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I’m Cos 𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚢/𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝙸’𝚖 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 books and Greek mythology 𝙱𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚐𝚊𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚋𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚎𝚡𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚎𝚖𝚘𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚖𝚢 𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚝𝚜

[the-secret-hours]

I JUST REALIZED CLARISSE AND SILENA IN THE LAST OLYMPIAN WERE A RETELLING OF ACHILLES AND PATROCLUS

CLARISSE REFUSES TO FIGHT BC SHE FEELS SLIGHTED AND SILENA GOES IN HER PLACE WITH HER ARMOUR AND DIES FIGHTING WHILE PRETENDING TO BE CLARISSE

[cosettef]

This 😩

[cosettef]

Guys guys guys guess what?!!

I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO WATCH LES MISÈRABLES IN LONDON A COUPLE DAYS AGO AND LEMME JUST SAY OMFG IM BLOWN AWAY AND MENTALLY DESTROYED

It was the most heartbreaking, incredible experience ever so I’ll make some of the highlights i loved

•javert being dramatic after being beaten by Valjean in the confrontation

•Gavroche being the best character ever aka putting his finger up to Javert

•the most adorable father son relationship between Gavroche and Grantaire

•GrAnTaIrE pUt ThE bOtTlE dOwN!

•how Enjolras was quite gentle in thsi one like not too harsh bc in some versions he can be very sturn and harsh

•Grantaire annoying the sh!t out of Enjolras

•Enjolras laughing and Grantaire

•ExR hugging eachother over Combferre’s dead body

•Enjolras taking Grantaire’s bottle in drink with me and offering a hug which he didn’t take :/

•Honestly just how incredible Jon Robyn’s was as Jean Valjean

•Cosette helping Eponine up :))

•Grantaire following Enjolras up the barricade after he died

• how GORGEOUS Jehan was

•Grantaire tried to scrap Marius and Enjolras split them up

So ya here’s some pics too

[icannotthinkofaurl]

niche subjects

what’s that one, really niche, subject that you know literally everything about, and bring up in conversation whenever possible? mines ancient Greece, specifically the Trojan war

[cosettef]

Mine is also this, les misèrables and the June rebellion, Jack the Ripper and his murders and Achilles- just Achilles in general he’s a whole other subject 😭

[cosettef]

Lawd lemme tell u what my science teacher said today gals

So we were learning about the periodic table again😩 and a boy in my class asked the teacher “does the element mercury have a relation to the planet” so my teacher answered with “no no not at but they are both named mercury after a Greek god” sir- that’s Roman babes lemme stand up and teach the class a few tings 🤨

[cosettef]

Ok so I luv greek mythology I’ve been interested in it since I was 6 years old and I’ve been learning more and more everyday but there is one thing that I always seem to muddle up for myself, are all Greek hero’s demigods and can some of them be completely mortal?? If someone can answer this I would be so grateful 😩

[cosettef]

I’m watching mamma Mia 2 atm and I’m crying because I’m jealous of Donna 😩 I realised that I’m literally Rosie and my best friend is Donna 😤🤚

[cosettef]

Yay my sh!tty personality

[cosettef]

I am currently binging shameless even though I’ve seen like practically all of it on tiktok I’ve decided to watch it.

[cosettef]

Hey besties I’m back imma talk about song of Achilles again!

Who would u cast for a possible miniseries adaptation of Tsoa??

For me I would cast..

Oldest Achilles: Cody fern (I’m sorryyy he seems good for him )

Oldest Patroclus: Omar Rudberg (maybe not oldest but one of the older ones)

Thetis: Mila Kunis

Peleus: Russell Crowe

Menoetius: Édgar Ramìrez

Chiron: Daveed diggs (Again im soz I honestly think he would be good

Deidamia: Julia rewhald

Briseis: Amandla Stenburg

Agamemnon: Idris Elba

Menelaus: Michael B Jordan

Odysseus: Gerard Butler

Diomedes: Christian Bale

Helen: Saoirse Ronan

Paris: Jacob elordi

Hector: Danny Ramirez

Andromache: Erin Moriarty

King Priam: Sean bean

Automedon: Ncuti Gatwa

PLZ TELL ME IF I LEFT ANYONE OUT THERE ARE SO MANY CHARACTERS 😩

This is just my opinion feel free to reply with yours and i tried to include some young rising stars that I’ve seen that I think would fit the role :)

Also I know that there would be other ages of Achilles and Patroclus to play younger versions but I couldn’t really think of child actors to play any :/

[namedforvalor]

No because we need to talk about how absolutely hilarious it was when Patroclus kissed Achilles in front of Briseis.

Like please imagine yourself as Briseis. You’re living in your small farming village outside of Troy with your family. There’s been talk of war, but not just any war, a war that’s going to spoken about for centuries. A terrible, bloody thing where men will die by the thousands. You’ve all heard the whispers on the wind- The Greeks have Achilles. The greatest warrior of your time. The boy who can’t be killed.

They descend upon the farming villages first, as you all knew they would. It’s strategic- Dismantle the working class and the royalty will follow. You’re holed up somewhere in a barn with a group of children behind you, some of them your siblings, some of them family friends, when the men enter the building. You know what that means. If they’re taking the time to search and loot the village, all the able bodied men are dead. Your father is dead. You don’t have time to process it before one of the Greeks pulls you to your feet and carries you away. He leaves the children. You’re the only one old enough to be considered a prize.

You’re standing on a podium, clothes tattered and covered in mud. Your hair is wind swept and tangled. Your hands are bound and there’s a thousand eyes tracing your body. You know why you’re here; your mother had pulled you aside a few nights before the war started and sat you down. She told you about the girls who get taken. She needed you to be prepared- as prepared as you could be. You think you’re going to this barbaric looking King who’s much taller than you and much broader than you- Terrifying, loud, and proud. Some of the worst things a man can be.

But then you’re turned in the other direction, to face another leader, a Prince to be exact, and you feel the color drain from your face. They’ve spoken of bright blonde hair and a nimble body, green eyes and bloodied hands. You’d seen him in your nightmares. Achilles. Aristos Achaion. The savior of the Greeks, kills a hundred men by the day. He wants you and he’s not taking no for an answer. Not only are princes known for their appetites but he’s young, younger than the rest by years, and you know that only means he'll be all the more ravenous. The rumors say that he's half god, and the stories of his presence on the battlefield speak enough of his stamina- He won't tire easily like the old Kings might.

Now you’re in his tent, you and him and another boy. His advisor, maybe? His right hand, at least, to be so comfortable in the Prince's tent. That boy approaches you slowly, timidly, speaking gibberish to you in hushing tones. Did you miss something? Did Achilles bring you back as a present for this man? Why was Achilles still here, then? To ensure you behave? As if you weren’t equally terrified of them both. The companion touches you and it’s gentle. Your mother told you it was a rarity and you should be eternally grateful if they’re gentle. Be gracious, she said, but you can’t bring yourself to do it. You flinch away, lash out. There’s a pause, a few more words, and he tries again. You kick away.

He huffs. He’s annoyed. Frustrated. You’re making it worse for yourself, you know you are. He straightens up, glancing around the tent- for what, you don’t know, and then suddenly, he’s grabbing Achilles by the shirt and dragging him into a kiss. A kiss. Not the way your father greets his friends, but the way your father greets your mother. It’s hard pressed, white knuckle grip releasing from a wrinkled tunic. And now Achilles, Aristos Achaion, the boy who can’t be killed, is standing there with reddened cheeks and eyes wide as saucers.

And now this companion of his, this much smaller, much less proud boy, this boy who’s not suited for war in any regard, stands there with nothing shameful on his face, and motions between the two of them at you, as if to say- This man you fear, this half god, this man who kills by the hundreds, this man who will kill multitudes by the time he dies, this boy who can’t be killed, he answers to me and we won’t hurt you.

[cosettef]

I LAUGHED SO HARD AT THIS BIT 😭

[totaltrashmammal4ever-deactivat]

i hate how all the reviews on the book cover of "the song of achilles" have the word "sexy" in them :-( tsoa a fucking sad and raw story dude. describing it as sexy and nothing much more feels like fetishisation of achilles & patroclus, and it puts a bad taste in my mouth

[cosettef]

THIS! when I first looked at the cover after reading it I was disgusted and confused how on earth it would be sexy

[amphitritemists]

Thinking about Achilles and Patroclus again and...

Achilles: You believe that he is nothing without me, that the history books will never remember his name unless it is written beside mine and maybe that’s true. But what the history books will fail to mention is that without him, I am nothing as well.

[cosettef]

im sobbing.

[cosettef]

Heyyy I’ve been thinking and researching CONSTANTLY about Achilles and Hector and Patroclus and so on but I NEED TO KNOW UR GUYS’ OPINIONS Who was a better dude Achilles or Hector and I mean not just the war I mean there whole lives ?!! 😤

Kk so much saw all the comments and I agree so much tbh, honestly I have a love hate relationship with Achilles cuz he’s a dick but I can’t get myself to hate him also I kinda feel bad for him getting sent to war so early to get turned into a monster because I doubt he was always like that. I do prefer Hector as a man over Achilles but I like both and they both deserve justice even though they both horrifically killed people including Hector himself and Patroclus. :)

[cosettef]

So fear street! :)

So update! My favourite film is the 1994 one definitely like it’s 1994,1666 and then 1978 in order of how good they are in my opinion and my literal comfort characters are Sarah fier and Simon oh and Kate.

I can’t stop crying at Sarah’s confession it’s so sad but so iconic :(

Anyways just wanted to say I love Simon, Kate and Sarah and ruby lane is hot

[cosettef]

So u guys know this is a multi fandom shit post account right? I’m gonna talk about Fear street on Netflix!

So I’ve finished them a couple days ago and oh my god I’m obsessed THERE SO GOOD! Not to mention that im totally in love with Sarah fier 😩she’s amazing and badass and pretty!

I think my favourite film is the last one it’s so cool :)

Also if you like nick goode or if you simp for him then get off my page this is a nick goode hate page 😤

[cosettef]

I just watched Troy 2004 movie and Im surprised not gonna lie.

It was an alright movie even though it is extremely inaccurate but I did cry when Achilles and Briseis had their moment when he died but someone plz tell me the truth cuz one moment I’m seeing Briseis hating Achilles and the Greeks and then the other I’m seeing them being completely in love sooo… also who decided Patroclus and Achilles were cousins? 😭😩

I did loads of research of this movie and watched loads of clips before so I already had an opinion on it and I’m gonna say it’s kind of changed but not that much. I rlly didn’t think Briseis and achilles had that sort of relationship though.

I rlly like Hector as always bc he’s a good man and I definitely have the same opinion on all the characters as I already did like Briseis, Patroclus and Hector will always be my favourites and that I hated Agamemnon and Menelaus so it didn’t change that 😭

Overall the actual film is probs a 6/10 only because of the amount of inaccuracies :)

I do recommend though

[cosettef]

My rants never blow up but it’s fine

LETS TALK ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE SONG OF ACHILLES

right so this is going to be about the fandom and their perspective of Patroclus. I’m gonna start off by saying in the song of Achilles Madeline Miller does an amazing job of pointing out Achilles’ flaws and Patroclus violence and not making him a “uwu soft feminine boy” like most of the fandom does so the book is fine let’s leave that out of this HOWEVER the fandom needs educating a bit.

So Patroclus is literally anything but a uwu softie boy, he is a literal mass murderer, I mean he’s loved by everyone, most people have him as there fave characters from the Iliad but some of those people think he didn’t kill 100s of men. So he was 9 when he killed one of his best friends because he got angry over a game of dice, killed 27 men in ONE battle including THE MF SON OF ZEUS CMON!!, very nearly took out the city of Troy but apollo told him to stop and the only reason he got killed by Hector is bc Apollo distracted him, so he could’ve killed Hector too and people are still saying he is a softie! No he’s not.

He’s loved by many and I do love him too he’s my fave character and to be honest I do feel somewhat bad for him but he is not softie and uwu by any means :)

Thank you for listening once again 😩

(Also this is just been added btw, DID ANYONE CRY WHEN PATROCLUS WENT AND CONFRONTED ODYSSEUS ABOUT THE MURDER OF IPHIGENIA I COULDNT FINISH THE PAGE I WAS SOBBING?! 😩

Also the chapter were they meet Briseis and all the “slave” girls is literally adorable the bond between Patroclus and Briseis is so cute. I’ve been rereading it again that’s why I’m talking about it now 😭)