#im in love with patroclus

[unhinged-snake-jaw]

patroclus in tsoa:

oh... i accidentally killed sarpedon??? i'm not built for violence, really. that's achilles. i guess he's always protecting me... i love him, i can't make myself argue with him— i'm so in love with him i don't know to be angry at him. ever.

patroclus in the iliad:

*invents gamer's rage by killing clysonysmus*

{kill count: so high that homer's just listing names at one point}

*kills sarpedon and then KILLS ANYBODY WHO TRIES TO TAKE HIS BODY* (the dead man's father ended up intervening i believe)

"hey patroclus... you're crying like a girl what's wrong??" "what's wrong? what's wrong??? what's wrong is yOU MOTHERFU—"

*knocks hector's charioteer onto the floor with a stone that fucking kills him* 10/10 my guy that was a perfect dive!! trojans seem awfully good at diving out of their chariots, don't you think??

"on my own? i would have killed TWENTY hectors, and you know that."

#and i KNOW patroclus killing clysonysmus is in tsoa too but. that was framed as an accident so does it really count??? #also perhaps this is because i read it long ago in a biased lens but i remember that part in the iliad where pat was crying and #and achilles was like 'whats wrong' and patroclus INSTANTLY goes like 'you and your stupid fucking rage????' #might have used mild exaggeration of language for comedic purposes. but i firmly believe this is how it actually went down #achilles went 'why're you crying like a girl??' and patroclus punched him in the face THAT'S what fucking happened #im in love with patroclus #maybe you can tell #the iliad #patroclus #achilles #tsoa crit #maybe??? not inherently anti but. tbf i don't really... like certain aspects of that book #ill tag it js in case #anti tsoa

[adriles]

waking up in the middle of the night, gripped by unending sorrow, yelling, sobbing, punching my pillows, because i have forgotten to bury patroclus

#Thou sleepest and hast forgotten me Achilles…. #book 23 #patroclus #people confounded by this account r so funny to me #it is just dril tweets but the iliad my guy #and also me posting about the iliad while extremely sleep deprived drunk or high trying to mimic the cadence #when there r themes in the posts it is always intentional. i love sorrow and tragedy and grief and rage #mission statement honestly #achilles is a piece of shit and i try to embody that. he is so stupid and annoying and so full of grief. he is soooo doomed #doomed boy i hate you im kissing u so intensely #greatest hits #yall came in on this one so fast what the hell #themes

[stardotnet]

i've been reading the song of achilles and playing hades and listening to mcr. anyway who else is doomed by the narrative

#reading it and knowing what has to happen. there's no escaping your destiny #and both of them fighting so hard to escape the inevitable #genuinely im so sick about it #ANYWAY guh gerard way i love you and achilles and patroclus your ashes will embrace forevermore post-cremation #stardotnet #webweave #web weave #webweaving #web weaving #achilles #patroclus #achilles and patroclus #patrochilles #the song of achilles #hades #mcr #my chemical romance #mcr lyrics #greek mythology #history #mythology #doomed by the narrative #doomed lovers #doomed love #love #the inevitable #hades game

[mythology-void]

Achilles: oops my beloved husband/love of my life was murdered by Hector so I guess I have to chase him screaming around the battlefield and fight anything and anyone who gets in my way including this river god :D isn't going mad from grief so silly

Hector : WHERE IS YOUR IMPULSE CONTROL

Achilles: Bleeding to death on the ground

#someone did this with SOC but I wanted to do it with my babies achillies and hector #hector is actually just Odysseus after therapy #im sorry the fact that achillies literally FOUGHT A RIVER AND ONE is so funny to me #the illiad #tagamemnon #achilles x patroclus #hector of troy #hector breaker of horses #i love them but they are both so mentally unwell #if you saw this before i edited no you didn't

[neuroticfreaksworld]

Achilles invented the 'touch him and you die' trope go argue with a wall

#patrochilles #the song of achilles #gays in greek #patroclus was achilles' heel guys idc what y'all say #another gay tragedy im helplessly in love with

[justmiraculousconspiracies]

I asked my bestie to describe Achilles in one sentence.

"He was gay and he died."

THAT IS WHAT SHE SAID

LITERALLY

#this is too funny #im sorry #gosh i love her #incorrect greek mythology #achilles x patroclus #incorrect tsoa quotes #patrochilles #the song of achilles #tsoa achilles #tsoa patroclus #incorrect greek gods #greek mythology #tsoa textpost

[etrevil]

—The Song of Achilles

Lo and behold, the earliest form of "my parents aren't home."

They're so cute I'm crying :')

#achilles really said: she can't judge us anymore hurry up and kiss me #and im soBBING AT THEIR LOVE #AHHHHHHHHHH #achilles #patroclus #patrochilles #the song of achilles #tsoa #tsoa patrochilles

[spineless-lobster]

Hey supergiant hey hello what the fuck is this why would you do this to me why would you want to hurt me like this I am in pain I am in pain now supergiant how do you feel you did this to me what the fuck man

#the A in achilles stands for AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA #because that’s how I’m feeling #my first love is achilles’ codex #ough…. gay people… #I can’t wait to complete this omg this is gonna kill me im so excited #hades game #hades supergiant #patroclus #patrochilles

[mourningliliesmorningglories]

So unrelated but I do think your reaction to people getting Achilles/Patroclus matching tattoos says so much about you because there really is only two options:

a. Love is religion. I choose you. We honour their love as we revere ours. We fight to complete the journey they left unfinished. I swear an oath that is unbreakable to you. We both shall live.

b. This is a gentle goodbye. I know I shall lose you. In this way I never will. I will draw the short straw so you never will. I cannot bury the corpse. We will decay together. I will caress the jaw of your skeleton.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN

#actually not marauders related #i am rambling #im also sleep deprived #achilles #patroclus #love #and other drugs

[90sgreggaraki]

interview with the vampire (2022) // the song of achilles (2011)

#interview with the vampire #iwtv #louis de pointe du lac #lestat de lioncourt #loustat #the song of achilles #madeline miller #achilles #patroclus #this has probably been done before im sorry #they just make me insane #the never ending ache of love and sorrow

[beatlzee]

LIVE THETIS REACTION

#they are in love your honor #the book is fr amazing. im halfway through and im already in too much pain #PLUS YOU ALL SHOULD LISTEN TO ACHILLES COME DOWN #THIS SONG DEFINES MY WILL TO LIVE #artist on tumblr #my art tag #the song of achilles #tsoa achilles #patrochilles #patroclus #greek mythology #pjo #should i even tag pjo?

[beemintty]

so I've discovered there are lots of epic the musical lovers on here and therefore lots of greek mythology lovers on here.

so, tell me your favourite god, goddess, nymph, giant, titan, hero or creature!!

what other mythologies are we into?

#i have so many favourite #favourite Olympian hmmmm gotta be hestia #hestia #goddess of the home #oh and i love the muses #omg calypso #calypso #oh and i love gaia #gaia #titan #odysseus #epic the musical #the Odyssey #achilles #patroclus #monsters scylla #scylla #greek mythology #mythology #im also into like #norse mythology #and native American mythology #some of it is so so interesting #im in love with mythology

[cryingdutchmann]

when i read the song of achilles i was very surprised at how genuine and equally matched their love for each other was. there wasn’t any such thing as one being more in love than the other. i’ve become so accustomed to that trope, that i kept waiting for it to happen; but it never did. i’m so used to love being a miserable, painful, unrequited thing, i kept expecting the moment when finally their unconditional love reached its limit but it never fucking did.

there was never a moment that patroclus wouldn’t have died, fought, or killed for his lover. and never one moment where achilles wouldn’t do the same. it never mattered that achilles was aristos achaion, because patroclus was the world to him and never stopped being so.

we never had to watch them grow apart, or become bitter towards each other. it was all pure, faultless, unyielding love until the very end. they never had to yearn, they never had to doubt. patroclus agonized over the idea of one day losing his achilles, constantly worrying over him. and achilles completely wrecked with grief over losing his most beloved.

#the song of achilles #achilles x patroclus #tsoa achilles #achillesandpatroclus #achilles rambles #patroclus #love is pain #the iliad #greek mythology #gay boys #in love #gay poetry #boys who like boys #oh god oh fuck #oh god oh god oh god #im inconsolable #im in shambles #lovers #love is fake

[jockbots]

its that time of the year again where i think of Patroclus being like "im no fighter like Achilles" and then proceeding to kick ass and take names like homer and his list of ships. ye he cant take down armies but this mf trained with Achilles for decades, watched him like a love sick hawk, it stuck, he tries to mimic Achilles and that combined with his training would absolutely make him a formidable foe, just not a demi god, but just bc an athlete isn't Olympic gold doesn't mean theyre not good at their sport.

#Patroclus #my bby boi bby #zag: y does pat call u bby girl #Achilles: dont ask me abt that lad #its bc he fucks ok #im convinced #tsoa #the illiad #patrochilles #also hi i want to write an au where he and Zagreus and Nico go on a trip #and him being like 👉 👈 well u demi gods fight better than me but ill try #THEN PULLING SOME BRAD PIT LEVEL MOVES OUT LIKE BITCH WAT WHERE DID THAT COME FROM #shrugs i loved to watch Achilles fight

[sotogalmo]

3:40 am

At the popular part of Song Of Achilles-

I will cry. Fuck

#time diary(?) #audrey/kellie's time diary #“because you're the reason. swear it.” will always get tome n shit #tsoa patrochilles #tsoa patroclus #tsoa achilles #tsoa #the song of achilles #madeline miller #tsoa spoilers #“im going to be the first”. THAT WILL LITERALLY NEVER RLLY HAPPEN(maybe. but thats when yhey met jn the underworld n. well) #tho i love the line “i feel like i could eat the world raw.” underrated as hell. it's awesome

[narcissuspaperwhite]

So I found this cute yet heartwrenching wallpaper on Pinterest

I'm going to be the first

Swear it

#credit to the Artist

#love #writeblr #dark academia #literature #im cryin #if this isn't love #tsoa madeline miller #the song of achilles #tsoa patrochilles #patrochilles #patroclus #achillies