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Like, do you think a 10 y/o Telemachus saw the fleet of ships approaching and thought his dad was, finally, finally coming home? Only to have his hopes completely crushed as everyone in Ithaca and their predecessors saw as the storm dragged the fleet away?

Do you ever think about the fact that he wanted to belive his dad was alive, surely, because It was prophesied that he would return, however an there's always a little Voice whispering in his ears saying he's waiting for the ghost of someone he never knew?

Do you ever think he'd stay nights awake, pondering and fighting with his own thoughts because sure it was said that his father was alive but what if- what if something happend? What if his life was already done? What if all the suitors were right and his mom wrong? What if? What if? What if?

Do you think he's plagged by Nightmares of his father dying, and his mom Breaking down, crying and weeping and unconsolable as the suitors get more and more ruthless?

Or maybe He'd plagged by dreams. Dreams where his dad managed to get home years ago, where the storm never happend, where he got to spend a small part of his childhood with his father. And those dreams are just as cruel, if not worse than his nightmares because he's yearning for something so out of his reach.

Do you think he mourned for the loss of a father he never knew?

Do you think when he went searching for news of his father on his diplomatic mission, that maybe he wanted to hear Odysseus was dead, that he was already gone. Because then he at least would know where his father is. Because then hoping wouldn't hurt so much. Or maybe he wanted to hear that Odysseus was alive.

That he was coming home, coming to them.

He didn't know what he wanted.

Do you think Telemachus would be upset that his dad took so long? While also happy, because it took long but Odysseus is here. In his arm.

Do you think Telemachus now smiles brightly at being called "Son of Odysseus" because he's no longer the son of a "dead" man, the mirror of a stranger who he can't recall the face.

Do you think when he was younger, he thought of himself as "Nobody's" son, because mom was there. And don't get him wrong, he absolutely loves his mom with every fiber of his body. But it's different.

Because you have

Nestor of Pylos, son of Nelaus.

Peisistratus of Pylos, son of Nestor.

Antinous of Ithaca, Son of Eupeithes.

And he's was just..

Telemachus of Ithaca, son of Nobody.

Because no matter how much people talked about his father, Telemachus held no such foundness for being Odysseus son to be something relevant.

But not anymore.

Do you think about it?

Telemachus

8/10 Nice, his fricking name. Not very creative, but accurate

Telêmaco

7/10 His name but in portuguese, Less singy-songy but still nice

Telemarketing

6/10 Classic one, gives me Nostalgia of when I did not know about Epic/ That Odysseus had a son and saw multiple people talking about him and was very confused as to why people are excited about telemarketing

Telegraph

7/10 pretty solid, have not seen used much tbh

Teletubbies

10/10 I think I was the First person I knew to use it and then my friends followed and eventually we found it astray on the fandom. My favorite one.

Telephone

4/10 also only see me use it. I was sleep deprived. I am writing this post while deprived of sleep. Why.

Television

3/10 yes but also why??? Would call Odyssey Telemachus Television and Epic Telemachus Telephone, seems fitting

Teleport

9/10, saw on Tiktok, Someone wrote under "Odysseys wish he could". I died

Telegonic

0/10 Idk what the fuck does that mean

Telecommunication

6/10 Also a classic, way too long tho

Telescope

8/10 I mean sure why tf not?

Tell-Tale

10/10 saw ONCE way before I got into Epic, it was like, middle of past year. I do remember it beinf smt along the lines of "Ah yes, Tell-Tale son of Nobody", gets a 10 for the delivery

Telemen

5/10 sounds like a nickname. Idk what it means.

Telework

9/10 cause It sounds ways funnier in portuguese

Teleson

Telemachus has a heart in his bang ans heart-shaped waves on his hair (My Penelope Design also Has Heart Shaped bangs)

I imagine his hair is darker in the roots but lighter at the tips due to Sun exposure, due to training under Athena and also sailing in his diplomatic mission to find Info about Ody

His face shape is a mix between Ody's and Penelope☝️

Althought the shadow on his eyes seem bcs he's edge or smt, it's actually because of Hermes. Telemachus bangs cast a shadow on his face that resembles the Shadow casted by Hermes hat (if yk yk)

Yes he is annoyed/done with everyone's shit/tired most of the time. Try having strangers on your home trynna marry your mom and yall can't do Anything about it because that'd be the same as saying you Father is dead (Your mom think he's not) and then you'll get him)

Yes I do regret giving him such wavy hair. Yes his hair won't be consistent for shit.