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The Song Of Achilles

I met you when I was twelve. Just a scrawny little kid with curls in his hair.

You always sat separately, didn't fawn over me like everyone else.

Was it then I fell in love with you?

Was it when you kissed me on the beach?

Was it when you left my father's house to chase after me?

Was it when you loved me in silence every night not knowing I did just the same?

Was it when you came to a foreign land looking for me?

I will let you in on a secret Patroclus.

I loved you from the moment I laid my eyes on you.

The moment you caught the fig I threw at you.

The moment you came with me to watch me fight.

The moment you came with me to listen to my father's stories.

I loved you Patroclus.

I loved you when you wore my armour and fought in my stead.

I loved you when I held you for the last time.

I loved you when they burned you on a pyre.

I loved you when I fought a river God.

I loved you when I killed Hector.

Because how could I not love you Patroclus?

The best of Greeks.

The best part of me.