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“I could recognize him by touch alone, by smell; I would know him blind, by the way his breaths came and his feet struck the earth. I would know him in death, at the end of the world.”
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ordered a customizable spotify plaque for more dark academia vibes
The reflection of hector in the shield !!!!!
Sing, O muse, of the rage of Achilles, son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans.
Maruaders favourite books
James: Percy Jackson and the lighting thief by Rick Riordan ("it was my childhood!!")
Sirius: If this gets out by Sophie Gonzales amd Cale Dietrich ("I don't relate to falling in love with my best friend but having to keep our relationship a secret at all!")
Remus: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller ("its historic and gay")
Peter: Loveless by Alice oseman ("Goergie and Alice helped me discover myself")
Achilles Come Down
“I can’t stand seeing you tear yourself apart like this.” He pleaded, eyes filled with months worth of sadness, anger , confusion.
“Then don’t watch. Simple.” The other boy spoke softly, but firmly, determined on pushing everyone who cared about him, away.
“You may feel no purpose , nor a point for existence, it’s all just conjecture and gloom. There may not be meaning , so find one and seize it.” Patroclus begged , with all that was left of him, with all the love that’s grown only stronger, since the day they’ve met.
“I’m doing this. I’m gonna jump. You can’t stop me.” Achilles couldn’t bring himself to sound composed. Yelling in desperation, he prayed to the Gods that he’d drop it and go home.
“So jump, and i’m jumping.” Giving up, he took a step forward as if his other half were a ticking bomb, which in a way, he was.
“Why?” At the edge of the roof, he was in utter turmoil.
“... because there is no me without you.” Patroclus confessed.
yeah i love a good battle couple but in the song of achilles when patroclus was on the battle field everyday just like "wow look at those guys' spears not hitting me, what a strange phenomenon, i'm surrounded by dead bodies and not doing anything about it, i'm the paragon of luck" and then realizing that achilles was doing this strategically and keeping everyone's attention away from his easy ass target of a bf.... that was some good shit.
reread tsoa and can't stop thinking about the fact they knew of achilles and patroclus.Everyone knew it, they must have seen: achilles falling to his knees in the middle of the agora cause patroclus has too much blood on his tunic from a rough day at medic, patroclus becoming the first soldier ever to return from battles without even a stracth bcz his feral dog can't stop doing laps around him, the way achilles doesn't attend any council meetings without him and doesn't make a single decision without eye contact with his philtatos, patroclus small talking with the camp and Achilles "I can't function without patroclus" pelides sulking,the fact that when patroclus ask someone if they slept well the other party can't do the same because everyone heard them last night.
Rest In Peace Reggie Black. You would’ve loved the Song of Achillies😔
Look at that!!
One 2 AM mini Walmart pumpkin pie later
Achilles n Patroclus :)
In all honestly I might delete this later, that pumkin pie gave me more confidence than I was expecting
AM I THE ONLY ONE GETTING ACHILLES AND PATROCLUS VIBES FROM NETFLIX'S YOUNG ROYALS?
it's just me? ok
I just finished reading the Song of Achilles.
I cried even though I knew from the start how it would end? Yes.
Would I cry again if I read it again? Absolutely.
"How would you describe most of your favorite shows/books?"
Like this:
"Name one hero who was happy"-
Heroes are warriors whose hands are painted red with the blood of thousand of innocent people. Maybe that's why they turned mad. Maybe that's why they never got a happy ending.
"We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other."
-Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles is a fantastic book. AchillesxPatroclus's love story is heart-touching and legendary. I'm glad that I've read this book, even though it's heart-wrenching to read some parts.I thank Madeline Miller for writing this piece of story from Greek history/myth. Her writing is amazing. The way she weave words and describe the emotions and the beauty of everything is just wonderful. PATROCHILLES ARE GOING TO BE IN MY HEART FOREVER. ❤
it’s giving:
“In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun.”
you can pry happy endings from my cold-dead hands. It can be the most heart stopping, gut wrenching fic that has every existed and I will read every drop of it if I get my happy ending. I have had enough painful endings in real life, give me happy in my fantasy world. It can be at the last second, it can be a single sentence, even a single word. Give me all the angst and hurt in the world for 500,000 words, but please give me the comfort I need in the ending. please and thank you.