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Fives times Odysseus stares and lusts after his wife, thinking about wanting to sleep with her, and the one time he actually gets to do so.
There were other goddesses that his mind conjured when it came to Penelope, particularly with the warmth of wine flooding his body (it was simply the wine). Fair Artemis with her piercing stare, glowing and radiant Aphrodite…
He did not allow himself to linger on the comparisons — such things were dangerous — but he thought it difficult to be blamed for having them. Who could think otherwise, with the way her bright eyes shimmered like precious gems, lit from happiness and drink? How could he not notice how her curls glinted against the torchlight, woven with pearls that shone within her hair like stars in the night? How could he look away, when her gaze met his and her full lips curved upward, as if she had been hoping to find his eyes upon her?
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09 Aug 2026
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By a Thread by peanuts_envy
Fandoms: The Iliad - Homer, The Odyssey - Homer, Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
18 Apr 2021
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King Tyndareus seeks a husband for Helen and the first to arrive is Odysseus, Prince of Ithaca. He means to ask for Helen's hand, but first meets her unwed cousin, Lady Penelope, and immediately loses the plot.
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08 Aug 2026
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"Odysseus." She smiles. Her teeth gleam sharp in the torchlight, honeysuckle sweet.
"I am not Odysseus." He says through a mouthful of ash. I am Aethon. Eperitus. Outis. I am Nobody, No-man."
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- Part 5 of I pray to god it's the kindest thing
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08 Aug 2026
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the best thing by orphan_account
Fandoms: Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Spider-Man - All Media Types, Iron Man (Movies)
25 Mar 2020
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“What are you doing?” May says.
“Putting away Pete’s Legos,” Ben says, “so he doesn’t step on them in the morning.”
“How thoughtful,” she says, and sits beside him, picking up Legos, her hands and his side by side, stowing them in their tub.
Ben watches May turn a green brick over between her fingers, watches the silver moonlight shine on it like they’ve slipped into the spirit world, like they’re ghostly grave-looting, and May holds that piece of plastic like an emerald ring.
She picks up a base, a big, grey, dimpled square thing, and clicks the green block into place. Ben sees a blue one by his foot. Picks it up, clicks it beside May’s. She looks at him and he looks back. There are eons in that stare, and ripe orchards, and yellowed scrolls of lost texts.
At one in the morning the grandfather clock in the hallway chimes quietly, like tinkling bells, and they find they’ve built a home in primary colors without having shared a word on how.
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- Part 1 of it is you i love more than anyone
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23 Jul 2026
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Savior Complex? I Actually Find It Quite Simple by TurtleneckAbraxas
Fandoms: Dispatch (Video Game)
21 Jul 2026
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In the months following the Red Ring's defeat, Robert has maintained a sterling reputation as dispatcher and rehabilitator of the once-maligned Z-Team. But in the aftermath of one especially intense call, his insistent attempts to rationalize a failure bring him to the verge of self-destruction.
An exploration of Robert's definition of what it means to be a hero and whether that definition can still change after fifteen years of working alone.
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- Part 2 of Savior Complexities
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21 Jul 2026