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i was sooo looking forward to it!

happy pride month btw 🏳️‍🌈 <3

Hektor of Troy and Polydamas?

Very underrated if you asked me.

That is why you should enjoy this little story about them 😚:

"Even if Troy falls"

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65878690

Summary and more information under the cut:

Summary: Hektor disappears into his tower more often these days — not for rest, but for silence, for escape, for him. While the war outside Troy’s gates drags on, inside its walls another battle brews: the quiet war of duty against desire, tradition against change, and privilege against love. Polydamas was never meant to live in the world of princes. Hektor was never meant to fall in love with someone so far from what Troy expects.

But when the city turns against Polydamas and his family, and the fire isn’t just on the battlefield but at their doorstep, Hektor can no longer stay silent. Between ash-stained nights and blood-stained mornings, he must choose what kind of man he wants to be — not just for Troy, but for the only person who sees him for who he truly is.

This is not a story of glory. It’s a story of hands held in the dark, of whispered promises in the face of ruin, and of love that dares to exist where it was never meant to.

Rating: Explicit

Tags: No Archive Warnings ApplyAndromache/Hector (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Polydamas/Hector (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Hector (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Hector (Song of Achilles)Polydamas of Troy (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Andromache (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Helen of Troy (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Deiphobus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Scamandrios | Helenus son of Priam (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Troilus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Troilus (Troilus and Cressida)Hecuba (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Priam (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Pandarus son of Lycaon (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Achilles (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Patroclus of Opus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Menelaus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Odysseus (Song of Achilles)Diomedes (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Agamemnon (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Cassandra (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Creusa of Troy (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Aeneas (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Agathon of Troy (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)References to Ancient Greek Religion & LoreFocus on Polydamas/Hector

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patroclus really woke up every day like “time to be the only emotionally stable person in this entire war and also hot while doing it” 😮‍💨

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history hates loveeeeerrrrrssss 😔😔😔

Achilles did NOT say 'I loved him more than any other comrade. I loved him like my head, my life, myself.' and 'my heart forbids me to live or be with people anymore' about Patroclus dying just for people to continue to call them Just Friends. Come on.

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Please appreciate this wonderful work, I think this ship definitely needs more attention than it usually gets (none, lol)

Hektor of Troy and Polydamas?

Very underrated if you asked me.

That is why you should enjoy this little story about them 😚:

"Even if Troy falls"

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65878690

Summary and more information under the cut:

Summary: Hektor disappears into his tower more often these days — not for rest, but for silence, for escape, for him. While the war outside Troy’s gates drags on, inside its walls another battle brews: the quiet war of duty against desire, tradition against change, and privilege against love. Polydamas was never meant to live in the world of princes. Hektor was never meant to fall in love with someone so far from what Troy expects.

But when the city turns against Polydamas and his family, and the fire isn’t just on the battlefield but at their doorstep, Hektor can no longer stay silent. Between ash-stained nights and blood-stained mornings, he must choose what kind of man he wants to be — not just for Troy, but for the only person who sees him for who he truly is.

This is not a story of glory. It’s a story of hands held in the dark, of whispered promises in the face of ruin, and of love that dares to exist where it was never meant to.

Rating: Explicit

Tags: No Archive Warnings ApplyAndromache/Hector (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Polydamas/Hector (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Hector (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Hector (Song of Achilles)Polydamas of Troy (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Andromache (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Helen of Troy (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Deiphobus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Scamandrios | Helenus son of Priam (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Troilus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Troilus (Troilus and Cressida)Hecuba (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Priam (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Pandarus son of Lycaon (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Achilles (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Patroclus of Opus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Menelaus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Odysseus (Song of Achilles)Diomedes (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Agamemnon (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Cassandra (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Creusa of Troy (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Aeneas (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)Agathon of Troy (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)References to Ancient Greek Religion & LoreFocus on Polydamas/Hector

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AAAAAAAAA 😍

@hekioftroy @panthoonides the artists of the polydamas fanart too btw

My counselor @panthoonides and I have been working on a portrait. Thought I might share.

This was the sketch.😊

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guys, fanart of polydamas is so rare thought i might share this masterpiece

@hekioftroy my prince insisted on getting me a portrait as well! Do you like it?

The final result versus the sketch 🪽

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I found this blog and I love it so much please 😭

How can people not love Hector lmao

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do you ever just imagine patroclus talking to the men at camp and achilles standing behind him with a foaming mouth and gritting his teeth cause he's like the most jealous man ever so eventually everyone is scared to talk to pat

#scarydogprivileges i guess?

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"being a burrito is not a phase, it's a lifestyle"

- achilles at some point, probably

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Leaves this on your doorstep and runs away giggling

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I NEED SOMEONE TO MAKE GOOD FANART OF THEM ASAP PLS IM BEGGING YOUUU

Hector: Okay so listen I have a plan

Polydamas: No Hector. I have a plan, YOU have a death wish

Hector: *proceeds to do exactly what Polydamas told him not to do*

Polydamas:

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patroclus waking up in the afterlife watching achilles kill 37 trojans, solo a whole ass war, scream-cry, and argue with a river:

“…okay maybe this is my fault.” 😵‍💫

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nobody:

absolutely nobody:

me: patroclus was the rational one

also me: remembers he fell in love with the angriest demigod in greece

me: never mind he was just gay and hopeful

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Inspo under the cut!

Please tag the artist if you find them! Unfortunately i forgot to save their @

Do not repost, reblogs are appreciated though!

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don't talk to me i need to go bawl my eyes out now bye

(Long post ahead)

"He's half of my soul, as the poets say" this, "Name one hero who was happy" that...

But like, can we talk about how beautifully tragic and tragically beautiful some of the original quotes from the Iliad are too?? And these are not even all of them!

"Oh, how I wish that neither the Trojans nor the Achaeans could escape death! If only the two of us survived, so that we could bring down the sacred walls of Troy together, the two of us alone..."

"But his mother hadn't told him about the tragic event yet; he wasn't still aware that the most beloved [philtatos] of all his comrades had died."

"As Achilles heard those words [about Patroclus' death], a dark, deadly cloud of anguish engulfed him; with both hands he grabbed plenty of dust from the earth, letting it fall upon his head and smear his marvelous face and clothes. He flopped down onto the ground, disfiguring his body with his hands, tearing the locks of hair out of his head. [...]

Meanwhile, Antilochus sobbed and cried silently, holding tightly still the hands of weeping Achilles, preventing him from grabbing a blade and slicing his own throat.

He let out a heart-wrenching cry, so loud that his mother heard him from the bottom of the ocean."

"What sweetness, what kind of relief is left for me, if my dear Patroclus is no more, him whom I cherished more than all my comrades, whom I valued as my own life, loved as my own soul? I have lost him. [...] And now I shall go find that killer [Hector], the man who deprived me of my dear life."

"She found her beloved son laying down with his arms wrapped around Patroclus' body, crying bitterly. And so did many other companions weep around him."

"You shall all die a bitter death by my hand, each one of you shall pay for what you did to Patroclus, killing him by the ships while I was not there."

"But I will never forget Patroclus, not as long as I live, not as long as I'm steady on my limbs. And even in death, in the realm of Hades where the dead are forgotten, the memory of my beloved comrade will live for all eternity."

[Patroclus' ghost appears to Achilles in a dream]

"You're sleeping, Achilles: have you forgotten about me? You cherished me while I was alive; are you going to neglect me now that I'm dead? [...] Give me your hand, I beg you. For once my body is properly burned, I shall no more come back from the realm of Hades. No more shall we take sweet counsel as we did when I was alive, the two of us alone, away from our comrades. A terrible Fate has caught me, one I was predestined to since birth, and it will soon be your turn to fulfill your destiny, and die by the walls of Troy. So I am asking just one more thing of you, I beg you, grant my wish: don't let my bones be separated from yours, Achilles. Let them rest together, just as we grew up together in your house [...] I would like one single urn to bring together my ashes and yours; the golden urn your mother gave you."

[And Achilles replies]

"Why, my beloved soul, have you come to me, why are you giving me such orders? Of course, I'll obey, I will do everything you wish. But now, come here, come closer to me. Let me hold you: and let us forget about our sorrows by holding each other, at least for a short while.

Thus he spoke, and immediately tried to reach out to him: but he couldn't. The soul slipped away from his grasp, screeching and disappearing back inside the earth, dissolving into smoke. Achilles' hands clasped involuntarily, and he stood up, full of surprise and pain. He felt the urge to cry again."

(I did my best, personally translating the quotes from the original Greek text like the literature noob I am lol. bye I'm going to cry again in peace now)

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Polydamas and Hector of Troy are so underrated for what ☹️🙏

Hector: Okay so listen I have a plan

Polydamas: No Hector. I have a plan, YOU have a death wish

Hector: *proceeds to do exactly what Polydamas told him not to do*

Polydamas:

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RIP Patroclus you would have loved Hell's Kitchen 🙏

like can you just imagine

Achilles: Patroclus, is the meat supposed to be this… uh… blackened?

Patroclus: [grabs Achilles by the face, dead serious]

Patroclus: WHAT ARE YOU??

Achilles: … a hero?

Patroclus: WRONG. [slaps two pieces of bread on either side of Achilles’ head]

Patroclus: YOU’RE AN IDIOT SANDWICH.

Achilles: [muffled between bread] … an idiot sandwich.