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backpackingspace · 7 months ago

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Young odysseus convincing everyone Ithaca is nothing but a poor island with rocks and goats to avoid any raids/conquerors/so he doesn't get murdered for talking to Helen bc "it's not like he's a real choice"

Young odysseus falling in love with Penelope at the same event: wait. Wait shit I fucked up hold on just hear me out

#the odyssey #Odysseus #Penelope #Pre-canon(?)#odypen #Odypen meet ulgy #When the cute “bumpkin” boy wants to marry you but only brought 3 goats for your cousins gifts #AND you caught him spying on your family #There's like a single line in the odyssey where I think some god is narratoring (not 100% sure)#And they have a well actually interjection moment to explain how Ithaca isn't just one island it actually has a shit ton of land #And is technically richer then every other country #Which honestly just makes it funnier that odysseus was like welp time to beg again with zero issues for 10 years #But it will never not be funny to me that young odysseus really shot himself in the foot with Penelopes family for the start #Like clearly it worked out but I bet Penelope father HATES him #Listen odysseus showed up to Helen's courting for the drama ONLY he never planned on marrying her #Bc he knew her husband would be murdered immediately #My man showed up for the drama and stayed for Penelope #Otp #I love them #And need more of these two being rat bastards to each other and LOVING it #Listen neither one of them has let a single thing go in their whole life and they like that about the other #Odysseus going to buy anything for his wife ever #Penelope: Oh my can we afford that this is just a simple rock island with a few goats #Odysseus: dressed head to toe in very very rich cloth that his wife made #Ithaca with the fastest ships bc ody designed new ones #Penelope: literally dripping with jewels that were MAYBE stolen (shut up you can't prove anything and Penelope likes it when he's a bastard #Odysseus: you're so right my bad that was so irresponsible for getting you a gift. Perhaps your father would like to pay instead?

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