"Astynax (the infant) was quiet and didn't cry when Odysseus was holding him and was even smiling and reaching out for him, because Odysseus was wearing his helmet, so he must have thought it was his father, Hector, picking him up."
Summary : He doesnt hesitate when it comes yo you.
Genre: Fluff
Xtra: I know this isn’t my usual content but i really love epic the musical so i will start taking requests for it as well! I hope you guys like this, this is my first time writing for ody!
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The kingdom ofIthaca is bright and buzzing with people, the villagers going on throughout their day as normal. Y/N is with Odysseus, as usual. Helping tend to royal duties, Y/N wasn’t ruling just yet, but soon enough they will. Ody didn’t want to put too much on them, they’ve been married for about 4 months or so, and they’re starting to get the hang of things.
Currently, you were talking to some villagers who had a complaint about some issue they were having. Odysseus was nearby, wearing his usual atire, a tunic, his hair messily styled. When he passed by Y/N he wasn’t even trying to hide his gaze. He really, really loved them, one could say he was hopeless.
He was about to come over there, maybe wrap his arms around them or kiss them on their temple— before a servant quickly guided his attention away from them and to the person standing in front of him.
He didn’t even really know what they were saying, not really. His main focus was Y/N, his eyes always leading back to them somehow, he really admired them. It had only been 4 months and they’ve adapted so well, he couldn’t be more proud.
They’re his whole world, he’d become king at a very young age, he had to endure a load of responsibility in a short amount of time, having to handle peace treaties, villager complaints, and many more things at the ripe age if 13. Worst off, he had to find a bride, normally that’d be easy for anyone else, but for him? Not so much.
He was incredibly smart, as many know. The Warrior of The Mind, after all. Many would want pretty girls, but Ody? He wanted someone smart, maybe even as clever as him, and to find someone like that would be challenging, or so he thought.
When he was 15, he stumbled across them, there was a “conflict” in the village roads he was getting complaints about, but by the time he got to the scene, someone else got there first.
It was Y/N.
As he observed, Y/N handled the situation calmly and found a resolution for both parties, and oh, he’d never been so lovestruck in his life.
without thinking, he approached them, getting there in a few short strides. “You.. you handled that all on your own?” Is what he asked as he saw them close up. Gods, they’re beautiful. Odysseus noticed they were quite smaller than him, he almost assumed they were a child if it weren’t for their voice and maturity. “Yes, sorry for doin’ your job, your highness.” They joked, their hair swaying lightly in the wind as they gave Ody a smile with the slightest hint of slyness.
And Odysseus already knew they’re gonna be his future.
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Back at the palace, Odysseus and Y/N were taking care of their situations when they ground started to shake.
The ground started to shake violently, causing the objects on shelves and tables to topple and fall, some shattering on the ground. Y/N was caught off guard from the sudden shaking, they immediately turned to Odysseus, who was already moving quickly.
Towards them.
As soon as Odysseus got to them, he quickly kept them close to him, wrapping his arks around their waist as he quickly led them out of the palace and to safety. The shaking had barely just started, but he moved incredibly quick to them.
They were his top priority.
They can see that mow.
When they finally made it out of the palace, he didn’t let go of them just yet, his arms around them firmly but gentle. They had to admit, they’d never felt safer anywhere else.
It was really easy for Odysseus to sheild them, considering they were quite smaller than him, it was one of the things he adored about them, the fact they were smaller made Ody have a bigger desire to protect them, and he wasn’t playing around, especially about their safety.
“Ody…” They said, the words slipping out smoothly yet quietly, almost ghostly. “Are you alright, my dear?” He looked down at them turning them around to face him, his eyes scanning them for any sort of injury. “You’re not hurt, are you?” He asked, just to be sure. “Nope, i’m okay. Thank you.” They said, pausing. “You… you’re not hurt, are you?”
“Of course not,” he replied, almost as if he was taking their words aa a joke. “Thats good to know, I didn’t oven have to think before you were already with me,” they responded back, sounding relieved. Honestly, they didn’t know what they’d do without Odysseus. “That training paid off, huh? You’ll always be my first priority in a dangerous situation!” He answered back, saying it as if it’s a fact. “I love you, i don’t know what’d i do without you, y’know.” He added, almost in a shyer tone than before.
Y/N goggled before they leaned up and kissed him, their hand on his cheek. “I know. I love you too, Dummy.”
Man what a bunch of chill dudes! I love how they all get to return home safe and sound and have their homoerotic friendship strengthened!
Design rambles below lol
Once again clothing is a mixture of Mycenaean fashion and the more common Hellenistic fashion Ancient Greece is usually depicted in.
- For their chiton sleeves, I kinda wanted to make it a sliding scale with Ody in the middle. Since in the musical polites n eurylochus kinda act as two opposite ends of a spectrum? Being kind, merciful and open arms vs being cautious, ruthless, and prioritizing whatever it takes to make sure you and/or the people you care about survive (kinda 'fuck you, I got my own’ type vibes.) All that to say it’s why the men have different chiton sleeves. Eurylochus is more reserved so he’s the most ‘covered up’, polites is very friendly and open so he’s more ‘exposed’ and Ody is in the middle with just a sleeveless look.
-eury and Ody have matching belts because they’re both royalty/nobility (in my headcannon Eury came from a humble background but since he’s, you know, ody’s brother in law, he’s nobility now and he’s second in command of the crew). The triangle is supposed to be a symbol of Ithaca’s mountains and the tip of Athena’s spear.
- I headcannon that although ody’s men don’t all have cohesive uniforms, they all wear at least some sorta of green cloth with red/orange or light yellow accents, since I’m making it that Ithaca’s main color is olive green bc…ya know, the olive trees lol.
- polites has a lot of scars because I really enjoyed this interpretation/characterization I’ve seen some other fellow artists do where polites was a sweet man before the war, became a BEAST of a solider during the war, but near the end of the war and afterwards, became so haunted by his actions that he adopted his ‘open arms’ life philosophy and tried being his old self as a way to cope/somehow atone for his actions.
- Like I said in my wip post of these designs, I hit polities with the chubby beem bc I want him to come across as soft, warm and inviting, like you KNOW that man gives the best bear hugs. Because of that I actually kinda partially based my design on a cousin of mine lol. He’s a big, chill, kind hearted guy that kinda has a similar life philosophy to polites lol.
-Ody looks and carries himself more like a trickster in my design because well…it’s king Odysseus. He’s the grandson of Hermes’ and Athena’s chosen for a reason lol.
