He fell first. He fell harder. Circe was the flame no god dared approach- solitary, sharp, and divine. But Hermes couldn't help reaching for her, even knowing he'd be burned. And the worst part? He'd burn again, just to hear Circe say his name like it meant something.

we're all beggars here, clawing at each other's sepia-toned loneliness ... || caffeinated afterthoughts and lovers' vomit ||

Twenty years have passed since Telemachus' father King Odysseus left to fight in the Trojan War. In order to secure Ithaca's future, Queen Penelope arranges a marriage between her son Telemachus and the foreign Princess Lysandra of Elis. In the eighteen months before his father's return, Telemachus must mature from boy to man and prove that he is capable to rule Ithaca when the time comes. Lysandra must grow into her role as princess and future queen despite the doubts thrown her way. Through it all, maybe they can learn to love each other. telemachus x oc romance incorporates elements from epic the musical and the odyssey also posted on ao3! #1 in greece (11/05/2025) #3 in telemachus (16/05/2025) #63 in princess (16/05/2025) #1 in greekgodsandgoddesses (02/06/2025) #1 in odyssey (09/06/2025) #1 in theodyssey (15/06/2025) #1 in etm (15/06/2025) #2 in mythology (15/06/2025) #3 in athena (15/06/2025) #5 in telemachusxreader (15/06/2025) #2 in murdermystery (19/06/2025)

[𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑨𝑴𝑩𝒀𝑺 2024 𝑹𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑭𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆] [Featured by @Wattpad on Community Pride Recommendation Reading List - June 2025] "Outside, in the harsh light of day, the lines between us are too stark, too defined. Here, we can pretend that your world is black and white, and I am the blue that fills the space between. In black and white, I'm blue. And when I dance to your music, I'm home." In Black And White, I'm Blue is a story about a retired dancer who's struggling to find his place in this twisted world, and a young pianist carrying far too many secrets, barely contained behind the melodic pieces he composes. Meeting each other was destiny -- but fighting for each other is a choice. °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Tintinnabulation - Book Of The Month Jan 2025 - @CroodsGirl "A powerful, feel-good story about love and angst, In Black and White, I'm Blue will rip your heart into shreds and rebuild it with its beautiful characters, prose, and symbolism." - @CroodsGirl {editing⚠️️}

Annabelle Lee-Davis. Hazel's never met her, or even seen her, but she's in love. Annabelle runs a blog called No really, I'm okay. I'm also a great liar. It's all black and white - photos, art, writing. It's also the top reason Hazel is happy at the moment, other than her two best friends at college. Hazel was told that she'd never meet Annabelle. And deep down, she knows it to be true. So sleep is precious until maybe one day the distant, serendipitous dream might come into her real life. But if it doesn't, she'll be fine. [started Dec. 2016/finished Oct. 2017] [word count: 67k] [literally just fluff; read this when you're sad or something]

Born with a passion for the water and a remarkable talent for swimming, it's no wonder that Rayne Bennett spends more time in the pool than she does on land. But when family secrets become unearthed and lies are uprooted, Rayne realizes that her passion for the water goes farther back than she could have ever imagined. When Rayne finds herself moving back to her quiet birthplace of Shady Cove, things start to unravel even faster. What really happened to her mother, who had (supposedly) been killed thirteen years ago? Why does Rayne feel such an intimate connection with the ocean? The answers, as she will soon find out, come at a cost so great that her life-as well as the lives of those she loves-is in grave danger. Though she doesn't know it, Rayne is the key to unlocking the mysteries that dwell just beneath the ocean's surface. She is the answer to the secrets of the deep. [ adventure #5, fantasy #6 ]

I'm afraid. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This short story was inspired by some other short stories I've read before