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This morning he had leaped on to my bed and pressed his nose against mine. ‘Good morning,’ he said. I remember the heat of him against my skin.

-Madeline Miller, The Song Of Achilles

Achilles and Patroclus from The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller! This was the second artwork I created for @//obsidianmooncrate ‘s September box and it was just so nice to draw these boys in such a happy moment. 😭

-- Every Sound is Slow (a lyrical poem) by Lee Tsing Chiu (Li Qingzhao)

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THE SONG OF ACHILLES || Madeline Miller

- Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

The Song of Achilles by Madelline Miller

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he is half of my soul as the poets say

“Achilles' eyes were bright in the firelight, his face drawn sharply by the flickering shadows. I would know it in dark or disguise, I told myself. I would know it even in madness.”

“And perhaps it is the greater grief, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone.”

the lament of achilles ☀️