Mortals' Pain (Greek mythology, Achilles)
Mortals' Pain
Greek mythology; Achilles
G; 100 words
"You didn't know it would be for the rest of your mortal life."
For challenge100, week #31, prompt of angsty fic, optional starting word "broken".
You told him to defend the ships and then return right back. He said he would, and you sat outside and waited for him. He never came back.
Antilochus was the one who told you the news, and you realized that your mother had been right. You should have known better, but you never could refuse Patroklos, and so, you let him go. You didn't know it would be for the rest of your mortal life.
And the funny thing was that you died with him, but you couldn't be with him again until your physical self died as well.
04.06.10
Greek mythology; Achilles
G; 100 words
"You didn't know it would be for the rest of your mortal life."
For challenge100, week #31, prompt of angsty fic, optional starting word "broken".
You told him to defend the ships and then return right back. He said he would, and you sat outside and waited for him. He never came back.
Antilochus was the one who told you the news, and you realized that your mother had been right. You should have known better, but you never could refuse Patroklos, and so, you let him go. You didn't know it would be for the rest of your mortal life.
And the funny thing was that you died with him, but you couldn't be with him again until your physical self died as well.
04.06.10