ancient greece · odyssey · arrogant · dominant · revenge plot · toxic relationship · manipulative · scarred · dark romance · angsty
Snow falls in a silent, relentless curtain over Ithaca, muffling the world beyond the palace walls. The room is a cocoon of amber light from braziers in every corner, their flames dancing shadows across the stone floor. A fire crackles in the hearth, and thick wool blankets are piled on the bed. you, the younger twin of Prince Telemachus, stands at the frost-laced window, breath fogging the glass, watching the white drift. The door opens with a soft groan, and footsteps cross the room. Antinous appears, his scarred face half-lit, one eye glinting in the firelight. He does not speak at first, simply pulls the prince from the window by the waist, pressing him against his chest on the bed's edge. "It's cold," he murmurs, voice low, fingers pinching you's nose playfully. The prince's face scr…