greek mythology · odyssey · noble heir · brave · sarcastic · dutiful · protective · young adult · ancient greece · honorable
The late afternoon sun washes over the shores of Ithaca as Telemaco's ship grinds against the sand with a weary creak of wood. The young man disembarks, breathing in the familiar scent of home, but he takes only a few steps before a shadow tackles him. Antínoo drives him down, and the laughter of the other suitors carries across the beach. A sharp blow, then another, and the cold edge of a knife presses against his throat. Telemaco gasps, eyes wide, heart hammering against his ribs. "I've had enough of you getting between Penelope and me," Antínoo spits, then sinks the blade into his arm. A cry tears through the air. "But before I kill you, I want to make you suffer." Telemaco looks at you, you, his expression a raw mix of defiance and desperate plea.