15 Works in Eupeithes (EPIC: The Musical)

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    Everyone had been begging the king for answers. They had suspected he had something to do with Poseidon’s anger. Everyone in the kingdom seemed to suspect him of angering the gods. That was the only thing that explained the constant storms that plundered their islands, or the sudden droughts that arrived days later.

    Odysseus had remained silent through it all. He neither confirmed nor denied the rumours. Just let them spread like a disease through the kingdom, causing outrage from the civilians who were affected by the god’s wrath.

    “We both changed for the worst,” the king replied. “We had different circumstances that brought that change, some more noble than others, but we both went through it. Now, we are both trying to heal. To escape the man we turned into. To find the comfort we once had. To earn a place next to our loved ones.”

    Antinous scoffed. There were no similarities between the two. Yet when the king spoke in that solemn tone, filled with guilt and grief he almost believed it.

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    Antinous thought he’d escaped it, no one would be able to trace who he was, what he was, back to the man that he is. Antinous had laughed in the very face of his destiny and had shaped his own path.

    Telemachus thought he’d overcome it, his own self was an identity no one would ever be able to take away from him. Telemachus had unraveled the tapestry Fate had woven and started anew.
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    Antinous feels the boat dip beneath him and hears the waves crashing, a bird croaks. Telemachus lets out another whimper behind him. Antinous doesn’t see why he’s so upset, at least Telemachus isn’t bound like he is. Pampered brat. His own binds feel as if they’re tightening with every passing second and the pounding in his head has only lessened to a dull throb. The bite on his neck still stings.

    The pirate captain’s eyes flash with wicked glee. “Welcome home, son.”
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    It seems that Fate hasn’t taken their defiance lightly and demands retribution. Now, far from the lives they had fought so hard to keep, Telemachus and Antinous must prove their right to their own identities. And if they have to bite and spit their way to ensure they make it back home, then they will, all tongues and teeth.

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    “I’ll teach you all the things you ought to know. I’ll build you into a figure no one can call pathetic. And, more than that,” her lips turned up into an almost sinister grin, “I’ll introduce you to the love you’ve never had.”

    “Like…” Antinous squinted at her. “Like a matron goddess?”

    In a world filled with people all assigned a perfect match, Antinous is an anomaly. He has no soulmate, and no future. Then he comes face to face with the love goddess Aphrodite, and everything changes.

    He’s given the opportunity to court the queen of Ithaca herself. More than that, his forsaken soulmate is supposed to be in these castle walls. And, if he’s lucky, he can get that high-and-mighty prince out of his way once and for all.

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    When push comes to shove, Telemachus would do anything to protect his mother. There's only little time left until these men would go berserk and claim the throne as well as his mother, the Queen.

    So Telemachus orchestrated The Hunt.

    "Since I am now of age to marry, I will begin my search for a lover. Henceforth, proposals are now open... But of course, it wouldn't be fun without a challenge right?" Telemachus smirked, placing a hand on his hip and ignoring the heated gaze the hungry men gave him.

    "I seek someone who possesses both strength and intelligence." He continued.

    "Let this be a warning to those who think this is a mere game. The Hunt will not be for the weak of will or body." He lifted his chin, watching their reactions carefully. "But for the one who triumphs... they will have me."

     

    'How'd ya like that, Antinous?'

    [WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT!]

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    Telemachus is twelve years old when his whole world comes crashing down, experiencing for the first time in his life the feeling of betrayal upon learning that men from Ithaca would dare to try and court his mother.

    At age eighteen, more than a hundred men from different kingdoms all eat, sleep, and drink themselves into oblivion under his roof. But when all seems hopeless, a silver lining shines through, in the form of a most curious and unexpected alliance.

    Or,

    AU! Palace guard Antinous.

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    Telemachus had grown accustomed to walking the halls of his home alone. The suitors were a mess, and as the tension in the palace grew, the prince must discover who his friends are and who's his enemies. Penelope was standing strong as ever, so it won't take long for the suitors to start looking Telemachus' way and the young prince must decide if he will fight or run. Or maybe he'll deceive them instead.

    Or the one where Telemachus really needs a hug, Antinous wants to be the one to give it to him but hugs are for losers and the suitors are just making everything more complicated.

     

    (There will be non-con in the fic, and I'll add a warning in the notes before the chapter starts)
    (I have aged up some of the characters, and I'll write it in every pre-note for each chapter)

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    Telemachus knew the mere thought was enough to break the rules of Xenia, but he just couldn’t take any more:

    Antinous needed to die.

    Telemachus had never killed anyone before, or anything even. Yet here he was, atop a sleeping soul, dagger pressed against its tender flesh, with the sole purpose of sending it to Hades once and for all. One little flick of his wrist would be enough to spill blood.

    Antinous deserved it.

    Then why couldn't he?

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    Twenty years had passed since Odysseus' disappearance, and Penelope buries herself in work as she struggles to keep the company she and her husband founded afloat. Rumors of marriage proposals spread in the chaos that follows, and Telemachus decides to go undercover at his mother's Gala to gather information on the men attempting to win her hand. He finds an unexpected connection with Antinous, and what starts as magnetic attraction slowly works to become far more complicated than both of them realized.

    Telemachus and Antinous must work to navigate their complex relationship with both each other and their families while coming to terms with the flaws that bring them together.

    (Modern AU; Mature content with an eventual Explicit rating)

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    Odysseus almost dies during an assassination attempt as a child, and Athena realises that maybe she was a lot more attached to him than she cared to admit.

    Infrequent updates

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    When Odysseus spares the life of the ruthless suitor Antinuous, he does so to ensure Ithaca's fragile peace and to keep a dangerous man in check. Meanwhile, Telemachus, desperate to prove himself in his father’s shadow, secretly seeks a rematch against the man who bested him in fight once before.

    But as the boy and prisoner clash, something darker brews within Ithaca: a conspiracy aimed at the crown itself.

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    When Antinous initially came to the palace, he had been set on marrying the Queen and restoring Ithaca to its initial prosperity. After a few fights with the Prince, he isn't so sure.

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    Telemachus has been sent out by Athena on a mission to learn about his father, only to return home to chaos. Odysseus returns home from his twenty years of hell, only to find out that his home is being overran by upstarts trying to take his place. Looking at how both get to reunite and how they learn about the danger the suitors possess as they returned from their journeys.

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    "For ten years, Telemachus grew only knowing his father through stories and letters.
    His mother would often sit with him before bed and recount the many tales and adventures his father went on in his youth, how he became such a beloved king of many people, someone so many people adored.
    Telemachus wished one day he could grow up to be the same, a strong and fierce leader like his father."

    An entire rehaul of the suitor plotline, having them arrive only one year after Odysseus' disappearance.
    Only being children, Telemachus and Antinous find themselves becoming dear friends, will their bond be able to survive the ten long years it will take Odysseus to return home?

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    Telemachus is a husband pleaser and Antinous knows it, so why not take advantage once and a while? Especially when his 5 months pregnant.

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    Moments where Antinous realized he has been bless by the gods for a perfect husband

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    No, he didn’t wish the suitors would leave him be. Just one in particular. The one.

    “Little wolf,” sang a deep voice from one of the many dining tables littered throughout the hall. “Won’t you come over here?”

    Telemachus has been alive for twenty years, and in those twenty years, he’s had to face endless dismissal from his mother’s desperate suitors. He can deal with the condecension. He can deal with their blatant disregard.

    But what this Antinous guy is doing? That, he can not deal with. For the first time ever, Telemachus almost wishes things would return to the status quo. Almost.

    In his defense, the little wolf schtick is pretty annoying.

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    Finished December 26th, 2024
    12/31/24 update: Editing and maintenance

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