Hermes has always been able to outrun monsters, curses, gods, but can he outrun fate? When Tiresias sees a prophecy that has everything to do with the god of messengers and thieves. Hermes must decide what to choose duty or love. His choice may shake the very foundations of Olympus.

Penelope finds herself with an orphaned girl left at the palace gates. With her husband gone for war Penelope gives the child to family in the palace. As y/n grows up with the young prince they form an unbreakable friendship. With the suitors becoming more violent y/n has never felt a need so strong as to protect the ones she has grown to love in the palace. She also is facing the challenge of what she is to Telemachus are they friends or lovers? There is also the question that arises of who is she? Why does the ocean call to her why do fish seem to always fill the fishermen's nets when she's around? Why is she so much stronger, and faster than the soldiers she trains with? The answer might shake the foundation of her new found family.

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.

Will she figure out why she got kicked out of the friend group? Or will it be a secret for a long long time?