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[er-cryptid]

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[marsdeathdefiances]

Meletus: Welcome to the fuck Socrates club. Where in this club we all hate Socrates.

Alcibiades: *gathering his things, sweating* I think I’ve come to the wrong place-

[monocordum]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

summary: An unusual (read: incredibly silly) take on the trial of Socrates, and on the effect his doctrines could have had on Athens’ high society. Warning: contains crack, various sex practices no ancient Greek probably knew about, various body modifications no branch of modern medicine probably knows about, and a very skewed interpretation of original sources.

pairing: sweet, sweet, totally unrealistic classical Greek polycules

words: ~5000

warning: mentions of paederastic practices in the upper classes, not-so-unrealistic body modifications

author’s note: original work with original characters (Socrates and Meletus are the only historically attested people in there); my take on the #summerofcum2023 challenge, just in the nick of time, beta read by @sal-si-puedes!!! I don't deserve it!

[tagitables]

Alas! my companion, and will you leave me in despair? ... I would have told him that I had been enlightened by Euthyphro, and had given up rash innovations and speculations, in which I indulged only through ignorance, and that now I am about to lead a better life.

Euthyphro by Plato

[alivebutstilldeadpoetssociety]

When Plato said “There are many reasons why I am not grieved, O men of Athens, at the vote of condemnation”, I felt that.

[bilocated]

An Apology

Socrates: You aint got shit to say HUH do you??? You dont.

Meletus: *slowly leans into the mic* The laws.

Socrates: Thats nOt what i mEANT.

[er-cryptid]

socrates: how about we analyze things?

meletus:

meletus: how about we kill you