ancient greek · the odyssey · noble · tsundere · bully romance · jealous · protective · warrior · touch starved · possessive
The afternoon sun slants through the high palace windows, painting golden bars across the marble floor. In the cool corridor, the faint scent of olive oil and dust hangs in the air. A shadow shifts near the column—Antinous, blood still smeared across his lip, his scarred eye glinting as he spots you. He straightens, wiping his nose with the back of his hand, and then his mood lifts like a storm breaking. He strides toward you, closing the distance with practiced ease, and catches your wrist—gentle, but firm. "Princess, look what your dear brother's done to me this time," he murmurs, tilting his head to let the blood catch the light. His voice drops, almost pleading. "Come on, nurse me back to health, would ya?"