Telemachus And Neoptolemus (and Argos)

Telemachus and Neoptolemus (and Argos)

James was the mum friend in a "wraps you in a soft blanket and makes you tea when you're not feeling well" way.

Sirius needed someone to love him.

Remus needed someone to accept him.

Peter needed someone to value him.

And James made sure each of them went to bed smiling.

Regulus was the mum friend in a "chasing you around the house screaming at you to not put forks in the plug sockets" way.

Evan had no regard for safety, his own or others.

Barty has no impulse control.

Pandora did dangerous experiments on a daily basis.

Dorcas would do just about anything if you paid her enough.

And Regulus was just trying to keep those fucking idiots alive.

*Pat is making it the exact same way*

My modern au take is that Pyrrhus is an absolute menace to everyone except Patroclus who he absolutely loves and he drives Achilles crazy nitpicking everything he does bc ‘Pat does it this way’ lmao

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3| Part 4| Part 5

I can’t stop thinking about this tiktok so I’m sharing it here to watch whenever I please

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credit to akkakora on tiktok

I did go into why I think Pyrrhus is more tragic than I realised. As I said prior I only thought of him as a one dimensional monster. I have always seen him as a mindless brute but last week, I thought about it.

He was born on an island surrounded by women to a father he most likely never met. He grew up revered and was told of his father’s prowesses and how he should live up to them or be ashamed.

He arrived in Troy after his father’s death and once more he was cast in his shadow. But the thing is that he was not sheltered on an island, told he would be just as great. He was on a battlefield amongst people who knew Achilles, loved him, hated him…. it didn’t matter. All that mattered was that he had to be enough and never could be.

Achilles was a beloved baby, a lover, a friend, an enemy. He was a hero, he had a destiny, he was awaited. Neoptolemos was never a person. He was just a shadow of his father, a remnant of the fear Achilles struck in people’s hearts. He was a ghost and monster. So he did what he thought was wanted. He killed and killed. Nothing was too violent, nothing was too cruel. He went too far trying to live up to expectations.

Neoptolemos… the 'new war'. Took up after his father… Arrived towards the end of the war. What good is a ‘new war’ when peace is afoot? He was doomed to be obsolete… unwanted… rejected.

He was first treated like someone’s son and then like a vile beast to be feared. He was treated like a monster and acted like one. A murderer and not a man. And then he died… to the hands of people he didn’t know. He didn’t even consider.

He was born silenced, grew up to be famous and yet unknown and died alone.

No wonder he was the way he was. Treated like an animal, man becomes beast.

au where bones is a witch, spock is a runaway prince and jim’s like, the chosen one or something (they don’t talk about it)

( prompt fill for @mcspirkevents bingo card prompt “fantasy au” ^_^ )