Patrochilles - Blog Posts
He smiled, and his face was like the sun.
TSOA, Madeline Miller
We reached for each other, and I thought of how many nights I had lain awake, loving him in silence.
TSOA, Madeline Miller.
He would sail to Troy and I would follow, even into death.
TSOA, Madeline Miller.
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.
TSOA, Madeline Miller
When he died, all things swift and beautiful and bright would be buried with him.
TSOA, Madeline Miller.
There are no bargains between lions and men. I will kill you and eat you raw.
TSOA, Madeline Miller
This and this and this.
TSOA, Madeline Miller
Philtatos.
TSOA, Madeline Miller.
A sly smile spread across his face; he had always loved defiance.
TSOA, Madeline Miller
I am made of memories.
TSOA, Madeline Miller
Pa-tro-clus.
TSOA, Madeline Miller
What has Hector ever done to me?
TSOA, Madeline Meyer
He is half of my soul, as the poets say.
TSOA, Madeline Miller
And perhaps it is greater grief, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone.
TSOA, Madeline Miller
I will never leave him. It will be this, always, for as long as he will let me.
TSOA, Madeline Miller
We were like gods at the dawning of the world, and our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but each other.
TSOA, Madeline Miller
Achilles to thetis: *casually leaning on the side of a rock* hey, so, um, just wondering, hypothetically, can you see me up on mount Pelion?
Thetis: I cannot
Achilles: cool, coolcoolcoolcool, great, thanks. Anyway, I’ll be going now. Bye
(Achilles absolutely sprinting back)
Achilles to Patroclus: hey man, so, my mum can’t see us up here, wanna bang?
Achilles: Can you see us on the mountain?
Thetis: No. Why do you ask?
Achilles: No. Reason.
*later at the mountain*
Achilles: SHE COULDNT SEE US. FOR THREE YEARS.
Patroclus: Oh?
Achilles: FOR THREE YEARS. SHE COULDN'T SEE US. FOR. THREE. YEARS.
Patroclus: Mhm.
Achilles: THREE. YEARS.
Patroclus: Mhm.
Achilles: WE COULDVE BEEN FUCKING. FOR. THREE. YEARS.
Patroclus: Mhm.
Chiron: i ship it.
Thetis: What the fuck
RIGHT PERSON WRONG (LIFE) TIME SHIPS ARE THE BEST BUT ALSO THE WORST.
LIKE, YEAH I LOVE GETTING MY HEART BROKEN INTO A MILLION TINY PIECES BUT THEN I HATE MYSELF FOR DOING IT
Patroclus and Achilles
Edit: For some reason it flagged this but oh well
Achilles has been flooding my mind my friends
Low-key need him on his knees sucking off Patroclus like his life depends on it
Do you have a design for Patroclus and Achilles? 👀
This is the last thing I ever did of them
I just finished reading The song of Achilles awhile ago and oh my gods of Olympus I was screaming crying balling my eyes out and now I’m going to reread it until I can go to my library pls helllllp ! 🫶🏼💖❤️😭😭😭😭😭