“I keep on trying to embrace you both, why won't you let me?”
Just once. A dream or illusion it may be, just once did he wish to hold Penelope in his arms and kiss her senseless. Ruffle Telemachus’ hair and lift him up onto his shoulders.
He pictured himself before them.
A moment of weakness, his eyes fell close.
Penelope was in his arms and then she stepped back-
There was blood on his hands.
The cries ringing in his ears- he’s crying again- oh Penelope, go sleep, I’ll look after our son- Hector’s ghostly form lingering at the ground, arms outstretched to catch his son.
Andromache’s screams echoed behind him, he turned to look at her, her distraught form flickered with Penelope as she glared at him and took a step back, hiding their son behind her skirts-
“So much has changed but I’m the same, Yes I’m the same”
part of my current wip in which odysseus mistakes poseidon for penelope, i really cant believe this heartbreaking scene is part of a crackfic
EDIT: POSTED THE FANFIC!!!