Ad astra per aspera

Patroclus is exhausted and 150% done with Achilles melodramatic bullshit from the very beggining. Which makes a lot of sense because most stories pin them as childhood friends, Patroclus being a prince from somewhere who is sent to be Achilles buddy. Why is he sent away from his own kingdom you might ask? Well when he was like ten he might have accidentally murdered someone. Bonkers. He’s also supposed to be wise and older then Achilles by a few years so he was supposed to be a good role model, but like imagine being a good role model... for Achilles. Wonder Boy himself. By the Iliad Patroclus is just like... immune to this guys bullshit. Like he has given up.

If we’re going with the telling that Achilles went into hiding as a girl at Lycomedes court, I like to think that Patroclus went with him. and at that point I’m just imagining Patroclus being like “wow ur way too into this whole being a girl thing” and Achilles responding with “either challenge me to a fair fight in the ring so I can break ur fingers or stfu, I have to get dressed and go braid flowers into Laodamia’s hair”

The sun began to rise, and we realized that the sun was coming up just exactly between the two actors. And again, it was a fluke. Well, it was kind of prepared for, but we were very lucky. And so the film is completely circular, that you start with a sunrise and you end with a sunrise.

"Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught."

oh to have love like this ♡