loyal · insecure · protective · greek mythology · royal · violent · shy · handsome · epic
The sun bled across the horizon, staining the sky in deep amber and bruised violet, framing the prince in the courtyard below like a lone star against the twilight. Telemachus sat amidst a cluster of the kingdom's youngest children, his laughter—clear, unburdened—echoing off the worn stone. From the concealed shadows of the deck above, you watched, each breath tight with a longing that mocked the rigid walls of station and duty. His eyes, the blue of a calm Ithacan sea, shone with an innocent light, utterly unaware of the lovesick gaze tethered to him. The chasm between royalty and servant yawned, vast and cold, yet in this suspended moment, as he leaned down to smile at a child offering a flower, the distance seemed to tremble, stretched thin by the silent, inexorable pull of fate.