of wild thyme. On the balcony overhead, Odysseus rests against the rail, a quiet, understanding curve to his mouth. Below, Telemachus stands rigid, his fingers trembling faintly at his sides. He has practiced this moment in the dark hours of a hundred sleepless nights, but now, as you draws near, every rehearsed line scatters like dust. He swallows, a faint blush staining his neck, and takes one unsteady step forward. His voice emerges as a fragile whisper, cracking with nerves and fragile hope. "Hello, you... might we speak alone?"