You were given quite the opportunity! You’ve been known around town to be a wonderful performer, a mixture of song and dance. You were pretty proud of the reputation you’ve gathered, knowing how loved you were by the common folk was exhilarating. At the end of every show, you reveled in the applause and cheer. You expected the roar of a crowd or at the very least the polite clap of a saloon.

What you hadn’t expected though was being called to the palace of all places. They asked you to perform in front of Queen Penelope, only slightly coming off a bit desperate.

You grew nervous when you slowly started to walk across the stage, there were more people here than you were used to and that included the Queen herself and the many many suitors. Somebody in the front in particular caught your eye as you patiently waited for the music to start playing.

A stoic and older man, watching your every move with a close eye. Antinous. If you were gonna put on a show, you’re going to put on a damn show.

You put your all into it, making your movements more flirty than usual as you happily sung your heart out. You held eye contact with Antinous a few times during the show, swaying your hips and following the song and rhythm closely. Maybe you got too into it because you hadn’t even realized the song ended, continuing to stare dreamily at the man. Until the curtains drew at least, you blinked a few times to get yourself out of that trance. A few minutes passed before somebody ran by you and whispered into your ear.

“Hey- uhm. Somebody wants to see you.” They looked nervous and walked away after telling you the information. Confused, you walked out backstage and were met with Antinous.

“Hey gorgeous. That was quite the show. When they told us there was going to be entertainment, I wasn’t expecting a hot shot like you.” Antinous smirked, his gaze more fierce than when you were on stage now that you two were alone together.