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.

Thrown into the storm by the people who were supposed to love her, Y/N is left alone, cold, and broken-accused of a crime she never committed. When she collapses in the rain, she awakens not to the cruel hands of her past, but in the warm, protective home of Ithaca's royal family. There, Telemachus, Penelope, and Odysseus offer her something she's never known: kindness, gentleness, and a place she can finally call home. But healing from a lifetime of being unloved is a journey of its own. With Telemachus by her side-steadfast, caring, and willing to fight for her-Y/N begins to discover hope, joy, and even love. Yet shadows from the past creep back into her life, threatening the new peace she's found. When her abusive family tries to tear her down once more, Ithaca rises to defend their new princess. Through truth, justice, and love, Y/N finds what she'd always been denied: A family. A future. A place she belongs. A story of pain transformed into power, loneliness healed by love, and a broken heart rebuilt into something unbreakable.

Peace has finally returned to Ithaca, and with it, a new beginning. Y/N, once a girl living in silence and fear, now stands loved, protected, and cherished by the island's prince-Telemachus. When he asks her to be his wife, she believes her past can no longer reach her. But shadows have long memories. As wedding plans unfold under Penelope's gentle care and Odysseus's teasing watch, a surprise visit from Y/N's parents awakens old wounds-wounds she hoped were gone forever. Terrified of ruining the happiness she's found, she hides the truth from the family that has become her home. Yet Ithaca protects its own. With Athena's quiet guidance, Telemachus's unwavering love, and Penelope and Odysseus determined to keep her safe, Y/N must confront the people who broke her-and finally choose herself. From whispered promises beneath olive trees to the ceremony that binds two hearts, The Vows of Ithaca is a story of healing, courage, found family, and a love strong enough to rewrite destiny.

Y/N is the princess of the Athens and her parents have brought her suitors from all over. But who will she choose?

Y/N had always believed in the Gods. Who doesn't, right? Until one night, she came across one herself..

Y/N Jackson has always lived in her brother Percy's shadow-his victories, his prophecies, his destiny. To her, Percy is the world, the only constant she can truly depend on. But when it comes to her heart, she's trapped in another cycle: hopelessly devoted to Luke Castellan, who only sees her as a tool for his schemes. Everything changes when four strangers arrive at Camp Half-Blood-heroes whispered about in Greek myths themselves: Telemachus, Odysseus, Penelope, and Polites. Their presence is meant to be hidden, but Y/N, Percy, Annabeth, and Grover find themselves drawn into their orbit. For the first time, Y/N feels seen. Especially by Telemachus-the son of Ithaca, whose patience and warmth begin to mend the parts of her heart Luke shattered. But Luke isn't willing to let her go, and his anger grows dangerous. As the line between past and present blurs, Y/N must face her fears of being invisible, her devotion to her brother, and her true feelings for the boy who makes her feel like she belongs. When the choice comes to stay or step into a new world, she will have to decide where her heart lies-between the sea she was born from, or the olive trees of Ithaca. And maybe, just maybe, she'll discover that her story has always been epic.

Epic: The Musical fanfiction || Telemachus x Reader For past few years you'd only been putting off the inevitable. It was time for you to choose a husband, as it was a princess' duty. In order to find a perfect spouse for you, your father organized a tournament, a competition for your precious love.

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

In which a girl named Y/n has never known affection without condition before a prince opens his heart to her. Will the young Dove soar free of her brother's cage, or will she remain where she is comfortable? Will the prince and the dove fall in love and end with a smile, or will their love be their undoing and end in tragedy? AKA The reader is Eurymachus' younger half-sister and a chess piece in his quest for power, but he forgets that all birds are born wanting to soar. Your wings could only stay clipped for so long, and Telemachus is the one with a chance to free you if you'll let him. ⚠️⚠️Please mind the tags in chapter 1 they cover the Trigger Warnings that show up all throughout the book ⚠️⚠️

In a world where power is won through blood and betrayal, a forgotten princess is given an impossible choice. Y/N has spent her life in the shadows of a small, overlooked kingdom-trained to be strong but never destined to rule. But when a secret letter arrives from Ithaca's desperate queen, everything changes. A marriage. A hidden alliance. A boy-king drowning beneath the weight of his father's absence. With Ithaca on the verge of collapse, Y/N is thrust into a world of danger and deception, where suitors feast on the ruins of a once-great kingdom, and whispers of war grow louder by the day. She was never meant to be a queen, but if she plays her role well enough, she might just survive long enough to become one. Yet Telemachus is not the cold, broken prince she expected. And as tensions rise and secrets unravel, Y/N begins to realize that in this game of gods and kings, the greatest threat may not come from the suitors at Ithaca's door-but from the heart she never meant to lose.