TELEMACHUS!!!

"That's... a good question."

Where was she?

He turned and looked at the door across, and moved quickly, that was her voice speaking. He gripped onto the handle and pushed forward, hoping it was her—or her mom, he didn’t care. He just needed someone he knew.

“…Riri.”

@telemachusofnowhere

Riri blinked once. Twice. Three times. She'd expected him to vanish, to be nothing but a shadow she'd come to expect. She'd learned not to get her hopes up, any higher than maybe hearing his voice through the speaker on her phone.

But he was standing there. Looking at her with the same eyes she'd learn to only see in old photos. It was a dream, it had to be. There was no way he would...

But if this was a dream, she'd make the most of it.

She placed Renn on her bed as she ran toward Terrence, despite leaving her mother confused, and she hugged him like her life depended on it. Feeling his warmth in her hands again broke her. She sobbed and sobbed until it felt like she couldn't breathe as she repeated his name like a mantra.

“Riri-”

She'd spent weeks, what felt like an eternity without him. She felt broken, incomplete, empty without him. The only things keeping her going was their son and her mother.

But now, it felt like everything she'd been bottling up overflowed, like a jar that had broken and sent candy spilling out of it. How long has it been since she was this happy?

“No—no.. I’m sorry. I left you alone.”

Terrence remembered—it was still in his pocket. But maybe later…

”Telegonus.. I don’t know either—to be honest, it sounds weird. But I’ve been watching over him, ya know?”

"Helios.. the other sun god?" She tilted her head. "Me and Anti talked about Telegonus a little.. If he's that skilled at that age, and he's going after you, then.. I'm never letting you out of my sight again! Ma, can he st-"

"Yes, he can stay. As long as you two will behave. As much as I love my grandson, I don't need another–"

“He was being mentally manipulated and abused by that guy. But he still killed me. So I can’t really say I can defend him fully.”

"RIri I would... capture every star for you if you'd ask, you're the light that clears my path even in the darkest times and..." he slowly pulled out the box and opened it, revealing a ring.

Where was she?

He turned and looked at the door across, and moved quickly, that was her voice speaking. He gripped onto the handle and pushed forward, hoping it was her—or her mom, he didn’t care. He just needed someone he knew.

“…Riri.”

@telemachusofnowhere

Riri blinked once. Twice. Three times. She'd expected him to vanish, to be nothing but a shadow she'd come to expect. She'd learned not to get her hopes up, any higher than maybe hearing his voice through the speaker on her phone.

But he was standing there. Looking at her with the same eyes she'd learn to only see in old photos. It was a dream, it had to be. There was no way he would...

But if this was a dream, she'd make the most of it.

She placed Renn on her bed as she ran toward Terrence, despite leaving her mother confused, and she hugged him like her life depended on it. Feeling his warmth in her hands again broke her. She sobbed and sobbed until it felt like she couldn't breathe as she repeated his name like a mantra.

“Riri-”

She'd spent weeks, what felt like an eternity without him. She felt broken, incomplete, empty without him. The only things keeping her going was their son and her mother.

But now, it felt like everything she'd been bottling up overflowed, like a jar that had broken and sent candy spilling out of it. How long has it been since she was this happy?

“No—no.. I’m sorry. I left you alone.”

Terrence remembered—it was still in his pocket. But maybe later…

”Telegonus.. I don’t know either—to be honest, it sounds weird. But I’ve been watching over him, ya know?”

"Helios.. the other sun god?" She tilted her head. "Me and Anti talked about Telegonus a little.. If he's that skilled at that age, and he's going after you, then.. I'm never letting you out of my sight again! Ma, can he st-"

"Yes, he can stay. As long as you two will behave. As much as I love my grandson, I don't need another–"

“He was being mentally manipulated and abused by that guy. But he still killed me. So I can’t really say I can defend him fully.”

Where was she?

He turned and looked at the door across, and moved quickly, that was her voice speaking. He gripped onto the handle and pushed forward, hoping it was her—or her mom, he didn’t care. He just needed someone he knew.

“…Riri.”

@telemachusofnowhere

Riri blinked once. Twice. Three times. She'd expected him to vanish, to be nothing but a shadow she'd come to expect. She'd learned not to get her hopes up, any higher than maybe hearing his voice through the speaker on her phone.

But he was standing there. Looking at her with the same eyes she'd learn to only see in old photos. It was a dream, it had to be. There was no way he would...

But if this was a dream, she'd make the most of it.

She placed Renn on her bed as she ran toward Terrence, despite leaving her mother confused, and she hugged him like her life depended on it. Feeling his warmth in her hands again broke her. She sobbed and sobbed until it felt like she couldn't breathe as she repeated his name like a mantra.

“Riri-”

She'd spent weeks, what felt like an eternity without him. She felt broken, incomplete, empty without him. The only things keeping her going was their son and her mother.

But now, it felt like everything she'd been bottling up overflowed, like a jar that had broken and sent candy spilling out of it. How long has it been since she was this happy?

“No—no.. I’m sorry. I left you alone.”

Terrence remembered—it was still in his pocket. But maybe later…

”Telegonus.. I don’t know either—to be honest, it sounds weird. But I’ve been watching over him, ya know?”

"Helios.. the other sun god?" She tilted her head. "Me and Anti talked about Telegonus a little.. If he's that skilled at that age, and he's going after you, then.. I'm never letting you out of my sight again! Ma, can he st-"

"Yes, he can stay. As long as you two will behave. As much as I love my grandson, I don't need another–"

“He was being mentally manipulated and abused by that guy. But he still killed me. So I can’t really say I can defend him fully.”

"Guess who?!"

@telemachus-of-nowhere

...he was either going to kill somebody or cry like a pathetic dog.

"Guess who?!"

@telemachus-of-nowhere

...he was either going to kill somebody or cry like a pathetic dog.

Where was she?

He turned and looked at the door across, and moved quickly, that was her voice speaking. He gripped onto the handle and pushed forward, hoping it was her—or her mom, he didn’t care. He just needed someone he knew.

“…Riri.”

@telemachusofnowhere

Riri blinked once. Twice. Three times. She'd expected him to vanish, to be nothing but a shadow she'd come to expect. She'd learned not to get her hopes up, any higher than maybe hearing his voice through the speaker on her phone.

But he was standing there. Looking at her with the same eyes she'd learn to only see in old photos. It was a dream, it had to be. There was no way he would...

But if this was a dream, she'd make the most of it.

She placed Renn on her bed as she ran toward Terrence, despite leaving her mother confused, and she hugged him like her life depended on it. Feeling his warmth in her hands again broke her. She sobbed and sobbed until it felt like she couldn't breathe as she repeated his name like a mantra.

“Riri-”

She'd spent weeks, what felt like an eternity without him. She felt broken, incomplete, empty without him. The only things keeping her going was their son and her mother.

But now, it felt like everything she'd been bottling up overflowed, like a jar that had broken and sent candy spilling out of it. How long has it been since she was this happy?

“No—no.. I’m sorry. I left you alone.”

Terrence remembered—it was still in his pocket. But maybe later…

”Telegonus.. I don’t know either—to be honest, it sounds weird. But I’ve been watching over him, ya know?”

"Helios.. the other sun god?" She tilted her head. "Me and Anti talked about Telegonus a little.. If he's that skilled at that age, and he's going after you, then.. I'm never letting you out of my sight again! Ma, can he st-"

"Yes, he can stay. As long as you two will behave. As much as I love my grandson, I don't need another–"

“He was being mentally manipulated and abused by that guy. But he still killed me. So I can’t really say I can defend him fully.”

"Guess who?!"

@telemachus-of-nowhere

...he was either going to kill somebody or cry like a pathetic dog.