mr. benzedrine

i'm aj. i was once so stressed out i ate a paperclip. call me.

[zuw]

[astraldemise]

[kingagamemnon]

The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller

[rhodeslibby]

He is half of my soul, as the poets say.

for iniya ( @daji ) 💛

[anisangel-deactivated20230307]

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller.

[vkelleyart]

“Go,” she says. “He waits for you.”

- Thetis, The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Special thanks to my Greek language guru @carryonsimoncarryonbaz for help with the translation of Achilles and Patroclus’s names. ❤️

[excelsiorparrish]

The Song of Achilles (2011)

[excelsiorparrish]

The Song of Achilles (2011)

[graecian-archive]

— The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller.

[secretslashgblo]

“We were all there, goddess and mortal and the boy who was both”

-TSOA, Madeline Miller

This was drawn by the amazingly talented @neetols

I commissioned this scene from TSOA because this is the one moment that brings me to tears every time. Two enemies uniting over the boy they lost. Sharing their grief.

Huge thank you to @neetols this isn’t a fandom you usually draw for but you did such a beautiful job and added in such nice detail. You really brought to life an imagine that I’ve really wanted to see for a long time.

[hesmiledandhisfacewaslikethesun]

Six Weeks of Celebrating TSOA Fan-art: Week 3

1. Prunus Mume | 2. Convolvulus pink | 3. Gladiolus | 4. Ivy | 5. Asphodel & Coltsfoot | 6. Lemon Leaves

To celebrate the talent of tumblr artists, each week I shall post a piece of fan-art that’s been inspired by The Song of Achilles fandom with a flower that represents the image. (credit to @phy-be for the inspiration :) )

Week 3: Is drawn by the wonderful @rockmos with the Gladiolus representing, as the flower has two symbols. The first being; ‘I’m really sincere’ as, a young Achilles is emphasising the depth his love for Patroclus. The second meaning; ‘Flower of the gladiators’ as Achilles has to be strong to realise the impact of his pride and become ‘Aristos Achaion’.  

[screamingveryslowly]

achilles: why would i kill hector? he has done nothing to me :)

me, knowing the myth: SHUT UP ABOUT HECTOR SHUT UP ABOUT HIM SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP

[reverseteehee]

achilles loved patroclus so much that when pat died the gods feared for their lives and i just am so in love with that fact. like i want someone to love me to that point

[wickedhawtwexler]

[counterpunches]

#clare and james take turns with the braincell but the rest have not ever even touched it @dreadfulcalendarwoman

[anyataylorjoy]

the queen’s gambit is a chess opening that starts with the move d4/d5/c4…

THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT (2020) | dir. Scott Frank

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@melisscan

[natjennie]

haha ha, yknow how queer people don't really have the same chance their straight peers do to explore relationships in middle/high school, so their romantic development is years behind by default? well, get this, you're gonna love this, what if back to back global disasters and "once in a lifetime" catastrophes interfered even more? can you imagine?? dfakdf lol it'd be so funny, such a goofemup, if someone's chance at normal social development was completely ruined for them for 20 years. hahahha. so hysterical. it's like, they wouldn't really feel like a person because their opportunities for platonic and romantic love had been squandered at every turn, isn't that just gut busting?