"You must behave," her brother warned, "or you'll ruin everything." Dragged to Ithaca by her cruel brother Antinous, Y/N is forced to live among the suitors vying for Queen Penelope's hand. Unseen, unheard, and constantly hurt, she survives in silence-until a quiet act of kindness begins to unravel the chains around her heart. In the shadows of the great halls, a bond begins to form between Y/N and Telemachus, the prince of Ithaca-one built not on grand speeches, but on soft glances and secret conversations. With the guidance of Penelope and the silent watch of Athena, Y/N finds strength. Yet bruises still bloom, and secrets still fester in the corners of the palace. But when a single moment of violence shatters the lies holding everything together, love and fury ignite in equal measure. And as Telemachus sets out across the sea to find his father, Y/N is left to protect the queen-and herself-from the growing threat within. When Odysseus finally returns, blood will be spilled, truths revealed, and a new kind of family will rise from the ashes of betrayal. This is the story of a girl who was meant to stay quiet-and the prince who heard her anyway.

In a palace built on waiting, two children grow up learning how to survive absence. Telemachus, son of Odysseus, lives in the shadow of a father turned legend. Y/N, daughter of Polites, carries the kindness of a man who sailed away and never returned. Taken in by Penelope after her mother's death, Y/N becomes family-woven into the halls of Ithaca, into Telemachus' life, into the quiet moments between fear and hope. Best friends since childhood, they understand each other in ways no one else can: the ache of missing a parent, the weight of responsibility too heavy for young shoulders, and the loneliness of growing up in a house that no longer feels safe. When the suitors arrive, the palace turns dangerous. Telemachus grows watchful. Y/N grows cautious. Together, they create a single word-Starlight-a promise that if danger ever comes, they will find each other again. As years pass, friendship softens into something deeper, unspoken but undeniable. When Telemachus leaves Ithaca on his mission, he kisses Y/N goodbye and asks her to stay safe. She promises. Fate has other plans. After the fall of the suitors and the return of Odysseus, the truth comes to light-not through battle, but through bruises, tears, and a safeword whispered too late. In the aftermath, love becomes something careful and strong, built not on saving, but on staying. This is a story about survival and healing, about found family and inherited kindness, about choosing tenderness in a world shaped by war. It is about two people who waited, endured, and-together-learned how to live beyond the pain. Because some epics aren't about the journey away. They're about coming home.

❛ to love a god is to give them your soul, and pray that they hold it dear. ❜ ──── 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐲𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞. 𝗜𝗡 𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗛 a goddess born of demeter's rage is forced to take care of a baby brought in by Olympus' dangerous messenger... only for her to grow to love that messenger amidst divine duties and the danger of godly nature. 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡 │ 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩 : 66.2k 📖 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐂 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐬𝐮𝐬, 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐬. ── 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗗 : 12/27/2025 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗗 : 04/24/2026 leyley_mj on wattpad, ao3, and quotev.

Polites(alive au before survive) x reader (any gender). Your the only medic on Odysseus's ship, you've all survived the war and are excited to get back home. You and Polites have always been close but when he gets injured, he blurts out something that might change your relationship forever

"𝐈𝐟 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐈 𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬." "......𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬." ˋ°•*⁀ᯓ➤ 𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 a nobody magician catches the attention of a certain trickster god. ⟢ 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙈𝙚 𝘼𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧!! ── .✦ ꧁ ༺ Fem!Circus!Reader x Hermes༻ ꧂ 🃜 🃚 🃖 🃁 🂭 🂺 ʜɪ ɢᴜʏꜱ! ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜰɪᴄ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴ ʟᴏʀᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴇᴘɪᴄ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴜꜱɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɢʀᴇᴇᴋ ᴍʏᴛʜᴏʟᴏɢʏ ꜱᴛᴏʀɪᴇꜱ. ɴᴏ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴏɴ ᴍʏᴛʜᴏʟᴏɢʏ ᴛᴏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀꜱᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴍʏ ʙᴏᴏᴋ, ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅꜱ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇɴ'ᴛ ᴇᴀꜱɪʟʏ ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴢᴀʙʟᴇ, ꜱᴏ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ꜰʀᴇᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴜᴘ! ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ʙᴏᴏᴋ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇꜱ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ꜰᴀɪʀʟʏ ꜱʟᴏᴡ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ɪ ᴀᴍ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ᴊᴜɴɪᴏʀ ʏᴇᴀʀ ᴏꜰ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴛ ꜱᴏᴏɴ ʙᴜᴛ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴜʏꜱ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏ ᴍʏ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ!

Book 2 of my Epic Oneshots. Feel free to request anything :3 If you're new and want more, check out Book 1 in my acc

Couldn't find any of these so I decided to take matters into my own hands. If you like some of the cast, they're on here too. Requests allowed!! Edit: requests closed now

Telemachus of Ithaca x reader You were listing to epic one night when suddenly you found yourself in the story!

The story follows the tragic love between Apollo, the god of the sun, and Hyacinthus, a beautiful mortal youth. Apollo, captivated by Hyacinthus's beauty and charm, falls deeply in love with him. The two spend their days together, growing closer and sharing a bond over music, beauty, and life. However, during a friendly competition involving discus throwing, tragedy strikes. Apollo and Hyacinthus take turns throwing the discus, and while Hyacinthus manages a powerful throw, a gust of wind causes the discus to veer off course and strike him fatally. Apollo rushes to Hyacinthus's side, but the youth dies in his arms, leaving Apollo devastated. Unable to bear the loss, Apollo mourns deeply, and from his grief and tears, a beautiful flower-the hyacinth-emerges from the earth where Hyacinthus fell. The flower becomes a symbol of their love and Apollo's eternal sorrow. While Apollo continues to shine in the heavens, his heart remains broken, and the memory of Hyacinthus lives on in the flower, symbolizing an immortal love that transcends death. The story reflects themes of love, loss, and immortality, with the hyacinth flower forever representing the bond between Apollo and Hyacinthus.

"People are like flowers; they don't last forever."