(Female Odysseus AU!)

After Polites, Odysseus’ good friend prior to that event, died from the Cyclops, Odysseus became more becoming on his philosophy of ‘greeting the world with open arms’, being a pacifist, although only killing as a last resort. However, after many events, Odysseus snapped and became more becoming on Poseidon’s ‘ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves’ philosophy.

However, after Poseidon killed Odysseus when she, by herself out of 600 men that died or been sacrificed along the way, was at her coast of Ithaca’s shores, she found herself in the Underworld. It was surprisingly nice however, although she had all the wounds she died from like any other lost soul had. However, she heard a laugh… a familiar one.

She walked towards it, and what Odysseus saw made her body tense, there was a temple but with only one person there, playing with an extremely cute looking Lotus Eater, it was… Polites.

His broken glasses were still on his face, his usual smile, and everything. He looked exactly how Odysseus remembered him. She was completely still. Polites didn’t notice her. How could she explain everything to him after nearly 20 years?

Hesitantly, Odysseus walked toward Polites, who had stood up, not noticing as Odysseus walked up behind him.

Polites was not expecting it. He didn’t expect two arms to wrap around him from behind. Once he felt the embrace, he looked down at the arms, and his eyes widened as he saw the arms he thought he wouldn’t see for a long time… was Odysseus behind him?

All of a sudden, Polites manoeuvred himself so he was now in front of the person. There she was… Odysseus. Polites’ face fell, not that he didn’t miss her, but he didn’t expect her to look the way she did. Polites immediately noticed all the wounds, and he felt… angry.

Polites, while being the sweet angel he was known as, he was fiercely protective of his friends, and seeing this? He is pissed.

“Who hurt you?!”

Polites demanded to know, honestly, it was scary when Polites had these switch-ups with his emotions.