#TSOA

[diarunas]

Achilles after Patroclus died:

Ughhh I love making fun of him and dumbing down his exceedingly complex issues

Ref:

[motteteto]

Let me only slay Hector, and I do not care how soon death comes to me.

[bleeding-seraphic]

More from this au

[poet-by-heart]

My favorite part of the Song of Achilles:

Achilles: How could Heracles not recognize his wife?

Chiron: That is the nature of madness.

Patroclus’ inner monologue: Sounds like a skill issue. Couldn’t be me. Truly pathetic to be honest. Personally, I would recognize Achilles in the dark, or in disguise. I would know him even in madness. But that’s just me I guess.

[tail-waggon]

i shoulda nvr downloaded tumblr back, this book n its fandom bout drag me back to the depths of middle school yearning n tradegy

Juliet and Romeo this, Juliet and Romeo that

WHAT ABOUT ACHILLES AND PATROCLUS?

[cityelf]

Left is MY FIC, right is the ACTUAL BOOK QUOTE IT WAS INSPIRED BY

(Mask context: masquerade ball / cinderella au)

It has been doing numbers EVERYWHERE and I only found out from this lovely person who commented on Ao3:

So yeah I guess if anyone wants to read an 8 year old Song of Achilles fanfic written in a fever dream after watching Into The Woods, be my guest

[ditoob]

“Showing Athena around the Greek Camp”

Recorded by Odysseus Laertides (1700 b.C.)

[floralcavern]

Odysseus @ Achilles

[lyliacs]

a quiet afternoon in elysium

[justvea18]

How far you've gone

[leosoralyyn]

Odysseus watching Achilles absolutely mutilate Hector's corpse

[roachcicle]

and they were tentmates

[3am-thoughts-of-achilles]

LOSING IT 😭😭

[motteteto]

The never-ending ache of love and sorrow. Perhaps in some other life I could have refused, could have torn my hair and screamed, and made him face his choice alone. But not in this one. He would sail to Troy and I would follow, even into death.

[bleeding-seraphic]

something came over me and I had to see it through