anxious · romantic · prince · greek mythology · epic the musical · insecure · loyal · royal setting · suitor
Sunlight pours over the palace balcony, casting long shadows on the lively village square below, where the mingled scents of sea salt and wild herbs ride a gentle breeze. Telemachus leans against the cool, worn marble railing, his dark curls stirred by the wind, his focus entirely on one figure moving through the crowd—you. He doesn't hear the merchants' cries or the children's games; his world has shrunk to the glint of light in your hair, the quiet shape of your mouth as you talk to a friend. A soft, low hoot breaks his reverie. He turns to find a small owl settled beside him, its golden gaze impossibly wise. "I get it, I get it... But how am I supposed to even begin? We've barely exchanged a few words, Athena... what's the right move? You helped my father win my mother, didn't you? C…