"He let out another breath, this one slower, measured, but no less strained. "She told me I was a fool," he said, a ghost of a smile tugging at his lips. "That I was reckless. That I shouldn't have risked so much for a mortal." Your fingers twitched where they still clutched his sleeve, but before you could speak, his expression shifted. The bitterness drained from it, something else creeping in-something quieter, something raw and open. His hand lifted, covering yours where it clenched at the fabric of his shirt. His fingers were warm, even now, even after everything. "And then she told me," he murmured, voice hushed, fragile like glass, "that she's never seen me love something like this before." --- Or, where Apollo returns from his punishment on Olympus.

You blink, your brain taking a second too long to process it. "She drugged you?" His golden eyes flick to yours, sharp, something almost dangerous sparking behind them. He huffs a laugh, dry, strained, like he's hanging on by a thread. "She called it a 'gift,'" he mutters, rolling his shoulders. "Said I was taking too long to make a move." His breath hitches, his chest rising and falling too quickly as his gaze drops-trailing over you like he can't help it, like he's starving and you're the only thing that could ever satisfy him. "So..." His fingers twitch again, and when he looks back up, his pupils are so blown out that the gold is nothing but a thin ring around the black. "This is me. Trying to be good." His jaw flexes. His breath is shaky." --- Or, Hermes takes an aphrodisiac from Aphrodite and neither you or Hermes can help yourselves with the consequences. [Cross-posted on Wattpad: @tomialshrike-]

Epic: The Musical fanfiction || Telemachus x Reader For past few years you'd only been putting off the inevitable. It was time for you to choose a husband, as it was a princess' duty. In order to find a perfect spouse for you, your father organized a tournament, a competition for your precious love.

Neither you nor Poseidon fully understand, or want to understand, your feelings for each other. Your playful flirting suddenly feels too real. You find yourself wanting to be the one next to the other instead of anyone else. Zeus thinks you two should just fuck... Maybe he's right? There's only one way to find out. ──────📸────── Art used for the cover was made by Neal Illustrator

╰┈➤𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 ━━ ❝Fates don't love... do they?❞ 𝗜𝗡 𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗛- you, a Fate, make the one mistake you were never meant to: 𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦. ‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾　🇵🇴🇸🇹-ᴇᴘɪᴄ: ᴛᴍ!ᴀᴜ　☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙ [𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤/𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 '𝘌𝘗𝘐𝘊: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 ' 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐦𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐬𝐨 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐂: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝; 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐦𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲.] !SHORT NOVEL! 𝕎𝕠𝕣𝕕 ℂ𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕥: [22, 000~] 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃: January 01, 2025 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃: February 16, 2025 𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃: July 22, 2025 [𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄] | © 𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒙𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚_𝒊𝒊 |

[THE BACK-TO-MY-ORIGINS VERSION WITHOUT ROMANCE] You wake up in the EPIC: The Musical universe on Odysseus' boat just as they've set sail back to Ithaca. And you just so happen to be equipped with the skills and game mechanics of your favourite comfort game: Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Might as well go with the flow and help your favourite characters get home safe! crossposted: tumblr: @kqutie quotev: @kkquil ao3: @kquil

[THE 'GOT-CARRIED-AWAY' VERSION WITH ROMANCE] You wake up in the EPIC: The Musical universe on Odysseus' boat just as they've set sail back to Ithaca. And you just so happen to be equipped with the skills and game mechanics of your favourite comfort game: Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Might as well go with the flow and help your favourite characters get home safe. But whispers begin to circulate about your potential association with the gods as a being with miracle powers - out of curiosity, the trickster god goes to investigate and makes an interesting discovery. [Epic the Musical x female reader] crossposted: tumblr: @kqutie quotev: @kkquil ao3 : @kquil

"But now-now Telemachus is here. His hand doesn't grip, doesn't force. It hovers by your cheek, his touch so light it barely brushes your skin, as though even that might be too much. He waits, his breath shallow and steady, as though the world might come crashing down if he moves too soon. There's no pressure, no force, only the quiet assurance that this moment belongs to you and no one else. The contrast is stark, a chasm between what was and what is, and it makes your chest ache with a strange, bittersweet relief. You look at him, truly look at him, and all you see is patience and care. His expression is open, unguarded, as though he's laid himself bare before you." --- Or, where you share your wedding night with Telemachus. (This oneshot is part of the 'Amaranthine' universe, but it is not required to read it - it just adds context.)

❝𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑺𝑼𝑵 𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑷𝑶𝑺𝑬𝑫 𝑻𝑶 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑴𝑶𝑶𝑵 , 𝑩𝑼𝑻 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑴𝑶𝑶𝑵 𝑺𝑨𝑰𝑫 𝑰 𝑫𝑶𝑵'𝑻 𝑲𝑵𝑶𝑾, 𝑰 𝑫𝑶𝑵'𝑻 𝑲𝑵𝑶𝑾, 𝑮𝑰𝑽𝑬 𝑴𝑬 𝑻𝑰𝑴𝑬 𝑻𝑶 𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑵𝑲.. ❞ ˖. ࣪⊹. ۫ TW:: DEATH, SU1C1DE, SUITORS BEING CREEPY, AND WEIRD (GR00M1NG)FOR MATURE READERS.ANGST/COMFORT⋄ (NOTE: y/n isn't the one being gr00med, though it happened alot to girls her age, because of the suitors.) If you enjoyed reading this, please consider leaving a comment, vote, or add to your reading list! They are very appreciated! ˖ ࣪. ⊹. ۫ TELEMACHUS X FEM!BLIND!READER ⋄ ❝𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕, 𝒊𝒇 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎.. ❞ - 𝑰𝑵 𝑾𝑯𝑰𝑪𝑯 , you're a determined young female servant, serving in the palace of ithaca, whilst your busy working just so you can end up having a comfortable life when grown up, firmly believing you'll die alone because of your disability, and because one of your friends, manipulated by a suitor much older than her, manipulating her and other girls to turn on you. Meanwhile, Your childhood friend, Telemachus, will be waiting..Waiting. He'll never leave your side. 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒚 @𝒏𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒚𝒅𝒊𝒂 #2 on greek :)) #1 on canonxreader #5 on greece! #2 on my pookie telemachus :3 #3 on ancient greece #10 on epicthemusical #1 on readerxcharacter #11 on mythology Rankings might not be that good but im proud!